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Agencies
Abrams Artists Agency: Abrams recently expanded their theatrical department, hiring agents
Jay Schachter and
Evan Miller. The agency has since signed a number of new acting clients. They include
Sideways actress
Alysia Reiner, who currently stars on Netflix’s breakout hit
Orange is the New Black;
Thom Barry, who’s probably best known for his role as Detective Will Jeffries on
Cold Case;
The Wire’s
Marylne Barrett, who will star in the upcoming series
American Crime;
Brandon Bell, who will appear in the new SyFy series
Ascension;
Gary Dourdan, who’s probably best known for his work as Warrick Brown on
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation;
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding on
Saved by the Bell;
Susie Abromeit, who recently recurred on
Devious Maids and Tyler Perry’s
The Haves and the Have Nots; and
James Earl, who currently stars on the TBS series
Ground Floor. All clients will be repped in both the Los Angeles and New York offices.
CAA: Actor, comedian and singer
Wayne Brady is now repped by
Andy Elkin. Brady currently hosts
Let’s Make A Deal and he also appears on the CW revival of
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Brady also recently served as a guest judge on
So You Think You Can Dance. Getting his start on the original British version of
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Brady continued onto the American version and he has landed numerous hosting gigs and television appearances since that point. Most notably, Brady starred on
The Wayne Brady Show, which won four Daytime Emmy Awards, and he was also the original host of Fox’s
Don’t Forget the Lyrics. His other television appearances have included roles on
How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Chappelle’s Show and voicing Clover the Rabbit on the animated series
Sofia the First. In 2003, Brady won a Primetime Emmy for his performance on
Whose Line Is It Anyway? and as a singer, he was Grammy nominated for his cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come.”
ICM Partners: Producer and screenwriter
Jeff Eastin is now repped by
Mark Gordon. He was previously with CAA. Eastin is probably best known as the creator and executive producer of the highly successful USA series
White Collar. He also created and currently executive produces the police drama
Graceland, which recently entered its second season. Eastin began his career as a screenwriter, penning the Jamie Foxx feature
Held Up and soon after James Cameron chose him to write the sequel to
True Lies, which was never produced. Eastin also created the UPN series
Shasta McNasty, which starred Jake Busey, and the 2004 NBC series
Hawaii, which starred Michael Biehn.
White Collar is set to wrap up its sixth and final season with a six-episode run.
Resolution: Resolution recently expanded its employee roster and hired agents
Rachel Sheedy and
Jennifer Good. The new hires are part of an ongoing strategy to steadily build the agency’s film and television talent business. Sheedy is an industry veteran, having spent sixteen years at Don Buchwald & Associates in New York where she worked with actors in film, television and theater. She’ll be working in Resolution’s Los Angeles office. Good began her career at Susan Smith & Associates and subsequently moved to the boutique literary agency, The Bruce Brown Agency, where she has worked in both the film and television markets. During her six years at The Bruce Brown Agency, Good represented television writers who were both on staff and selling original pilots. Good most recently worked at the The Alpern Group where she represented writers and directors with a growing emphasis on the international marketplace. She joined the agency’s TV literary department last month.
UTA: Actress
Fiona Shaw is now repped by
Danie Streisand and
Brian Swardstrom. Shaw most recently appeared on the London stage in
The Testament of Mary, playing the mother of Christ, a role she originated during the show’s Tony-nominated Broadway run last year. Shaw may be best known to audiences, however, for playing Aunt Petunia in the
Harry Potter film franchise and guest starring as witch leader Marnie on the fourth season of
True Blood. Starting her career in the eighties, Shaw has led an extensive career in film, television and theatre with credits that include the features
My Left Foot, Persuasion, Franco Zeffirelli’s Jane Eyre, The Butcher Boy, The Black Dahlia, Catch and Release, Dorian Gray and
The Tree of Life. Shaw was nominated for a Best Actress Tony for Medea in 2003 and she has won multiple Olivier Awards for her performances in such shows as
Machinal, Electra and
As You Like It. Next up, Shaw will appear in the Brad Anderson-helmed
Eliza Graves.
UTA: Actor
Manish Dayal is now repped by
Brian Nossokoff, Theresa Peters, Jonathan Weinstein, Keya Khayatian and
Jacob Fenton. He was previously with Innovative. Dayal recently got a major career break, landing the lead role in the upcoming Lasse Hallström feature
The Hundred-Foot Journey, opposite Helen Mirren. Prior to his starring role, Dayal was probably best known for his recurring parts on
90210 and
Rubicon. Originally starting off in national commercials, Dayal got his first taste of success with a role in the off-Broadway show
Rafta, Rafta. He has also appeared in the feature films
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Walkaway and
White Frog. Dayal’s television credits have included
CSI, Switched at Birth, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Outsourced and
The Good Wife.
The Hundred-Foot Journey will be released this coming August.
WME Entertainment: The co-creators and stars of the Comedy Central series
Workaholics,
Blake Anderson, Anders Holm and
Kyle Newacheck have signed for representation in all areas. The three join series creator and star Adam Devine, who was already repped by WME. Originally premiering in 2011,
Workaholics is currently the highest-rated series in its time slot across all of cable among males 18-34. In addition to their television series, the group also recently made a cameo appearance in the summer feature hit
Neighbors. On their own, Anderson is currently developing an animated half hour at Comedy Central. Holm is set to appear in the features
The Interview, Inherent Vice and
Finally Famous. Newacheck is attached to the upcoming feature
Shore Leave and also serves an executive producer on Adam Devine’s
House Party. The group will start production on the fifth season of
Workaholics in the fall.
WME Entertainment: Writer and executive producer
Dana Stevens is now a client. Stevens is currently the writer and sole executive producer of the CBS series
Reckless. She also recently wrote the adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel,
Safe Haven, which was released last year. Stevens’ other screenwriting credits have included
Life or Something Like It, Blink, For Love of the Game and
City of Angels, which starred Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan. Previously, Stevens created and served as an executive producer on the ABC series
What about Brian, which was produced by JJ Abrams. Next up, Stevens is set to write the James Cameron-produced feature
The Dive for director Martin Campbell.
