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CAA: Writer and producer
René Balcer is now repped by
Adam Berkowitz, Kevin Cooper, Rob Kenneally, Andy Elkin and
Margaret Mendelson. Balcer is probably best known for his work on the
Law & Order franchise, where he served as an executive producer, writer and showrunner. Beginning his career in the late eighties, Balcer joined
Law & Order in its inaugural season in 1991 and served as head writer and showrunner for a large portion of its 20 seasons. In 2001, he created the spin-off
Law & Order: Criminal Intent and served as showrunner for half of that series’ 10 year run. Outside of
Law & Order, Balcer created the 2012 television series
Jo, which starred Jean Reno and Jill Hennessy. He is currently writing the script for the Starz drama
Wonderworld. He also has two projects in development: Kapital Entertainment’s
DarkNet and an unnamed television project for China Media Capital. In 1997, Balcer won a Best Drama Emmy for his role as one of
Law & Order’s executive producers.
Gersh: Director, writer and producer
Kico Velarde is now a client. Velarde is a currently supervising producer on the webseries
Jay Leno’s Garage. Velarde started his career as an editor, working on projects for NBCUniversal, Deluxe Digital Studios, Technicolor and HGTV amongst others. He has since worked in various capacities across the industry, producing the award winning feature films
PVC-1 and
Meteora, which played at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals respectively
. In 2012, Velarde made his directorial debut with the short
The Shooting Star Salesman, which played several festivals. In 2011, Velarde won an Emmy for the
Jay Leno’s Garage and followed that up with three more nominations in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
ICM Partners: Comedian and writer
Eliza Skinner is now repped by
Bryan Diperstein, Adam Ginivisian, Howie Tanenbaum and
Andy Coleman. Skinner is currently a
Funny or Die staff writer and has written numerous sketches, including Kristen Bell’s “Mary Poppins Quits.” She is also a writer on the E! series
Fashion Police. As a comedian, Skinner has appeared in festivals across the world and has appeared on
The Pete Holmes Show, @Midnight, Chelsea Lately and
Upload with Shaquille O’Neal amongst others. She’s also a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in both New York and Los Angeles. Skinner was recently selected as one of the “New Faces of Comedy” at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.
Octagon: Singer, musician and actor
Harry Connick Jr. has signed with
Octagon for endorsements and sponsorships. Connick will soon return as a judge for season 14 of Fox’s
American Idol. Rising to fame in 1989 with his multiplatinum soundtrack to
When Harry Met Sally, Connick has racked up sales of over 28 million albums over the past two decades. He’s had over seven top 20 US albums and he has earned more number-one jazz albums than any artist in US jazz chart history. Also an actor, Connick’s extensive screen credits have included
Memphis Belle, Independence Day, Hope Floats, P.S. I Love You, New in Town and the family films
Dolphin Tale and
Dolphin Tale 2. Connick additionally appeared in a four-episode arc on
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2012
. He joined the
American Idol judging panel in its 13
th season. Over his career, Connick has won three Grammys, two Emmys and has received several Tony nominations. He continues to be repped by CAA in all other areas.
Paradigm: Writer and director
Joe Johnston is now repped by
Adam Kanter and
Martin Spencer. Johnston most recently directed the thriller
Not Safe for Work, which starred Max Minghella and Tim Griffin. He also directed the 2011 Marvel blockbuster
Captain America: The First Avenger. Currently, he’s developing the high concept sci-fi thriller
Extinction for Good Universe. A former visual effects artist, Johnston made his directing debut with
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. His subsequent features have included such hits as
The Rocketeer, Jumanji, October Sky, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo and
The Wolfman. Up next, Johnston is developing
Gotti: The Shadow of My Father for Relativity, as well as the DreamWorks pilot
Lumen for TNT.
UTA: Taiwanese-Canadian actor
Mark Chao is now repped by
Darren Boghosian and
Max Michael. Chao’s career began its rapid ascent after he first got his big break as the lead character on the Taiwanese television series
Black & White in 2009. Since that point, Chao has won Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series at the 44
th Golden Bell Awards and won Best Actor for his film debut in the gang drama
Monga. His subsequent film credits have included the feature version of
Black & White, Caught in the Web, The First Time, I Love You to Love Me, as well as the 2013 hits
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon and
So Young. Next up, Chao recently finished a second
Black & White feature and he will shoot a film with acclaimed Chinese director Lou Chuan in the fall.
UTA: Actor
Eddie McClintock is now repped by
Logan Eisenberg, Michael Jelline and
Peri Litvak. McClintock just wrapped up his SyFy series
Warehouse 13, where he starred as the series lead Pete Lattimer. He also recently appeared in guest spots on
Castle, Modern Family and
The Mentalist. McClintock began his career in the late nineties and has racked up a prolific resume, appearing in well over 45 guest spots, in addition to starring in five network series. Outside of
Warehouse 13, McClintock’s other series credits have included 1998’s
Holding the Baby, Stark Raving Mad, A.U.S.A. and
Crumbs. He’s also appeared in recurring roles on
Desperate Housewives, My Boys and
Ned & Stacey. McClintock continues to be managed by Ric Beddingfield at The Beddingfield Company.
WME Entertainment: Swedish actor
Joel Kinnaman is now a client. He was previously at CAA. The fourth and final season of Kinnaman’s breakout series
The Killing was recently released on Netflix. He’ll also soon be appearing in the Warner Bros. crime drama,
Run All Night, opposite
Liam Neeson, as well as
Child 44, opposite Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace. Starting his career in the early 2000s, Kinnaman appeared in a number of Swedish features before achieving stardom with the
Johan Falk film series and Sweden’s
Snabba Cash (Easy Money) franchise. He took on his signature role in
The Killing in 2011 and recently starred in the title role of the 2014
Robocop reboot. Some of Kinnaman’s other feature credits include
The Darkest Hour, Lola Versus, David Fincher’s
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and
Safe House. He is also set to appear in Terrence Malick’s next feature
Knight of Cups, due for release later this year.
