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CAA: Actress Odeya Rush is now repped by Kim Hodgert, Rick Kurtzman and Jon Teiber. She was previously at Gersh. Rush most recently starred as the female lead in the Weinstein Co. release The Giver, adapted from the Lois Lowry novel. She will also soon star opposite Jack Black in Sony’s upcoming Goosebumps feature, based on R.L. Stine’s popular Young Adult novels. Starting her career in short films and commercials, Rush’s television credits have included episodes of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2012, she made her feature debut in The Odd Life of Timothy Green, opposite Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. At last month’s Teen Choice Awards, Rush received the Olay Fresh Effects Breakout Star Award for her performance in The Giver.
Gersh: Actor Tom Felton is now repped by Allison Band and Steven Gersh. Felton recently appeared as a series regular on the TNT detective drama Murder in the First. He also just completed filming the drama Against the Sun, which is currently in post. Felton is probably best known, however, for his role as Draco Malfoy in all eight films of the Harry Potter film series. Starting his career at age eight, Felton appeared in commercials and features, including Anna and the King and The Borrowers, before landing his breakthrough role in the first Harry Potter film in 2001. Since that series’ close, Felton has appeared in roles in the features Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Apparition, as well as the television series Labyrinth. He’s currently filming the indie drama Clauvius, opposite Joseph Fiennes. Felton has won two MTV Movie Awards and on Teen Choice award for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy.
ICM Partners: Actor Hopper Penn is now repped by Steve Alexander and Andrew Kurland. The son of actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright, Penn’s currently set to make his big screen debut in his father’s next directorial venture The Last Face, which stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem. Previously, Penn has appeared in the shorts The Men of Santa Muerte and Back in the Game. He also made a cameo appearance on the MTV series Viva la Blam. Penn’s sister Dylan is currently set to make her acting debut in the indie horror film The Condemned, set for release next year.
UTA: Actor and Professional Freerunner Pip Andersen is now repped by Shani Rosenzweig, Chris Hart and Danie Streisand. Anderson recently got his big career break, landing a coveted role in the J.J. Abrams-helmed Star Wars: Episode VII, currently in production. Previously an unknown, Andersen won the role during an open casting call, which spanned over 67,000 actors in 11 cities across the U.S. and U.K. Notably, Andersen has spent seven years practicing the discipline of Parkour and is one of the world’s leading Parkour athletes, appearing in three episodes of MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge, as well as a Spider-Man themed commercial for Sony Xperia smartphones. Next up, Anderson is slated to star in the feature film Showground, currently in pre-production. He is also repped by United Agents in the U.K.
UTA: Actor Nick Gehlfuss is now repped by Chris Hart, Jacob Fenton, Shauna Perlman and Kevin Volchok. Gehlfuss most recently recurred on the A&E series Longmire, as well as TNT’s Murder in the First. However, he is probably best known for his recurring role on Shameless, playing Mike Pratt’s ne’er-do-well brother Robbie. He also played the recurring character of Ross Kessler on The Newsroom. Gehlfuss’ other series credits have included guest spots on The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, The Glades, Rizzoli & Isles and Royal Pains. Last month Gehlfuss co-starred with Amber Tamblyn, Shawn Hatosy and Alicia Witt in a production of Neil LaBute’s Reasons to be Pretty at the Geffen Playhouse.
UTA: Canadian businessman and television personality Kevin O’Leary is now a client. He was previously with WME. O’Leary currently stars as one of the original sharks on the popular ABC series Shark Tank. Prior to Shark Tank, O’Leary appeared in Canadian version of the series Dragon’s Den for eight seasons. Starting his business career in software, storage facilities and private equity, O’Leary soon branched off into a number of different industries. He is currently Chairman of O’Leary Funds, O’Leary Ventures, O’Leary Mortgages, O’Leary Books and O’Leary Fine Wines. Television-wise, he’s a regular fixture on CNBC in the United States, as well as appearing regularly on Canadian television, co-hosting CBC’s The Lang and O’Leary Exchange until this last August.
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42West: Grace Gummer is now repped by Michelle Benson. Gummer recently appeared as Julie Gelineau on the CBS summer series Extant, which aired its season finale last week. She’s also played a recurring role on the HBO series The Newsroom and appeared in several guest spots on the FX series American Horror Story. One of the Meryl Streep’s daughters, Gummer made her stage debut in 2008’s The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents and she made her television debut two years later on the TeenNick series Gigantic, playing series regular Anna Moore. Gummer’s subsequent feature credits have included Larry Crowne, Frances Ha, Learning to Drive and The Homesman, opposite her mother Meryl Streep. Up next, Gummer will appear in the feature film Jenny’s Wedding, opposite Katherine Hiegl and Tom Wilkinson.