Agencies
APA: Actor Justin Chon is now repped by Dan Baron, Bradie Steinlauf and Paul Santana. Chon is currently starring in the Andrew Lau feature Revenge of the Green Dragons, which was executive produced by Martin Scorsese and recently had its premiere at Toronto. Chon also recently starred in the 2013 feature 21 & Over, opposite Skyler Astin and Miles Teller. He began his career in 2005 with guest spots on such series as Jack & Bobby and The O.C. In 2008, Chon landed his best-known role, playing Erik Yorkie in The Twilight Saga. Outside of the Twilight franchise, his other credits have included a series regular role on Nickelodeon’s Just Jordan, as well as the features Detention of the Dead and Hang Loose.
CAA: Actor, writer, director and producer Xavier Dolan is now repped by Bryan Lourd, Craig Gering, Franklin Latt and Alex Mebed. Dolan most recently wrote, directed and produced the feature film Mommy, which was chosen as Canada’s official selection for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2015 Academy Awards. That film also won the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, Dolan got his big break with his feature debut I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mere), which premiered in the Directors Fortnight program at Cannes and won the Art Cinema Award, the Prix Regards Jeunes and the SACD Prize. In addition to numerous acting credits, Dolan’s other directing efforts have included Heartbeats (Les Amours imaginaires), Laurence Anyways and Tom at the Farm (Tom à la ferme). Dolan is currently starting pre-production on this next film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, with Jessica Chastain attached to star.
Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA): Production designers Ariana Nakata and Carl Swanberg have both signed for commercial representation. Outside of commercial work, Nakata’s credits have included multiple episodes of The Bachelorette, as well as the television series Fraternity Life, Sorority Life and College Hill. Nakata also worked on the indie feature Dark Summer and she is slated to work on the upcoming Sister Cities. Swanberg’s commercial credits have included work for such clients as Jaguar, Cadillac, Vizio, Nationwide, Lexus, Sony Playstation, Home Depot, Sprint and Rock the Vote.
Gersh: Actor and stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley is now a client. Hughley currently hosts The D.L. Hughley Show on radio stations across the nation. He also starred in his ninth stand-up comedy special on Showtime last April. In 2013, he was the ninth contestant on Dancing with the Stars and he also co-hosted the series Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host with Michael Ian Black. Hughley launched his career back in the early nineties hosting BET’s Comicview. Shortly afterwards, he created and starred in the television series The Hughleys, which ran for four seasons on ABC and UPN. A member of the Original Kings of Comedy, Hughley’s led a busy career, appearing in such series as Scrubs and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as well as hosting CNN’s D.L. Hughley Breaks the News and the 2006 series Weekends at the DL. His 2012 Comedy Central comedy special, D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List, was recognized with a Peabody Award.
Kaplan Stahler Agency: Veteran comedy showrunner Judd Pillot is now repped by Dino Carlaftes and Cindy Mintz. He was previously at UTA. Pilott most recently served as the executive producer and showrunner for the Disney Channel series I Didn’t Do It. That series marked Pillot’s first solo gig after splitting with his long-time writing partner of 25 years John Peaslee. Pillot started his career in the late eighties, working alongside Peaslee on the classic sitcom Coach. The pair went on to write and showrun multiple series including According to Jim, 8 Simple Rules… for Dating My Teenage Daughter and Something So Right, which they also created. Pillot’s other major credits have included Just Shoot Me, Mad about You, Working Class and Sherri. Pillot and Peaslee last worked together on the Disney Channel series Dog with a Blog.
Paradigm: Actor Mark Valley is now repped by Scott Melrose, Jeff Kolodny and Douglas Fronk. Valley is currently set to recur on the new season of CSI, which premiered this last weekend. He also recently had a recurring role on the NBC series Crisis. Valley started his career in the early nineties, landing his first role in the feature film The Innocent while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany. Valley has since gone on to lead a prolific career in film and television, with career highlights that have included roles on Boston Legal, Harry’s Law, Fringe, Body of Proof and a starring part on the Fox series Human Target. Valley’s feature credits have included Zero Dark Thirty and he voiced Superman/Clark Kent in the animated feature Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
UTA: VICE correspondent Ryan Duffy is now a client. Duffy started as an intern with VICE magazine while he was studying journalism at NYU. As the VICE brand has grown, Duffy has become one of the media company’s main correspondents, covering events ranging from the Arab Spring, where he was jailed, to Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea. In May, HBO renewed its VICE television series for two more seasons until 2016.
Management Companies
Brillstein Entertainment Partners: Academy Award winning actor/writer/director Shawn Christensen is now a client. He wrote/directed and starred in the short film “Curfew,” which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film last year. He then turned his short film into a feature which he wrote/directed and starred in, called Before I Disappear, which won the Audience Award at South by Southwest. IFC will release the film at the end of November. He also co-wrote Sydney Hall, which was on the Black List.