Edi Gathegi biography

Early life

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Gathegi grew up in Albany, California. As an undeclared undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he was more interested in playing basketball and was good at it, until he injured his knee; This plunged him into a depression so he took up an acting class as an "easy course". That is where he discovered his love for acting. Afterwards, studied at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2005. Gathegi's career began in theatre,and his stage credits include Two Trains Running at the Old Globe Theatre, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Cyrano de Bergerac, among others.

Career

Gathegi's first professional role was the Haitian Cabbie in the 2006 film Crank. Though he had originally auditioned for the role of Kaylo, the producers gave the role to Efren Ramirez and instead offered Gathegi an appearance as the Haitian Cabbie. He was dubious at first about performing a Haitian accent, but was coached by a Haitian friend. In 2007, after guest-starring on Lincoln Heights and Veronica Mars, Gathegi went on to star as Bodie in Death Sentence, Darudi in The Fifth Patient and Cheese in Gone Baby Gone. He later had a recurring role as Mormon intern Dr. Jeffrey Cole on the television medical drama House, his character was often mocked for his religious beliefs by Dr. House, who himself is an Atheist. He also guest-starred on CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Life on Mars in 2008 before being cast as Laurent in Twilight. When Gathegi first auditioned for the 2008 film, adapted from the same-titled first book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, he had not heard of the series and was not aware that his character was a vampire. He now has read the whole series and calls himself a hardcore fan.He will play A-Guy in Son of Magnet. He portrays Eddie Willers in Atlas Shrugged (2011), based on Ayn Rand's novel of the same name.

Fun Facts

Edi attended the prestigious graduate acting program at New York University

Has an older brother and a younger sister.

Edi was born in Kenya but raised in California.

Enjoys playing characters very different from himself.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Crank	Haitian Cabbie
2007	House	Dr. Jeffrey Cole	TV series
2007	Gone Baby Gone	Cheese
2007	The Fifth Patient	Darudi
2007	Death Sentence	Bodie
2007	Lincoln Heights	Boa	TV series
2008	Twilight	Laurent
2009	My Bloody Valentine 3D	Deputy Martin
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Laurent
2011	X-Men: First Class	Armando Muñoz / Darwin
2011	Atlas Shrugged	Eddie Willers
2011	Nikita	Kalume Ungara	Episode: "Girl's Best Friend"
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I	Laurent	Flashback only

Tony Tracks biography

Toni Trucks is a rising star who appears in two feature films and a new television drama this year. First, she co-stars in Fox Searchlight’s film “Ruby Sparks” (July 25). The film stars Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan and is the latest release from directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine). She will also be featured in the final installment of the blockbuster hit series Breaking Dawn as Mary, a member of the American Nomadic Vampire coven.
Trucks is a series regular in the new CBS legal drama, “Made in Jersey,” about a working-class woman named Marina (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm. Trucks will play Cyndi Vega, Marina's lively secretary and "comradette" in arms. She also guest stars in the pilot of NBC’s mid-season thriller “Do No Harm.”
Born and raised in a small northern Michigan community, Trucks attended both the camp and academy of the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. She then earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan.
Upon graduation, Trucks moved to New York where she performed regionally before relocating to Los Angeles to make her television debut as the female lead on Showtime’s acclaimed comedy series Barbershop^[1] Her other television credits include “House,” 'All of Us, Veronica Mars, 'Til Death, “Brothers,” “CSI: NY” and the telefilms Star Runners and StarStruck.
Her previous film credits include 'Dreamgirls, 'Weapons, and Music and Lyrics.
Theatre credits include “Cactus Flower,” “Stormy Weather”, “Kiss Me, Kate”, “West Side Story,” “Oklahoma!,” “Follies,” “Footloose,” “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “Ragtime,” “Sweet Charity” and “Children of Eden.” Additionally, Trucks studied theatre abroad at London’s Marymount College and has over 17 years of dance training including ballet, modern and tap.
Trucks now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, where “Made in Jersey” shoots on location.

Rami Malek biography

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the gay teenage next-door-neighbor, "Kenny" on the FOX comedy series The War at Home; for his role as Merriell "Snafu" Shelton in the HBO miniseries The Pacific; and for his role as the pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the feature films Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. In August 2010, it was announced that Malek had been cast as Benjamin in the final installment of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Career

In 2004, Malek began his acting career with guest-starring roles on several notable television series including Gilmore Girls, Over There, and Medium, as well as voicing "additional characters" for the video game Halo 2 (for which he was uncredited) The War at Home.
In 2006, Malek made his feature film debut as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the comedy Night at the Museum and reprised his role in the 2009 sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. In the spring of 2007 he appeared onstage as "Jamie" in the Vitality Productions theatrical presentation of Keith Bunin's The Credeaux Canvas at the Elephant Theatre in Los Angeles.
In 2010 Malek returned to television in a recurring role as the Egyptian American suicide bomber Marcos Al-Zacar on the 8th season of the Fox series 24. Later that same year, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Corporal Merriell "Snafu" Shelton on the Emmy Award winning HBO World War II mini-series The Pacific.
During filming of The Pacific, Malek met executive producer Tom Hanks, who was impressed with his performance and would later cast him as college student Steve Dibiasi in the feature film Larry Crowne, released in July 2011. In August 2010 it was announced that Malek had been cast as the Egyptian vampire, "Benjamin" in the final installment of the popular Twilight franchise, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Personal life

Malek was born May 12, 1981 in Los Angeles, California of Egyptian descent, and has an identical twin brother named Sami who is four minutes younger than him. Malek attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Night at the Museum	Ahkmenrah
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Ahkmenrah
2011	Larry Crowne	Steve Dibiasi
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II	Benjamin
2012	The Master	Clark	pre-production

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2004	Gilmore Girls	Andy	One episode
2005	Over There	Hassan	Two episodes
	Medium	Timothy Kercher	One episode
2005–2007	The War At Home	Kenny	21 episodes
2010	24	Marcos Al-Zacar	Three episodes
	The Pacific	Merriell "Snafu" Shelton	Six episodes
2012	Alcatraz	Webb Porter	One episode
2012	"The Legend of Korra"	Tahno (voice only)	Three episodes

Omar Metwally biography

Omar Metwally (born 1974) is an American actor.
Metwally was born in Queens, New York to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother, and moved with the family to Orange County, California at age three where he was raised. Metwally gained a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and while acting around the Bay area gained an Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.^{[citation needed]}
Metwally's film roles include Gavin Hood's Rendition and Steven Spielberg's Munich, The City of Your Final Destination, released in 2010 (filmed 2006–07), and Amsterdam. He received the 2008 Chopard Trophy for his work in "Rendition," presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Metwally will also be seen in the forthcoming film "Miral" from director Julian Schnabel.
Metwally moved to New York in January 2000 and began working there, appearing in 2005 as "Aram" in Beast on the Moon directed by Larry Moss, and receiving a 2004 Tony Award nomination for his work in Sixteen Wounded. He has worked with the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, first as an actor and then as a director. He has also appeared at theaters around the country, including Steppenwolf, The Public, the Long Wharf, Berkeley Rep, and many others.
Metwally's television credits include Virtuality, Fringe, The Unit, and Grey's Anatomy.
Metwally resides in California.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• 2002 – New Americans – Anwar Beshrabi
• 2005 – Life on the Ledge – Druggist
• 2005 – Munich – Ali
• 2006 – Twenty Questions – Mr. Assad
• 2006 – Grey's Anatomy – Jesse Fannon (1 episode)
• 2006 – The Unit – Wirth (1 episode)
• 2007 – Rendition – Anwar El-Ibrahimi
• 2007 – The City of Your Final Destination – Omar Razaghi
• 2008 – Amsterdam
• 2010 – Miral
• 2011 – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Amun
• 2012 – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Amun

Noel Fisher biography

Noel Fisher (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor.
He appeared on the television show X-Men: Evolution and starred in the Disney film Max Keeble's Big Move as the school bully Troy McGinty. His past television roles include playing Patricia Arquette's son in the Medium episode Sweet Child o' Mine and is a regular on the Vancouver based show "Godiva's", as TJ. He was also featured in the FX show The Riches, as Cael Malloy. He played Teddy Parker, a soldier who was killed while serving with FBI Agent Seely Booth (David Boreanaz) in the military, on the TV series Bones. Most recently he played CSU Technician Dale Stuckey in the tenth season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has starred with Hilary Duff twice: the 2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Selfish", and also the film Agent Cody Banks. He starred in the miniseries The Pacific as he played private Hamm in the battle of Okinawa, and also portrayed USMC Private First Class Shaun Lenihan in the 2011 film Battle: Los Angeles.
He currently portrays Mickey Milkovich on the series Shameless on Showtime.

Filmography

Cinema

• Valentine (2001)
• Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
• Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
• A Guy Thing (2003)
• Final Destination 2 (2003)
• Agent Cody Banks (2003)
• Pope Dreams (2005)
• After Sex (2007)
• Red (2008)
• A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
• Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)

Television

• The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999)
• Ratz (2000)
• 2ge+her (2000)
• High Noon (2000)
• X-Men: Evolution – Toad (2000)
• The Outer Limits (2001) one episode "Lion's Den" as Brae.
• I Was a Teenage Faust (2002)
• Glory Days (2002)
• Hamtaro (2002) as Stan
• Killer Bees! (2002)
• "Fillmore! (2002) (2004) one episode, Season 2, episode 12: "A Dark Score Evened" as Bri-Dog/Brian
• Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003)
• Lightning: Bolts of Destruction (2003)
• A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
• Two and a Half Men (2003)
• Huff (2004) three episodes as Sam Johnson in Season 1, episodes: 1 – "Pilot", 2 – "Assault and Pepper", and 4 – "Control".
• George Lopez (2005)
• Godiva's (2005)
• Medium (2006)
• The Riches (2007)
• Standoff (2007) one episode "Peer Group" as Owen Johnson
• Life (2008)
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2008) one episode "Reunion" as Milo Black.
• The Mentalist (2008)
• Bones (2009)
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) four episodes as a guest star on Season 10, episodes: 16 – "Ballerina", 19 – "Selfish", 20 – "Crush", and 22 – "Zebras," the season finale.
• A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
• The Pacific (2010)
• Terriers (2010)
• Lie to Me (2010) as Brian
• Shameless (2011-present) as Mickey Milkovich
• Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) one episode "One Shot Kill" as Jason Wheeler
• Hatfield & McCoys (2012) as Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts

Noot Seear biography

Noot Seear (born Renata Seear; October 5, 1983) is a Canadian fashion model and actress.

Life and career

Seear was born in Vancouver, British Columbia of Swedish, English,Dutch and Danish descent.^{[citation needed]} She has appeared in advertising campaigns for brands such as Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Kenzo, Pantene Pro-V, Ralph Lauren Polo Jeans, Kenneth Cole, Neiman Marcus, Alberta Ferretti, Rolex and Yves Saint Laurent, where she was memorably styled as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci for the Rive Gauche ad campaign in 1998. Notably, she has been the face of two frangrances: Calvin Klein ck one and Vera Wang by Vera Wang.
Seear has graced the cover of Elle Germany, Amica (Italy), D (Italy) and Vogue Nippon and has been photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Sorrenti and Paolo Roversi.
She was discovered in a shopping mall by a scout from the Look agency in Vancouver when she was 14 years old. She then began modelling in her home town in 1996. In 1997, she moved to New York City in order to further her career and gain more exposure. Seear's catwalk debut came in September 1998 at New York Fashion Week, where she walked for Calvin Klein, Daryl K and Ralph Lauren.
During her career, she has walked the runway for designers such as Balenciaga, Lanvin, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Diane von Furstenberg, Givenchy, Chanel and Alexander McQueen.
Seear has also pursued a career as an actress, and played the role of Heidi in the sequel to the movie Twilight, New Moon.
Seear is very involved with Rose Charities New York and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Charity.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn	Heidi
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Heidi
2007	Kaya	Kissing Model	TV episode– "Sympathy for the Devil"
2006	Whistler	Holy	TV episode– "Scratching the Surface"
2001	Head Over Heels	KC Girl	Film
1999	Cold Squad	Cindy	TV episode– "Dead End"

Lisa Howard biography

Lisa Howard (born November 24, 1963 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian television actress. She is most notable for her role as Lili Marquette in the series Earth: Final Conflict and her role as Anne Lindsey in Highlander: The Series. She also made appearances in numerous series such as Perry Mason, Days of our Lives, Wings, Forever Knight, Loving Friends and Perfect Couples, RoboCop: The Series, Cybill, The Pretender and Suddenly Susan. She played April Ramirez Days Of Our Lives from 1988 to 1991, and from September 1995 to February 1996.
Howard is married to Producer and Writer Daniel Cerone and has two children, Sofia (nicknamed 'Lulu') and Jasper.

Lee Pace biography

Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. He is known best for his starring role as Ned in the ABC series Pushing Daisies for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2008.

Early life and education

Pace was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the son of Charlotte (née Kloeckler) and James Roy Pace. As a child, Pace spent several years in Saudi Arabia, where his father was in the oil business; the family later moved to Houston, Texas. Pace attended Klein High School in the suburb of Spring in Houston, Texas, with fellow actor Matthew Bomer. Pace temporarily quit high school to act at Houston's Alley Theatre before returning to graduate. At the Alley, he appeared in productions of The Spider's Web and The Greeks.
In 1997, Pace was accepted by the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997–2001), which also included actors Anthony Mackie and Tracie Thoms. While there, he acted in several plays, including Romeo and Juliet as Romeo, Richard III in the title role, and Julius Caesar as Cassius. He graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Career

Theater

After graduation, Pace starred in several off-Broadway plays, including The Credeaux Canvas and The Fourth Sister. He also starred in a production of Craig Lucas's Small Tragedy, for which he was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award as Outstanding Actor. In 2006, Pace starred in the two-character play Guardians by Peter Morris, which earned Pace his second nomination for a Lortel Award as Outstanding Actor.
19th April 2011 marked Pace's Broadway debut, when The Normal Heart began its previews; it opened 27th April at the Golden Theatre. The show ran for a total of 96 performances, with its closing night on 10th July 2011. Pace played the character Bruce Niles in the show.

Film

Pace first gained recognition for his role in the 2003 film Soldier's Girl, based on fact, in which he played the central role of Calpernia Addams, a transgender woman dating Army soldier Barry Winchell, played by Troy Garity. Winchell was murdered because of his sexuality and relationship with Addams.
Of the role, Pace said:

"Not even my excellent training at Juilliard prepared me for my first movie role, where I played a transsexual who falls in love with a military guy in Soldier's Girl. Here I was, this 6'3" 190-pound lanky kid from Chickasha, Oklahoma, not knowing how to begin being a woman. So I saw documentaries about transsexuals, I lost twenty-five pounds, and I put on prosthetic boobs and hips to become that character. There were times I'd look in the mirror and wonder 'what am I doing to my life here? My dad is going to kill me!' But the reason I went into acting was to be able to play parts as complicated and important as this one. In playing a transsexual, I got the chance to help change people's perspective about other people and that is a powerful thing. I'm playing a swashbuckling bandit in my next film, but I'll always be proud of Soldier's Girl."

Pace won a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor and was nominated for several other awards, including a Golden Globe, for his work in this film.
He starred in the film Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and in Tarsem Singh's The Fall, both released in 2008. The Fall was very well received amongst critics and viewers alike and where Lee starred in one of his most artistic roles. His next film was the movie Possession with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Pace also played supporting roles in The White Countess, Infamous, When in Rome and The Good Shepherd.
He has recently been cast as Garrett in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. On April 30th 2011, it was announced that Pace would play the role of the Elven king Thranduil in Peter Jackson's upcoming two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit", due for release in December 2012 and 2013 and currently in production in New Zealand.

Television

Pace played Aaron Tyler in the acclaimed but short-lived 2004 television series Wonderfalls, which was co-created by Bryan Fuller. Later, Fuller cast Pace in the lead role of Ned in the series Pushing Daisies, which debuted on ABC in October 2007 and returned for its second, and final season, on October 1, 2008.
Pace has also appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in season 3, episode 18 'Guilt'.
Pace was recently cast in the new HBO pilot The Miraculous Year.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Soldier's Girl	Calpernia Adams/Scottie	Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Film Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
2005	The White Countess	Crane
2006	Infamous	Dick Hickock
	The Fall	Roy Walker / The Black Bandit
	The Good Shepherd	Richard Hayes
2007	Polarbearman
2008	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day	Michael Pardew
2009	A Single Man	Grant
	Possession	Roman	direct-to-video
2010	When in Rome	Brady Sacks
	Marmaduke	Phil Winslow
	The Resident	Jack	direct-to-video
	Ceremony	Whit	limited release
2011	30 Beats	Matt Roberts	Post-Production
	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn	Garrett	completed
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Thranduil
	Lincoln	Fernando Wood
2013	The Hobbit: There And Back Again	Thranduil
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Benjamin Tucker	Episode: "Guilt"
2004	Wonderfalls	Aaron Tyler	13 episodes
2007	Pushing Daisies	Ned	(2007–2009) 22 episodes Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2008) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy (2008) Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy (2007–2008) Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television

Kirsten Prout biography

Kirsten Prout (born September 28, 1990) is a Canadian actress born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She starred in ABC Family's drama Kyle XY as Amanda Bloom. She is also known for playing Charlotte "Char" Chamberlin on ABC Family's teen drama The Lying Game.

Early life

After completing high school, Prout attended McGill University for one year, where she majored in English literature. The following summer she booked two new acting projects, and so decided to drop out of the university. Prout has a younger sister named Jennifer.

Career

Prout started acting at the age of 10. She has said that the decision to go into acting was in response to a "horrible teacher in grade 2" who stifled her and made her withdraw; in response Prout's mother asked 'what can I do to make you happy again?'. The answer was acting and starting Tae Kwon Do lessons.
Prout made her feature film debut as Abby Miller in the 2005 movie Elektra, which was a commercial as well as critical failure. She has also had guest appearances on television shows such as Stargate SG-1, Cold Squad, The Dead Zone. In 2010, Prout portrayed the vampire Lucy in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
In 2010, Prout starred as Miranda in Seven Deadly Sins, a two-part miniseries which premiered on Lifetime on May 23. She is also set to be cast in an unnamed short film filmed in Hawaii.^{[citation needed]}
Also in 2010, Kirsten got one of the main roles in My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 as Alex Bell, Skye's little sister that she did not know about.
In 2012 she reprised her role Alex Bell in My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3, the third and final installment of the franchise.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Linda McCartney Story	Stella	TV movie
	Once Upon a Christmas	Brittney Morgan	TV movie
2001	Mindstorm	Young Tracy Wellman
	The Wedding Dress	Stella Carver	TV movie
	Twice Upon a Christmas	Brittany Morgan	TV movie
2003	Stargate SG-1	Nesa	Episode: "Birthright"
2004	The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess	Amanda Guess	TV movie
2005	Elektra	Abigail "Abby" Miller
2006–2009	Kyle XY	Amanda Bloom	Main role
2007	Tell Me No Lies	Samantha Cooper	TV movie
2008	Class Savage	Julye	Main role
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Lucy
	Seven Deadly Sins	Miranda
	My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2	Alex Bell	TV movie
	Maternal Obsessions	Taylin	TV movie
	Meteor Storm	Kara
2011–present	The Lying Game	Charlotte "Char" Chamberlin	Main role (first 10 episodes only, recurring thereafter)
2012	My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3	Alex Bell	TV movie

Judi Shekoni biography

Judith "Judi" Shekoni (born in Gorton, Manchester, England) is a British actress, model and television presenter who is based in Hollywood. She has two sisters and brothers.

Career

Shekoni began her career on LIVE TV as an agony aunt.
From 11 June to 19 July 2002, she played the role of gangster's wife Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton) in the BBC1 soap EastEnders. Shekoni has also had bit parts in films including Garfield 2 as a tour guide, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as Renee, and Ali G Indahouse as a Jacuzzi girl. Shekoni has also made guest appearances in Casualty, Fat Friends and The King of Queens.
In 2005, she appeared in the ITV reality TV show, Celebrity Love Island alongside Calum Best, Paul Danan, Abi Titmuss and Nikki Ziering. She was the first celebrity to be voted off the show by the public. "For the short period I was there I got on with everybody and didn't have any negative experiences. But when I watch it now I just think, oh God, I had a lucky escape that I didn't end up crying in front of the cameras, or getting rejected by any of the guys, or involved in any of the arguments. I know my family are just pleased that I got out and didn't do anything to ruin my integrity and morals and didn't do anything embarrassing in there. I knew almost instantly that I didn't fancy any of them, and I think that's why I got voted out. That's fair enough because it is supposed to be the love island and I obviously hadn't found love. I'm still looking, though, and I've been out searching ever since."
Shekoni currently lives in Los Angeles where she has appeared on US television shows such as NCIS, All of Us and Damages. She was the host of Fox reality show When Women Rule the World (2008) although the show was never broadcast in America. She played Zafrina in the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Film

• 1999 The World Is Not Enough - girl in casino (uncredited)
• 2000 Spinning Candyfloss - Mel
• 2000 Maybe Baby - Ewan's posse
• 2000 It Was an Accident - Sara (uncredited)
• 2002 Ali G Indahouse - Jacuzzi girl
• 2004 Echoes of War - Fatima
• 2005 Private Moments - Serena
• 2006 Garfield 2 - tour guide
• 2006 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Renee
• 2010 For Christ's Sake - Mia do'em
• 2012 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - Zafrina

Television

• 1998 Casualty - Mia Campbell (Episode One from the Heart)
• 2000 Fat Friends - Imogen
• 2001 Murphy's Law - receptionist
• 2002 The Hidden City - Claire
• 2002 Casualty - Naomi (Episode In the Heat of the Night)
• 2002 Attachments - Sue (Episode Fuck Buddy)
• 2002 Time Gentlemen Please - Sister Eliza (Episode This Vale of Beers)
• 2002 EastEnders - Marjorie "Precious" Hudson (née Hulton)
• 2003 The King of Queens - Melanie (Episode Nocturnal Omission, broadcast 22 October 2003)
• 2005 NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service - Natalie Vance (Episode Model Behavior)
• 2006 Damages - Candy
• 2006 All of Us - Amanda (Episodes Love Do Cost a Thing and Trojan Condo)
• 2007 Brothers & Sisters - hostess (Episode Valentine's Day Massacre)
• 2008 When Women Rule the World - Island host (Never broadcast in America)

Business

Shekoni along with British model Amanda Van Annan is the founder of Extension Evolution, a company supplying premium hair extensions and is also the founder of two other companies, Make It America and Actors Evolution.

Joe Anderson biography

Joe Anderson (born 26 March 1982) is an English film actor who played in Across the Universe, Becoming Jane, Control, The Ruins and The Crazies.

Personal life

He attended Richmond upon Thames College and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Both his parents are theater actors, who also work in television and films. Anderson himself, has acted professionally since childhood. His skills include photography, guitar and gymnastics. His father is actor Miles Anderson; his mother is talent agent Lesley Duff. He was diagnosed with dyslexia and attributes his move into acting to this.^[1]

Career

Anderson has worked in film, television and on stage at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Earlier in his career, he appeared in Copying Beethoven, playing Ludwig van Beethoven's nephew Karl. He then starred as Max Carrigan, a young American man, drafted into the Vietnam War in Across the Universe. After that, he appeared in period film Becoming Jane as Henry Austen, Jane Austen's older brother, then as bassist Peter Hook of the band Joy Division in Anton Corbijn's 2007 movie Control. In 2008, he played Elliot in The 27 Club and a German tourist in The Ruins. In 2009, he starred in High Life as Donnie and in Love Happens as the musician boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston's character. He was also seen in Amelia, the biopic of Amelia Earhart, and in Rogue's Gallery as the main character "Fool". He appeared in 2010's The Crazies, a remake of the 1973 horror film of the same name.
He and his cast mates from Control were featured in The Killers' music video for their version of the Joy division song "Shadowplay".
In an interview with Pure Movies, he said that talking about himself made him "uncomfortable" and feel "self indulgent" and that he really struggled with it.Anderson has recently been selected to play Alistair in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
He is currently starring as Lincoln Cole in the television series The River.

Awards

Anderson received the Rising Star Award at the California Independent Film Festival in 2008. He was named Best Actor Drama at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2008 for his performance in The 27 Club.

Musical performances

Anderson appeared in several music related films in which he also performed musical pieces.
In Across the Universe, he sang covers of Beatles songs. The numbers he performed solo or with other cast members included "Hey Jude", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Strawberry Fields Forever". "Dear Prudence", "Because" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". All of these recordings were released on the corresponding soundtrack album.
In Control, as bassist Peter Hook of the group Joy Division, he and his cast mates performed "Transmission", "Leaders of Men" and "Candidate" among others. These three performances were shown in their entirety in the special features under the extended performance scenes section of the DVD. "Transmission" was the only recording by the cast released on the soundtrack album.
In The 27 Club, Anderson played the bassist of a successful music duo called Finn. He and cast/band mate James Forgey penned the theme song for the film .A studio version and an acoustic version of the song were made available on the film’s official website.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2004	Creep	Male Model
2005	Silence Becomes You	Luke Green
2006	Copying Beethoven	Karl van Beethoven
2006	Little Box of Sweets	Seth
2007	Becoming Jane	Henry Austen
2007	Control	Peter Hook
2007	Across the Universe	Max Carrigan
2008	The Ruins	Mathias
2008	The 27 Club	Elliot
2009	High Life	Donnie
2009	Love Happens	Tyler
2009	Amelia	William "Bill" Stutz
2009	Operation: Endgame	Fool
2010	The Crazies	Russell Clank
2010	Flutter	John
2012	The Grey	Todd Flannery
2012	Supremacy	Tully
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.	Alistair
2013	A Single Shot	Obadiah

TV

Year	Title	Role
2005	Midsomer Murders	Max "Mad" Ramsom
2005	Afterlife	Phil
2012	The River	Lincoln Cole

Discography

All the songs listed below were Beatles covers Anderson did in Across the Universe.

• With A Little Help From My Friends
• I Want You (She's So Heavy)
• Dear Prudence
• Because
• Strawberry Fields Forever
• Happiness Is A Warm Gun
• Hey Jude
• All You Need Is Love – although he is not credited, Anderson is seen singing back-up in the film .

Other appearance

• The Killers music video of 'Shadowplay'

• He played Demetrius in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" and Aloysius in "Master & Margherita," at the Chichester Festival Theatre in West Sussex, England.