Chasing the Green | A Russ Emanuel Film

JEREMY LONDON
(Adam Franklin)

Jeremy Michael London, was born in San Diego, California on November 7, 1972 to Frank London, a construction worker, and Deborah Osborn, a waitress. Jeremy and his identical brother, Jason London, started venturing into acting at a young age. His first major role was that of Griffin in the hit TV series PARTY OF FIVE, becoming a household name. Jeremy also got a role in 7TH HEAVEN as Dr. Chandler Hampton. He has also starred in numerous feature films including MALLRATS, GODS AND GENERALS, and most recently CHASING THE GREEN.

RYAN HURST
(Ross Franklin)

Ryan D. Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker in Disney's REMEMBER THE TITANS and as Alison's brother, Michael in the show MEDIUM. He also played the role of doofus football player Lump Hudson in THE LADYKILLERS, appeared in the movie WE WERE SOLDIERS as Sgt. Savage, and starred in the TNT show WANTED. Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candy Kaniecki, an acting coach, and Rick Hurst, an actor. Hurst attended the Santa Monica High School. He recently formed his production company Fast Shoes, which is handling post-production on CHASING THE GREEN (2008).

HEATHER McCOMB
(Lynn)

Heather McComb (born March 2, 1977 in Barnegat, New Jersey) is an American actress. Heather started acting at age 2 in a commercial for Publisher's Clearing House. When she appeared in the telefilm GENERATION X in 1996, she became the first actress to portray the X-Men character Jubilee on screen. Heather joined the cast of PARTY OF FIVE in 1998, working alongside fellow CHASING THE GREEN actor Jeremy London, playing the part of Maggie. She became the wife of actor James Van Der Beek on July 5, 2003.

WILLIAM DEVANE
(Victor Gatling)

William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television actor. Devane is perhaps most widely recognized for his ten years as the villainous Greg Sumner on the drama series KNOTS LANDING, and his role as President Kennedy in the TV film THE MISSILES OF OCTOBER, about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Devane has also appeared in such films as McCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971), FAMILY PLOT (1976), MARATHON MAN (1976), ROLLING THUNDER (1977), TESTAMENT (1983), FORGOTTEN SINS (1996), PAYBACK (1999), and SPACE COWBOYS (2000). Devane has played members of the United States Cabinet on two different evening dramas. In 2004, he guest-starred as United States Secretary of State and potential vice-presidential nominee Lewis Berryhill on THE WEST WING. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as United States Secretary of Defense James Heller in the show's fourth season.

ROBERT PICARDO
(Dave Foxx)

A graduate of Yale University, Robert Picardo made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit GEMINI in 1977 with Danny Aiello and also appeared in Bernard Slade's TRIBUTE, and THE NORMAL HEART for which he won a Drama-Logue Award. Then, he became involved in televison, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as Mr. Cutlip on the series THE WONDER YEARS (1988). In 1995, he got the role as "The Doctor" on STAR TREK: VOYAGER (1995) where he also directed two episodes. He also got movie roles in various films including INNERSPACE (1987), CHINA BEACH (1988) (TV), GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990), as well as a cameo in STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996). More recently, he starred in Russ Emanuel's first feature film P.J. alongside John Heard, Vincent Pastore, and CHASING THE GREEN actress Patricia Rae.

PATRICIA RAE
(Mona Beads)

Actress Patricia Rae is active in film, television and theatre. Her recent films credits include Russ Emanuel's P.J., Chris Fisher's horror film NIGHTSTALKER, which appeared at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, and MARIA FULL OF GRACE (2004) (which was nominated for an Oscar, and which Rae was nominated for an IMAGEN Award). Rae has acted in several television dramas and comedies, including MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, LAW & ORDER: CI, and LAW & ORDER: SVU. Rae's most recent stage credits include the one-woman show UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE MAKING OF PATRICIA RAE which made its world premiere at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York, directed by Robert Covarrubias. Currently, she is co-starring with Stephen Baldwin in the soon to be released MIDNIGHT CLEAR, and is starring in the LA premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play IN ARABIA WE'D ALL BE KINGS. Rae studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Chicago City Limits, both in New York City.

DAN GRIMALDI
(Peter Allen)

Dan Grimaldi is an American actor who is known for his roles as Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO TV series, THE SOPRANOS. Other credits include, most notably as mother-fixated pyromaniac Donald 'Donny' Kohler in the 1980 slasher film DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE, and some guest TV appearances, including several episodes on LAW & ORDER. He also voices 'Frank' for the bestselling computer game MAFIA.

LARRY PINE
(Frank Daniels)

Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945 in Tucson, Arizona) is a film, television and theatre actor. He began his professional acting career Off-Broadway, then appeared in CYRANO DE BERGERAC at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1968 as Fop. A founding member of the avant-garde theater company the Manhattan Project, Pine appeared with the group in ALICE IN WONDERLAND, directed by Andre Gregory, in 1970 (Manhattan Project 1973). He made his film debut in 1978 in James Ivory's HULLABALOO OVER GEORGIE AND BONNIE'S PICTURES, which was made for television, but later was released theatrically. Since then, he has performed in Louis Malle's VANYA ON 42ND STREET, Woody Allen's CELEBRITY, SMALL TIME CROOKS, THE CLEARING alongside Robert Redford, and MELINDA AND MELINDA, among other films. And, he appears in the book ARE YOU DAVE GORMAN? as the first actor encountered by the writer to have played a fictional Dave Gorman (in THE ICE STORM).

CHRIS GUNN
(Bert Tyler)

Currently residing in New York, Chris Gunn is an up-and-coming actor. His major breakthrough role was that of Peter Madagin in the independent feature film TRACKS (2005), starring alongside John Heard and Ice-T, a film that was produced by Howard Nash. Due to his incredible performance in that film, when he began producing CHASING THE GREEN, he recommended Gunn for the role of Bert Tyler. Gunn also starred in the 1998 TV series HOMICIDE: LIFE ON TEH STREET as Craig Halpern.

VINNY VELLA
(Vincent)

Vinny Vella (born Vincent Franco Vellacerra on October 3, 1950 in New York City) is an actor and part time comedian. He was made famous for the role of "Artie Piscano" in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film CASINO. He was the subject of a 67-minute documentary called HEY, VINNY, completed in 2000 by director John Huba. Several of the characters he played on film were named or called "Vinny" including the 2003 film COFFEE AND CIGARETTES. He is married to the former Margaret Ann Hernandez; they have one son, Vincent Franco Vellacerra, Jr.

HOWARD NASH
(Bob Printus)

Acting since the late 1970s, Howard Nash starred in numerous independent films, notably THE MEETING in 2004. However, he is best known as an independent filmmaker, having co-produced the cult film CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT for Columbia Tri-Star in 1991. He also produced SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (MTI, 2002), which is available in most video stores throughout the US and Canada. In 2005, he completed TRACKS (where he appears in a cameo alongside CHASING THE GREEN actor Chris Gunn), which also starred John Heard, along with Ice-T. He also produced the television special FELLICIANO, THE LEGEND (for PBS) starring the legendary singer, Jose Feliciano, and has produced promotional videos for the Beijing Circus, Cirque du Soleil, and the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO II). Most recently, he produced/starred in Russ Emanuel's P.J.

LAVINIA DOWDELL
(Carol)

Currently residing in New York City, Lavinia Dowdell is a native of the Washington, DC area and a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been in several independent films including Russ Emanuel's first feature film P.J., commercials and just made her off-broadway debut at the Studio Theatre on Theater Row in the original play THE HAT LEFT BEHIND.

BLAKE YOUNG-FOUNTAIN
(Carl)

Born September 13, 1981, in Cleveland, Ohio, Blake grew up in both St. Louis, Missouri and Norwalk, Connecticut where both of his parents, both of whom are American fashion designers, supported his acting career. He graduated from NYU with honors in both Drama (BFA) and Journalism (BA.) Blake's professional acting debut came about after director James Bartolomeo casted him as the victim on AMERICA'S MOST WANTED. Shortly after, Blake was casted as the lead role in Kirk Shannon-Butts feature film entitled BLUEPRINT. Aside from film and TV, Blake began an early modeling career which included Mercedes-Benz print ads as well as back-to-school fashion shows. Moreover, from a young age he continued to strengthen his acting skills by doing theatre. Blake has performed on stage in New York City, St. Louis, and London.

TIM CINNANTE
(Tim)

A resident of New York, Tim Cinnante has been acting for many years. His credits include: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (2002) as a NCA Agent, TRACKS (2005) as Bob Madagin, EAST BROADWAY (2006) as Bartender, and Russ Emanuel's P.J. (2007) as Tony.

JIM CROSSON
(Tony)

Jim Crosson is a veteran stage, television and movie actor. For the past seven seasons, Jim has been a detective in the squad room at LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT. In other work, he has appeared as a Wall Street big shot in the ABC soap opera ONE LIFE TO LIVE. On screen, he appears in the just-released “Michael Clayton. Jim originated the role of the coming-apart boss “Crenshaw” in the successful Off Broadway production LATE ONE NIGHT. In other stage work, he originated the role of workaholic husband “Mel” in the Off Broadway production CLAIRE AND MEL. He appeared in the role of “the anchorman” in CODE LEVEL ORANGE. Jim studies acting at HB Studio in Greenwich Village.

CATHERINE HYLAND
(Adam & Ross' Mom)

A veteran actress currently residing in New York, Catherine Hyland starred in such films as HELP WANTED, CHARLIE'S EAR which won Best Picture at the Madrid Film Fest, and VAMPING. She also starred in such TV shows including LAW & ORDER as Glenda Slater. Her Broadway credits include HAROLD AND MAUDE and her Off-Broadway credits include SORROWS OF STEPHEN, A COMEDY REVIEW, and HUNTING SCENES FROM LOWER BAVARIA.

JOHN JAMES SCHAFFER
(Young Adam)

A promising child actor, John James Schaffer already has numerous credits under his belt. These include the TV special MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE and the TV show HACK as Child in Hospital. His theatre credits include: CAROUSEL, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and OUR TOWN.

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JEREMY LONDON (Adam Franklin)	Jeremy Michael London, was born in San Diego, California on November 7, 1972 to Frank London, a construction worker, and Deborah Osborn, a waitress. Jeremy and his identical brother, Jason London, started venturing into acting at a young age. His first major role was that of Griffin in the hit TV series PARTY OF FIVE, becoming a household name. Jeremy also got a role in 7TH HEAVEN as Dr. Chandler Hampton. He has also starred in numerous feature films including MALLRATS, GODS AND GENERALS, and most recently CHASING THE GREEN.

RYAN HURST (Ross Franklin)	Ryan D. Hurst (born June 19, 1976) is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker in Disney's REMEMBER THE TITANS and as Alison's brother, Michael in the show MEDIUM. He also played the role of doofus football player Lump Hudson in THE LADYKILLERS, appeared in the movie WE WERE SOLDIERS as Sgt. Savage, and starred in the TNT show WANTED. Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candy Kaniecki, an acting coach, and Rick Hurst, an actor. Hurst attended the Santa Monica High School. He recently formed his production company Fast Shoes, which is handling post-production on CHASING THE GREEN (2008).

HEATHER McCOMB (Lynn)	Heather McComb (born March 2, 1977 in Barnegat, New Jersey) is an American actress. Heather started acting at age 2 in a commercial for Publisher's Clearing House. When she appeared in the telefilm GENERATION X in 1996, she became the first actress to portray the X-Men character Jubilee on screen. Heather joined the cast of PARTY OF FIVE in 1998, working alongside fellow CHASING THE GREEN actor Jeremy London, playing the part of Maggie. She became the wife of actor James Van Der Beek on July 5, 2003.

WILLIAM DEVANE (Victor Gatling)	William Devane (born September 5, 1937) is an American film and television actor. Devane is perhaps most widely recognized for his ten years as the villainous Greg Sumner on the drama series KNOTS LANDING, and his role as President Kennedy in the TV film THE MISSILES OF OCTOBER, about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Devane has also appeared in such films as McCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971), FAMILY PLOT (1976), MARATHON MAN (1976), ROLLING THUNDER (1977), TESTAMENT (1983), FORGOTTEN SINS (1996), PAYBACK (1999), and SPACE COWBOYS (2000). Devane has played members of the United States Cabinet on two different evening dramas. In 2004, he guest-starred as United States Secretary of State and potential vice-presidential nominee Lewis Berryhill on THE WEST WING. In 2005, he joined the cast of 24 as United States Secretary of Defense James Heller in the show's fourth season.

ROBERT PICARDO (Dave Foxx)	A graduate of Yale University, Robert Picardo made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit GEMINI in 1977 with Danny Aiello and also appeared in Bernard Slade's TRIBUTE, and THE NORMAL HEART for which he won a Drama-Logue Award. Then, he became involved in televison, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as Mr. Cutlip on the series THE WONDER YEARS (1988). In 1995, he got the role as "The Doctor" on STAR TREK: VOYAGER (1995) where he also directed two episodes. He also got movie roles in various films including INNERSPACE (1987), CHINA BEACH (1988) (TV), GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990), as well as a cameo in STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996). More recently, he starred in Russ Emanuel's first feature film P.J. alongside John Heard, Vincent Pastore, and CHASING THE GREEN actress Patricia Rae.

PATRICIA RAE (Mona Beads)	Actress Patricia Rae is active in film, television and theatre. Her recent films credits include Russ Emanuel's P.J., Chris Fisher's horror film NIGHTSTALKER, which appeared at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, and MARIA FULL OF GRACE (2004) (which was nominated for an Oscar, and which Rae was nominated for an IMAGEN Award). Rae has acted in several television dramas and comedies, including MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, LAW & ORDER: CI, and LAW & ORDER: SVU. Rae's most recent stage credits include the one-woman show UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE MAKING OF PATRICIA RAE which made its world premiere at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York, directed by Robert Covarrubias. Currently, she is co-starring with Stephen Baldwin in the soon to be released MIDNIGHT CLEAR, and is starring in the LA premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play IN ARABIA WE'D ALL BE KINGS. Rae studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Chicago City Limits, both in New York City.

DAN GRIMALDI (Peter Allen)	Dan Grimaldi is an American actor who is known for his roles as Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO TV series, THE SOPRANOS. Other credits include, most notably as mother-fixated pyromaniac Donald 'Donny' Kohler in the 1980 slasher film DON'T GO IN THE HOUSE, and some guest TV appearances, including several episodes on LAW & ORDER. He also voices 'Frank' for the bestselling computer game MAFIA.

LARRY PINE (Frank Daniels)	Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945 in Tucson, Arizona) is a film, television and theatre actor. He began his professional acting career Off-Broadway, then appeared in CYRANO DE BERGERAC at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1968 as Fop. A founding member of the avant-garde theater company the Manhattan Project, Pine appeared with the group in ALICE IN WONDERLAND, directed by Andre Gregory, in 1970 (Manhattan Project 1973). He made his film debut in 1978 in James Ivory's HULLABALOO OVER GEORGIE AND BONNIE'S PICTURES, which was made for television, but later was released theatrically. Since then, he has performed in Louis Malle's VANYA ON 42ND STREET, Woody Allen's CELEBRITY, SMALL TIME CROOKS, THE CLEARING alongside Robert Redford, and MELINDA AND MELINDA, among other films. And, he appears in the book ARE YOU DAVE GORMAN? as the first actor encountered by the writer to have played a fictional Dave Gorman (in THE ICE STORM).

CHRIS GUNN (Bert Tyler)	Currently residing in New York, Chris Gunn is an up-and-coming actor. His major breakthrough role was that of Peter Madagin in the independent feature film TRACKS (2005), starring alongside John Heard and Ice-T, a film that was produced by Howard Nash. Due to his incredible performance in that film, when he began producing CHASING THE GREEN, he recommended Gunn for the role of Bert Tyler. Gunn also starred in the 1998 TV series HOMICIDE: LIFE ON TEH STREET as Craig Halpern.

VINNY VELLA (Vincent)	Vinny Vella (born Vincent Franco Vellacerra on October 3, 1950 in New York City) is an actor and part time comedian. He was made famous for the role of "Artie Piscano" in Martin Scorsese's 1995 film CASINO. He was the subject of a 67-minute documentary called HEY, VINNY, completed in 2000 by director John Huba. Several of the characters he played on film were named or called "Vinny" including the 2003 film COFFEE AND CIGARETTES. He is married to the former Margaret Ann Hernandez; they have one son, Vincent Franco Vellacerra, Jr.

HOWARD NASH (Bob Printus)	Acting since the late 1970s, Howard Nash starred in numerous independent films, notably THE MEETING in 2004. However, he is best known as an independent filmmaker, having co-produced the cult film CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT for Columbia Tri-Star in 1991. He also produced SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (MTI, 2002), which is available in most video stores throughout the US and Canada. In 2005, he completed TRACKS (where he appears in a cameo alongside CHASING THE GREEN actor Chris Gunn), which also starred John Heard, along with Ice-T. He also produced the television special FELLICIANO, THE LEGEND (for PBS) starring the legendary singer, Jose Feliciano, and has produced promotional videos for the Beijing Circus, Cirque du Soleil, and the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO II). Most recently, he produced/starred in Russ Emanuel's P.J.

LAVINIA DOWDELL (Carol)	Currently residing in New York City, Lavinia Dowdell is a native of the Washington, DC area and a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been in several independent films including Russ Emanuel's first feature film P.J., commercials and just made her off-broadway debut at the Studio Theatre on Theater Row in the original play THE HAT LEFT BEHIND.

BLAKE YOUNG-FOUNTAIN (Carl)	Born September 13, 1981, in Cleveland, Ohio, Blake grew up in both St. Louis, Missouri and Norwalk, Connecticut where both of his parents, both of whom are American fashion designers, supported his acting career. He graduated from NYU with honors in both Drama (BFA) and Journalism (BA.) Blake's professional acting debut came about after director James Bartolomeo casted him as the victim on AMERICA'S MOST WANTED. Shortly after, Blake was casted as the lead role in Kirk Shannon-Butts feature film entitled BLUEPRINT. Aside from film and TV, Blake began an early modeling career which included Mercedes-Benz print ads as well as back-to-school fashion shows. Moreover, from a young age he continued to strengthen his acting skills by doing theatre. Blake has performed on stage in New York City, St. Louis, and London.

TIM CINNANTE (Tim)	A resident of New York, Tim Cinnante has been acting for many years. His credits include: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (2002) as a NCA Agent, TRACKS (2005) as Bob Madagin, EAST BROADWAY (2006) as Bartender, and Russ Emanuel's P.J. (2007) as Tony.

JIM CROSSON (Tony)	Jim Crosson is a veteran stage, television and movie actor. For the past seven seasons, Jim has been a detective in the squad room at LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT. In other work, he has appeared as a Wall Street big shot in the ABC soap opera ONE LIFE TO LIVE. On screen, he appears in the just-released “Michael Clayton. Jim originated the role of the coming-apart boss “Crenshaw” in the successful Off Broadway production LATE ONE NIGHT. In other stage work, he originated the role of workaholic husband “Mel” in the Off Broadway production CLAIRE AND MEL. He appeared in the role of “the anchorman” in CODE LEVEL ORANGE. Jim studies acting at HB Studio in Greenwich Village.

CATHERINE HYLAND (Adam & Ross' Mom)	A veteran actress currently residing in New York, Catherine Hyland starred in such films as HELP WANTED, CHARLIE'S EAR which won Best Picture at the Madrid Film Fest, and VAMPING. She also starred in such TV shows including LAW & ORDER as Glenda Slater. Her Broadway credits include HAROLD AND MAUDE and her Off-Broadway credits include SORROWS OF STEPHEN, A COMEDY REVIEW, and HUNTING SCENES FROM LOWER BAVARIA.

JOHN JAMES SCHAFFER (Young Adam)	A promising child actor, John James Schaffer already has numerous credits under his belt. These include the TV special MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE and the TV show HACK as Child in Hospital. His theatre credits include: CAROUSEL, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and OUR TOWN.