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Castlevania (TV Series)
''Castlevania'' is an American adult animated dark fantasy action television series created and written by Warren Ellis for Netflix, and is produced by Frederator Studios's Kevin Kolde and Fred Seibert and Shankar Animation's Adi Shankar. Based on the Japanese video game series of the same name by Konami, the first two seasons adapt the 1989 entry '' Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'' and follow Trevor Belmont, Alucard and Sypha Belnades as they defend the nation of Wallachia from Dracula and his minions. Additionally, characters and elements from the 2005 entry '' Castlevania: Curse of Darkness'' are featured beginning in the second season, and Alucard's backstory is drawn from the 1997 entry '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''. The art style is heavily influenced by Japanese animation and Ayami Kojima's artwork. ''Castlevania'' was originally planned as a film, developed by producer Kevin Kolde and his company Project 51. He joined Frederator Studios in 2005, and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' (2002–2004) and ''Red (WildStorm), Red'' (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films ''Red (2010 film), Red'' (2010) and ''Red 2 (film), Red 2'' (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels ''Crooked Little Vein'' (2007) and ''Gun Machine'' (2013) and the novella ''Normal'' (2016). A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel Comics, Marvel series, including ''Astonishing X-Men'', ''Thunderbolts (comics), Thunderbolts'', ''Moon Knight'' and the "Extremis" story arc of ''Iron Man'', which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 3'' (2013). Ellis created ''The Authority (comics), The Authority'' and ''Planetary (comics), Planetary'' for WildStorm, and wrote a run of ''Hellblazer'' for Vert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
Frederick Adetokumboh M'Cormack (born February 27, 1982), sometimes credited as Ade McCormack, Frederick McCormack, or Adetokumoh McCormack, is a Sierra Leonean-born American actor, known for his roles in the television series '' Lost'' and ''Heroes''. Personal life McCormack was born in Freetown to Sierra Leone Creole parents. He lived in Nigeria and Kenya before attending SUNY Purchase in New York. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Career He has appeared in numerous TV-series, and he portrayed a recurring character on '' Lost'' as Mr. Eko's deceased brother, Yemi. He also portrays the recurring role of Tuko on ''Heroes''. He played Zeze Eto'o in '' 24'' during season 7, episodes 4 and 5, and the recurring antagonist Isaac on ''Castlevania''. His first feature film was the Academy award-nominated ''Blood Diamond Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's ''if....'' (1968), a role he later reprised in ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and ''Britannia Hospital'' (1982). His performance in ''if....'' prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex (A Clockwork Orange), Alex in ''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange'' (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known. McDowell's other notable film credits include ''The Raging Moon'' (1971), ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976), ''Time After Time (1979 film), Time After Time'' (1979), ''Caligula (film), Caligula'' (1979), ''Cat People (1982 film), Cat People'' (1982), ''Blue Thunder'' (1983), ''The Caller (1987 film), The Caller'' (1987), ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Tank Girl (film), Tank Girl'' (1995), ''Mr. Magoo (film), Mr. Magoo'' (1997), ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003 film), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003), ''The Company (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English actress and producer, known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played the dual role of Asa and Katia Vajda in Mario Bava's landmark film '' Black Sunday'' (1960), and starred in '' The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1961), (1962), (1964), and ''Castle of Blood'' (1964). Additionally, Steele had supporting roles in Federico Fellini's ''8½'' (1963), David Cronenberg's '' Shivers'' (1975), Joe Dante's ''Piranha'' and Louis Malle's '' Pretty Baby'' (both 1978), and appeared on television in the 1991 TV series ''Dark Shadows''. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for producing the American television miniseries ''War and Remembrance'' (1988–89). Steele appeared in several films in the 2010s, including a lead role in '' The Butterfly Room'' (2012) and supporting role in Ryan Gosling's '' Lost River'' (2014). Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Reddick
Lance Solomon Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023) was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), List of Fringe characters#Phillip Broyles, Phillip Broyles in ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'' (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in ''Bosch (TV series), Bosch'' (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the ''John Wick'' franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in ''White House Down'' (2013). He also portrayed Oz (TV series)#Johnny Basil, Detective Johnny Basil in the fourth season of ''Oz (TV series), Oz'', Matthew Abaddon in ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' (2004–2010), Albert Wesker and his clones in the Netflix series ''Resident Evil (TV series), Resident Evil'' (2022), and Zeus in ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series), Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' (2024), the latter of which was released posthumously and earned him a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer nomination. He provided the voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson is an English actor, writer, and audiobook narrator. He is best known for portraying Gideon in ''Charmed'' and Giles the butler in the 2013 reality television series '' Whodunnit?''. Career He played an Elder and Headmaster of Magic School named Gideon in the TV series ''Charmed''. His character is known for his double crossing of the Charmed Ones by trying to kill Piper Halliwell's child Wyatt because of his powers. Jackson appeared in the soap operas ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''General Hospital''. In 2013, he made a guest appearance in a season 9 episode of ''Supernatural''. In 2015, Jackson participated in a stage production of Charles Evered's ''Class'' at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California. In 2016, Jackson participated in a stage production of a redux version of William Shakespeare's ''The Tempest'' in the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. Since 2013, Jackson has provided the voice of the title character for the Alex Verus series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work in numerous stage, television and film productions, he has received several awards including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, and also has had nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with '' The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. He gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare's ''Pravda'' in 1985, Harold Pinter's '' Betrayal'' in 1991, Tom Stoppard's '' Arcadia'' in 1993, and Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his role in '' Blue/Orange'' in 2001. He acted on Broadway in the David Hare plays '' The Vertical Hour'' (2006) and ''Skylight'' (2015), earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for the latter. Nighy's early film r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navid Negahban
Navid Negahban () is an Iranian-American actor. He has appeared on '' 24'', ''Homeland'', '' Mistresses'', and as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King in the second and third seasons of FX's '' Legion''. He has also starred as the Sultan in the live-action remake of ''Aladdin''. Early life and education Navid Negahban was born in Mashhad, Iran. He took a liking to the theater when he was eight years old, while provoking laughter from a large audience by portraying an old man on stage. He left Iran in 1985 when he was 17 for Turkey and then Germany, where he spent eight years. In Germany, he worked for a theater company, and then in 1993 he moved to the United States. He is fluent in English, German, and Persian. He also began learning French for his role on '' Legion''. Career He has appeared in '' The Shield'', ''The West Wing'', '' Lost'', and '' CSI: Miami''. He has collaborated twice with Iranian-American actress Necar Zadegan, once in '' 24'', where her on-screen husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Miličević
Ivana Miličević (; born April 26, 1974) is a Croatian-American actress and model based in the United States, best known for her starring roles in the Cinemax action-drama series ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee'' (2013–2016) and The CW science fiction drama series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2018–2020). Miličević had roles in films such as ''Vanilla Sky'' (2001), ''Down with Love'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''Just like Heaven (2005 film), Just like Heaven'' (2005), ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale'' (2006), ''Running Scared (2006 film), Running Scared'' (2006), ''What's Your Number?'' (2011), and ''Catfight (film), Catfight'' (2016). She guest starred in numerous television series, including ''Seinfeld'' (1997), ''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' (1998–1999), ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2002), ''Friends'' (2003), ''Charmed'' (2003), ''One on One (American TV series), One on One'' (2004), ''American Dad!'' (2006–2008), ''Ugly Betty'' (2007), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmine Al Massri
Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978) is a Palestinian-born US-American and French actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate. She made her film debut in the 2007 film ''Caramel''. In 2015, Massri starred as ''Nimah Amin'' and ''Raina Amin'', identical twins in the ABC thriller series '' Quantico''. Early life Yasmine Al Massari was born in 1978 in Beirut, Lebanon to a Palestinian refugee father and an Egyptian mother. She was initially raised during the Lebanese Civil War until her parents fled and moved to France. In 2007 she graduated from the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and began her career as a dancer at the Souraya Baghdadi dance company. She later moved to the US. Career Massri made her big screen début in the 2007 critically acclaimed Lebanese LGBTQ-themed comedy-drama film, ''Caramel'', directed by Nadine Labaki. The film was presented at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, For ''Caramel'' she received the Best Actress Award at the 2007 Abu Dhabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in ''Event Horizon'' (1997), Ronald Quincy in ''Armageddon'' (1998), Colonel William Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise series (2002–2011), Captain Hook in ''Peter Pan'' (2003), Captain Waggoner in '' Fury'' (2014), Georgy Zhukov in '' The Death of Stalin'' (2017), Jay Perry in ''Mass'' (2021), and John Godfrey in ''Operation Mincemeat'' (2021). His television roles include Michael Caffee in the Showtime crime drama series '' Brotherhood'' (2006–2008), Michael Britten in police procedural fantasy NBC series '' Awake'' (2012), Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama series '' The OA'' (2016–2019), Captain Gabriel Lorca in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017–2018), and Timothy Ratliff in the third season of the HBO anthology black comedy-drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rila Fukushima
is a Japanese fashion-model and actress best known for her comic book roles in film and TV and has appeared in projects such as the superhero film '' The Wolverine'' (2013) as Yukio, the TV series ''Arrow'' as Tatsu Yamashiro, and ''Ghost in the Shell'' (2017) as the Red-robed Geisha. Life and career Rila Fukushima was born in Tokyo, Japan. Originally attempting to secure a position as a model agent at a Tokyo agency, she was persuaded to try modeling instead. Her career has included work for numerous labels and brands in various shows and campaigns. Fukushima also starred in the 2013 superhero film '' The Wolverine'' as Yukio, and appeared in the 2014 Taiga drama ''Gunshi Kanbei'' as Omichi. Fukushima replaced Devon Aoki in the role of Tatsu Yamashiro for the third season of The CW television show ''Arrow''. In 2015, she appeared in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in a season 5 episode as a Red Priestess in Volantis. She starred in ''Million Yen Women'' as Minami Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
