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Gotham (TV Series)
''Gotham'' is an American television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. The series premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on September 22, 2014, and ended on April 25, 2019, after five seasons totalling List of Gotham episodes, 100 episodes. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon (Gotham), James "Jim" Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock (Gotham), Harvey Bullock, and David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne (Gotham), Bruce Wayne. The show follows Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department following the murder of Bruce's parents, as well as the Origin story, origin stories of Batman's infamous List of Batman family enemies, rogues gallery. Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired by Fox to serve as a writer and executive producer. In March 2014, Fox originally ordered 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Michael Smith
Cory Michael Smith is an American actor and producer. He appeared in 2013 in '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' on Broadway, which starred Emilia Clarke. He has appeared in several of Todd Haynes's films, including '' Carol'' (2015), '' Wonderstruck'' (2017), and ''May December'' (2023). Additional film roles include ''1985'' and '' First Man'' (both 2018), and '' Saturday Night'' (2024). Early life and education Cory Michael Smith was born on November 14, 1986 in Columbus, Ohio, where he grew up. He graduated from Hilliard Darby High School in 2005. He had aspirations ranging from becoming a concert pianist to a lawyer. While at Otterbein University, he was cast in such plays as '' The Scene'', ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', and ''Tartuffe''. Career From 2009 until early 2012 Smith performed in various regional theatre productions for the likes of New York Stage and Film. In 2011, he was seen in the New York City premiere of ''The Shaggs: Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedict Samuel
Benedict Samuel is an Australian actor, writer, and director best known for playing Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter in the Fox crime series '' Gotham'' and as Owen in '' The Walking Dead''. Early life and education Benedict Samuel was born in Adelaide, South Australia. The youngest of three siblings, his brother is actor Xavier Samuel and his sister is a stage manager.Gilbertson, Matt (30 July 2011) He planned to be an actor from an early age and was inspired by his brother's high school theatre performances. Benedict attended Christian Brothers College in Adelaide, and is a graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Career In theatre, Samuel performed in ''Sex Wars'' during his time at NIDA. He also played a part in '''Tis Pity She's a Whore'' at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Geha
Maggie Geha (born April 4, 1988) is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the adult Ivy "Pamela" Pepper in 23 episodes of the Fox TV series '' Gotham'' and as Susan in six episodes of ''All My Children''. Life and career Maggie Geha was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1988. She attended high school in Vermont and then college in Newport, Rhode Island. Geha has lived in New York City and has studied theater with a focus on performance at Marymount Manhattan College. In June 2016, it was announced that she would assume the role of the adult Poison Ivy in the U.S. television series '' Gotham''. After just one year, she left the series and was replaced by Peyton List. Beside her work as an actress, she is working as a model and was Miss Vermont Teen USA in 2004. She is also known for her roles in ''Ted 2 ''Ted 2'' (stylized as ''ted2'') is a 2015 American fantasy comedy film. The sequel to ''Ted (film), Ted'' (2012), the film was co-produced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chiklis
Michael Charles Chiklis (; born August 30, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama ''The Shield'' (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002, and as Ben Grimm / The Thing in ''Fantastic Four'' (2005) and '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (2007). Other notable television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on '' The Commish'' (1991–1996), Dell Toledo in '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' (2014–2015), and Nathaniel Barnes in ''Gotham'' (2015–2017). He has appeared in films such as ''Eagle Eye'' (2008), '' Hubie Halloween'' (2020), and ''Don't Look Up'' (2021). Early life Chiklis was born on August 30, 1963, in Lowell, Massachusetts. His mother, Katherine (née Vousboukis), is a hospital administrative aide, and his father, Charlie Chiklis, runs a hair and beauty salon. Chiklis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas D'Agosto
Nicholas "Nick" D'Agosto (born April 17, 1980) is an American actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in ''Election'' (1999). D'Agosto gained recognition with recurring roles as West Rosen on season 2 of the NBC superhero television series ''Heroes'' (2007) and Hunter on season 3 of the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2007). After supporting roles in the films '' Rocket Science'' (2007) and ''Extreme Movie'' (2008), D'Agosto had his breakout with a starring role in the teen sex comedy film '' Fired Up!'' (2009). In the 2010s, D'Agosto had the lead role in the supernatural horror film ''Final Destination 5'' (2011) and a supporting role in '' Dirty Girl'' (2010) before transitioning primarily to television. He had a main role as Dr. Ethan Haas on season 1 of the Showtime series ''Masters of Sex'' (2013) and had a recurring, later main, role as Harvey Dent on the Fox superhero series '' Gotham'' (2014–2016). In the late 2010s, he had a lead role as Josh Segal on the NBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Powell (actor)
Andrew "Drew" Powell (born January 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Hoss Cartwright on the PAX series '' Ponderosa'', Cadet Drew on ''Malcolm in the Middle'', and Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy, a series regular, on FOX's '' Gotham''. Early life and education Powell was born in Noblesville, Indiana and grew up in Lebanon, Indiana, graduating from Lebanon Senior High School. He graduated from DePauw University in 1998 and moved to Los Angeles where he soon began auditioning for acting roles.Allan, Marc D"New 'Hoss' is Lebanon's Drew Powell" ''The Indianapolis Star'', September 7, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Complete articlhere.Guyett, Susan, ''The Indianapolis Star'', December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Career His first television role was as a cadet on Fox's ''Malcolm in the Middle''. He appeared in thirteen episodes. Soon after, he portrayed Hoss Cartwright on the series '' Ponderosa'', a prequel to ''Bonanza'' which p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Chalk
Christopher Eugene Chalk is an American actor. He is most well-known for his role as Lucius Fox in Fox drama series '' Gotham'', and is also known for co-starring in the HBO political drama series ''The Newsroom'' and the HBO historical drama series ''Perry Mason''. Early life and education Christopher Eugene Chalk was born in Asheville, North Carolina. He studied at Asheville High School, graduating in 1996. He attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Career On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 Broadway play ''Fences''. He is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in '' The Newsroom'', Marine Tom Walker in ''Homeland'', and murderer Jody Adair in '' Justified''. Chalk has also been in multiple ''Law & Order'' episodes and appears in '' Gotham'' as a young Lucius Fox. He appeared in the films ''12 Years a Slave ''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Lucas
Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in television, such as '' The Resident'', '' Edgemont'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Cult'', and '' Gotham'', and in the films '' The Covenant'', ''Cloverfield'' and the 2013 ''Evil Dead''. She also starred in the music video for Coldplay's 2014 single " True Love". Early life Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father is Black Canadian, and her mother is European Canadian. She began acting at seven years old, and trained with the Children's Arts Theatre School in Toronto. She started her career appearing in stage productions, including local productions of ''Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs'', ''Grease'', ''Cinderella'', ''Mousetrap'' and ''Music Medley''. Career In 2001, she joined the Canadian teen drama television series '' Edgemont'' as recurring character Bekka Lawrence, later becoming a series regular on the show, which she remained through the end of the show's run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Frain
James Frain is an English actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/CBC historical drama ''The Tudors'' (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama ''True Blood'' (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BBC drama serial '' The White Queen'' (2013), John Sumner in the Sky/ Canal+ crime drama '' The Tunnel'' (2013), Ferdinand Chevalier in the BBC/Space sci-fi thriller ''Orphan Black'' (2015–2017), Theo Galavan/Azrael in Fox's '' Gotham'' (2015–2016), and Sarek in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017–2019). In film, he is best known for playing Daniel Barenboim and Álvaro de la Quadra in the biographical dramas '' Hilary and Jackie'' and '' Elizabeth'', respectively (both 1998), Bassianus in the Shakespeare adaptation ''Titus'' (1999), and Gérard de Villefort in the historical drama ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (2002). Early life and education James Frain was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, and brought up in Stansted Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adria in season 10 of the TV series ''Stargate SG-1'', Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series ''Firefly (TV series), Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its follow-up film ''Serenity (2005 film), Serenity'' (2005), Copycat (Marvel Comics), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' (2016), ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) and ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' (2024), Jessica Brody (character), Jessica Brody in the thriller series ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'' (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2015–2019). For ''Homeland'', Baccarin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child. Early life and education Baccarin was born on June 2, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of Vera Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show ''Red Table Talk'', for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award. Time (magazine), ''Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. Pinkett Smith landed her big break on the sitcom ''A Different World'' in 1991. She then starred in films such as ''Menace II Society'' (1993), The Nutty Professor (1996 film), ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996)'','' ''Set It Off (film), Set It Off'' (1996), and ''Scream 2'' (1997) before her prominent contributions to ''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003), ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003), and the animated Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' films. She returned to television with starring roles on ''Hawthorne (TV series), Hawthorne'' (2009–2011) and ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2014–2017). Her other acting roles include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
