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Bates Motel (season 2)
The second season of '' Bates Motel'' consisted of 10 episodes and broadcast on A&E from March 3 to May 5, 2014. The series itself is described as a "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film '' Psycho'' and follows the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon prior to the events portrayed in the Hitchcock film. The season received positive reviews from television critics, and the premiere episode drew in a total of 3.07 million viewers. ''Bates Motel'' was renewed for a third season after five episodes of the second season had aired. For her performance as Norma Louise Bates, Vera Farmiga received nominations for the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and the 2014 Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 7, 2014. Cast and characters Main * Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates * Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates * Max Thieriot as Dyla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of '' Taking Sides'' (1996). After expanding to television and film, her breakthrough came with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama '' Down to the Bone'' (2004). She then had roles in the political thriller '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), the crime drama ''The Departed'' (2006), and the historical drama '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008). She was also established as a scream queen for her performances in the horror films ''Joshua'' (2007) and ''Orphan'' (2009). For her performance in the comedy-drama '' Up in the Air'' (2009), Farmiga was nominated for an Academy Award and other accolades. She then made her directorial debut with the drama film '' Higher Ground'' (2011), in which she had the leading role. She starred in the thrillers ''Source Code'' (2011) and '' Safe House'' (2012), before furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Neill (actor)
Michael O'Neill (born May 29, 1951) is an American character actor. Early life and education O'Neill was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Capitol Heights Junior High and Robert E. Lee High School, graduating in 1969. In high school he played basketball and was elected class beau and a class favorite. He graduated from Auburn University in 1974. While at Auburn, O'Neill was inducted as a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha. After attending Auburn, he spent time under the tutelage of actor Will Geer and one of Geer's daughters, the actress Ellen Geer, at Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles before moving to New York to pursue his career there. Career With a career stretching through three decades, he usually portrays senior law enforcement or military officers. He played Special Agent Ron Butterfield, the head of President Josiah Bartlet's Secret Service detail, on ''The West Wing'', and CTU Administrative Director Richard Walsh in the first two episodes of '' 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Gale
Vincent Gale (born 6 March 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian film and television actor, who won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Genie Awards for his performance in the film ''Last Wedding''. He is perhaps best known for playing Phil "Flesh" Fleischman in the Syfy series ''Van Helsing''. Career Gale's other acting credits include the films ''Firewall'', '' Bye Bye Blues'', '' Fathers & Sons'', '' Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time'' and '' Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', and the television series ''Snowpiercer'', ''The Dragon Prince'', ''Neon Rider'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', '' X-Men: Evolution'', '' Dragon Boys'', ''Eureka'', '' Blackstone'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Universe'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', '' Bates Motel,'' ''Supernatural, Arrow and Supergirl''. He played "Flesh" on the Syfy network series ''Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moloney
Robert Moloney is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Professor ''Alistair Gryffen'' in the TV series '' K-9''. Life and career Moloney was trained at the Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia where he took the theatre Arts program Studio 58. In 1995 he made his first TV appearance as Kevin McSwain in Highlander. In 2001 he appeared as Borren in Stargate SG-1, in 2008 as Koracen in Stargate: Atlantis. In 2007 he got Leo Award as ''Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama'' for playing ''Lou Boyd'' in ''Christmas on Chestnut Street''. In K-9 Moloney played the main character Professor ''Alistair Gryffen''. In 2012 Moloney appeared as David in ''Random Acts of Romance''. Next to his appearances in film and television, Robert Moloney also appears on theatre. For his role in the play ''Clybourne Park'' Robert Moloney got the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award as best supporting actor. He also appeared as Astrov in Uncle Vanya. Furthermore he played the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliyah O'Brien
Aliyah O'Brien (born May 7, 1981) is a Canadian actress, best known for her television roles in the TV series ''Rookie Blue'' and '' Bates Motel'' and in the film '' Maximum Conviction''. Biography Aliyah O'Brien was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and is of Irish, Spanish, and Welsh descent. She was actively involved in musical theatre while a student at Spectrum Secondary School. Her interest in kinesiology, however, led her to study it while attending Camosun College and landed her work as a personal trainer at Club Phoenix and the University of Victoria. Since graduation, she has traveled to 32 countries and describes herself as an "adrenaline junkie". Filmography Film '' , Ally , , - , data-sort-value="Perfect Cup, The" , ''The Perfect Cup'' , Tika , Short film , - , rowspan=3, 2014 , '' If I Stay'' , Female EMT , , - , '' Preggoland'' , Nurse Lisa , , - , ''Citizen Jane'' , Private Toni Miles , Short film , - , rowspan=2, 2015 , ''Tomorrowland'' , Functionary , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agam Darshi
Agam Darshi (born 23 December 1987) is a British actress. Early life Agam Darshi was born in the city of Birmingham in England, the United Kingdom; to Sikh parents of Indian Punjabi descent. At a very young age she and her family has emigrated to Canada, where she grew up mainly in Montreal, in Ottawa, and in Vancouver. At the age of 14 she left home and relocated to Calgary, Alberta; which assisted her with the initial steps to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied theatre and fine arts at the University of Calgary, and earned a degree in photography. Career Darshi has made appearances in over 25 television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in '' Tru Calling'', ''The'' ''Dead Zone'', '' The L-Word'', and as Laura in the horror film '' Final Destination 3.'' She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series '' renegadepress.com''. From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis X
Francis may refer to: People and characters *Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013–2025) *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska, USA * Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska, USA * Francis, Oklahoma, USA * Francis, Utah, USA Arts, entertainment, media * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell * Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band *Francis (TV series), a Indian Bengali-language animated television series Other uses *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine See also * Saint Francis (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rogers (actor)
Michael Rogers (born May 18, 1970) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Barry Nyle in the film '' Beyond the Black Rainbow''. Filmography Film Television Web Awards and nominations Awards •2013 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor in a Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ... Film - '' Beyond the Black Rainbow'' by Etan Vlessing at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Johnson
Kenny Johnson (born July 13, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Detective Curtis Lemansky in ''The Shield'', Butch "Burner" Barnes in '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', Detective Ham Dewey in '' Saving Grace'', Herman Kozik in ''Sons of Anarchy'', Matt Webb in ''Prime Suspect'', Caleb Calhoun in '' Bates Motel'', Dominique Luca in the CBS drama series '' S.W.A.T.'', and Tommy Welch on '' Chicago Fire'' (2014–2015). Early life Johnson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was raised on a 30-acre farm in Weathersfield, Vermont. For his college education, he attended Central Connecticut State University, where he played football and basketball. Prior to starting his acting career, Johnson spent approximately four years modelling for agencies including Wilhelmina and Ford Models. This path led to him living for a year in Boston, Massachusetts, before finally settling in Los Angeles, California, where he eventually found acting. Career Johnson got his start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in a number of films, and from 2011 to 2012 played the role of Kitty O'Neill in the Starz (TV channel), Starz political drama series ''Boss (TV series), Boss''. From 2014 to 2016, Robertson starred as homicide detective Hildy Mulligan in the TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT series ''Murder in the First (TV series), Murder in the First''. She also played Tina Edison in the Canadian sitcom ''Maniac Mansion (TV series), Maniac Mansion'' (1990–1993) and Clare Arnold in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1994–1997). In 2019, she played a main character in the series ''Northern Rescue''. Early life Robertson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and attended Sherwood Secondary School and Hillfield Strathallan College, a local private school. She started taking acting classes when she was ten and had roles in local theatre productions. Her first television appearances were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Creskoff
Rebecca Creskoff is an American actress. Career Creskoff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before attending New York University, where she received her master of fine arts degree. She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including ''Law & Order'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The West Wing (TV series), The West Wing'', ''Mad Men'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''Justified (TV series), Justified'', and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. She has had recurring roles in ''The Practice'', ''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'', ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'', Bates Motel (TV series), ''Bates Motel'', and ''Hung (TV series), Hung'', becoming a series regular on the show's second season. Creskoff also co-starred in the sitcoms ''Greetings from Tucson'' and ''Quintuplets'', both of which ended after one season. Personal life Rebecca Creskoff was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Betty Jane Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Vartan
Michael Vartan (born November 27, 1968) is an American actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama '' Alias'', his role on the TNT medical drama '' Hawthorne'', and his role on the '' E!'' drama '' The Arrangement'' as Terence Anderson. His film roles include '' The Pallbearer'', '' Never Been Kissed'', '' The Next Best Thing'', ''One Hour Photo'', '' To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar'', ''Monster-in-Law'', '' Rogue'', ''Colombiana'', and '' Small Town Crime''. Early life Vartan is the son of Edmond "Eddie" Vartan, a musician, and Doris (née Pucher), a painter and artist. His paternal aunt is singer Sylvie Vartan and his stepfather is writer Ian La Frenais. Michael's paternal grandfather was of Armenian and Bulgarian descent, while Michael's paternal grandmother was of Hungarian Jewish background. Michael's mother is a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States. Vartan has said about his French background that "The funny thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
