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The Defenders (miniseries)
''Marvel's The Defenders'' is an American television miniseries created by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez (writer), Marco Ramirez for the streaming service Netflix, based on the Marvel Comics characters Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist (character), Iron Fist, who form the Defenders (comics), eponymous superhero team. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the franchise's films. The miniseries is a Crossover (fiction), crossover event and the culmination of four previously released Marvel's Netflix television series, interconnected series from Marvel and Netflix starring each superhero. It was produced by Marvel Television in association with ABC Studios, Nine and a Half Fingers, Inc., and Goddard Textiles, with Ramirez serving as showrunner. The series stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Matt Murdock / Daredevil, Kryste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre, genre in literature that focuses on stories involving high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of subgenres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventure stories, tales of terror, intrigue ("cloak and dagger"), and Mystery fiction, mysteries. These kinds of stories utilize Thriller (genre), suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the Conflict (narrative), conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or the solution to a mystery of a Thriller (genre), thriller. The intricacies of human relationships or the nuances of philosophy and psychology are rarely explored in action fiction, typically being fast-paced mysteries that merely seek to provide the reader with an exhilarating experience. Action fiction can also be a plot element of Literature, non-literary works such as graphic novels and film. Genre fiction Action genre is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Kane
Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Hal Jordan, Green Lantern and the Atom (Ray Palmer), Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist (character), Iron Fist and Adam Warlock with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in the anti-drug storyline in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #96–98, which, at the behest of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, ''His Name Is... Savage'', in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, ''Blackmark'', in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the List of Eisner Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama '' Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include '' He Got Game'' (1998), '' Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in Black II'' (2002), '' The Rundown'' (2003), '' Rent'' (2005), ''Sin City'' (2005), '' Clerks II'' (2006), ''Death Proof'' (2007), ''Seven Pounds'' (2008), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), ''Unstoppable'' (2010), ''Zookeeper'' (2011), ''Trance'' (2013), '' Top Five'' (2014), '' Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019), and '' Clerks 3'' (2022). Dawson has provided voice-over work for Disney/Marvel, Warner Bros./DC Comics, and ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon unit. She is also recognized for her portrayal of the live-action Ahsoka Tano in the Star Wars franchise. Dawson had several roles in film and television adaptations of comic books. These include Gail in ''Sin City'' (2005) and '' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' (2014), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élodie Yung
Élodie Yung (; born 22 February 1981) is a French actress. She is best known for her roles as Elektra Natchios in the second season of '' Daredevil'' (2016) and the miniseries '' The Defenders'' (2017), as well as Thony De La Rosa on the Fox series '' The Cleaning Lady'' (2022–2025). Early life Yung was born in Paris, on 22 February 1981. Her father is Cambodian and her mother is French. She grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis. Her father enrolled her in karate classes at age 9, and she eventually became a black belt in her late teens. Yung earned a law degree at the University of Paris with the intention of becoming a judge. However, at the age of 29, she instead pursued acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Yung began acting in 2002, in the French television series '' La vie devant nous'' and made her film debut as the female lead Tsu in 2004's '. She followed this with a performance as gang lord Tao in '' District 13: Ultimatum''. Yung returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Ann Woll
Deborah Ann Woll (born February 7, 1985) is an American actress. She played Jessica Hamby in the HBO drama series ''True Blood'' (2008–2014), which earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She portrayed Karen Page in four television series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018) and '' Daredevil: Born Again'' (2025). Her film roles include ''Mother's Day'' (2010), '' Seven Days in Utopia'' (2011), '' Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You'' (2011), '' Catch .44'' (2011), ''Ruby Sparks'' (2012), '' Meet Me in Montenegro'' (2014), '' The Automatic Hate'' (2015), ''Escape Room'' (2019) and its sequel '' Escape Room: Tournament of Champions'' (2021), and '' Queen of the Ring'' (2024). In 2022, she provided the voice and motion capture of Faye in the video game ''God of War Ragnarök''. She appeared in tabletop gaming web series including appearances as the Dungeon Master for multiple actual play series. Early life Woll was born o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Taylor
Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian television series ''headLand'' (2005–2006) as Sasha Forbes. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including ''Man-Thing (film), Man-Thing'' (2005), ''See No Evil (2006 film), See No Evil'' (2006), ''Transformers (film), Transformers'' (2007), ''Bottle Shock'' (2008), ''Shutter (2008 film), Shutter'' (2008), ''Cedar Boys'' (2009), ''Splinterheads'' (2009), ''Red Dog (film), Red Dog'' (2011), ''The Darkest Hour (film), The Darkest Hour'' (2011) and ''Any Questions for Ben?'' (2012). She has also starred as List of Grey's Anatomy characters#Attending physicians, Dr. Lucy Fields on ''Grey's Anatomy'', as one of the Angels on the short-lived reboot ''Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series), Charlie's Angels'' (both 2011), as the main character on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC show ''666 Park Avenue'' (2012–2013), and in the NBC action/th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón RodrÃguez (actor)
Ramón RodrÃguez (born in 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor. Since 2023, he has starred as the title character in the ABC series '' Will Trent''. His previous television work included roles in ''The Wire'' (2006–2008) and '' Day Break'' (2006–2007), and in the films '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) and '' The Taking of Pelham 123'' (2009). He portrayed John Bosley in the 2011 reboot of ''Charlie's Angels''. In 2014, RodrÃguez starred as Ryan Lopez on the Fox crime drama television series '' Gang Related''. In 2018, he played the role of Benjamin Cruz on the Showtime television series '' The Affair''. Life and career RodrÃguez was born in RÃo Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979 and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In a 2024 conversation with Jimmy Kimmel on his late night talk show, RodrÃguez revealed that his birthday is not on December 20th, the date incorrectly shown in this Wikipedia article until December 22, 2024; he joked that he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Missick
Simone Missick ( Cook; born January 19, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Detective Misty Knight in ''Luke Cage'' (2016-2018), a role she also plays in '' The Defenders'' (2017) and '' Iron Fist'' (2018). From 2019 to 2023, she starred as Lola Carmichael in '' All Rise''. Early life Simone Missick graduated from Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, then in 2003 completed a bachelor degree in English and theatre arts at Howard University. Missick pursued acting after graduation. Career Missick took master classes at British American Drama Academy in England. There she studied under Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire. In 2008, Missick was featured in female leading role of Reese Knight in the independent feature ''The Road to Sundance''. In 2012, Missick played the role of Elise in the television film '' A Taste of Romance''. In 2014, Missick appeared in the series ''Ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Henwick
Jessica Yu-Li Henwick ( ;) is a British actress, writer, and director. She began her career in 2010 and is best known for her roles in ''Game of Thrones'' (2015–17), '' Iron Fist'' (2017–18), '' Love and Monsters'' (2020), ''Underwater (film)'' (2020), '' The Defenders'' (2017), ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021), '' The Gray Man'' (2022), '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'' (2022), and '' The Royal Hotel'' (2023). Her directorial debut ''Bus Girl'' was nominated for a BAFTA. Early life and education Jessica Yu-Li Henwick is from Surrey, the daughter of a Singaporean-Chinese mother of Teochew descent and a Zambian-born English father. Her father, Mark, became an author in 2012 and wrote the urban fantasy series ''Bite Back''. She has two brothers, one older and one younger. Henwick attended Collingwood College in Camberley. She trained briefly at Redroofs Theatre School before dropping out. She also trained with the National Youth Theatre under the tutelage of Rik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elden Henson
Elden Henson (born Elden Ryan Ratliff, August 30, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Fulton Reed in '' The Mighty Ducks'' trilogy (1992–1996), Foggy Nelson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and Pollux in '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'' (2014) and '' Part 2'' (2015). Early life Elden Ryan Ratliff was born August 30, 1977, in Rockville, Maryland, to Sayde Henson, an educator and former photographer, and George Ratliff, a former New York theater actor. He has two brothers, actors Garette Ratliff Henson (who appeared in ''The Mighty Ducks'' with Elden) and Erick Ratliff (who, like Elden, appeared in ''Elvis and Me''). From his father's second marriage, he has a younger half-brother, Ellington Ratliff, who is a member of the band R5. Henson grew up in Burbank, California. A child actor, he started acting in commercials at age six and booked a series of film and television roles by age ten. Henson attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eka Darville
Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in ''Power Rangers RPM,'' Pip in '' Mr. Pip'', Malcolm Ducasse in ''Jessica Jones'' and Diego in '' The Originals''. Biography Early life Darville went to Byron Bay High School and lives in Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Sydney. His father is the Jamaican reggae artist Ray Darwin and his mother is Canadian. Eka Darville On 'Jessica Jones': 5 Things You Need To Know About Malcolm Ducasse Career Darville is known for playing Malcolm Ducasse on the television series '' |
Finn Jones
Finn Jones (born Terence Jones; 24 March 1988) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2016) and Danny Rand / Iron Fist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television shows '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), '' The Defenders'' (2017), and '' Luke Cage'' (2018). Career Jones trained at the Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at Hayes School in Bromley. In October 2009, Jones played Jamie, a young man who found love with Hannah Ashworth in the second series of '' Hollyoaks Later''. Later, he returned to the ''Hollyoaks'' village to tie in with Emma Rigby's (Hannah Ashworth) departure in February 2010. In January 2010, Jones appeared in the 11th series of '' Doctors''. On 1 and 8 April 2010, he appeared in two episodes of ''The Bill'' playing Commander Lisa Kennedy's (played by Julie Graham) son Mark Kennedy, who was accused of murder. In the same month he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
