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Defining Moments (film)
''Defining Moments'' is a 2021 Canadian comedy film written and directed by Stephen Wallis, and starring Burt Reynolds (in his final film role), Graham Greene and Sienna Guillory. Plot The film revolves around people of how unpredictable events happen around their lives. Cast *Burt Reynolds as Chester *Graham Greene as Dr. Kelly *Sienna Guillory as Lisa *Tammy Blanchard as Laurel *Eric Peterson as Edward *Shawn Roberts as Jack *Polly Shannon as Marina *Dillon Casey as Dave *Nicholas Campbell as Foddy *Andy McQueen as Peter Production Filming occurred in Unionville, Ontario and Markham, Ontario Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest ... and wrapped in September 2017. Release The film was released in theaters and on demand on August 27, 2021. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as ''Gunsmoke'' (1962–1965), ''Hawk'' (1966) and '' Dan August'' (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as '' Navajo Joe'' (1966) and ''100 Rifles'' (1969), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in ''Deliverance'' (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as '' White Lightning'' (1973), '' The Longest Yard'' (1974), ''Smokey and the Bandit'' (1977) (which started a six-year box office reign), '' Semi-Tough'' (1977), '' The End'' (1978), '' Hooper'' (1978), '' Starting Over'' (1979), ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' (1980), '' The Cannonball Run'' (1981), ''Sharky's Machine'' (1981), ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982), and '' Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Greene (actor)
Graham Greene, CM (born June 22, 1952) is an Oscar-nominated Canadian actor who has worked on stage, in film, and in TV productions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He has achieved international fame for participating in Kevin Costner's '' Dances with Wolves'' (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Other notable films include '' Thunderheart'' (1992), '' Maverick'' (1994), '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1995), '' The Green Mile'' (1999), '' Skins'' (2002), '' Transamerica'' (2005), ''Casino Jack'' (2010), '' Winter's Tale'' (2014), '' The Shack'' (2017), '' Wind River'' (2017) and ''Shadow Wolves'' (2019). Early life and career Greene is an Oneida born in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, the son of Lillian and John Greene, who was a paramedic and maintenance man. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, as a young man. Before moving into acting, he worked as a draftsman, steelworker and welder. He noted:"...I was a welder because once y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Tiggy Guillory (; born 16 March 1975) is an English actress and former model. She portrayed Jill Valentine in several entries of the ''Resident Evil'' action-horror film series. Other prominent roles include elf princess Arya Dröttningu in the fantasy-adventure film ''Eragon'', and the title role in the TV miniseries ''Helen of Troy''. She has appeared in TV shows including ''Fortitude'', '' Stan Lee's Lucky Man'', and '' Luther''. Early life Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Guillory is the daughter of American folk guitarist Isaac Guillory and his first wife, English model Tina Thompson, whom he married in 1973. Her father was the son of American and Turkish-Jewish parents and born at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Her parents moved to Fulham, London, when Guillory was two, then later to Norfolk when she was 11. At the age of ten, she went to stay with cousins in Mexico to learn Spanish. She has a half-brother named Jace, who has the same mother. Her fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammy Blanchard
Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her other notable film roles were in '' The Good Shepherd'' (2006), ''Sybil'' (2007), ''Into the Woods'' (2014) and '' The Invitation'' (2015). Blanchard has been nominated for two Tony Awards: one for her role as Louise in the 2003 Broadway revival of the musical ''Gypsy'', and the other as Hedy LaRue in the 2011 Broadway revival of the musical '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. Career She made her professional acting debut on the soap opera ''Guiding Light'' in 1997, where she played spoiled rich girl Drew Jacobs. Her first scene was with Taye Diggs, who briefly played a record producer on the show. The character of Drew became more prominent over the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Roberts
Shawn Roberts (born April 2, 1984) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in zombie films such as ''Land of the Dead'', ''Diary of the Dead'' and the ''Resident Evil'' franchise. Early life Roberts was born in Stratford, Ontario. Career Roberts started acting when he played the wolf in a school play of ''Little Red Riding Hood'', which was seen by award-winning screenwriter Robert Forsythe. Forsythe, a friend of Roberts' father, helped him get a role in ''Emily of New Moon''. Afterwards, he gained a role on ''Goosebumps'' as Brian O'Connor in the two-part episode, The Perfect School. Roberts went on to play Dean Walton in the Canadian television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He has also co-starred with Anna Paquin. His film works include George A. Romero's ''Land of the Dead'' and ''Diary of the Dead''. In 2010, he appeared in '' Resident Evil: Afterlife'', where he played villain Albert Wesker. He reprised the role of Wesker in 2012 in '' Resident Evil: Retrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Shannon
Polly Shannon (born September 1, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Margaret Trudeau in the 2002 miniseries '' Trudeau'', a film about the late Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau. Biography Polly Shannon was born September 1, 1973, in Kingston, Ontario, and raised in Aylmer, Quebec. Her father, Michael Shannon, is a doctor who served in various senior posts at Health Canada, including director general for the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control. Her mother, Mary Mackay-Smith, is a screenwriter for children's films and television. At the age of 13, after acting in theatre as a child, Shannon became a model, with assignments that took her to New York, London, and Tokyo. She attended Philemon Wright High School in Hull, Quebec. In 1992, Shannon began her television career, landing a part in ''Catwalk'', a YTV series about a struggling rock band. She went on to appear in several television series, including ''Sirens'' (1994) as Kelly Van Pelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Casey
Dillon Francis Casey (born October 29, 1983) is an American-born Canadian actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Sean Pierce in The CW action-thriller television series ''Nikita''. Early life Casey was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Oakville, Ontario. His father, Richard, is a urologist, and his mother, Patrice, is an image consultant. After graduating from Oakville Trafalgar High School, Casey graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2005, and earned a Master of Economics degree from the University of Toronto. Career He moved to Toronto to return to his roots and was chosen to play the role of Trevor Lemonde in a short running CBC show called ''MVP''. The show garnered attention for the actor, putting him on a giant billboard in his underwear in Times Square. Casey relocated to Los Angeles, California for his career in January 2009. Over the next few years he attained guest roles on shows including ''Warehouse 13'' and ''The Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor and filmmaker, who won three Gemini Awards for acting. He is known for such films as '' Naked Lunch'', '' Prozac Nation'', '' New Waterford Girl'' and the television series '' Da Vinci's Inquest''. Early life Campbell was born in Toronto and raised in Montreal. He went to Toronto's Upper Canada College and Kingston's Queen's University where he originally studied Political Studies but later switched to English and Drama. He continued his studies in England studying five years at the London Drama Studio and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Campbell spent 40 weeks touring the country with the York Theatre Royal Repertory Company. His debut film role was in '' The Omen,'' released in 1976. After he returned from England he divided his time amongst Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York. In the 1990s he moved back to Canada. Career His starring film and television credits include series l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy McQueen
Andy McQueen (born, March 2, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 2019 film ''Disappearance at Clifton Hill'', for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, and his recurring role as Detective Malik Abed in the television series '' Coroner''. He also appeared in the films ''Brown Girl Begins'' (2017), ''Fahrenheit 451'' (2018), ''Books of Blood'' (2020), '' Sugar Daddy'' (2020), '' Little Orphans'' (2020) and ''I Like Movies'' (2022), in the television series ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''Jack Ryan'', ''The Girlfriend Experience'', ''Station Eleven'' and '' Mrs. Davis'', and on stage in the Toronto production of ''Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train''. Of Indo-Guyanese descent, he is an alumnus of the Actors Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre.Margaret DeRosia"Spotlight on Actors: Andy McQueen" Canadian Film Centre The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionville, Ontario
Unionville is a suburban district and former village in Markham, Ontario, Canada, 2 km (2.5 mi) west of Markham Village (the City of Markham's historic downtown), and 33 km (20.5 mi) northeast of Downtown Toronto. The boundaries of Unionville are not well-defined. Several neighbourhoods claim to be part of it however, this has been disputed between the various wards. Unionville was founded north of 16th Avenue in 1794, and many of the farms on and around Kennedy Road. The Unionville Ratepayers Association designated a newer street, Rodick Road, as its western boundary, in the 1980s. Main Street Unionville, which was Kennedy Road in the mid-to-late 20th century, runs through Unionville while the new Kennedy Road runs to the east. Rouge River runs north of the central part of Unionville and to the southeast. Highway 404 is to the west, with the nearest interchange with Highway 407 is south on Kennedy Road. Unionville is predominantly residential excep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markham, Ontario
Markham () is a city in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and 16th largest in Canada. The city gained its name from the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe (in office 1791–1796), who named the area after his friend, William Markham, the Archbishop of York from 1776 to 1807. Indigenous people lived in the area of present-day Markham for thousands of years before Europeans arrived in the area. The first European settlement in Markham occurred when William Berczy, a German artist and developer, led a group of approximately sixty-four German families to North America. While they planned to settle in New York, disputes over finances and land tenure led Berczy to negotiate with Simcoe for in what would later become Markham Township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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