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Genius (U.S. TV Series)
''Genius'' is an American biographical anthology drama series developed by Noah Pink and Kenneth Biller which premiered on National Geographic. The first season, which aired between April and June 2017, followed the life of Albert Einstein, from his early years, through his time as a patent clerk, and into his later years as a physicist who developed the theory of relativity; the season is based on the 2007 book '' Einstein: His Life and Universe'' by Walter Isaacson. The second season, which aired between April and June 2018, followed the life and artistry of Pablo Picasso. In April 2018, National Geographic renewed the series for a third season. The season was originally supposed to focus on Mary Shelley, but this was changed during development to instead focus on Aretha Franklin. It aired in March 2021. In December 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season to be released on National Geographic and Disney+. The fourth season follows the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Film
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from Docudrama, docudrama films and Historical drama, historical drama films in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a single person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives. Context Biopic scholars include George F. Custen of the College of Staten Island and Dennis P. Bingham of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Custen, in ''Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History'' (1992), regards the genre as having died with the Studio system, Hollywood studio era, and in particular, Darryl F. Zanuck. On the other hand, Bingham's 2010 study ''Whose Lives Are They Anyway? The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre'' shows how it perpetuates as a codified genre using many of the same tropes used in the studio era that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Hébert Gregory
Kimberly Hébert Gregory (née Hébert; born December 7, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career in theatre before her breakthrough role as Dr. Belinda Brown in the HBO comedy series ''Vice Principals'' in 2016.Meriah Dot"Vice Principals’ Breakout Star Reveals Real-Life Inspiration Behind Dr Belinda Brown'"''The Wrap'', September 7, 2016. Life and career Kimberly Hébert was born on December 7, 1972, in Houston, the youngest of three. She graduated from The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in her native Houston. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College where she received a BA in Psychology, and at the University of Chicago where she was awarded her Master's degree in Social Work. She also spent a quarter at DePaul University in the school's MFA program. She was married to Chester Gregory with whom she has a son, but the couple since divorced. She appeared in a number of Chicago Theatre Company productions as of late 1990s. She received a Joseph Jeffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films '' Megamind'', ''Penguins of Madagascar'', ''Home'', ''Terminator Genisys'', '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'', '' The Lego Batman Movie'', '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' and its sequel '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'', '' Bad Boys for Life'' and its sequel '' Bad Boys: Ride or Die'', '' Black Widow'', '' Black Adam'', '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', '' Gran Turismo'', and '' Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'', as well as the video games '' Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', '' Assassin's Creed III'', ''Crysis 2'', '' Skylanders'', and '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2''. He has also scored the television series '' The Bible'', '' Marcella'', ''The Crown'', and ''Genius'', the latter for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. Zimmer was also named on the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses, published by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 2007. His works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, Zimmer has composed music for over 150 films. He has won two Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Awards for Best Original Score for ''The Lion King'' (1994), and for ''Dune (2021 film), Dune'' (2021). His works include ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' (2000), ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), the ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of the Caribbean'' series (2006–2011), The Dark Knight Trilogy, ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy (2005–2012), ''Inception'' (2010), ''Man of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Compere
Sacha, Sasha, or Sascha may refer to: People * Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha Musicians * Sacha (singer), born Sacha Visagie, Canadian singer and songwriter * Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe * Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born Sascha Schmitz * Sasha (Jamaican musician) (born 1974), gospel singer and former deejay, born Christine Chin Animals * Sasha (dog) (2004–2008), a Labrador dog that served in the British Army * ''Galianora sacha'' (''G. sacha''), Ecuadorian jumping spider * "Sasha", name given to a frozen specimen of the extinct woolly rhinoceros Arts, entertainment, and media *''Sasha'', a 2003 album by Sasha Gradiva * ''Pour Sacha'', ''For Sacha'', 1991 film * "Sascha … ein aufrechter Deutscher", a 1992 song by Die Toten Hosen from the album ''Kauf MICH!'' * Sascha-Film, defunct Austrian film company Other uses * Sasha-class minesweeper, NATO designated name, Soviet Navy minesweeper class S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Gay Hamilton
LisaGay Hamilton (born 1964) is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as secretary/lawyer Rebecca Washington on the ABC legal drama ''The Practice'' (1997–2003). She also portrayed Melissa Thoreau on the TNT comedy-drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009–2011), Celia Jones on the Netflix series ''House of Cards'' (2016), Suzanne Simms on the Hulu series ''Chance'' (2016), and Kayla Price in ''The First'' (2018), also by Hulu. Hamilton's film credits include roles in ''12 Monkeys'' (1995), ''Jackie Brown'' (1997), '' Beloved'' (1998), ''True Crime'' (1999), ''The Sum of All Fears'' (2002), ''The Soloist'' (2009), ''Beastly'' (2011), '' Beautiful Boy'' (2018), and ''Vice'' (2018). Her theater credits include ''Measure for Measure'' (Isabella), ''Henry IV Parts I & II'' (Lady Hotspur), Athol Fugard's, ''Valley Song'' and ''The Ohio State Murders''. Hamilton was also an original cast member in the Broadway pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennie James
Lennie Michael James is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Morgan Jones in the AMC series '' The Walking Dead'' and in its spin-off, ''Fear the Walking Dead'', and starring as DCI Tony Gates in ''Line of Duty'' series one. Among James' more notable roles in television is Glen Boyle in the medical drama ''Critical'' on Sky 1. On American television, he portrayed the mysterious Robert Hawkins in the CBS series ''Jericho'' and Detective Joe Geddes in the AMC series '' Low Winter Sun''. James created and starred in Sky Atlantic drama series ''Save Me'' which was released in 2018 to critical acclaim. Its second season, titled ''Save Me Too'', won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series 2021. In 2024, James starred as Barrington Jedidiah "Barry" Walker in the BBC TV adaptation of the novel Mr Loverman, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards. Early life James was born in Nottingham, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Point-Du Jour
Hubert Point-Du Jour is an American actor. He played Bob in the 2020 Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ... miniseries '' The Good Lord Bird''. He also played Miles in the 2023 Peacock (streaming service), Peacock series ''The Continental: From the World of John Wick''. He also has the recurring role as Josh Baker in the Peacock series ''Dr. Death (2021 TV series), Dr. Death''. He also played Ralph Abernathy in the fourth season of ''Genius (American TV series), Genius''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{IMDb name, 2428854 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Carr (actor)
Gary Carr (born 11 December 1986) is an English actor, dancer, singer, and musician known for his works on screen and stage. He has had main character roles in the BBC TV series ''Death in Paradise'' (2011–2014) and American TV series '' The Deuce'' (2017–2018). He is also known for playing an American jazz singer named Jack Ross in the ITV historical drama ''Downton Abbey'' (2013). Education Carr began training at the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, then trained at the Arts Educational Schools from 2003 through 2005, and then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 2005 to 2008 with a scholarship from the Leverhulme Trust. Career Since graduating from LAMDA in July 2008, Carr has appeared in television productions for BBC and ITV, and in the Royal National Theatre production of '' Dido, Queen of Carthage'', written by Christopher Marlowe and directed by James MacDonald. Carr starred in the first three series of the BBC mystery dramedy ''Deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones (; January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award; along with four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2020. Jones appeared in television series such as ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2016), ''The Get Down'' (2016–2017), ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018), and '' Truth Be Told'' (2019–2023). He also appeared in a number of films, including '' Half Nelson'' (2006), ''Across the Universe'' (2007), '' Glass Chin'' (2014), '' The Holiday Calendar'' (2018), ''Dog Days'' (2018), and '' Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019). In 2022, he was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play at the 75th Tony Awards, for his performance in the Broadway play ''Clyde's''. Early life and education Ron Cephas Jones, who was of African American heritage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayme Lawson
Jayme Lawson (born September 19, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Mayor Bella Reál in '' The Batman'' (2022) and Pearline in ''Sinners'' (2025). Career After graduating Juilliard School in May 2019, Lawson landed her first film role in the 2020 film ''Farewell Amor'' as Sylvia. In 2019, she gained attention when she was cast in the film '' The Batman'' (2022) as Bella Reál, a mayoral candidate for Gotham City. In January 2021, she was cast as a young Michelle Obama in the television series '' The First Lady'' (2022). She would reprise her ''The Batman'' role in the 2024 HBO television series ''The Penguin''. In 2022, she appeared in the drama films ''Till'', ''How to Blow Up a Pipeline'', and ''The Woman King'' as Myrlie Evers, Alisha, and Shante, respectively. In 2025, Lawson co-starred in Ryan Coogler's vampire period piece thriller ''Sinners''. Filmography Film Television Play * 2019 - ''For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weruche Opia
Reanne Weruche Opia () (born 11 April 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She is the founding CEO of the clothing line Jesus Junkie Clothing. She was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in the BBC miniseries ''I May Destroy You'' (2020). Early life and education Born in Lagos, Opia moved to Southeast London at the age of 13. Her father is an author and professor of social sciences and her mother is veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host Ruth Benamaisia-Opia. Opia holds a degree in drama and sociology from the University of the West of England, Bristol. Career After making her television debut with a guest appearance in a 2010 episode of ''The Bill'', Opia spent a year with the Renegade Theatre Company in Nigeria. Upon returning to England in 2012, she appeared in the Channel 4 crime drama ''Top Boy'' and the Channel 5 procedural '' Suspects''. Opia gained prominence through her role as Cleopatra Ofoedo in the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
