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Happy Face (TV Series)
''Happy Face'' is an American crime drama television series. It was adapted from the 2018 podcast ''Happy Face'' by Melissa Moore, and her 2009 autobiography ''Shattered Silence'', co-written with M. Bridget Cook. The series stars Annaleigh Ashford, James Wolk, Tamera Tomakili, Khiyla Aynne, Benjamin Mackey, and Dennis Quaid. The series premiered on Paramount+ on March 20, 2025. In July 2025, the series was canceled after one season. Cast and characters Main * Annaleigh Ashford as Melissa Reed, Keith's daughter and makeup artist on ''The Dr. Greg Show'' * James Wolk as Ben Reed, Melissa's husband * Tamera Tomakili as Ivy Campbell, a producer on the show and Melissa's friend * Khiyla Aynne as Hazel Reed, Melissa and Ben's 15-year-old daughter * Benjamin Mackey as Max Reed, Melissa and Ben's 9-year-old son * Dennis Quaid as Keith Hunter Jesperson, the Happy Face killer Recurring * Kathleen Duborg as June Jesperson, Melissa's mother and Keith's ex-wife * Jennifer Spence as Renee * ... [...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] |
David Harewood
David Michael Harewood (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor, presenter and the current president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in ''Homeland'' (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman in ''Supergirl'' (2015–2021). Early life Harewood was born on 8 December 1965 in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, the son of a couple from Barbados who had moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver, while his mother was a caterer. He has a sister, Sandra, and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St Benedict's Junior School and Washwood Heath Academy. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In his youth, he worked at a wine bar in Birmingham city centre. At the age of 18, he gained a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Harewood began acting in 1990 and has appeared in '' The Hawk'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Rideout
Kyle Rideout is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He co-owns a production company called Motion 58 with business partner Josh Epstein. He co-wrote and directed the short films Hop the Twig and Wait for Rain as well as the feature films '' Eadweard'' and '' Adventures in Public School''. Rideout's film have garnered a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award in 2017 for ''Adventures in Public School''. Career As an actor, Rideout won a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award as Best Newcomer in 2005, for his performance in a production of Josh MacDonald's play ''Halo''. The following year, he won the award for Best Supporting Actor, Small Theatre Division, for his performance as Gordon in David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin's ''The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Production of A Christmas Carol''. In 2007, he starred as Romeo in Bard on the Beach's production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. In 2010, he appeared in ''Studies i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McGillion
Paul McGillion (born January 5, 1969) is a Scottish-Canadian actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He is best known for his role on the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' as Dr. Carson Beckett. Early life McGillion was born on January 5, 1969 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His family moved to Canada when he was two years old. McGillion returned to Scotland with his family during his early teens, for a few years, while his father worked on the Shetland oil rigs. He is the sixth of seven children. He has a degree in teaching and while studying at Brock University, was part of their national championship-winning wrestling team. After graduating, McGillion began his career teaching theatre in Toronto, squeezing in time to attend auditions. He finally made the move to Vancouver, where he has worked extensively in film, TV and theatre. Career McGillion taught scene study at the Vancouver Film School in 1998 and 1999. McGillion played young Ernest Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenn Lyon
Jennifer Lyon is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jennifer Husser on the TNT series ''Claws'' (2017), Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez on the FX sitcom ''Saint George'' (2014), Lindsey Salazar on the FX drama '' Justified'' (2010), and most recently as Esther Finch in Netflix's series '' Dead Boy Detectives'' (2024), and as Gillian, fictional pen-pal/girlfriend of serial killer Keith Jesperson, on the Paramount+ series '' Happy Face'' (2025). Early life and education Lyon is a native of High Point, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Reverend Ken Lyon, a former pastor of the First United Methodist Church. She moved around the state a few times growing up for her father's work. She attended Ferndale Middle School and High Point Central High School. She went on to study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 2003. Career Upon graduation, Lyon moved to New York where she worked in theatre and formed her own comedy sketch troupe POY ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Cole
Theodore Cole (born April 5, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor who works with Ocean Productions in numerous anime dubs. He's best known for his roles as Tatewaki Kuno in ''Ranma ½'', Chang Wufei in ''Gundam Wing'', Yamcha in the Ocean dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' and Neil in '' Class of the Titans''. He has also done live-action work as well. Filmography Anime dubbing * '' Dokkoida!?'' - Pierre the Slave * ''Death Note'' - Reiji Namikawa, Ito Shiroba, John McEnroe/Larry Conners, Jack Neylon/Kal Snydar * ''Dragon Ball'' - Yamcha (Ocean dub) * ''Dragon Ball Z'' (Ocean dub) - Yamcha, Android 17, Jewel, Pui Pui, Korin (Seasons 4–9), Turles * '' Dragon Ball Z Kai'' - Yamcha (Ocean Group Dub) * ''Gintama°'' - Hasegawa * ''Hamtaro'' - Boss, Curtis Milan * ''Hikaru no Go'' - Michio Shirakawa * '' Inuyasha'' - Lord Kuranosuke Takeda * '' Master Keaton'' - Taichi Hiraga Keaton * ''Megaman NT Warrior'' - Glyde * ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' - Wakkein * ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' - David Carnegie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanelle Peloso
Chanelle Harquail-Ivsak (née ''Peloso'') (born January 21, 1994) is a Canadian television actress known for her role as Hailey Yarner in '' The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. Career Peloso began her career on Disney Channel films and series, including ''Radio Rebel'' and '' Zapped'', along with roles on Cartoon Network series including '' Level Up'' and ''Incredible Crew''. In that same year, she starred as Petra Smith in the Netflix original series '' Another Life''. She also voices the recurring character Romy in ''Barbie and the Secret Door'' and Potion Nova in '' My Little Pony: Pony Life'', which premiered on June 21, 2020. Personal life Peloso is a lesbian A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ettinger
Philip Ettinger (born September 8, 1985) is an American actor. He first gained attention for his supporting role as the troubled environmental activist, Michael, in Paul Schrader's ''First Reformed'' (2017). Other significant roles have been as Garrett Drimmer in the CBS All Access series '' One Dollar'' (2018), as the young-adult version of Mark Ruffalo's twin characters, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, in HBO's '' I Know This Much Is True'' in 2020, and in the lead role of Cole Freeman in Braden King's cinematic adaptation of the Carter Sickels' novel '' The Evening Hour'' (2020). Early life Philip Ettinger was born September 8, 1985 to a Jewish family in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. He attended Fair Lawn High School, where he was a member of the Masques drama club. He began studying film directing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. After unexpectedly winning the lead role in a play his freshman year, however, he enrolled in a summer acting program at William Esper Studio in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Gupton
Damon Jamal Gupton (born January 4, 1973) is an American actor and orchestral conductor, best known for his series regular roles as Charles Foster on '' Deadline'', Evrard Velerio on ''Prime Suspect'', Adam Page on '' The Divide'', Detective Cal Brown on '' The Player'', Deputy Chief Henderson on '' Black Lightning'', and SSA Stephen Walker on ''Criminal Minds''. He has also co-starred in the films '' The Last Airbender'' (2010), '' Whiplash'' (2014), and ''La La Land'' (2016). Early life and education Gupton was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he directed a musical ensemble, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Music Education. He received the Emerging Artist Award from the University's School of Music, Theatre & Dance Alumni Society. He also graduated in drama from Juilliard School in New York. Gupton studied conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School with David Zinman and Murry Sidlin. He later attended the National Conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momona Tamada
Momona Tamada (百々渚, ''Momona'', born September 28, 2006) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Claudia Kishi in the television adaptation of ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' and her role as Ty Lee in the 2024 live-action adaptation of ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''. Early life Momona Tamada was born on September 28, 2006, to Japanese parents in Vancouver, British Columbia. Tamada also has a younger brother named Hiro. She and her brother are first generation-born Canadian, born to ''Issei'' parents. Her name, which means 'hundreds of beaches', was inspired by the beaches of Vancouver. Career On July 26, 2019, Tamada made her debut as the younger version of Kimiko Miyashiro, "The Female", in the series '' The Boys,'' in the sixth episode of the first season. Later in 2019, she appeared in an episode of ''The Terror'', as Kazu's great-granddaughter. In 2020, it was announced that Tamada would be playing the role of Claudia Kishi in the 2020 adaptation of ''The Baby-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside (born October 11, 1957) is a Canadian actor. Early life Eric Keenleyside was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, grew up in London, Ontario, and spent time in Brisbane, Australia. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada) in 1980 and apprenticed at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He has lived and worked in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. Career In the early and mid 1990s, Keenleyside appeared in series such as ''Street Justice'', '' Hawkeye'', '' Madison'', '' Highlander: The Series'' and ''Titanic''. In 1999, he appeared in Guy Ferland's comedy film '' Delivered''. He appeared in an episode of ''The King of Queens'' in 2000. In 2006, Keenleyside appeared in the TV film ''Murder on Pleasant Drive''. In 2007, Keenleyside played Robert Doherty in the short-lived ABC series '' Traveler'' and in 2010 played Bob Overton in the series ''Hellcats''. In 2013, he starred in the direct-to-video action film '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
