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The Factory (2012 Film)
''The Factory'' is a 2012 American crime thriller film directed by Morgan O'Neill and starring John Cusack, Mae Whitman, Dallas Roberts, Mageina Tovah, Cindy Sampson, and Jennifer Carpenter. In the film, Cusack plays a Buffalo, New York cop who has been chasing a serial kidnapper who abducts young women. Plot In Buffalo, New York, a man named Carl picks up a woman he thinks is a prostitute and takes her to his home. When he spots that she is transgender, he angrily murders her, cuts up the body, and places the pieces in a freezer. Meanwhile, Mike Fletcher, a detective, becomes obsessed with the case, which is under threat of being shut down due to its inactivity. A troubled Thanksgiving holiday dinner reveals that he has been ignoring his family, including his rebellious daughter, Abby. Following an argument with her mother, Abby sneaks out of the house to be with her boyfriend Tad. At the diner where he works, Tad breaks up with her, and Abby runs outside. Tad sees her talk t ...
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Cindy Sampson
Cindy Marie Sampson (born May 27, 1978) is a Canadian director and actress ( film and television). She is known for her role in the Canadian television series '' Private Eyes''. Biography Sampson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 27, 1978. She attended Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, training in dance and theatre. In February 2012 she traveled to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the most remote island on Earth, and climbed to the island's summit while filming the "docu-fiction" movie ''Expedition for the Future''. She married fellow Canadian Ryan Wickel on July 7, 2016. Career Films Sampson's biggest film role was as Zoe Ravena in ''Live Once, Die Twice''. For the film '' The Shrine'', Sampson was required to watch a specific list of horror films in preparation for the role. She also appeared in the crime thriller film ''The Factory''. Sampson was cast by Hank White to play Kelly Stone in his feature film ''Charlie Zone''. Televi ...
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Morgan O'Neill
Morgan O'Neill (born 19 April 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian writer, director, actor and producer. He is also an accomplished professional musician. Having earned an honours degree in Literature from the University of Sydney, he subsequently graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a BA in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1998. Since then he has worked extensively in the entertainment industry, both in Australia and the US, with television roles including ''Home and Away'', All Saints, Water rats and ''Sea Patrol''. O'Neill also appeared in ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'', '' Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback'', ''Supernova'', ''Little Oberon'' and the 2012 Netflix movie, ''The Factory The Factory was Andy Warhol's studio in New York City, which had four locations between 1963 and 1987. The Factory became famed for its parties in the 1960s. It was the hip hangout spot for artists, musicians, celebrities and Warhol's supersta ...'', wh ...
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Mageina Tovah
Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy and Zelda Schiff, the head librarian in '' The Magicians. Early life Tovah was born Mageina Tovah Begtrup in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father was a US Army psychiatrist in the Green Berets, and her mother was an Army physical therapist. Her family later settled for a time in Clarksville, Tennessee, before moving to Nashville. Mageina attended Martin Luther King Junior Magnet High School in Nashville. She skipped a year of high school, taking both her Junior year of honors English and her Senior year of AP English at the same time. She graduated from high school at the age of 16. For college, Mageina started at The California Institute of the Arts, and graduated ''magna cum laude'' from USC in three and a half years. She later moved to New York City ...
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Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area and the second-largest by Population of Canada by province and territory, population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois people, Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York (state), New York in the United ...
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Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ...
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Glenda Braganza
Glenda Braganza is a Canadian television and stage actress who has appeared in several Canadian and American television shows and films. Braganza was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Indian-Goan parents, and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She lived for many years in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, before moving to Toronto. After graduating from Concordia University in 2001, she worked and received critical praise in several productions on the Montreal stage, including in ''Jennydog'', ''Jane Eyre'', and at the Montreal Fringe. Her various performances earned her the Montreal English Critics Circle Award as the Best Actress of 2003-04. She most recently starred as Gina Green in the Hollywood made-for-television film '' 10.5: Apocalypse'', which was about a natural disaster to hit the United States; it starred Dean Cain and Beau Bridges. She has also been on Canadian television with a featured role in the Stephen Surjik film ''Tripping the Wire'', and on American television with a recurr ...
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Conrad Pla
Conrad Pla (born October 24, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer. He is best known for founding Tristar Gym and starring in the Canadian television series ''ReGenesis''. Early life Pla was born in Madrid and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of three. Career Pla was a professional kickboxer between the ages of 18 and 32. He competed in the light heavyweight and super middleweight division. With 26 pro fights, he was ranked 3rd in the world, was the ISKA North American Champion as well as the WKA Intercontinental Champion. He fought Javier Mendez for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California, in 1995 but lost a close split decision. An injury forced him to retire from the sport. He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko. He teaches kickboxing and Muay Thai in Montreal. After his injury he turned to acting. He has studied with Danielle Schneider and ...
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Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy (born March 7, 1972) is a French-Canadian actress. In English, she is best known for playing Detective Isabelle Latendresse in the English version of the Canadian police drama television series '' 19-2'', Jocelyn Fray in the fantasy series ''Shadowhunters'', and Mob mistress Michelle in '' Bad Blood''. Career Roy has worked in theatre, film and television. Her breakthrough was the lead in a thirteen-episode TV series '' Au nom du Pere et du Fils''. She then went on to do the sequel, '' Le Sorcier''. She appeared in '' Love & Human Remains'' and in the television film ''Platinum''. Her theatrical work includes roles in musicals and in the play ''L'Affaire Tartuffe.'' She appeared in the Golden Reel winning ''Les Boys'' in 1999. Roy is a founder and co-owner of the film production company, Sanna Films. The company's first film ''Final Four,'' was written and directed by Roy. She plays a part in a second production, ''Lotto 6/66,'' starring Peter Miller and directed by on ...
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Ksenia Solo
Ksenia Solo (born 8 October 1987; pronounced ) is a Latvian-Canadian actress known for portraying Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov on ''Lost Girl''. She portrayed Peggy Shippen on '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. Solo also portrayed the character "Natasha" in the 2010 American television series ''Life Unexpected'' and Shay Davydov in Season 3 of ''Orphan Black''. In 2017, she joined the cast of the History Channel's ''Project Blue Book'' as the Russian spy Susie Miller. Early life Solo was born in Riga in the Latvian SSR, and is of Russian heritage. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Toronto, where she was raised. She studied ballet until the age of 14, when a back injury forced her to stop; her mother is a former ballerina-turned-actress. Career Solo played Zoey Jones on the APTN series ''renegadepress.com''. In both 2005 and 2006, she won the Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for her work on the show. She went on to appear i ...
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Gary Anthony Williams
Gary Anthony Williams (born March 14, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He voiced the character of Uncle Ruckus on '' The Boondocks'', and a number of video game characters. He also appeared on the television series '' Weeds'', '' Boston Legal'', ''Blue Collar TV'' and '' Malcolm in the Middle''. Williams co-founded and is Artistic Director of the L.A. Comedy Shorts film festival in Hollywood, California. He starred alongside Cedric the Entertainer on the TV Land sitcom '' The Soul Man''. Since 2013, he became a recurring cast member on the improv comedy TV series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'', and is a regular member of the live improv comedy show ''The Black Version''. Early life and career Born in Fayetteville, Georgia,Eldridge, Richard L.Atlantic Station's set for taste of Hollywood. ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. October 20, 2005. Williams was involved in theater, comedy and television in Atlanta, where his credits include acting with the Georgia ...
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Michael Trevino
Michael Anthony Trevino (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tyler Lockwood on The CW's ''The Vampire Diaries''; and as Kyle Valenti in Roswell, New Mexico. Early life Trevino was born in Los Angeles. He was raised in Montebello, California, and later moved to Valencia. His mother was originally from Zacatecas, Mexico, and his father was born in Fresno, California, to Mexican immigrants. Career Trevino played the role of Jackson Meade, similar to Meade Milk, in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Cow Belles''. He has also appeared as a guest star on ''Cold Case'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Bones'', ''The Mentalist '' as Bradon Fulton in season 1 episode 19 and '' Commander in Chief''. Trevino also had a small role on the TV series ''Charmed'' in the eighth season episode, "Malice in Wonderland", as Alastair. He also had a recurring role on '' The Riches'' on FX, playing high school student Brent, in a four-episode story arc in season 1, ...
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Katherine Waterston
Katherine Boyer Waterston (born March 3, 1980) is a British-American actress. She made her feature film debut in ''Michael Clayton'' (2007). She had supporting roles in films including '' Robot & Frank,'' '' Being Flynn'' (both 2012) and '' The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'' (2013), before her breakthrough performance in '' Inherent Vice'' (2014). She portrayed Chrisann Brennan in ''Steve Jobs'' (2015), and went on to star in '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016) and its sequels. Her other film roles were in '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), '' Logan Lucky'' (2017), '' The Current War'' (2017), ''Mid90s'' (2018) and '' The World to Come'' (2020). Early life Katherine Boyer Waterston was born March 3, 1980 in Westminster, London, the daughter of American parents, Lynn Louisa (née Woodruff), a former model, and actor Sam Waterston. She holds dual citizenship. Her father is of English and Scottish descent. Her sister is actress Elisabeth Waterston and her brother is ...
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