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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Melinda McGraw is a classically trained actress known for her range, playing a wide variety of roles in comedy and drama alike. Ms. McGraw grew up in the Boston area and was a member of the Boston Children's Theater. She attended Bennington College briefly until she was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her schoolmates included Clive Owen and Ralph Fiennes, among several other notable talents. After appearing in many theatrical productions in London's West End and around the UK she returned to the States in 1990. Melinda McGraw was critically acclaimed for her turn as Bobbie Barrett in Season 2 of "Mad Men" which earned her a Screen Actors' Guild Award as part of the Best Ensemble Cast, as well as an OFTA Television Award for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2007). She is also known for her work as Barbara Gordon in "The Dark Knight," as Scott Bakula's love interest in AMC's "Men of a Certain Age," as Diane Gibbs-Fornell-Sterling in "NCIS" and as Dana's sister Melissa Scully in the "X-Files." She received a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Milan Film Festival for "Meeting Spencer" opposite Jeffery Tambor and Jesse Plemons. Ms. McGraw is married to composer/recording artist Steve Pierson and they have a daughter.- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Hal Ozsan (b. Halil Ozsan) was born in Northern Cyprus and raised in the United Kingdom in the East London suburb of Havering.
He was educated at Brentwood School, Essex.
His first major recognition came for his role as Todd Carr (the on the final two seasons (2001-2003) of Dawson's Creek (1998) Following "The Creek", Ozsan appeared regularly as the playboy fallen angel, Azazel in ABCF's Fallen (2007), and as Cassidy, the double-dealing long lost brother of Kyle Traeger in the final season of Kyle Xy (2009) and as Miles Canon in 90210 (2008) Other notable television performances include a leading role as Joey DiMarco in CBS' critically acclaimed television movie remake of Helter Skelter (2004).
Ozsan's first film appearance came playing opposite Al Pacino in a supporting role in S1m0ne (2002).
Between 2006-2008, Ozsan took a virtual hiatus from acting to serve full-time, as singer-songwriter for LA based Rock 'n' Roll band, Poets and Pornstars, Signed to an independent record label, they received national radio airplay, a North American tour and prestigious opening slots for Bon Jovi; the re-formed Alice in Chains; Muse and others. Songs written by Ozsan have been featured films and television shows (So You Think You Can Dance, Californication, Little Athens, Undead or Alive.)
He currently lives in Hollywood, California.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Sarah-Jane Redmond was born in Cyprus. Sarah-Jane is arguably one of Canada's most recognizable, respected, and beloved leading ladies. Having been in the business for over 25 years, and amassing over 100 film and television credits, Sarah-Jane's experience is unparalleled. She has worked alongside the likes of Katie Holmes, Blake Lively, Reneé Zellwegger, and Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny on the famed "X-Files" (to name a few). Her most recent credits include a series regular on the Freeform series "Siren", recurring roles on "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", and "The 100", and in 2021 shot 10 episodes on the award-winning Canadian series "Tribal". Her penchant for character driven roles, and ability to thrive in both dramatic and comedic environments, makes her one of the most versatile actresses out there. .Sarah-Jane is best known for her role as Lucy Butler on Chris Carter's critically acclaimed Millennium TV series, as well as her roles on The X-Files, The X Files: I Want to Believe, Siren, Harper's Island, Da Vinci's Inquest, Smallville and Alienated.- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Hazar Erguclu was born in Northern Cyprus in 1993 and she completed her high school education at Yakin Dogu College. During this period, she was engaged in theater studies for youth in the Turkish Municipality of Nicosia. In 2010, she was before the cameras for the first time in a professional manner for the cinema movie named "Golgeler ve Suretler", directed by Dervis Zaim in 2010 and her character's name was Ruhsar. During the same period, Hazar Erguclu was accepted to Halic University Conservatory, Department of Theater and she attended there.
In 2011, she acted as Simay Candan in the TV series named "Kuzey Guney", which was directed by Mehmet Ada Oztekin.
In 2012, she was on cinema screen for the second time, acting as Sena in the movie named "Acliga Doymak", which was produced and directed by Zubeyir Sasmaz.
She has also acted as the character of Ayla in the movie named "Benim Dunyam", which was directed by Ugur Yucel in 2013 and she shared the leading roles with Beren Saat, Ugur Yucel and Ayca Bingol.
She has also acted as Eylul in the TV series named "Medcezir", which was directed by Ali Bilgin in 2013. Erguclu became well know with this project where she shared the lead roles with Cagatay Ulusoy, Serenay Sarikaya, Taner Olmez, Baris Falay and Metin Akdulger.
In 2015, she acted as Kader in the TV series named "Analar ve Anneler", which was directed by Mehmet Ada Oztekin.
In 2016, she had the lead role in the movie named "Dar Elbise", which was directed by Hiner Saleem.
In summer 2016, she acted as Cansu in the TV series named "Yuksek Sosyete", which was directed by Feride Kaytan.
In 2017, she has the lead role acting as Muzeyyen in the movie named "Kar", which was directed by Emre Erdogdu. With this performance, she was awarded with "Turkan Soray Promising Young Actress" and "Best Actress" titles in 54th National Contest Days. Also, she won the ''Best Actress'' award in 18th Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival.
She has acted as Seher in the project named "Hayat Sirlari", which was directed by Gul Oguz and Murat Can Oguz.
In January 2018, she acted as Melis in the Internet TV show named "Dudullu Postasi", which was inspired by the cartoons of Serkan Yilmaz and directed by Onur Unlu.
She has shared the lead role in cinema movies named "Mahalle", which was directed and also acted by Bugra Gulsoy and Serhat Teoman in March 2018.
She performed in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's movie ''The Wild Pear Tree'' in 2018.
Recently, her last movie ''Her Sey Seninle Guzel'' which is directed by Cem Karci was featured on cinema.
In December, her last Tv Series ''Protector'' will be aired in Netflix. It is directed by Can Evrenol, Umut Aral and Gonenc Uyanik, and she shares the leading roles with Cagatay Ulusoy, Yurdaer Okur and Ayca Aysin Turan.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born in 1964 in Famagusta, North Cyprus, Dervish Zaim graduated from Warwick University. He took a course in independent film production, organized in London by the Hollywood Film Institute. In 1995 his first novel won the prestigious "Yunus Nadi" literary prize in Turkey. Tabutta Rövasata (Somersault in a Coffin) is his debut as director and screenwriter.- Actor
- Additional Crew
George Pastell was a Cypriot character actor in British films and television programs. His real name was Nino Pastellides.
He made his film debut in Give Us This Day (1949), under his real name of Nino Pastellides, and went on to carve out a career as villains in film and television. Although Greek, he was often cast by Hammer Film Productions as Eastern characters such as Mehemet Bey in The Mummy (1959), the High Priest of Kali in The Stranglers of Bombay (1959), and Hashmi Bey in The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964).
His exotic looks often saw him cast in spy movies of the sixties such as From Russia with Love (1963), The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965), A Man Could Get Killed (1966), That Riviera Touch (1966), and Deadlier Than the Male (1967).
As well as these film roles he could also be seen as the villain in numerous television series of the sixties including Danger Man (1960), The Avengers (1961), Doctor Who (1963), The Champions (1968), The Saint (1962), and Department S (1969).
Pastellides was most prolific, however, in his voice-over work, replacing hundreds of other actors' voices (some of them very famous) in films as disparate as El Cid (1961) as "Fañez", You Only Live Twice (1967) as "Tiger Tanaka, and Doctor Zhivago (1965) as "The Girl's (the character played by Rita Tushingham) boyfriend", earning him the sobriquet "the 'Paul Frees (I)' of Britain."- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Haris Zambarloukos was born on 11 March 1970 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Belfast (2021), Cinderella (2015) and Death on the Nile (2022).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Michael Cacoyannis was born on 11 June 1922 in Limassol, Cyprus. He was a director and writer, known for Zorba the Greek (1964), Electra (1962) and Eroika (1960). He died on 25 July 2011 in Athens, Greece.- Angie Bowie was born on 25 September 1949 in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia, Cyprus. She is an actress, known for Eat the Rich (1987), La Funcionaria Asesina (2009) and David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust (2006). She was previously married to David Bowie.
- Actor
- Writer
Phaedros Stassinos was a Greek-Cypriot actor whose international stage name was Paul Stassino. He was born in Cyprus but at age 17 left for the U.K. to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Spent most of his acting career in Britain. He appeared in British TV dramas such as Danger Man (1960) and The Saint (1962). Best known performance was in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965) when he played two parts, Major François Derval and Angelo Palazzi. Other roles include "Le Pirate" in That Riviera Touch (1966), and the first officer of the Colombian ship Paloma in Tiger Bay (1959). Left the U.K in the seventies to manage a casino in Athens, Greece. In the 1980s returned to his homeland of Cyprus. He had three children from two marriages: two from his British first wife, who live in the U.K. and one, from his Greek second wife, who lives in Greece.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Yannis Economides was born in Cyprus in 1967. In 1987 he moved to Athens, Greece, to pursue studies in law, but almost immediately quit law school to study filmmaking instead.
After making several documentaries and short films, in 2003 he wrote and directed his first feature film, the iconic MATCHBOX. His second feature, SOUL KICKING, premiered at the International Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival in 2006. His third feature, KNIFER, premiered at Busan International Film Festival in 2010 and went on to win seven Greek Film Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay. His fourth feature, STRATOS, had its world premiere in the Official Competition of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.
In 2016 Yannis Economides wrote and directed his first play, SLEEP, STELLA, SLEEP for the New Stage of the National Theatre in Athens, which became a huge critical and commercial hit.
His latest feature, BALLAD FOR A PIERCED HEART, premiered in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and managed to become a box office hit in Greece. The film received 15 Greek Film Academy nominations, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
All five of his feature films have been honored with the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Greek Feature Film of the Year and have screened at several prestigious international film festivals.
In November 2022, MATCHBOX - THE MUSICAL, premiered at the main stage of "Onassis Stegi", in libretto and artistic direction by Yannis Economides.
Currently, he is preparing his next feature, entitled BROKEN VEIN.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Chad Hartigan was born on 31 August 1982 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is a director and writer, known for Little Fish (2020), Morris from America (2016) and This Is Martin Bonner (2013).- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Dome Karukoski moved to Finland from Cyprus, when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor.
He is bilingual with Swedish and Finnish.
He was selected to the University of Art and Design of Helsinki in 1999. That year, three students were selected to become students majoring in directing.
Tyttö, sinä olet tähti was Karukoski's graduation film.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Since graduating from London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama, Andrew has enjoyed a high profile and varied career in the U.K, successfully combining acting, writing and directing.
As an actor, his theatre work includes stints at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre (Shakespeare's `Hamlet', Mamet's `Sexual Perversity in Chicago', Gogol's `The Government Inspector) and at The Warehouse (as Heathcliffe in Bronte's `Wuthering Heights'). On Television, he has guest-starred in the award winning series `Inspector Morse' and 'Widows', but is perhaps best known for playing the leading role of 'Nick Georgiadis' in the highly successful ITV series, 'London's Burning', the longest running filmed television drama in UK history and regularly nominated for the UK Television awards. As a result of eight seasons and 96 episodes in the series, he became one of the most recognized actors on UK television.
Alongside his regular acting work, he also developed a very successful writing and directing career, which encompassed numerous theatre productions, including a double bill of his own one-act plays (Break In and Whatever Gets You Through The Night) for The Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as a production of Kevin Cotter's play, 'The Nonsense', at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.
His television writing credits include original single films for both the BBC ('One Last Chance') and Channel 4 ('Family'). His screenwriting credits include the feature film adaptation of Leon De Winter's best-selling novel 'SuperTex' produced for CanalPlus by Haig Balian and directed by award-winning German director Jan Schuette, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
Andrew combined his screenwriting and directing roles for the first time to make a short film, 'Gooseberries Don't Dance', (starring Sir Ian Holm and Penelope Wilton), which was selected to launch the British Short Film Festival and has since received numerous invitations to major International Film Festivals world wide. 'Gooseberries Don't Dance' was also honoured at the St. Louis International Film Festival and selected for screening in New York and Los Angeles in the First Film Foundation's New Directors' programme.
'Everything' - his second short film as writer/director, won a Silver Remi at WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival and has also received numerous invitations to other major festivals, including Palm Springs Short Film Festival, Los Angeles Short Film Festivals, St. Louis International Film Festival and has also been chosen by the British Council for the Crossroad of Ideas Film Programme.
During his multi-faceted career, he also spent time at the Riverside Studio in London developing new writing, worked with drama students at both The Central School and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and was invited to be a member the Film Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain.
Andrew is currently in pre-production for the full length feature "Trust Me" due to start filming in June 2005.- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Actor
Steve Punt was born on 15 September 1962 in Dhekelia Cantonment, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus. He is a writer and actor, known for Carrott Confidential (1987), Spine Chillers (2003) and Now, Something Else (1986).- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Leon Redbone was born on 26 August 1949 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He was an actor and composer, known for Elf (2003), 50 First Dates (2004) and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010). He was married to Beryl Handler,. He died on 30 May 2019 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.- Sotiris Moustakas was born on 17 September 1940 in Lemessos, Cyprus. He was an actor, known for An itan to violi pouli... (1984), Athina, i klopi tis odou Stadiou (1968) and O Tsitsiolinos (1987). He was married to Maria Bonelou and Maria Bonellou. He died on 4 June 2007 in Athens, Greece.
- Feri Cansel was born on 7 June 1944 in Nicosia, Cyprus. She was an actress, known for Son Söz Benim (1970), Jilet Kazim (1971) and Püsküllü Bela (1970). She was married to ???. She died on 2 September 1983 in Izmir, Turkey.
- Actor
- Writer
Osman Alkas was born on 3 November 1955 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor and writer, known for Mortal World (2018), Life (2023) and Bir Baba Hindu (2016).- Cleo Demetriou was born on 23 April 2001 in Limassol, Cyprus. She is an actress, known for Still So Awkward (2021), Cleo Demetriou: Made of Paper (2013) and So Awkward (2015).
- Kostas Kazakas was born on 31 March 1963 in Cyprus. He is an actor, known for Sympetheroi apo ta Tirana (2021), Paramythi... allios (2017) and Vals me 12 Theous (2012).
- Alkis Kritikos was born on 1 October 1947 in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is an actor, known for For Your Eyes Only (1981), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) and Rumpole of the Bailey (1978).
- Writer
- Producer
Theo Paphitis was born on 24 September 1959 in Limassol, Cyprus. He is a writer and producer, known for Boux Avenue's Queen (2018), Comic Relief 2009 (2009) and Children in Need 2010 (2010). He has been married to Debbie ? since 1979. They have five children.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer, Jo Katsaras, first gathered worldwide recognition when she garnered an Emmy® nomination for her striking costumes in Oscar® winner, Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") on the HBO/BBC pilot of "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency".
Jo was born in Cyprus in 1966 and has been living in South Africa since she was 5 years old. Growing up as an immigrant in the vibrant 70's lifestyle in Johannesburg has given Jo a rich cross-cultural influence to her work. As a child she showed a natural talent for cutting patterns; often she would get friends to lie down on a piece of fabric and cut around them.
Jo's frequent visits to Cyprus during her childhood, and her British education at The English Grammar School in Limassol exposed her to various cultures, a global view, and an intense fascination with foreign lands. After completing her schooling at the National School of Arts in Johannesburg, Jo seriously considered a career in architecture but instead chose to travel the world before furthering her studies. It was through her father's insistence that she get a qualification that she could fall back on, that changed the course of her life. Taking her natural talent to the next level, Jo enrolled at Fashion school, and, given her ability to draw, sew and cut patterns, she completed a three-year fashion diploma in only one year. Returning from her travels, Jo entered the world of fashion working as a Senior Designer at a large clothing manufacturer. However, she soon discovered that her true interest lay in composing individual wardrobes. For her, designing unique clothes that define a character was far more challenging on a creative level than turning out mass garments.
Film, therefore, was a natural progression for Jo, who found ultimate expression for her creativity through this medium. After making her debut as a Costume Designer in the South African box office hit, "There's a Zulu on My Stoep," (Yankee Zulu in the international market), Jo broadened her career in the entertainment industry by working in Commercials and Television. Jo is renowned for her use of color and texture in costumes, and her inherent understanding of the film medium led to a meteoric rise through the ranks and within eighteen months of entering the film industry, Jo tackled her first production as a Head of Department.
Jo's motion picture credits include "Mary & Martha" starring Oscar® winner, Hilary Swank, directed by Australian filmmaker, Phillip Noyce, whose "Rabbit Proof Fence" accumulated a slew of global film awards. Jo's other movies are "The Borrowers" with Stephen Fry; "Half a Yellow Sun" starring Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Eijifor ("12 Years a Slave"), and BAFTA winner, Thandie Newton ("Crash"); Sony Pictures' 'Running Wild' helmed by Jean Jacques Annaud ("Seven Years in Tibet"); Village Roadshow's "Tarzan and the Lost City" (with Casper van Dien and Jane March); the South African box office phenomenon,"Mr. Bones"; and the Disney IMAX feature "The Young Black Stallion". This was followed by multiple award nominee filmmakers, John Boorman's "Country of My Skull", with Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche; and Alcon Entertainment's "Racing Stripes", with Bruce Greenwood ("Double Jeopardy") and Hayden Pannieterre ("Heroes").
In 2007 Jo worked with Anthony Minghella on the HBO and BBC pilot of "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" starring Jill Scott, Anika Noni-Rose, Colin Salmon, Golden Globe® nominee David Oyelowa ("Selma") and Golden Globe® winner, Idris Elba ("Luther"). In 2008 Jo continued the work she had created on the "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" starring pilot show and designed 6 more episodes, and in 2009 she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Costumes for a Series at the 61st Emmys. She was also invited by The Costume Designer's Guild of America to exhibit those costumes at FIDM in Los Angeles in July of 2009 alongside her fellow Emmy nominees. Jo's further Award recognition includes a nomination by the Costume Designer's Guild of America for "Outstanding Contemporary Costumes" (2010). In April 2010, Jo received the Madame Figaro "Woman of the Year" award in Cyprus.
Jo's Televison Credits include HBO's "The Leftovers" starring Liv Tyler, Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Emmy® award winner Regina King, Anne Dowd, Christopher Eccleston, Margaret Qualley, Scott Glen, Carrie Coon and Jovan Adepo working closely with show runner Damon Lindelof and supervising director Mimi Leder. AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead", starring Kim Dickens, Alicia Debnam-Carey, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane and Colman Domingo directed by Andrew Bernstein and written by Dave Erickson.
"To work on films was to enter a world of fantasy," says Katsaras. "You are given the opportunity to create fabulous costumes for unique characters. I love the idea that one can distil an entire character into their wardrobe and the results are preserved forever on celluloid." * * * Jo is represented by Claire Best and Associates.- Director
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Johnny Kevorkian was born in 1972 in Cyprus. Johnny was a director and writer, known for Await Further Instructions (2018), The Disappeared (2008) and Georgie. Johnny died on 4 November 2020.