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Kelly Jenrette, a native of Atlanta, now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Melvin Jackson Jr. In 2018, she and her husband became the first African American married couple to be nominated for Emmy’s® in the same year. Kelly’s Emmy® nomination was for her portrayal of Annie in Season 2, Episode 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale. She currently stars on All American: Homecoming, the spinoff show for the CW&#8217;s hit show All American. Her two latest films can be found on Netflix: Uncorked and All Day and a Night; in the latter, Kelly stars alongside Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders. Kelly is also in the second season of the hit anthology show Manhunt: Deadly Games, currently available on Netflix and as Winona on the Facebook Watch Original LIMETOWN. Kelly has also been a series regular on the Fox comedy Grandfathered, starring John Stamos and had recurring guest star roles on mixed•ish, Here and Now, Pitch and Graves. You may also remember her from her 12 Kmart commercials as Kmart Kelly! (Photo by Diana Ragland.)

Kelly Jenrette

Film

A Test of Faith

Tim Roth is an English actor and director who is currently starring in the coming-of-age drama Punch, out now in theaters through Dark Star Pictures. He made his debut in the 1982 film Made in Britain and a mere two years later was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Myron in The Hit. Since then, he has been a regular cast member of several Quentin Tarantino films including the director’s directorial debut Reservoir Dogs, and later Pulp Fiction. His role as Archibald Cunningham in Rob Roy alongside Liam Neeson earned him a Best Supporting Role BAFTA, and both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination in the same category. He has worked with other notable directors such as Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Haneke. He has been involved in global franchises such as Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk and Planet of the Apes. From 2009 to 2011, he held the role of Cal Lightman in the TV series Lie to Me.

Tim Roth

Three Great Things: Tim Roth

Anjali Bhimani is an award-winning actor whose career spans across stage and screen from Broadway to feature films, television, video games, animation, and original online content. She recently released her first book, the bestseller <a href="https://www.iamfunsize.com/i-am-fun-size-series-and-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Am Fun Size, and So Are YOU!: Thoughts from a Tiny Human on Living a Giant Life</a>, a spin&#8211;off from her YouTube series of the same name. Anjali portrayed the vibrant “IlluminAuntie,” Auntie Ruby, in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel and recently had recurring roles in the final season of Dead to Me on Netflix and on Season 2 of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated comedy series Special. Her recent credits also include The Blacklist, Law and Order: SVU and 911: Lonestar. She has been a comedic fan favorite as Nina Patel in Modern Family and Joya in Alex, Inc., and has also appeared in such well-known shows as NCIS: LA, Blindspot, Marvel’s Runaways, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and more. Anjali was an original cast member of the Tony-nominated Metamorphoses on Broadway, which won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and is well known all over the world to audiences for playing Symmetra in Overwatch and Overwatch 2, Rampart in Apex Legends, Kala in Indivisible, and many more. (Photo by Matthew Kenneth.)

Anjali Bhimani

Exclusive Book Excerpt: From I Am Fun Size, and So Are You!, Anjali Bhimani on Making Space

Ryan Spahn is an actor, filmmaker and writer. He has been published by Rotten Tomatoes, Metro Weekly, USA Today, IntoMore, and American Theatre Magazine. As an actor, he can be seen in American Horror Story, Succession, The Bite, Chicago P.D., and Modern Love. Ryan is a graduate of Juilliard and is based in New York City. Go <a href="https://linktr.ee/RyanSpahn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> for more info.

Ryan Spahn

How Reality Bites (and My Friend Sadie Grossman) Made Me the Actor I Am Today

Analisa Velez is an actress currently starring as Raquel Navarro in Paramount+&#8217;s series The Game. Her previous screen credits include a recurring role as Wendy in Prime Video&#8217;s Sneaky Pete and Beatriz in Mike Doyle&#8217;s film Almost Love. Her theatrical credits include playing Tati in the Off-Broadway production of Tell Hector I Miss Him.

Analisa Velez

Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Or What the Movies Taught Me About Love

Noémie Merlant currently stars opposite Kit Harrington in the new psychological horror Baby Ruby, which is out now in theaters and on demand. Merlant is known for her breakout role in the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire, directed by Celine Sciamma, for which she won the Lumières Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress alongside her co-star Adèle Haenel. Merlant began her career as a professional model before attending the Cours Florent acting school in Paris. Most recently she starred in the current Best Picture Oscar nominee TÁR, opposite Cate Blanchett, and Jacques Audiard’s drama 13th District. Merlant has directed two short films, Je Suis #unebiche (201700 and Shakira (2019).

Noémie Merlant

Three Great Things: Noémie Merlant

Michael Tennant was born and raised in San Diego, California, and attended the University of Arizona (the Harvard of Arizona) where he graduated with a BFA in both Acting and Directing. After graduation, spent the next four years hustling as an actor in New York City, where he did his requisite episodes of Law and Order, wore a peacoat, and then decided he missed having a kitchen and returned to the West Coast. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he booked leads in multiple pilots as well as guest starring roles for ABC, NBC, Nickelodeon, and The CW before also working as an actor/producer/writer on productions for STX, IFC Films, Amazon, Neon, and Netflix. <a href="https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/pretty-problems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pretty Problems</a>, which he wrote, starred in and produced, has won a number of awards, including the Audience Award at SXSW, and is out now in select theaters and on VOD through IFC Films. He currently resides with his dog Leroy in Los Angeles. They have a very nice kitchen.

Michael Tennant

Revisited: I Made a Movie to Save My Marriage and Then I Got Divorced

Melissa Navia is currently starring in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, out now on Paramount+, which follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. Melissa plays Lt. Erica Ortegas. the Enterprise’s helmsman. Melissa’s recent television credits include a recurring role on AMC’s Dietland and guest roles on Showtime’s Billions and Homeland. In March 2020, she made her Off-Broadway debut in the praised Bundle of Sticks at INTAR Theatre. (Photo by Francis Hills.)

Melissa Navia

Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before

Celyn Jones is a critically acclaimed actor and BAFTA nominated screenwriter from Wales who is the director, co-writer and one of the lead actors in the acclaimed drama <a href="https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-almond-and-the-seahorse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Almond and the Seahorse</a>, also starring Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Trine Dyrholm, which is out December 16 through IFC Films. He started his producing career with a series of award-winning short films. Celyn is the co-founder of Mad As Birds Films and has produced on every one of their feature films including the Diane Keaton comedy Poms, which he developed from a one-line pitch. Celyn wrote Set Fire to the Stars (2014), in which he starred as Dylan Thomas opposite Elijah Wood. Since then he has written the critically acclaimed, BAFTA and BIFA-nominated, noir-thriller The Vanishing, starring Gerard Butler and Peter Mullan, and co-wrote Eddie Izzard’s first screenplay, Six Minutes to Midnight, starring Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent, which was released by Lionsgate. He co-wrote the screenplay for The Almond and the Seahorse after originating the role of Joe on stage. (Photo by Jemima Marriott.)

Celyn Jones

Failing Better

Kit Zauhar is a filmmaker, writer, and actress from Philly currently living in NYC. Her first feature, <a href="https://www.factorytwentyfive.com/actual-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Actual People</a>, is in theaters through Factory 25 from November 18 and will stream in early 2023. You can find out more about her work and life and <a href="http://kitzauhar.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kitzauhar.com</a>.

Kit Zauhar

I Could Stay Here a While

Actor Pej Vahdat recently starred on three successful series concurrently: in The Old Man, alongside Jeff Bridges, for FX/Hulu, opposite Kevin Bacon on the Ben Affleck-Matt Damon-produced City on a Hill for Showtime, and in a pivotal role in the final season of Dynasty for the CW. Born in Tehran, Iran, Pej and his family moved to the United States to escape the revolution and landed in San Jose, California. Pej went on to attend San Diego State University where he played Division 1 Tennis, but ultimately turned his focus to acting. His first professional job was on CBS’ The Unit and he went on to work for eight seasons of Fox’s Bones. He had recurring roles on Shameless, alongside William H. Macy, Sneaky Pete opposite Bryan Cranston, and Fox’s Empire, opposite Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard. His feature film credits include Christopher Morris’ The Day Shall Come, which he starred in opposite Anna Kendrick. When not acting, Pej resides in Los Angeles with his two dogs, Charlie and Zinfindel. (Photo by Jared Schlachet.)

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