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Back Alley Film Productions
Back Alley Film Productions is a television production company founded by Janis Lundman and Adrienne Mitchell and based in Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec Canada. Founded in 1989, Back Alley is a creator and producer of original content for television with programming available in more than 120 countries worldwide. Back Alley is currently producing Coroner starring Serinda Swan for CBC. Coroner premiered in January 2019 as the highest-rated new drama series on CBC in more than four years, delivering an average audience of more than one million viewers. It also premiered as the highest-ever rated launch in the UK for Universal TV. Coroner was picked up for season two in March 2019. Back Alley also recently produced Bellevue starring Anna Paquin for CBC and WGN America. Other productions include Played, a 1-hour police drama series for CTV and Bomb Girls, a series that followed the lives of women working in a munitions factory during WWII for Global Television. Starring Meg Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coroner (TV Series)
''Coroner'' is a Canadian police procedural crime drama television series. Developed by Morwyn Brebner, the series is based on the Jenny Cooper crime novels by M. R. Hall. Serinda Swan stars as coroner Jenny Cooper. ''Coroner'' premiered on CBC on 7 January 2019. Overview The series stars Serinda Swan as Jenny Cooper, a recently widowed coroner in Toronto who investigates suspicious deaths. Cast and characters Main * Serinda Swan as Jenny Cooper (seasons 1–4) * Roger Cross as Det. Donovan "Mac" McAvoy * Alli Chung as Det. Taylor Kim (season 1) * Andy McQueen as Det. Malik Abed * Éric Bruneau as Liam Bouchard (seasons 1–3; guest season 4) * Nicholas Campbell as Gordon Cooper * Ehren Kassam as Ross Kalighi * Lovell Adams-Gray as Dr. Dwayne Allen (season 1; guest season 2) * Tamara Podemski as Alison Trent (seasons 1–3) * Kiley May as River Baitz (season 2–present; recurring season 1) * Olunike Adeliyi as Noor Armias (season 2) * Mark Taylor as Clark Coleman (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Liebert
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia and Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's relocation to Medina in 622, Ali married his daughter Fatima and, among others, fathered Hasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Leboeuf
Laurence Charlotte Leboeuf (born December 13, 1985) is a Canadian actress. Biography Leboeuf was born on December 13, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec. She went to École Notre-Dame-de-Grâce for elementary and later on, she went to Villa Maria for high school. She made her acting debut as Évelyne Boivin in the French Canadian television series ''Virginie''. Later, she played Louise Lavigueur in the Quebec television series ''Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire'', and more recently as Apple in '' Turbo Kid''. She won the Prix Jutra for Best Supporting Actress at the 10th Jutra Awards, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Genie Awards, for her performance in the 2007 film ''My Daughter, My Angel (Ma fille mon ange)''. She has also received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for '' 19-2'' at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards and the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and Québec Cinéma nominations for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Joy
Hélène Joy is an Australian-born Canadian actress. She is best known for her work in television series ''Durham County (TV series), Durham County'' and ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Biography Joy was born in Perth and raised in Australia. She began acting in Kewdale Senior High School in her native Australia. She subsequently toured Europe with a youth theatre company. She spent a year as a theatre major at Curtin University before winning a place at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth where she obtained an acting diploma. She won the Academy’s Leslie Anderson Award for Best Performer. Career Television and film She had minor roles in Australian television series such as: ''Snowy River: The McGregor Saga'' (1996), ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'' (1996–97), ''Big Sky (Australian TV series), Big Sky'' (1997), and ''Stingers'' (1999). After three years, at the urging of her then boyfriend, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Greg Quill"Hé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nardone
Michael Nardone (born 20 January 1967) is a Scottish actor. He was raised in Ballingry, Fife and trained in Drama at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. He starred as Mascius in the BBC/ HBO/RAI TV series Rome and appeared as DCI Richard Whiteside in BBC Scotland drama River City. His many stage credits include Macbeth and King Lear for the Royal National Theatre and Stitchers by Esther Freud at the Jermyn Street Theatre alongside Sinéad Cusack. Selected filmography * ''Soft Top Hard Shoulder'' (1992) – Stevie * '' Being Human'' (1994) – Raider * '' Wycliffe'' (1996, TV Series) – PC Joe Duggan * ''The Bill'' (1998-2008, TV Series) – Gordon McCardle / Everett / Jeremy Dyson * '' The Match'' (1999) – Dingus * '' The Miracle Maker'' (2000) – (voice) * '' Silent Witness'' (2002, TV Series) – PC Shaun Nicholson * '' Dot the I'' (2003) – Detective 2 * '' Steel River Blues'' (2004, TV Series) – Dave Tanner * ''Rome'' (2005–2007, TV Series) – Mascius * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Dillon
Hugh Dillon (born May 31, 1963) is a Canadian singer and actor who is the lead vocalist of rock band Headstones. He is also a film and television actor; his notable roles include Mike Sweeney in '' Durham County,'' Ed Lane in '' Flashpoint'' and Sheriff Donnie Haskell in ''Yellowstone.'' He is also the co-creator, executive producer and series regular of the Paramount+ series ''Mayor of Kingstown.'' Early life Dillon was born and grew up in Kingston, Ontario. Dillon grew up living on the same street as future NHL star Doug Gilmour and would play hockey with him on the frozen swamp in their neighbourhood. Dillon also played hockey with Paul Langlois, future guitarist of The Tragically Hip. Dillon attended the Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute at the same time that David Usher and members of The Tragically Hip such as Gord Downie attended the school. After high school, Dillon briefly attended Queen's University and lived in London, England, before moving to Toronto an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Canadian Screen Awards
The 1st Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 3, 2013, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2012.War Witch leads Canadian Screen Award nominees , January 15, 2013. This was the inaugural ceremony, following the 's decision, announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Dier
Brett Jordan Dier (; born February 14, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Cordero Jr. on ''Jane the Virgin''. He is also known for his recurring roles on the Canadian TV shows ''Bomb Girls'' and '' The L.A. Complex'', and most recently for his main role as "C.B." on the ABC sitcom '' Schooled''. Early life Dier was born on February 14, 1990, in London, Ontario and went to London South Collegiate Institute. He grew up with an older sister and younger brother. He studied improv as well as receiving his first dan black belt in Taekwondo. He reached the 6th grade of Conservatory Music in piano, including the Suzuki method since the age of 4. He also plays the guitar. Dier received honours for his work. He also breakdances and practices swimming and bouldering. Career Dier received his debut role in the TV movie ''Family in Hiding'' as Matt Peterson in 2006. In 2007, he appeared in ''Seventeen and Missing'' and ''The Secrets of Comforting House''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Comerford
Jon Comerford is a Canadian casting director.Kelly Townsend"Jon Comerford launches new casting agency" '' Playback'', February 5, 2020. He is a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting in a Television Series, winning at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for ''Bomb Girls'', at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for '' Cardinal'', and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for ''Schitt's Creek'', and an Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy series at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for ''Schitt's Creek''. Formerly a partner in Lisa Parasyn's casting firm, Lisa Parasyn Casting, in 2020 Comerford launched his own firm, New Life Casting, in conjunction with Sara Dang and Lisa DeMeo. Parasyn and Comerford were also nominated at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011 for ''Lost Girl'', at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for '' The Yard'', at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 for ''Lost Girl'', and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Parasyn
Lisa Parasyn is a Canadian casting director and film producer. She is a three-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting in a Television Series, winning at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for ''Bomb Girls'', at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for '' Cardinal'', and at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for ''Schitt's Creek'', and an Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for ''Schitt's Creek''. The president of her own firm, Lisa Parasyn Casting, she has usually been credited jointly with her business partner Jon Comerford. Parasyn and Comerford were also nominated at the 26th Gemini Awards in 2011 for ''Lost Girl'', at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for both ''Lost Girl'' and '' The Yard'', at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 for ''Lost Girl'', and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for both ''Cardinal'' and ''Schitt's Creek''.Brent Furdyk"The Winners: Canadian Screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kacey Rohl
Kacey Rohl (born August 6, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Sterling Fitch in the television crime drama '' The Killing'', Prudence in the 2011 dark fantasy film ''Red Riding Hood'', and Abigail Hobbs in the television drama '' Hannibal''. Rohl has starred as Jenna Engel in the 2014 television sitcom ''Working the Engels'', and as Kerry Campbell in the second season of the television sci-fi drama series ''Wayward Pines''. In 2018, she played the lead role of Katie Arneson in the 2018 Canadian psychological thriller film ''White Lie''. Personal life Rohl was born in and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father is television director Michael Rohl, and her mother, Jan Derbyshire, is a playwright and comedian who also works in the entertainment industry. She began studying acting when she was 14. Career Rohl's first prominent acting role was playing Sterling Fitch in the first two seasons of the AMC crime drama '' The Killing'' in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Sullivan
Camille Sullivan (born July 7, 1975) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in various films and television series. Among her notable television appearances are ''Rookie Blue'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', ''Intelligence'' and ''Shattered''. She won a Leo Award for her role in ''Normal''. Personal life Sullivan is from Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended an arts high school in Toronto, majoring in visual arts. She later studied acting at the University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a .... She speaks both English and French. Her other skills include ice skating, swing dancing, stage combat and kickboxing. Filmography Films Television Theatre References External links * * 1975 births 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
