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Bates Motel (season 2)
The second season of '' Bates Motel'' consisted of 10 episodes and broadcast on A&E from March 3-May 5, 2014, airing on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series itself is described as a "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film '' Psycho'' and follows the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon prior to the events portrayed in the Hitchcock film. The season received positive reviews from television critics, and the premiere episode drew in a total of 3.07 million viewers. ''Bates Motel'' was renewed for a third season after five episodes of the second season had aired. For her performance as Norma Louise Bates, Vera Farmiga received nominations for the 2014 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and the 2014 Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 7, 2014. Cast and characters Main * Vera Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates * Freddie Highmore as Norma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films '' The Conjuring'' (2013), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), '' Annabelle Comes Home'' (2019) and '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' (2021). Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of '' Taking Sides'' (1996). She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy adventure series '' Roar'' (1997), and her feature film debut in the drama-thriller '' Return to Paradise'' (1998). Farmiga's breakthrough came in 2004 with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama '' Down to the Bone''. She received further praise for the drama film '' Nothing But the Truth'' (2008), and won critical acclaim for starring in the 2009 comedy-drama '' Up in the Air'', for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Farmiga made her directorial deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Neill (actor)
Michael O'Neill (born May 29, 1951) is an American actor. Early life and education O'Neill was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Capitol Heights Junior High and Robert E. Lee High School, graduating in 1969. In high school he played basketball and was elected class beau and a class favorite. He graduated from Auburn University in 1974. While at Auburn, O'Neill was inducted as a brother of Lambda Chi Alpha. After attending Auburn, he spent time under the tutelage of actor Will Geer and one of Geer's daughters, the actress Ellen Geer, at Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles before moving to New York to pursue his career there. Career With a career stretching through three decades, he usually portrays senior law enforcement or military officers. He played Special Agent Ron Butterfield, the head of President Josiah Bartlet's Secret Service detail, on ''The West Wing'', and CTU Administrative Director Richard Walsh in the first two episodes of '' 24''. He played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Gale
Vincent Gale (born 6 March 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian film and television actor, who won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Genie Awards for his performance in the film ''Last Wedding''. Career Gale's other acting credits include the films ''Firewall'', '' Bye Bye Blues'', '' Fathers & Sons'', '' Inuyasha: Affections Touching Across Time'' and '' Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', and the television series ''Snowpiercer'', ''The Dragon Prince'', ''Neon Rider'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', '' X-Men: Evolution'', '' Dragon Boys'', ''Eureka'', '' Blackstone'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Universe'', '' Battlestar Galactica'', '' Bates Motel,'' '' Supernatural, Arrow and Supergirl''. He played "Flesh" on the Syfy network series ''Van Helsing A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Moloney
Robert Moloney is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Professor ''Alistair Gryffen'' in the TV series '' K-9''. Life and career Moloney was trained at the Langara College in Vancouver, where he took the theatre Arts program Studio 58. In 1995 he made his first TV appearance as Kevin McSwain in Highlander. In 2001 he appeared as Borren in Stargate SG-1, in 2008 as Koracen in Stargate: Atlantis. In 2007 he got Leo Award as ''Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama'' for playing ''Lou Boyd'' in ''Christmas on Chestnut Street''. In K-9 Moloney played the main character Professor ''Alistair Gryffen''. In 2012 Moloney appeared as David in ''Random Acts of Romance''. Next to his appearances in film and television, Robert Moloney also appears on theatre. For his role in the play ''Clybourne Park'' Robert Moloney got the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award as best supporting actor. He also appeared as Astrov in Uncle Vanya. Furthermore he played the radio host Tommy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliyah O'Brien
Aliyah O'Brien (born May 7, 1981) is a Canadian actress, best known for her television roles in the TV series ''Rookie Blue'' and '' Bates Motel'' and in the film ''Maximum Conviction''. Biography Aliyah O'Brien was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and is of Irish, Spanish, and Welsh descent. She was actively involved in musical theatre while a student at Spectrum Secondary School. Her interest in kinesiology, however, led her to study it while attending Camosun College and landed her work as a personal trainer at Club Phoenix and the University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit .... Since graduation, she has traveled to 32 countries and describes herself as an "adrenaline junkie". Filmography Film Television References External linksAliyah O'Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agam Darshi
Agamdeep Darshi is an English-Canadian actress, now based in Los Angeles. Early life Born as Agamdeep Darshi in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, to parents of South Asian Punjabi (Indian) descent. At a very young age she and her family moved to Canada. She grew up in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver. At the age of 14 she left home and moved to Calgary, to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied Theatre and Fine Arts at the University of Calgary and earned a degree in photography. Career Darshi has made appearances in over twenty-five television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in ''Tru Calling'', ''Dead Zone'', ''The L-Word'', and as Laura in the horror film ''Final Destination 3''. She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series '' renegadepress.com''. From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series ''Sanctuary''. She was part of the main cast in seasons two and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis X
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rogers (actor)
Michael John Rogers is a Canadian film and tv actor, known for his award winning lead role as Barry Nyle in the film ''Beyond the Black Rainbow'' and has frequently collaborated with director Neill Blomkamp. He is also quite well known in Indie film circles and received rave reviews from Glenn Kenny at the NY Times for his portrayal of ‘Mom’ in the Matt Porterfield film ‘Sollers Point’. Filmography Film Television Web Awards and nominations Awards •2013 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor in a Canadian Film - ''Beyond the Black Rainbow'' by Etan Vlessing at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Johnson
Kenneth Allen Johnson (born July 13, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and model. He is known for his roles as Detective Curtis Lemansky The following is a list of character summaries from the FX Networks television series ''The Shield''. Main characters * Michael Chiklis – Vic Mackey (2002–2008) * Glenn Close – Monica Rawling (2005) * Catherine Dent – Danielle "Dann ... in ''The Shield'', Butch "Burner" Barnes in ''Pensacola: Wings of Gold'', Detective Ham Dewey in ''Saving Grace (TV series), Saving Grace'', Herman Kozik in ''Sons of Anarchy'', Matt Webb in ''Prime Suspect (U.S. TV series), Prime Suspect'', Caleb Calhoun in ''Bates Motel (TV series), Bates Motel'', Dominique Luca in the CBS drama series ''S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series), S.W.A.T.'', and Tommy Welch on ''Chicago Fire (TV series), Chicago Fire'' (2014–2015). Early life Johnson was born in New Haven, Connecticut and was raised on a 30-acre farm in Weathersfield, Vermont. For his college education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Robertson
Kathleen Robertson (born July 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress, producer, writer and showrunner. She is best known for her roles as Kitty O' Neill in the Starz, Golden Globe winning series Boss, Hildy Mulligan in TNT's Murder in the First, Tina Edison in the Canadian sitcom ''Maniac Mansion'' (1990–1993) and as Clare Arnold in the Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1994–1997). Robertson also starred in a number of films, and from 2011 to 2012 played the role of Kitty O'Neill in the Starz political drama series ''Boss''. From 2014 to 2016, Robertson starred as homicide detective Hildy Mulligan in the TNT series '' Murder in the First''. In 2019, she played a main character in the series '' Northern Rescue''. Early life Robertson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and attended Sherwood Secondary School and Hillfield Strathallan College, a local private school. She started taking acting classes when she was ten and had roles in local theatre productions. Her first televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Creskoff
Rebecca Creskoff (born February 1, 1971) is an American actress. Career Creskoff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before attending New York University, where she received her master of fine arts degree. She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The West Wing'', ''Mad Men'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Hannah Montana'', '' Justified'', and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. She has had recurring roles in ''The Practice'', '' Girlfriends'', ''Jonas'', ''Bates Motel'', and ''Hung'', becoming a series regular on the show's second season. Creskoff also co-starred in the sitcoms ''Greetings from Tucson'' and ''Quintuplets'', both of which ended after one season. Personal life Rebecca Creskoff was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Betty Jane Creskoff, a home maker, and Howard Creskoff, a lawyer, and has an older sister. Her father is of Russian Jewish desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Vartan
Michael S. Vartan (born November 27, 1968) is a French-American actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama '' Alias'', his role on the TNT medical drama '' Hawthorne'', and his role on the '' E!'' drama '' The Arrangement'' as Terence Anderson. His film roles include ''The Pallbearer'', ''Never Been Kissed'', ''The Next Best Thing'', '' One Hour Photo'', ''Monster-in-Law'', '' Rogue'', '' Colombiana'', and ''Small Town Crime''. Early life Michael Vartan was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is the son of Edmond "Eddie" Vartan, a musician, and Doris (née Pucher), a painter and artist. His paternal aunt is singer Sylvie Vartan and his stepfather is writer Ian La Frenais. Michael's paternal grandfather was of Armenian and Bulgarian descent, while Michael's paternal grandmother was of Hungarian Jewish background. Michael's mother is a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States. Vartan has said about his French backgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
