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Craig Parker
Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' (1992–96, 2007–08, 2020), Haldir in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) and ''The Two Towers'' (2002), Darken Rahl in the syndicated television series ''Legend of the Seeker'' (2008–10), Gaius Claudius Glaber in the starz series ''Spartacus'' (2010–12), and Stéphane Narcisse in the CW television series ''Reign'' (2014–17). Career Parker starred in the TVNZ soap opera ''Shortland Street'' as Guy Warner, a character that has made several return appearances, most recently involving a story where Guy ran off with his brother's wife, Toni, only to return months later as a drug addled loser who attempted to use his daughter to score drugs for him. It ultimately led to the death storyline of Toni Warner. He is the reigning champion of New Zealand's ''Celebrity Joker Poker''. He made his soap deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Division. In 1877, the capital of Fiji was moved to Suva from Levuka, the main European colonial settlement at the time, due to its restrictive geography and environs. The administration of the colony was transferred from Levuka to Suva in 1882. As of the 2017 census, the city of Suva had a population of 93,970, and Suva's metropolitan area, which includes its independent suburbs, had a population of 185,913. The combined urban population of Suva and the towns of Lami, Nasinu, and Nausori that border it was around 330,000: over a third of the nation's population. (This urban complex, excluding Lami, is also known as the Suva-Nausori corridor.) Suva is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Fiji. It is also the economic and cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercy Peak
''Mercy Peak'' was a New Zealand television series that ran for three seasons on local network TV One, between 2001 and 2004. The series rated well in New Zealand (especially in its second series) and won multiple awards for its cast. Though an ensemble show, ''Mercy Peak'' centres on a doctor (played by Sara Wiseman) who leaves the city to work at a hospital in the small town of Bassett. She works alongside stuffy but caring doctor William Kingsley ( Jeffrey Thomas from ''Shark in the Park''). The series was produced by Auckland company South Pacific Pictures; a number of those who worked on the show would have a big hand in South Pacific Pictures hit '' Outrageous Fortune'', including co-creator Rachel Lang, directors Mark Beesley and Simon Bennett, and producer John Laing. Cast *Sara Wiseman as Nicky Somerville * Jeffrey Thomas as William Kingsley *Craig Parker as Alistair Kingsley *Alison Bruce as Louise Duval *Tim Balme as Ken Wilder *Tamati Te Nohotu as Cliff Tairoa * Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmed (2018 TV Series)
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series developed by Jennie Snyder Urman, Jessica O'Toole, and Amy Rardin. It is a reboot of the WB series of the same name, created by Constance M. Burge, which originally aired from 1998 to 2006. ''Charmed'' premiered in the United States on October 14, 2018, on The CW. Carter Covington served as showrunner for the first season, before married duo Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro took over for the second and third seasons. Jeffrey Lieber, Joey Falco, and Nicki Renna replaced Kruger and Shapiro as showrunners for the fourth season. The first three seasons follow the lives of sisters Macy (Madeleine Mantock), Mel ( Melonie Diaz) and Maggie (Sarah Jeffery), who, after the death of their mother, discover they are the Charmed Ones, the most powerful trio of good witches destined to protect both innocent lives and the world from demons and other dark forces. Each sister has an individual magical power, which is noticeably stro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Kree have appeared throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and the films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and '' Captain Marvel''. Publication history The first on-panel appearance of the Kree was in ''Fantastic Four'' #65 (August 1967), and they were created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. In their first appearance, the Supreme Intelligence sent Ronan to Earth to investigate what happened to a Kree Sentry, who was destroyed by the Fantastic Four in the previous issue. The Kree made their first major appearances in the first volume of '' Captain Marvel'', who was introduced as a Kree warrior who is sent to Earth to spy on its inhabitants in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #12. The followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agents Of S
Agent may refer to: Espionage, investigation, and law *, spies or intelligence officers * Law of agency, laws involving a person authorized to act on behalf of another ** Agent of record, a person with a contractual agreement with an insurance policy owner ** Election agent, a person responsible for the conduct of a political campaign ** Free agent, a sports player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise ** Literary agent, an agent who represents writers and their written works ** Modeling agency, a person or a corporation which represents fashion models ** Press agent, a professional publicist ** Foreign agent, a person who carries out the interests of a foreign country ** Political agent (other) ** Patent attorney, an attorney who represents clients in patent matters ** Real estate agent, an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate ** Registered agent, in the US, receives service of process for a party in a legal action ** Shippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance
Vengeance may refer to: *Vengeance (concept) or revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance Film * ''Vengeance'' (1930 film), action adventure film directed by Archie Mayo * ''Vengeance'' (1937 film) or ''What Price Vengeance?'', Canadian film directed by Del Lord * ''Vengeance'' (1958 film), Spanish drama directed by Juan Antonio Bardem * ''Vengeance'' (1968 film), Spaghetti Western by Antonio Margheriti * ''Vengeance'' (1970 film), kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh * ''Vengeance'' (2009 film), French-Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To * ''Vengeance'' (2014 film), action film starring Danny Trejo * '' Vengeance: A Love Story'', a 2017 American action thriller film * ''The Vengeance Trilogy'', series of three South Korean films directed by Park Chan-wook * ''Vengeance'', the working title of the 2022 film ''The Batman'' Literature * Vengeance (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Vengeance'' (novel), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Sand
Blood and Sand may refer to: * ''Sangre y arena'', a 1908 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which was the basis for four films: ** ''Blood and Sand'' (1916 film), directed by Ibáñez himself ** ''Blood and Sand'' (1922 film), starring Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, and Nita Naldi ** ''Blood and Sand'' (1941 film), directed by Rouben Mamoulian starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Rita Hayworth ** ''Blood and Sand'' (1989 film), Spanish film starring Chris Rydell, Sharon Stone, and Ana Torrent *'' Fort Graveyard'', a 1965 Japanese war film also known as ''Chi to Suna'' (''Blood and Sand''). * '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'', a 2010 television series * Blood and Sand (cocktail) Blood and Sand is one of the few classic mixed drinks that includes Scotch whisky. It was named after Rudolph Valentino's 1922 bullfighter movie '' Blood and Sand''. The red juice of the blood orange The blood orange is a variety of orange ( ..., a Scotch-based cocktail See also * '' Sand and Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starz (TV Channel)
Starz (stylized as STARZ since 2016; pronounced "stars") is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, and is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Programming on Starz consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. Created in 1994 as a multiplex service of Encore (now Starz Encore), Starz operates six 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and a namesake over-the-top streaming platform that both acts as a TV Everywhere offering for Starz's linear television subscribers and is sold directly to streaming-only consumers. Starz is also sold independently of traditional and over-the-top multichannel video programming distributors a la carte through Apple TV Channels and Amazon Video Channels, which feature VOD library content and live feeds of Starz's linear television services (consisting of the primary channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Tapert
Robert Gerard Tapert (born May 14, 1955) is an American film and television producer, writer and director, best known for co-creating the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He is also one of the founding partners of the film production companies Renaissance Pictures and Ghost House Pictures. Personal life Tapert has two sisters, Dorothy and Mary Beth Tapert. He also has a younger brother, Jeff Tapert. He has been married to actress Lucy Lawless since 28 March 1998; the couple has two sons. Lawless played the title character in ''Xena: Warrior Princess''. Film Tapert first became involved with filmmaking while attending Michigan State University where he was studying economics. Through his friend and roommate Ivan Raimi, Tapert would meet future longstanding filmmaking partners Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Tapert and director Sam Raimi experimented on several short films before endeavoring on their first feature-length picture, a graphic horror film titled ''The E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Raimi
Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1990 superhero film ''Darkman'', the 1995 revisionist western '' The Quick and the Dead'', the 1998 neo-noir crime-thriller '' A Simple Plan'', the 2000 supernatural thriller film '' The Gift'', the 2009 supernatural horror film '' Drag Me to Hell'', and the 2013 Disney fantasy film ''Oz the Great and Powerful''. His films are known for their highly-dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and its spin-off '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. He founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. His latest film, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCIS (TV Series)
''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series '' JAG'' ( season eight episodes 20 and 21: " Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). A spin-off from ''JAG'', the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has entered into the twentieth full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the ''NCIS'' franchise. , ''NCIS'' is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–present) and '' Law & Order'' (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the 7th-longest-running scripted U.S. p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)
''Sleepy Hollow'' is an American supernatural drama television series that aired on Fox from September 16, 2013, to March 31, 2017. The series is loosely based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", by Washington Irving, with added concepts from " Rip Van Winkle", also by Irving. The first three seasons are set in a fictionalized version of Sleepy Hollow, New York, which portrays the town as much larger than it actually is. For the fourth and final season, the setting moved to Washington, D.C. In October 2013, ''Sleepy Hollow'' was renewed for a second season with 13 episodes. The season was extended to 18 episodes in May 2014. Early in March 2015, after the second season, ''Sleepy Hollow'' showrunner Mark Goffman left the series. On March 18, 2015, Fox renewed ''Sleepy Hollow'' for an 18-episode third season, with a new showrunner, Clifton Campbell, taking over. On May 13, 2016, Fox renewed the show for a fourth season, which premiered on January 6, 2017. Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
