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Halfworlds
''Halfworlds'' is a dark fantasy thriller television series produced and created by HBO Asia. Set in present-day Southeast Asia, the series reveals an underground society populated by demons from Asian folklore across the region. The first season of Halfworlds, set in Indonesia, premiered on 29 November 2015. A second season of Halfworlds, set in Thailand, was announced in July 2016 and premiered on 22 January 2017. A third season of Halfworlds was announced in November 2019, to be set in the Philippines, with production scheduled to begin in January 2020. Cast ; Season 1 * Salvita Decorte as Sarah * Arifin Putra as Barata * Reza Rahadian as Tony * Ario Bayu as Juragan * Bront Palarae as Gusti * Tara Basro as Ros * Adinia Wirasti as Nadia * Hannah Al-Rashid as Marni * Alex Abbad as Gorga * Aimee Saras as Pinung * Nathan Hartono as Coki * Verdi Solaiman as Hasan * Cornelio Sunny as Bandi * Puteri Balqis as Tari ; Season 2 * Peem Jaiyen as Fyter * Tia Tavee as Juliet Langs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Basro
Tara Basro (born 11 June 1990) is an Indonesian actress and musician. Born in Jakarta and educated in Australia, she began her career as a teenaged model before becoming established in the Indonesian film industry. Beginning with ''A Copy of My Mind'' (2015), Basro became a frequent collaborator of director Joko Anwar, starring in his horror films ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017) and ''Impetigore'' (2019), and superhero film ''Gundala'' (2019). She was awarded Citra Award for Best Actress in 2015. Early life and education Tara Basro was born Andi Mutiara Pertiwi Basro on 11 June 1990 in Jakarta. Her father works for an airline Industry. Tara started her career in the entertainment industry when she joined the teen modeling competition '' Gadis Sampul'', Indonesia in 2005. She then moved to Australia with her parents and continued her studies. Tara graduated from TAFE NSW. Acting career Upon returning to Indonesia after completion of her studies, she participated in many auditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myra Molloy
Maneepat Myra Molloy ( th, มณีภัสสร มอลลอย; ; born 18 September 1997), nicknamed Myra (ไมร่า), is a Thai people, Thai-American singer, songwriter and actress. In 2011 at age 13, Molloy won the premier season of ''Thailand's Got Talent'' with her performances of a combination of cross-over classical and Broadway songs. In August 2014 at age 16, she placed Top 6 on ABC television's ''Rising Star (franchise), Rising Star'' USA. In 2018-2019 Molloy played Kim (alternate) in the US tour of ''Miss Saigon''. Molloy played 'Quinn' in Miramax's ''He's All That'', the gender reversing reboot of ''She's All That''. Background Molloy was born in Bangkok to a Thai-Chinese mother and an American father. She has a younger sister, Nina. From an early age, Molloy made frequent trips to New York City, where she fell in love with Broadway theatre, Broadway. She was fascinated by ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', more than o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Hartono
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Bront Palarae
Nasrul Suhaimin bin Saifuddin (born 27 September 1978), known professionally as Bront Palarae, is a Malaysian actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Early life and education Palarae was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. In 2005, he received a scholarship from the Italian government to attend a short course in Language & Culture at the University for Foreigners Perugia, Italy. He overstayed and toured the country for the next four months. Acting career 2000–2008: Early years Palarae made his acting debut on television in 2000, his first feature film '' Lang Buana'' (2003) but he first gained fame by portraying two characters in ''Cinta Tsunami'', a television series in 2005. In 2008, with the release of his biggest commercial success, ''SinDarEla'' (''Cinderella''), he rose to prominence in a lead role, Hussin on the hit television series with Sharifah Amani and Remy Ishak, followed by another television series, ''Rona Roni Makaroni'' in the same year, again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvita Decorte
Salvita Decorte (born 13 July 1990) is an Indonesian actress and model. Career Decorte was born in Bali to an Indian/Indonesian father and a German mother. She started a career as a model at the age of 15 years, becoming a brand ambassador for Volcom in 2012. In addition, Salvita also inherited a love of art from her parents who were both painters; she specializes in abstract paintings. Salvita's career as an actress began in 2014 with a supporting role in the film ''Mantan Terindah''. She won the lead role in ''Lily: Bunga Terakhirku'' co-starring Baim Wong. Besides the big screen, Salvita has a starring role in season 1 of the HBO series ''Halfworlds''. Filmography Film Television External links Salvita Decorteon Twitter Salvita Decorteon Facebook Salvita Decorteon WorldCat WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of tens of thousands of institutions (mostly libraries), in many countries, that are current or past members of the OCLC g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Theriault
Nicole Theriault ( th, นิโคล เทริโอ; born June 23, 1972), known as Nikki, is a Thai singer and actress, who went platinum with 2 million copies sold on her debut album ''Ka-Po-Lo Club'' and went double platinum on her second album ''Funny Lady'' earning her Breakout Artist of the Year for her first album and Best Female Artist of the Year for her second album. She has released a total of 13 albums which includes 5 solo albums and the remaining being collaborations and cover albums. Early life and education Born in California, Theriault is the daughter of a French American father, Robert Theriault, and a Thai mother, Pornthip Theriault. Her father worked for thirty years for the Tourism Authority of Thailand as a producer on television and radio to promote tourism in Thailand. Her mother worked as a guidance councilor for underprivileged women and dedicated her life to helping abused women. Her parents met at a graduate school after her mother got her BA d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Abbad
Alex Abdullah Abbad (born June 18, 1978), sometimes known as Alex Abbad, is an Indonesian actor, poet, host, musician, visual artist, and music producer, with two decades of experience in the Creative and Entertainment Industry. Career He started off his career as MTV Asia VJ in the 90's and rose to become Indonesia's leading actor. He is very well regarded as a character actor who takes exceptionally challenging roles. He starred in an HBO Original Series ''Halfworlds'' (2015) directed by Joko Anwar In addition, Alex also starred in ''The Raid 2'' (2014) and in ''Merantau'' (2009), both directed by Gareth Evans. As for accolades and recognition Alex also won the Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) for Best Supporting Actor in ''My Stupid Boss'' (2016) and also nominated for the same category the next year for ''Night Bus Night service, sometimes also known as owl service, refers to the public transport services operated during the night hours. These services are operated, mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Rahadian
Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 5 March 1987) is an Indonesian actor who rose to prominence following his role in Perempuan Berkalung Sorban or ''(Woman with a Turban''). Born in Bogor, he took up acting while in senior high school and made his feature film debut in 2004. Since receiving his first Citra Award in 2009, he has acted in over a dozen films, ranging from comedies and romances to dramas and biopics. Early life He was born to an Iranian father and a Moluccan Indonesian mother whose love for film influenced him as a youth. Career In 2004 he was crowned Top Guest, an award for models, by the Indonesian variety magazine ''Aneka'', although he was never a professional model. Instead, he considered modelling as a way to help him become an actor. Through the coverage he received from his modelling career, Rahadian was cast in several ''sinetron'' (Indonesian soap operas), including ''Culunnya Pacarku'' and ''Idola''. He made his film debut in 2007, with the horror-comedy ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arifin Putra
Putra Arifin Scheunemann (born 1 May 1987), known professionally as Arifin Putra, is a German-Indonesian actor. His international recognition is largely attributed to his role in the Indonesian action film '' The Raid 2: Berandal'', which was released in the United States and other major markets around the world. He also starred in the 2009 Indonesian horror film, ''Rumah Dara'' (released internationally as ''Macabre''). Early life and education Putra Arifin Scheunemann was born on 1 May 1987, in Mainz, Germany. His German father, Axel Scheunemann, was a gardener turned landscape specialist, while his Indonesian mother, Joyce Sunandar, ran a catering business. He has an older sister, Sari, who works at an automotive company in Stuttgart. His parents divorced in 1999, upon which he and his mother permanently resettled to Indonesia. He has reportedly still remain estranged from his father. Arifin received his early education at the German International School in Jakarta, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joko Anwar
Joko Anwar (born 3 January 1976) is an Indonesian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Anwar first rose to prominence for co-writing Nia Dinata's 2003 hit ''Arisan!'' which won five awards at the 2004 Citra Award. He then made his feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy ''Joni's Promise'' in 2005, gaining a Best Director nomination at the 2005 Citra Award. He has since directed a wide range of genres: the noir thriller '' Dead Time: Kala'' (2007), psychological thriller ''The Forbidden Door'' (2009), supernatural horror ''Satan's Slaves'' (2017), and live-action superhero '' Gundala'' (2019). Anwar has won 3 Citra Awards out of 13 nominations for directing and screenwriting. He won the Best Director Awards twice: in 2015 for the urban drama ''A Copy of My Mind'' and in 2020 for the folk horror ''Impetigore'' as well as the Best Screenplay Award in 2008 for co-writing Mouly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO (Asia)
HBO Asia is the Asian division of HBO, based out of Singapore. It was originally launched on 1 May 1992 as MovieVision, later rebranding on 1 June 1995 to its current name after being purchased by Home Box Office, Inc. The Singapore-based broadcast network offers channels and services with no advertisements– HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits, Cinemax and Red – as well as HBO Go and HBO on Demand. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst in Asia. Programming HBO Asia has licensing deals with two major Hollywood conglomerate film studios: Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Pictures; New Line Cinema, HBO Films, Castle Rock Entertainment; Warner Independent Pictures) and Paramount Global (Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage). * ''HBO Central'' is a monthly program giving information about which movies and series will be shown in the coming month. * New seasons of HBO's Original Series or Original Productions air on Sunday nights/Monday mornings. Origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ario Bayu
Ario Bayu Wicaksono (born 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian actor. Early life and career Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studied and then went into business. He returned to Indonesia in 2004 with the intent to pursue his acting and music ambitions. He studied at the Globe Theatre in London. In his first break through role, Ario Bayu plays a detective in '' Dead Time: Kala'', Indonesia's first tribute to film noir which won rave reviews from critics, directed by Joko Anwar. In 2013, Ario played alongside Hollywood actress Joan Chen in HBO Asia's production ''Serangoon Road''. In ''Java Heat'', Ario plays opposite Kellan Lutz and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke. In '' Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka'', Ario plays the protagonist Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |