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Identity (Legend Of The Seeker)
''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series produced by ABC Studios and distributed in domestic syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The show is based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' written by Terry Goodkind and follows a woods guide who, after being thrust into a world of magic, is charged with the responsibility to protect the world from evil. The first season premiered with a double bill on November 1, 2008. The series was renewed for a second season in January 2009, which premiered on November 7, 2009. On April 26, 2010 Ausiello Files reported that the series has been cancelled and will not return for a third season. Fans of the series have responded by launching a renewal campaign titled "Save Our Seeker". Terry Goodkind has expressed his support for the campaign. A total of 44 episodes aired throughout the series. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2008–09) When Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), a young woodsman, discovers that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of The Seeker
''Legend of the Seeker'' is an American television series created by Sam Raimi, based on the fantasy novel series ''The Sword of Truth'' by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series for first-run syndication with Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle, and Kenneth Biller serving as executive producers. The show premiered on November 1, 2008 and ran for two seasons before its cancellation in 2010. The series follows the journeys of a long-awaited "Seeker of Truth" named Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), a Confessor named Kahlan Amnell (Bridget Regan), a wizard named Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Bruce Spence), and a Mord-Sith named Cara ( Tabrett Bethell) as they defend the people of their realm against tyranny and destruction. While the names and places are the same, the story in the television series is different from that in the books. Plot The story takes place in the world created by author Terry Goodkind in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shiban
John Shiban is an American television writer and producer. He worked in both capacities on ''The X-Files'' and its spin-off ''The Lone Gunmen'', ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', ''Smallville'', ''Supernatural'', ''Legend of the Seeker'', ''Breaking Bad'', and ''The Vampire Diaries''. In 1997, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on ''The X-Files'' episode "Memento Mori". He shared the nomination with co-writers Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, and Vince Gilligan. In 1998, Shiban shared a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series with ''The X-Files'' production team. In 2009 Shiban reunited with Gilligan to work as a writer/producer on the second season of Gilligan's series ''Breaking Bad''. Shiban was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for episodic drama for the episode "Phoenix" in 2010. Shiban and the writing staff also shared a nomination for the WGA award for best drama series for thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hurst
Michael Eric Hurst ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a British-born New Zealand actor, director and writer. He is known internationally for acting in the television programs ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and companion series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' as Iolaus. Most recently, he is known for his role in directing the Starz series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and ''Ash vs Evil Dead''. Biography Hurst was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of three brothers. When he was seven his family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. He enrolled at Papanui High School, then University of Canterbury, but for only one year. He is married to New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand and they have two sons. In 1984, Hurst won the lead role of David Blyth's '' Death Warmed Up'', New Zealand's first splatter movie. The plot saw Hurst's character weathering institutionalisation, sundry wackos, and a motorcycle chase in the tunnels below Waiheke Island. The film won the grand prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent. Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''. He starred in the TV2 series ''The Cult'', as Michael Lewis. Filmography Film * ''I'm Not Harry Jenson'' (2009) as Colby Television * ''Blue Heelers'' (1994–1995) as Detective Scarlatti * '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' (2000–2001) as Beowulf * ''Mercy Peak'' (2001–2002) as Kieran Masfield * ''Shortland Street'' (2004–2008) as Craig Valentine * ''Legend of the Seeker '' (2008–2009) as Demmin Nass * ''The Cult'' (2009), as Michael Lewis * ''Intrepid Journeys ''Intrepid Journeys'' is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV ONE in New Zealand and on Vibrant TV Network in the United States. Making its debut in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand celebrities who travel to exotic countries ...'' (Travel series) (2011), as himself Awards Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hutchison
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on ''Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Dine on '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' (2009); Amy Smart on ''Go Girls'' (2009–12); Jules Louden in ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012); Laeta on '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'' (2013); Sasha on ''Anger Management'' (2013–14) and Kim in ''The Right Girl'' (2015). Career Hutchison's career began on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and continued in the American series ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury''. She also played Allison Dine, the girlfriend of crime figure Terry Clark in the Australian television series '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' also known as ''Underbelly: The Mr Asia Story'', and Amy Smart in the New Zealand television comedy-drama series ''Go Girls''. In 2012, she starred in the Joss Whedon-Drew Goddard me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack (born 26 December 1970) is a New Zealand stage and screen actress. She was one of the original cast members of the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', though she is also known for her role as the Amazon Ephiny in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', Cynthia Ross in ''The Cult'', and Shota in ''Legend of the Seeker''. Other works include the 2009 film, ''Separation City'', and the Australian series '' Rake''. She also portrayed notorious Sydney underworld figure Kate Leigh in '' Underbelly: Razor'', Doctor Rory Finch in ''Jack Irish'' and Bea Smith in the Foxtel prison drama ''Wentworth'', in which she starred for four years before leaving the show in 2016. Personal life Cormack has two children: Te Ahi Ka with fellow actor Pana Hema Taylor Pana Hema Taylor (born 1989) is a New Zealand television actor, best known for his roles in ''Spartacus'', '' The Brokenwood Mysteries'' and '' Westside''. Early life Pana Hema Taylor grew up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In The Sword Of Truth
''The Sword of Truth'' is a series of twenty-one High fantasy, epic fantasy novels and 6 novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of the living. While each novel was written to stand alone, except for the final three that were intended to be a trilogy, they follow a common timeline and are linked by ongoing events that occur throughout the series. The series began in 1994 with ''Wizard's First Rule'' and Goodkind wrote eighteen more novels in addition to a novella titled ''Debt of Bones''. The latest novel in the series, ''Heart of Black Ice'', was released in 2020. As of 2008, 25 million copies of the series' books have been sold worldwide, and the series has been translated into more than 20 languages. A television series adaptation of the novels, titled ''Legend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Sussman (TV Series Writer/producer)
Mike Sussman (born June 22, 1975) is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as a creator and executive producer of the TNT crime drama ''Perception'', as well as a writer and producer of the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Early life Sussman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, later moving with his family to Sarasota, Florida. While attending Florida State University, he took a class in screenwriting, penning a spec script for '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' that obtained him a Writers Guild of America internship with the writing staff of '' Star Trek: Voyager''. Career Prior to his first staff job on a scripted drama, Sussman worked in broadcast journalism, serving as a writer and producer for KCAL-TV's Emmy Award-winning ''Prime Nine News.'' He later shared the award for "Best Newscast" at the New York Festivals Television & Film Awards. A longtime ''Star Trek'' fan, Sussman made his first professional sale to ''Voyager'' Executive Producer Michael Pill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Brough
Jonathan Brough is a New Zealand-born film director based in Australia. He is best known for the comedy TV series ''Rosehaven'', ''Aftertaste'' and ''The Family Law''. Early life and education Brough grew up in Hawera, New Zealand, the son of John Brough, a theatre and television actor. Career Brough's graduation project was ''The Model'', a short film (11 minutes) based on a short story by Bernard Malamud, inspired by the work of painter Edward Hopper, and starring Brough's father and Susannah Devereux (later a horror actress in the US). The film was an official selection in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for a special one-off programme of short films, and was screened at the Silver Images Film Festival in Chicago, U.S. The film was later included in a video anthology called ''Dark Stories 2: Tales from Beneath'' (2002). In following years he directed two short films, ''The Conversation'' (1995) and ''Permanent Wave'' (1996). In 2004 he directed four episodes of the telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Warn
Jesse Warn is an American television director, film director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work on the Starz drama ''Spartacus'' and for The CW's '' The Originals'', ''Arrow'', ''The Flash'' and ''Supergirl''. Warn also directed and made his screenwriting debut in the film '' Nemesis Game''. Career He began his career writing and directing the 1999 short film ''9 Across'', starring Rena Owen. In 2000, he wrote and directed his second short film, ''Little Samurai''. He then segued to television work, directing for series such as, ''Legend of the Seeker'', '' V'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' The Originals'' and ''True Blood''. ''Spartacus'' Having had directed the first installment of the Starz mini-series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', "Past Transgressions", Warn was hired as a director for the sequel series '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''. He ultimately directed eight episodes ("The Thing in the Pit", "Great and Unfortunate Things", "Kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Robertt
Andrew Robertt is a New Zealand born actor. His work covers a diverse range of characters across multiple genres. He studied arts and sciences at The University of Auckland, and horticulture and business management at trade school. In his earlier work he was credited as Andrew Binns. Filmography Film * ''Slow West'' (2015) .... Werner * '' Field Punishment No. 1'' (2014) (TV) .... CMO * ''Pirates of the Airwaves'' (2014) (TV) .... William Cullen * ''Siege'' (2012) (TV) .... Mike Burne * '' Kidnapped'' (2005) (TV) .... Mr. Riach * '' Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' (2004) (TV) .... 101st Airborne Lieutenant (as Andrew Robertt) * ''Deceit'' (2004) (TV) .... Ken Spradling (as Andrew Mitchell) * ''Lucy'' (2003) (TV) .... Bob Carroll Jr. (as Andrew Mitchell) * '' You Wish!'' (2003) (TV) .... Stage Manager (as Andrew Binns) * '' Murder in Greenwich'' (2002) (TV) .... Stephen Weeks (as Andrew Binns) * '' Blood Crime'' (2002) (TV) .... Deputy David Forrest (as Andrew Binns) * '' Lawless: De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. Laga'aia is noted for his television roles, including Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in the Australian police drama '' Water Rats'', lawyer David Silesi in the New Zealand legal drama '' Street Legal'' and Elijah Johnson in the long running Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. He currently appears in an Australian Children's TV Series called '' Jay's Jungle'', which has been broadcast since 2015. He is a regular feature on Australian kids program '' Play School''. Career Laga'aia debuted as a musician in 1982 as a member of the Consorts, who released the Dalvanius Prime-produced single " Maoris on 45", which was one of the top selling singles in New Zealand in 1982. Laga'aia is known for his part on Australian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
