Nashville (season 1)
The first season of the American television musical drama series '' Nashville'' premiered on October 10, 2012 and concluded on May 22, 2013 on ABC. The series was created by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri and produced by R.J. Cutler, Khouri, Dee Johnson, Steve Buchanan and Connie Britton. The series stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a legendary country music superstar whose stardom is beginning to fade, and Hayden Panettiere as rising star Juliette Barnes. The episodes, except for the pilot, are named after Hank Williams songs. Cast Regular cast *Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes *Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes *Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'Connor *Eric Close as Teddy Conrad *Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne * Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley *Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott *Robert Wisdom as Coleman Carlisle *Powers Boothe as Lamar Wyatt Supporting cast ; Recurring cast * Judith Hoag as Tandy Wyatt * Sylvia Jefferies as Jolene Barnes *Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Connie Britton
Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom ''Spin City''. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms '' The Fighting Fitzgeralds'' (2001) and '' Lost at Home'' (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004) and the thriller film '' The Last Winter'' (2006). Britton starred as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' from 2006 to 2011. For this role, she received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series ''American Horror Story'', for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chip Esten
Charles Esten Puskar III (born September 9, 1965), also known professionally as Charles Esten, and Chip Esten, is an American actor, musician and comedian. Esten played the role of country singer Deacon Claybourne on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC/CMT (U.S. TV channel), CMT drama ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'' from 2012 to 2018, which subsequently kickstarted his own musical career. He also played Ward Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series ''Outer Banks (TV series), Outer Banks''. He appeared in the Improvisational comedy, improvisation show ''Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series), Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' as a series regular between 1999–2005 and returned in 2019 as a regular. Early life Esten was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Alexandria, Virginia at age nine, after his parents divorced. He and his younger sister were raised by their mother. His late father, Charles, was a prominent local businessman and business partner of former ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kourtney Hansen
Kourtney Horner, known by her stage name Kourtney Hansen (born c. 1980) is an American entrepreneur, actress, dancer, and on-air radio personality who had a recurring role as Emily on the television series '' Nashville''. She is married to Jeremy McComb. Background She was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. As Kourtney Horner, she was a 2003 graduate of Drake University in theatre, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Upon graduation, she co-founded Paw Pro's, an in home pet care business, with her childhood friend Kristin Duax. She has experience as a morning radio onair sidekick for Hatfield and McCoy on Des Moines' KJJY. She also worked in professional theatre. She moved to Nashville in 2008. After moving to Nashville, Hansen founded Paw Pro's Tennessee there and turned over her Paw Pro's Iowa business to her mother. Career She is dance team captain for the Nashville Predators and has performed in music videos such as Keith Urban's 2008 " Sweet Thing", Luke Bryan's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Amatrudo
Edward Amatrudo is an American actor, best known for his role as Glenn Goodman, Juliette Barnes's manager, in the ABC television drama series, '' Nashville''. He appeared on a recurring basis starting with the pilot episode, aired in October 2012. Amatrudo graduated from American Academy of Dramatic Arts and in the 1980s and 90s appeared in a number of theatre and screen productions. He guest-starred on '' NYPD Blue'', '' Chicago Hope'', '' Profiler'' and ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', and also had roles in films ''Chains of Gold'' (1991), ''Traces of Red'' (1992), ''Wrestling Ernest Hemingway'' (1993), ''Drop Zone'' (1994), '' Bad Boys'' (1995), '' Up Close & Personal'' (1996) and '' Bully'' (2001). In 2000s, Amatrudo worked as real estate broker in Nashville. In 2010s he returned to acting appearing in ''Drop Dead Diva ''Drop Dead Diva'' is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was create ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Alford
Ben David Alford (born December 20, 1964) is an American actor, playwright, and author, best known for portraying Bucky Dawes on the television series '' Nashville''. Early life Alford was born and raised in Adams, Tennessee on his family's farm. His parents were Ben Robert Alford, a minister, and Sheridan (Durham). Alford attended Jo Byrns High School in nearby Cedar Hill, and then went for two years to Martin Methodist College in Pulaski. He next transferred to Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. At APSU he was originally a vocal performance major, but switched to the theatre program. Acting When playwright Arthur Kopit was visiting APSU as an artist in residence, he noticed Alford's acting talent and arranged for him to audition for the Juilliard School drama program. Alford did so, and was accepted to the program. After spending a few years in New York upon graduation from Juilliard, Alford moved back to Tennessee and founded Mockingbird Theatre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Susan Misner
Susan Misner (; born February 8, 1971) is an American actress and dancer. She has appeared in a number of TV series as a guest star, as well as several recurring roles. Career Misner portrayed Grace Davidson on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from March 12, 1999, to November 17, 1999. In 2002, Misner appeared in the film ''Chicago'' as Liz, performing the "Cell Block Tango" number. Misner has guest starred on many TV series, including three of the series in the ''Law & Order'' franchise—''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001/2005), '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2002) and ''Law & Order'' (2006)—as well as both ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2002) and ''CSI: Miami'' (2004). She appeared as Theresa on '' Rescue Me'' (2006–07), and later as Gretchen Martin in the 2007 miniseries '' The Bronx Is Burning''. She appeared in two episodes of the hit CBS procedural ''Without a Trace'' during the 2004–2005 television season. In several episodes of the first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rya Kihlstedt
Rya Kihlstedt is an American actress. She starred in the 1997 comedy film ''Home Alone 3'' as Alice Ribbons. The following years she appeared in films '' Deep Impact'' (1998), '' Women in Trouble'' (2009) and '' The Atticus Institute'' (2015). On television, she had a recurring roles as Dr. Michelle Ross in the Showtime crime drama '' Dexter'' and as Marilyn Rhodes in the ABC musical drama ''Nashville''. In 2015, she starred in the NBC miniseries '' Heroes Reborn''. Early life Kihlstedt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is a 1991 graduate of Skidmore College in Theatre Arts. She is of Nicaraguan descent. Career Kihlstedt made her film debut starring opposite Rutger Hauer in the 1993 action thriller film ''Arctic Blue''. In 1995, she appeared in the ABC miniseries '' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III'' and in 1995 played Lizzie Elmsworth in the BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton's last novel, '' The Buccaneers''. In 1997, she starred as Alice Ribbons, one of the criminals i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tilky Jones
Tilky Montgomery Jones (born June 24, 1981) is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997 to 2001. Life and career Jones was born in Vero Beach, Florida. He pursued acting after the breakup of his band, Take 5. Between 2003 and 2007, he made three appearances on CW television series ''One Tree Hill'', in three different roles. In 2010, it was announced that he would join the television pilot of ''Single Ladies,'' and played the role of K.C. in its 2011 season. On January 13, 2011, it was confirmed that Jones would portray Logan Reed on the ABC Family original television series ''Pretty Little Liars''. Jones played Sean Butler, the love interest of Hayden Panettiere's character Juliette Barnes, on the ABC drama series ''Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-popu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michiel Huisman
Michiel Huisman (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch actor who has acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films. Huisman began his career in the Dutch soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden'' (1998). He later played in the Dutch films ''Costa!'' (2001), ''Full Moon Party'' (2002), ''Phileine Says Sorry'' (2003), '' Floris'' (2004) and '' Black Book'' (2006), and in the Dutch TV series ''De co-assistent'' (2007–10) and ''Bloedverwanten'' (2010). During the early years of his acting career, Huisman was also part of a band called Fontane. Huisman's first international acting experience came in 2006, when he guest-starred in an episode of the British TV series ''Dalziel and Pascoe''. He subsequently appeared in ''The Young Victoria'' (2009), '' Treme'' (2010–13), ''Nashville'' (2012–14), ''World War Z'' (2013), ''Wild'' (2014), ''Orphan Black'' (2014–15), ''Game of Thrones'' (2014–16), '' The Invitation'' (2015), ''The Age of Adaline'' (2015), ''The Haunti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jay Hernandez
Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978), known professionally as Jay Hernandez, is an American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's '' Hang Time'', Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama '' Crazy/Beautiful'' (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004), '' Hostel'' (2005), ''Bad Moms'' (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in ''Suicide Squad'' (2016). Since 2018, he has played the role of Thomas Magnum in the reboot of ''Magnum P.I.'' Early life Hernandez was born on February 20, 1978, in Montebello, California, the son of Isis ( ''née'' Maldonado), a secretary and accountant,Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier (August 1, 2014)''Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s'' McFarland, p. 307. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved August 13, 2016. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chris Carmack
James Christopher Carmack (born December 22, 1980) is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in three popular television shows—the teen drama series '' The O.C.'' (2003–2004) as Luke Ward, the country music drama ''Nashville'' as Will Lexington (2012–2018), and the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2018–present) as Dr. Atticus Lincoln. Carmack has also appeared in films, including '' The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations'', '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef'', '' Love Wrecked'', ''Beauty & the Briefcase'' and ''Alpha and Omega''. Early life and education Carmack was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Derwood, Maryland. He has a brother and a sister. As a young boy, he enjoyed participating in all types of sports: baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling. Carmack was also a longtime counselor at Seneca Creek Day Camp, known for singing the original "Rocko the Lazy Moth" and "Ode to Salpino" among other favorites. At Magruder ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley (née Williams; born September 14, 1971) is an American actress known for her co-starring roles on ''According to Jim'' and ''Nashville,'' as well as her breakthrough performance in ''Father of the Bride'' (1991), for which she was nominated for several awards, and its sequel, ''Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995). Throughout her acting career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''George Lopez'' and ''Less Than Perfect''. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including ''Safe House'', '' The Christmas Shoes'', and '' Lucky 7'', and also her role as Laura Parker in ''Shade'', a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister. Early life Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney Williams III, a health and scien ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |