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Parker Sawyers
Parker Sawyers (born May 24, 1984) is an American actor. Career His first leading film role was starring as a young Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ... in '' Southside With You''. He is also featured in '' Don't Hang Up'' as Mr. Lee. He also stars as the Parisian jazz musician, Albert Fallou, in the BBC production '' World on Fire''. He is the son of Paula Parker-Sawyers (now Means), who was deputy mayor of Indianapolis from 1989 to 1991, and James Sawyers, a teacher and administrator. Filmography Film Television Video Games References External links * Living people 1984 births 21st-century American male actors African-American male actors People from Indianapolis American emigrants to England Wabash College alumni American male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, and previously worked as a civil rights lawyer before entering politics. Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983, he worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, he enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the '' Harvard Law Review''. After graduating, he became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Turning to elective politics, he represented the 13th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 until 2004, when he ran for the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Leavey (film)
''Megan Leavey'' (also known as ''Rex'') is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo, and Tim Lovestedt, based on the true events about a young female Marine named Megan Leavey and a combat dog named Rex. The film stars Kate Mara as the titular character, with Edie Falco, Common, Ramón Rodríguez, and Tom Felton in supporting roles. The film was released on June 9, 2017, by Bleecker Street, received positive reviews and grossed $14 million. Plot Megan Leavey is a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler. She was paired with military working dog Rex (E168). The pair served two deployments in Iraq together. They were first deployed to Fallujah in 2005, and then to Ramadi in 2006, where they were both wounded by an improvised explosive device. Leavey was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with a "V" device denoting heroism in combat. In 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-Valley (TV Series)
''P-Valley'' is an American drama television series created by Katori Hall. The series is an adaptation of Hall's play ''Pussy Valley'', and follows several people who work at a strip club in the Mississippi Delta. It stars Brandee Evans, Nicco Annan, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Elarica Johnson. It premiered on Starz on July 12, 2020, and was renewed for a second season two weeks after its premiere. The second season premiered on June 3, 2022. In October 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. ''P-Valley'' has received critical acclaim and garnered nominations from the GLAAD Media Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, TCA Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards. Premise The series follows the lives of employees working at a strip club called The Pynk in the fictional city of Chucalissa, Mississippi. Cast Main * Brandee Evans as Mercedes Woodbine, a tough veteran stripper planning to leave The Pynk to open a dance gym * Nicco Annan as Uncle Clifford Sayles, the non-binary owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep State (TV Series)
''Deep State'' is a British television espionage thriller series, written and created by Matthew Parkhill and Simon Maxwell, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on Fox on 5 April 2018. The first eight-part series, which began filming in May 2017, stars Mark Strong as Max Easton, a former Field Agent for MI6 who is recruited back into the field. The series co-starred Joe Dempsie, Karima McAdams, Lyne Renée, Anastasia Griffith and Alistair Petrie. The series is produced by Endor Productions for the Fox Networks Group of Europe and Africa. As well as co-creating the series, Parkhill also serves as showrunner, executive producer and director of four of the eight episodes. The series premiered in the United States on 17 June 2018 on Epix. A second season was commissioned on 5 April 2018. The second season premiered on 28 April 2019 in the United States, starring Walton Goggins as an ex-CIA operative drawn into a political crisis in Mali. As of 2022, there has been no confirmation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Gap (TV Series)
''Pine Gap'' is an Australian television series that was released on Netflix and broadcast on ABC in 2018. The six-part series is written and created by Greg Haddrick and Felicity Packard with Mat King directing all six episodes. The series was produced by Screentime. Overview ''Pine Gap'' is an international political thriller which is set around the Australian and American joint defence intelligence facility at Pine Gap, south-west of the town of Alice Springs, Australia. Cast * Parker Sawyers as Gus Thomson, American mission director at Pine Gap * Tess Haubrich as Jasmina Delic, Serbian Australian communications intelligence team leader * Jacqueline McKenzie as Kath Sinclair, Australian deputy chief of the facility * Steve Toussaint as Ethan James, American chief of the facility * Stephen Curry as Jacob Kitto, Australian mission director seconded from the Australian Secret Intelligence Service * Sachin Joab as Simon Penny, Australian communications intelligence analyst * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession (TV Series)
''Succession'' is an American satirical black comedy-drama and family saga television series created by Jesse Armstrong. It premiered on June 3, 2018, on HBO. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, who are fighting for control of the company amid uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch, Logan Roy ( Brian Cox). The series has been renewed for a fourth season, which is set to premiere in spring 2023. Among the series's cast are Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, and Sarah Snook as Siobhan ('Shiv'), Logan's children employed by the company. Matthew Macfadyen stars as Tom Wambsgans, Shiv's husband and Waystar executive; Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch, Logan's grandnephew also employed by the company; Alan Ruck as Connor, Logan's eldest child; and Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy, Logan's third and current wife. Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, and Rob Yang also star, while Dagmara Domińc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy (TV Series)
''Easy'' is an American comedy-drama anthology series written, directed, edited and produced by Joe Swanberg. It consists of 25 half-hour episodes. The series is set in Chicago. The first season was released on Netflix on September 22, 2016. In April 2017, Swanberg revealed the series had been renewed for a second season, which was released on December 1, 2017. In August 2018, the series was renewed for a third and final season that premiered on May 10, 2019. Background ''Easy'' follows several individuals living in Chicago who are trying to navigate issues such as love, relationships, and general knowledge. A review described the series as a microscopic portrayal of the different varieties of modern love. It has an episodic anthology format, with standalone episodes that do not require previous ones to watch. The series does include recurring narratives such as the story of the married couple Kyle (Michael Chernus) and Andi (Elizabeth Reaser), which was first introduced in Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assets
''The Assets'' is an eight-part American drama television miniseries that aired on ABC in 2014. The series was based on the book ''Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed'' by retired CIA officers Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille. The series was executively produced by Morgan Hertzan, Rudy Bednar and Andrew Chapman. The pilot episode earned a 0.7 rating in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic, making ''The Assets'' the lowest rated drama premiere ever on one of the big three networks. On January 10, 2014, ABC canceled ''The Assets'' due to low ratings. ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee disclosed at the Television Critics Association press tour that the unaired episodes would be made available at some point in the future. On June 21, 2014, the remaining episodes began airing on Saturdays, but after just two further broadcasts, ABC again pulled the series. The final four episodes aired in a Sunday afternoon timeslot in late July a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilyhammer
''Lilyhammer'' is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York-based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway. The first season premiered on Norwegian NRK1 on 25 January 2012 with a record audience of 998,000 viewers (one fifth of Norway's population), and premiered on Netflix in North America on 6 February 2012, with all eight episodes available in full for streaming on the service. ''Lilyhammer'' was promoted as "the first time Netflix offered exclusive content". The spelling of the series title alludes to Tagliano's dog Lily, killed in the first episode during an attempt on Tagliano's life, and the way that Tagliano and some other anglophones pronounce the town's name. The series produced three seasons; the final episode aired 17 December 2014. On 22 July 2015, Van Zandt posted on Twitter that the series had been cancelled, and the following day Netflix confirmed that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Girls (film)
''The Lost Girls'' is a 2022 British fantasy film written and directed by Livia De Paolis, based on the 2003 ''Peter Pan''-inspired novel of the same name by Laurie Fox. Set a few generations after the events of J.M. Barrie's original novel, it explores the consequences of Pan's promise to continue returning to the Darlings. The film was released in theatres and to streaming platforms on June 17, 2022. It received generally mixed to unfavorable reviews. Cast *Livia De Paolis as Wendy, a descendant of the original Wendy Darling and mother of Berry. **Emily Carey as Young Wendy **Amelia Minto as Little Wendy *Ella-Rae Smith as Berry ** Ava Fillery as Little Berry *Joely Richardson as Jane, mother of Wendy and grandmother of Berry. ** Tilly Marsan as Teen Jane *Vanessa Redgrave as Great Nana, mother of Jane. *Julian Ovenden as Clayton *Parker Sawyers as Adam * Louis Partridge as Peter Pan *Iain Glen as Hook Production It was announced in September 2019 that Livia De Paolis would a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite Storm
''Infinite Storm'' is a 2022 American drama adventure film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska, co-directed by Michał Englert, and with a screenplay by Josh Rollins, based on the article ''High Places: Footprints in the Snow Lead to an Emotional Rescue'' by Ty Gagne. The film stars Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Denis O'Hare, Parker Sawyers and Eliot Sumner. ''Infinite Storm'' was released in the United States on March 25, 2022, by Bleecker Street. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Pam Bales is a search and rescue volunteer who sets off one fateful morning on a hike taking her to the top of Mount Washington. All of a sudden a fierce storm sets in but she sees tracks in the snow of someone wearing only sneakers. She comes across a strange-acting, incoherent man she calls "John" and the two begin a dangerous trek down the mountain to safety, facing many obstacles along the way and almost drowning at one point. During this time, Pam has various "flashbacks" regarding he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nan Movie
''The Nan Movie'' (originally conceived as ''This Nan's Life'') is a 2022 British comedy film written by Catherine Tate and Brett Goldstein and directed by Josie Rourke (uncredited). The film stars Tate and Mathew Horne. It is based on the television series, ''Catherine Tate's Nan'', which is a set of four specials that were broadcast between 2009 and 2015, and itself is a spin-off of the television sketch series, ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007). The film centres on the eponymous ''Nan'' character who travels cross-country to visit her dying sister, and includes several flashbacks to their upbringing and early adulthood. Plot Foul-mouthed and cantankerous London woman Joanie "Nan" Taylor's (Catherine Tate) grandson, Jamie (Mathew Horne), takes her to see the dying sister with whom she had a falling out when they were young women. Nan would rather just have a good time, however, and the road trip features many comedic detours alternated with flashbacks to the sisters in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
