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Suits (season 8)
The eighth season of the American legal drama '' Suits'' was ordered on January 30, 2018, and began airing on USA Network in the United States July 18, 2018. The season is the first in the show's history to see extensive cast changes with the departures of Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle at the conclusion of the previous season. Following their departures, three actors have been promoted to series regulars: previously recurring guest star Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett, recurring special guest star Dulé Hill as Alex Williams, and Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler, who is introduced in the season premiere. The back half of the season premiered on January 23, 2019. Cast Regular cast * Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter * Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt * Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen * Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett * Dulé Hill as Alex Williams * Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler Special Guest Cast * David Costabile as Daniel Hardman Recurring cast * Wendell Pierce as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Macht
Gabriel Swann Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor and film producer, known for portraying Harvey Specter in the USA Network series '' Suits'' (2011–2019) and the title character in the 2008 superhero film ''The Spirit''. Early life Macht was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Jewish parents. He is the son of Suzanne Victoria Pulier, a museum curator and archivist, and actor Stephen Macht. He has three siblings: Jesse, a musician (who appeared on '' The Next Great American Band''), Ari Serbin, and Julie. Macht was raised in California from the age of five. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, he attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 1994. During his time at Carnegie Mellon, he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. Career Macht was nominated for the Best Young Motion Picture Actor Award after playing his first role at age eight in the film ''Why Would I Lie?'' under the stage name Gabriel Swann. He has appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloma Wright
Aloma Wright (born March 10, 1950) is an American actress, widely known for her roles as Laverne Roberts on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), Maxine Landis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'' (2008–2015), Mildred Clemons on the ABC drama series ''Private Practice'' (2011–2013), Gretchen Bodinski on the USA Network drama series '' Suits'' (2015–2019), and Viola in ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan''. Early life Wright was born in New York and raised in California. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Career Wright began her acting career on stage, before appearing in films like ''Stuart Saves His Family'', '' Devil in the Flesh'', and ''Shadow Hours'', and television shows such as ''Suddenly Susan'', ''Dangerous Minds'', ''Frasier'', ''Friends'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Girlfriends'', and ''Judging Amy''. She also had a recurring role in the Fox series ''Power Rangers i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Weiss
Valerie Heather Weiss is an American filmmaker and producer. Early life Valerie Weiss is an accomplished filmmaker and scientist. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Princeton University, where she majored in molecular biology. She got a Ph.D. in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology and a master's degree in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. While at Harvard, she founded and was the filmmaker-in-residence and festival director of the Dudley House Film Program, the organization's film program for graduate students from 1999 to 2003. Later she was accepted to the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, where she made a sci-fi social satire film called ''Transgressions''. PhD Productions In 2004 Weiss founded PhD Productions, a film company with her husband Robert Johnson. Personal life Valerie met her future husband Robert Johnson at Princeton as cast members in the production of ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Accolad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Drogin
Ethan Drogin is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Suits and Lie to Me. Drogin joined the Suits writing staff in the first season. He is credited as the writer or co-writer of the following Suits episodes: * "Bail Out" (2011) * "Identity Crisis" (2011) * "Break Point" (2012) * "Blind-Sided" (2013) * "Unfinished Business" (2013) Drogin is a graduate of Harvard University and was previously a sports writer for the Harvard Crimson newspaper. During his time as an undergraduate, Drogin was also President of the Harvard chapter of Sigma Chi, notable in that the University has not officially recognized single-gender fraternities nor sororities since 1984. Awards Drogin was also a writer of Suits Recruits, an online multiplayer game and Winner of the 5th Annual Shorty Industry Awards. Desperate Genius, a screenplay written by Drogin, was a semi-finalist in the 2005 Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest, judged by Terry Zwigoff Terry Zwigof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Kumble
Roger Kumble (born May 28, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Life and career Kumble was raised in Harrison, New York, and attended Harrison High School. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1988, where he wrote for the "Waa Mu" show. He began his career as a playwright and director in 1993 with the Hollywood satire "Pay or Play", which garnered him the LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Comic Writing. His second play, 1997's "d girl", starring David Schwimmer, earned him four Dramalogue Awards. In 2003, Kumble completed his Hollywood trilogy with the critically acclaimed "Turnaround", again starring David Schwimmer, which sold out its entire run in Los Angeles. He returned to the theater in 2011 with his all female play "Girls Talk" starring Brooke Shields and Constance Zimmer. Los Angeles Times critic Margaret Gray voted "Girls Talk" the best new play of 2011. Kumble made his feature-film-directorial debut with 1999's Sony Pictures box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smith (director)
Michael I. Smith is an American television director and producer. He is best known for his work on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', also working as a first assistant director and unit production manager on the series. He also worked as a second assistant director on the films ''Gloria'' (1999), ''Mickey Blue Eyes'' (1999), ''The Simian Line'' (2000) and '' Man on the Moon'' (2001). As well as the television series ''The Sopranos'' and ''Hack''. Television directing credits *'' Suits'' (16 episodes) *'' Burn Notice'' (2 episodes) *''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (8 episodes) *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (5 episodes) *''NYC 22'' (episode #9: " Playing God") *'' White Collar'' (6 episodes) *''Common Law'' (episode #9: "Odd Couples") *''Covert Affairs'' (episode #31: " Speed of Life") *'' Satisfaction'' (2 episodes) *''Allegiance'' (episode #6: " Liars and Thieves") *''The Mysteries of Laura'' (3 episodes) *''How to Get Away with Murder'' (5 episodes) *''Bull'' (3 episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Korsh
Aaron Thomas Korsh (born November 7, 1966) is an American television producer, writer, and former investment banker. Previously he wrote for ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Just Shoot Me!'', '' Love, Inc.'', ''Notes from the Underbelly, The Deep End'' and the USA Network series '' Suits'', of which he is also the creator, and its spin-off ''Pearson Pearson may refer to: Organizations Education *Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC *Lester B. Pearson High School (other) Companies *Pearson PLC, a UK-based int ...''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Korsh, Aaron American television producers American television writers Place of birth missing (living people) American male television writers Living people Showrunners 1966 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Misiano
Christopher Misiano is an American television director and producer. He is best known for his work on '' ER'', ''The West Wing'', and ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''. In 2017, he sold his historic home in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, for US$4.3 million. Filmography *''Pan Am'' *''Fringe'' *''Grey's Anatomy'' *''Eli Stone'' *''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' *'' ER'' *'' Revenge'' *''The West Wing'' *''Trinity'' *'' Nash Bridges'' *'' Law & Order'' *''Mistresses'' *''Third Watch'' *''The Good Wife'' *''Perception Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...'' *'' Emergence'' *'' Stumptown'' *'' Council of Dads'' External links * References American television producers American television directors Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners Directors Guild of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Roiz
Sasha Roiz ( he, סשה רויז; born October 21, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Sam Adama in the science-fiction TV series ''Caprica'' and Captain Sean Renard in the American fantasy TV series ''Grimm''. Early life Roiz was born in Tel Aviv to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Montreal in 1980. Roiz studied history before joining a theatre school in Montreal. He later graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey. Career Roiz has appeared in a number of popular television dramas, including ''CSI: Miami, House, NCIS, The Mentalist, Lie To Me'' and '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He had a recurring role on ''Warehouse 13'' as Marcus Diamond. In 2008, Roiz landed the role of Sam Adama on ''Caprica'', a spin-off of ''Battlestar Galactica''. His character is a Tauron enforcer for the Ha'la'tha crime syndicate on Caprica who frequently goes head-to-head with his lawyer brother Joseph A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal McDonough
Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ''Boomtown (2002 TV series), Boomtown'' (2002–2003), Tin Man in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries ''Tin Man (miniseries), Tin Man'', and a main cast role as Dave Williams (Desperate Housewives), Dave Williams in Season 5 of ''Desperate Housewives'' (2008–2009). He has also appeared in films such as ''Star Trek: First Contact'', ''Minority Report (film), Minority Report'', ''Walking Tall (2004 film), Walking Tall'', and as Dum Dum Dugan in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films and TV series. In the DC Comics, DC Arrowverse, he has appeared as Damien Darhk in the TV series ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', ''Legends of Tomorrow'', and ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash''. He had a major role in ''Suits (American TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usman Ally
Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982) is a Swazi-born Pakistani-American film, stage and television actor. Marking his acting debut in 2008, Ally won an Obie Award in 2015 for his role in ''The Invisible Hand''. He has appeared in several stage productions including ''The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity'', ''The Jungle Book'' and a production of ''Around the World in 80 Days''. He is known for his on-screen roles such as Vincent on ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' and Fernald the Hook-Handed Man in Netflix's adaptation of ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', which premiered in 2017 and Andy Malik in '' Suits''. Background Ally was born in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to Pakistani parents. He grew up in Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, and Pakistan. According to Ally, his father was "involved in trade between African countries — textiles and things of that sort", and hence his parents spent three decades living and moving across southern and eastern Africa. Ally graduated from the Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Nordling
Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in ''Once and Again'', Larry Moss in '' 24'', Nick Bolen in ''Desperate Housewives'', and Gordon Klein in '' Big Little Lies'', as well as various films. Early life and education Nordling was born March 11, 1962, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to Robert George Nordling and Lois Nordling ( ''née'' Dickson). He grew up in Washington Township. After moving to Saddle River, New Jersey, Nordling attended Ramsey High School, graduating in 1980. After high school, Nordling attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in art in 1984. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1987 from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Nordling is a Swedish surname. Career One of his major roles was playing Ted Orion, an NHL pro turned hockey coach in '' D3: The Mighty Ducks''. The 1997 TV movie ''Soul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
