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The Devil To Pay (2019 Film)
''The Devil to Pay'' is a 2019 American independent thriller film written and directed by the husband and wife team of Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye (in their film debut) and starring Danielle Deadwyler as a struggling mother who must protect her son after the disappearance of her husband forces her to face off with the most powerful family on the mountain headed up by matriarch Tommy Runion (Catherine Dyer). The film premiered at the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival and released in selected theaters and domestic streaming on October 2, 2020. It was released internationally in January 2022 on digital platforms. ''The Devil to Pay'' received positive reviews from critics for the Skye's debut and Deadwyler's lead performance. Plot The Devil to Pay’ opens at a small house on an Appalachian mountain where Lemon Cassidy lives with her son, Coy. Her husband, Tarlee, works for a local landlady Tommy Runion. However, Tarlee is missing for a few days, and Lemon assumes he has gone on one of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Deadwyler
Danielle Deadwyler (born May 3, 1982) is an American actress. She began her career appearing on Atlanta stage, notably the 2009 production of ''For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf, For Colored Girls'', and made her screen debut in the 2012 drama film ''A Cross to Bear''. She appeared in the primetime series ''The Haves and the Have Nots (TV series), The Haves and the Have Nots'' (2015–2017), the series ''P-Valley'' (2020), the miniseries ''Station Eleven (miniseries), Station Eleven'' (2021–2022), and the miniseries ''From Scratch (TV series), From Scratch'' (2022). Deadwyler garnered critical acclaim for starring in the western film The Harder They Fall (2021 film), ''The Harder They Fall'' (2021) and the biopic ''Till (film), Till'' (2022). Her portrayal of Mamie Till in the latter earned her many accolades, garnering the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Lead Performance and earning BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayson Warner Smith
Jayson Warner Smith is an American actor who began his career in 2010 and is known for portraying Gavin in the television series '' The Walking Dead''. He is also known for his role in ''Rectify'' as Wendall Jelks and as Cooper in ''The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, ...''. Early life and career Smith was born in Atlanta. He started in theatre at age nine. He also teaches acting at The Robert Mello Studio in Atlanta. In 2010, he finally scored a larger supporting role in a Hollywood film. He has performed in supporting roles in films and TV shows such as the 2011 remake of ''Footloose'' ''Anchorman II'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''99 Homes'', ''Mississippi Grind'', ''42'', and Fox's ''Sleepy Hollow''. In addition to those credits, Smith is best k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Carter
David Bradley Carter (born December 5, 1973) is an American film and television actor, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer, known for playing Charlie Lange in ''True Detective'' and Leland Gruen in '' Sons of Anarchy''. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery". Early life and education Carter was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised in Macon, Georgia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Valdosta State University, located in Valdosta, Georgia. Career In 2010, Carter made guest appearances in ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', Disney's ''Zeke and Luther'', '' Justified'', ''True Blood'', and ''New Girl''. He portrayed Rankin in one episode of the Showtime series '' Dexter'', wherein his character was killed. In 2012–13, Carter made gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
