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This Is Us (season 4)
The fourth season of the American television series ''This Is Us'' continues to follow the lives and connections of the Pearson family across several time periods. The season is produced by Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Zaftig Films, and 20th Century Fox Television, with Dan Fogelman, Isaac Aptaker, and Elizabeth Berger serving as showrunners. The series was renewed for a fourth, fifth, and sixth season in May 2019, with production for season four beginning that July. The season stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Jon Huertas, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, Lyric Ross, Asante Blackk and Griffin Dunne. The fourth season premiered on September 24, 2019 and concluded on March 24, 2020. The season consisted of 18 episodes. This was the first season not to be nominated for a Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (, ; born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' in 1995, he portrayed the lead role on the short-lived series '' Opposite Sex'' in 2000 before landing his breakthrough role the following year as Jess Mariano on ''Gilmore Girls'' (2001–2007). Thereafter, he appeared as Chris Pierce on ''American Dreams'' (2004–2005) and Richard Thorne on ''The Bedford Diaries'' (2006) before starring as Peter Petrelli on ''Heroes'' (2006–2010), for which he received nominations for Teen Choice, Saturn and People's Choice Awards. After appearing in main roles on the series ''Mob City'' (2013), '' Chosen'' (2013), and ''The Whispers'' (2015), Ventimiglia began starring as Jack Pearson on ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), for which he has received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and twice received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensemble Cast
In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that is composed of multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.Random House: ensemble acting Linked 2013-07-17 Structure In contrast to the popular model, which gives precedence to a sole protagonist, an ensemble cast leans more towards a sense of "collectivity and community". Cinema Ensemble casts in film were introduced as early as September 1916, with D. W. Griffith's silent epic film ''Intolerance'', featuring four separate though parallel plots. The film follows the lives of several characters over hundreds of years, across different cultures and time periods. The unification of different plot lines and character arcs is a key characteristic of ensemble casting in film; whether it's a location, event, or an overarching theme that ties the film and characters together. Films that feature ensembles tend to emphasize the interconnectivity of the characters, even when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phylicia Rashad
Phylicia Rashad ( ) (née Ayers-Allen; born June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and director who is dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992) which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She also played Ruth Lucas on '' Cosby'' (1996–2000). She was dubbed "The Mother of the Black Community" at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards. In 2004, Rashad became the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of ''A Raisin in the Sun''.Tony Awards (official site) In 2022, Rashad won her second Tony Award for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones (born January 8, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the drama series '' This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned him four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2020. Jones appeared in television series such as ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2016), '' The Get Down'' (2016–2017), ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018), and '' Truth Be Told'' (2019-present). He also appeared in a number of films, including '' Half Nelson'' (2006), ''Across the Universe'' (2007), ''Glass Chin'' (2014), ''The Holiday Calendar'' (2018), ''Dog Days'' (2018), and '' Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019). Early life Jones was born on January 8, 1957, in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended John F. Kennedy High School and graduated from Ramapo College. While at Ramapo, Jones had originally intended to study jazz under director Arnold Jones (no relation), but changed majors to theater after getting the lead in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Wechsler (actor)
Samuel Nicholas Wechsler (born September 3, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Valenti on The WB teen drama series '' Roswell'', and as Jack Porter on the ABC primetime soap opera ''Revenge''. Early life Wechsler was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When he was 14, his older brother, aged 24, died of cancer. He moved to Hollywood after graduating from high school. Career Soon after relocating to Los Angeles, Wechsler landed a small role as a purse-stealing punk in the television movie ''Full Circle''. Shortly after, he was cast as Kevin "Trek" Sanders, a child prodigy conceived at a Star Trek convention, in the syndicated series ''Team Knight Rider''. He also appeared in ''Silk Stalkings'', ''The Lazarus Man'', and the direct-to-video film ''The Perfect Game''. From 1999 to 2002, Wechsler starred as Kyle Valenti on the television series '' Roswell''. After ''Roswell'', he guest starred in number of television series, including ''Malcolm in the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auden Thornton
Auden Thornton is an American actress. Life and career Thornton was born and raised in Houston, Texas and began performing at a young age. At the age of nine, she was cast in the film ''Arlington Road'' starring Jeff Bridges and Joan Cusack. She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan and later moved to New York City and graduated from the Juilliard School in 2011. In New York City, Thornton began performing in Off-Broadway plays, include ''Years of Sky'' and '' Three Sisters''. She also guest-starred in a number of television series, include '' Blue Bloods'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Forever'', and ''Elementary''. In 2017, Thornton played a leading role in the critically acclaimed independent drama film ''Beauty Mark''. The film has 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Thornton received positive reviews and won Los Angeles Film Festival Award for Best Breakout Performance. In 2019, she was cast in a recurring role for the fourth season of the NBC family drama serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Epps
Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He has been awarded nine NAACP Image Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, one MTV Movie Award, one Black Reel Award, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Epps's film roles include ''Juice'', ''Higher Learning'', ''The Wood'', '' In Too Deep'', and ''Love & Basketball''. His television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the medical drama series '' ER'', J. Martin Bellamy in ''Resurrection'', Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series ''House'' from 2004 to 2012, and Isaac Johnson in the TV series ''Shooter'' from 2016 to 2018. Early life Omar Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced during his childhood and he was raised by his mother, Bonnie Maria Epps, an elementary school principal. He lived in several Brooklyn neighborhoods while growing up ( Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, and East Flatbush). Before he started acting, he belonged to a rap group called Wolfpack, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsha Stephanie Blake
Marsha Stephanie Blake (born May 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries ''When They See Us'', for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Life and career Blake was born in Jamaica and emigrated to the United States in the late 1980s with her family. She attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1996. She received an MFA from the graduate acting program at UCSD. Blake has played many roles on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Come and Gone'', ''The Crucible'', '' An Octoroon'', and '' Hurt Village''. On television, she guest-starred in ''Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Third Watch'', ''Elementary'', and ''The Good Wife''. In 2015, Blake joined the cast of the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' playing Berdie Rogers. Along with the cast, she received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Abrams
Austin Noah Abrams (born September 2, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Ron Anderson in the fifth and sixth seasons of the television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2015–2016), as Ethan Daley in ''Euphoria'' (since 2019) and as Dash in ''Dash & Lily'' (2020). He has also appeared in films such as ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013), ''Paper Towns'' (2015), ''Brad's Status'' (2017), ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' (2019) and '' Chemical Hearts'' (2020). Early life Abrams was raised in Sarasota, Florida, and is the son of Lori and Bradley Abrams, who are doctors. He is Jewish. Abrams began taking acting lessons when he was five years old, and started appearing in theater productions at the age of nine. His first film role was in ''Ticking Clock''. Career Austin is known for playing Ron Anderson in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'' during its fifth and sixth seasons. In 2017, he co-starred in Kyle Wilamowski's film ''All Summers End'', playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Jo
Tim Jo (born April 20, 1984) is an American television and film actor, he is most famous for playing "Reggie Jackson" on the ABC comedy, '' The Neighbors''. Early life and education Jo was born in Dallas in 1984. As a child, he appeared as a model in catalogues and acted in television commercials. He studied computer science at Trinity University before switching his major to drama and communications, graduating in 2006. Career Jo made his debut in ''The 2 Bobs'' in 2009, a few weeks later, he was cast in ''Bandslam''. He joined a band after the release of the movie along with other actors, Ryan Donowho and Sarah Roemer called Animals of Kin. In 2010, he was cast in two episodes of ''Greek''. He was later cast in a lead role in TBS, '' Glory Daze'' playing Alex Chang. In 2011, he appeared on an episode of ''Castle''. In December 2011, he was cast in a Dan Fogelman Dan Fogelman (born February 19, 1976) is an American television producer and screenwriter whose screenplays i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Scott (actor)
Brandon O'Neil Scott is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Ryan Spalding in the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2008–2009), Kohut in the animated comedy film ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012), Henry in the action-adventure game ''The Last of Us'' (2013), Alex in the animated drama series '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'' (2015–2017), Jameson in the action-adventure game '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' (2016), Coach J.J. Kerba in the teen drama series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2019–2020), Nick Prager in the dark comedy series '' Dead to Me'' (2019–present), and Cory Lawrence in the romantic drama series ''This Is Us'' (2019). Early life and education Brandon O'Neil Scott was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the youngest of three children. He attended Central High School and later earned a BFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Career Scott began his acting career with a minor role in the 2005 short film ''Water'', and went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Omundson
Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series ''Judging Amy'', Eli on the syndicated series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', Carlton Lassiter in ''Psych'', King Richard on the musical series ''Galavant'', and Cain in ''Supernatural''. Early life and education Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, to a railroad worker father and teacher mother. After his family moved to Bellevue, Washington, he started studying theater at the age of twelve at the Seattle Children's Theater, and interned at various theaters during his high school years. With acting as his primary focus, he studied during the summer of his junior year in New York City at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. For two years in a row, he was Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation. With his father, Omundson spent a month traveling in Germany and Austria when he was 13 years old, a time he vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
