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Sense8
''Sense8'' (a play on the word '' sensate'' ) is an American science fiction drama streaming television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix. The production companies behind ''Sense8'' included the Wachowskis' Anarchos Productions (replaced by Lana and her wife's Venus Castina Productions in the second season), Straczynski's Studio JMS, and Georgeville Television, with Unpronounceable Productions having been set up specifically for the show. The show's first season introduced a multinational ensemble cast, with Aml Ameen, Doona Bae, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Brian J. Smith portraying eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly discover that they are "sensates": human beings who are mentally and emotionally linked. Freema Agyeman, Terrence Mann, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, and Daryl Hannah also star. In the second season Toby Onwumere replaces Amee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wachowskis
Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965, formerly known as Larry Wachowski) and Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967, formerly known as Andy Wachowski) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women. Together known as the Wachowskis (), the sisters have worked as a writing and directing team through most of their careers. They made their directing debut in 1996 with ''Bound'' and achieved fame with their second film, ''The Matrix'' (1999), a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director. They wrote and directed its two sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both in 2003), and were involved in the writing and production of other works in the ''Matrix'' franchise. Following the commercial success of the ''Matrix'' series, the Wachowskis wrote and produced the 2005 film ''V for Vendetta'', an adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, and in 2008 rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Clayton
Jamie Clayton (born on January 15, 1978) is an American actress and model. Clayton is best known for starring as Nomi Marks in the Netflix original series ''Sense8'', Sasha Booker in the third season of ''Designated Survivor'' and Tess Van De Berg in Showtime's '' The L Word: Generation Q''. She portrays Pinhead in the 2022 ''Hellraiser'' film. Early life Clayton was raised in San Diego, California. Her father, Howard Clayton, was a criminal defense attorney, and her mother, Shelley, is an event planner. When she was 19, Clayton moved to New York City to pursue a career as a makeup artist. Career In 2010, Clayton was the makeup artist and co-host on VH1's first makeover show '' TRANSform Me''. The following year she played the recurring role of Kyla in the third season of the HBO series ''Hung''. In 2012, Clayton played the lead role of Michelle Darnell on the Emmy Award winning interactive web series '' Dirty Work'' and the role of Carla Favers on the TV series '' Are We Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Onwumere
Toby Onwumere (born February 1, 1990) is a Nigerian and American actor known for the role of Capheus in the second season of the Netflix original series ''Sense8''. Early life Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and raised in Mansfield, Texas. Before being cast in ''Sense8'', Onwumere graduated from University of California, San Diego's graduate acting program with an MFA. He completed his undergraduate acting training at the University of Evansville in Indiana. Career Stage Onwumere has appeared on stage with Santa Cruz Shakespeare where he played Macduff in Macbeth and Cleton in The Liar. He also appeared in the previous incarnation of the festival; Shakespeare Santa Cruz where he played in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and ''Henry V''. He also appear on the series Empire. Screen Onwumere replaced British actor Aml Ameen, who played the role of Capheus in season one of ''Sense8''. Onwumere made his debut as Capheus on the December 2016 Christmas special of ''Sense8''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freema Agyeman
Freema Agyeman (; born Frema Agyeman; 20 March 1979) is a British actress. She rose to fame with her role as the Doctor's companion Martha Jones in the BBC science fiction series '' Doctor Who'' (2007–2010), and received further recognition for playing Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips in the ITV crime procedural '' Law & Order: UK'' (2009–2012), Amanita Caplan in the Netflix science fiction drama ''Sense8'' (2015–2018) and Dr. Helen Sharpe in the NBC medical drama '' New Amsterdam'' (2018–2022). Following her departure from ''Doctor Who'', Agyeman reprised her role as Martha Jones in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''Torchwood'' and had a part as Tattycoram in the BBC period miniseries ''Little Dorrit'' (both 2008). In 2013, she made her US television debut in The CW's ''Sex and the Cit''y prequel series, '' The Carrie Diaries'', as magazine editor Larissa Loughlin. Her other television appearances include ''Old Jack's Boat'' (2013), '' Silent Witness'' (2005) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mitchell (author)
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist, television writer, and screenwriter. He has written nine novels, two of which, ''number9dream'' (2001) and ''Cloud Atlas'' (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written articles for several newspapers, most notably for ''The Guardian'', and translated books about autism from Japanese to English. Early life Mitchell was born in Southport in Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, and raised in Malvern, Worcestershire. He was educated at Hanley Castle High School and at the University of Kent, where he obtained a degree in English and American Literature followed by an M.A. in Comparative Literature. Mitchell lived in Sicily for a year, then moved to Hiroshima, Japan, where he taught English to technical students for eight years, before returning to England, where he could live on his earnings as a writer and support his pregnant wife. Work Mitchell's first novel, ''Ghostwritten'' (1999) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Riemelt
Max Riemelt (born 7 January 1984) is a German actor, known internationally for playing Wolfgang Bogdanow in the Netflix series ''Sense8''. In Germany, he is known for many years of television and cinema both acting and directing. Career Riemelt's career began in Germany at the age of 13, in the TV productions ''Eine Familie zum Küssen'' and ''Praxis Bülowbogen''. The following year Riemelt played his first leading role in the ZDF Christmas series ''Zwei allein'' (director: Matthias Steurer): the Waisenkind "Max Loser". In the video for the title song "Two of a Kind" by the Hamburg duo "R & B", Riemelt has a cameo appearance. He has starred in all of Dennis Gansel's feature films, starting with ''Mädchen, Mädchen''. In 2013, he starred in the movie ''Free Fall'' with Hanno Koffler, in which he plays Kay Engel, a police officer in training. The movie depicts a gay love story and has been compared to ''Brokeback Mountain''. From 2015 to 2018, he starred in The Wachowskis' Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McTeigue
James McTeigue (born December 29, 1967) is an Australian film and television director. He has been an assistant director on many films, including '' Dark City'' (1998), the ''Matrix'' trilogy (1999–2003) and '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and made his directorial debut with the 2005 film ''V for Vendetta'' to critical acclaim. Since ''Vendetta'' he has collaborated with the Wachowskis an additional four times as director on '' The Invasion'' (albeit uncredited), ''Ninja Assassin'' and ''Sense8'' and as producer of ''The Matrix Resurrections.'' Career He first became involved in the film industry in the late 1980s, acting as production runner or production assistant in a number of small Australian films. In 1991 his role became assistant director, being the third assistant director in another Australian film, ''The Girl Who Came Late''. In 1994 he was the second assistant director in '' Country Life'', a film adaptation based on Michael Blakemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Doona
Bae Doona (; born October 11, 1979; also credited as Doona Bae), is a South Korean actress and photographer. She became known outside Korea for her roles as a political activist in Park Chan-wook's ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (2002), archer Park Nam-joo in Bong Joon-ho's '' The Host'' (2006), and as the doll in Hirokazu Kore-eda's ''Air Doll'' (2009). She has had English-speaking roles in the Wachowski films ''Cloud Atlas'' (2012) and ''Jupiter Ascending'' (2015), as well as their Netflix television series ''Sense8'' (2015–2018). As for her Korean-speaking roles, she is well known for playing the leading female character in the Netflix period zombie thriller, ''Kingdom'' (2019–present), as well as the crime thriller ''Stranger'' (2017-2020) and sci-fi ''The Silent Sea''. Early life Bae Doona was born in Seoul, South Korea. Growing up, she would follow her mother, Kim Hwa-young, a stage actress, to theater and rehearsal halls, learning lines of dialogue as she went al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Silvestre
(born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in '' Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. He has since played roles in series such as ''Velvet'', ''Sense8'', '' Narcos'', ''30 Coins'' and ''Sky Rojo''. Early life Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982. He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre. He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the ''Mister 2002'' pageant. Career Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama '' Life and Colour''. He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film '' I'm So Excited'' and in the Spanish horror thriller '' Verbo''. He also starred in the Spanish series ''Velvet'' as Alberto Marquez. In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama ''Sense8'' was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Herrera
Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (, born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and former singer. Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in ''Clase 406'' in 2002. In the same year, his made film debut in ''Amar te duele'' and won a MTV Movie Awards Mexico. In 2004, he achieved international stardom playing the protagonist Miguel Arango in the Mexican telenovela ''Rebelde'', which spanned the pop musical group RBD (2004–09). Herrera was one of the six lead singers in the group, which was successful in Latin America, USA and Europe, was nominated twice to the Latin Grammy Award and sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. In 2009, he starred in the Venezuelan film '' Venezzia'', the Mexican series '' Mujeres Asesinas'' and the Mexican telenovela ''Camaleones''. In 2014, Herrera played the lead role in the political satire comedy film ''The Perfect Dictatorship''. From 2015 to 2018, he sensitively portrayed art lecturer, Hernando Fuentes, secret boyfriend of actor Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aml Ameen
Aml Eysan Ameen (; born 30 July 1985) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in ''Kidulthood'' (2006), Lewis Hardy in the ITV television series ''The Bill'', Capheus in the first season of the Netflix original series ''Sense8'', and Alby in ''The Maze Runner'' (2014). Early life Ameen was born in London, England, to Jamaican and Vincentian parents. He studied acting at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London. As a child he appeared in the West End in shows such as ''Oliver!'' and ''Jolson''. At the age of 11, he performed on stage with Michael Jackson at the 1996 BRIT Awards in a performance famously invaded by Pulp's singer Jarvis Cocker. Career 2002–2011 Ameen's first acting role came in 2002 ITV police series ''The Bill'', and he made another guest stint in 2004 before joining the series full-time in 2006 as PC Lewis Hardy, his most famous and popular role to date. Lewis Hardy is a headstrong character who has swappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence Mann
Terrence Vaughan Mann (born July 1, 1951) is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is best known for his appearances on the Broadway stage, which include Chester Lyman in ''Barnum'', Rum Tum Tugger in '' Cats'', Javert in '' Les Miserables'', Beast in ''Beauty and the Beast'', Chauvelin in ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', Charles in ''Pippin'', Mal Beineke in ''The Addams Family'', and The Man in the Yellow Suit in ''Tuck Everlasting''. He has received three Tony Award nominations, an Emmy Award nomination, and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. His film credits include the '' Critters'' series, ''A Chorus Line'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and ''Solarbabies''. He also starred as the villain Whispers in the Netflix series ''Sense8'' from 2015 to 2018. He is a distinguished professor of musical theatre at Western Carolina University, and is an artistic director of the Carolina Arts Festival and the North Carolina Theatre. Early life Mann was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
