Ray Park

Born: August 23, 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

[on having to shave his head for the role of Darth Maul] “At first, I lost my confidence a little. I’m used to having my hair, but now you have this bald thing on top. Then I got into it. It was easy and free; I didn’t have to wash my hair. I just took a hot towel and buffed it to make it nice and shiny.”

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 1999 dir. Lucas Starring Liam Neeson Ewan McGregor

THE PHANTOM MENACE 3D dir. George Lucas Stars: Ewan McGregor Liam Neeson

X-Men 2000 dir. Bryan Singer starring Jackman Patrick Stewart

G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 dir. Stephen Sommers Starring Dennis Quaid Sienna Miller

Scott Caan

Born: August 23, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on acting in the moment] I think all the greats really did that. If you watch Brando, if you watch McQueen, every scene you could see that they were doing something and that’s why it seemed so human and so real as opposed to actors trying to find an emotion or play that emotion when the cameras are up and the lights are on it’s hard to settle in and have a real moment. I think the only real way to do it is to have an objective for what you’re doing in the scene.

GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS 2000 dir. Dominic Sena Starring: Nicolas Cage Angelina Jolie

Ocean’s Eleven 2001 dir. Steven Soderbergh starring Clooney Brad Pitt Matt Damon

Ocean’s Thirteen 2007 dir. Steven Soderbergh starring Clooney Brad Pitt Matt Damon Varsity Blues 1999 dir. Brian Robbins Starring

Joanne Froggatt

Born: August 23, 1979 in Littlebeck, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Is one of 12 Coronation Street (1960) actresses who despite their characters giving birth on the show have never become mothers in real life. The others are Doreen Keogh, Anne Kirkbride, Helen Worth, Caroline Milmoe, Naomi Radcliffe, Angela Lonsdale, Vicky Binns, Georgia May Foote, Natalie Gumede, Michelle Keegan and Ellie Leach.

River Phoenix (1970–1993)

Born: August 23, 1970 in Madras, Oregon, USA
Died: October 31, 1993 (age 23) in West Hollywood, California, USA

I would just look at Harrison [Harrison Ford]; he would do stuff and I would not mimic it, but interpret it younger. Mimicking is a terrible mistake that many people make when they play someone younger, or with an age difference. Mimicking doesn’t interpret true because you can’t just edit it around. [on his interpretation of a young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)]

Stand By Me 1986 dir. Rob Reiner Starring Wil Wheaton Phoenix

The Mosquito Coast 1986 dir. Peter Weir starring Harrison Ford Helen Mirren

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 dir. Steven Spielberg starring Harrison Ford Sean Connery

The Thing Called Love 1993 dir. Peter Bogdanovich Starring Samantha Mathis Phoenix

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A SPACE GOD APPEARS, 10min, USA, Experimental WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

REQUEMBARREN, 16min, Spain, Experimental WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

TYSVAER WARS ? A STAR WARS STORY, 4min, Norway, Comedy/Action WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

STAR WARS: TRIALS, 5min, USA, Action/Adventure WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

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Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Director: Kierston Drier
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson

Camera Operator: Mary Cox