Casting the League
Alan Quatermain |
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Sean Connery |
| Sean Connery found fame and fortune as the suave, sophisticated British agent, James Bond. After six Bond films, Connery yearned to break from the Bond image, and eventually earned an Oscar as veteran Chicago cop, Jimmy Malone, in Untouchables, The (1987). A genuine movie star, his co-stars often complement his professionalism. Connery continues to be at his best when he plays no-nonsense characters. | |||
Dorian Gray |
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Stuart Townsend |
| Stuart Townsend was born in Howth County, Dublin in 1972. He appeared in two films featured in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, in one of which, About Adam (2000), he took the title role. His most recent projects include Queen of the Damned (2002) and a romantic relationship with Charlize Theron. | |||
Tom Sawyer |
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Shane West |
| Shane West was born in 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. West appeared in ABC's "Once and Again" (1999) that he got his major breakthrough. He made his mark on the screen within such films as Liberty Heights (1999) and Whatever It Takes (2000). | |||
Dr. Henry JekyllMr. Edward Hyde |
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Jason Flemyng |
| Born on September 25th, 1966, Jason Flemyng garnered a measure of international recognition for his work in two films. One, Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty, saw him sharing a scene with Liv Tyler, while the searing family drama Hollow Reed featured Flemyng as a white-collared child abuser who beats his girlfriend's young son. In 1988 Flemyng starred in perhaps his most internationally successful film to date, Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. | ||||
Wilhelmina Murray |
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Peta Wilson |
| Born November 18, 1970, before becoming an actress, Wilson worked as a model. However, performing is her first love. She moved to Los Angeles to study acting with Arthur Mendoza, a protege of Stella Adler. Wilson's credits include Highlander: The Series, the films Loser, The Sadness of Sex, A Woman Undone, One of Our Own, and the forthcoming Mercy, co-starring Ellen barkin, Julian Sands, and Wendy Crewson | |||
Captain Nemo |
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Naseeruddin Shah |
| Born 20 July 1950, Like many of the other actors of his genre, Naseeruddin Shah was first noticed by Shyam Benegal. He acted in Benegal's Nishant (1975), Manthan and Bhumika (1976). One of his most intense performances was given in Saeed Mirza's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai ("What makes Albert Pinto angry?", 1980). Awarded Padma Bhushan for the year 2003 by the Government of India. | |||
Rodney Skinner |
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Tony Curran |
| Tony Curran was born and raised in Scotland He is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama For his performance as the Devil in the Riverside Studio (and National Tour of) "The Soldier's Tale" Tony received the Evening News National Award. His movies include The 13th Warrior, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns, Pearl Harbor and Blade II. | |||
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Richard Roxburgh |
| Born 1962, Albury, North West Victoria Border, Australia, he began acting in TV productions and in 1991 made his feature acting debut in "Dead to the World". His career was jump-started with his galvanizing portrayal of real-life police detective Roger Rogerson whose involvement in a 1980s police corruption scandal formed the basis of the controversial 1995 Australian miniseries "Blue Murder". Following his performance as a particularly nasty henchman to Dougray Scott's primary bad guy in "Mission: Impossible 2", he undertook the role of the Duke of Monroth, who completed the romantic triangle that was the heart of Baz Luhrmann's hyperkinetic "Moulin Rouge!". | |||
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