Cast and Crew
CAST:
A Chicago native, and the only girl of three actor siblings, Cassidy has been performing in some way or another since the age of three. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont, she has lived and acted in New York City, Washington, D.C., Cochabamba, Bolivia, and now resides in Santa Monica, California. Since moving to Los Angeles, she has appeared in a variety of projects ranging from the action-adventure short Razor Sharp, to the feature films Breathe!, and the Justin Lin directed comedy Finishing The Game, which premiers at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Adam’s films include The Color of the Cross, Disney’s Frank McKlusky, C.I., Primo, String Theory, Subterfuge, Trust Me, Native Son, Combat High, Independence, City Killer, Capt. Grant’s Children (on which he worked for a full year in Russia and Ukraine) and has just completed filming Remarkable Power. Adam has been on stage in almost every state in the U.S., and theatre goers in Los Angeles will see him at The Odyssey in A Splintered Soul opening in January, 2007. Daytime TV viewers will remember Adam from Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, as well as his numerous prime-time shows which include The 12th Man, The Loop, JAG, Steven Weber Show, Seven Days, Wings, Cybill, Murder She Wrote, Hardball and Hill Street Blues.
Skye began her film career at the age of four in the Stephen King TV miniseries Storm of the Century. But it was playing Mel Gibson’s daughter in the 2000 blockbuster The Patriot that put her on the map with her heart-wrenching performance. Since then, Skye has co-starred in a host of feature films, including the Michael Douglas thriller Don’t Say a Word, On the Ropes with Meg Ryan, and the Ghost House Pictures horror/thriller Boogeyman. She has also enjoyed a recurring role on the hit TV series 24, and an acclaimed stint on Broadway as Helen Keller starring opposite Oscar Winner Hilary Swank in The Miracle Worker. A Texas native, she resides in Houston.
A Chicago native, Michael studied acting at The Second City while in high school. Upon graduation he auditioned and was accepted into University of Southern California’s prestigious School of Drama. Weiss’ portrayal of a drug-addicted creep in the Oliver Stone-produced film Freeway, opposite Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland, was critically acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival and beyond. Weiss also starred in the Orion Pictures film Jeffrey, based on Paul Rudnick’s off-Broadway hit play of the same name, alongside Patrick Stewart and Sigourney Weaver, and the New Line feature film Bones, with Pam Grier and Snoop Dogg. He is best known for his portrayal of Jarod on the NBC hit The Pretender, where he played 80 different characters.
CREW:
When he’s not busy being an unemployed screenwriter, Marcus pursues his passion for directing. An Undergraduate of The University of Southern California Cinema-Television Production Program, Razor Sharp is his directorial debut. A Texas native, Marcus spent his teenage years in Washington D.C. before moving to California where he currently resides.
Marcus is represented as a screenwriter and director by Brian Spink and Jake Weiner at Benderspink Entertainment (323) 904-1800.
Hailing from Las Vegas, Alisa has made a name for herself in the film industry as a producer and production manager on such feature films as Weapons, starring Nick Cannon, Corbin Bernsen’s directorial debut Carpool Guy, as well as the pilot episode of the hit TV series Las Vegas. In addition to her producing efforts, she has directed numerous episodes of the MTV series Lyric Cafe and Mike’s World. Alisa recently wrapped production on the Warren Zide produced Parental Guidance Suggested due out in 2007.
Brian Pianko started his editorial career working in episodic television on the WB network, and transitioned into creative marketing where he has worked as an editor with several major motion picture trailer and advertising houses. In addition to marketing, Pianko recently completed the comedy pilots, “THE ADVENTURES OF BIG HANDSOME GUY AND HIS LITTLE FRIEND” and “GIANTS OF RADIO” for 20th Century Fox Television. Currently he one of the senior producers at Intralink. Pianko is a graduate of the University of Southern California, School of Cinema and Television Production program.
Nelson is an award winning cinematographer with a diverse background in literature, visual arts, and film. Recently, he completed work on the feature film Special, starring Mike Rapaport, which premiered with much praise at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Upcoming feature films include Boogeyman 2 (Ghost House/Mandate) and the horror film Victim (Pierce/Williams). In 2003 Nelson was awarded the prestigious Conrad L. Hall Heritage Award for Outstanding Cinematography by the American Society of Cinematographers.
Russell was born on July 31, 1974 in Perth Amboy NJ. After scraping by in Los Angeles as a musician and artist (a.k.a. waiter) for a number of years, he picked up his first job in the art department as a Set Dresser. After a few years working his way up the Art Department ladder, he began Art Directing in 2002. In 2005 he joined the Art Directors Guild and made the move to Production Design. Since then career highlights include designing films for Producers Richard Suckle (Scooby Doo, Yours Mine and Ours), Warren Zide (American Pie, Final Destination), and Jeff Most (The Crow, The Specialist). This Leo loves long walks on the beach, candle lit dinners, the music of Leonard Cohen, and anything written by Joss Whedon.
Jamie recently designed the sound for the Frank E. Flower’s drama Haven, starring Orlando Bloom, and Gregg Bishop’s indie action/horror feature The Other Side. A native Minnesotan, Jamie graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000 and works in Los Angeles; his latest assignment is assistant sound designer on Spider-Man 3. Jamie has been on the sound crew of over 50 feature films and short subjects, including the first Spider-Man, The Grudge 2, and Fantastic Four.
Rachel was raised in Yorkshire, England. She took a BA in Drama at Manchester University and an MA in Theatre Design at Central School of Speech & Drama, London before working as a freelance set and costume designer for three years. Some favorite designs were The Jew of Malta, Loveplay & Great Expectations. Rachel moved to Los Angeles with her husband in 2003 and began costuming for film, most enjoyably; Shadow Falls and The Twenty-Third Letter for Starway Pictures, The Disappeared for Fox Searchlab, and of course Razor Sharp, as well as theatre productions of As You Like It and A Christmas Carol for The Independent Shakespeare Company. Rachel is also an actress and writer.
Aaron combines his passion for photography and technology into the field of visual effects. For Aaron’s senior thesis project at Otis College of Art and Design, he supervised and completed over 100 shots for a graduate thesis film. When he graduated Otis, Aaron was hired to be the Visual Effects Supervisor of HD Arts in Wuxi, China where he supervised the effects on two major Chinese films. He has also worked as a compositor on many commercials and films including the 2006 MLB All Star commercial, Pan’s Labyrinth at CafeFX and Night at the Museum at Rhythm & Hues. Aaron is currently working at Rhythm & Hues on Evan Almighty, and The Golden Compass.