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Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008–2010). He most recently co-starred alongside AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt in Soul Surfer.

Life and career[link]

Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California to Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter.^[1] He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer.^[1][2] His family moved to his mother's hometown, Mount Sterling, Kentucky, when he was ten months old.^[1][3]

Sumpter's first movie role was in the 2001 film Frailty as the young Adam Mieks seen in flashbacks (played as an adult by the film's star Matthew McConaughey). Sumpter received a Saturn Award nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" for his performance. Following that, he appeared with Danny Glover in the Showtime film Just a Dream, for which he received a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor". His next film was Local Boys, a family surfing drama, with Mark Harmon and Eric Christian Olsen.

In July 2002, at age 13, Sumpter was selected for the role of Peter Pan, a role traditionally played on stage by women. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. Sumpter grew several inches while in the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain Captain Hook's height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Producer Lucy Fisher also said that, "The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice."^[4] Sumpter won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.^[5]

In the fall of 2004 he starred in the TV series Clubhouse as a boy who gets his dream job of working at a batboy for a New York City major league baseball team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, a Lifetime Channel movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.

Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy The Sasquatch Gang (a.k.a. The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film An American Crime, which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.

He completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy Calvin Marshall, the family comedy You're So Cupid, Soul Surfer and Death And Cremation.

Sumpter has been co-hosting The YOBI Show, an online reality contest show, with Danielle Ryan.

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jeremy Sumpter at the Internet Movie Database

Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood (born 17 August 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Wendy Darling in the 2003 movie Peter Pan.

Personal life[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood was born in the Streatham district of south London, England, the daughter of Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She lived in London till the age of eight, when she and her family moved to a Victorian cottage at the edge of a leafy forest in Godalming, Surrey.^[2] She moved back to London into a shared flat for pursuing her degree in Linguistics at University College London at the age of eighteen. She moved into her own house in London just before her 21^st birthday. She has a younger brother, Patrick who appeared with her in Peter Pan as one of the sleeping children in the “I Do Believe In Fairies” scene. He also plays the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her later film, Solomon Kane in which she plays Meredith Crowthorn. Her father's work involves performing, writing scripts and doing voice-overs for commercials. She joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second year. Hurd-Wood dispelled the false rumour that her uncle is Hugh Laurie in a magazine interview and then in a 2010 live Myspace web chat for the film Tomorrow, When the War Began. “My uncle lives in Wales and is an artist”, she says.^[3][1][4][5]

Education[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood attended Rodborough Technology College in Milford, Surrey from 2001 to 2006 for her GCSEs with Art, English literature, Psychology & Philosophy as subjects. ^[6] She had tutored lessons during the filming of Peter Pan in Australia during 2002 - 2003 as her work lasted for a span of 8 to 9 months.^[2][4] She later attended sixth-form Godalming College from 2006 onwards to study for her GCE Advanced Levels with Art, Psychology & Philosophy as subjects.^[7][6] Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist because of her deep love for dolphins. She gave up on the idea when she discovered that it would require studying science because she thought she was not very good at it.^[8] She became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities. Rachel studied Linguistics at University College London, having completed her first year in 2009, but left the course incomplete before traveling to Australia for the filming of Tomorrow, When the War Began, when she decided to focus entirely on her career in acting.^[9]

Charity support[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood along-with celebrity supporters of the charity Shooting Star CHASE, Keeley Hawes, Matthew MacFadyen, and Max Clifford joined more than 50 children with life-limiting illnesses and their families for the event on Sunday, 20^th December 2009. The children at CHASE hospice in Guildford, Surrey, England were given the Christmas surprise of a lifetime. The charity worked with Coca-Cola and the Merlin Group, which runs Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures and The London Eye, to transform Christopher’s Hospice into a winter wonderland.^[10]

Career[link]

Timeline[link]

2002 - 2003[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood's career in acting started as serendipitous and lucky event as she describes it. In 2002 she was picked for the role of Wendy Darling from thousands of hopefuls after her grandparents spotted a television clip that said P. J. Hogan was searching for a “young English rose” for his film. She won the part despite having practically no acting experience in the film about the boy who would not grow up, the feature film Peter Pan, based on J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy. She was cast as the lead opposite Jeremy Sumpter, who played Peter Pan in the film. She traveled to Gold Coast, Australia for the filming and during her eight month spell in Never Never Land she got to work with Jason Isaacs, Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave.^[11][12] Her performance received good reviews and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress.^[13]

2004[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood joined Rupert Everett (in the role of Sherlock Holmes), Tamsin Egerton (as Rachel's older sister Miranda Helhoughton), and Christine Kavanagh (who plays the role of her mother) in the TV movie Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking. She enacts the 13 year-old Imogen Helhoughton, a victim of a serial killer. The film follows Sherlock Holmes tracking down the serial killer who stalks teenaged daughters of the aristocracy. The film was directed by Simon Cellan Jones, written by Allan Cubitt and produced by the BBC, WGBH Boston and Tiger Aspect Productions.^[14]

She was cast in the lead with Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek in the 2005 thriller, An American Haunting. In the Courtney Solomon-directed film, based on events that took place in Tennessee during the 1800s, Hurd-Wood plays Sutherland and Spacek's youngest daughter Betsy, who is haunted and tormented by an unrelenting demon.^[15]

2005[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood appeared with Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman in director Tom Tykwer's adaptation of the bestselling novel by German writer Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. In the drama, set in 18th century France, Hurd-Wood portrays Laura Richis, daughter of Antoine Richis enacted by Alan Rickman, a red-headed virgin who would be the crown 13th note of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille's (Ben Whishaw) perfume. Grenouille's aim is to recapture the transient scent of beautiful young women, in which he is successful, but he has to murder his subjects in the process. The drama takes its course when Grenouille meets the beautiful Laura, who for him has a supernatural kind of scent, on the way to the perfume metropolis, Grasse. While further unexplained murders occur, Laura's father, the merchant Antoine Richis, suspects that his daughter's life is also in great danger. A real cat-and-mouse game of close fatherly love and deadly passion begins. Rachel's relaxed approach to acting and film-making instantly won over Tom Tykwer; he described her attitude as that of an “an old soul in young body”.^[9][6] Bernd Eichinger, the producer of the movie speaks of her casting, “[it] was, admittedly, just as difficult a search as the one for Ben was. We watched hundreds of audition tapes sent in by young actresses, and on one of them we discovered Rachel. The funny thing was that she was first discovered by Tom as one of 15 girls on an English tape. When he saw the video he said to me: “One of the 15 is the right one for this role, but I can't remember exactly which one it is.” Then I looked at the tape and discovered the suitable person too. And it turned out we both meant the same one: Rachel. This was reason enough for Tom to go to London and cast her personally. He came back with a new tape that was brilliant - the search was over.”^[16] Rachel recalls of the casting, “I guess when I walked into the room I was what he was looking for. We got on really well. We just spoke about horror movies for about half an hour. And then Tom realized that we should probably get on with some work.” She had her naturally brunette locks dyed ultra-red and against her alabaster skin which was a striking look, one that Tom Tykwer had previously used in his hit film Run Lola Run.^[6] Bernd Eichinger describes Rachel, “I think Rachel has a very rare talent. She embodies complete innocence with her age, but on the other hand she appears very mature and educated and when you talk to her it's like talking to an adult. She is also very beautiful. This provides a combination that the audience won't be able to resist.”^[16] Hurd-Wood says of her character, “She's really vivacious, and I imagine her to be like a butterfly. She's always trying to get away and escape, and her father's always there to try and bring her down, and protect her and everything.”^[8] It was released to theaters on 27 December 2006.^[7][17]

2007[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood starred as a waitress in the music video for the song “A Little Bit” by Madeleine Peyroux, produced by Universal Music International.^[18]

She appeared alongside L.S.C. Oakeshott & Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man in the music video for “Fatherhood/Motherhood” by Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man. The video was directed by George Fafalios and produced by Transgressive Records released in the month of November.^[19]

2008[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood played Meredith Crowthorn, the heroine whose fate is entwined with that of James Purefoy's title role in the film Solomon Kane. The movie is based on Robert E. Howard's cloaked pulp character Solomon Kane. She portrays the daughter of William Crowthorn head of the Puritan family, enacted by Pete Postlethwaite and Katherine Crowthorn performed by Alice Krige. Rachel's younger brother Patrick Hurd-Wood appears in the film as Meredith's brother Samuel. She recalls, “[my brother playing the part] was brilliant because I was only 17 at the time, so it was great to have him around on set.”^[20] Veteran actor Max von Sydow appears in the film as Solomon's father.^[21] The film set in plague-infested 16^th century England has Meredith being captured by a band of marauders while her father and brothers are killed. In his dying moments William pleads with Kane to rescue her and tells him that Kane would be redeemed if Meredith was saved.^[22] Feminists have complained that Howard demeaned women which is probably true in his Kane tales, but in the film the heroine is not so much a damsel in distress as a very feisty young woman who doesn't think she needs a hero to 'rescue' her.^[23] Principal photography for the film occured in Prague, Czech Republic from January to April of 2008. Rachel was on location for the shoot for a month and a half while still studying for her GCSE A-levels at Godalming College in Surrey, England. The writer and director of the movie, Michael J. Bassett took extreme measures “so his cast and crew have been working in the cold, the rain, and as much mud as possible.”^[23] Rachel recalls of the filming experience, “Physically, it was a very demanding role. I had to jump off a cliff and I had to swim in a mind-numbingly cold river in Prague in the winter. I was wearing a dry suit and everyone on-set was looking after me and swathing me in towels as soon as I got out, but it was horrifically cold with my body under the water. My head, hair and hands were uncovered and really hurt.”^[24] Samuel Hadida, the producer of the film says, “Meredith's character carries the innocence and pureness that encourages Solomon to take up arms once more in order to fulfill a mission. It is thanks to her that this man, who comes across as very cold, will reveal his humanity.”^[22] Rachel comments, “I play a girl… who falls in love with a much older guy so it never blossoms into anything.”^[20] The film was co-produced by Paul Berrow, Michael Berrow and others for Davis-Films, Czech Anglo Productions and Wandering Star. The film was first released on 23^rd December 2009 in France.^[25]

Later in the year she acted in the film Dorian Gray based on the acclaimed Oscar Wilde novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. She was in the small but key role of the young budding actress Sibyl Vane, with whom the heartless hedonist Dorian Gray, portrayed by Ben Barnes, falls in love. The movie, set in end of the 19^th century England, has Sybil Vane of the “Theater Royale” performing the role of “Ophelia” from Hamlet where Dorian meets her for the first time. Dorian proposes marriage to her, but after Lord Henry Wotton, played by Colin Firth, warns him that having children would be “the beginning of the end” he ends up leaving Sybil. This breaks Sibyl's heart and subsequently she drowns herself in a river when she finds out she is pregnant. The film has Johnny Harris enacting the part of Sybil's brother James Vane. The filming took place at various locations in London, Berkshire, Middlesex and at Ealing Studios in summer (July/August) over a period of about 2 months. Oliver Parker, the director of the movie, speaks about Rachel, “Rachel has a genuine openness as an actress and a person. There is real strength in her innocence… She has quite a career ahead of her if she wants it, though I'm not convinced she does, which may be one of the reasons she's so good.”^[9] She was studying in the first year of the Linguistics course at UCL while working in this film.^[1] Rachel talks about the filming, “… brilliant… [the film] has an amazing cast.”, of her look, “… I wore a long ginger wig and a huge amount of make-up with these big lips. I looked like a drag queen, which if you want to be a drag queen is fine. I'm not opposed to that, let's be politically correct here, but I really didn't want to look like one. It didn't bother me though. You can't get distracted, wondering, “Do I look hot?”. Its not what the job's about”; she had to face her first sex scene in the movie with Ben Barnes, “That was day one. It was very surreal. I couldn't not laugh. It's eight on a Monday morning and I'm snogging this bloke I don't know… the sex bit wasn't too bad actually. It's pretty mild. I was all right, I suppose, and the film's really good so that's OK…”^[9][1] The story has been adapted by Toby Finlay and the film produced by Paul Brett, Simon Fawcett and others for a co-production of Ealing Studios, Alliance Films and others, with financial assistance from UK Film Council. It was first released on 9 September 2009 in Ireland.^[26][27][28]

2009[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood was cast in one of the principle roles of the character Corrie Mackenzie in the Australian action/adventure film Tomorrow, When the War Began based on the novel of the same name (first in a series of seven) by John Marsden.^[29][30][31] Coincidentally, the novel was one of the books she had to read during tutored classes when she was in Australia in 2002-03 for the filming of Peter Pan.^[5] Before traveling to Australia for the shoot lasting about 3 and a half months, Rachel decided that she would quit her Linguistics degree halfway, and concentrate full-time on acting.^[4][32][33] The movie has Caitlin Stasey (Ellie Linton) as the lead, Rachel who plays her close childhood friend (Corrie), Lincoln Lewis (as Kevin Holmes, Corrie's boyfriend), Phoebe Tonkin (Fiona Maxwell), Ashleigh Cummings (Robyn Mathers), and others. Stuart Beattie, making his directorial debut with this film, recalls of the casting of Rachel, “We initially set up screen tests in Los Angeles and London because of all the Aussies over there. The excitement that generated lead us to seeing more great actors and the moment I saw Rachel’s screen test I knew our search for Corrie was over.” Rachel commented on her selection, “I am thrilled to be filming a modern-day action film and to have the opportunity to work with Writer/Director Stuart Beattie and such an extraordinary Australian cast to bring one of my favourite characters from the book series to life”.^[31] The movie has Rachel playing a contemporary teen in a modern day setting for the first time. All her previous appearances have been in period-pieces and a fantasy movie. She is also with co-stars of the same age group, in contrast to all her previous films (except Peter Pan) where she has been with older and more accomplished ensembles. She says of the experience of the shoot, “… I had to learn the accent for one. [The principal cast] did dirt bike training. We did personal training sessions together, so we were all fit and stuff, so we could run around and all that. And a lot of character work with Stuart and the other cast members. Team bonding stuff, paintballing, climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, that sort of stuff… we all got on so well and [the movie] really reflects all our relationships with each other …it's good memories …[watching the movie] is like looking at holiday photos …”.^[5][34] Her friendship with the cast members continues off set, especially with Phoebe Tonkin and Caitlin Stasey. “[Caitlin Stasey] has genuine chemistry with her co-stars, especially Hurd-Wood”, says a reviewer.^[35] Spectators in Australia favored Rachel's portrayal of a character very close to their hearts; the impeccable Australian accent she put on left no trace of the “English” actor causing the audience there to believe that she was native to Australia, serving as a testament to Rachel's talent.^[5][4] The principal photography was done from September to November in the Hunter region and Blue Mountains National Park of New South Wales, Australia. Stuart Beattie was the writer and Andrew Mason and others were the producers for Ambience Entertainment, Omnilab Media and other studios.^[29] The film was released on the 2^nd of September 2010 in Australia and New Zealand. It became the highest grossing movie at the box-office for that year.^{[29][4][5][34][33][36][37]}

2010[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood portrays the lead character Mae-West O'Mara (named after the actress Mae West) in the film Hideaways. She plays opposite Harry Treadaway in the role of James Furlong. Thomas Sangster plays the character of Liam, James's friend, and later in the movie, a patient and Mae's friend at the reformatory turned hospital where she is also being treated. The fantasy/fairy-tale romance film was initially titled “The Last Furlong” and is named “The Last Son, La Malédiction” in France (French dialogues). Principal photography was done on location in Ireland including at Ballygarth Castle in Julianstown, Meath, Shanganagh Castle in Shankill, Dublin and Wicklow from May to July.^[38] The schedule of filming had to be extended because Rachel fell ill during the shoot.^[39] The movie has Rachel narrating a story to her 6-year-old daughter, about the men in the Furlong family being born with strange, miraculous powers; about her father James who has a terrible power of killing anything alive nearby when he suffers physical or emotional discomfort. Rachel plays the role of a teenage girl suffering from an inherited form of terminal cancer who runs away from her caring but overbearing mother, played by Susan Lynch, and other well-wishers; feeling the need to get away from the hospital and wander the surrounding woods where she meets James Furlong. Mae is inquisitive, kind & very resilient & the two soon fall in love. The feel of the movie has been likened to the dark elements in the Twilight saga by some critics, when the film was screened at the TriBeCa film festival in 2011.^[40][41] Rachel Hurd-Wood's performance has been well-received by the critics, calling her “charismatic”^[41] & “… the heart and soul of the film, the one the girls will relate to and the guys are going to love…”.^[40] “If the the film works it's due in large part to her stellar performance.” says a reviewer.^[40] Another reviewer comments, “When the light hits Mae's eyes, it's like you can see whole worlds being born and being destroyed ad infinitum.”, “Hurd-Wood's chemistry with Treadaway is instant, the two are a joy to watch, and their romance is the heart of the film…”, “… [Rachel's & Harry's] two great central performances…”.^[42] The feature film is directed by Agnès Merlet and the story has been written by Nick Murphy. The movie has been produced by Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier and Jean-Luc Ormières under a co-production banner of studios in France, Ireland & Sweden. The movie was released on 23^rd November 2011 in France.^[41]

She next featured in the official music video “Revolver” by Warehouse Republic along-with Henry Leroy-Salta, Alex Howson & Charlie Flynn of Warehouse Republic, Andrei Nedelea of Red Stag Management (who also produced the video) and others. The video was shot on location at Apostles Wine Bar, Raynes Park, London in the month of October. It was directed by Pedro Brehm and was released on the 6^th of December 2010. The video is becoming a hit on YouTube, in part due to Rachel starring in it, according to Red Stag Management.^[43][44][45]

2011[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood played the role of the babysitter in the short film Let's Go Play at the Adams based on the book of the same name by Mendal Jonhson. The shooting took place in London in the month of April. She was joined by Amber Townsend and other student actors in the film directed by London-based Sebastian Godwin.^[46][47]

She next acted in the short film It Ends Here directed by her friend Zimon Drake. The film was shot in the month of July. The short has been produced by Carmen Monzanez-Callen and Zimon Drake under the banner of French Kiss Films.^[48]

She portrays the younger version of the character Isabel performed by Jenny Agutter in the short film The Mapmaker. Rachel is paired with Harry Eden who is in the role of the younger Rowan character. Harry Eden is Rachel's co-star from the film Peter Pan in which he plays one of the Lost Boys. The movie is about the life of Rowan (played by Charles Dance) and Isabel and their love that is all too fleeting. Their past collides with the present and Rowan is called upon to make a sacrifice that will preserve their unity forever. The filming took place in the month of October, some of which occurred in London^[49] . The story has been written by Scott James Bassett and the movie directed by Stephen Johnson. Both are producers of the film under the banner of Flame47.^[50]

2012[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood was cast in the film Highway to Dhampus in the role of Elizabeth James. She will be seen in the movie along with Gunner Wright, Nepalese actors Raj Ballav Koirala, Suesha Rana, and others. The story of the movie, a Nepalese story, has been kept under wraps but it is concerned with the the effect foreigners have on locals in Nepal and their impact on the simplicity of life of the local people. Rachel has said that one can see a positive outlook towards the changes in Nepal with this film. The shooting for the film was originally planned to be done in India, but the locales in Nepal appealed to the film unit, so principal photography (about 85% of the movie) of the film was done in Nepal from January-end till the first week of March. It was done at various locations including Kathmandu, Dhampus, Pokhara, Ramechhap and Phaplu. Rachel herself commented that Pokhara had to be the closest to paradise that she had ever experienced. Some filming has been done in the UK and the rest will be done in Kuwait, Los Angeles and other locations in the US. The movie is being directed by Rick McFarland (producer of My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) and produced by Rick McFarland, John de Blas Williams and Jaswant Dev Shrestha under the banner of Fifty Films.^{[51][52][53][54][55]}

Citations[link]

Rachel Hurd-Wood has been included in "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces" list every year after she turned 18. TC Candler’s "Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces" is not a popularity contest about the “sexiest” or the “most famous”. Rather, it aims to be a very international list — one that is inclusive of many cultures, lifestyles, professions and degrees of fame. TC Candler’s list intends to inform public opinion rather than reflect it. This list searches far and wide, listening to the millions of suggestions submitted every year, and tries to put together a list representative of the modern ideal of beauty. Aesthetic perfection is only one of the criteria. Grace, elegance, class, poise, joy, promise, hope… they are all embodied in a beautiful face.

• 2008 - ranked 36^[56]
• 2009 - ranked 16^[57]
• 2010 - ranked 54^[58]
• 2011 - ranked 58^[59]

Filmography[link]

Movies[link]

TV[link]

Music videos (as an actress)[link]

As herself[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rachel Hurd-Wood at the Internet Movie Database

Christian Serratos
Christian Serratos attending "Susan G. Komen's 8th Annual Fashion for the Cure" event - Hollywood, CA on Sept. 24, 2009
Born	Christian Marie Serratos (1990-09-21) September 21, 1990 (age 21) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Christian Marie Serratos^[1] (born September 21, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Angela Weber in Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse, which are based on the Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer.

Early life[link]

Serratos was born in Pasadena, California and raised in Los Angeles.^{[2][dead link][citation needed][1]} She began figure skating when she was three, and continued competitively for 10 years, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun."^[2]

Career[link]

She portrayed Angela Weber in the movie Twilight, which won her the "Young Supporting Actress" award in the Best Performance in a Feature Film category at the 30th Young Artist Awards. Serratos reprised the role in Twilight's sequels, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.^[3] In 2011 she appeared in The Black Keys video for their song "Howlin' for You".

She ranked at number 65 on Maxim's "Hot 100" list for 2010.^[4]

Personal life[link]

Serratos posed for PETA's campaign in November 2009.^[5][6]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Christian Serratos

• Christian Serratos at the Internet Movie Database
• Christian Serratos on Twitter
• MTV.com interview

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Michael Copon
Michael Copon in competition with the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team in Claremont, California on January 30, 2010
Born	Michael Sowell Copon (1982-11-13) November 13, 1982 (age 29) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, model, producer
Years active	2001-present

Michael Sowell Copon (born November 13, 1982^[1]) is an American actor, model, producer, and singer. He is known for his role of Felix Taggaro in the television series One Tree Hill, playing Vin Keahi in the television series Beyond the Break, and starring in Power Rangers: Time Force.

Early life[link]

Copon was born in Chesapeake, Virginia to a Filipino father, and a German mother.^[2] went to Deep Creek high school

Career[link]

In 2001, Copon was cast by the Fox Kids Network as Blue Power Ranger, Lucas Kendall, on the Power Rangers: Time Force television series. He reprised this role in two episodes of Power Rangers: Wild Force.

In 2004, he appeared in a music video for the song "Backflip" by Raven Symone. The video was directed by Sanaa Hamri. Copon portrayed the recurring character Felix Taggaro on the television series One Tree Hill. From 2006 to 2009, Copon starred in the drama series Beyond the Break on The N network. In between that time (in 2005) he appeared (and subsequently won) the competition on VH1's "But Can They Sing?"^[3]

On September 8 of 2010, Copon released "Let's Get Nasty"^[4] on iTunes and in the same year he appeared on a TV commercial ad as a spokesperson for an Asian TV station foundation called Bantay Bata.^[5] Copon will star in the upcoming thriller Killer Holiday.^[6]

Copon is also a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team which raises funds for various schools and charitable organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area.^[7]

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Michael Copon at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Copon's Official Myspace
• Michael Copon Twitter

Texas Quency Battle (born August 9, 1980) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Marcus Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Career[link]

Acting career[link]

In May 2008, Battle was cast on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing a character named Marcus Walton. The new actor comes onto the show as the first African American with an in-depth story line. He comments on the huge role as stating "It really does feel good that the writers/producers of the show, really have trust in me on bringing this new character to life. I'm happy to be a part of a show that really has a family feeling. Every one of my cast members is fun to work with. Makes you feel good to get up in the morning, and go to work doing something you love." He is best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter, Final Destination 3, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Dragonball Evolution. Battle is scheduled to appear in the remake of The Legend of Boggy Creek as Tommy Davis in 2010,^[1] who co-stars with Sarah Jenazian and Stephanie Honore.^[2] Battle portrayed Dixon in the After Dark Originals flick The Task.^[3] Battle wrapped up the first season of Death Valley, which airs on MTV.

Filmography[link]

• Death Valley (2011) - Officer John "John-John" Johnson
• Boggy Creek (2010) - Tommy Davis^[4]
• The Task (2010) - Dixon
• Dragonball Evolution (2009)^[5]
• Hitting the Bricks (2009)
• Hydra (2009)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2008–present) - Marcus Walton
• Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
• Committed (2007)
• Final Destination 3 (2006) - Lewis Romero
• Coach Carter (2005)
• Even Money (2005)
• One Tree Hill (2005)
• All of Us (2005)
• Dont ´Be A Menance to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood (1996)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Texas Battle at the Internet Movie Database
• Texas Battle at AllRovi