starring:
Maynard Bailor | Grace Bancroft | Isabelle Demaris | Henry Madison | Rosa Lea Parkes | Rafe Wilkes
Rosa Lea Parkes
[Anait Roma]
British-Portuguese Rosa Lea Parkes came with her family at the age of three to North America. She studied music and classical theatre and originally intended to be a drama teacher, but her work in community theatre got her recognition, better parts and higher paychecks. Theatre Row was in her sights when she was contacted by Lorenzo di Luci to auditon for The Kronos Project. Initially shy of the idea of television, the opportunity to work with di Luci was too good to turn up.
Her character, Anait Roma, is a cyborg from the far future who had to convince her superiors to release the not-inconsiderable funds necessary to ensure history happens as recorded.
British-Portuguese Rosa Lea Parkes came with her family at the age of three to North America. She studied music and classical theatre and originally intended to be a drama teacher, but her work in community theatre got her recognition, better parts and higher paychecks. Theatre Row was in her sights when she was contacted by Lorenzo di Luci to auditon for The Kronos Project. Initially shy of the idea of television, the opportunity to work with di Luci was too good to turn up.
Her character, Anait Roma, is a cyborg from the far future who had to convince her superiors to release the not-inconsiderable funds necessary to ensure history happens as recorded.
Henry Madison
[Dr. Reynard Arthan]
Henry Madison had not seriously considered acting beyond commercials, he was making his career as a model when contacted to auditon for the Kronos Project. With only a few television commercials as his acting credentials, Henry thought they were crazy to ask him to do a television show. But the camera loved him and he had a natural ability to play "lets pretend.
He enjoys the opportunity to portray Reynard, who is not quite what he seems ~ much like the rest of the Kronos Project team.
Henry Madison had not seriously considered acting beyond commercials, he was making his career as a model when contacted to auditon for the Kronos Project. With only a few television commercials as his acting credentials, Henry thought they were crazy to ask him to do a television show. But the camera loved him and he had a natural ability to play "lets pretend.
He enjoys the opportunity to portray Reynard, who is not quite what he seems ~ much like the rest of the Kronos Project team.
Rafe Wilkes
[Dr. Warren Masterson]
Rafe Wilkes was born to entertainment, but took a longer route to acting than one might expect. He first aspired to be a musician, following his mother's footsteps, but was lured into competitive ballroom dancing by the female fans. After growing disillusioned by the behind the scenes politics of ballroom, his father suggested he take his musical and dancing abilities to the stage. The rest, as they say, is history.
Warren Masterson gives Rafe a new challenge - as a Canadian archaeologist from Montreal, he is bilingual. Rafe spent several intensive weeks in the province of Quebec learning Canadian French because he wanted his portrayal to be authentic.
Rafe Wilkes was born to entertainment, but took a longer route to acting than one might expect. He first aspired to be a musician, following his mother's footsteps, but was lured into competitive ballroom dancing by the female fans. After growing disillusioned by the behind the scenes politics of ballroom, his father suggested he take his musical and dancing abilities to the stage. The rest, as they say, is history.
Warren Masterson gives Rafe a new challenge - as a Canadian archaeologist from Montreal, he is bilingual. Rafe spent several intensive weeks in the province of Quebec learning Canadian French because he wanted his portrayal to be authentic.
Isabelle Demaris
[Perrette Delarue]
Isabelle Demaris grew up with singing and dance lessons, but her father put his foot down at acting lessons, so she worked to pay for those herself. Theatre Row was her dream, but she was always happy just to be working in the industry she loves. Although Isabelle had a few commercials to her credit before The Kronos Project (the infamous "Bottoms Up!" campaign for Chevalier Brut, for example), most of those were filmed after the announcement that she'd been picked up by Lorenzo di Luca.
Isabelle is already fluent in French, from her mother's side, but in order to play the Moroccan based French lawyer Perry Delarue, she did take an introductory course on law so that she wouldn't stumble over the jargon.
Isabelle Demaris grew up with singing and dance lessons, but her father put his foot down at acting lessons, so she worked to pay for those herself. Theatre Row was her dream, but she was always happy just to be working in the industry she loves. Although Isabelle had a few commercials to her credit before The Kronos Project (the infamous "Bottoms Up!" campaign for Chevalier Brut, for example), most of those were filmed after the announcement that she'd been picked up by Lorenzo di Luca.
Isabelle is already fluent in French, from her mother's side, but in order to play the Moroccan based French lawyer Perry Delarue, she did take an introductory course on law so that she wouldn't stumble over the jargon.
Maynard Bailor
[Jay Casper]
It is difficult to talk about Maynard Bailor without mentioning his more famous twin, Max, but while Max may be more well known, both Bailors have talent. It is rumoured that Maynard often filled in for his twin, but neither brother will substantiate that. The brothers began modelling, but wanted to break into movies, so they hitch-hiked west to try their luck. Max's minor roles earned him the soap offer and brought the brothers back east. Maynard's audition for Ray Stone in "Two for the Road" (the role that propelled Jason Long to fame) caught di Luca's attention. "He managed to give the sense that deep down, Stone was really not such a bad guy and that was exactly what I wanted for Jay Casper."
It is difficult to talk about Maynard Bailor without mentioning his more famous twin, Max, but while Max may be more well known, both Bailors have talent. It is rumoured that Maynard often filled in for his twin, but neither brother will substantiate that. The brothers began modelling, but wanted to break into movies, so they hitch-hiked west to try their luck. Max's minor roles earned him the soap offer and brought the brothers back east. Maynard's audition for Ray Stone in "Two for the Road" (the role that propelled Jason Long to fame) caught di Luca's attention. "He managed to give the sense that deep down, Stone was really not such a bad guy and that was exactly what I wanted for Jay Casper."
Grace Bancroft
[Ciara Kamiya]
Grace was born in London, England and still retains the faintest hint of an accent when not working. When her family moved across the pond when she was sixteen, she took drama as a way to integrate into her new school. Through that she got into Live Action Role Playing (LARP) and then became a hand-to-hand combat fighter in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Grace does her own physical stunts and is always eager to learn new skills. She is currently taking fencing lessons through Studio One Six.
Grace has dated both men and women, and is quite open about her sexuality, a trait she subtly lends to her character, Ciara.
Grace was born in London, England and still retains the faintest hint of an accent when not working. When her family moved across the pond when she was sixteen, she took drama as a way to integrate into her new school. Through that she got into Live Action Role Playing (LARP) and then became a hand-to-hand combat fighter in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Grace does her own physical stunts and is always eager to learn new skills. She is currently taking fencing lessons through Studio One Six.
Grace has dated both men and women, and is quite open about her sexuality, a trait she subtly lends to her character, Ciara.
Lorenzo di Luca
Producer/Director
A self-proclaimed control addict, di Luca toiled for years without success in both television and theatre, always blaming his lack of success on his lack of total control. His brilliance has seldom been doubted, though it was often said to be ahead its time.
Studio One Six decided to see what di Luca could do with all the control he said he needed. They told him they wanted prime time success and that he could pick the vehicle, the actors, and have whatever control he wanted. It paid off for both the Studio and Lorenzo di Luca, who is now justified in saying his previous failure was not his fault.
A self-proclaimed control addict, di Luca toiled for years without success in both television and theatre, always blaming his lack of success on his lack of total control. His brilliance has seldom been doubted, though it was often said to be ahead its time.
Studio One Six decided to see what di Luca could do with all the control he said he needed. They told him they wanted prime time success and that he could pick the vehicle, the actors, and have whatever control he wanted. It paid off for both the Studio and Lorenzo di Luca, who is now justified in saying his previous failure was not his fault.
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