KELLY MACDONALD (Kate Frazier)
A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Kelly Macdonald
first made herself known in the role of Diane in the 1996 smash Trainspotting,
opposite Ewan MacGregor and Robert Carlyle. Her subsequent roles include
the acclaimed Stella Does Tricks; opposite Daniel Craig in Some Voices;
Cousin Bette with Jessica Lange; Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett; Gregg
Araki’s Splendor; Phil Joanou’s Entropy; Mike Figgis’
The Loss of Sexual Innocence; and the independent Two Family House, which
earned her a Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
In 2000, Macdonald appeared as the meek Mary in
Robert Altman’s Gosford Park, for which she shared numerous ensemble
acting awards, including the prestigious SAG Award for Best Ensemble.
That lead to a starring role in the British television series State of
Play, and cameos in hits like Finding Neverland (as Peter Pan), A Cock
and Bull Story, and The Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. In 2005,
Macdonald won accolades and an Emmy Award for her performance in the original
HBO film The Girl in the Café, co-starring with Bill Nighy. Her
recent roles include Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson, Lassie with Peter
O’Toole and Samantha Morton, and the Coen Brothers’ acclaimed
No Country for Old Men. Her other upcoming films include Choke, written
and directed by Clark Gregg and based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk,
and starring Angelica Huston; and Bertrand Tavernier’s In the Electric
Mist with Tommy Lee Jones and Mary Steenburgen.
TOM BASTOUNES (Murcheson / Producer)
A native of the Chicago land area and a graduate
of Purdue University, Tom Bastounes is CEO of Auster Acquisitions LLC,
and owner and founder of South Water Pictures, the Chicago- based production
company which developed The Merry Gentleman. South Water previously produced
The Opera Lover, which was also filmed in Chicago. As an actor, Bastounes
has performed on stage at Second City in Chicago, and played the lead
in The Opera Lover.
BOBBY CANAVALE (Michael)
Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, Bobby
Cannavale has been working in film and television for over a decade. He
has landed regular and recurring roles on series such as “Trinity,”
“Third Watch,” “100 Centre Street,” “Ally
McBeal,” “Six Feet Under,” “Knights of Prosperity,”
and guest stints on “Law and Order,” “Law and Order:
Criminal Intent,” HBO’s “Oz” and “Sex in
the City.” He earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in
a Comedy Series in 1998 for his stint on NBC’s “Will and Grace.”
His feature film credits include Gloria, The Bone Collector, Washington
Heights, The Guru, and The Station Agent. Recently, Cannavale’s
films include Shall We Dance with Richard Gere, Don Roos’ black
comedy Happy Endings, Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation, the
cult thriller Snakes on a Plane, and the comedy The Ten with Jessica Alba.
Cannavale will soon be seen in Spike Lee’s M.O.N.Y., opposite Famke
Janssen in the thriller 100 Feet, with Matthew Broderick in Diminished
Capacity, and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men written and directed by
John Krasninski (NBC’s “The Office”). Cannavale made
his Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck’s play Mauritius this fall,
with Allison Pill, Dylan Baker and F. Murray Abraham. He also received
rave reviews in the acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of David Rabe's Hurlyburly
starring opposite Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton and Wallace Shawn. His career
began in the theatre and he has worked at the Lee Strasberg Institute,
Naked Angels, Circle Rep, The Public, Williamstown and The Roundabout.
DARLENE HUNT (Diane)
Darlene Hunt’s professional acting credits
include guest stints on popular television shows like “Becker,”
“Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “Will and Grace.”
On screen, she was seen in The King, I Heart Huckabees and Idiocracy.
Currently, Darlene is developing two pilots for Sony and Paramount. Prior
to that, Darlene starred in the series “Help Me Help You”
for ABC. In the past, she developed her pilot “Platonically Incorrect,”
for ABC, and worked as Executive Story Editor on “Good Morning Miami”
and wrote for “Will and Grace.”
GUY VAN SWEARINGEN (Goldman)
Guy Van Swearingen is a native Chicagoan. During
his high school years, he found a great affinity for the live theater,
and went on to major in theater at Truman College, Northeastern Illinois
University, and Loyola University. With five years of College and still
no degree, he signed up for the Firefighter’s entrance exam (at
the behest of his dear mother) and soon became a member of Chicago Fire
Department. Fifteen years ago, he helped found A Red Orchid Theatre in
Chicago where he is currently Artistic Director.
Shows with A Red Orchid include The Connection, Cops, Victims of Duty,
Seven Stories, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The Questioning of Nick³,
Canus Lunis Balloonis, ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore, The Removalists,
The Killer, The Cut, Bug, Gagarin Way, The Sea Horse and Blasted.
Shows with other theaters include Come Like Shadows
with Plasticene, Eleven Rooms of Proust with The Lookingglass Theatre,
Beyond Mozambique with the Mary Arrchie Theatre, Taking Care and The Time
of Your Life with the Steppenwolf Theatre.
Since making his debut in the 1993 film Mad Dog and Glory with Robert
DeNiro and Uma Thurman, his film credits include The Negotiator with Samuel
L. Jackson, Ali with Will Smith, The Weatherman with Nicolas Cage, and
Adam Rapp’s Blackbird. His television credits include the series
Turks and Early Edition.
WILLIAM DICK (Mr. Weiss)
William Dick has had the good fortune to have worked
with some wonderful film directors and actors recently, including in Robert
Altman’s The Company where he played Malcom McDowell’s aide-de-camp,
Eduard. He also appeared with John Cusack and Billy Bob thornton in Harold
Ramis’ Ice Harvest; with Jennifer Aniston in The Break-Up; with
Will Ferrell in Marc Forster’s Stranger Than Fiction; with Vince
Vaughn in the boxoffice hit Fred Claus (as the group therapy leader of
“Siblings Anonymous”); and with Dennis Quaid in the upcoming
The Express. William is based in Chicago, where he is a familiar face
to Chicago theater-goers and in regional theaters. He has performed at
the Goodman Theater as Ben Hecht in the world-premiere of Moonlight and
Magnolias; in the mid-west premieres of Edward Albee’s The Goat,
or Who is Sylvia?, and Alan Ayckbourne’s twin plays House and Garden;
Rebecca Gillman’s Spinning Into Butter; and Eric Bogosian’s
Griller. At the Steppenwolf Theater, he appeared in the world premiere
of Bruce Norris’ We All Went Down to Amsterdam. He has also performed
extensively with Chicago Shakespeare Theater in roles such as Touchstone
in As You Like It, Etienne in David Ives’ adaptation of A Flea in
Her Ear, and also in productions of The Merchant of Venice, Troilus and
Cressida, Cymbeline, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo
and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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