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Post by Ari on Jul 12, 2007 20:34:01 GMT -5
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Post by Ari on Jul 12, 2007 22:11:28 GMT -5
Name: Ari Email:Actors/Actress/Crew: Viggo Mortensen Characters: Aragorn/Strider Brief history of the actor/actress/crew:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viggo_MortensenAfter several years of experience in live theater, he made his first movie appearance playing an Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness. (Mortensen had actually been cast in two prior films — Swing Shift and The Purple Rose of Cairo — but his scenes in both of these films were deleted from the final cuts.) Also in 1985, he was cast in the role of Bragg on "Search For Tomorrow". Prior to his casting in The Lord of the Rings, Mortensen appeared in Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady, Young Guns II, Prison, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Sean Penn's The Indian Runner, Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way, Tony Scott's Crimson Tide, Ridley Scott's G.I. Jane, Rob Cohen's Daylight, Tony Goldwyn's A Walk on the Moon, Frank A. Cappello's American Yakuza, Charles Robert Carner's Vanishing Point (remake), Philip Ridley's two films The Reflecting Skin and The Passion of Darkly Noon, Andrew Davis's A Perfect Murder, Betty Thomas's 28 Days and The Prophecy with Christopher Walken. Before Mortensen took the role of Aragorn, he was probably best known for playing Master Chief John Urgayle in G.I. Jane.[3] Mortensen's 1987 performance in Bent at the Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, won him a Dramalogue Critics' Award. Coincidentally, the play, about homosexual concentration camp prisoners, was originally brought to prominence by Sir Ian McKellen, with whom Mortensen later co-starred in The Lord of the Rings. According to the Special Extended Edition DVD of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Mortensen was a last-minute replacement in the role of Aragorn for Stuart Townsend, and wouldn't have taken the part if it hadn't been for his son's enthusiasm for J. R. R. Tolkien's book. In 2004, he starred as Frank Hopkins in Hidalgo, the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize. In 2005, Mortensen starred in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. He was nominated for a Satellite Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for this role. In 2006, he starred as Captain Diego Alatriste in Alatriste, a Spanish film based on the series of novels The Adventures of Captain Alatriste written by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. This is the most expensive Spanish-language film ever made. 
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Post by Ari on Jul 12, 2007 22:12:45 GMT -5
Actors/Actress/Crew: Craig Parker Characters: Haldir Brief history of the actor/actress/crew:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_ParkerAt the age of nineteen he started out on a TV show called Hot Shots directed by Steve La Hood. He then gained more experience, working on various TV- and theatre-productions, such as Macbeth (1991), directed by none other than Hercules’ co-star Michael Hurst, and the NZ-series Gloss (1990). Since 1987 Craig has also been involved in Theatresports, proving his talent for improvisation and stand-up comedy performance. His engagement with Theatresports lasted for ten years. His big breakthrough came in 1992, when he was cast as "Guy Warner" for the popular New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Craig, who also speaks French, remained a core-cast member of the show for four years, winning the New Zealand audience’s sympathy. Afterwards he appeared in several episodes of the internationally renowned TV-shows Xena - Warrior Princess and Young Hercules. Moreover, Craig worked on radio-plays (Ashleys World I & II and Caffeine Comedy/News in Briefs, both 1996 - 1997), which eventually brought him in touch with Peter Jackson, with whom he worked on recordings for The Lord Of The Rings, lending his voice to the character of Frodo. In the screen adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s popular books, however, Craig - despite his dark hair and complexion - was cast as "Haldir", one of Lothlorien’s blond and fair elves. His role in the first two parts of the Trilogy finally brought him to international attention. It can be expected that his newly won fame will not change Craig as a private person. He already has experienced the fact that the press sometimes tends to alter stories and quotes as they see fit. "A quote can be made to mean anything and in their photo sections there's a lot of innuendo. When that first happens you worry about how people who don't know the situation will read it, how your family will be affected by it", he says. This is why, as Craig puts it, he handles the media with a good deal of "healthy distrust". "It really pays to keep your private self for the people you like and love. It does me no favours at all to reveal my personal life to people who read magazines." At heart, Craig always remained a comedian. He kept showing his skills as an entertainer in shows like Scared Scriptless (1999) as well as various comedy debates, and also continuously worked for both stage and screen. He was to be seen in theatre alongside Michael Hurst and Oliver Driver in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (2001). Fans of soap operas can currently enjoy watching Craig playing the role of "Alistair Kingsley" in Mercy Peak. He most recently was cast as the narrator for the stage production of the cult-musical The Rocky Horror Show. In February 2003 Craig spent 16 days in Kathmandu on TVNZ's Intrepid Journeys. He has been the MC at the biggest and smallest of events and continues to be in great demand for his overall ability to make any audience feel at home. 
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