TV Pilots HOME and ALUMNI along with supporting roles in LOSERS TAKE ALL and 23RD PSALM: REDEMPTION. He recently portrayed real-life American soccer star Kurt Kuykendall in FOR THE GLORY, a feature-length drama directed by Donald Leow.
story ALONE YET NOT ALONE; along with political-thriller DRAGON DAY; and inspirational drama I AM… GABRIEL. All are socially relevant films with storylines of faith, hope and love.
Jenn is a small-town girl with a big heart to play protagonist roles in stories that have the ability to impact and inspire audiences across the world. Gotzon, “who is compared to a young Meryl Streep for her chameleon-like transformations,” stated by Valley Social Magazine, strives to make a difference in people's lives through the roles she plays on-and-off screen. With this goal, she developed a mentor-outreach program, "Inspiring Audiences," where she speaks to students, screens her movies and shares her testimony on overcoming life’s obstacles with prayer and perseverance. Jenn uses her facebook page as another way to give back and help others seeking guidance.
Gotzon grew up in the countryside in Pennsylvania, graduated from The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, moved to the westcoast and landed a string of bit parts in studio pictures Ang Lee's HULK, ROLE MODELS, tv's HOUSE and PUSHING DAISIES. Jenn Gotzon won best actress awards for her lead role in independent films JULIE AND
JACK (Sacramento Global Art Film Festival, 2002) and short film STAINED (168 Film Festival, 2008 best film and audience choice award). She also received the 2008 Rising Star Award for short film CHEMISTRY.
This fall 2011, Gotzon is thrilled and excited to work with many of her cherished friends on the delightfully charming movie WRITER'S BLOCK as the Hollywood starlet role of Elaine.
HOPE, as well as the narrator and all other roles in PARADISE LOST, which was featured at the International Double Reeds Conference. For the Beginners Bible video series, distributed by Sony Wonder, he did 20 voice roles, including Jesus, Adam, and the Serpent.
He recorded two projects related to the September 11th attacks: CROSSING BARRIERS and STAGE SHADOWS. He originated the roles of Simonides and Pontius Pilate in the musical JUDAH BEN-HUR in Singapore, and he performed five poems by George Herbert at The Kennedy Center.
He has performed and/or taught workshops in about 40 colleges or universities, including his alma mater, George Fox University, University of Memphis, Namseoul University in Korea, Singapore Bible College, and Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary in the Philippines. Each spring he teaches a workshop at Princeton University. Rich also spoke at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, hosted by the Harvard University chapter of Christian Union.
Rich directs the theatre program at The MasterWorks Festival, and is on the board of Christians in Theatre Arts, through which he was selected as a leader and Featured Dramatist for CITA to the Nations, a trip to Jordan and Israel in which he taught, directed, performed and organized others to do the same for students in Amman, Jordan.
acting. She later decided to home school their three young sons and pursue an acting career full time.
Her eclectic mix of roles in numerous independent films, including ALL FOR LIBERTY, UNTOUCHED, and COLD SOLDIERS, bear witness to her care and depth of character study. Van Natta appeared in the 2004 film favorite THE NOTEBOOK with Rachel McAdams as her Aunt Jeanette. Principal roles in the 2008 film LEATHERHEADS and 2010’s THE TRIAL had her working alongside award winning actors George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krazinski, Jonathan Pryce and Robert Forster. A starring role as Rebecca Lapp in Hallmark's THE SHUNNING brought rave reviews & future opportunity to work in sequels of the trilogy based on Beverly Lewis’ novels.
setting has served him well over the years. Now living in the Southeast, Jim divides his creative energies between acting, writing and voice overs. The two films on which he worked most recently, ALONE YET NOT ALONE (portraying the historical General Braddock) and HERO, were co-produced by Advent Film Group.
produces and stars in an online one-man sketch comedy show called THE VERY GARY SHOW.
Gary has written and directed a number of shorts including a sci-fi series entitled THE OTHER UNIVERSE. His most recent movie is ICE BUS, a psychological thriller slated to run the festival circuit nationwide. Current projects include FRANK AND PHIL GO FISHING,
a feature length comedy which he has written and stars in, with another Christian feature in pre-production that he will be directing. Gary’s ultimate goals are to be make, act in, and be a part of inspirational films, especially ones that help spread the Gospel Of Jesus Christ.
Although Curtis considers himself more of a writer/director than an actor, he feels being on the other side of the camera can only help to hone those skills. Curtis is thrilled to be a part of this project and is looking forward to bringing his character, Henry,
to life.
Jeff Rose as STEWART HARVEY (Click for IMDB)
Jeff Rose is an award-winning actor and filmmaker who never hesitates to give God the credit for his successes.
Known internationally for his recurring role as Los Angeles power attorney, Doug Resnick, on Lifetime TV’s mega-hit dramedy DROP DEAD DIVA, Jeff is also widely recognized as Major Bryce Ogden from three consecutive seasons on the same network’s blockbuster drama ARMY WIVES.
In 2010 Jeff won the prestigious Best Actor award at the 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles portraying addicted and abusive husband/father Jeremy Reece in the Best Picture winner, THE PARTY. You can also catch Jeff playing opposite Billy Crystal and Bette Midler in the 2012 feature film US AND THEM.
In addition to his busy acting career, Jeff is an award-winning producer, director, and writer. His first short film, BATTAGLIA, which he based on his Grandfather’s experiences in Italy during World War II, placed second at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005. As a co-producer and director of the popular faith-based show IT'S SUPERNATURAL, Jeff and his team walked away with an acclaimed Telly Award in 2010 for a very special episode called THANKSGIVING MIRACLE. Jeff recently co-produced the poignant and well-received comedy CLIP with Victoria Jackson and Andrew Masset, which won Best Picture in the “Write of Passage” category at the 2011 168 Film Festival.
Jeff is ever grateful to be a proud husband and father to a beautiful wife and two extremely gifted and wonderful children just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
Jason Burkey as CHIP LENINSKOVICH:
Jason Burkey is a rising young actor based out of Nashville, TN. His easy-going personality and dedication to his craft make him a delight to work with. Studying in four different states for theatre, comedy, and camera work, he has honed a wide range of performance skills, leading to numerous commercial and industrial opportunities in addition to theatrical venues.
Jason has landed lead roles in OCTOBER BABY, THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF CHLOE, LUKEWARM, THE 12 LIVES OF SISSY CARLYLE, FINAL ACTS
Jenn Gotzon’s career break portraying President Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon in Ron Howard's 2009 Oscar-nominee FROST/NIXON launched her as an American leading lady starring in the following upcoming movies due in theaters 2012 (and on dvd): mystery, romance-thriller DOONBY; family, comedic-drama GOD's COUNTRY; French and Indian War true-
Rich Swingle as FORREST WOODS:
Rich Swingle is a versatile and engaging actor who has performed and/or taught on five continents, in 23 nations and in hundreds of venues, mostly with nine one-man plays he has written. He has been featured in five movies: Frederich Lehman (Lead) in INDESCRIBABLE, A CHRISTMAS SNOW, FOR THE GLORY, PAWN'S MOVE, and ALONE YET NOT ALONE.
A talented voice actor, he has performed as the Apostle Paul for CD and DVD in GOD OF
Sandra Van Natta as AGNES DEMINT: Sandra Van Natta began as an educator with a master’s degree in guidance and counseling, and worked as a print model/commercial actor when her schedule allowed. For several years she taught elementary school and classes for youth at Millie Lewis Models & Talent and Actor’s Theatre of SC, focusing on basic etiquette, presentation skills and beginning
Jim McKeny started out performing on the stage where, in the second grade, Jim spoke his very first lines of dialogue as the King of Fairyland in in a school play – he also received his first laughs from an audience. From that moment he was hooked, and acting became his passion.
After a year of college in Alabama, Jim moved to Los Angeles and attended the Theatre Academy at LACC. The classical training he received in this conservatory
Gary Bosek is an experienced actor as well as a filmmaker/director. If he’s not teaching film production in Michigan, he’s enjoying roles in various films: HEARTSET with Gordon Pictures, FESTIVAL directed By Brett Leigh, and an appearance in VAMPS directed by Amy Heckerling. He also
Curtis Louder as HENRY:
When not guarding office doors in 1940's Hollywood, Curtis Louder serves as Program Director at Camp Hebron in Halifax, PA. His lovely wife, Krystal, and two sons, Malachi and Camden, are ever supportive of his varied interests, most notably Steeler football and several failed attempts to get on SURVIVOR. His ultimate goal is to make people think critically about important issues through the medium of cinema. His short film, EPIPHANY, was a finalist in the 2010 Reel Dreams Film Competition.
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