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BIOS

THE CAST

JANET VARNEY as “Korra”

Best known for her stint as co-host of TBS’ Dinner and a Movie, Janet Varney’s television credits include guest appearances on Bones, Psych, Better Off Ted, How I Met Your Mother, Hot in Cleveland and a recurring role on HBO’s Entourage.  She also appeared in Fox’s reality competition series On the Lot.  In film, Varney has appeared in Nic & Tristan, Drillbit Taylor and Still Waiting.  

Varney also starred opposite iCarly’s Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy in the 2010 Nickelodeon Original television movie, Best Player, about twoonline video game rivals who inadvertently learn that the real world can be just as exciting and rewarding as the virtual one. 

In addition to her acting career, Varney is co-creator and co-producer of the comedy festival, “San Francisco Sketchfest.” 

DAVID FAUSTINO as “Mako”

A Los Angeles native, David Faustino made his television debut at three-months-old as Lily Tomlin’s daughter in the CBS special, Lily.  Since then, Faustino has gone on to appear in several television series including Little House on the Prairie, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Family Ties, St. Elsewhere, Highway to Heaven, The X-Files and HBO’s Entourage.  However, he is best known for his role as the “Bud Bundy” in Fox’s ground-breaking series Married…with Children. 

In film, Faustino has starred in the cult classic Killer Bud, Macarthur Park, The Heist and starred opposite Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo and Robert Rodriguez in the comedy High Hopes.  In 2009, he created, wrote, produced and starred in Star-ving for Sony Pictures Television through his production company, F.N.B. Entertainment. 

Faustino has appeared in over 100 commercials and is currently the voice of T-Mobile and Bud Light’s 2012 NFL campaign.  He has appeared in numerous stage productions including A Christmas Carol, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and the lead role in the American premiere of Ben Elton’s Popcorn.  In 2010, he launched Old Scratch, an independent record label and management firm featuring flag ship hip-hop artist Patience Price.

P.J. BYRNE as “Bolin”

P.J. Byrne is a graduate of Boston College with a double major in finance and theater and an M.F.A. from the Theatre School at DePaul University.  His film credits include lead roles in Final Destination 5 as Isaac Palmer and Horrible Bosses opposite Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Jamie Foxx.  He also starred in Dinner for Schmucks, Extraordinary Measures, Charlie Wilson’s War, Bruce Almighty and Fun with Dick and Jane.

Byrne’s on-camera television credits include a series regular role as Irv Smiff, a driven sports agent, on BET’s The Game and guest appearances on The Mentalist, Castle, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Burn Notice, Bones, Desperate Housewives, New Adventures of Old Christine, NCIS, The West Wing and ER.

J.K. SIMMONS as “Tenzin”

J.K. Simmons has appeared in diverse projects spanning motion pictures, television and on and off Broadway. He played J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. His motion picture credits include Hidalgo, The Ladykillers, The Mexican, Off the Map, For Love of the Game, The Gift, Thank You for Smoking, Rendition, Burn After Reading and Juno.

Simmons’ latest films include The Music Never Stopped, Jennifer’s Body, Extract, The Vicious Kind, I Love You Man, Beginner’s Guide to Endings and the Academy Award^Ò-nominated film Up in the Air. Most recently, Simmons appeared in the Universal Pictures film Contraband.  Simmons will star next in Geezers and The Word. 

On the small screen, Simmons credits include The Closer and Law and Order.  Simmons has appeared on the Broadway stage in Guys and Dolls, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, A Change in the Heir, Peter Pan and A Few Good Men.

Steve Blum as “Amon”

Steve Blum has voiced hundreds of characters in film, television, video games and commercials.  He is best known for his roles as “Spike Spiegel” in the anime series Cowboy Bebop and “Wolverine” in several television series and video games.  

On television,Blum can be heard voicing characters in such series as Transformers Prime, Transformers:  Rescue Bots, Young Justice, The Super Hero Squad Show, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Regular Show, Wolverine and the X-Men, The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ben 10, Stitch!, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Megas XLR and  What’s New, Scooby-Doo?

Blum has lent his voice to video games such as “X-Men: Destiny, Legends and Origin,” “Captain America: Super Soldier,” “Green Lantern:  Emerald Knights,” “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed I & II,” “Final Fantasy: Dirge of Cerberus,” “Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker,” “Valkyria Chronicles II,” “Dead Island,”  “Call of Duty: Black Ops and World at War,” “Mass Effect 2,” “Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City,” “The Bourne Conspiracy,” “Dragon Age: Origins” and “Bulletstorm.”

LANCE HENRICKSEN as “The Lieutenant”

Born in New York City, Lance Henriksen began his acting career in the off-Broadway production of Three Plays of the Sea. Soon after, he landed roles in such films as Unspeakable, Powder, The Quick and the Dead, The Terminator, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the Aliens franchise as Bishop, for which he is best known.  Henriksen earned three Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of former FBI agent Frank Black on the television series Millennium.  His on-camera television guest appearances include Memphis Beat, Castle, NCIS, The X-Files, Cagney & Lacey and The A-Team.

Adding to his resume, Henriksen has also voiced characters in many video games including “Aliens: Colonial Marines,” “Mass Effect 3,” “Alien vs. Predator,” “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” “The Chronicles of Riddick:  Assault on Dark Athena,” “Transformers Animated: The Game” and “Mass Effect.”

Mindy Sterling as “Chief Lin Beifong”

Mindy Sterling is best known for her role as Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movie franchise.  In 2000, her memorable portrayal earned the actress a Teen Choice nomination for Choice Film Actress and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress. 

Sterling has also brought her comedic talent to several on-camera television roles including A.N.T. Farm, Desperate Housewives and iCarly.  She has guest starred in CBS’s 2 Broke Girls, My Name is Earl, HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Scrubs, King of Queens and Reno 911!

Sterling’s voice over credits include As Told By Ginger, The Wild Thornberrys, Kick Buttowski, The Looney Tunes Show, Scooby-Do Mystery Incorporated, Chowder, Robot Chicken and Justice League.

DANIEL DAE KIM as “Hiroshi Sato”

Daniel Dae Kim’s film career began with roles in The Jackal, For Love of the Game, The Hulk, Spider-Man 2 and The Cave, as well as the Academy Award-winning Crash.

Kim is best known to audiences for his portrayal of Jin on the critically-acclaimed television series Lost. For his performance, he shared a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble, and was individually honored with an AZN Asian Excellence Award, a Multicultural Prism Award and a Vanguard Award from the Korean American Coalition, all for Outstanding Performance by an Actor. In 2009, he was recognized with the prestigious KoreAm Journal Achievement Award in the field of Arts and Entertainment.

On television, Kim’s credits include Hawaii Five-0, CSI, ER and 24.  In 2008, he starred in the Emmy Award-nominated miniseries, The Andromeda Strain. Kim has also lent his voice talents to video games including “Saints Row,” “Saints Row 2,” “Scarface: The World Is Yours,” “Tenchu” and “24,” as well as the animated television series Justice League Unlimited and Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender as General Fong.

SEYCHELLE GABRIEL as “Asami”

Born in Burbank, CA, Seychelle Gabriel is a movie and television actress and singer. Her film credits include roles in The Spirit and The Last Airbender.  In television,Gabriel stars in the TNT sci-fi series Falling Skies, produced bySteven Spielberg.  She has also guest starred in the comedy-drama series Weeds and Zoey 101. When she’s not working, Gabriel enjoys playing the guitar and piano.

EVA MARIE SAINT as “Katara”

With a career spanning more than five decades, Eva Marie Saint first starred opposite Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, for which she was honored with an Academy Award.  She went on to star in several other memorable movies including North By Northwest, A Hatful Of Rain, Exodus, All Fall Down, and I Dreamed Of Africa. Her recent filmsinclude Because of Winn-Dixie, Don’t Come Knocking and Superman Returns.

Saint’s television appearances include roles on Frasier, Moonlighting, The Love Boat, Time To Say Goodbye, The Last Days Of Patton and Open House.  She has earned four Emmy nominations for her work in Philco TV Playhouse, Our Town, with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman, Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Taxi!!! with Martin Sheen and How The West Was Won.  In 1990, Saint won an Emmy for her performance inthe NBC mini-series People Like Us.

In theater, Saint has starred in the Broadway presentations of Trip to Bountiful, for which she received the Drama Critics Award and Outer-Circle Critics Award, The Lincoln Mask, and Duet for One.  Her other theater credits include First Monday in October, in which she co-starred opposite Henry Fonda, Death of a Salesman, and The Country Girl, for which she received the L.A. Dramalogue Award.  In 2006, Saint and her husband of 60 years, director Jeffrey Hayden, produced a critically-acclaimed production of August Wilson’s Fences. 

Adding to her body of work, Saint and Hayden also produced the PBS television documentaries Primary Colors: The Story of Corita, which she narrated, and Children in America’s Schools, for which they won an Emmy.