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Bryan Brown (Captain Cooper)

Born: June 23, 1947
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Began acting in Britain in the mid 1970s and gained fame in one

of his earliest movie roles, as one of the accused soldiers in Bruce Beresford's Boer War drama Breaker Morant (1979). Americans were first introduced to him in his Emmy® winning role in the television miniseries "The Thorn Birds" (1983). His cinematic reputation as a leading man was further extended by lead roles in FX (1986), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and FX 2 (1991), the last being released just before Blood Oath was released in the US. Bryan has starred in the Australian Film Institute award winning feature Two Hands (1999) and has moved into producing as well as acting with the Australian features Risk (2000)  and Dirty Deeds (2002).

Bryan was the first actor inducted into the Australian Television Hall of Fame. He’s won two AFI Awards, been nominated for an Emmy Award and, together with his wife, Rachel Ward, has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia.

In association with the Australian Film Commission, Bryan is working on "Two Twisted" an anthology drama series produced for the Nine Network. Bryan is a patron of the Reel Deal Short Film Festival (NSW) which will hold it's first festival August 5-6, 2006

"Whether its acting or producing, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing  heart and soul."

George Takei (Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi)

Born: April 20, 1940
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Best known for his portrayal of Hikaru Sulu in the acclaimed television "Star Trek" (1966) series and the six original Star Trek (1979-1991) motion pictures. He has more than 30 feature films and hundreds of television guest-starring roles to his credit, and George's distinctive voice is featured in Walt Disney Pictures’ full-length animated features, Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004), Star Trek audio novel recordings, Fox Television’s The Simpsons, Futurama, and in numerous voice-overs and narrations.

He serves as chair of the council of governors of East West Players, the U.S.'s leading Asian Pacific American theater. He is chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the Japanese American National Museum and a member of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and a past member of the advisory committee of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program.
 

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Russell Crowe (Lieutenant Corbett)

Born: April 7, 1964

Birthplace: Strathmore Park, Wellington, New Zealand.

Began his acting career at the age of 6 and won the Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award for The Crossing (1990) following his work on Blood Oath. He won the award again for his role as Hando in the highly controversial  Romper Stomper (1992). The stylish noir of L.A. Confidential (1997) brought Russell to the attention of the American public and set him on a pace that would lead him to the first of three Best Actor Academy Award® nominations, the first being his role as whistle-blowing Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999). He won the Oscar® for Gladiator (2000) as Maximus taught us the meaning of "Strength and Honor." Another Best Actor nomination came with his role as Professor John Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001).  He  was reunited on the set of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) with Director of Photography Russell Boyd. Boyd won the Academy Award® for Cinematography for his work on  Master and Commander -- the same position he held earlier on Blood Oath.

Russell's latest film, A Good Year (2006) is in post-production and he's just finishing filming Tenderness, a film directed by John Polson. Next will be Director Ridley Scott's American Gangster with Denzel Washington.

"Effortlessness takes preparation."

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John Polson (Private Jimmy Fenton)

Born: September 6, 1965

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Award in 1990 from the Australian Film Institute for his performance in Blood Oath, he was once again nominated for The Sum of Us (1994). He won the award for his role in The Boys (1997). John was directing short films by his mid-twenties and was the creator of Tropfest in Sydney in 1993. Perhaps best known to American audiences as the wise-cracking helicopter pilot in Mission Impossible II (2000). Hide and Seek  (2005) starring Robert De Niro is John's latest directorial release.

Director John Polson is currently filming Tenderness, an Indie thriller, in New York. It has an expected release date in 2007.

"...directing is my love. I love having input into what the themes of the movies are, the beginning, middle and end..."

Deborah Kara Unger (Sister Carol Littell)

Born: 1966

Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Known for her fine performances in Crash (1996), The Game (1997) and The Hurricane (1999), Deborah was the first Canadian-born actress to be accepted to the prestigious Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. She made her first real impression on audiences in the film Whispers in the Dark (1992).  Blood Oath was her feature film debut. She continues to be busy appearing most recently in 1.0,  a film which garnered a Grand Jury Prize nomination at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

Her latest film, Things That Hang From Trees (2006) opened in March 2006. Silent Hill had an April 2006 U.S. opening and will open in Australia in August. 88 Minutes with Al Pacino has an expected release for later this year.

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