David Nykl David Nykl: known to Sci-Fi fans worldwide as Stargate’s Dr Radek Zelenka, David is a veteran character actor with over twenty years’ experience in film, television and theatre. Born in Prague and a native of Vancouver; David has appeared in dozens of film and television projects in the U.S., Europe and Canada. As founder and former Artistic Director of Prague’s famous Misery Loves Company Theatre, David appeared in dozens of productions in central Europe in both Czech and English.
Denis O’Hare Equally versatile on both stage and screen, Denis O’Hare has established a strong presence in the industry as a skillful, in-demand character actor. He can currently be seen opposite Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland in Kevin MacDonald’s The Eagle, a film which tells the story of a young Roman officer searching to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father’s legion in the north of Britain. Concurrently, O’Hare was also recently seen on television in his recurring roles of Judge Charles Abernathy in the CBS series The Good Wife and Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi, in the HBO hit series True Blood. O’Hare’s additional television credits include roles on Brothers and Sisters, CSI: Miami, Bored to Death, Law and Order, and 100 Centre Street.
Amy Okuda Amy Okuda was born in Torrance, California. Amy began dancing when she was 13 and shortly got an agent, which eventually led to appearances in television commercials, music video as a dancer, and print as a model. She has booked an array of print jobs around the globe, such as ads for Apple laptop computers, Verizon, and for Jamie Kennedy’s Kicking it Old School. Also in her resume are commercials such as Shoe Carnival, Japanese soft-drink company Suntory, and voice-over for AT&T. More recently she has also landed a role in the TV show Californication with David Duchovny. The Guild is her first recurring role.
Kathie Olivas Kathie Olivas is a multi-media artist who has been featured in galleries across the globe and is represented in the permanent collection at the Tampa Museum of Art. Sugary treats, dichotomous dreamlands, and the cute and corrupted all find their way into Olivas’ series depicting the “misery children.” Her figures are inspired by early American portraiture that often depicted children as small adults in an idealized new land.
The series focuses on imperfect characters and post-apocalyptic conformity, uniquely documenting Olivas’ mysterious brave new world. Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters appear at Dragon*Con not only as artist guests, but also as representatives of their limited edition company, Circus Posterus, Inc.
Jana Oliver Whether it’s tromping through graveyards, dreaming up Hell’s organizational chart or researching Victorian insane asylums, Jana Oliver’s quest for new stories frequently strays into the weird. She likes it that way. Her latest effort is a Young Adult urban fantasy series set in a bankrupt Atlanta plagued by demons, Deaders and scheming necromancers. The Demon Trapper’s Daughter (St. Martin’s Press) will debut in January 2011 in the US and as Forsaken in the United Kingdom.
Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos starred in the breakout hit Battlestar Galactica as Admiral William Adama. Eddie found refuge in baseball as a means of staying away from street gangs and drugs. But early in his teen years, Eddie found a new love: music. In 1982 he accepted the role of Gaff in Blade Runner with Harrison Ford, and in 1984, Eddie joined the cast of the very popular Miami Vice. Eddie’s popularity and fame grew tremendously with Miami Vice. In 2008 he busily prepared for his next project in which he will act, direct, and produce The Crystal Frontier, a drama that examines US-Mexico border issues and the effects of the two nations’ foreign-policy decisions.
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