Revenge

11 May 2012

Cast Biographies

EMILY VANCAMP

Emily Thorne

Emily VanCamp first won over audiences on the critically acclaimed drama "Everwood,"starring opposite Treat Williams and Gregory Smith. More recently she starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, "Beyond the Blackboard,". VanCamp previously starred on acclaimed hit drama series "Brothers & Sisters," opposite Sally Field, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Lowe and Calista Flockhart. In 2009 VanCamp starred in the thriller film "Carriers,". Other recent film credits include "The Ring 2," co-starring with Naomi Watts and Simon Baker, the Sundance Film Festival hit "Lost and Delirious," "A Different Loyalty," with Sharon Stone, and "Black Irish," with Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano and Brendan Gleeson. VanCamp also portrayed young Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the miniseries "Jackie O: A Life Story," and was a series regular on the series "Glory Days."

MADELEINE STOWE
Victoria Grayson

Next year Medeleine Stowe will make her directorial debut on the epic romantic Western she co-wrote, "The Unbound Captives," starring Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson. Stowe had her film debut in "Stakeout," opposite Richard Dreyfuss, and went on to work with Kevin Costner in the Tony Scott-directed "Revenge" and with Jack Nicholson in "The Two Jakes," which he also directed. She also starred in Michael Mann's "The Last of the Mohicans," opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, and has worked for directors Terry Gilliam in "12 Monkeys," Michael Apted in "Blink" and Robert Altman on "Shortcuts" -- for which she received the Best Supporting Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics. Other films include "The General's Daughter," opposite John Travolta, "China Moon," "Playing By Heart," alongside Angelina Jolie, Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands, and "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson. She has also appeared on television in the true story "Saving Milly," from Morton Kondracke's best-selling book about his marriage to his Parkinson's afflicted wife, and more recently in the Jeff Goldblum series, "Raines."

HENRY CZERNY
Conrad Grayson

Henry Czerny, known for starring opposite Harrison Ford in "Clear and Present Danger" and Tom Cruise in "Mission Impossible," was most recently seen opposite Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson in "The A-Team."  Czerny showed his comedic side in the zombie indie film "Fido," opposite Carrie-Anne Moss, and in "The Pink Panther," with Steve Martin. Having a dozen best actor awards under his belt, Czerny's role in "Revenge" is his first television series.

JOSH BOWMAN
Daniel Grayson

Josh Bowman's film credits include roles in "So Undercover," with Miley Cyrus, "The Last Keepers," "Love's Kitchen," "13 Hours," "Exteriors" and "Prowl." On the small screen he has played recurring roles on ABC Family's "Make It or Break It" and on the UK's BBC series, "Holby City." Bowman's work on the stage includes "Butterflies Are Free" and "This Is Our Youth," for the Lee Strasberg Institute.

NICK WECHSLER
Jack Porter

Nick Wechsler played the lead role in the feature film "Fling," directed by John Stewart Muller. His numerous television credits include regular and recurring roles in such series as "Roswell," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Without a Trace" and "Vanished," as well as guest starring roles in "Chase," "Past Life," "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Crossing Jordan," "Cold Case," "Tru Calling" and "Malcolm in the Middle." He has also played lead roles in made-for-television movies "Chicks, Man," "Perfect Game" and "Full Circle." His work on stage includes roles in productions of "Rebel Without a Cause," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Waiting for Godot," "Hansel and Gretel," "Pippin," "Asleep on the Wind," "Harvey," "You Can't Take it with You" and "The Actor's Nightmare."

 

GABRIEL MANN
Nolan Ross

Gabriel Mann's many television credits include recurring roles on "Mad Men" and "Legend of the Seeker," and guest starring roles on "Carnivale," "Jeremiah," "Time of Your Life," "Wasteland" and "ER." Mann's numerous and diverse film credits include "The Bourne Supremacy," with Matt Damon; "The Bourne Identity," with Franka Potente and Matt Damon; "The Life of David Gale," with Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet; "High Art," with Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell; "Fake," with Robert Loggia and Fisher Stevens; "Psych 9," with Sara Foster and Cary Elwes; "The CoverUp," with Eliza Dushku and John Savage; "Dark Streets," with Bijou Phillips and Isabella Miko; "Demption," alongside Felix Pire and David Krumholtz; "80 Minutes," with Oliver Kieran-Jones and Josh Dallas; "The Ramen Girl," with Brittany Murphy and Tammy Blanchard; "Love and Mary," alongside Lauren German; "Valley of the Heart's Delight," alongside Pete Postlethwaite; "Born Killers," with Lauren German and Jake Muxworthy; "Don't Come Knocking," with Sam Shepard; "A Lot Like Love," with Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet; "Drum," alongside Taye Diggs; "Sleep Easy Hutch Rimes," with Steven Weber; "Abandon," with Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt; "Buffalo Soldiers," with Joaquin Phoenix and Anna Paquin; "Summer Catch," with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel; "Josie & The Pussycats," with Rachael Leigh Cook; "Things Behind the Sun," alongside Kim Dickens; "Cherry Falls," alongside Brittany Murphy and Jay Mohr; "Outside Providence," with Alec Baldwin; "Claudine's Return," with Christina Applegate; and "Great Expectations," with Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow.

 

ASHLEY MADEKWE
Ashley Davenport

Ashley Madekwe made her U.S. debut starring in the drama "The Beautiful Life," alongside Mischa Barton, Corbin Bleu and Elle MacPherson. She landed her first film role in Lennie James' "Storm Damage" as a teenager, after which she won a place at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She graduated from RADA in July 2005. Despite classical training and a significant body of stage work, Madekwe is most recognized for her television roles, including Bambi in the "Secret Diary of a Call Girl,". She has played leading roles in "W10 LDN," "Drop Dead Gorgeous," "Trexx," "Flipside" and "Raising Baby Rio," among others.
Film credits include "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," "Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream" and "Venus."

 

CHRISTA B. ALLEN
Charlotte Grayson

Allen's big break came when she was cast as the Young Jennifer Garner at age 13 in the film "13 Going on 30." She later played opposite Garner and Matthew McConaughey in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." Allen recently starred in the independent film "One Kind Day," and will play the lead role in the upcoming independent comedy/horror films "Detention of the Dead" and "Deadly Sibling Rivalry." On television she has played guest roles on "Cold Case," "CSI" and ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

CONNOR PAOLO
Declan Porter

Paolo can be seen as Erik Van der Woodsen in the popular TV series "Gossip Girl." On the big screen, he most recently starred as Martin in Jim Mickle's film, "Stake Land." He worked with Clint Eastwood on "Mystic River," did looping with Martin Scorsese on "The Gangs of New York," and spent two months in Morocco with Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Val Kilmer playing young Alexander in Oliver Stone's film of the same name.