When she enters a room, look out. She sucks up all the energy, all the light, all the attention, everything. But just when you think that she's passed you by, she turns and smiles that smile as if you were the only thing in her universe. And for that moment, you are.
For Katie, rules are to be broken, money is to be spent, childhood is wasted on children, bad classic rock is in, and her husband's family is a huge pain in the ass, particularly her father-in-law, Saul.
At 43, she wants some fun. She's in love with life and wants to stay here as long as possible. She wants to see the days close and mourn the time she will lose. She's as strong as the toughest soldier, yet vulnerable as the next, going over the edge.
A Venezuelan born in Madrid, Maria del Mar was raised in Ottawa, and now makes her home in Toronto. Del Mar¹s recent credits include the independent features 14 Days in Paradise and Jekyll & Hyde, as well as Miles Dale¹s thriller Skulls III for Universal. She also starred the Lifetime television movies Abby Lord and For the Love of a Child and, in February 2007, she earned the prestigious ACTRA Toronto Award for her outstanding performance as Katie in Terminal City.
Previously del Mar had a recurring role on Ed Zwick's Emmy-nominated drama series Relativity and on the sci-fi series Mercy Point. She has guest-starred on Frasier and David E. Kelly's The Practice, JAG, 24 and Monk. Del Mar also starred opposite Jimmy Smits in the feature film Price of Glory, and in the television movie Unlikely Angel with Dolly Parton and Roddy McDowall. Also, del Mar appeared in the dramatic thriller The Pentagon Papers and in the drama The Christmas Shoes.
Husband, hero, wife, the ultimate straight man. He's the perfect foil to his wife. Everyone thinks so, but him. This is Ari's problem: every time he's ready to announce to the world, every time he's ready to burst out, something conspires to hold him back, and it's almost always himself. He, too, wants some of the limelight, some of the adventure. He's tired of being the perfect father. He's ready to explode.
At 42, he's a classic male, unsure of what he wants but convinced that life is passing him by. He's convinced everyone can see the giant, glowing "S" on his forehead: "S" for schmuck. But he's got a plan.
Widely recognized for creating the role of Billy Alan Thomas in the multi award winning FOX series Ally McBeal, most recently, Gil Bellows completed Dimension Films’ Quebec starring opposite Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly, and also starred in Aria Films’ Kill Kill Faster Faster.
In 2005, Bellows was seen in Paramount Pictures The Weatherman opposite Nicolas Cage. Bellows gained attention for his portrayal of an inmate with a penchant for knowledge in Shawshank Redemption, opposite Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Shortly after, Bellows starred opposite Renee Zellweger in Love and a .45, and with Sarah Jessica Parker in Miami Rhapsody. His additional film credits include The Substance of Fire, Richard III, The Assistant, Dinner at Fred’s, Judas Kiss, Chasing Sleep, and Beautiful Joe. Bellows was nominated for a 2006 Gemini for his performance in Terminal City.
Saul is Saul. He's not dad, he's not Sadie — he's Saul. A child survivor of the Holocaust, Saul wants to make sure no one forgets it and him. He's the pugilistic keeper of the Jewish flame. He can never rest because everyone's out to get him, most of all his daughter-in-law. At 72, he's a fast talker, a body builder, a bully, a kid, a story-teller, and an expert on everything. Standing at 5'7, he fills the room with absolute bombast and charisma.
But he's also concerned about death, obsessed, in fact. After all, how much time is left? The end of his life sees him feeling restless and bereft of a philosophy. But if you brought that up to him, you might get a sarcastic comment about how little you really know, and something about the size of your car which is inevitably too small. But at the heart of the matter is that Saul's searching to escape his anger and his desolation.
An illustrious veteran of film, television and the stage, Paul Soles was born and raised in Toronto. Early on, he became a radio broadcaster, a TV newscaster and then a member of The Wayne and Shuster Comedy Hour. He anchored CBC’s Take 30 with host Adrienne Clarkson, and Canada After Dark, and appeared in the long-running series This Is The Law. Paul was the voice of Peter Parker in the original animated version of Spiderman and played the title role in film Einstein: Light to the Power of 2.
Recently he played opposite Ed Norton and Robert DeNiro in The Score and guest starred on an episode of The Jane Show. He has played in Macbeth on Broadway and appeared as Shylock in Merchant of Venice at the Stratford Festival. Paul Soles was awarded the 2006 Gemini for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work on Terminal City.
She's a producer in every sense of the word. But more than that: she's TV. It's a way of life for her. A language. He's so TV! (a good thing); she's just not TV! (a bad thing). Jane’s in her early 30s. She dates guys, but when it comes to sex — she's pure TV.
Jane's got a background in classical music — but she'll never tell you that. She graduated top of her class at UCLA, but it's her parents who make sure everybody knows it. Once she moved into TV, they stopped talking about her.
Born in the Philippines and raised in Toronto, Jane McLean began her acting career in 2001 after studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has since amassed a film and television resume that spans a wide range of genres and colourful characters.
McLean’s credits include the Emmy and BAFTA nominated BBC drama Supervolcano, Showtime’s Odyssey 5, Dave Thomas’ feature comedy Intern Academy, ABC’s Veritas, The CW’s Kevin Hill and the Lifetime drama Two Sisters – to name a few.
Currently, she can be seen in the Nicholas Cage produced television series The Dresden Files (NBC Universal) and upcoming films include the dark comedy Hank & Mike (Darius Films) and Shoot ‘Em Up (New Line Cinema).
Sarah's 16 and like all 16 year-olds, she thinks she has it figured out. And when she doesn't have it mastered, she employs attitude to get her way. She's into books, she's politically active, she hates Charlton Heston and the NRA, but when it comes to matters of the heart, she has no problem going after the unattainable and doing the unthinkable. Like all teenagers, it has to be real. Cancer accentuates everything.
Katie Boland is one of the most promising young actresses of today. Only 19 years old, she has been acting professionally since the age of nine. With over 20 starring roles, so far, she shows no sign of slowing down, and she has recently moved to Los Angeles.
In 2007 Katie was nominated for a Leo award for her challenging starring role in Mount Pleasant as a 16-year-old heroin addicted hooker, alongside Kelly Rowan and Shawn Doyle. She also recently played Lindsay Wagner’s daughter in the Lifetime movie Four Extraordinary Women.
Katie has also starred in The Man Who Lost Himself (aka The Stranger I Married) (CTV Lifetime), and the feature film Some Things That Stay (aka Runa Away Home). Katie has been nominated four times, four years in a row at the Young Artist Awards in Los Angeles.
Nicky's 15, rail thin, and a skateboard pro. He loves pot, feigns an interest in books, but loves to talk about them and large breasted women when he's high with his buddy, Kristov. But on the real side, he's sensitive, prone to making mistakes, not afraid to reveal himself, yet still struggling to get his verbs and adjectives in the right order. Aren't we all?
Adam began his acting career in 1998 by appearing in commercials. By 2000 he landed the lead title role in the TV series Super Rupert. Adam next appeared in several MOWs, including The Pentagon Papers and in 2003 landed the lead role, Ralph, in the feature film Saint Ralph, which garnered Adam a "Best Actor in a Feature Film" Genie Nomination.
2005 saw Adam play the leading role in Gordon Pinsent's MOW Heyday! Adam has recently returned from Hollywood after filming the starring role in Privileged. Adam currently resides in Cambridge, Ontario with his parents & older sister.
Eli's 7. He's a kid and a kid when we first meet him. He's cute and funny and wants to be heard. He love his games, X-box, his little friends, and he loves to stay up as late as his parents will allow him.
When his mom's life is threatened, Eli becomes fascinated with death. He becomes fascinated with Catholicism, mourning, and transubstantiation. Why stay in school when you can roam around on spiritual journeys through wealthy neighbourhoods?
Nico began acting at the ripe old age of 10 months. Since that time Nico has had lead roles and guest appearances in many television series, MOW’s and feature films. Nico is proud to have portrayed “Eli” in the thought provoking, brilliant and entertaining Terminal City.
Nico loves theatre as much as film and television and received rave reviews for his scene stealing performance as “Randy” in the Arts Club Theatre’s version of A Christmas Story. You can catch Nico on Supernatural, Dead Zone, Psych, and in Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller and on the big screen Fall 2007 with Halle Berry and Benecio del Toro in the feature film Things We Lost in the Fire.
Brendan loves power, darkness and power. He's the Mephistophelean VP at Acetylene Network. He never ventures out into the everyday world of parking tickets, screaming kids, economy seats, or mammographies that show irregular masses — but he'll program it into a hit. He's the new breed of television executive.
Andrew McIlroy is one of Canada's most respected acting teachers. He is also the director of stage hits Sexy Laundry and Poster Boys.
Andrew has written for and hosted CBC Radio's DNTO and written and hosted documentaries for The Knowledge Network. He has danced and designed costumes, acted and adjudicated and has appeared in recurring roles on shows as diverse as The Chris Isaac Show, Mysterious Ways, Young Blades, Blade, The L Word and Out of Order. His filmography is respectable in a B sense of the word, and he was unnerved at how enjoyable the deplorable and bespoke Brendan Baum was to inhabit.
Frank's the arbiter of the set, the floor manager. He loves his car, a 74 Chrysler Neuport, Detroit Steel; he likes his steak well done; and he hates Henry.
After completing his Master of Fine Arts at NYU, Bill worked extensively in theatre in New York and throughout the US. He continued his acting career in Los Angeles where he spent 10 years appearing in television and film.
Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Bill has acted in the films Case: 39, Miracle, I-Spy, Gray Matters, and The Crow: Salvation. His TV credits include Smallville, Supernatural, The 4400 and Flight 93 as well as recurring roles on The Dead Zone, Reunion and Robson Arms, which won him a 2007 Leo Nomination.
Henry's the PA, the Production Assistant. He's the cool fetch-it guy. His parents abused him as a child as did the kids in the sandbox. He, in turn, abused small animals and then later drugs. In the end, he finds Nirvana working with Katie Sampson on NO SHOW. He loves Frank.
Blessed with a wide and versatile range, Michael has come to be known for disappearing into every role and radically transforming his look for each new character. Michael is currently playing a lead role in the feature film Walk All Over Me directed by critically acclaimed director Robert Cuffley.
Recently Michael appeared in 88 Minutes with Al Pacino, and starred in The Entrance, where he was honored with the Best Actor in a Feature Film Award at the Pennsylvania Film Festival and was also honored with a Leo Award Nomination and a Best Actor Nomination at a New York City Film Festival. Michael’s other film credits include Bloodrayne 2, K9 PI, Deadly Visions, and the cult favorite House of The Dead. His television credits include 8 Days To Live, the New beachcombers Christmas, Termination Point and Living With The Dead. Michael recently wrapped his recurring role on Bloodties and his costarring role in the CBC series Intelligence.
Ellie has a dark secret that's been 35 years in the making. She's pondered that secret in bars, sipping beer, smoking cigarettes and watching TV. In fact, she loves TV. And for a barfly, she's one amazing critic. She takes a particular interest in Katie Sampson and NO SHOW.
Bronx, New York born dual citizen Paula Shaw is a veteran of off, off off and Broadway. A lifetime Actors Studio member, she first came to Canada from an L.A. film and TV career to teach acting in l982. Paula emigrated in 1994 and has continued to live, act, write and teach in B.C., L.A. and Big Sur California.
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