ED ASNER – God
Ed Asner has been an enduring presence in television, film, and stage for 60 years. Developing his craft in Chicago and New York, Ed established himself as a solid and versatile performer, regularly being cast in featured roles on the big screen and in landmark television roles, totaling more that 150 credits in television and motion picture, including “The Outer Limits”, “Gunsmoke”, “Ironside”, “Mission: Impossible”, and “The Wild, Wild West”.
In the 70’s, his role in the long running hit sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, catapulted him to stardom. He then cemented himself in the character series, “Lou grant”.
Ed is the only actor to have won an EMMY for the same role in both the comedy and drama categories. (5 total for “Lou Grant”). He went on to win two more Emmy Awards for complex roles in the mega-hit miniseries “Roots” and “Rich Man, Poor Man”.
NICHOLAS GUEST – Lawrence
FILMS:
Halfway Somewhere Else – 2013 Cannes FF – Dir: Avery Rimer
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – Dir: Jeremiah Chechik
The Joy Luck Club – -Dir: Wayne Wang
Trading Places – Dir: John Landis
The Long Riders – Dir: Walter Hill
Lessons from an Assassin, Morella – Dir: Jim Dudelson
Outlaws: The Legend of OB Taggart – Dir: Rupert Hitzig
Wind Dancer – Dir: Craig Clyde
Brainsmasher, Nemesis, Downtwisted – Dir: Albert Pyun
Timescape, a Disaster in Time – Dir: David Twohy
My Daughter’s Keeper – Dir: Heinrich Dahms
Assassin – Dir: Jon Hess
Appointment with Death – Dir: Michael Winner
Star Trek II, the Wrath of Khan – Dir: Nicholas Meyer
The Bell Jar – Dir: Larry Peerce
TELEVISION:
Sleepy Hollow (2 episodes) – Dir: Russell Fine
Madam Secretary – Dir: Jet Wilkinson
Sons of Anarchy – John Teller (VO)
Mad Men – Guest Star
CSI: Miami – Guest Star
The Pledge (MOW) – Lead
24 Recurring – Guest Star
Shark – Guest Star
Cold Case – Guest Star
USA High – Series Regular–95 episodes
Chrome Soldiers (MO – Lead
Invisible Man – Guest Star
That’s Life – Guest Star
18 Wheels of Justice – Guest Star
Pacific Blue – Guest Star
Beverly Hills 90210 – Guest Star
FBI: The Untold Story – Guest Star
Robin’s Hoods – Guest Star
Ninja Murders – Guest Star
Chrome Soldiers (MOW) – Lead
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (MOW) – Lead
A Small Killing (MOW) – Lead
Fathers and Sons – Series Regular
Return of Sherlock Holmes (MOW) – Lead
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (MOW) – Lead
THEATRE:
Finding Nick – solo show Lee Sankowich; Zephyr/54BelowNYC
THEATRE/VOICEOVER/ANIMATED SERIES/COMMERCIALS: List available
TRAINING: BA New School for Social Research, Stella Adler, HB Studios
PAMELA GUEST – Leslie
SAG-AFTRA, AEA
FILM/TELEVISION
GUEST APPEARANCES – 5 episodes (Best Ensemble Cast) – Dir. Elizabeth Guest
CLEOPATRA BACKSTAGE (LEAD) (Best Actress, Accolade, IndieFEST and Best Actors Festivals) – Dir. George Crowley
MARRIED – recurring – Dir. Jamie Babbit
CHARITY (LEAD ) short – Dir. Alexander Haney
HALFWAY SOMEWHERE ELSE (LEAD ) Cannes ’13 Short Film Corner – Dir. Avery Rimer
SMOKIN’ – Cannes ‘13 Short Film Corner – Dir. Oliver Cowley
THE M WORD – Dir. Henry Jaglom
JUST FRIENDS? STARRING ED ASNER (LEAD) short YouTube – Dir. Lamont Couch
CALIFORNICATION: ZOSO – Dir. Bart Freundlich
LIFE: FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE – Dir. Dan Sackheim
THE CHOSEN ONE – Dir. Rob Schneider
PASHITTU (LEAD) short – Dir. Ian Harris
THE PROCESS Pilot Presentation
ER – Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
USA HIGH – Dir. Gary Shimokawa
MORELLA – Dir. Jim Dudelson
POLICE ACADEMY: MISSION TO MOSCOW – Dir. Alan Metter
OUTLAWS: THE LEGEND OF O.B. TAGGART – Dir. Rupert Hitzig
WIND DANCER – Dir. Craig Clyde
FOX PUBLIC SERVICE SPOT – Dir. Mark Jean
THE ASSASSIN (LEAD) – Dir. Donald Cammell
WILD SIDE – Dir. Jon Hess
DEADLY INTENT (LEAD) – Dir. Nigel Dick
NUTS – Dir. Martin Ritt
WHITE OF THE EYE (LEAD) – Dir. Donald Cammell
AMAZING STORIES THE MOVIE: ‘MUMMY DADDY’ (LEAD) – Dir. William Dear
DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS – Dir. Paul Mazursky
AIRPLANE II – Dir. Ken Finkleman
HOT KISSES (LEAD) – Dir. David Beaird
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAFFIC JAM – Dir. James Frawley
AMERICAN RASPBERRY – Dir. Brad Swirnoff
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN Tandem Prod.
I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN – Dir. Anthony Page
THE LAST TYCOON – Dir. Elia Kazan
EPSTEIN (LEAD) – Dir. Alan Rachins
PAMELA AND IAN (LEAD) – Dir. David Greene
THEATRE
GOD HELP US reading ‘16 – LEAD -opposite Ed Asner – Dir. Mitch Levine
RANT AND RAVE – JUSTICE – solo piece – Dir. Chris Monger ROGUE MACHINE
THEIR EYES SAW RAIN – LEAD – Dir. Justin Huen CO. OF ANGELS
DIAMOND DIARIES – LEAD reading HUDSON THEATRE
RISK EVERYTHING -LEAD reading RUSKIN and MOTH
THREE TALL WOMEN – LEAD reading MOTH THEATRE LA
THE BLUE ROOM –LEAD – The Married Woman MOTH THEATRE LA
WRITE GIRL Guest Artist ’16, ‘15 ’12,’11,’10, ’09, WGA
FESTEN – LEAD reading MOTH
HONEYSUCKLE GRAVEYARD – LEAD opp. Joey Pantoliano ‘09 MOTH Reading/Zephyr Benefit
MUSIC BEGINS (with Ed Asner ’08) Lynn Roth WGA Reading Benefit
THE CHERRY ORCHARD – LEAD opp. Martin Henderson ’07 SANDRA SEACAT Workshop
THE AMERICAN WAY -LEAD – Dir. Steve Apostolina
THE VOW (LEAD) – Dir. Danny Goldman
THE THIRD DAY COMES – LEAD as Gena Rowlands’ daughter) – Dir. JOHN CASSAVETES
ON MY WAY TO WHERE I AM – LEAD On the Fringe
FIVE BY FOUR – LEAD Actors’ Studio West
VISIONS OF KEROUAC – LEAD – Dir. Lee Sankowich Odyssey
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST – Dir. Lee Sankowich Zephyr
TOVARICH – LEAD with Armand Assante NY Theatre Ensemble
HOSTING:
KCET/PBS ON AIR CO-HOST with Dr. Wayne Dyer, Nicholas Guest, Will Rack, Hugh Hewitt 1997-2007
GUEST TEACHER:
Michael Moore’s TC Film Festival ’10, ‘ 11, ’12, ’13. ’14, ‘15
TRAINING:
Acting Training: Uta Hagen, Observer – Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Sandra and Greta Seacat, Walter Lott
Kenneth MacMillan, Madeline Sherwood, Shelley Winters.
LIFETIME MEMBER – THE ACTORS STUDIO
University of Michigan, Screen Arts and Culture – Guest Artist ’10-’16; Theatre Dept. ’09, Musical Theatre ’11, UMEC ‘12
University of Michigan- Master’s Degree in Theatre & Film; B.A. in Drama; Minor in Dance