‘CHRISTMAS IN ANGEL FALLS’ Cast Bios
RACHEL BOSTON (Gabby) – Born and raised in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, Rachel Boston got her start performing in church musicals and moved to New York City when she was 17 to pursue an acting career. Boston received a scholarship to study at New York University and later moved to Los Angeles to begin filming NBC’s Award-winning television series “American Dreams.”
Boston starred alongside Julia Ormond and Jenna Dewan-Tatum in the Lifetime series “Witches of East End.” She was named one of TV Line’s “15 Fresh Faces of Fall” and TV Guide included her on their Hot List honoring the year’s best shows. Boston has previously starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movies “A Rose for Christmas,” “Stop the Wedding,” “Ice Sculpture Christmas” and “Ring by Spring,” as well as the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original “A Gift of Miracles.”
Most recently, Boston completed the indie comedy I Hate Kids, starring alongside Tom Everett Scott and Titus Burgess. The film will be released in 2018. For her starring role as Mindy in the independent feature The Pill, Boston was honored with the Stargazer Award for the most talented emerging actress at the Gen Art Film Festival in New York City, the Best Actress Award from the San Diego Film Festival and the Emerging Artist Award from the Big Apple Film Festival. Filmed in Manhattan, The Pill also took home the Gen Art Film Festival Audience Award.
Boston previously appeared with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in the Golden Globe® nominated film 500 Days of Summer, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay. She co-starred alongside Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner in the romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
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PAUL GREENE (Jack) – In 2005, Paul Greene’s passion for acting brought him to Los Angeles. After studying in New York at Stella Adler, Uta Hagen’s HB Studios, and Susan Batson’s Black Nexxus, Greene’s commitment to developing his craft continued in Los Angeles at Improv Olympic West and the Actor’s Circle Theater and in work with Nicoli Guzov, Sandy Marshal and Margie Haber.
In addition to Greene’s appearance in Sofia Coppola’s feature film Somewhere, he has an extensive television resume that includes a broad range of characters. He has been seen in the Hallmark Channel Original Movies “My Favorite Wedding,” “A Wish for Christmas,” “Anything for
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Love” and “A Perfect Wedding.” He had a recurring role in the fourth season of the network’s popular series “When Calls the Heart,” and will be returning for the show’s fifth season, which is currently in production. He played Tatum O’Neal’s love interest in 42 episodes of Fox’s “Wicked Wicked Games,” and appeared in episodes of “Freddie,” “CSI: NY,” “Shark,” “My Own Worst Enemy,” David E. Kelley’s “The Wedding Bells,” “Eastwick,” Jerry Bruckheimer’s “The Whole Truth,” “NCIS,” “Harry’s Law,” “The Client List,” “The Newsroom,” “NTSF:SD:SUV,” the hit Syfy series “Bitten,” “CSI” and, most recently, “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” on Bravo. Additionally, Greene has starred in more than 100 television commercials. Recent feature film roles include Screwed, Beautiful Girl and Deadly Sanctuary.
From the small family farm in Alberta, Canada, Greene was discovered by renowned talent agent Kelly Streit.
Greene is an avid pilot, accomplished musician, singer and photographer. He was recently featured in, and helped film a documentary, following five riders on motorcycles through the Himalayas from north India to the Tibetan plateau called The Highest Pass.
He lives in Los Angeles with his son, Oliver.
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BEAU BRIDGES (Michael) – Beau Bridges is an award-winning actor who has portrayed a myriad of characters during a successful career spanning more than six decades.
Up next, Bridges can be seen in the upcoming film, The Mountain Between Us, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival and opens October 6th alongside Idris Elba and Kate Winslet. He has guest starred in the critically acclaimed Showtime drama “Masters of Sex” and on ABC’s award-winning comedy “Black-ish.” He also starred in the final season of the hit Netflix thriller “Bloodline,” alongside Kyle Chandler, Linda Cardellini and Sissy Spacek. Other recent credits include voicing the character of Sheriff Scaley Briggs on the Disney animated series “Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero,” his work as a regular on the CBS comedy “The Millers,” as well as on the musical comedy hit How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, which he starred in on Broadway. He also appeared in Alexander Payne’s Golden Globe® winning and Academy Award® nominated film The Descendants.
Bridges won a Grammy® Award for his shared narration of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. In 2008, Bridges lent his voice for a very special documentary entitled Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, which received a 2008 Academy Award® nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He has been nominated 15 times for an Emmy®. Bridges received a Best Supporting Actor Emmy® Award for his work in HBO’s “The Second Civil War.” He won another
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Emmy® Award and a Golden Globe® Award for his supporting role opposite Holly Hunter in the HBO project “The Positively True Adventures of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom.”
Bridges starred in the critically acclaimed HBO film “Without Warning: The James Brady Story,” for which he scored a trifecta; taking home all three of the Best Actor Awards, the Emmy®, the Golden Globe®, and the Cable Ace®. He has appeared in a number of highly acclaimed films including The Landlord, The Other Side of the Mountain, Norma Rae, Heart Like a Wheel, The Hotel New Hampshire, Sordid Lives and Jerry Maguire. He was honored by the National Society of Film Critics when he was named Best Supporting Actor for his role opposite his brother Jeff in The Fabulous Baker Boys.
He starred with his father, Lloyd, and his son, Dylan, in “Sandkings,” the two-hour film that kicked off the long running Showtime series “The Outer Limits.” For his performance, Bridges received an Emmy® nomination for Best Actor. Another proud moment was the recent adaptation of Richard Boleslavsky’s 1933 novel Acting: The First Six Lessons. The play, which he adapted and starred in with his daughter Emily, was recently published by Samuel French and performed at Theatre West in Los Angeles, receiving rave reviews.
Bridges has also directed films. In 1994, he directed his father, Lloyd, and his son, Jordan, in a movie-of-the-week titled “Secret Sins of The Father.” He also directed Jordan and his father in “The Thanksgiving Promise,” at the time the highest-rated Disney television film ever broadcast. His after-school special “Don't Touch” was nominated for an Emmy®.
He serves on the board of The Wishtoyo Foundation; a non-profit organization that utilizes traditional Chumash values and is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and enforcement of laws protecting the health and environment of our communities. He also serves on the board of internationally acclaimed Theatre West; the oldest continually running theater in Los Angeles.
Bridges has five adult children; Casey, Jordan, Dylan, Emily, and Zeke. He resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife Wendy.
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