‘ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS’

CAST BIOS

BROOKE NEVIN (Maggie Chalke) – Canadian-born actress Brooke Nevin is well recognized in the entertainment industry for her performances on both the big and small screens. Nevin has been a mainstay on television since her starring debut as a teen in the Nickelodeon series “Animorphs.” Most recently she portrayed ‘Julianne’ the tech wiz with social anxiety disorder on the A&E series “Breakout Kings,” finished a nail-biting arc with Ted Danson as D.B. Russell’s daughter on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and appeared in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Signed, Sealed Delivered: From Paris with Love.”

Nevin started flexing her funny bone with Improv and Sketch shows on the Second City Stage in both Toronto and Los Angeles. Her comedic talents have brought her to the big screen starring alongside David Koechner and Melora Hardin in the Fox Atomic sports spoof “The Comebacks.” She has also garnered acclaim and Best Actress nominations from the Monte-Carlo International Television Festival and Gemini Awards for her funny turn as the flirtatious, heart- on-her-sleeve “Sonja” in HBO Canada’s “Call Me Fitz.”

On the feature film front, Nevin’s credits include the critically acclaimed indie “Archie’s Final Project” with festival awards from around the globe including the Crystal Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. She can be seen in the upcoming romantic comedy “Construction” from Vision Vehicle Productions.

Nevin is a regular supporter of Plan Canada and The Human Rights Campaign. She volunteers her time in Los Angeles with A Sense of Home, creating homes for foster youth who are transitioning out of the system and puts her photographic skills to good use for the Heart Gallery Los Angeles with the Children’s Action Network.

She lives in Los Angeles with a man who always makes her smile and their furry rescue pup Baxter.

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ROBIN DUNNE (Mitch O’Grady) – Robin Dunne is best known for his role as Will Zimmerman in 4 seasons of the Syfy series “Sanctuary” opposite Amanda Tapping. Other television credits include leading and guest starring roles in shows such as “Defiance” for Syfy, “CSI Miami” for CBS, Code Breakers for ESPN and “Dawson’s Creek” for WB.

Feature credits include “Just Friends” with Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart and Anna Farris, “Cruel Intentions 2”, “Scarecrow” and “Jack & Jill vs. The World”. He also stars in the indie feature “Torment” opposite Katharine Isabelle.

A native to Toronto, Canada, Dunne immersed himself in the acting scene early on attending Etobicoke School of the Arts, a performing arts high school. He got his first major television role playing the troubled son of Judith Light in “Against Their Will: Women in Prison.”

Dunne has starting spending more time behind the camera and most recently directed his first feature film “ARCHIE” in which he also stars.

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