‘SON OF THE DRAGON’

CAST BIOS

DAVID CARRADINE (Bird) – In a professional career spanning 45 years, David Carradine has more than 200 credits as an actor in film, television and stage. He is the man audiences immediately picture in their minds when they hear the words “kung fu.”

Carradine has appeared in 118 films, 32 plays, 27 television movies of the week, miniseries and dramatic specials, starred in three series, and made over 35 guest appearances on various series. His second starring role, as Caine in “Kung Fu,” evolved into becoming one of the most iconic roles in the history of television. In addition to the smash hit series that garnered Carradine both Emmy ® and Golden Globe ® nominations, it also introduced many viewers to Asian martial arts and Chinese philosophy. There were also two television movies,”Kung Fu, The Way of the Dragon” and “Kung Fu the Movie.” Carradine resurrected his Caine character with a second series, “Kung Fu, The Legend Continues,” which he also co-produced. He also authored Spirit of Shaolin, a Handbook of Kung Fu Philosophy and voiced “Caine, The Kung Fu Adventure Online.”

A member of one of Hollywood’s acting dynasties, Carradine followed his father, John, a star of screen and stage dating back to the golden era of Hollywood, into the family business. Carradine and his well-known brothers represent the second generation and many of their children make up a third generation of established actors. Affirming his status as an acting legend, Carradine has his own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

In feature films, Carradine began working more than four decades ago appearing in such films as “Taggart” and ”Bus Riley’s Back in Town,” starring Ann-Margret. Highlights from his 118 films include Martin Scorsese’s first Hollywood feature “Box Car Bertha,” co-starring with Liv Ulmann in Ingmar Bergman’s only English language feature, “The Serpent’s Egg,” the Roger Corman cult classic, “Deathrace 2000,” starring as folk music legend Woody Guthrie in “Bound For Glory” for director Hal Ashby, a performance for which he was named Best Actor by the National Board of Review ® and nominated for a Golden Globe, Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye,” Scorsese’s classic, “Mean Streets,” co-starring with his brothers Keith and Robert, as well as other actors/brothers with the surnames of Quaid, Keach and Guest in Walter Hill’s western, “The Long Riders,” starring, directing, producing, editing and composing the main theme for “Americana,” a film which was awarded the People’s Prize at the Director’s Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival, the notorious title character in Quentin Tarantino’s smash hit, “Kill Bill Vol I.” -- another role which garnered him a Golden Globe nomination; the second part of Tarantino’s saga, “Kill Bill Vol. II” and his most bizarre performance to date in another cult classic, “Sonny Boy” -- portraying an ex-con living out his life cross-dressing as a mid-Western housewife, while running a gang of thieves.

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Carradine is currently in production on “Fashion: The Movie,” with Michael Madsen, Faye Dunaway and Daryl Hannah, and recently completed filming a role in “Golden Boys,” starring alongside Bruce Dern, Rip Torn and Mariel Hemmingway.

Carradine’s television work also covers more than four decades, dating back to appearances on such series as “East Side, West Side” starring George C. Scott, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Gunsmoke,” “Ironside” and “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery.” His first starring role in a series was as the title character in the series “Shane,” based on the classic film. He continued making guest appearances on such series as “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman,” “Profiler,” “Charmed” and “Medium.” He had recurring roles on the series “Alias,” “Family Law,” “Largo Winch” and “The Queen of Swords.” In the miniseries genre, Carradine starred in “Mr. Horn,” was impressionist artist Paul Gauguin in “Gauguin the Savage” and portrayed one of his most menacing characters ever in the Civil War era epic hit miniseries “North and South” and its sequel, “Love and War: North and South II.” His television movies and dramatic specials include productions of “The Bad Seed,” appearing opposite Mia Farrow in a David Susskind produced adaptation of “Johnny Belinda,” “Gambler IV – The Luck of the Draw,” “By Dawn’s Early Light” and “The Outsider,” among many others.

In a theatre career that began while he studied drama at San Francisco State College, Carradine was soon appearing in some of the Bard’s classic works at both the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and the Ohio’s Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. Even during his stint in the Army he continued to act, produce, direct and perform in musicals and dramas for the U.S. Army Entertainment Unit.

Upon his honorable discharge from the military, Carradine found himself in New York and began working his way up in the theatre world at the same time he was beginning to pursue his film and television career. He landed a leading role on Broadway in The Deputy . For another play on Broadway, The Royal Hunt of the Sun , starring opposite Christopher Plummer, Carradine was named Most Promising New Personality by Theatre World. He continued to do classical and contemporary theatre work in New York and on major regional stages around the country.

Carradine the published author has also written his autobiography, Endless Highway , as well as The Kill Bill Diary , a day-to-day journal of his experience on the film set and beyond, and two martial arts related instructional books, David Carradine’s Tai Chi Workout and The Healing Art of Chi Gung . He has produced and starred in a series of martial arts workout videos, beginning with “David Carradine’s Kung Fu Workout” and a number of others on Tai Chi, Chi Gung, Cheng Tai Chi Meditation and Kung Fu Kick Boxing.

In addition to his ongoing pursuits as an actor, producer, director and writer, Carradine also is a composer, musician and singer. He has released the albums Grasshopper and As Is , as well as several singles. # # #

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JOHN REARDON (Devil Boy/DB) – John Reardon has an extensive resume of work in film and television. He recently starred in the Sci Fi Channel series “Painkiller Jane,” as the romantic interest to the lead character Jane (Kristanna Loken). Reardon’s charismatic star turn as the title character in the miniseries “Merlin’s Apprentice,” a sequel to the hit miniseries “Merlin,” found him portraying a reluctant hero in the world of Camelot, appearing opposite Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson. “Son of the Dragon” reunites Reardon with the creative talent behind “Merlin’s Apprentice,” including executive producer Robert Halmi, Sr., producers Matthew O’Connor and Michael O’Connor, and director/editor David Wu. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Reardon graduated from Mount Allison University, a prestigious liberal arts institution in New Brunswick, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. During his college years, his natural athleticism included being an all-star player for the school’s football team. A few years later he made his professional acting debut with a television appearance on musician Chris Issac’s surreal mix of fact and fiction comedy series, “The Chris Issac Show.”

Other roles followed, including guest star appearances on television series such as “The Twilight Zone,” “Andromeda” and Showtime’s critically acclaimed ensemble drama “The L Word.” Reardon also landed a three-episode arc on the supernatural drama series “Tru Calling,” starring Eliza Dushku and Jason Priestley.

His motion picture credits include “White Chicks,” “Scary Movie 4,” “Severed” and “Sea Ghost.” Television movie credits include James Patterson’s “First to Die.”

An accomplished athlete, Reardon is an avid SCUBA diver and has a passion for travel, having toured much of the world. In addition to acting, Reardon is a writer who has two scripts under his belt, both currently circulating in the marketplace. One of the scripts takes a page from his extensive travel and chronicles events during the civil war in Cambodia, where he was able to do much research on the subject.

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RUPERT GRAVES (King of the North) – Born and raised in Britain, Rupert Graves is known to motion picture, television and theatre audiences for his broad range of characterizations, including some classic literary adaptations.

Graves made his professional stage debut in a production of The Killing of Mr. Toad and was soon co-starring opposite Harvey Fierstein in the London West End production of Torch Song Trilogy . He continued to work in theatre as well in television.

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Only a few years into his professional career, Graves was cast in his first feature film, “A Room With a View.” Based on the E.M. Forster novel and from the prestigious producing team of Ishmael Merchant and James Ivory, who also directed, Graves was part of an ensemble cast which included Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Judi Dench, Daniel Day- Lewis and Simon Callow. The film received eight Academy Award ® nominations, including Best Picture and went on to win three Oscars. The film also received multiple nominations and wins in various categories from the BAFTA Awards ®, The Golden Globe ® Awards and many other awards organizations throughout Britain, the United States and Europe.

Graves continued his affiliation with Merchant Ivory Productions when he co-starred in another E.M. Forster adaptation, “Maurice,” also directed by James Ivory. A gay love story set among the British upper class in the early part of the twentieth century, the cast also included, Hugh Grant, Simon Callow and Ben Kingsley. Two additional films found Graves working with many of the same actors as the Merchant Ivory projects. In “A Handful of Dust,” he co-starred with Kristin Scott Thomas, Judi Dench and Alec Guinness. In the second feature, ”Where Angels Fear to Tread,” another E.M. Forster adaptation, Graves co-starred opposite Helen Mirren and Helena Bonham Carter.

Other feature film credits for Graves include director Louis Malle’s “Damage,” co-starring with Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche and Miranda Richardson, “Bent,” based on the original play, co- starring Clive Owen, Ian McKellan and Jude Law, “The Madness of King George” with Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm and Rupert Everett, “Mrs. Dalloway” where he co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave, the action thriller “Extreme Ops,” and the futuristic thriller “V For Vendetta” for director James McTeigue, where he co-starred with Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry and John Hurt.

Graves' numerous television credits include the miniseries “The Fortunes of War,” co-starring with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, the television movies ”Blonde Bombshell,” “Take a Girl like You,” “Cleopatra” and “Charles II – The Power and the Passion.” Graves also appeared in the acclaimed miniseries “The Forsythe Saga” and its sequel, “The Forsythe Saga II.”

While appearing in film and television, Graves also continued to perform on the stage, including such plays as Candida , Amadeus , The Importance of Being Ernest , A Midsummer Night’s Dream, HurlyBurly, The Iceman Cometh, The Caretaker and A Woman of No Importance , among others. New York audiences were able to see Graves on stage when he appeared on Broadway in a highly acclaimed production of The Closer , as well as a revival of The Elephant Man.

Recently Graves completed production on the features “Intervention,” a comedy co-starring with Charles Dance, Andie McDowell and Colm Feore and director Frank Oz’s dark comedy “Death at a Funeral.” # # # (more)

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DESIREE SIAHAAN (Princess Li Wei) – Desiree Siahaan is a native of Singapore, and well known throughout Asia for her work as a television actress, model and host.

Stepping into the limelight at age 17 when she won first runner-up in the New Paper “New Face Contest” in her native Singapore, Siahaan began appearing in a number of advertising and public service campaigns in Singapore, as well other countries throughout the Pacific Rim, including Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Segueing from modeling and commercial assignments to acting roles, Siahaan began appearing in such Singapore produced programs as the Channel 5 sitcom “Making Love,” the television movie “Blue Print,” the award-winning “Ceceliation” and “Troubled in Law.” She also guest starred in such local productions including the sitcom “Living with Lydia,” “Training Day and Chase” and appeared in Arts Central’s production of “Stage to Screen Series -Travelling Light.”

Recently Siahaan was seen on the series “Heartlanders,” alongside regulars Aaron Aziz and Vincent Ng. She also hosted the reality series “Villa Wellness.” Television audiences throughout Asia know Siahaan through her starring role in MTV Asia’s first dramatic action series, “Rogue.”

In addition to her acting roles and advertising campaigns, Siahaan continues to be known as a cover girl for major monthly magazines. She appeared on the front of the premiere issue of Maxim ’s Singapore edition, as well as such publications as Her World , Seventeen and New Man , among many others.

On the acting front, Siahaan co-starred in the dramatic action miniseries “Marco Polo” for RHI Entertainment, portraying two characters, sisters Temulan and Kensai.

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THERESA LEE (Ting Ting) – Theresa Lee is a Hong Kong based film and television actress and host. She was born in Hong Kong, but raised mostly in Canada, up through her graduation from college, where she received a BA with honors in psychology.

Following graduation from University, Lee moved back to Hong Kong and competed in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, where she came in 2 nd runner up and received the Media’s Favorite Award. This soon led to work as an actress and television host.

Lee began her acting career with supporting roles in films such as “What a Wonderful World,” “Who’s the Woman, Who’s the Man” and “Intimates.” She was soon cast in leading roles in films including “Love is Not A Game, But A Joke,” as well as “Timeless Romance,” “Love and

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Let Live,” “The Poet” and “Déjà Vu.” More recently, film audiences saw Lee starring in “When I Fall in Love” and “Lunch with Charles.” Lee has received several Best Supporting Actress nominations for her film work at the Hong Kong Film Awards and from the Hong King Film Critics’ Association.

In addition to her many television appearances as an actress and host in Hong Kong and other Asian markets, Lee had a principal role on the popular Sci Fi Channel series, “Stargate SG-1,” as well as guest starring on the series “Beggars and Choosers.”

As a host, Lee was the master of ceremonies for the CMG Asia Prize Ceremony and was Honorary Ambassador for Hong Kong Expo-Asia ’99. She was also a reporter at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney for TVB Hong Kong.

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