American Film and Television Actress Jessy Schram Was Born and Raised in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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‘THE BIRTHDAY WISH’ CAST BIOS JESSY SCHRAM (Gwen Turner) – American film and television actress Jessy Schram was born and raised in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. As a child actor she appeared in numerous commercials and stage productions before taking the bold step of moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18. Since then, she's had the privilege of working with some of the very best in the business. She recently finished a large arc on the popular ABC show “Nashville.” Her other credits include a leading role in Steven Spielberg's TNT drama “Falling Skies” and as Bonnie Whiteside on the critically acclaimed drama, “Mad Men.” Jessy played opposite Christina Ricci in the TV miniseries “Lizzie Borden,” and as Cinderella on the ABC fairytale drama “Once Upon a Time,” which she recently recurred on. Some other recurring credits include, “Last Resort,” “Medium,” and “Veronica Mars.” As a film actress, Jessy’s continually drawn to the world of independent film. She wrapped “Shot Caller” this past year opposite Lake Bell and Jon Bernthal. Prior to that, Jessy was in award winning writer and director Jesse V. Johnson’s “The Beautiful Ones.” Jesse has also worked alongside Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman and Amy Sedaris in the ensemble comedy “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With,” and with Finn Wittrock and Emilie de Ravin in “The Submarine Kid.” She has also worked with the late Tony Scott, playing opposite Chris Pine in the action-thriller blockbuster, “Unstoppable.” A singer/songwriter, Jessy’s shared her passion for music in clubs and concert venues all over the country. She’s toured with Chicago blues artist Joan Baby, and has graced the stage at the Hard Rock Cafe and The Knitting Factory, just to name a few. ### LUKE MACFARLANE (Dave McKinley) – A graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama Division, Luke can currently be seen as one of the leads of the SYFY series “Killjoys” and also in the PBS/Scott Free historical civil war medical drama, “Mercy Street.” Luke also recurs on the NBC series “The Night Shift.” He's appeared in several off-Broadway plays including “The Busy World Is Hushed, “Where Do We Live” and “Juvenilia;” and on Broadway in” The Normal Heart” (Drama Desk awarder for best ensemble). Luke made his feature film debut in Bill Condon's “Kinsey.” Additional TV credits include “Smash,” “Person of Interest,” FX's “Over There,” “Supergirl” and Robert Altman's “Tanner and Tanner.” Luke is best known for his starring role as "Scotty" on ABC's “Brothers and Sisters.” He returned to the theatre in the world premiere of “Reverberations” at Hartford Stage. Additional regional theatre credits include the one person show “Sam Bendrix at The Bon Soir” at the Pittsburgh City Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse and also the DC's Arena stages remount of “The Normal Heart.” --HALLMARK CHANNEL-- .