Cast Bios Rachael Leigh Cook

‘SUMMER LOVE’ CAST BIOS RACHAEL LEIGH COOK (Maya) - Rachael Leigh Cook’s beauty and versatility combine to establish her as one of the most talented young actresses in Hollywood. Her memorable and riveting performance in the 1998 antiheroin “kitchen smashing” public service announcement (“This is your brain...”) led to her first starring role in Miramax’s breakout hit “She’s All That,” the enchanting teen comedy costarring Freddie Prinze Jr. Rachael’s next role put her comedic ability to work in the title role of aspiring rock star Josie McCoy in Universal’s “Josie and the Pussycats” alongside Parker Posey and Rosario Dawson. Continuing to lend her talent to notable films, Rachael starred with Hilary Swank and Colin Hanks in New Line’s dark comedy “11:14,” and alongside Sylvester Stallone in “Get Carter.” She also starred in “The Big Empty” opposite John Favreau, and the romantic comedy “Blow Dry” with Josh Hartnett. In “Living Out Loud” with Danny De Vito, Cook played the younger version of Holly Hunter’s character and in the “House of Yes” she portrayed a younger version of Parker Posey’s character Jackie-O. On the small screen, Rachael dazzled in the role of Clara Wheeler for Steven Spielberg and TNT’s award-winning mini-series “Into The West,” and was a recurring character on the hit series, “Psych,” for USA Network. Rachael most recently completed three seasons on TNT’s, “Perception” starring opposite Eric McCormack. Rachael currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband Daniel Gillies, 3-year old daughter Charlotte and 1-year old son Theo. ### LUCAS BRYANT (Colin) – has made a name for himself in both Canada and the U.S. Born and raised in Elmira, Ontario, Bryant studied theatre and drama at Sheridan College in Oakville. He recently starred on Syfy’s popular mystery series “Haven,” based on the novella The Colorado Kid by author Stephen King. It just wrapped its fifth and final season. In “Haven,” Bryant plays ‘Nathan Wuornos,’ the wry, hardened local cop who somewhat reluctantly becomes the partner of new-to-town FBI agent ‘Audrey Parker,’ played by Emily Rose. Bryant has numerous television credits to his name, including “Queer as Folk” for Showtime; “M.V.P” for SOAPnet and CBC; “Sex, Love and Secrets” for UPN; and CTV’s “The Eleventh Hour.” Bryant also starred in Lifetime’s “More Sex & The Single Mom” and “A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride,” and played the lead role of ‘Ken Read’ in the MOW “Crazy Canucks,” inspired by the true story of the World Cup Downhill Circuit during the 1974-1976 seasons. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/‘SUMMER LOVE’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 He had a lead role in the MOW “Playing House,” based on Canadian author Patricia Pearson’s best- selling novel of the same name. Later, he appeared in the film “The Vow,” starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, and completed shooting a movie for television called “Merry In- Laws,” directed by Leslie Hope. On the stage, Bryant has acted in numerous theatre productions across Canada including The Crucible, The King & I and Alumnae Theatre’s Your Tricks Might Be Poison. Bryant flexed his funny bone and joined forces with some pals to form the Skarsgard Players theater company, named in honor of veteran Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard, and launched an all-male productions of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, based on the Judy Blume novel. During his hiatus last year, Lucas worked with director Mika Kaurismaki on festival darling, “The Girl King,” starring Sarah Gadon and Michael Nyqvist and made guest star appearances on the “Popular” CW show “Beauty & The Beast,” CBS’s legendary series “CSI,” and the CBC series “Cracked.” This past year, Bryant starred in the MOW “Secret Summer” and the Hallmark Channel hit “Tulips in Spring.” This fall, he will be starring in the highly anticipated CBC series from Jennifer Holness and Sudz Sutherland, “Shoot the Messenger.” He is currently filming the Hallmark Channel original movie, “Summer Love,” in Vancouver, BC. ### TRAVIS MILNE (Will) - Born and raised in northern Alberta, Travis Milne fell in love with movies at an early age, but did not discover his love of acting until his teenage years. Milne’s film career began with a lead role in the independent film, “Manson, My Name is Evil,” which screened at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival to great reviews. Shortly thereafter, he was cast to play a series lead role in ABC’s “Rookie Blue,” and subsequently went on to shoot all five seasons of the show, playing Chris Diaz. Milne was most recently seen in heavily recurring roles on both “Rogue” and “Saving Hope,” and starring opposite Martin Sheen and Mena Suvari in “Badge of Honor.” ### .

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