‘I DO, I DO, I DO’

CAST BIOS

AUTUMN REESER (Jaclyn Palmer) – has quickly established herself as a highly sought after actress in film and television. Raised in Carlsbad, CA, Reeser spent her childhood developing a solid foundation for her acting career by playing a wide variety of characters in local musical theater productions starting at age seven. After high school, she enrolled in UCLA’s competitive theater program. She spent the next three years completely immersed in the acting world, studying theater history, acting technique, dance, voice and movement.

Recently, Reeser starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Midnight Masquerade” and “Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade.” She was also seen starring in ABC’s drama series “Last Resort,” opposite Andre Braugher and Scott Speedman, playing Kylie, a charming lobbyist for her family’s weapons manufacturing company. Reeser also starred as the ambitious junior agent Lizzie Grant on the seventh season of HBO’s hit series “Entourage.” Additionally, she starred in ABC’s action-packed superhero drama “,” opposite and .

Reeser rose to fame through her starring role as Taylor Townsend in the FOX hit series “The O.C.” Critics buzzed about her work as the determined go-getter in the show’s final two seasons. She then starred as a young goddess in The CW’s “Valentine,” a romantic dramedy about a family of modern Greek Gods. Other television credits include the ABC Family film “Nature of the Beast” and guest roles on “Royal Pains,” “Jane by Design,” “,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “: Voyager,” “CSI” and “Cold Case.” Her recurring roles include “Hawaii 5-0,” “Human Target,” “Raising the Bar,” “The George Lopez Show” and ABC’s Mel Gibson-directed “Complete Savages.”

On the film side, Reeser’s recent appearances include “So Undercover,” starring . “The Big Bang,” a neo-noir thriller directed by , playing Fay Neman, a physics groupie and love interest of leading man Antonio Banderas. Continuing on a path to explore diverse characters, she portrayed AK-47, a violent member of the Tremor family, in “Smokin Aces 2: Assassins Ball” and a reluctant teenage vampire in the “Lost Boys 2: The Tribe.” Her portrayal of a small-town Southern dreamer in the indie “Our Very Own” led the film’s cast (including Allison Janney, Keith Carradine and Jason Ritter) to a Best Ensemble Acting award at the 2006 Saratoga Film Festival. Reeser also portrayed the villainess in the MTV musical “The American Mall,” from the producers of Disney’s “High School Musical.”

Remaining loyal to her stage roots, Reeser can be seen monthly performing in the 1940’s radio- styled comedy show The Thrilling Adventure and Supernatural Suspense Hour at the Coronet Theater in .

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SHAWN ROBERTS (Max Lorenzo) – Quickly making a name for himself as one of Hollywood’s young leading men, Shawn Roberts starred as Albert Wesker in “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and “Resident Evil: Retribution” for Sony Screen Gems. Roberts also co-starred opposite Mel Gibson in “Edge of Darkness” for Warner Brothers, directed by Martin Campbell.

Roberts recently starred in the Canadian film “A Little Bit Zombie” and in “The Last Ride of Wyatt Earp” with Val Kilmer. In addition, Roberts has starred in The Weinstein Company’s “George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead” and in "Skinwalkers.” Other film credits include “I Love You, Beth Cooper” for director Chris Columbus and 20th Century Fox, "Land of the Dead" directed by George A. Romero for Universal Pictures, "X Men" directed by Bryan Singer for Twentieth Century Fox and the successful Canadian teen comedy "Going the Distance.”

Roberts was raised in Ontario, and began acting professionally at age 12 when he landed a lead role on the CBC series "Emily of New Moon" which was produced by Academy Award®-winning producer Michael Donovan. Following the completion of the show's successful run, Roberts has worked continuously in film and television.

Roberts splits his time between Los Angeles and Canada.

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ANTONIO CUPO (Dr. Peter Lorenzo) – Antonio Cupo was born in Vancouver, Canada. Growing up he performed in numerous theatrical productions both scholastically and regionally, winning him various acting awards throughout high school.

By his early 20’s, Cupo’s love for acting had developed into a career. He landed roles on such shows as “The L Word,” Steven Spielberg's “Taken” and James Cameron's “Dark Angel.” Cupo’s career took a turn when an Italian director noticed him in a film called “Hollywood Flies.” The director asked him to play the lead character in a series called “Elisa Di Rivombrosa.” Cupo accepted and, with over 14 million viewers in alone, his career instantly sprung to a new level.

Cupo has since worked opposite Oscar® winner F. Murray Abraham in three films, “September 11 1683,” “Sword Of War” and “Carnera: The Walking Mountain,” interpreting 1934 world boxing champion, Max Baer. Other works include “Elegy” (Penelope Cruz, Sir Ben Kingsley and Dennis Hopper) and a Rolex worldwide commercial directed by film director Joe Carnahan. His starring roles in various TV-movies such as “Love Notes” opposite Laura Leighton and “Magic Beyond Words – The JK Rowling Story” opposite Poppy Montgomery have received acclaim and are some of Lifetime networks most viewed movies in the USA.

Cupo starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movies “Love At The Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “Hats Off To Chistmas!” and “For Better or For Worse.” He is currently slated to star in “Robinson Crusoe” (directed by Nick Gomez) and season two of Global/Shaw Media’s “Bomb Girls” starring both Cupo and Oscar® winner Meg Tilly. Cupo’s artistic abilities also expand into music writing and production. -- HALLMARK CHANNEL --