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ADDITIONAL CAST BIOGRAPHIES SEASON 2

ERIC PETERSON (THE CARETAKER)

Veteran Canadian actor Eric Peterson is noted for co-creating and originating Goes to War on stage for television and feature film. His stage career includes hundreds of plays on most major stages across , as well as Broadway, London’s West End, the Edinburgh Festival and the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

His work in Canadian film and television includes such credits as Peter Moss’ miniseries “The Best Laid Plans,” Jerry Ciccoritti’s Trudeau and Deepa Mehta’s Earth. In addition to guest star appearances on series such as “What Would Sal Do,” “Slings and Arrows,” “DaVinci’s Inquest,” “,” “Dan for Mayor,” “Republic of Doyle” and “Cracked,” he has had series-regular roles, including Leon Robinovich in “Street Legal,” Judge Malone on “This Is Wonderland” and Oscar Leroy on both the long- running show “” and the new show “Corner Gas Animated.”

Peterson was the recipient of the Gordon Pinsent Award of Excellence in 2009 for his theater work, as well as the Earle Grey Award, which is a lifetime achievement award for his film and television endeavors. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of , is a recipient of the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award (Theater) and is a member of the Order of Canada.

ANDREW KOJI (CEO)

Andrew Koji stars in the Bruce Lee–inspired HBO/Cinemax upcoming series “Warrior” from Jonathan Tropper (Banshee). Past television work includes “Call the Midwife,” “Casualty” and “The Wrong Mans” with James Corden. On stage, Koji has recently performed in “A Tale of Two Cities” at the be Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and “Snow in Midsummer” with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

WILLIAM SANDERSON (BOOKKEEPER)

When the sun set on the acclaimed western series “Deadwood,” the vampires came out and William Sanderson traded the black hat of Ian McShane’s depraved cohort E.B. Farnam for a white one as self- assured Sheriff Bud Dearborne in Alan Ball’s “.” Set in small-town Louisiana, the exciting HBO series was a funny mixture of vampires and mystery — and for the versatile character actor, a unique mixture of the roles for which he is best known.

Early in his career, Sanderson seemed practically to specialize in his unique brand of what he calls “prairie scum.” All that changed with two inspired castings that would reveal his versatility and bring him national exposure. Director Ridley Scott cast him as the brilliant, gentle toy maker in the now classic science-fiction film Blade Runner. Shortly afterwards, a one-time guest role became a successful eight- year run with Sanderson’s comedic talent on display as the quirky backwoodsman Larry in the popular sitcom “Newhart.”

If “True Blood” Sheriff Bud Dearborne’s voice has an especially authentic Southern ring, it’s because Sanderson grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, with an elementary-school-teacher mother and a landscape-designer father. As a youngster, Sanderson already had a knack for assuming characters, and he used this talent to sneak into concerts, sporting events and, eventually, Graceland, where he listened to his hero Elvis play a piano ballad. Sanderson spent two years in the army, after which he attended Southern Methodist University, and he later earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a law degree from the University of Memphis. He opted out of the bar exam and instead went to New York to take his shot at acting. There, he apprenticed with the renowned Herbert Berghof and William Hickey, and he quickly distinguished himself in a number of off-Broadway productions and independent film roles. He soon set his sights on Hollywood.

Sanderson has played a host of distinct and diverse roles, routinely working opposite Hollywood’s A-list talent. The 80s saw him in films such as Lone Wolf McQuade, Coal Miner’s Daughter and City Heat. In the 90s, his body of work grew in a broad range of features, including Death Hunt, The Rocketeer, Wagon’s East (John Candy’s final film), John Grisham’s The Client, Last Man Standing with , and more. With his poignant portrayal of the title character opposite Faye Dunaway in Stanley’s Gig, Sanderson revealed what was no surprise to those in the know: he can just as easily carry the mantle of leading actor. His recent film projects include the family film The Treasure of Painted Forest, Disappearances (opposite Kris Kristofferson), and the dramedy Pretty Ugly People.

Sanderson has consistently and deftly moved between film and television, appearing in such shows as “ER,” “Life,” “The X-Files,” “Monk” and “Without a Trace.” His television movies and miniseries include the award-winning “Lonesome Dove” and its sequel; The Executioner’s Song with , two MOWs with John Frankenheimer: George Wallace and the Civil War epic Andersonville; Stephen King’s Sometimes They Come Back; : Thirdspace; and Louis L’Amour’s Crossfire Trail and Monte Walsh with Tom Selleck.

Sharing the honor of American Film Institute’s Best Ensemble award for “Deadwood,” Sanderson was equally thrilled at being named one of Cracked Magazine’s “15 Funniest People Of 2006,” which cited his “comedic edge” in the series as “well worth an hour.” Beloved by fans of fantasy and sci-fi as well as Westerns and comedies, Sanderson has a rare following that crosses generations and genres. He is delighted to reach them all in the role of Bud Dearborne, a Southern sheriff confronted with fantastical vampires.

In between film and TV work, Sanderson stays busy supplying the voice for numerous cartoon characters, radio commercials and books on tape. He has spent the past two years working on his memoir and will appear in the HBO movie Deadwood.

MUSTAFA SHAKIR (BARON SAMEDI)

Mustafa Shakir earned critical praise for his starring role in Marvel’s “Luke Cage.” He played super-villain crime boss John “Bushmaster” McIver. The series has been a global success due to the social and political relevance of Luke Cage being the first black lead superhero for the Marvel film and television universe. It is the first series to step in and address Black Lives Matter, gun violence and racial inequality at a time when race and diversity have been a critical part of our cultural discourse.

In addition to his work on “Luke Cage,” Shakir portrays Big Mike in the HBO drama “The Deuce,” written by David Simon, opposite and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The show follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early 1970s through the mid-, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence.

Prior to this, he had a prominent role as Victor, the aggressive and ultimately ill-fated henchman of Michael Kenneth Williams’ character Freddy Knight in the Emmy®-nominated series “The Night Of.” He also starred opposite Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Carpenter in the 2017 action thriller Brawl in Cell Block 99.

HANI FURSTENBERG (MAMAN BRIGITTE)

Hani Furstenberg is an American-Israeli actress. Furstenberg has numerous film, television and theater credits in Israel and the . She received the Israeli Academy Award (Ophir) for best supporting actress in Joseph Cedar’s Campfire and the Israeli Tony award for best supporting actress in “Ghetto.” She made her Broadway debut three years ago as Fraulein Kost, alongside Alan Cumming and Emma Stone, in “Cabaret.” Furstenberg starred opposite Gael Garcia Bernal in The Loneliest Planet and opposite David Oyelowo in Five Nights in Maine. She just wrapped shooting leads in two high-profile Israeli television series, “False Flag” (upcoming Season 2 on Hulu) and “Asylum City.” Upcoming feature releases include leads in Yoav Paz' The Golem and Noga Ashkenazi's Saints Rest. Her off-Broadway credits include the leading role in Adam Rapp’s premiere of “Through the Yellow Hour” and Lucy Thurber’s “Stay.” She can also be seen on the new Showtime series “Escape at Dannemora.”

LEE ARENBERG (ALVISS)

Actor Lee Arenberg’s career spans over 20 years in television, stage and film. Perhaps best known for his role as Pintel in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Arenberg’s film credits include Dungeons & Dragons, Cradle Will Rock, Waterworld, RoboCop 3 and Tapeheads, among others. In television, Arenberg appeared as a series regular in “The Iceman Chronicles” and “Action,” and he recurred in “Once Upon a Time,” “Californication,” “Arli$$,” “,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Goode Behavior” and “The Idiot Box.” Additional credits include guest-starring roles in “Good Luck Charlie,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Cape,” “,” “,” “Scrubs,” “” and “ER.”

GLYNN TURMAN (REVEREND HUTCHINS)

Emmy® Award–winner (2008) Glynn Turman started his career at the tender age of 11 in the legendary ’s landmark Broadway production of “” with and . Glynn has starred in three August Wilson plays. Most recently, he was in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” directed by Phylicia Rashad. In 2015, he co-starred in Eugene O’Neil’s “A Moon for the Misbegotten” opposite Audra McDonald in Williamstown. He has performed in such plays as Athol Fugard’s “My Children! My Africa!” “Ceremonies in Dark Old Men,” Ron Milner’s “What the Wine-Sellers Buy,” “Eyes of the American” and his own autobiographical one-man show “Movin’ Man.”

In 2008, Turman scored his first Emmy® win as Outstanding Guest Actor for the HBO series “.” He has won three NAACP Image Awards and a NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre, the 2011 National Black Theatre Festival’s Sidney Poitier Lifelong Achievement Award, the 2010 Pan African Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2013 and 2010 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor for two August Wilson plays, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” and “Two Trains Running.” In 2017, he was nominated for a third Ovation Award and a NAACP Theatre Image Award as Outstanding Lead Actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Turman has had a Los Angeles Critics Award, a Drama-Logue Award and multiple NAACP Image Award nominations, including in 2015 for his portrayal of Jeremiah Kaan on the Showtime hit series “.”

Turman and his wife Jo-An are co-founders of a nonprofit foundation, and they operate a free Western- style camp program, Camp Gid D Up, for inner-city and at-risk youth since 1992. Attending youth camps as a kid in NY saved Turman from juvenile delinquency. He is also an accomplished horseman, a real cowboy and rodeo champion. In 1999, Glynn won the state’s Regional Team Roping Finals in CA and placed in the Top 5 in the United States Team Roping Championship National Finals in Oklahoma City. Turman is the grand marshal of several rodeos. In November 2011, he was inducted into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum’s Cowboy Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas.

His many film credits include Race, Dakota’s Summer, Super 8, Burlesque, Takers, Sahara, John Dies at the End, Kings of the Evening (for which Turman won Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 San Diego Black Film Festival), Men of Honor, Deep Cover, Gremlins, J.D.’s Revenge, Light It Up, The Serpent’s Egg, The Inkwell, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the cult classic . Turman’s television series and roles include “House of Lies” (Jeremiah Kaah), “” (Colonel Brad Taylor), “” (Ernest Bordelon), “Suits” (Vic), “Graves,” “Proof” (Colonel James Tyler), “Criminal Minds” (Charles Johnson), “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “,” “Revolution,” “The Defenders,” “In Treatment,” “CSI,” “The Bernie Mac Show,” “Law and Order,” “Resurrection Blvd.,” “Big Apple,” “Scrubs,” “Southland,” “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Minstrel Man.” He has also directed several films, plays and television shows, from the 80s hit “Dynasty” to several webisodes for the Showtime series “House of Lies.”

Turman has received rave reviews as the patriarch on the hit Ava DuVernay/OWN series “Queen Sugar.” He was a series regular for five seasons on Showtime’s “House of Lies” and has recently had a recurring guest role on the ABC hit series “How to Get Away with Murder.” He has recently completed two feature films — Windows of the World with Edward James Olmos and Bumblebee from the Transformers franchise — as well as new episodes of “Graves” and “Suits.” Turman is also working on his own feature film in the Dominican Republic and is currently in production to star in a new feature, Justine. He remains in demand but is a dedicated family man, actor, director, producer, writer, humanitarian and cowboy.

DEREK THELER (DONAR)

Derek Theler is best known to audiences for starring in six seasons of the award-winning Freeform comedy “Baby Daddy.” He recently starred as Mr. Immortal in the Marvel “New Warriors.” Theler is also an advocate for Type 1 diabetes.

LAURA BELL BUNDY (COLUMBIA)

Laura Bell Bundy is an actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway, television and film roles. She starred as Elle Woods on Broadway in “: The Musical,” receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. She released her first country album in 2010 and, in the television world, she played recurring roles in “,” “Hart of Dixie” and “Scream Queens.” Additionally, she had a series-regular role as the neurotic psychologist Jordan opposite Charlie Sheen in the FX series “Anger Management.” She has recently completed several supporting roles in film and recurring roles in TNT’s “Good Behavior” as well as TBS’ “The Guest Book.”