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‘THE SANTA INCIDENT’ CAST BIOS IONE SKYE (Joanna) – Ione Skye may best be known for her role as Diane Court, the object of affection for John Cusack in the 1989 film “Say Anything” directed by Cameron Crowe. However, Skye began her career as a model. It was this kind of exposure that caught the eye of director Tim Hunter who cast her in her film debut “The River’s Edge,” a 1986 film alongside a young Keanu Reeves. Skye continues to have a presence in both the big screen with a co- starring role in David Fincher’s “Zodiac” and TV as a guest star on “Private Practice” and a guest starring role in the cult favorite “Arrested Development.” Daughter of the Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan, Skye was Born in Hertfordshire, England and raised in Connecticut, San Francisco and finally Los Angeles, where she studied acting at the Hollywood High School for the Performing Arts for a brief period of time. Skye is married to Australian singer/songwriter Ben Lee and in December of 2008 the two wed in a traditional Hindi marriage ceremony in India. Skye is the mother of two daughters. ### GREG GERMANN (Erickson) – Greg Germann, the versatile star of the hit comedy “Ally McBeal” recently starred as Sherman Yablonsky on the ABC comedy “In Case of Emergency.” Germann also starred earlier this year at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in the hit play Speed the Plow alongside Alicia Silverstone and Jon Tenney. Speed the Plow is a fast-paced satirical look at Hollywood executives and their monetary decisions in moviemaking profits over the art of cinema. On the big screen, Germann most recently starred opposite Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron-Cohen in the comedy “Talladega Nights.” He has also starred in “Friends With Money,” “Down to Earth,” “Sweet November,” “The Last Producer,” “Commited,” “Caught in the Act,” “Down and Derby,” “Once Around” and “Clear and Present Danger.” Germann has established his acting versatility in television as well. He endeared viewers worldwide with his portrayal of the shark-like Richard Fish for several seasons on the hit series “Ally McBeal.” He appeared with Kevin Spacey in the American Playhouse presentation of “Darrow,” opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Showtime’s “Conduct Unbecoming,” as well as recent appearances on “Bernie Mac,” “Listen Up” and “Twilight Zone.” (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/’THE SANTA INCIDENT’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 Born in Houston and raised on Lookout Mountain outside of Golden, Colorado, Germann was exposed to the performing arts at an early age, particularly through his father, an award- winning children’s playwright and theater professor. As a theatre major at the University of Northern Colorado, a constant stream of plays led him to the gradual realization that acting would be his professional future. Buckling down at UNC, he graduated in two years and moved to New York. Germann became a member of Circle Repertory Company and Ensemble Studio Theatre, accumulating credits in such off-Broadway and Broadway plays as Steven Sondheim’s musical Assassins, The Person I Once Was opposite Holly Hunter and David Mamet’s War Games, among others. In addition to acting, Germann also devotes himself to writing. His short film, “Pete’s Garden” for which he also served as director and star, premiered in competition at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and went on to air on The Sundance Channel in January 1999. Germann also recently penned The Observatory, a play performed at New York’s Ensemble Studio Theatre, which The New York Times described as “full of fireworks.” ### JONATHAN KERRIGAN (Hank) – Jonathan Kerrigan is an English born and trained actor who is most known for his role as Sam Colloby in the BBC series “Casualty.” He then went on to perform as PC Rob Walker in the television series “Heartbeat.” He also starred as series regular in the BBC series “Mersey Beat.” Kerrigan was born in Lincolnshire and studied drama, sociology, and literature. Kerrigan then went on to study at Bretton Hall Drama College, Leeds in 1995, completing a theatre arts degree. Kerrigan also wrote the theme music to ‘Mersey Beat.’ Most recently Kerrigan appeared in an episode of the CBS hit show “N.C.I.S.” ### MICHAEL McELHATTON (Ross) – Michael McElhatton most recently wrapped shooting the part of James in “Superhero,” a new film by Ian Fitzgibbon for Grand Pictures and he has just finished filming “Zen in Rome” for the BBC. Other film credits include: “Man on the Run,” “The Tiger’s Tail,” “Mickybo and Me,” “Spin the Bottle,” “Intermission,” “The Actors,’ ‘Blowdry,” (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/’THE SANTA INCIDENT’ – Cast Bios – Page 3 “Saltwater,” “Crush Proof,” “Just in Time,” “All Souls’ Day,” “I Went Down” and “November Afternoon.” McElhatton also has an expansive background in theater and television in the UK with an impressive list of credits. His theatre work includes: Romeo and Juliet (Abbey), The Seafarer (National Theatre, London), Shining City (Royal Court/Gate Theatre), Twenty Grand (Abbey), The Wexford Trilogy (Tricycle), An Ideal Husband (Gate Theatre), The White Devil (Loose Canon), Car Show (The Corn Exchange), Greatest Hits, The Midnight Court (Project Arts Centre), The Way of the World (Rough Magic), A Decision Pure and Simple (Riverside Studio), An Enemy of the People (Young Vic), As You Like It (Rose Theatre), The Wind in the Willows (Sheffield Crucible), Little Malcolm and the Struggle Against the Eunuchs (Basingstoke/BAC), Handsome, Handicapped and Hebrew (Grove Theatre), Elizabeth Barton (Tabard Theatre) and Water Music (Cockpit Theatre). Television credits include “Whistleblower,” “Hide and Seek,” “Paths to Freedom,” for which he received an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor, “Fergus’s Wedding,” (RTÉ), “Aristocrats,” “Vicious Circle,” “Rebel Heart,” “The Ambassador” (BBC), “My Boy Jack” (Ecosse) and “The Loser” (Channel 4). McElhatton’s writing credits include “Paths to Freedom,” “Fergus’s Wedding” and “Spin the Bottle,” “Parked” “Happy Ever Afters,” “Fifty Dead Men Walking.” --HALLMARK CHANNEL-- .

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