TIMOTHY OLYPHANT “Raylan Givens” With an expansive list of diverse film and television credits, Timothy Olyphant is known for his poignant roles in both dramas and comedies. He most recently wrapped Breck Eisner’s remake of the horror classic The Crazies, which revolves around a small town beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply. Olyphant stars as the town sheriff. Overture Films recently released this film in February 2010. This past year, Timothy starred opposite Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich in David Twohy’s A Perfect Getaway for Relativity Media, which centers around two couples who, on a Hawaiian vacation, discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands. He also stars in Gary Yates’ independent feature High Life, a comedy about four hapless junkies who plan to rob a bank. The film premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival. In 2007, Olyphant starred in 20th Century Fox’s Hitman and Live Free Die Hard. Hitman, based on the popular video game and directed by Xavier Gans, centers around “Agent 47” (Olyphant), who realizes he’s being pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. In Live Free Die Hard, directed by Len Wiseman, Olyphant played “Thomas Gabriel,” an internet-based terrorist who John McClaine (Bruce Willis) is trying to stop from systematically shutting down the United States. Olyphant co-starred with Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in 20th Century Fox’s The Girl Next Door. Olyphant brilliantly portrayed “Kelly,” the porn producer and ex-boyfriend of “Danielle” (Cuthbert), who tries to convince her to come back to the business. He also starred at Doug Liman’s GO, playing the role of “Todd,” a drug dealer being double- crossed by “Ronna” (Sarah Polley) and “Claire” (Katie Holmes). Timothy’s other film credits include GreeneStreet Films’ independent feature Meet Bill, which he co-starred opposite Aaron Eckhardt and Jessica Alba, the romantic comedy Catch And Release, which he starred in opposite Jennifer Garner and the film adaptation of Stephen King’s best selling novel, Dreamcatcher. He also appeared in Warner Bros’ Rockstar, Disney’s Gone In 60 Seconds, New Line Cinema’s A Man Apart, Scream2, and A Life Less Ordinary. On television, Olyphant has enjoyed guest appearances on popular shows such as NBC’s My Name is Earl, HBO’s Sex in the City and ABC’s Samantha Who. Olyphant garnered critical notice for his powerful portrayal of the tough, honorable, natural born- leader “Seth Bullock” in HBO’s groundbreaking series, Deadwood. The show was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild for Best Ensemble for the third season. He recently guest starred on FX’s Emmy® Award winning show Damages playing a mysterious love interest to “Ellen” (Rose Byrne). NICK SEARCY “Art Mullen” Nick Searcy, a consistent presence in television and film for nearly 20 years, has starred in independent films as well as studio blockbusters, including The Dead Girl, An American Crime, Runaway Jury, Cast Away, Head of State, and Fried Green Tomatoes, among others. On television, he was a series regular on 7 Days, American Gothic, From The Earth To The Moon, Rodney, and last season’s CW’s Sunday night drama, Easy Money. Searcy has guest starred on many shows including, The Riches, The West Wing, Boston Legal, CSI, CSI Miami, NCIS, among many others. He also shocked horror fans in the features Deadly End, Timber Falls, and Cold Storage. Throughout the past year, he starred with Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler in Sony Pictures in the feature The Ugly Truth, the independent drama Blood Done Sign My Name, as well as the upcoming Disney feature opposite Miley Cyrus, The Last Song, both due out in 2010. JACOB PITTS “Tim Gutterson” Born and raised in Connecticut, Pitts spent ten years in New York, where he performed in several strong plays, as well as making appearances on such shows as Sex In The City, Strangers With Candy, and Law & Order. Pitts has also enjoyed a variety of roles in films such as Robert Luketic’s 21; Julie Taymor’s Across The Universe; Kathryn Bigelow’s K-19: The Widowmaker; the Dreamworks Comedy, Eurotrip; and the indie drama, Quid Pro Quo. Pitts will next be seen in the HBO mini-series, The Pacific, shot in Melbourne, Australia and Executive Produced by Tom Hanks. Pitts Resides in Los Angeles. ### ERICA TAZEL “Detective Rachel Dupree” Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Erica Tazel has made an impression on her Hollywood peers establishing herself as a notable and versatile actor. She has an engaging list of television credits with guest starring roles on Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winning show such as The Office, ER, Law & Order, Law & Order: SUV, Sex & The City, Life, Heartland, Bones and Firefly; a recurring role on Jericho and Third Watch and she took a guest leading position on Without A Trace. Tazel has made quite a few appearances off Broadway in Playwrights Horizon’s Juvenilia, Royal Shakespeare Company Cymbeline, and New York Shakespeare Festival A Winter’s Tale. Her extensive list of regional theatre projects in which she has performed are Tranced, Macbeth, I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda, The Exonerated, Much Ado About Nothing, Four Crumbs From The Table Of Joy and The Love Of Three Oranges. In 2007, she garnered awards from the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Female and LA Drama Critics Circle Nomination for Lead Performance for her performance in I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By a Young Lady From Rwanda. Tazel received her M.F.A. from NYU’s Graduate Acting Program. WALTON GOGGINS “Boyd Crowder” Walton Goggins has received critical acclaim for his riveting portrayal of “Detective Shane Vendrell” on FX's gritty, award-winning Drama series, The Shield. In 2009 he was nominated for a Television Critics Association (TCA) Award in the category of Individual Achievement in Drama. In addition, New York magazine singled out his performance as one of the highlights of television this past season. Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter all consistently listed Goggins as their choice for an Emmy® nomination. The Shield recently ended its successful seven-season run, earning the honor of #1 in Time magazine's Top 10 Television Series, as well as being named one of AFI's Top Television Programs of the Year for 2008. Most recently, Goggins finished production on writer Robert Rodriguez's Predators, directed by Nimrod Antal, starring Adrien Brody. Twentieth Century Fox will release the film in July 2010. Prior to Predators, he wrapped production on Rod Lurie’s adaptation of the Sam Peckinpaw film Straw Dogs. Filmed on location in Shreveport, Louisiana, Goggins plays the role of “Daniel.” Also starring is James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. In addition, Goggins is in development at AMC on Rectify, an original series for which he will star and executive produce. The project is written by Ray McKinnon and exec produced by Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad). Goggins has been working in front of the camera for well over fifteen years, starring in countless television shows and feature films. Recent film credits include Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, Fragments with Kate Beckinsale and Guy Pierce and the independent action feature Damage directed by Jeff King (The Black Donnelly's). He had the distinct honor of playing “Sammy,” Robert Duvall's trustworthy friend, in The Apostle for October Films. Additional film credits include The World's Fastest Indian, opposite Anthony Hopkins, The Bourne Identity, Shanghai Noon opposite Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, Major League III, and Billy Bob Thornton's Daddy and Them. These are just a few in a long list of credits that are a testament to this actor's versatility. Goggins has also been taking his turn behind the camera. He, along with his partners at Ginny Mule Pictures, won an Academy Award® for their short film, The Accountant, which he produced and starred in. The Academy Award-winning team produced, directed and starred in their first feature, Chrystal, starring Billy Bob Thornton and the film was accepted into the 2005 Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Competition. For their third collaboration, Goggins produced and starred in the feature Randy and the Mob, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2007 Nashville Film Festival. Goggins and his Ginny Mule partners recently completed their fourth feature, That Evening Sun, starring Hal Holbrook and Goggins, who also produced. The film made its world premiere at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March 2009, where it won the narrative feature audience award and received the special jury award for Best Ensemble Cast. The film continued its run winning over 14 festivals, culminating with two Independent Spirit Award nominations and the distinguished Wyatt Award from the (SEFCA). JOELLE CARTER “Ava Crowder” An accomplished actress, Joelle Carter has been acting in film, television and theatre for the past decade. Carter was born in Georgia to an army family and was subsequently raised throughout the United States. She attended high school in Albany, Georgia and then enrolled at Augusta College on a full athletic scholarship for swimming and cross- country. Carter began her modeling career shortly thereafter and moved to New York to pursue modeling full-time. Falling in love with acting, she began her theatrical studies in NYC and appeared on stage and screen almost immediately. Carter can be seen in such feature cult favorites as High Fidelity and American Pie 2, and indies Swimming and Lisa Picard is Famous.