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NICK McKINLAY (Darryl Strozka)
Nick McKinlay got his start in a high school theatre production of “Robin Hood” and his single line was "duuuhhh". Nick has been acting professionally for three years now. He has been featured on programs such as the Family Channel's “Overruled!” and starred alongside Canadian comedy royalty in Coopers' Christmas (an opportunity he received once again as part of the MOON POINT team). Nick spends his free time searching out live music or watching “The X-Files”, and occasionally writes/plays music of his own under the name "Nicholas Doubleyou". He currently resides in Toronto, ON.
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PAULA BRANCATI (Kristin)
Paula is an extremely versatile performer and a veteran of the film and television industry. She is best known for her portrayal of Jane Vaughan on the internationally acclaimed “Degrassi: The Next Generation” and her work on the Emmy-winning series “Dark Oracle”, both of which garnered her Gemini Award nominations for Best Performance in a leading role. She can be seen as Jenny in the CBC/Soapnet hit series “Being Erica”, currently in it’s 4th season. Paula is also a two time Dora Award nominee, earning nominations in the same year for her title role in Ross Petty’s musical adaptation of Cinderella and Van’s Sister in Dog Sees God. Other theatre credits include starring alongside Andrea Martin, Louise Pitre, and Mary Walsh in the Canadian premiere of the off-Broadway smash-hit Love, Loss and What I Wore. Paula’s passion for the arts also extends to music. She showcased her rock/pop vocal abilities on 3 songs she recorded for the “Degrassi Takes Manhattan” soundtrack. Paula can be seen this holiday season starring in the ABC Family Christmas movie “Desperately Seeking Santa”.
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KYLE MAC (Femur)
Kyle Mac was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. After graduating high school, he took off to Victoria, British Columbia to attend the Canadian College of Performing Arts, focusing on musical theatre and acting. At the end of his two years of training Kyle auditioned for CBC’s reality competition “Triple Sensation”, the search for Canada’s next musical theatre star, and was one of 12 performers selected from across Canada to compete in the show. He was ranked first every week and was a finalist. Immediately following, Kyle moved to Toronto and quickly got work as Romeo in Classical Theatre Projects production of Romeo & Juliet. He then changed his focus to Film & Television, training all over the city until he landed a guest on “Flashpoint”, and then a series regular role on MTV’s vampire thriller “Valemont”, as a villain vampire. He was then lucky enough to book a series regular role on Family Channel’s original series “Baxter”. Since, he has had guest star roles on “Murdoch Mysteries”, “Wingin’ It” and “Unnatural History”. Kyle’s role as a paraplegic named Femur in MOON POINT is the most exciting opportunity and rewarding experience of his young career!
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KRISTEN GUTOSKIE (Sarah Cherry)
With a love for performing that extends to her early years, Kristen Gutoskie has trained and worked as an actor since the age of 12 and sung and danced since she could tie her shoe. Over these years, Kristen has won numerous competitions as a solo singer, and competed in many dance groups. She got her start in commercials and soon appeared in television productions on Showcase, CTV, and Global. Her training includes time at ‘The Second City’ and ‘Armstrong Acting Studio’. She continued working into her teen years, and went on to complete an honours arts degree at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she taught hip-hop dance classes in her spare time. In her last year of study she traveled as an exchange student to Australia, where she starred in Australian play Cosi by playwright Louis Nowra. She continued her travels in New Zealand and Europe. Since returning, Kristen’s recent appearances include roles in “Being Erica” (CBC/Erik Canuel), “Rookie Blue” (ABC/David Wellington), “Breakout Kings” (A&E/Mel Damski), “Vacation with Derek” (Disney/Mike Mcgowan), and feature film Leslie, My Name is Evil (Reginald Harkema). She is currently wrapping up in South Africa, where she is shooting a lead role in new series “Beaver Falls” for Company Pictures’ (“Skins”, “Inbetweeners”) and E4. When home, she performs occasional music gigs in Toronto and is writing her first album. Kristen trains with renowned acting instructors Lewis Baumander and David Rotenberg.
CAMDEN ANGELIS (Young Sarah)
Camden Angelis is an accomplished young actress who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. She recently completed filming on the feature film Moon Point and the upcoming show “Debra” for The Family Channel where she plays the recurring character of Gracie. A few of her other credits include "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures", "Flashpoint", "Life With Derek", "Guns" and "American Wife". Along with her live action film and TV credits she also has a very extensive list of voice credits for a performer of her young age. She has been a series regular in the animated series' "Franklin", "Rob The Robot", "Doki", "My Friend Rabbit", "Babar" and "Caillou", to name a few. Camden has also performed live on stage in the Mirvish Production of “The Sound of Music” playing the role of Marta Von Trapp. She was one of the few young performers to have stayed with the company for the full 18-month run of the production. Camden resides in Toronto Ontario with her parent's and actor brother London Angelis.
KING ALI BADSHAH (Mukhtar, Karaoke DJ)
King Ali Badshah is a media mogul, a seasoned actor, and an acclaimed and retired comedian. He grew up in Toronto living the street life as a break dancer and graffiti artist, earning his stripes alongside some of the best crews in the world. That foundation spun into a ten year game of acting, writing, producing, directing and live comedy. Ali’s created and starred in content for both CTV and Canada’s public broadcaster; performed at every comedy festival that counts; appeared in countless televised performances and roles; had his own CBC national radio show; and appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star as one of the Top Ten People to Watch in 2009. Ali has earned his place among Canada’s performing elite. His one-hour CTV comedy special (airing in 2011) is also his retirement show, as Ali is focused solely on his dramatic projects for both American and Indian cinema.
BRIANNA D’AGUANNO (Ninja Girl)
At just eight years old, actress Brianna D’Aguanno is already an experienced professional in front of the camera. Brianna entered the acting world at the young age of 3; she landed her first commercial just after she turned 4 years old as the McCain Cool Quencher’s “I Love You” girl. Brianna appeared in an episode of CBC’s The Border when she was only 5. Over the years Brianna has gained extensive television and stage experience through live performances, commercials, voiceovers, and a recurring role in the Web Series “Motherloadtv”. Brianna has recently played the lead role of Becky in the CTV Flashpoint episode “Severed Ties”, as well as a lead role in the 2010 Hallmark Movie “The Santa Suit”, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Brianna has just finished performing the role of Isabella in the upcoming feature film “Stag” and she can be seen as the “Ninja Girl” in the exciting upcoming feature film “Moon Point”.
JAYNE EASTWOOD (Femur’s Grandma)
Jane Eastwood got her start in performing after being cast in the cult Canadian film Going Down the Road. Jayne continued to make a name for herself in the theatre scene in Toronto, and became one of the founding members of The Second City Toronto. Jayne was last seen in the feature films Chicago, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hairspray and You Kill Me with Sir Ben Kingsley. As well she has been in many movies of the week on ABC, CBS, and NBC with stars including Paul Newman, Bette Midler and Alan Alda. Jayne has been the recipient of four Gemini Awards and The Earle Grey Lifetime Achievement Award.
LAURIE ELLIOTT (Waitress with Speech Impediment)
Laurie Elliott has made a name for herself as one of the most versatile and fun to watch entertainers in Canada. She is a winner of the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award and has thrice been voted Funniest Female Stand Up at The Canadian Comedy Awards, most recently this year. Her stand up credits include the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, where her recent Gala set is nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Taped Performance, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Comedy Factory in Rotterdam, Raw Comedy Club in Stockholm, and a gala run at the Cape Town International Comedy Festival in South Africa. She has just finished a cross Canada tour produced by Clayton and Russell Peters called “GIRL’S NIGHT OUT” with fellow friends and comics Debra Digiovanni and Kristeen von Hagen.
Laurie just won a Canadian Comedy award win for Female Actress for her role in Almost Audrey, a pilot for The Comedy Network co-created by Laurie and Greg Lawrence. She also has had recurring roles on Much Music's most highly rated show Video on Trial, CBC's The Red Green Show (Gemini nominee for Best Ensemble Cast) and The Jon Dore Television Show. Writing credits include multiple episodes of the Total Drama Series for Teletoon, Scaredy Squirrel, Almost Naked Animals, kids game show Skatoony, TVO's cooking show Tastebuds and The Jon Dore Television Show. She is currently writing on Almost Heroes airing on Showcase this February.
JAMES HARTNETT (Lars)
James is a comedian, writer and actor originally from Caledon, Ontario. In 2007, James was nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award. From this, he was featured on “The Cream of Comedy Showcase” on The Comedy Network. The next year, James co-wrote and starred in the Toronto Fringe Festival Production Worst. Show. Ever. Kate Lacey of Eye Weekly wrote “Four Stars. Worst. Show. Ever. is what Fringe comedy is all about…this is the show to see.” Over the past several years, James has been a host, performer and producer for the weekly comedy show, Laugh Sabbath, “featuring the best of the city’s young standup and sketch comedians.” (National Post) and home to “Canada’s finest young comics” (Time Out New York). You can see Laugh Sabbath each Sunday night at the historic Rivoli, in Toronto. Right now, James can be seen as a cast member on the popular YTV sketch comedy show, “That’s So Weird”, which is currently airing its second season. The Globe and Mail writes that the series is “probably the funniest show on Canadian television.” The first season of “That’s So Weird” has earned three Gemini nominations.
ART HINDLE (The Banana)
Born in Halifax to a Canadian Navy father who brought him home to be raised in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto, Art has gone on to international success on both sides of the border. From starring in Canada’s first ‘Million Dollar’ movie, Faceoff to playing Deputy Ted Jarvis in the highest grossing Canadian Movie Porky’s ($ 300 million) he has been one of our busiest film actors. He has also worked with some Canada’s best filmmakers. People like David Cronenberg, Peter Carter, Eric Till, Daryl Duke and Don Shebib. But it is on television where Art has had the biggest impact, winning a Gemini as the lead actor in “E.N.G.”, itself a multi-award winning Canadian series. Also he has starred in numerous American TV series and movies for television. Along the way he has shown his versatility in the Director’s chair behind the camera. Forty years in the entertainment business, he still finds it “entertaining and has no plans on retiring”. Art lives on a horse farm with wife Brooke and takes pride in their 8 grown children and 6 grandchildren.
JESSICA HOLMES (Eggs)
Jessica Holmes, a favourite on CBC’s “Royal Canadian Air Farce”, has brought the house down opening for such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld and Leslie Nielsen. Her one-hour comedy special, “Holmes Alone” won a 2001 Platinum Award at the Worldfest International Film Festival and was nominated for a Gemini Award. Her work on the Second City production The Best of the Very Last earned her a nomination for the prestigious Tim Sims Scholarship. Holmes is also known for her work on The Comedy Network and CTV’s hilarious, edgy, Carol Burnett-style sketch comedy, “The Holmes Show”. She has appeared in such films as Welcome to Mooseport and Citizen Duane. Additionally, Holmes’ motivational comedy publication, I Love Your Laugh, was published in October 2010.
MATT HOPKINS (The Innkeeper)
Matt Hopkins is a Toronto actor that has been performing in comedy scene for over fifteen years. He is the host of Comedy Networks “Games Face” and recently you have seen him playing Whomper Stiviletto on ABC’s “Happy Town”. Matt continues to peruse an acting career while producing his own projects.
LINDA KASH (Darryl’s Mom)
Linda Kash began her professional life at the Second City in Toronto, where she performed, directed and conducted workshops for four years. She has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows throughout Canada and the US. Linda performed in “At The Hotel”, which won her a Gemini Award. She was also nominated for a Gemini for her work in the Canadian series “Robson Arms”. As well Linda has been a guest on “Seinfeld”, “Third Rock From The Sun”, “Cybill”, “Everyone Loves Raymond”, “Ellen”, and “Sabrina”. She can also be seen in Cinderella Man, Man of The Year, Waiting For Guffman and Best in Show (nominated for a Canadian Comedy award).
In 2011 Linda worked in Budapest playing the role of Molly Brown in a mini series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. She also directed and co wrote the show Push, which ran at Tarragon Extra Space in May. Linda has co created several shows for TV including talk show, “Go Girl!” and “The Joe Blow Show”, which she also directed. Linda has taught acting workshops for over two decades and recently opened a Performing Arts School called PAPA with her partner, actor Paul O'Sullivan. Linda is best known as The Philadelphia Cream Cheese Angel (a successful campaign that ran for 16 years) but her proudest work to date is her family. They live on a farm outside Peterborough._07.png)
JANE MOFFAT (Lars’ Mother)
In 1977 Jane auditioned for The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Los Angeles and was accepted with a partial scholarship. Jane studied for three years and was fortunate enough to audit and attend lectures with Lee Strasberg while he was there teaching his master classes. In 1984 Jane moved to New York to continue her studies and secured a position in the office of the Actors Studio and attended weekly acting sessions there moderated by Joanne Woodward, Shelly Winters and Ellen Burstyn. In 1988 she returned to Toronto where she has continued to work in theatre and film. In 2008, Jane won a Chalmers award to go to Italy to participate in an international Method actor/writer/director workshop. Selected Film and Television credits include: “The Kennedy’s”; “Skins”; “The Listener”; “Regenesis”; “This is Wonderland”; “Queer as Folk”; “The Newsroom”; The Recruit; Superstar and The Ref. Next up for Jane is a recurring role in the new NBC/SYFY series “Alpha’s”.
TONY NAPPO (The Man in Charge)
Tony was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Toronto for two years before transferring to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City where he graduated in 1991. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows and many independent Canadian films including Saw 2, Four Brothers, Mother's Day, Land of the Dead, This Beautiful City, Murder at 1600, Hank and Mike, You Might as Well Live, Better Than Chocolate, Who is Cletis Tout, Stag, “Breakout Kings”, “King”, “Republic of Doyle”, “Intelligence”, “DaVinci's Inquest”, and “Slings and Arrows”.
CHRISTIAN POTENZA (Rick)
Christian Potenza moved to the big city with a pair of ripped jeans, skateboard, a second hand bass guitar, and hopes of making a name for himself in the entertainment industry. He was then plucked early from theatre school and started his voyage into the land of TV. His first role was a rookie cop on a soap opera. To follow were roles such as crooks, criminals, and strung out surfers. Then someone thought that it would be a good idea to put this talented, and versatile actor in commercials,….BOOM!. Now this guy was everywhere, and soon earned the title of “THAT GUY” in a multitude of amazing ads. After earning many awards and “BUCKETS” full of cash from the advertising industry, he decided to try something different. Cartoons and voice work seemed like the next logical step. Christian now voices characters on many of North America’s most popular shows. Christian is the voice of Chris McLean, on “Total Drama”, Jude Lizowski on “6Teen”, and Trevor Troublemyer on “Sidekick” to name a few. He has opened up THE CHRISTIAN POTENZA ACADEMY OF AWESOME VOICE ACTING, and he has also started up his own production company with many projects, ranging from animation, YOUTUBE videos, and feature films, in development.
NOAH RYAN SCOTT (Young Darryl)
Noah’s first acting job came at the tender age of four when he booked an American National Commercial for Kohl’s. It was his first audition ever and he was hired on the spot! Noah continued to land spots in numerous commercials including the famous “Dad, I can’t sleep” ad for Rogers. Luck came his way one week before his seventh birthday when he landed the role of Jakey in Booky And The Secret Santa. He returned to reprise his role the following year in Booky’s Crush. Happiest when performing Noah continues to work at a steady pace landing roles in both tv and film. Featured television appearances include Rick Mercer Report, Little Mosque, Doodlebops and The Bridge.
DAVID SPARROW (Uncle Larry)
An actor, writer and producer, Sparrow has appeared in over eighty film and television roles including Serendipity, Star Trek Voyager and 16 Blocks and worked with dozens of household names including Julie Andrews, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere. He has performed on stages across the US and Canada, beginning with Toronto's The Second City. David has been featured in over sixty television commercials and has voiced hundreds of radio spots and many cartoon characters. He has written industrials, advertisements, both short and feature films, hours of sketch comedy and for CBC Radio. David survives this crazy business with the adages Trying is succeeding... and your results may vary.
