J. Alex Brinson
Entrenched in a West Philadelphia neighborhood riddled with prejudice, poverty, and passivity, J. Alex Brinson's single mother sought to give her dyslexic son the best life possible. J's passion to perform was ignited at summer school theatre camps and fanned further when he attended the prestigious Philadelphia Creative Performing Arts High School, the same school where a wide variety of famous and respected performers (Boys to Men, Aaron Levinson, Christian McBride, Roots, Jazmine Sullivan and more) attended. When J auditioned for entrance into the Drama Division at The Juilliard School he was one of over 2,000 applicants of which the school (all departments) selected only approximately 150 students. With comparatively very little formal training and a tough reading disability, J was lauded by the school's board as a natural talent. He spent four years there studying theatre with much emphasis in Shakespeare and period poets which he will recall as "Shakespeare and dyslexia were not my friends". Yet in the end, there is no doubt that his unshakable determination to succeed served J well. While at Juilliard, J met a lovely young dancer attending NYU, and they married in 2009 at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. The young couple was often on the move as J performed in many theatrical pursuits, including Lincoln Center's "Fly," Walnut Street Theater's production of Eric Conger's "The Eclectic Society," and The Sundance Theater Institute. While he was hailed as a brilliant actor, none of the jobs paid well. Through a random turn of events J and his wife settled in Vancouver, BC and J decided to try auditioning for film and television roles. He came to the attention of Maureen Webb, an established casting director who was working with the upcoming series "Travelers." A few weeks later (coincidentally on his wife's birthday), J received the call that he had booked the role of Jeff Conniker. Initially, J's character, Jeff, was only guaranteed three episodes on the series, but over the course of filming, this was increased twice--first to five and then to seven. There is no doubt that as J began to immerse himself in this flawed, human character, he connected with the struggles and suspicions his character was experiencing. As a police officer who has a somewhat toxic relationship with his girlfriend, Carly Shannon (as played by the sensational Nesta Cooper), J is able to portray him with heart rather than with the iciness of a cold monster. In today's culture, far too many youths from the 'wrong side of the tracks," accept the status quo and never attempt to pursue their dreams. J is a true testament to what exceptional education, dogged perseverance, and fierce commitment to one's personal values and ideals can conclusively produce. As J has been triumphant in overcoming his difficulties and accomplishing his goals and ambitions in his life and his acting career, he is an upstanding role model for young people all over the world. As J continues to tackle a vast array of roles, he will always approach each character with authenticity, skill, and empathy.
J. Allen Williams
Williams is an American animator, writer, producer, musician, and director and founded Parallax Studio LLC in Nixa, Missouri in 1996 and presently continues in the capacity of its CEO. Williams was born in Biloxi, Mississippi in September of 1960. He later moved to Kansas City in 1979, where he attended the Kansas City Art Institute. He started the musical group Wilder and began working with musicians Bill Bruce, Jimmy Pitts, Brent Frazier, and James Lee Dillard - all of whom would later participate in creating the Darkstar soundtrack (see below). The band produced seven albums (including the soundtrack), and also five music videos shown both in Europe (Sky Channel) and the US. Their first record label was New Renaissance Entertainment, whose owner was managed and produced by Ronnie James Dio, the legendary rock singer (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and solo band Dio). Wilder has recently remastered all of their albums with Ty Tabor of the rock band Kings-X, and plans a box set re-release in 2018. Williams is most known for having independently created the computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie over the course of a decade. Darkstar features actor Clive Robertson (TV series Sunset Beach and StarHunter), the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, animations by artist Richard Corben, (Meatloaf Bat out of Hell and the 1980 film Heavy Metal) and the final work of the late actor Peter Graves who narrated. Darkstar was released on November 5, 2010 through Shout! Factory, Strategy Plus, Lace Mamba Global and the Darkstar Store website. Williams also helped produce a pilot for a series pitched to the History Channel in 2009 with actor Clive Robertson as the host alongside Chip Proser (Screenwriter and Producer of the film "Inner Space" with Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid). In 2016, Williams and his studio wrapped production on the feature film "Everything" which was shot in London, England, Chicago IL, and also in Missouri. In early 2017, Williams' Parallax Studio won an award from the American Diabetes Association for an animated presentation aimed at education juvenile diabetics. Parallax is well know for high-end television spots for the medical industry, and also for countless projects that promote Physician ongoing education.
J. Alphonse Nicholson
J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American born actor and percussionist. Notable credits include TV/FILM: Series Regular on "P-Valley" (STARZ),"Just Mercy" (Warner Brothers) "Madam CJ Walker" (Netflix), "Blue Bloods (CBS), "Mr. Robot Season 2" (USA), "Shots Fired" (FOX), "Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix), "Tales" (BET) "The Blacklist" (NBC), "Chicago PD" (NBC). Other credits: BROADWAY: Roundabouts "A Soldiers Play" ,OFF-BROADWAY: Signature Theatre's PARADISE BLUE (Blue), 2nd Stage "Days of Rage" and "FREIGHT" (NFT). Love to my boy my girl and my wife Nafeesha.
J. Anthony Brown
J. Anthony Brown was born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), Drumline (2002) and Think Like a Man (2012).
J. Anthony Brown
J. Anthony Brown was born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), Drumline (2002) and Think Like a Man (2012).
J. Anthony Brown
J. Anthony Brown was born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for xXx: State of the Union (2005), Drumline (2002) and Think Like a Man (2012).
J. Anthony Crane
J. Anthony Crane is known for Outer Banks (2020), Billions (2016) and Broadway.com #LiveatFive (2015).
J. Anthony Hughes
J. Anthony Hughes was born on May 2, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Men of San Quentin (1942), In Old Chicago (1938) and Armored Car (1937). He died on February 11, 1970 in Pasadena, California, USA.
J. Anthony Kosar
J. Anthony Kosar is an award-winning artist and entrepreneur who specializes in Special FX Make-Up, Prosthetics, Sculpture, Creature FX, Masks, FX Props, Concept Art, Illustration, and Fine Art through his company Kosart Studios, LLC. Anthony was the Special FX Make-Up Department Head and Make-Up FX Designer on Candyman (2021) and Fargo (Season 4), designing and creating all the character and trauma make-up FX. As a member of I.A.T.S.E Local 476 Studio Mechanics Chicago, Anthony's credits also include: Lovecraft Country (Pilot), Empire (Seasons 3-6), Chicago PD (Seasons 4-6), Chicago Justice (Season 1), Station Eleven (Mini-Series), as well as Shameless, Next, Somebody Somewhere, Proven Innocent, Beats, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Indiana Jones 4, Avatar, Hubie Halloween, Defiance, Psychogenic Fugue, The Leftovers, and many others. Born in 1985, Anthony grew up with a passion for art, drawing and painting since he could remember. He also grew up on stage and in theater thanks to his mother Lynda's background as a Dance Instructor and Choreographer. Combining these experiences of visual and performing arts, along with his love for Halloween, monsters, and movies, has led Anthony to pursue a career in Special FX. After years of winning art completions, and doing his own make-ups for Halloween, in 2002 at age 16, he created his first foam-latex prosthetic through self-taught, trial and error as there weren't any resources for FX in the Midwest at that time. Kosar attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL, earning his BFA in Illustration, and was Valedictorian of the class of 2008. Though he studied illustration to get a strong foundation in art, color theory, composition, and anatomy, he took what he learned from 2-dimensional visual storytelling, and applied those principals to further teach himself the art of sculpture, make-up, and special effects. While still in college, in 2007, Kosar interned at legendary Stan Winston Studio, and was part of the team creating effects for Indiana Jones 4 and James Cameron's Avatar, along with several commercials. This is still one of Anthony's favorite experiences, interning for his hero Stan Winston just 8 months before Stan passed away. In 2013, Kosar became the Face Off Season 4 Champion. Face Off, a reality-based competition on the Syfy Channel is the biggest competition for Make-Up FX, and Kosar won 6 of the 11 Spotlight Challenges, plus 1 of 4 Foundation Challenges, setting the record of most consecutive wins in a row and most wins by a single contestant on a single season. As one of the series most well-known and respected champions, Kosar has been brought back multiple times after his season during the run of the show. Anthony continues to build Kosart Studios into the leading and most sought-after special FX studio in the Midwest, but is not just limited to just this region. Kosart works across the continent, from NY to LA and from Canada to Mexico, creating the highest quality, custom FX for film, television, web media, photography, advertising, theater, and the haunt industry. Kosart Studios specializes in all forms of make-up FX, including hyper-realistic age, character, believable likenesses, true-to-life trauma, as well as creative fantasy, sci-fi, and horror creature FX. Kosart Studios also produces award-winning illustration, concept art, sculpture, product development, and graphic design. View his work at: www.kosart.com
J. Anthony McCarthy
J. Anthony McCarthy is an actor and producer, known for The WiseGuys (2009), Cumulus 9 (1992) and Boris and the Bomb (2019).