Chad Ortis is an extremely versatile screen and stage actor, born and raised in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has worked on numerous shorts and features including "Bleached" (directed by Sunam Perin), "Lana's Rain" (directed by Michael S. Ojeda) and "Desperation Boulevard" (directed by Greg Glienna). Among his latest feature films is the indie phenomena, "Rigged" (2007), a dramatic action and adventure film produced and directed by Jonathan Dillon (also co-starring Rebecca Neuenswander).

Chad's extensive training includes scene study, script analysis and acting techniques. Some of his stage work includes performances in shows such as "27 Wagons Full Of Cotton" and "The Pitchfork Disney," both productions by The Thirsty Theater Of Chicago based in Illinois. His experience also includes work as production assistant for films such as "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" (directed by Jeff Garlin), and "Rigged".

Off-screen, Chad is an avid outdoorsman, a traveler, and a big fan of the movies. He has resided in the Los Angeles area since 2004.

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Bobby C. King is an authentic movie maniac. He exploded onto the film scene as a stuntman and stage combat technician after moving to Los Angeles in 1989. His work can be seen in films such as "Infested", "Starship Troopers II", "Shakespeare's Henry IV", "Happy Texas", "Ted Bundy", and "Spiderman I & II".

Bobby is also a sword specialist, and has created weapons for both stage and film. He studied theater at the University of Southern Mississippi, and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, and has been a teacher of stage combat himself at the Theater of Arts in Hollywood.

Bobby has become increasingly involved in behind-the-camera aspects of filmmaking, especially 2nd unit directing and production. He utilizes both organizational and leadership skills gleaned from his years of coordinating complex stunts, and bringing together the people, crew, materials and locations for a smooth running show. Bobby is knowledgeable, experienced and has enormous passion for filmmaking. He has played a vital role in numerous independent films, shorts and commercials.

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Samantha's passion for acting has always been with her (and it really shows). She first felt this passion when performing on stage at the age of five while growing up outside Boston, Massachusetts. Samantha's background includes classes taken in acting, singing, and dance in the Boston, New York, and Los Angeles areas.

Samantha has appeared in several films, including "Bite Of The Spiderwoman" (directed by John Gonzales), "Creepy Tales: Girls Night Out" (directed by Michael P. Russin), "Sunnyvale" (directed by James Ricardo), and "Greed" (directed by Ron Wolotzky). She has also appeared in many TV commercials, stage shows, and in-print.

In 2003, after having lived in New York City for seven years, she decided to move to Los Angeles to further pursue her career in acting, specifically for film and television. When not acting or studying the craft, Samantha enjoys music, other forms of art, as well as sports (especially baseball -she remains a die-hard Red Sox fan).

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Dwight Jones is a 46 year old Los Angeles based actor. He has been a teacher, bodyguard, vocalist, and is an amateur chef. He was born in Cheyenne Wyoming, but has spent most of his years in both California and Florida. His television credits include appearances on "Cold Case", "Las Vegas", and "My Name Is Earl".

Dwight is also appearing in the Turn Soul Films feature "I'm Through With White Chicks", and the New Breed Entertainment feature titled "Studio". In addition, he has a supporting role in the Double Helix Entertainment feature "Stray", and was the lead vocalist for the 80's jazz/fusion band "Madori".

Dwight currently lives in the San Fernando Valley area of L.A. with his wife, two teenagers, three dogs and a fish.

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Being virtually new to the west coast scene hasn't broken Jason's momentum in the film and television world. Upon arriving in Vancouver, he was cast as the lead villain in the "Buffy-esque" drama titled "The Seeker". You can find him playing William Hurt's right hand henchman opposite Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Maria Bello in David Cronenberg's Oscar nominated feature "A History Of Violence".

Jason also stars in the intense dramatic short film titled "For Lease", (produced by Hayley Tyson, and directed by Daniel Kash). Barbeck also co-wrote, produced, shot and co-starred in "Finding Electra", a film which won the people's choice award at the Victoria Film Festival in 2002 (and was also an official entry of the Toronto International Film Festival). Other recent credits include "Missing" (Vivica A. Fox), "Still Small Voices" (Catherine Bell), and "Mayday 2".

Jason is also an accomplished voice specialist having lent his voice to hundreds of National radio and TV commercials. He is currently in the process of producing his own screenplay with original music.

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The best way to sum up our next guest is easy - "Sweet Jesus!" We're not joking, visit his IMDb page (scroll down the credits and read off the credit prefaced by the heading: "Self"), and you'll see. Anthony played the son of God. As self! Think about that for a moment and let it soak in while you pop in a movie entitled "Scarface", starring none other than that uh, "Al" guy. Look familiar? Yeah he looks a lot like that Anthony Pavelich cat! Or should we say Jesus?

Anthony looks that way because he's actually the brother of JC (and from ancient descendants to Al Pacino). But he was too rebellious and made too much of a "scene" in heaven, that the big G-O-D kicked him out of heaven, to the closest place to Hell on earth: Tucson, AZ.

Anthony made a living delivering pizzas while jamming out to Van Halen tracks in his red, beat up, but kickin' 1988 IROC-Z. He bummed around the colleges taking a course here and there when by accident he stumbled into an Acting class (he thought it was "the john") Anthony loved it. He then ended up meeting a cool guy at a local pub who introduced him to his acting teacher.

Anthony began private courses for a number of years before enrolling into the TA program (not that TA, the other one) at the University of Arizona, but before Broadway could snatch him up he exited stage left. Catching the midnight train to anywhere, he ended up in Californ-I-A. So he looked at his kingdom, he was finally here, to sit on his throne, as a star of Bel-Air. And as Bill & Ted once said, "Most Excellent!"

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Dave Andrews, originally from Greenville, South Carolina, attended the Tallahassee Community College film program (with honors), the FSU Film program, and the University of Central Florida's film program. He started his acting career by attending the International Model and Talent Association convention, during which he won honorable mention in five out of eight categories, and was a runner up for the Barbizon Actor of the Year award.

As a teen, Dave appeared on and won a regular episode and a championship episode of the popular TV game show Starcade, in which contestants answered arcade game trivia questions and played arcade games against each other to win. He has also appeared in television programs such as "Pepper Dennis," "The O.C.," "Gilmore Girls," "Standoff," "Malcom In The Middle," "Desperate Housewives," and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."

Dave has two young daughters, Anastasia Nicole and Taya Elise. He currently resides in Ohio with his wife and kids.

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David Accampo was born in San Jose, CA. He received a degree in English and Creative Writing from San Francisco State University just before moving to Los Angeles. In 2005, he co-founded Habit Forming Films, an award-winning indie production company dedicated to producing ambitious and challenging short films, feature length screenplays, and other new media content.

David has written several screenplays, including "Cacophony," (co-written with Jeremy Rogers) which achieved finalist status in the 2003 Project Greenlight competition. His extensive screenplays have garnered praise from several industry sources, and concept pitches have generated interest with high profile industry types, in particular Platinum Studios. His first short story, "Apartment House Blues," was published in the literary magazine, Transfer, in 1998.

As director, his first short film "Bad Habits" (co-directed with Jeremy Rogers) was winner of a Remi Award at the 2006 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival and a Best Actor award at the 2007 Sacramento Film Festival. As producer, his second film "The Long Road" (directed by Jeremy Rogers) has been accepted into the 2007 FAIF International Film Festival, and will debut at Downtown Disney in Anaheim in September of 2007. "The Hollywood Informant" marks his first collaboration with The Geeworld Studios.

THI presented HFF with the opportunities to work as producers and directors on an intricately designed film noir, and to guide a stylish period piece on a much larger scale than their previous endeavors. With Habit Forming Films, David continues to develop independent film and media projects, including "Wormwood," a serial podcast aimed to create compelling online audio drama that competes with the best series on television.

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Jeremy Rogers is co-founder of Habit Forming Films, LLC an award-winning independent production company dedicated to producing ambitious and challenging short films, feature length screenplays, and other new media content. He has written many screenplays, including "Cacophony," (co-written with David Accampo) which achieved finalist status in the 2003 Project Greenlight competition. His extensive screenplays have garnered praise from several industry sources, and concept pitches have generated interest with high profile industry types, in particular Platinum Studios.

As director, his first short film "Bad Habits" (co-directed with David Accampo) won a Remi Award at the 2006 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival and a Best Actor award at the 2007 Sacramento Film Festival. His second film "The Long Road" has been accepted into the 2007 FAIF International Film Festival, and will debut at Downtown Disney in Anaheim in September of 2007. "The Hollywood Informant" marks his first collaboration with The Geeworld Studios.

THI presented HFF with the opportunities to work as producers and directors on an intricately designed film noir, and to guide a stylish period piece on a much larger scale than their previous endeavors. With Habit Forming Films, Jeremy continues to develop independent film and media projects, including "Wormwood," a serial podcast aimed to create compelling online audio drama that competes with the best series on television.

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Gerardo Betancourt (also known as Gee and Geebee) was raised "a child of television and cinema." He was born on September 9, 1974 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to a middle class home.

Throughout his childhood and into his early teens, he spent most of his time in front of a television screen. Drama, mystery, and science-fiction became his favorite genres. He became particularly interested in black-and-white films such as "Casablanca," "Citizen Kane," "To Have And Have Not," "The Roaring Twenties," "Key Largo," and "The Maltese Falcon," which today remain among his favorites. Though at that time he was already a fan of names such as Bogart, Bacall, Cagney, and Robinson, his passion for film and story telling would only become apparent later in college.

In early 1990, he moved to Orlando, Florida to further his education. He graduated from Winter Park H.S. in 1992, and was accepted to the University of Central Florida that same summer. While in college, he developed an affinity, not just for film, but for music, writing and design. These elements remained an intricate part of his life, becoming key in his ability to show others his vision. Five years after his acceptance to UCF, he graduated with a B.A. in Film (Motion Picture Technology and Computer Animation).

In 2004, he wrote a children's book called "The Castaway Clocks Of The Castle At Northwind," and composed a score for it ("Castaway Clocks") which he self-published on-line and in-stores the following year. In July of 2006, his first film, "That One Moment" (a semi autobiographical monologue of a man recalling and explaining an answer given to a friend in regard to a question about life), was accepted to the Los Angeles International Shorts Festival (L.A. Shorts Fest), held at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, where it premiered. This film became a large stepping stone for him, as not only did it make him a public figure in the world of filmmaking, it also gave him a chance to show the world what really drives him in life.

Gerardo's creative work is completed at The Geeworld Studios (his quiet little corner at the edge of Hollywood).

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Through the creation of more than a dozen feature scripts, Andy Stack has developed an organic writing style that matures further with each project. His affinity for both the comedy and action/adventure genres recently led him to write a fantasy feature entitled "Valhalla" which asks the question, "How would a vegan bank auditor cope in the war-torn afterlife of Vikings?" This time out, however, Stack is thrilled to delve into the dark side of 1920's Los Angeles and explore the corruption and deceit surrounding the murder of an L.A. cop.

Andy has been writing features and short films for several years, but "The Hollywood Informant" marks both his first foray into film noir and his first partnership with Geeworld and Habit Forming Films.

Mr. Stack would like to thank his daytime employers for continually providing motivation for him to seek an escape through writing.

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"Nothing stimulates development of a child's mind much the same way as stimulating their imagination." This was the attitude of the Harris household as far back as the first time their first child took his first breath. Growing up, the younger of two sons, Nick and his brother were exposed to practically every artistic endeavor economically possible for their parents to provide. Piano lessons, drawing, painting, writing, sculpture, negative space, complimentary colors, muscular anatomy and bone structure, framing, and leading the eye were all common dinner conversation topics, even at the age of six.

When his parents brought home their first video camera, a wondrous new device that easily plugged right into the VCR and allowed a person to record their own movies, Nick's imagination exploded. His family had an appreciation for film as much as any other type of art; but even at a young age, Nick was a storyteller at heart and ready to tell his own stories. More often than not, if Nick was anywhere, the video camera was likely to be near.

As elementary school gave way to middle school, and middle school gave way to high school, Nick began to find his gathered knowledge of artistic concepts, ways to engage the eye and dazzle the senses, could all be applied to making films. The passion was there all along, and the tools to tell his stories made themselves apparent. And that was it, he went to college, got a film degree from California State University of Los Angeles, and has never looked back.

Since college, Nick has shot numerous short films, commercials, and music videos as a freelance Director of Photography. The highly stylized lighting and dark tones of classic film noir inspired much of his developed lighting style, cinematography master John Alton being a primary influence in that aspect.

Eventually teaming up with Charles Rhoads (old high school friend), the duo has collaborated on several screenplays, and just recently wrapped production on a short film, entitled "Donut Shop Hero."

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April studied Theater Technology and Design at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where she worked on many plays and films which helped her strengthen her makeup and special effect skills. In 2006, she moved to Los Angeles to further her career in the field. She attended the Cinema Makeup School in L.A., where she learned many techniques from other professionals. She has been perfecting her craft for past three years now.

April's body of work can be seen in films such as "Perspective" (a Student Emmy Award winning comedic short by directors Sam Day and Travis Hatfield), "Wasteland" (a science-fiction adventure directed by Kantz), "When the Cobra Strikes" (a dramatic martial arts feature based on a novel by Sebati E. Mafate, starring Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, T.J. Storm and Traci Murase), and "The Suit" (directed by Greg Aronowitz).

April truly enjoys being a part of the filmmaking process, and hopes to continue to help make many more films through the use of her craft.

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