Actors
Travis Quintin Yong / Sam
Travis Quentin Young was born and raised in Westlake, Louisiana. He began his acting career at the age of eight playing Sonny Flood in 'The Dark at the Top of the Stairs'. Since then he's performed several roles on stage, including John in Peter Pan, Arty in Lost in Yonkers, George Gibbs in Our Town, and Hank in Marvin's Room. Travis made his on-screen debut in the horror feature THE WEDDING SLASHERS and continued his film work in other features such as THE REPLACEMENT CHILD and THE LEGEND OF BLOODY JACK. He has recently wrapped shooting with Luis Guzman in a short called I KICKED LUIS GUZMAN IN THE FACE, and he is a regular on the animated comic book mini-series Dracula vs. King Arthur.
Sylvia Panacione / Suzy
Sylvia attended the lee strasberg theatre institute where she took part in many stage productions, including Beyond Therapy and Ubu Rex. Besides the movie Secret Lover, she has recently played the challenging role of a deaf blind teenage girl in the short film The Moon and He which will show in LA in october 2007. She can also be seen this summer in the independent feature Everybody wants to be Italian, and is currently in preproduction of a romantic comedy.
Peggy Ahn / Lisa
Peggy was born in California and grew up in Northridge, a suburb of Los Angeles. A French and English Literature major at UCLA, she began her acting career when she landed the lead role in Sung Rno’s “Cleveland Raining” at East West Players. Under the artistic direction of Tim Dang and the nurturing guidance of award-winning director/writer, Shishir Kurup, Peggy successfully performed her fist role in her first play ever. She continued her career in theater and with TV guest star and independent film roles. Some of the directors she has been fortunate to work with are: Justin Lin (Fast and the Furious III), Quentin Lee (Ethan Mao), and Nelson McCormick (ER). She has performed with actors like Noah Wiley, Maura Tierney, and Tamlyn Tomita among others. She is a member of East West Players and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. Her Confession: to be in the chaotic, euphoric whirlwind of yet another film set.
Michael Speights / Jin
Trained at Margie Haber Studio and Reel Pros, Michael Speights has spent most of his acting career on stage in plays. He makes his film debut in “Secret Lover.” Michael continues to take on challenging roles on stage and in TV and film to stretch and grow in his craft.
JOHN DEWIS / Nicky
Comes from Main Line Philadelphia and began his acting career at Harvard and the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a stint in the “Chekhov Now” festival in New York City he has moved to LA where he works as an actor in Film and TV. He has guest-starred on Pepper Dennis (CW), Two-and-a-half Men (CBS), and has starred in several independent films. In addition to being the quintessential “prepster-gone-bad” as celebrated in the privileged, sadistic world of Brett Easton Ellis, he is a licensed pilot, an amateur squash champion, and a professional cowboy.
Kenny Kifara / Sandy
Kenny Kilfara is an award-winning filmmaker who has screened across the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, and Germany. Kilfara recently appeared at Sundance in the film Sombodies. One of the youngest full-time faculty members in the University of Georgia's history, he has extensive experience in both large-scale lectures and one-on-one work with undergraduate and graduate students. He is currently directing the feature length documentary Blacklist: Recovering the Life of Canada Lee.
Sandra Marshall / Katarena
Sandra Marshall, a veteran actress with many credits. Her television credits include House, The O.C., ER, Unsolved Mysteries, Talk Soup, I survived a Disaster 3. Her films include Secret Lover, All About Us, The Cookie Thief, Loungers, Avon, Succubus, and Spanish Fly, Theatrical credits include Gypsy, The Sound of Music, The Prisoner of Second Avenue and much more.
Jeffrey Frost / Don
Jeffrey Frost loves to talk about himself in the third person. He is currently studying at the Beverly Hills Playhouse which recently produced his one man show “Sociocide.” He starred in the independent film “Public Interest” and has done numerous commercials and stage work during his ten year acting career.
