J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burke, Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, Anna Torv, Josh Jackson and John Noble attended the vastly popular Comic Con. Comic Con 2008 ran from 24-27 July in San Diego, California. Thousands of fans got to see the Fringe pilot episode. For full details on the cast and Comic Con, I recommend checking out the TV Squad article. If you like TV shows, comic books and Sci Fi Comic Con seems to be the Mecca of connections. It was a smart move ensure the Comic Con goers got exposed to Fringe.
Apparently, Abrams stated that the pilot episode of Fringe that was leaked was not intentional. Also, Abrams confirmed that a Fringe comic book was a possibility.
Jasika Nicole was born and raised in Alabama. She studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at a small college in North Carolina.
The credits in her filmography start in 2005. Her first television role was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Gisella on the ‘Scared Crazy’ episode. In 2006 she landed the part of Egypt in the film Take the Lead. Most recently, she was hired to play the part of Penny in the comedy Mastersons of Manhatten (2007).
Other than playing the role of Astrid Farnsworth in Fringe, Jasika has also shot 2 episodes in the new television comedy series, The Return of Jezebel James (2008) as Dora. Jasika also plays the role of Wendy in She’s Out of My League, which is in the post-production stages.
Jasika also in involved in 2 websites. One is a blog and the other is a site for her comic project. Apparently, Ms. Nicole loves to draw and from what I saw its pretty good. Sounds like a fun project. Check out the sites…
Born on November 23, 1974 in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx. From a young age Kirk was highly interested in acting. Other than the improvised shows at home for his family, Acevedo also participated in his high school’s drama club.
Acevedo attended and graduated from LeGuardia High School for Performing Arts. After that he attended the SUNY Purchase School of Acting, also known as Purchase College. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Acevedo auditioned for a part in the HBO’s series Oz and got the role of Miguel Alvarez. He shot 46 episodes dating from 1997-2003. He was also nominated 4 times for the ALMA Award for this role.
He won the ALMA in 99′ for his role in the film The Thin Red Line. I was a fan of Oz and remember him very well. Very good actor and looking forward to seeing more of him in Fringe.
Some of his most notable television works are Law & Order: Trial by Jury, HBO’s Band of Brothers, NYPD Blue, 24, The Black Donnelly’s and CBS’ As the World Turns.
Acevedo’s filmography is quite impressive. His acting career started in 1995 and since that time has over 30 film and television credits to his name. I just noticed he did a commercial for White Castles in 2007. I’d like to see that, just for kicks.
Anna Torv was born in Sydney and grew up on the Gold Coast. After graduating from the Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia in 2001, Torv has worked mostly worked in the UK. Her first screen appearance was in 2001 in the Australian television show, White Collar Blue.
Her most notable role was on BBC’s Mistresses. She played the role of Alex and shot 5 episodes. She has appeared in 5 movies to date and also starred in television series such as Young Lions (2002, as Irena Nedov) and The Secret Life of Us (2004-2005, as Nikki Martel). She shot 13 episodes with the former and 20 episodes in the latter.
Torv’s aunt is married to Australian-American global media mogul Rupert Murdoch. He is the major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corp. Torv claims that this connection has no bearing or influence on her successful entertainment career.
John Noble was born on August 20, 1948 in Port Pirie, South Australia. You may have seen him on the television series All Saints (38 episodes from 2004-2008), 24 (2 episodes in 2007), Stargate SG-1 (1 episode in 2006), Pirate Islands: The Lost treasure of Fiji (13 episodes in 2007) and in the critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings as Denethor. He appeared in not only The Two Towers, but also Return of the King. Ahh, I knew I recognized him from somewhere!
From 1977-1987, Mr. Noble was also the Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia. Also, from 1997-2000 he was the head of the Drama department at Brent St. School of Arts in Sydney. Noble has directed more than 80 plays. He is also a voice and acting teacher.
In 2004 he won the Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble in The Return of the King. During that time he also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Two Towers. His last award came from the National Board of Review, but was also nominated for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award and the DVD Exclusive Award for the aforementioned films.
In Fringe, Noble plays the role of Dr. Walter Bishop who was a former government scientist that did experiments in Fringe science. For his experiments that he conducted on humans, he was incarcerated and later institutionalized.
If anyone wants further information check out his site:
Here is a good interview with JJ Abrams the Creator/executive Producer of Fringe. He discusses the concept of the Fringe TV Show and casting for the show. He discusses finding Anna Torv (FBI Agent Dunham) Peter (Joshua Jackson) and John Noble.
J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burke, Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, Anna Torv, Josh Jackson and John Noble attended the vastly popular Comic Con. Comic Con 2008 ran from 24-27 July in San Diego, California. Thousands of fans got to see the Fringe pilot episode. For full details on the cast and Comic Con, I recommend checking out the TV Squad article. If you like TV shows, comic books and Sci Fi Comic Con seems to be the Mecca of connections. It was a smart move ensure the Comic Con goers got exposed to Fringe.
