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Mark Joseph Peek as Nate

Mark has been acting for many years. He can be seen on the stage in his home area quite often. Stage roles range from Linus VanPelt in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown to Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. He has appeared in numerous Mad Angel Films. He has also written and his company Wicked Six Productions has co-produced with them. He graduated from Plattsburgh State University with a B.A. in Mass Communication.

Also appearing in...  Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Erika Biel as Nina

Erika Biel is a senior at Proctor High School. In the fall she will be going to SUNY Oneonta to major in education and will be part of the theater group there. De Profundis is Erika's second movie with Mad Angel Films (The Abandoned being the first) and hopefully not her last!

Also appearing in...  De Profundis

James S Cacciatore as Colt

James resides in Frankfort, New York. He majored in speech and drama at Herkimer County Community College and now supervises college clientele in apartment settings. James has performed in several area theater groups involving productions which range from Shakespeare to Neil Simon. His experience includes directing and acting in one production and performing a solo in another.

Also appearing in...  Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge, Crimson Moon, Night Run

Larry Cicigline as Dr. Gero

Larry Cicigline, 65, was born and raised in Utica, N.Y. He attended MVCC and graduated from the New York State Municipal Police Academy. He is a retired Senior Detective with 38 years of service with the Utica Police Department. He was an MVCC Utica Police Academy Instructor and headed the Utica Police Criminal Investigation Division for several years.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, De Profundis, Night Run

Kevin McDermott as Lord Knuth

Kevin is 42 years old and grew up in Hell's Kitchen, NYC although he currently resides in Utica. Kevin's acting experience is still very young but he has been involved with community theatre where he was an extra in As Good As It Gets. While living in New York City he would go to many sets of films that were being shot on location.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Get Outta Dodge

Rachel Powers as Seleace

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from Syracuse University. An aspiring actress, she has appeared in various Newhouse/VPA film productions and Syracuse University drama festivals. She is currently living in Rome, New York after a brief stint in NYC, but hopes to end up in LA when the time is right. Besides acting, Rachel's other interests include traveling and politics. Rachel is Mad Angel Films' Vice President of Cast and Crew; she is a veteran of the company with this being her fourth film. She played Tila in Brackish, Seleace in The Abandoned, and Miss Abbey in Star-Cross'd.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Kenn Pagano as Michael

Kenn is currently working towards a Construction Technology degree from Fulton Montgomery Community College. He has acted for Oak Island Entertainment (based in Orlando, Florida) out of Hershey Pennsylvania, for the Haunted Harvest. He recently had a leading roll as Jerry Manders for Ultimate Terrors at the Altamont Fair Grounds in Albany, N.Y. He was also on "Fear Factor Live" in Orlando F.L.

Also appearing in...  Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods

MaryAnn Myrda as Gena

MaryAnn is a native of the Mohawk Valley. After high school, she pursued an education in science and psychology, receiving degrees from MVCC and SUNY Binghamton. While in the workforce, MaryAnn enjoyed many rewarding years as a scientist for Proctor & Gamble, and an addiction counselor for the Chenango Co. Drug Abuse Center. Currently, she is employed by the CNY-DSO as an educator working with developmentally disabled adults for the past eighteen years. An avid cinephile since childhood, MaryAnn regularly attends the Toronto International Film Festival every September. Having been raised with a strong sense of community, MaryAnn supports many local charities and organizations including SEFA, Heart Run & Walk, food bank, and the Utica Public Library.

Also appearing in...  Seize the Day

Gary P Hood Jr. as Kent

Gary P. Hood Jr. has performed in musical theater and has done many voice solos as well. His accomplishments include singing for All State, NYSSMA, and with the Potsdam Crane School of Music. His career goals include becoming a part time body guard for Will Smith.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day

Catherine Presite as Nate's Mother

Catherine holds a B.A. in Theatre from Stony Brook University. She has had numerous lead roles in theatre and film and plans on pursuing a career as a professional actress. Her most recent role was as Sister James in Doubt put on by Players of Utica.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods

Jason A Covey as Underground City Citizen

Jason Covey is one of the founders of Mad Angel Films. He has two associate degrees from Mohawk Valley Community College, one in Computer Science and the other in Mathematics. He also has a Bachelor and Master of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology in Computer Science. In addition to being the CEO of Mad Angel Films he is the executive producer of every film and assists with the films in various ways that differ from film to film. His "real job" consists of being a Senior Software Engineer at a local software development company and he is also a part-time instructor of mathematics and computer science at his community college alma mater.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge, Crimson Moon, Night Run

Chris Fiore as Underground City Citizen

Chris was born and raised in Utica, N.Y. He is married to his wife Tanya and has two daughters Tiffany and Jazmine. He lives in Sauquoit, NY and has played guitar and sang in a few local bands over the past 20 years. Night Run is his first speaking role in a movie and hopes it leads to more. Chris is currently employed as a manager at a local distribution center. His is an NRA certified firearms instructor and teaches firearm safety and personal protection classes on the weekends.

Also appearing in...  Night Run

Rich Fortuna as Canal Lock Creeper

Rich began playing guitar at the age of 17 and seriously began to learn the instrument at the age of 18. Rich credits Judas Priest's Screaming For Vengeance, Black Sabbath's Live Evil albums and early AC/DC as the "spark" that got him interested in playing the guitar. Upon hearing Metallica's "Master of Puppets" Rich states,"That it was all over from there and I seriously began to practice the guitar and learn songs from Master of Puppets, Ride The Lighting and Kill 'Em All. I was also learning a lot of the early Iron Maiden songs and anything I found interesting." Those interests included Pantera, Led Zeppelin, and Sepultura. Rich began playing in bands by 19 and has been a member of Central New York bands Terminal Reign and Coalition. Rich began to teach guitar in 2000 at the Carmen Caramanica Music Instruction Studios and continues to do so. In 2005, Rich began to write and record Heathen Machines and released it in 2006. Burnt Shadows was released in 2009 as the follow up to Heathen Machines.

Also appearing in...  Star-Cross'd, Get Outta Dodge, Night Run

Rocco Graziano as Alley Creeper

Born and raised in Utica, NY, Rocky Graziano is an accomplished singer songwriter who with his band, The Bourbon Mothers as well as individually has contributed songs to StarCross'd, Sieze The Day and Get Outta Dodge. However, his first passion was not always music. Rocky wanted to act and perform ever since he saw 'Grease' on the big screen. Taking a cue from his musical inspirations who have crossed over to acting (Tom Waits, Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello) Rocky first appeared as a 'creeper' in The Abandoned and then as a thug in Get Outta Dodge. Night Run is his first co starring role. Rocky cites such character actors as Jason Lee and Frank Whaley, as well as big names like Ed Norton, Kevin Spacey and Clive Owen as his favorites. Rocky hopes to one day sit on a couch next to Natalie Portman...or at least sit on a couch that she has sat on.

Also appearing in...  Get Outta Dodge, Night Run

Jessica L Henry as Creeper

Born and raised in Johnstown, New York; Jessica has been involved with the performing arts since childhood. She has worked with Colonial Little Theatre in Johnstown and attended Fulton Montgomery Community College majoring in Theatre Arts. Stage credits include shows such as The Diary of Anne Frank, Godspell, Seussical The Musical, and Neil Simon's Plaza Suite. Jessica has also been involved in the producing, advertising, and directing aspects of theatre as well and directed a completely student run production of Waiting for Godot at FMCC. Jessica also has a few film credits including a supporting role in B.A.D. productions The Inherited and small roles in Mad Angel Films the Abandoned and Three Days in the Woods. In addition to her work in theatre and film she has pursued music religiously throughout her life. Jessica has previously been the lead singer in local bands Wheelchair Getaway Driver and Pretty Dirty. She currently is working on a solo project and now also hosts Palm Central Open Mic Night in Johnstown, New York.

Also appearing in...  Three Days in the Woods

Matthew A Peters as Creeper

Matthew Peters is a man of few words, but great vision. Matt started with humbled beginnings, creating short films such as Pot Zombie and MacMatt. His first feature film was Brackish and was quickly followed by his second film: The Abandoned. His third film, Star-Cross'd lies in post-production, and a script for a fourth film is being developed. Matt holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema from Binghamton University, as well as an Associate of Applied Science in Photography from Mohawk Valley Community College.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge, Crimson Moon

Melissa A Seelman as Creeper

Melissa is from Vernon, NY, has been in many of Matt's short films and has made appearances in every Mad Angel Films movie. Melissa is looking forward to spreading her acting wings and taking on more serious roles as she continues to bring artistic talent to Mad Angel Films for years to come.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, Star-Cross'd, Seize the Day, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge, Crimson Moon
 
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