Actor Bio-Page
Nicole D'Onofrio is a graduate of
Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ (2009 - Magna
Cum Laude). She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Musical Theater and hopes
to inspire people through entertainment. She has been trained to sing in all
different styles including classical, jazz, Broadway, and pop, is trained in
Musical Theater, Tap and Jazz Dance, as well as acting and improvisation.
She also studied musical theater for a month in Conegliano, Italy with
professors from NYU, University of Michigan and University of Miami. Prior to
Westminster, Nicole completed a two-year comprehensive music program called the
Performer's Certificate Program for the most talented high school
instrumentalists and vocalists designed to prepare students for musical studies
in college at the University of Hartford - Hartt School of Music. She has
been in many musicals as well as independent films and also puts on shows as Disney
princesses for children's parties throughout New Jersey.
Nicole began work with us in 2008 on the Short Feature “ACTION JUNKIES” where she stared as KIM in the film. Her excellent performance of a girl caught between two cut-throat card players in the underground world, gave the film and character a true sense of realism. Following this film, Nicole starred in the short film “SMOOCH?” which was made for the 140 Second Film Festival sponsored by the NJFA. Playing the character of herself in the two and a half minute short, at the end of a blind date, true thoughts are revealed and body language is not always what the other person actually thinks it is. The film took Best In Fest at the close of the 2009 festival. Nicole is an excellent actress and an inspiration to work with. We hope to do many future projects in the future with Nicole.
View Nicole’s IMDB
Page at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3682825/
Matthew A. Walsh, a native of Freehold, NJ, attended Brookdale College in Lincroft. After earning his degree, Matt went on to attend studies at the prestigious HB Studios in New York City. While there, Matt received professional training for theater and film acting. He concentrated his training on improvisation and on-screen studies. Matt is also a proficient singer. He has received formal training from Angela Flynn Knox, the Performing Arts Administrator for Monmouth County Park System and Marcy Manfredy. Matt has been featured in numerous performing theater shows such as "A Christmas Carol," "Ragtime,""Beauty and the Beast," "1776" and "West Side Story." He received the Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical from the NJACT for his performance of Whizzer in the musical "Falsettos" and was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for "Into the Woods." Matt worked with us on the short film "SMOOCH?" in 2009. In the film, he portrayed himself as the lead character coming off of a blind date with a girl he met online. With the films win for Best in Fest, Matt is a true credit to it's ultimate success. His performance was spot on and his professionalism during the filming and post-production was instrumental to the ending result of the film. Matt is currently pursuing acting in both theater and films in the community. We hope to work with Matt again on future projects.
To contact Matt, e-mail him at: walshm13@yahoo.com
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Jesse Pianelli started his
entertainment career at the age of 15 with his band For Pete’s Sake. For three
years they played all around New Jersey and gained large popularity, after
which the band dissolved to pursue college educations. In his junior year of
high school, at Middletown High School South, Jesse played the lead role of
Freddie in the musical “Chess” for which he won an award for Best Actor at the
Bucks County Playhouse. In his senior year, he portrayed Tommy in the rock
opera “Tommy” written by The Who. Aside from acting, Jesse writes and performs
his own music and has written and produced music for shows on UBATV.com. He is
currently attending Brookdale Community College and studying marketing. Jesse
would like to thank his family, his girlfriend Lauren, and especially his
mother, Jill Pianelli, for supporting him in all his endeavors.Jesse
stared as MATT in the short feature, “ACTION
JUNKIES”. With the untimely departure of the prior actor cast in the lead role, we found Jesse at the eleventh hour with two days to go until the start of principal photography. Jesse stepped right in to the project and made the lead character his own. His portrayal of the
underdog with something to prove was the perfect on screen presentation
that brought life and depth to this role as it was meant to be portrayed. Along with acting in the project, Jesse contributed to the music score with an original piece played over his phone call scene with TRIP at the climax of the film. He further contributed to the film by securing the main restaurant location at the start of the film, AJ PIZZLE'S, owned and operated by his family in Matawan, NJ.
He would like to thank John
Cafaro & Craig Cohen, and the entire cast of “ACTION JUNKIES” for making
this experience as fun and as memorable as possible.
To contact Jesse Pianelli e-mail him at jesse.pianelli@gmail.com
Daniel Leed (a.k.a: “Deeds”) was born on
While his music career was
beginning to take form, he suddenly rediscovered his passion for acting and a
new passion for writing and directing. Deeds joined up with some friends and they
created People with Problems. http://www.facebook.com/l/b4e1a;www.peoplewithproblems.com/pwp With this group, they would make any kind of video they
found enjoyable ranging from comedy skits, shorts, car videos, “Jackass-type” stunts
and full length movies. Deeds has currently written two full length screenplays
and plans to one day film and direct them.
Deeds met John and Craig after
they had originally cast his former band mate in the lead role of MATT in “ACTION
JUNKIES”. After this actors departure from the project, John and
Craig continued to stay in contact with Deeds who agreed to work on the crew of
the upcoming project. When the lead actor playing the character of ZANE dropped off of the project, the role was offered to Deeds who
graciously accepted and embraced the role as his own. His outstanding performance in the film created
an unforgettable and memorable character and added to the overall success of
the project. Deeds' performance of ZANE, the eccentric and unpredictable bookie, was portrayed with exactly the right balance of drama and comedy which was a true testament to Dan's acting ability. Dan's band, The Mixtape, added to the music score of the film with the track: "In Between the Thought and Emotion" from their self titled album, released in late 2009. Deeds is also featured playing drums on the opening credits title track of the film and on the "Broadway Rick" track in the band Nocturnal Admissions.
Currently, Deeds is working with
his band The Mixtape and preparing
for a summer tour for 2010. He is also trekking around on the Film Festival
circuit with John and Craig promoting “ACTION
JUNKIES”, writing more screenplays
and prepping for the upcoming film “ACTION
JUNKIES 2”. As part of the Knight Vision Films family, Deeds is a key player in our group. We look forward to many future projects with him in the future.
To contact Deeds, e-mail him
at: Deedsplaysdrums@yahoo.com
Follow Deeds on Twitter: DeedsPlaysDrums
