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Danielle Brooks starred as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson in Netflix’s Emmy nominated series Orange is the New Black, a role that garnered her two NAACP Image Award nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She also received the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Actress. Next up, Brooks will star opposite John Cena in the HBO Max series Peacemaker, the spinoff series to James Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad movie. Brooks starred as the legendary Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in director Kenny Leon’s Mahalia which premiered on Lifetime in April. For her performance, Brooks earned the Actress Award for Television from the Critics Choice Association Celebration of Black Cinema & Television. Additionally, Brooks was nominated for a Critics Choice TV Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Award and received a Primetime Emmy Award Nomination as a producer on Mahalia. On stage, Brooks starred as Beatrice in The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Kenny Leon. For her performance, she received the AUDELCO Award for Lead Actress in a Musical, the ANTONYO Award for Best Actor in a Play, Off-Broadway, and a Drama League Award nomination for Distinguished Performance. Brooks made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, a Drama Desk Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. She also received a Grammy Award and a Theatre World Award for Significant Broadway Debut. Other feature work includes a leading role opposite Anna Kendrick in Chris Morris’ The Day Shall Come, produced by See Saw and released by IFC, and a role opposite Alfre Woodard, Wendell Pierce, and Aldis Hodge in Clemency, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and was released by Neon. Other television work includes a recurring role on Aziz Ansari’s Emmy Award-winning Netflix comedy series Master of None, and guest lead roles on HBO’s High Maintenance and Girls. Brooks’ voice work includes Sony’s animated feature Angry Birds, HBO Max’s Close Enough, and Netflix’s Karma’s World. Danielle released her four track EP entitled FOUR. Brooks co-wrote the songs including “Seasons,” which is featured in the series finale of Orange if the New Black. Danielle is the co-founder of “Black Women on Broadway,” which honors the legacy of Black Women’s contributions to the theatre. She serves on the Artistic Board of Urban Arts Partnership, which advances the intellectual, social and artistic development of underserved public school students through arts-integrated education programs to close the achievement gap. Danielle grew up in South Carolina and is a graduate of The Juilliard School.

John David Washington produced and starred alongside Zendaya in the Sam Levinson directed film Malcolm & Marie. The film’s production set the example for others on how to safely film during COVID-19. The film was released on February 5th, 2021 on Netflix. He stared as “The Protagonist” in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Tenet which released internationally on August 27, 2020 and domestically on Sept 3, 2020. He was also recently seen in the Luca Guadagnino produced film Beckett released on Netflix in 2021. John David played the lead in Blackkklansman,  directed by Spike Lee and produced by Jason Blum and Jordan Peele. He appeared alongside Adam Driver and Laura Harrier. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to a standing ovation and won the Grand Prix. John David received multiple nominations for his portrayal of Ron Stallworth during the 2019 awards season including a Best Actor nomination for both a Golden Globe and SAG Award. Up next John David will be seen in the upcoming untitled David O. Russel movie where he stars alongside Christian Bale and Margot Robbie. It was also recently announced that he will star in the latest sci-fi story from director Gareth Edwards titled True Love. John David was previously seen in Monsters and Men directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, where he played the role of ‘Dennis’ alongside up-and-comers Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Chante Adams. The script was selected and developed as part of the 2017 Sundance Directors Lab. John David received a nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Male for his performance.  He can also be seen in the Anthony Mandler helmed All Rise, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, starring Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, & Jennifer Hudson. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. In the fall of 2018, he appeared in Fox Searchlight’s Old Man and the Gun, directed by David Lowery playing opposite Casey Affleck, Elisabeth Moss, and Robert Redford. John David got his film debut as a child in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X in 1992. He returned to the big screen in 2017 in Lionsgate’s Love Beats Thymes, directed by RZA, opposite Common and Jill Scott. Prior to acting, John David spent six years playing professional football. Shortly after, he booked his first-ever audition to play Ricky Jerret in the HBO series Ballers with Dwayne Johnson. His performance as ‘Ricky’ generated rave reviews.

Appearing in well over 100 films, Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Jackson’s portrayal of Jules, the philosopher hitman, in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction made an indelible mark on American cinema. In addition to unanimous critical acclaim, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a Best Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Among his many award-winning performances, Jackson made movie history with his portrayal of a crack addict in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever when he was awarded the first and only Best Supporting Performance Award ever given by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival. Jackson will receive an honorary Academy Award at the upcoming Governors Awards in January 2022. Jackson recently completed production on his first limited series for television, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey in which he stars and produces for Apple. This year, Jackson reunited with Salma Hayek and Ryan Reynolds for Lionsgate’s The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the sequel to the 2017 film, The Hitman’s Bodyguard. He can also be seen in the newest Saw sequel, Spiral, with Chris Rock and Max Minghella and in Lionsgate’s The Protégé. In 2020, Jackson starred in the EPIX docuseries, Enslaved, which he also executive produced with LaTanya Richardson Jackson.  Enslaved won three awards at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards and two awards at the 2021 Impact Docs Awards. He also starred opposite Anthony Mackie in the Apple drama The Banker. In 2019, Jackson starred in Warner Bros.’ Shaft and Sony’s Spiderman: Far From Home.  Jackson also starred as a young Nick Fury opposite Brie Larson in the massive global hit, Captain Marvel. Jackson also reprised his role as Mr. Glass in M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass. The film is the final installment of the universe Shyamalan created, which also includes Split and Unbreakable.  In 2018, Jackson lent his voice to the Academy Award-nominated film Incredibles 2, reprising his role of Lucius Best/Frozone. In 2017, Jackson starred in Warner Bros. Kong: Skull Island with Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston. In 2015, Jackson appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated Western The Hateful Eight. He starred as Major Marquis Warren, alongside Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kurt Russell. That same year, Jackson appeared in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service and Spike Lee’s Chiraq. In 2016, Jackson was seen in David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan, starring alongside Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie and Christoph Waltz in addition to Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Also in 2016, Jackson completed production on Brie Larson’s directorial debut Unicorn Store, The Last Full Measure with Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer and Ed Harris as well as Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself. In 2012, he co-starred in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” as ‘Stephen,’ with Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio.  He also starred in The Avengers, which is part of his 9-picture deal with Marvel Studios. Jackson reprised his role in both Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which was released in April 2014, and the 2015 sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Jackson made his Broadway debut in 2011 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in The Mountaintop, where he portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. The play also starred Angela Bassett and was directed by Kenny Leon. Jackson’s career began onstage upon his graduation from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a degree in dramatic arts.  Among the plays were Home, A Soldier’s Play, Sally/Prince and The District Line. He also originated roles in two of August Wilson’s plays, The Piano Lesson and Two Trains Running at the Yale Repertory Theatre.  For the New York Shakespeare Festival, Jackson appeared in Mother Courage and Her Children, Spell #7, and The Mighty Gents.  Additional film credits include: RoboCop, Oldboy, Mother and Child, Iron Man 2, HBO’s The Sunset Limited, Lakeview Terrace, Soul Men, The Spirit, Jumper, Resurrecting the Champ, 1408, Black Snake Moan, Snakes on a Plane, Freedomland, Coach Carter, Star Wars:  Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith, S.W.A.T, Changing Lanes, Formula 51, Stars Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Caveman’s Valentine, Eve’s Bayou, Unbreakable, Rules of Engagement, Shaft, Deep Blue Sea, Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, The Negotiator, The Red Violin, Jackie Brown, 187, A Time to Kill, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Jungle Fever, Sphere, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Ragtime, Sea of Love, Coming to America, Do the Right Thing, School Daze, Mo’ Better Blues, Goodfellas, Patriot Games, and True Romance. On the small screen, Jackson served as Executive Producer for the Spike TV animated series, “Afro Samurai” which premiered in 2007.  The series received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program from the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences. The first edition of the “Afro Samurai” video game launched in February 2009. Jackson also starred in John Frankenheimer’s Emmy Award-winning Against the Wall for HBO.  His performance earned him a Cable Ace nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.

April Matthis  is an Obie Award-winning actor. Broadway: The Piano Lesson. Selected Off-Broadway: Primary Trust (Roundabout); Help (The Shed); Toni Stone (Roundabout); Fairview, Lear (Soho Rep); The Sound & the Fury (ERlevator Repair Service); Fondly, Collette Richland (NYTW); Measure for Measure (The Public); Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf (Abrons Art Center); GATZ (Perth Festival).TV: The Blacklist, New Amsterdam (NBC); Evil, The Good Fight (Paramount Plus); Life & Beth (Hulu). Film: Black Card (HBO, Showtime), Fugitive Dreams (FantasiaFest, Cinequest), Ramona at Midlife (Woodstock Film Festival).

Wilson, known as one of the premiere voices of the African American experience, first gained national attention when his play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom hit Broadway, earning critical acclaim and a Tony nomination for Best Play.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is a two-time Tony Award-nominated stage and screen actress, director and producer. Her onstage Broadway credits include Lena Younger in the 2014 revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (Tony nomination, Best Actress in a Play), as Calpurnia in Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, and as Bertha Holly in the 2009 revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. She became the first woman to direct an August Wilson play on Broadway with the 2022 revival of The Piano Lesson, starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks, which received a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play. She was also a co-producer on the 2023 revival of Purlie Victorious (Tony nomination, Best Revival of a Play). Her extensive theater work includes Shakespeare in the Park’s Taming of the Shrew, For Colored Girls…, Spell #7, Casanova, Unfinished Women, Stop Reset, and August Wilson’s Century Cycle. Her screen credits include the HBO limited series Show Me A Hero (NAACP Image Award nomination, Best Actress), ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Netflix’s Luke Cage, FX’s Damages, Blue Bloods, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Lumet’s 100 Centre Street and the films Freedomland, Losing Isaiah, The Fighting Temptations, U.S. Marshals, Juanita, Mother and Child, and Nicole Holofcener’s You Hurt My Feelings. As a screen producer, she executive produced the limited series The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and the EPIX docuseries Enslaved; and as a filmmaker, she directed and starred in the acclaimed 2000 short film Hairstory, which will be revived for a Restoration West Coast Premiere this December at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Spelman College where she and her husband recently opened the LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Performing Arts Center.

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