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Maddie Hasson is known for leading YouTube Premium's original series "Impulse," starring as 'Henrietta (Henry) Coles.' Based on the third novel in the "Jumper" book series written by Steven Gould, "Impulse" follows small-town teenager Henry (Hasson) as she discovers her extraordinary ability to teleport. Season 1 of the genre-bending action thriller series premiered on June 6, 2018 and the show was renewed for a second season shortly after. The second season launched on YouTube Premium on October 16, 2019. Hasson's other television credits include a lead role in ABC Family's mystery-thriller series "Twisted," "Mr. Mercedes," and "The Finder."



On the feature side, Hasson can next be seen starring in the James Wan-directed horror film "Malignant," which New Line Cinema is set to distribute domestically and Warner Bros. is set to distribute internationally. She was also announced to star in "Fixation," a female-driven psychological thriller from director Mercedes Bryce Morgan. Hasson's other film credits include "We Summon the Darkness" from director Marc Meyers, "God Bless America," "Underdogs," "A Light Beneath Their Feet," "Good After Bad," "I Saw the Light," "Novitiate," and the short film "Ape" directed by Josh Hutcherson.



Hailing from North Carolina, Hasson began dancing at the age of seven and immediately was noticed by Fox Troupe Dance Company. Hasson won many awards while competing in Fox Troupe, most notably a scholarship to Broadway Dance Theatre in New York City awarded to her by Mia Michaels at The Pulse Convention and the triple threat award at Access Broadway. At fourteen years old, she joined the Opera House Theatre Company and enjoyed performing in several productions in Wilmington, including "Grey Gardens" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Hasson resides in Los Angeles.

Elle Graham was born on 25 May 2009 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) and Mile 22 (2018).

Paul Teal was born on 18 July 1989 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Deep Water (2022), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021) and One Tree Hill (2003). He died on 15 November 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Briana Venskus was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Sorry for Your Loss (2018), The Walking Dead (2010) and Grace and Frankie (2015).

Banks Repeta plays the lead role in James Gray's highly anticipated feature film for Focus, Armageddon Time (2022), opposite Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong. The film was recently selected to compete at this year's Cannes film festival.

Banks feature credits include Antonio Campos' DEVIL ALL THE TIME for Netflix, where he plays a young Tom Holland alongside Haley Bennett and Bill Skarsgard, Scott Derrickson's The Black Phone (2021) for Blumhouse, as well as Sundance hit UNCLE FRANK written and directed by Alan Ball.

On television, he can be seen recurring on MANHUNT THE UNABOMBER, opposite Sam Worthington as well as in Fox comedy WELCOME TO FLATCH from producer Paul Feig. He has also appeared in Stephen King's THE OUTSIDER on HBO, opposite Ben Mendelsohn, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY for HBOmax and GONE for NBC.

Growing up in the natural preserves of coastal North Carolina, Banks is attuned to the rhythms of tidal life. His knowledge and love of the great outdoors makes him a natural water man who spears, cleans and cooks his own fish. He's a surfer, skateboarder, and open water swimmer. He plays guitar and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Being raised in a family of film professionals, Banks has been exposed to film making his entire life.

Roman Gabriel, the great starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams during the late 1960s and early '70s, first achieved sports stardom at North Carolina State, where he was a two-time All-American at quarterback and an academic All-American. Such was his athletic prowess, setting virtually every NC State passing record, that on Jan. 20, 1962, Gabriel's jersey was officially retired and presented to him by North Carolina governor Terry Stanford. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 27 years later, in 1989.

Roman Gabriel, Jr. was born on August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, North Carolina, the son of a Filippino immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1925, and his Irish-American wife. In 1962, he was the first round draft pick of both the NFL's Rams (and second player picked overall in the draft) and of the Oakland Raiders in the rival American Football League (first pick overall among all players). The Rams signed him for three years at $15,000, non-guaranteed; he eventually played 11 seasons for the Rams, from 1962 to '72. At 6'4" tall and 235-lb., Gabriel is considered the first large quarterback in NFL history.

In May of 1966, the Oakland Raiders signed Gabriel for the 1967 season, part of the AFL's raiding of the older league in an attempt to create parity and force a merger. Gabriel had been dissatisfied with the way he had been used by Rams coach Harland Svare, particularly irritated that he had been overlooked for starting assignments. He was ready to leave the Rams, but when the team hired George Allen as coach, he changed his mind. Under the legendary head coach, Roman Gabriel thrived as a starting QB. He won his first Pro Bowl berth in 1967, following it up with selections in 1968 and 1969, the latter being the year that he won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and also was MVP of the Pro Bowl.

In his years coaching the Rams, George Allen had a record of 49-17-4, the best of any coach in Rams history. Yet, owner Dan Reeves did not like him fired him after the 1968 season. The dismissal did not stick as the players revolted, and Reeves was forced to back down. However, Reeves would have his revenge: Despite having a winning season in 1970, Allen was fired by Reeves (who was dying of cancer; the team would soon change hands not once but twice in a short-time). The next two years, Gabriel's play was hampered by a torn tendon in the elbow of his throwing arm. In the ethos of the NFL of the time, Gabriel was derided as a "psycho" and a slacker, and expected to suit up and play in pain. (The novel and movie North Dallas Forty (1979) exposed this plantation mentality among NFL owners, many of whom had reputed links to organized crime.) His statistics suffered, and after the 1972 season, Don Klosterman, the newly appointed general manager of the team, acquired quarterback John Hadl from the San Diego Chargers.

Gabriel took the acquisition of a starting QB by the team as an affront and demanded a trade. Klosterman obliged. When he was traded from L.A. to the Philadeliphia Eagles, Roman Gabriel ranked as the Rams' all-time passing leader with 22,223 yards and 154 touchdowns, which are still team records, as are his passes attempted (3,313) and passes completed (1,705).

With Philadelphia in 1973, Gabriel led the league with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, winning him the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award and making the Pro Bowl. His total yards and his passing completion percentage of 58.7 were the best of his career. While with the Eagles (1973-77), he threw for 7,221 total yards and made 45 touchdowns.

Though in 1978, his career was all but over, George Allen -- newly returned to the team -- wanted Gabriel as a third-string QB and quarterback coach. However, Klosterman (and to a lesser extent Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom) made it clear to Gabriel that he was not wanted back, so Gabriel walked away from playing. He did not turn his back on the game, though, serving as the offensive coordinator of the Boston Breakers and Arizona Wranglers franchises in the short-lived USFL. He had a lackluster career as a head coach, leading the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks of the World League of American Football to a 0-10 mark in their first and only season of 1991-1992.

Possessed of a stellar physique and dark, good looks, Gabriel took advantage of living in country's major entertainment center and had a brief career in movies and television. He made his TV debut as a "native" on Gilligan's Island (1964) and his movie debut as a prison guard in Otto Preminger's notorious stinker Skidoo (1968). The highlight of his acting career was playing Blue Boy, the Native American adopted son of the legendary John Wayne in the horse opera The Undefeated (1969). On the set, Gabriel struck up a close friendship with co-star Rock Hudson.

Roman Gabriel and his wife Lisa are deeply committed to charity work in his North Carolina community. The couple have raised $4 million for charity through their RG Sports Connection trust.

Kenzie Dalton was born on 7 March 1988 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for A Dark Foe (2020), One Tree Hill (2003) and NCIS (2003).

Elizabeth (Beth) Becka's professional career includes directing or playing leading and supporting roles in over 50 theatrical productions from Off-Broadway and Regional Theatre to film film television projects on both coasts. Beth has extensive voice over experience and, as a professional dialect coach, has worked with Brook Shields and Dylan Walsh, among others. She was the acting coach for the five teen leads in NBC's "Game of Silence" and for Will Graham, in the role of his grandfather, Billy Graham, in "Unbroken: Path to Redemption." She was also the acting coach for all the actors in films "War Room" and "Overcomer." Ms. Becka has an MFA in Acting/Directing from UNC-Greensboro, and is a certified trainer in the Meisner Technique. Her over 33-year teaching career includes 8 years as a private acting coach in LA, 17 years at UNC-Wilmington, and 9 years as the owner/director of Insight Actors Studio located in Atlanta, GA. She is also a sought-after public speaking coach. Beth has one daughter, Caitlin Becka.

Considered one of the best fighters of all time, Ray Leonard burst onto the international scene by winning the light-welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. He turned professional with a lawyer, Mike Trainer, handling the business side of his career whilst hiring the legendary trainer Angelo Dundee to guide him towards the top. Dundee's success with Muhammad Ali and Trainer's business savvy ensured that three years later, Sugar Ray Leonard was not only a millionaire, but ready for his first world title.

Puerto Rican Wilfredo Benitez, himself a world champion since the age of 17, surrendered the WBC welterweight title in 1979, and Sugar Ray was on his way. The next seven years saw Leonard engage in some of the most famous battles in ring history with his three most famous rivals; Thomas Hearns (aka Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns), Roberto Durán (aka Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran) and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Duran was the victor in early 1980, taking the WBC crown after a brutal contest. However, honor was restored later that same year, with the famous "No Mas" victory. Duran was out-boxed, out-sped and humiliated and, in the eighth round, surrendered with the words "No Mas - No More".

1981 saw the WBA/WBC welterweight unification bout with Hearns. Victory came in the fourteenth round after a see-saw fight that saw both fighters hurt before Sugar Ray prevailed. Retirement followed but, in 1984, returned at light-middleweight, although he retired again soon after. Clearly, he wasn't the same fighter as in his hey-day. However, the pull of the limelight was too much and, in 1987, returned to the ring with an audacious challenge for the WBC world middleweight crown against the fearsome champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas. Despite being a heavy underdog, Leonard confounded the critics by beating Hagler for the first time since 1980, and taking his beloved world title. Hagler retired, claiming he was robbed.

Many dispute Leonard's victory, and opinion is divided, even to this day. Although he won the WBC super-middleweight & light-heavyweight titles, it was clear that Sugar Ray's best days were behind him. A hollow rubber match victory against Duran and a draw with Hearns carried little weight, and he took a beating in a WBC light-middleweight title against "Terrible" Terry Norris in 1991, getting knocked down twice and sustaining a nasty beating. Six years later, a non-title contest against Hector Camacho (aka Hector "Macho" Camacho) finally persuaded Sugar Ray Leonard that his time was up. After some years establishing himself as a top promoter, he joined forces with ex-British paratrooper & reality TV mogul Mark Burnett to create The Contender (2005). With movie star Sylvester Stallone also on board, "The Contender" gives an insight to the hopes & fears of young professional prize-fighters as they compete for a $1 million prize and a headline-grabbing main event in Las Vegas. It was of particular importance to Leonard, as he wanted the public to see that although he had all the trappings of success, such as wealth & glory, the road to the top was filled with setbacks and problems, both physically & emotionally, which he himself had to overcome in his boxing days. Ray Leonard still remains in the public eye to this day, and his legacy as one of the sport's greatest exponents means that his place in boxing history is forever secure.

Charlie Daniels was born on 28 October 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Coyote Ugly (2000), The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and The Waterboy (1998). He was married to Hazel Juanita Alexander. He died on 6 July 2020 in Hermitage, Tennessee, USA.

Myke Holmes is an American actor known for his work on The Walking Dead (2016), House of Cards (2016) and The Longest Ride (2015).

He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Illinois University where he studied under master acting teacher Kathryn Gately.

Myke also studied at the world-famous Moscow Art Theatre in Russia and earned his BA in Theatre from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

As a professional actor, Myke has worked in theatres in Russia, Romania, New York, Los Angeles, and all over southeastern United States. He can be seen in various films, television shows, commercials, and can even be heard in a cartoon or two.

Myke teaches Acting at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Mitch Eakins was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He studied acting with legendary teacher Lucile McIntyre, who encouraged him to devote his life to the performing arts. Eakins graduated at the top of his class with a Film Studies degree at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He went on to study at Stella Adler in Manhattan and in 2017 became a member of the BGB studio in Los Angeles, California. Mitch is an original cast member in L.A's longest running play Point Break Live and went on to play Goose in the Top Gun Parody Tom Gun Live. He recurred for two seasons on the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies as the duplicitous and dashing Major William Bradford. He recurred for ten episodes as Detective Tommy Roberts in Antonie Fuqua's New Orleans based thriller #freerayshawn. Mitch is an avid surfer, a dedicated father and husband, and a passionate advocate for ocean conservation.

Lisa Mae Fincannon was born on 23 April 1962 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is a casting director and producer, known for RED (2010), Looper (2012) and The Menu (2022).

Olga Roderick, Madame Olga, was born Jane Barnell in Wilmington, NC on January 3, 1871 (or February 28, 1877, depending on the source). Her father was a Russian Jew and her mother Catawba Indian. According to historians, she was growing hair by the age of two and was bearded at four. Her deformity caused her mother to believe that Jane was bewitched, so she sold her to the Great Orient Family Circus when her husband was away on business. Jane would later comment, "I have never been able to find out if Mamma got any money for me, or just gave me away to get rid of me. She hated me, I know that. Daddy told me years later that he gave her a good beating when he got home from Baltimore and found out what had happened."

The circus later merged with a larger circus and successfully toured Europe, eventually traveling to Germany. In Berlin, Jane contracted typhoid fever and taken to a local hospital, where she was not expected to live. Allegedly, after her recovery, she found that the circus had left without her, and she was placed in an orphanage. Her father finally tracked her down and brought her back to the United States, where she worked on her grandmother's farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Her neighbor, a circus strongman, invited her to join John Robinson's Circus, and at the age of 21, after trying several stage names (including Madame Olga), she settling on Lady Olga Roderick. At the time, her beard was 13 inches long, "the longest in the world."

During her lifetime, Lady Olga worked for more than 25 circuses, including Ringling Brothers, Forepaugh-Sells, Dreamland Circus Sideshow and Hubert's Dime Museum, earning between $20 and $100 per week. It was stated that she seemed to have an overtly inflated view of herself, and was not a terribly happy or friendly person to be around. She was a socialist and very political, expressing her opinions in no uncertain terms.

Lady Olga appeared in Tod Browning's Freaks (1932) as the wife of Pete Robinson, the Skeleton Man, celebrating the birth of their child (who also has a beard). After the film was released (and in later years), she was the most vocal about being very unhappy with the overall portrayal of the sideshow performers in the film, vowing never to work in Hollywood again. She said it was "an insult to all freaks everywhere" and "if the truth be known, we're all freaks together."

Barnell was married four times and had two children by her first husband. Her last marriage was to her "alleged" manager Thomas O'Boyle, who was an ex-clown and a sideshow talker at the gate of Hubert's Museum on 42nd Street. Her last circus performance was in 1938 with Ringling Brothers in New York City, although she continued making public appearances until her death.

Jane Barnell died on October 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA.

Barbara Weetman was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for The Notebook (2004), Stuck in Love. (2012) and Jessabelle (2014).

Meadowlark Lemon was born on 25 April 1932 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Imps* (1983). He was married to Dr. Cynthia Lemon and Willye Maultsby. He died on 27 December 2015 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

Sammy Davis Sr. was born on 12 December 1900 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Benny Goodman Story (1956), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) and Sweet and Low (1947). He was married to Elvera Davis. He died on 21 May 1988 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Arthur Bridgers was born on 17 November 1984 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995) and The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002).

Louie Chaplin Moss acted in his first film just before his 1st birthday. He is the son of film and theater actors, Cullen Moss and Madison Moss. He's a passionate fan of the Harry Potter books and many films and musicals. He loves to make people laugh and enjoys creating stories with his wild imagination.

Don Payne was born on 5 May 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Simpsons (1989), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). He was married to Julie. He died on 26 March 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Lily Goff was born on 5 March 1997 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Homecoming (2005), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) and The Bernie Mac Show (2001).

Character actor, Edgar Latimer Hinton, Jr. was one of three persons killed when a single engine amphibious plane hit a cliff and plunged into Toyon Bay, Santa Catalina Island. The plane took off from the bay, circled once, and hit a 40-foot cliff in front of the exclusive Toyon Bay Boat Club. Hinton was a guest at the club with his wife, Marilynn and their three children. He had been summoned abruptly to the mainland and was due in Utah the next day to begin a movie. The crash occurred in full view of Hinton's family who had come down to the boat club pier to wave goodbye.

The aircraft, a Republic Seabee, had taken off about 4 p.m. from Orange County Airport. The pilot, Vince Pardue, had been trying to organize a charter air service from Orange County Airport to Santa Catalina Island. Toyon Bay Boat Club manager Bob Robb said that Pardue had contacted the club about the charter and when Hinton heard that Pardue was returning to the mainland he arranged for a ride. The single engine amphibian headed out to sea, then apparently returned at low altitude so that Hinton could wave to his wife and three children standing on the dock. The plane suddenly lost altitude, smashed into a cliff and fell to the rocky beach.

Brinkley hosted This Week with David Brinkley from 1982 until his retirement in 1997. In 1992, he won a Peabody Award for his report on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As a news analyst, Brinkley was known for his terse, biting comments and his dry wit.

Thaddeus Daniels was born on 1 April 1970 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Greta (2018), Brooklyn in July (2017) and John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).

Manley Pope was born on 29 May 1972 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Marci X (2003), Sweet Valley High (1994) and CSI: Miami (2002). He has been married to Amy Danles since 24 July 1999. They have two children.