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Jeff Stewart as Jakob in the feature film Under Jakob's Ladder



Jeff Stewart | Role of Jakob

is perhaps best known for his role as PC Reg Hollis in the British television drama The Bill, which he played from 1984 to 2008. Other TV appearances include Harry Fellows in Crossroads (his first television appearance in 1964) and Dukkha in the Doctor Who story "Kinda" in 1982. He has also played a police constable in Hi-De-Hi! in 1983. Recently, he has branched out into feature films.

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Christopher Elliott as Nikolai



Christopher Elliott | Role of Nikolai

is an Australian actor who is a graduate of the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in New York. He has appeared on Australia's Most Wanted as "The Floppy Hat Bandit". His Off Off Broadway theatre appearances include: Pericles, and Cloud Nine. His film credits include Flynn, The Dead Letter Office, and the 2005 Australian film The Line. He is the brother of Robert Elliott, the former host of the Australian Wheel of Fortune.

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Sal Rendino as Bruno



Sal Rendino | Role of Bruno

comes "back East" after earning an Artistic Director Award in Los Angeles as 'Lead Actor in a Drama' for his portrayal of real-life yuppie Abbie Hoffman in the World Premiere of Nick Zagone's David and Goliath in America, and then taking a recurring role as Officer Jack Mohan on NBC’s ER. Other recent film credits: Code Blue, opposite Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos); A Dangerous Place, opposite Kristen Dalton (The Departed); Across Dot Ave as a racist skinhead.

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Quentin McCuiston as Yasha



Quentin McCuiston | Role of Yasha

His feature film credits include: Overheard in NYC, Bill in Checkmate, Ned in The Visitor, and Lawrence Jacobs in For the Title. In the fall of 2009, he is working on a new webseries called "Learning With Lawrence", which follows the not-so-learned Lawrence Jacobs (from For the Title) as he attempts to answer the various questions of avid viewers.

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Sean Patrick Folster as Yosif



Sean Patrick Folster | Role of Yosif

has an intense presence, and brings that intensity to bear on his work. He loves acting. Period. And has been at it for almost 26 years: in plays, musicals, TV and film. He has studied with some of the finest teachers (Bill Esper, Eric Morris, Terry Schreiber and Larry Moss among them) and continues to seek ways to grow and learn. Also a screenwriter and a Detroit boy originally, he now lives in the Bronx.

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Matthew R. Staley as Karl



Matthew R. Staley | Role of Karl

has television credits that span such shows as Saturday Night Live, The Sopranos, and Forensic Files. He also played the role of the Assassin that Christian Slater’s alter-ego hires to kill himself on the series finale of My Own Worst Enemy. Film credits include: Gods and Generals and Tuck Everlasting. Introduced to gymnastics in 1988, he has since gone on to perform stunts, both live and on television.

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Peter Iasillo, Jr. as Vovik



Peter Iasillo, Jr. | Role of Vovik

got his start in film through friends from his work in community theatre who were now making horror movies. He was cast in some of their early films Igor and the Lunatics, Spookies, and Killer Dead. In 2002, he founded the Black American Drama Group and directed Flyin' West with an all-black cast of actors. "I love all acting, but I fell in love with 'camera acting' from that first day till now."

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Stass Klassen as David



Stass Klassen | Role of David

has been featured in dozens of films and on television, including appearances on 30 Rock. His Off-Broadway credits include Tennessee Williams’ Something Cloudy, Something Clear, Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot; and an all-male Romeo & Juliet (as Juliet & Benvolio; British tour). He received an MFA in acting from Shchukin Theatre School at Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, and studied speech & voice at both the New School and Julliard in New York City.

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Chloe Roe as Marta



Chloe Roe | Role of Marta

is a ten-year-old actress just breaking into the entertainment industry. She has worked with Matt Okin on Out of Whack, the all-kids rock musical, and Generations where she got to be a part of the writing process. They performed in clubs like Nuyorican and the Bowery poetry club in New York City with a live three-piece band. She has done some work in student films. For Under Jakob's Ladder, she was excited to play the role of Jeff Stewart's granddaughter.

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Victoria Bundonis as Rachel



Victoria Bundonis | Role of Rachel

left a successful career in advertising for “life upon the wicked stage” when cast in the First National Tour of the The Music Man Broadway revival. She has also toured North America as Miss Lynch in Grease with Frankie Avalon. NYC theatre: Regional favorites include Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Damn Yankees (Meg), 42nd Street (Dorothy Brock), and Footloose (Vi). TV and film: Nurse Jackie, All My Children, and The Tale of White Boy Brown, among others.

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Ken Jennings as Oigen



Ken Jennings | Role of Oigen

originated the role of Tobias in the Broadway production of Sweeney Todd, in a cast starring Angela Lansbury. Other Broadway appearances include: Grand Hotel, Side Show, All God's Chillun Got Wings, Present Laughter, and London Assurance. He has numerous Off-Broadway shows and regional theatre under his belt. He was also in the original New York City cast of Urinetown.

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Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff as Emma



Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff | Role of Emma

was born in Brooklyn, NY, but because her family traveled extensively, she spent a great part of her childhood in Chile. She has toured nationally with Cirque Ingenieux, playing Queen of the Underworld as well as with Repertorio Espanol, performing the classic works of Federico Garcia Lorca. With more than a dozen independent films to her name, she has also received excellent reviews for her role as Paulina Salas in Death and the Maiden at the Danbury Repertory Theater.

» Read the Q&A with Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff
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