Roberta Brown
Jason Carter
James Horan
Stan Kirsch
Nicholas Lea
Maureen Russell
Mark Ryan
Bruce A. Young
Roberta Brown is an actress, swordmaster and fight choreographer. In addition to stage work,
she has worked on such diverse television shows as Queen of Swords and E.R..
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As Ranger Marcus Cole on Babylon 5, Jason Carter endeared himself to audiences.
Jason has also had roles in 3rd Rock from the Sun, VIP and Beverly Hills,
90210. He also conducts acting classes - The Fundamentals of Acting -
and will be offering a class at our June event.
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James Horan has a lengthy resume including various roles
on various Star Trek series (Star Trek: the Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine and Enterprise) as well as roles on series like VIP,
Charmed and The Commish. Even if you don't recognize his face, you'll
probably recognize James' voice from myriad video games like The Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring (Gimli/Boromir), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II -
The Sith Lords and EverQuest II as well as the animated series Roughnecks:
The Starship Troopers Chronicles. James has a role in The Visitation a
feature film which should be released later in 2005. James is also active in live
theatre and enjoys entertaining audiences with his cabaret act.
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Although versatile actor Stan Kirsch is best
known as Richie on Highlander: The Series, he started his career at age 4 as
a Campbell soup kid. Stan has played such diverse roles as an abusive husband on
Family Law, a wistful would-be suitor on Love Boat: The Next Wave, a
Washington newspaper reporter on First Monday and a military lawyer on JAG.
Last year, Stan's comedy short (which Stan wrote, directed, produced and appeared in)
Straight Eye: The Movie was a hit with
attendees. This year, another independent film which features Stan -
Shallow Ground - will premier in the UK,
France, Russia and Thailand the same weekend as Fan Odyssey. It will be released on
DVD
on June 28, 2005. Although his teaching and coaching activities keep him busy,
Stan hopes to branch out into directing in the future.
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Canadian actor Nicholas Lea is known to many fans as Alex Krycek from the
long-running series The X Files, but he has appeared in many other projects.
After X Files, Nick went on to star as Victor Mansfield in John Woo's
Once a Thief. He has had recurring roles on Sliders,
NYPD Blue and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as well as making numerous
guest appearances on shows such as Highlander: The Series, The Commish,
Judging Amy and The Outer Limits. 2005: A Fan Odyssey marks Nick's
first appearance with us.
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Maureen Russell is the author of three critically acclaimed books:
Highlander, The Complete Watcher's Guide,
The Best of Highlander, The Book and
Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera. She has
supplied out-takes and rare footage from Highlander to previous Fan Odyssey events.
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As an actor, Mark Ryan may be best known as Nasir on Robin of Sherwood, but
as a fight director and sword master, he's worked on or appeared in movies like
Charlie's Angels, First Knight and King Arthur. Mark plans
to impart some of his sword expertise by teaching a sword class during 2005: A Fan Odyssey.
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Actor, swordmaster, fight correographer, director, producer Bruce A. Young is a busy man.
His numerous movie credits include Jurassic Park III, Enough and
Undisputed. On television, this talented gentleman has co-starred on
The Sentinel and has appeared on Highlander: The Series
and Becker. He recently appeared on NYPD Blue as a man wrongly convicted.
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