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Jodelle Micah Ferland has built up an impressive resume filled with roles in film, television and, at the beginning of her career, commercials. Born on October 9, 1994, she got her start in an episode of CTV's Cold Squad (1998), before landing the lead role in her first film, Mermaid (2000) at an early age. Her portrayal of the heartbroken "Desi" earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in history, as well as a Young Artist Award.

Since then, she has appeared in films including They (2002), Trapped (2001) and Carrie (2002), and has made appearances on Smallville (2001), Dark Angel (2000) and The Collector (2004). She can also be seen starring in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004), playing a tortured young girl who haunts the hospital's halls. In 2004, she landed the lead role of "Jeliza-Rose" in Terry Gilliam's Tideland (2005), a film about a disturbed young girl who finds solace in her own imagination after the death of her parents. Several roles have followed, including taking on three characters in the horror, Silent Hill (2006), a despondent foster child in Hallmark's Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007), starring with Renée Zellweger in Case 39 (2009), Matthew Broderick's dour daughter in Wonderful World (2009), and a surprise character in Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Her latest role is playing the newly-turned vampire, "Bree", on the highly anticipated "Twilight" movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).

Justin Chatwin is a Canadian actor and avid outdoors man, traveler, sailor, and spear fisherman. The British Columbia native currently resides in Southern California. Although mostly known for his work as an actor, his passion sits with conservation, international motorcycle travel and the outdoors.

Chatwin played the character of jimmy/Steve/jack on Showtime's Emmy nominated drama series "Shameless," which recently began filming its fifth season. The series, from John Wells and Paul Abbott, is based on the long-running hit UK series and also stars William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum.

Chatwin first garnered recognition for his starring role in the in the USA miniseries, "Traffic," directed by Stephen Hopkins. Based on his performance in the program, Newsweek magazine singled him out as an "Actor to Watch." Additional television credits includes a recurring role on showtime "Weeds", "Orphan black", "Dr. who" And Steven Spielberg's re-telling of the H.G. Wells classic, War of the Worlds, in which he starred opposite Tom Cruise.

John DeSantis was born on 13 November 1973 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) and Falling Skies (2011).

Sarah Grey is a Canadian actress. Grey was born in British Columbia, Canada. Grey has appeared on shows such as Almost Human (2013), and Bates Motel (2013) playing young Norma Bates. Her first film role came in 2013, when she landed the part of Jennifer Beals' daughter Julia, in the film Cinemanovels, which was a 2013 Official Selection for the Toronto International Film Festival. Grey has appeared in several television films. In August 2016 Grey was announced as portraying Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl in the second season of The CW television series DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016). In April 2018 she was cast in the upcoming Netflix drama series The Order (2019), playing the female lead Alyssa.

Diana Jean Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to Adella A. (Wende), an elementary school teacher, and Stephen James Krall, an accountant. She has Czech, German, English, and Scottish ancestry. Krall was raised in Nanaimo, a small community on Vancouver Island, where she began performing professionally at age 15 as a jazz pianist. In 1981, Diana won a Vancouver Jazz Festival scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston and, after a year and a half of serious study, she returned to British Columbia. Renowned bassist Ray Brown heard her playing one night in Nanaimo and convinced Diana to move to Los Angeles where she obtained a Canadian Arts Council grant to study with Jimmy Rowles. Jimmy encouraged Diana to explore her vocals to supplement her already blossoming piano skills. With several successful CDs to her credit, Diana has won numerous awards including Canada's Juno Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album (2000) and a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance (2000). She received the Order of British Columbia in 2000 for being a good-will ambassador for British Columbia and epitomizing Canadian culture. The greatest talent in the jazz field to come along in a generation, she frequently acknowledges her roots in Nanaimo where she began. She epitomizes Canadian culture and is an outstanding citizen and good-will ambassador for British Columbia.

Sandy Sidhu, a trained theatre actress, grew up on an island along the coast of Vancouver, Canada. Both her parents immigrated from Punjab, India. Her mother, Jasvir, is a nurse and her father, Jarnail, was a millwright. Her early performing ambitions began at the age 14, landing several leading roles in theatre productions. A quiet life on an island provided Sandy the time to take up artistic hobbies including singing lessons, art class, and eventually discovering her love in theatre and acting.

Sandy is trained in classical theater and improvisation, having moved to Los Angeles and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Sandy also attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

With diversified looks and talent, she has booked numerous commercials and print ads.

Isaiah Lehtinen was born and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia, before moving to Vancouver, where he fell in love with acting at a young age after responding to an open call on Craigslist. He went on to book roles in projects including The Good Doctor and Story of a Girl before stealing scenes in the Russo Brother's Deadly Class and the Quibi series When the Streetlights Go Out. Lehtinen also starred in the short film River Boy Blues, which was met with critical acclaim at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. He will next be seen as the lead of the feature film I Like Movies, which will premiere later this year. Lehtinen is also an accomplished musician, creating experimental hip-hop under the stage name Hermit. He recently released the Stage Clear EP which is available on all streaming platforms.

Christopher Hart was born on 22 February 1961 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Idle Hands (1999), The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993).

Victoria Dunsmore is an award-winning Canadian actress formerly based out of Toronto, Ontario. She is a graduate of Randolph College for the Performing Arts' Theatre Conservatory program. Shortly after graduating, she made the transitioned to screen work, building her experience on-camera in Toronto's various acting studios and Indie Film community. She has been working consistently in film and TV since 2017, and has starred in various productions for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, The CW, Netflix, Lifetime and CBS. She is best known for her role as Ashley in Kire Paputts' 'The Last Porno Show', which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Canadian Feature Film at the festival.

Victoria relocated back to her home province of British Columbia in 2020, and is living in Vancouver.

Marc-André Leclerc was born on 10 October 1992 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He died in March 2018 in Mendenhall Towers, Alaska, USA.

Seth Lochhead was born on 17 August 1981 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Hanna (2011), Who Is Jake Ellis? and Hanna (2019).

Jaclyn Carmichael starred in the first one-woman show in the history of American television. More recently she has become known as "the creepy Betty White" for darkly comic roles as smiling murderesses, creepy maids and other delightfully wicked and funny characters for film and television. She was a starring regular on two daytime soap operas; "Never Too Young" on ABC and "Paradise Bay" on NBC. She recently wrapped a principal role in the horror genre film "Into The Equinox" for November 2012 release. Jaclyn Carmichael lives and works in Los Angeles.

Ross Radcliffe was born on 21 December 1991 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Outlast (2023), Port Protection (2015) and The Last Alaskans (2015).

John McMillan was born on 22 April 1979 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is a composer, known for Iron Man 3 (2013), Now You See Me (2013) and The Expendables 2 (2012). He has been married to Jennifer McMillan since 27 September 2008. They have one child.

Born on an island, in the harbor city of Nanaimo, B.C., today Crowe's reach is global. From a home computer on the Gulf Islands to a state ceremony in Tasmania - the audience for her songs and music videos numbers more millions each year.

Courted by the establishment, Crowe, taking a cue from Ani DiFranco and Loreena McKennitt, chose instead to form her own label. Since 2001, Rubenesque Records Ltd. has released a series of critically and commercially successful recordings: Lisa's Song+ 6 Songs (2001-3); Secrets (2004); Tidings (2004); Live at Wood Hall (2005); This Little Bird (2006); Little Light (2008); Spiral (2010); Arthur / Up to the Mountain (2011); Tidings Concert (2012); Newfoundland Vinyl (2013); Heavy Graces (2013); Songbook (2013/14); Sylvan Hour (2015); Newfoundland Vinyl 3 (2015); Souling (Bonus Tracks Edition) (2015); and Introducing / Heirs + Grievances (2016).

Broadcast highlights include a pair of one-hour television specials: "Allison Crowe: Inside Pandora's Box" and "Tidings" (airing nationally across Canada from 2002 - 2008). Allison Crowe appears in "Man of Steel" (2013) - an epic science fiction movie adventure featuring Superman. In this blockbuster film, Crowe cameos as a singer/musician in Cassidy's Bar where Clark Kent is working incognito. She performs "Ring of Fire", a song penned by June Carter and Merle Kilgore and made legendary by 'The Man in Black'. "I'm a big Johnny Cash fan. And I'm a big Allison Crowe fan. So the combination to me seemed like an awesome opportunity if we could make it happen," explains "Man of Steel" Director Zack Snyder.

Allison Crowe has performed as concert headliner on hundreds of occasions, in a dozen countries - from solo gigs in jazz caverns and grand churches, to the concert festival stage alongside the Queen's Master of Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, and Britain's Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. In 2012, Allison Crowe performed live on-stage with Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet for the World Premiere of "The Doorway - Scenes from Leonard Cohen" - created and choreographed by Jorden Morris with artistic direction from the RWB's André Lewis.

Vocalist, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, engineer, producer and arranger, Allison Crowe, born on an island in the Pacific now lives on another - on Canada's Atlantic coast, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. From her home-base she records and tours steadily, giving legendary performances that stir together original songs with much-loved interpretations in an organic blend of rock, jazz, Celtic, Broadway, Canadiana, folk, roots, and soul.

Born in the Canadian city of Nanaimo in 1922, Gary Hughes worked as a print setter in his early days, but studied music seriously in his spare time. Eventually, he became a musician specializing in the trombone, and then a composer and arranger. After emigrating to England in 1955, he and his wife Grace settled in Richmond, Surrey. His assignments as an arranger became more notable, William Walton being amongst the composers with whom he worked. His own film scores date from 1961 with a series of popular historical movies for the Hammer studios. His colleagues 'James Bernard(I)' and 'Don Banks(I)' would usually score the horror pictures, whilst Gary was asked to do the period adventures. Sadly, at the early age of 56, Gary suffered a series of strokes in 1978, the fourth of which proved fatal. Fittingly enough, in recognition of his excellent work for Hammer, some of his historical music has now been released on CD.

Andrea Wilde was born on 7 April 1993 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Generation Y (2015), Prison of Hate (2016) and B.F.L.U.R.G. (2018).

Prudence Emery was born in 1936 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for eXistenZ (1999), The Fly (1986) and The Dead Zone (1983). She died on 14 April 2024 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Steven Maughan grew up in Nanaimo British Columbia playing many sports , but stuck with ice hockey and boxing . Acted in school while growing up", and with a new lifestyle change", is back in it to see what happens !! Has a beautiful 14 yr old daughter named Jaida and is a single parent . Always looking to improve in life .

Anne Cameron was born on 20 August 1938 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She was a writer and actress, known for McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Ticket to Heaven (1981) and Dreamspeaker (1976). She died on 30 November 2022.

Bryant Marshall was born on 1 September 1976 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is an assistant director and production manager, known for Hold the Dark (2018), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012). He was previously married to Candice Marshall.

Nathan McTague was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Yellowjackets (2021), Home Before Dark (2020) and Once Upon a Time (2011).

William Austin was born on 28 January 1903 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He was an editor and cinematographer, known for What Price Vengeance (1937), Flat Top (1952) and Panic in Year Zero! (1962). He died on 28 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Greg Yoshida was born on 16 May 1981 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Alien Incursion (2006), Sam's Lake (2006) and Fetching Cody (2005).

Darria Gaetz is a Vancouver-based actor, drag artist, and trans woman, recognized for her dynamic presence across film, television, and theatre. She appeared in the 2022 short film Depths of the Sea, directed by Alec Chambers, and brought her drag persona, Darrian Tolerance, to the screen in the 2023 short Drag In!, directed by Jayson Jaskeran. Darria's training includes voice, on-camera techniques, and classical acting. {Continued}

In theatre, Darria portrayed Marlene Delormé in Drag Queens on Trial (Western Edge Theatre, 2024), blending her acting and drag artistry. She played a key supporting role in The Diary of Anne Frank (Nanaimo Theatre Group), which won a Burnaby Award at the 2019 BC Mainstage Festival, adjudicated by Dean Paul Gibson. Additional credits include Concord Floral (as Just Joey) and Our Ghosts (debut production).

Darria captivates audiences with her depth and versatility in both dramatic and comedic roles.