THE CAST - CHARACTERS
Ndidi Del Fati - Barbara Norman
Ndidi
enjoyed an intellectual study of Theatre with Philosophy at
University in England. Desiring to see the world she accepted a
contract with the all-female acappella group, Black Voices and
toured for one year. This led her to Switzerland where she lived and
worked for five years.
Her British Theatre work includes:
Ursula
in Kazzum Theatre Company's production of The Little Mermaid
Handa
in The Play House production of Handa's Surprise
Sycorax in MAT
(Midland Actor's Theatre) production of Prospero's Island
As
a winner of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Norman Beaton
Fellowship Award in 2004, she has performed in a large number of
radio drama productions for the BBC including:
Andromachea
in Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare directed by Marc
Beeby.
Rebecca in The Trials of Brother Jero. Written by Wole
Soyinka directed by Rishi Shankar.
Noun In Indiana. Written by
George Sand directed by Claire Grove
She played the
Protagonist in a short for The Channel Four Film
Challenge.
Monark is her first venture in feature films.
Johnathan Price - Jimmy Norman
Jonathan was born and raised in Oakland, California where he began to sing at the age of six. As a boy he learned to play the drums and trombone in school and later at the University of California in Hayward he studied music theory, drama and psychology. By way of the US Air Force he came to Germany where he worked as acommunications specialist.
When
his time with the Air Force was finished he made the decision to
stay in Europe. He supported himself by singing for various events
ranging from weddings and birthdays to very extravagant galas and
fests with thousands of people. Jonathan also began to use his
acting talents with large and small roles in various TV series and
films such as, "Ein Fall für Zwei, Die Wache, Der
Landarzt, Fertig luschtig (CH), Motorrad-Cops" and starring
roles in the SAT1 films, "Computer Crash 2000 and Das Wilde
Leben".
He
was the first black man in Germany to play the role of "Jesus"
in the stage-play Jesus Christ Superstar and he was also the voice
of the man-eating plant in the Little Shop of Horrors!
www.jonathanprice.de
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Thomas Tunkel - Mark Lindhaus
Thomas Tunkel's love of acting goes back to his time in school where he appeared n several performances. This interest led him to attend many auditions before settling into a 9 to 5 life. He later appeared in Shell Oil commercials and several other commercial spots in Switzerland. He has done a few photo shoots. His first experience in features came through playing the role Mark in the film Monark.
Stefan Kollmuss - Sam
Stefan Kollmuss, born in Switzerland, now lives between LA and Europe. He has worked extensively in film, on stage, and as a voice over artist. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. He speaks fluent English, French, German, and some Italian. He recently starred in the Swiss premiere of “Francis. God's Jester”, a solo by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. In this highly appraised performance, he played Saint Francis of Assisi, as well as all of the other 30 characters. His vast stage experience includes plays such as “A streetcar Named Desire”, “Straight & Narrow” and “God Is a DJ”.
He has starred and co-starred in various short films, features and TV movies throughout Europe in many languages. Since moving to the US in January, he has already worked on over 20 projects, which are still in post production.
Film credits include “Fambik”, “Exklusiv” and “Aime ton Pére” with Gérard Depardieu.
More information can be obtained at:
Raphael Okoye - Dan
I
was engaged in my first acting during my youthful age as a young
student. I used to entertain my fellow students with jokes (Drama).
My interest in acting drove me to put up a movie in Nigeria titled
Ada in Boscos net. This was actually my first local movie in
Nigeria. As a student in Polytechnic I didn’t get enough funds
to project this idea so the movie couldn’t penetrate the
market.
After my HND in Economics I lost the motivation and went
into other business. The interest has always been there, therefore
my ability and dreams to make a feature length come to pass as I
acted the film Monark. It is my desire to move high to any level in
acting world.
Erasmos Lecesse - Detective Torino
Erasmos was born in Italy and studied Theatre and Diction (IN ITALIAN) Como. in addition to work with the English Theatre group of Zug. He also works as a model and has appeared in several commercials for Swiss Television.
Nelson Godwin - Nathan Brown
Profession:
Computer Support Analyst
Hobbies: viewing information on the
internet and getting informed,
playing football is also what I
love in my free time.
Acting Experience: I have been a member of
an acting group in high
school, and also lately I have been a
leader of a drama ministry which
has performed plays i've
written was quite appealing to the
wide range of audience that
saw it.
And also lately I acted on the movie Monark that is due
out soon.
August Biber - Michael Norman
Acting
experience:
On
stage: Part time actor for Comedia Abarte in Schaffhausen
Film:
"Monark" 2004, role: Michael Norman, father of Jimmy
Languages:
German, Swiss German, English, French and Spanish
Profession:
Economist
Lucia Wagner - Serena Brooks
Who
is Lucia (Serena)?
She was born in Landshut (Germany) in 1966.
From the very beginning on she has always being a hyperactive girl
doing nonsense all the time.
She likes doing a lot of sport and
enjoys having fun with friends and family. All her life she built up
many talents and hobbies: e.g. Salsa dancing, acting (soaps),
foreign languages and triathlon are a few of them.
Lucia’s
credo: “be good, live healthy and be happy”.Lucia’s
professional path
The most important milestones regarding her
education are:
1985 High school degree, Germany
1988 Diploma
in physical therapy and chiropractics, Germany
1997 University
degree in Business Administration and environmental management,
Switzerland and Italy.
The major career steps are her activity as
international Human Resources Manager in a Telco Company in
Switzerland and Italy and her role as head Human Resources in a
global Pharma Company. Currently she is working as Human Resources
consultant in Switzerland.
Lucia’s career brought her into
various countries. She mainly lived in
Germany, Switzerland,
Italy, Argentina, Kenya and travelled in many other countries of the
globe.
Lucia’s objective: Act more
Charlene Elkington - Nurse Juana
My first acting encounter was at the age of five where I innocently played the role of Mother Mary. This graduated to having prominent roles during school theatre productions, ballets, choir performances year after year which incorporated all styles of art (acting, dance, singing, ballet and mime).
During
my secondary education, drama became a passion and the possibility
to pursue my talents were furthermore encouraged my by teachers and
peers. I was enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic
Arts acting courses, which I passed with distinctions. The desire
for acting escalated to a point where I was sure that acting was the
profession I wanted to succeed in. Therefore at a crucial point, I
changed school to where drama was offered as an IGCSE and A level
certified course, in order to manifest this aspiration.
It
is only through all this time and experience that I have realized
…..Acting is my way to communicate.
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Adrian Schnyder - Young Michael Norman
Adrian
Schnyder studied Biotechnology at the ETH Zurich. He works in a
scientific division of a small pharmaceutical company. In his spare
time he plays saxophone in two bands.
Monark is his first film as
supporting actor.
