Agencies
APA: Producer George M. Kostuch is now repped by Chris Ridenhour. Kostuch is the principal of K2 Pictures & K2D. His producing credits include Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island and The Abduction of Jesse Bookman.
CAA: Journalist and author Maria Bartiromo is now repped by Olivia Metzger, Richard Lovett, Andy Elkin and Lauren Hale. Bartiromo is currently the anchor of Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo. She’s also the host of On the Money with Maria Bartiromo. She has been on-air with CNBC since 1993.
CAA: Actor Joel Kinnaman is now repped by Kevin Huvane, Dave Bugliari, Alex Mebed, Maha Dakhil and Jimmy Darmody. He was previously with UTA. Kinnaman is best known to U.S. audiences for his role as Stephen Holder on AMC’s The Killing. He will soon be starring as Alex Murphy in MGM’s RoboCop. Previously, Kinnaman was in the Swedish film Easy Money, as well as David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Fortitude: Actress Shannon Elizabeth is now repped by Michael McConnell and Ben Press. Elizabeth is best known for her work in American Pie, Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Strike Back. She also appeared in Thirteen Ghosts and Cursed. Most recently, Elizabeth appeared in the sequel American Reunion. She was also a contestant on the sixth season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Fortitude: Actor Tom Irwin is now repped by Michael McConnell and Ben Press. Irwin will soon be appearing on the Lifetime television series Devious Maids. His extensive film and television credits include roles on such series as My So-Called Life, Saving Grace, Related and My Life and Times.
Gersh: Director, producer and writer Paul Shapiro is now repped by Roy Ashton, Sean Barclay, Noah Jones and Jeff Greenberg. He was previously at APA. Shapiro’s television directing credits include episodes of the series Roswell, Smallville, Pushing Daisies, Bionic Woman, Heroes, Supernatural, 24 and Dark Angel.
Gersh: Producer and writer Stephen Kronish is now repped by Roy Ashton, Jeff Greenberg & Brandy Rivers. He was previously at Paradigm. Most recently, Kronish was an executive producer and writer on The Kennedys mini-series. His previous credits include the television series 24, Hawaii Five-O, Profiler, The Commish, Wiseguy and MacGyver.
ICM Partners: Actress and comedian Rachael Harris is now repped by Justin Deanda, Hildy Gottlieb and Ruthanne Secunda for Motion Pictures and Dar Rollins for television. Harris recently appeared on the television series New Girl and Suits. Among her previous credits, she also appeared in the feature film The Hangover and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy.
Paradigm: Writer and theatre director David Farr is now repped by Bob Bookman and Ida Ziniti. Farr wrote the 2011 feature film Hanna starring Saoirse Ronan. In addition to his prolific theatrical work, Farr has also written Paani, a feature film currently in development. He is the Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Paradigm: Novelist and screenwriter David Nicholls is now repped by Bob Bookman and Ida Ziniti. Nicholls most recently wrote a feature film adaptation of Great Expectations that was directed by Mike Newell. He also wrote the screenplay for One Day, which was based on his novel of the same name. His other film and television credits include Tess of the D’urbervilles, Starter for Ten and Cold Feet.
Resolution: Writer and director Stephen Sommers is now repped by Robert Lazar and Adam Kanter. Sommers is best known for his films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. In addition to his numerous writing credits, he also directed Van Helsing and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Resolution: Writer and director Nacho Vigalondo is now repped by Robert Lazar. Vigalondo recently wrote and directed the Elijah Wood film Open Windows, which is currently in post-production. Previously, he directed the Spanish film Timecrimes. Vigalondo received an Academy Award nomination in 2003 for his short film 7:35 de la Mañana.
United Talent Agency: Writer and journalist Nina Burleigh is now repped by Kassie Evashevski. Burleigh is the author of five books, including Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt. She writes a column for The New York Observer.
United Talent Agency: Actor Jamie Dornan is now repped by Theresa Peters. Dornan currently appears at Sheriff Graham on the ABC series Once Upon a Time. He also is starring on the Northern Irish drama series The Fall. Previously, Dornan played Axel von Ferson in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 feature Marie Antoinette.
United Talent Agency: Writer Meg Marinis is now repped by David Park. Marinis is a writer and researcher on the ABC television series Grey’s Anatomy.
WME Entertainment: Singer-songwriter Alaina Marie Beaton, better known as Porcelain Black, is now repped by John Marx. Black’s discography includes multiple music video appearances. She also is credited as author on songs performed by One Direction, Orianthi and The Used. Black’s debut album Mannequin Factory will be released this summer.
WME Entertainment: Actress Alison Brie is now repped by Andrew Dunlap and Doug Lucterhand. In addition to her role as Annie Edison on the NBC series Community, Brie appears as Trudy Campbell on AMC’s Mad Men. She has also appeared in the feature films The Five-Year Engagement, Save the Date and Scream 4.
WME Entertainment: Writer Tim Carvell is now repped by Tom Wellington, Greg Hodes and Erin Junkin. Carvell is the head writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also is author of the book Planet Tad. As a staff writer for The Daily Show, he won Emmy Awards in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011.
WME Entertainment: Writer, producer and dramatist Robert L. Freedman is now repped by Jonathan Lomma. Freedman is best known for the Emmy-winning miniseries Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
WME Entertainment: Model, host, producer and actress Heidi Klum is now repped by WME in all areas. Her team consists of Jon Rosen, Ken Slotnick, Tim Curtis, Jessica Thomas, Patrick Whitesell and Richard Weitz. She was previously with WME for commercial representation. Klum is currently the host, judge and executive producer of Bravo’s Project Runway, for which she received an Emmy nomination in 2008.
WME Entertainment: Screenwriter, director, actor and producer Kurt Sutter is now repped by Ari Emanuel, Dan Aloni, Marc Korman and Danny Greenberg. Previously, he was with ICM Partners. Sutter is the creator of the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He writes, directs and produces the series, in addition to playing the character of Otto Delaney. Previously, Sutter was a writer, producer and director on the seminal television series The Shield.
Management Companies
Anonymous Content: German actor Daniel Brühl is now repped by Michael Sugar. Brühl will soon be appearing in Ron Howard feature film Rush. He previously appeared in The Bourne Ultimatum and he played the role of Frederick Zoller in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. In 20003, Brühl won the European Film Award for Best Actor and the German Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the feature film Good Bye, Lenin!
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment: Writer and producer Mike Rich is now repped by Aaron Kaplan. Rich most recently wrote the feature film Secretariat. His previous credits include The Nativity Story, Radio and The Rookie. Rich also wrote the screenplay for Finding Forrester, for which he won a 1998 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.
New Wave Entertainment: Writer, producer and director Damian Kindler is now repped by Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler. Kindler is best known for writing and producing the television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. Kindler was also the creator and showrunner of the Syfy television series Sanctuary.
New Wave Entertainment: Actor and writer Matt Boren is now repped by Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler for literary representation. Boren is a staff writer on the Nick at Nite series See Dad Run. He also plays the character Stuart on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother. Boren is repped by Abbey MacDonald at New Wave for talent.
New Wave Entertainment: Managers Mike Goldberg and Josh Adler have been on a bit of a signing spree recently. They have also signed commercials director David Adam Roth, Heatseekers scribe George Mahaffey, Once Upon A Time writer/producer Ian Goldberg and development executive Richard Naing.
Public Relations
Image Management Public Relations: Academy Award winning actress Melissa Leo is now repped by Alex Spieller. Leo currently stars on the HBO series Treme and most recently appeared in the feature films Olympus Has Fallen and Flight. Leo’s prolific film and television career include roles on the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce, as well as a breakthrough performance in the 2003 feature film 21 Grams. She received an Oscar Nomination for her role in the feature film Frozen River and she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 2010’s The Fighter.