Cast and Crew
Patty Yu
Actor
Born in Taiwan and raised on both American coasts, Patty Yu has always veered toward the arts. Starting with a dance background begun at age 3, pursuing theater was just a natural progression. After fueling her passion for acting throughout grade school, Patty gave it a break to attend University of Maryland, College Park, where she received a Bachelor degree in Marketing. Consequently, her right brain itched to be let out, so without hesitation Patty made her move to sunny Los Angeles to begin her professional acting career. Since then she has been seen in several national commercials, including Heineken, Ford Explorer, and Barclay's Bank.
Recently, Patty has also begun writing, producing, and directing short films and is also investing more energy into her photography, shooting portraits for her talented friends like rising star singer-songwriter, Meiko. Passengers is her feature film debut.
Michael Bond
Writer/Director/Producer
Michael Bond relocated from his native Western Australia to Los Angeles in 2003. A graduate of Perth’s Curtin University Film Department, he developed his distinct cinematic voice by writing, producing and directing numerous short dramas and moved to the US to pursue his career in the vibrant arena of independent American film.
Since touching down, Michael has penned feature scripts and TV pilots and even run an acting workshop. Passengers is his feature film debut.
Cameron Daddo
Actor/Producer
Cameron Daddo began his career in the entertainment business over 20 years ago. He started as a children's television host and has since moved through every form of entertainment since.
Film and television acting, hosting, directing and producing, theatre, radio, singer/ songwriter, and the printed word... he has had success in every aspect. As Cameron will admit... "any way to tell a story!"
As an award winning actor, some of Cameron's credits include BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2, TOWARDS DARKNESS and David Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE. In television, Cameron has starred in lead roles in MODELS INC, FX-THE SERIES, and appeared in CSI MIAMI, BOSTON LEGAL, WEST WING and will recur in the 2009 Season of 24, as Vice President Hayworth. Cameron's most recent performance in the Australian movie for television, SCORCHED was critically acclaimed and a ratings hit.
PASSENGERS marks Cameron's first time as Producer.
Cameron resides in Los Angeles with his wife Alison and their three children, Lotus, River and Bodhi.
Angie Milliken
Actor
Angie Milliken is an award winning Australian actress seen in such acclaimed Australian films as Paperback Hero, Dead Heart and SOLO. She has appeared in the Lionsgate release The Condemned, with Vinnie Jones and CSI: Miami.
Angie has won 2 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Actress Awards for her leading roles in the Medical/Legal drama MDA and for the mini–series My Brother Jack, and was nominated again in 2006 for the mini-series Through My Eyes.
A graduate of Australia’s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Angie has built an enviable reputation as a powerful and intriguing stage performer in The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Three Sisters, A Month in the Country, Closer and Betrayal.
In particular Angie performed to great acclaim in the Sydney Theatre Company production of John Webster’s The White Devil for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and for the Olympic Arts Festival in Sydney.
Bruce Davison
Actor
Bruce Davison has been working in film, television and theatre for nearly four decades. His extensive credits include X-Men(1 & 2), The Crucible, Short Cuts (Golden Globe winner – best ensemble), Six Degrees of Separation and Apt Pupil. In 1990, he earned an Independent Spirit Award, a Golden Globe and an Oscar® nomination for his heart-breaking performance as a man losing his lover to AIDS in the groundbreaking Longtime Companion.
For television, Davison earned an Emmy nomination for his guest appearance in Touched by an Angel. His other television performances include the miniseries The Triangle and Kingdom Hospital. He has made guest appearances on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, The L Word, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs, Without a Trace, The Practice and appeared regularly in the series Close to Home. He is now performing in the new NBC series Knight Rider.
In 2001, he directed his first feature-length project, the Showtime film Off Season, which was nominated for five Daytime Emmy awards including best director. On-stage, Davison starred on Broadway in The Elephant Man and The Glass Menagerie (with Jessica Tandy), and in the Off-Broadway sensation How I Learned to Drive - the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paula Vogel.
Drew Thompson ASE
Editor
Drew started his editing career at Red Car Los Angeles as an assistant to Larry Bridges before graduating to an editing career that saw him cutting music videos, promos and commercials. His tenure there was highlighted with a silver at Cannes for Norwegian Cruise Lines “Constitution”.
moving back to Australia in 1996 he consolidated on that early success by becoming the most awarded commercial editor in Australia, both nationally and internationally. Amongst his numerous wins at regional Australasian awards he has won 5 Clio’s and 3 London International Advertising Award Trophies.
In 2006 Drew was honored to receive accreditation from the Australian Screen Editors Guild (ASE) in recognition of the excellence of his work and career.
Gerald Brunskill
Co Producer/Composer/Sound Designer
A gifted composer, screenwriter, director, and multi-instrumentalist, Jerry Brunskill prides himself on the diversity of his creative experience and musical background.
At the age of 21, having just won the one-hundred-thousand dollar grand prize on TV’s “Star Search”, Jerry signed a record contract with Atlantic Records, and co-wrote two songs that entered Billboard’s “Hot 100” charts. He has toured and performed with likes of Tina Turner, Tom Petty, Kenny Loggins, and Prince. Always a forward thinker, Jerry foresaw the coming changes in the music industry and began composing music for the television and film. A decade later, with countless hours of episodic television and feature films to his credit, Jerry has scored films and series featuring such stars as Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl , and Steven Segal.
Jerry’s experience includes 16 years as President and CEO of Wow and Flutter, a post-production facility that he successfully launched in 1995. In 2007-08 alone, Wow and Flutter co-produced 12 feature-length movies, 3 of which were featured at the Sundance, Cannes, and Tribeca film festivals, going on to sell to Sony Classics, Samuel Goldwyn, and Universal Home Video. Under his leadership, Wow and Flutter continues to enjoy annual billings in the multi-millions of dollars. He has directed two television pilots, including one for ABC studios, working with such legends as Ed Asner and Alanis Morissette. He is currently co-producing three movies slated for release in 2009.
László Baranyai ACS HSC
Director of Photography
László was born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1978 he was accepted into the internationally renowned ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC & CINEMATIC ART, FILM & TELEVISION, Budapest. as Director of Photography, he shot feature dramas, feature documentaries and many short subject dramas and docs.
These projects garnered him numerous awards and established his reputation world-wide for excellence in Cinematography. In 1988 he relocated to Australia.
Now based in Melbourne, Laszlo has forged a body of work including TV series, mini-series, feature documentaries, shorts and multi-award winning feature films. In 1996 The Hungarian Government awarded him the “TRIBUTE TO EXCELLENCE” - a prize especially established for Hungarian filmmakers living abroad and awarded for their outstanding contribution to world cinema.
LÁSZLÓ is an accredited member of the Australian Cinematographers Society as well as the Hungarian Society of Cinematographers.
J.J. Rogers
Producer
John 'JJ' Rogers started out in television and photography in Reno, Nevada, and whilst still in film school secured production work at Trahan Burden and Charles advertising. Here he built up his camera and production skills eventually moving to LA and, in 2006, started his own grip, electrical and production company, The Lenz Films, Inc.
JJ has quickly amassed an impressive list of credits - as producer these include Blackwater Valley Exorcism, Drifter, Necessary Evil and most recently Passengers.
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