WEB SERIES TO LEARN FRENCH – CAST

CAST & CREW “OH LA LA, HOLLYWOOD SPEAKS FRENCH!”

SORAYA GARRÉ  Soso

Soraya was born in El Biar, Algeria, but grew up in the South of France in a healthy mixture of Algerian, Spanish and French cultures (she speaks French, English and Spanish). She started acting in a small workshop in the South of France and her passion for acting kept growing from then on. After a masters degree in English, she moved to England and taught French at Manchester University for a year. She then lived in Los Angeles for over 8 years where she worked for Enews France as a Voice Over Actress and Producer, and also taught French to celebrities. She is the creator of “Oh la la, I Speak French“. She’s also written, produced and starred in her first short film, I’m not an Accent, a romantic comedy, that she is now developing into a feature. Soraya is now back in Paris and focuses on a film/TV career.

CÉLIA DIANE Lili

Celia grew up dancing at the Paris Opera House dance school. She studied ballet, theater and music there for six years. She then became a TV host and worked as a creator, producer and journalist of her own TV showsfor Direct8, a national channel in France. Celia now lives in Los Angeles where she works as a Voice actress for various TV shows. Celia has recently produced short film I’m not an Accent and has also starred in her first feature film Zen Dog Time.

DANNY PARDO Pablo de la Barca de San Fermin de los Toros

Danny’s career began in September 2003.  Recurring roles in Prison Break, 24, The Shield, All My Children and Hacienda Heights, as well as Leading and Supporting roles in Independent Films, Webseries and Hispanic Telenovelas, demonstrate his tenacity and talent. His heritage comes from Italy, Spain and Yugoslavia, which enabled him to successfully perform in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French andItalian across the board. His voice has been heard on Radio and TV Commercials, TV Shows such as The Cleveland Show, Animation Movie Planes Fire & Rescue (Disney-Pixar – release July 2014), as well as Video Games (Call of Duty 9 and Grand Theft Auto 5). Having booked this partial list of commercials: Toyota, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Burger King, Hyundai, Dunkin Donuts, Home Depot, Walgreens, etc.,proves one more time his ample versatility, passion and dedication to his craft. He recently got a starring role in Argentinian TV show Entre Canibales.

FRANCK AMIACK Philippe/Frederik

French actor and comedian Franck Amiack acted in more than 20 feature films and 15 plays. His credits include Ole, with academy award nominee Gerard Depardieu, Children of the Century, with academy award winner Juliette Binoche, Orchestra Seats, which represented France at the Oscars in 2007. Franck also produced and performed for more than 4 years Roberto Athayde’s one character interactive play Miss Margarida’s way in France and overseas. Lately Franck acted in the feature film Asteroid vs Earth,Drifting and is the french voice of “Walter” in Muppets most wanted. Franck also works as a writer, director, producer and consultant. 

MUKTA CHOLETTE Nina

Mukta got her first break at age 11 performing at the Monument National de Montréal in the play Matrochka, directed by Guillaume De Fontenay and starring Réal Bossé. She studied Theater and clown techniques in Montreal, as well as mime in NY. Mukta moved to Los Angeles 5 years ago where she has been working as an actress and a voice over artist. She is the co-host of the French-Canadian TV show 2 Femmes à Hollywood, can been seen in the French TV series Croisements, the American web series Mademoiselle Emmanuelle, and in a steamy commercial for Simard Cuisine et Salles de Bains airing in Québec.

FREDERIK HAMEL 

Martin Frederik came from France after high school for a one year exchange program. While there he gave acting a try and quickly decided to trade a path in medical studies for a theater degree. He earned a Bachelors and subsequently a Master of Arts in theatre. He has appeared in Bridesmaids starring Kristen Wiig; Life Tracker starring Matt Dallas; Rominus with Ed Asner and Faye Dunnaway; or Surface Sensible produced by French production team Forge. On TV I appeared on Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia and on Girlfriends starring Tracy Ellis Ross as well as in commercials for Netflix and Groupon. In theater he has performed with such notable companies as The Theatre at Boston Court; South Coast Repertory; Montana Shakespeare Company; Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, and The Porters of Hellsgate.

ILIONA BLANC 

Receptionist  Iliona Blanc is a French Singer Songwriter and Actress. Born in Libreville (Gabon, Africa) and raised between South of France and Paris, Iliona started music at the age of 8 by learning classical piano. When she was 13, she wrote her first songs and a few years later taught herself to play guitar. In 2009, her first album “Chipiemania” (French Pop) was released by the label Polydor (Universal Music France) and Universal Music Publishing France. As an actress, Iliona studied dramatic arts with the esteemed acting coach Jack Waltzer (a member of the Actor’s Studio), at the Studio Pygmalion (France), with Bobbie Chance and Stephanie Feury (Los Angeles). She made a few appearances in feature-films, TV series, short-films, web series and commercials. Iliona is now based in Los Angeles and recording her first English album:“French Kiss“.

RAM KHATABAKHSH Music Composer. Founder/Owner of Motion Sound Production

MOTION SOUND PRODUCTION is a music production company that prides itself on creating original music for film. We know how important the right score is for enhancing the mood of your footage – it can be the difference between a scene that amuses or frightens, between a commercial that is hummed on the bus or one that is instantly forgotten.