Cotter Smith was born in Washington DC, the son of a federal judge. He is an actor with a stage and screen presence spanning over 40 years. Most recently he can be seen on our screens as Unit Chief Shepard in David Fincher’s Mindhunter and as the Deputy Attorney General in…
Actor Jonathan Groff has already enjoyed a huge degree of respect and recognition for his previous roles in theatre (Hamilton and Spring Awakening), on TV (Looking and Glee) and also in film with the hugely successful Frozen. Lately however he has found a whole new audience, who are singing…
Kerry Cahill is an actress perhaps best known for her current role as Dianne on The Walking Dead but also with more than 40 credits on both small and big screen. We talked about her itinerant childhood as an ‘army brat’, studying and living in Belfast, Northern Ireland,…
Charise Greene is a dialect coach, actress, playwright and director. Recently we had the opportunity to speak together about her early life, career, the nitty gritty of being a dialect coach to actors such as Ruth Wilson and Matt Smith, her play Cannibal Galaxy: A Love Story (being staged…
Jim Thalman wears a number of different ‘hats’: actor, executive producer and president of the Hudson Exploited Theater Company (HexTC) production company, precision driver, screen sword fighter and stunt fighter. Jim co-stars in the multi-award winning short 16 Minutes opposite Christiane Seidel (Godless) and has a lead role in…
Bazzel Baz… a modern day action man, former Marine, a former CIA officer, actor and founder of the Association of the Recovery of Children. Baz discusses his deep Christian faith, addresses the gun issues affecting America, his time as part of Reddington’s elite security force on The Blacklist TV show and…
Chris Dettone is a young, emerging actor, stuntman/coordinator and screenwriter. I recently had the immense pleasure of interviewing Chris, where he told me of how a medical emergency led to great opportunities and good fortune both personally and professionally. We spoke of his life and work: acting in films and…
It was an enormous pleasure to interview the ever-busy actor Tobias Segal. Tobias spoke to me about his life and career on stage, TV and film: from Equus to Sam Mendes’s The Bridge Project, from Mindhunter and Sneaky Pete to The Drop and John Wick:2, moving to New York, musical…
Alex Morf is an actor who can be seen in shows such as Mindhunter, playing Detective Ocasek, and Daredevil. Recently I was privileged to talk with Alex about these shows and others, films, his stage career in War Horse and Of Mice and Men on Broadway, music, wrestling and much…
The name Christian McBride is world-renowned not only amongst jazz circles but also across other musical genres. Composer, bass player and band leader are just some of the many hats he wears. Christian has worked with many of the finest musicians there are over the years. During the course of my interview with…
John Tague is a New Jersey-raised, LA-based, actor/director. Very recently I enjoyed an in-depth conversation with John about being in movies and TV shows, such as The Blacklist, making a multi-award winning web series The Rolling Soldier, music and so much more. ~ Davina Baynes JT: Where…
I recently enjoyed a fun interview with actress Scottie Thompson (Trauma, 12 Monkeys, The Blacklist). We talked about her passion for dance, her acting career and the advances that are finally being made in roles for woman in the TV/film industry. . PC: Where were you born and raised?…
