Matthew Carvery as Eric Blair
Matthew got his first taste of acting, performing the role of Linus Van Pelt in a local church production of A Charlie Brown Christmas in Victoria B.C. at the age of five. As the youngest member of the cast, Matthew received much attention for his performance in the role and he quickly decided that this was what he was going to do with the rest of his life. Moving to Toronto he quickly found himself working in the independent film industry in Toronto.
He played Captain G.E. Brent in the critically acclaimed Hitler's Canadians, where his performance was very well received, appeared in the award winning short film Zombie Jesus and, more recently, starred in the web series Clutch, which has been nominated for and won multiple awards in its two seasons. Matthew himself took home an award for writing in the second season.
Alysa King as Nadja Lazereva
A Canadian-born actor, Alysa started her career as a actor/model at the tender age of 1. During her first few years of life, she was featured in several nationwide commercials and magazines. she graduated from Sheridan College Theatre Arts program in 2005. She then switched gears and continued on to Queen’s University in Kingston, graduating in 2009 with an honours degree in Dramatic Arts and English Literature and Language. She also went on to complete a graduate degree in Education in 2010.
While at Queen's, she appeared in several Kingston productions and had the opportunity to create new Canadian roles with the Plastic People Theatre Company’s “Punchline” and Facebox Theatre’s “Framed”. She also had the privilege of performing in Canada's first student Shakespearean Repertory Company, Vagabond Theatre, and revamped the classic play "Romeo and Juliet", by playing Romeo as a female lead.
Upon graduating, Alysa has starred in several independent short and feature length films, including "Berkshire County" directed by Audrey Cummings, and "Dead Rivalry" directed by Garret Henry. She has also made numerous television and commercial appearances, as well as corporate website and voiceover work.
Currently, she can also be found on stage regularly at the Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament as Princess Catalina.
Victoria Sullivan as Julia Carlysle
Born and raised in Guelph ON, Victoria's stage debut came at the age of 11 when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. This ignited her passion for acting and winged monkeys. Victoria went on to study at the University of Guelph and received an honors degree in Theatre Studies. Since moving to Toronto she has starred in several independent films, stage productions and viral videos.
Victoria’s time is largely spent acting for film, television and the stage. When she does have time off she is creating stories, writing scripts and producing independent film.
Michael Chwastiak as Valentin Lazerev
Born and raised in Southwestern Ontario's Norfolk County, Toronto-based actor Michael Chwastiak stayed out of the spotlight for many years after graduating in Dramatic Arts & English at the University of Guelph. His versatility has helped him make up for lost time, playing everything from goofy Dads to deadly soldiers in over 40 roles in short films, docudramas, web series, indie features and national commercials from 2012-13.
A full time actor, Michael is most recently recognized from commercial spots for Dairy Farmers of Canada, Shopper's Drug Mart, and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Notable roles include Davis, the gruff military commander in the ground-breaking Lions-gate/Machinima web series "Omega," Brother Denke in the TVO/Ontario Visual Heritage documentary "A Desert Between Us and Them: Raiders, Traitors and Refugees in the War of 1812," and Master Sergeant Brolin (aka Top) in the Machinima Respawn commissioned fan series "Battlefield 4: Divided We Stand."
Forthcoming releases include a turn as the crazed Mikey in British SF/Horror mini-series "Save Our Skins" by Nat Saunders & Chris Hayward ("Misery Bear," "Smack the Pony," "Trollied"), the foul mouthed mercenary Gibbs in Frietas Films indie/SF/action feature "Trigger", the dubious director Morgan in Samantha Lawrence's scathing comic short "Bedtime Story", and the drunken Russ McCafferty in the hilarious faux documentary hockey series, "The Officials".
Yury Ruzhyev as Dimitri
Yury is an actor, performer, dancer, writer, and director. Originally from Moscow, now living in Toronto. He studied theatre, and acting in Moscow at Boris Shukin Theatre School. Ruzhyev does TV and Film work both in Toronto and New York. Yury has years of experience in performing arts, as a Cabaret performer, dancer, and director. His one-man impersonations show - Viva Cabaret has been entertaining audiences on three continents, including cities likes Moscow, New York, Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto, and Las Vegas for nine years.
Having MBA in marketing helps Yury with producing, and promoting of his projects. He designs sets and costumes for all his productions. Yury Ruzhyev has hosted and planned over 600 events and weddings all around the world. In 2014 Yury’s theatre company “Hooligan Productions” is producing “Komunka” - a play about gay rights in Russia, and Sochi Olympic Games. Yury Ruzhyev is a one-man circus where he gets to be a ring master, a monkey, and a tent.
Tonya Dodds as Anya Kholidnova
Tonya started acting at nine years old. Quickly realizing her passion for inhabiting characters and telling stories, she focused on immersing herself in theatre. It was not until she attended university that she first stepped in front of the camera and immediately found her life’s work. Since then, she has appeared in numerous national and international TV shows, films, and viral videos.
Currently residing in Toronto, Tonya is a passionate supporter of the indie film world and has begun her own journey into producing independent scripts. In particular, she loves discovering stories that feature strong female characters.
Jeff Sinasac as Frederick Paulson
Jeff got involved in acting from a very young age, but it was after portraying Pseudolus in his high school production of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' that he realized he wanted to make it a career. He got his BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor, then moved to Toronto where he has starred in countless nationally and internationally screened films, music videos and television commercials.
In recent years he has tried his hand behind the camera as well, writing and producing the visual effects thriller, Red Moon Over Rigger's Pond, writing for television productions like HGTV's Design Wars and working on visual effects for such films as IMAX's Hubble 3D and the independent feature Android Re-enactment, as well as the web-series Clutch in which he also stars as Mike.
Hannah Spear as Katyenka Telytsina
Hannah started improvising with the Canadian Comedy Award-nominated Rapid Fire Theatre at the age of 16. She's performed across North America as member of the Tumbleweed project, a touring improv collective, at NXNE, and most recently at Just for Laughs 42 in Toronto. Residing in Toronto, look for her on stage regularly with the Canadian Comedy Award-nominated Bad Dog Repertory Players. You can catch her playing Valerie, in the critically acclaimed web series Versus Valerie, for which she recently won an International Academy of Web Television Award (Best Actress in a Comedy).
Steve Kasan as Mercenary
Steve is a Canadian actor residing Toronto. He is also a screenwriter and illustrator (character designs/storyboards). Appearing in many short films & web content such as “Clutch the Series” and has a pivotal role in action short, The Briefcase. Also, being a part of the Toronto based production team,
A Slice of Fried Gold. Currently, he is starring and producing a Time Travel web series titled,
Out of Time.