THE CAST
JURI HENLEY-COHN (Joseph), a relatively new arrival to Los Angeles, hails originally from New Haven, Connecticut. After graduating near the top of his class from Choate Rosemary Hall, Juri moved on to Harvard University where he majored in social anthropology. Juri’s time at Harvard was divided equally between the classroom and the stage where he appeared in such shows as Richard III, The Stranger, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Romeo & Juliet. He spent one summer at the Williamstown Theater Festival in the Berkshires learning the ins and outs of a fully functioning theatrical production company. While there, he also performed in such shows as The Cenci, Lovelace and The Blue Demon; and studied with the talented likes of Darko
Tresnjak, Phil Saltanoff, Lewis Black and Richard Kind. Juri spent another summer working on the Warner Bros. feature, The Perfect Storm, while simultaneously pursuing his acting studies at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at UCLA with Michael Hackett.

After graduating from Harvard with honors, Juri moved to Los Angeles to pursue his professional acting and writing career. Soon after arriving in L.A., Juri produced and starred in Frank McGuinness’ Tony® nominated play, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. For his performance in that play as the feisty Irishman, Edward Sheridan, Juri received rave reviews and an honorable mention at the 2003 Backstage West Garland Awards. He has also starred in several short and independent films including his recent work in An Eye For An Eye opposite Sally Kirkland.

As a writer, Juri is the author of the screenplay, Dreams in the Dust, a biopic which chronicles the life and death of Manuel “Manolete” Rodriguez—the world’s greatest bullfighter. He is also the co-author (along with writer/producer Michael Din) of Relative Insanity, a contemporary adaptation of Chekhov’s classic play, The Seagull. Relative Insanity is being packaged by ICM and is currently in pre-production. While Juri and Michael begin work on their next writing project, Juri continues to hone his acting skills at the esteemed Larry Moss Studio in Santa Monica where he studies with Larry Moss in his professional class.

SALLY KIRKLAND (Rachel), stage, screen and television star, is probably best known for her performance in Anna - for which she garnered the 1987 Oscar® Nomination for Best Actress. For the same performance, she won both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. She was also recognized by L.A. Times' critics Kevin Thomas and Sheila Benson as having delivered one of the Five Best Acting Performances by a Woman in the '80's.

Ms. Kirkland is a veteran of 91 films, over 100 TV shows and 80 plays. Most recently, she starred with Jim Carrey in
the 2003 hit Bruce Almighty and currently has two independent films in post-production in which she stars: Neo Ned with Jeremy Renner & Gabrielle Union and A-List with Daphne Zuniga, which Kirkland also co-produced. Kirkland won her first producing award as co-producer of Audit, a short satirical film about the IRS and she has directed Women: Stories of Passion for Showtime TV.

Some of her most memorable roles include playing Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s mother in Ron Howard's Edtv, appearing in George Roy Hill's The Sting opposite Robert Redford and Paul Newman, Sydney Pollack’s The Way We Were starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford and Coming Apart with Rip Torn. Kirkland co-starred as Rose Cheramie in Oliver Stone's acclaimed JFK and is praised highly in Stone's biography. Kirkland, along with dear friend, Shelley Winters, is also included in a chapter in Robert De Niro's biography. Additionally, she has starred with Keith Carradine, Tom Waits and Bill Pullman in Cold Feet, with Eric Roberts and James Earl Jones in Best of the Best and opposite Kevin Costner, Madeleine Stowe and Anthony Quinn in Tony Scott's Revenge. She both starred in and executive produced Cheatin’ Hearts with James Brolin and Kris Kristofferson. Additional credits include High Stakes with Kathy Bates, Paint It Black with Martin Landau and Two Evil Eyes with Harvey Keitel.

On TV, Kirkland has had recurring roles on series such as Days of Our Lives, Roseanne and Felicity and she co-starred with Peter Gallagher and Leonard Nimoy in NBC's world premiere movie Brave New World, based on futurist Aldous Huxley's classic book of the same title. She also starred in the Ace Award winning Heat Wave about the Watts Riots and in Peter Bogdanovich’s Cable Ace Award Nominated Song of Songs with George Segal. Kirkland received her second Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her work in The Haunted.

Ms. Kirkland trained as an actress with Lee Strasberg himself and studied alongside the likes of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman. She has taught acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute on and off since the '70's and has coached talent such as Sandra Bullock, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and Dwight Yoakum. Kirkland is also an ordained minister in the church of The Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness. A true humanitarian, she teaches ongoing work for her church and counsels people spiritually and about alternative health. She can currently be seen hosting her own local cable TV show in the L.A. area, Sally Kirkland & Friends. Additionally, she hosts the weekly Reverend Sally Kirkland, an internet radio show focusing on motivation, practical spirituality and alternative health on www.healthylife.net. A resident of West Hollywood in the late '70's and again from 1988 through the present, Ms. Kirkland feels passionately about the tragedy of gay bashing and hate crimes in general.

AARON MACPHERSON (Derrick) received his M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts. He has also studied at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, The Manhattan Playhouse and currently with Larry Moss. His film credits include Dead by Dawn and West for HBO. His TV credits include Almost Perfect, Fired Up, and Brandon’s Way. Some of his many theatre credits include Fool for Love, Tartuffe, As you Like It, Brave New World and the Kentucky Cycle. Mr. McPherson was asked back to Cal Arts as a guest artist to perform in the new play Three Cakes by Jessie Miller. He has taught acting at California Institute of the Arts and he recently directed and produced Acts of Love, a collection of Joe Pintauro’s plays.

Aaron is a member of Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Fraternity. He is a recipient of an Ahmanson Scholarship in Theatre and the Beatrice Rice Theater Scholarship. He is currently working on his screen play, Son of a Gun. 

PAUL LONGO (Attacker) graduated from New York’s Oswego State University with a concentration in theatrical acting and directing. In his four-and-a-half years there, Paul experienced great success through starring in over 11 productions and was nominated twice for the Irene Ryan Acting Award. After graduation, he relocated to Los Angeles in search of better weather! Immediately, Paul nabbed the lead role as Benton Conway, a boy struggling with his sexuality, in the Telly Award winning movie Heresy: Sinners or Saints. He has also appeared as a magnitude of short lived characters on The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives and Port Charles. Other TV credits include the role of N.C.I.S. Agent John Hogan on The Learning Channel series Scene of the Crime: Stand in for Murder. Most Recently, Paul costarred in the upcoming short film Slightly Off.


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