Our Team
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J.P. Riley - Co-Writer & Producer
J.P. is a Los Angeles-based music video and commercial director whose work has been selected for a variety of festivals and awards, including HD Fest, Columbia's Pictional Festical, Chicago International Film Festival, Flicker Fest, and the Midwest Independent Film Festical. He has also won two Telly Awards. Some of his clients include The Verve Pipe, Rachael Yamagata, The Baldwin Brothers, Company of Thieves, Oh My God, VH-1, Chipotle, and Comcast. J.P. is originally fron Indianapolis, Indiana, and he graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with a B.A.
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Christine Sheaks - Co-Producer
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Christine has been a casting director for close to 25 years, starting as an associate for John Lyons on such films as "Barton Fink," "Hudsucker Proxy," and "Fargo." When John became a producer, Christine's first feature was "A Walk In the Clouds," then came "Boogie Nights" - which wan her the Casting Society Award that year. She went on to cast "H2O" with Josh Hartnett, "Deep Blue Sea" with Sam Jackson, "The Mod Squad," "Scary Movie," "Thirteen Ghosts," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," "Underclassmen" with Nick Cannon, and "D-WAR" with Craig Robinson.
Independent filmmaking is Christine's first love, and she has co-produced the cult indie "Thursday" with Aaron Eckhart, "Memory Thief," and "Flying By" with Billy Ray Cyrus. She also cast the coming-of-age drama "Calvin Marshall" with Steve Zahn and Jane Adams. She is excited to be one of the producers for "ACT NATURALLY."
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Conci Nelson - Co-Writer/Producer
Introduced to the entertainment industry while still in the womb, Coni grew up on television… literally and figuratively. She first appeared on “The Young and the Restless” at age six as Betsy Sanderson, and then returned a few years later as a different character Heather Lynch (Stevens). Upon entering upper school in her home town of Chicago, she took a leave of absence from the screen to finish high school, study abroad in Spain, and then attend Northwestern University where she received a B.S. with a double major in Theater and the English Major in Creative Writing Poetry and a minor in Spanish Language and Literature.
After spending a few more years playing music in punk rock bands, writing key articles and blog posts for direct marketing companies, working in the theater both as an actress and serving as hair, make-up and wig designer, she finally bit the bullet and made the move out to LA where she worked in the production office of both “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.” From there she was hired on by the late Jeanne Cooper to serve as publicist for her book tour and found herself working as a personal assistant to Jeanne Cooper and Jeffrey Jones. She was then hired at Letter Blue Productions where she jumped into the role of post producer for “Park CIty” (2013) and co-writer and producer for “Act Super Naturally.”
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Kay Alden - Associate Producer
For 40 years, 23 Emmy nominations and 7 statues, Kay worked in Daytime Television. She began her career in 1974 on “The Young and the Restless” under William J. Bell. She rose through the ranks quickly and spent the better majority of her 32 years there as Co-Heaad and then Head Writer. She then spent a short stint consulting for ABC, but within months she returned to work for Bell Dramatic, this time for “The Bold and the Beautiful”. At the end of 2013, she left “The Bold and the Beautiful” to enjoy finer things in life, like retirement and Walgreens.
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Susan May Pratt as Kristi Lerner
Susan returns to “Act Super Naturally” as Kristi Lerner. Susan May Pratt has world steadily appearing in films and television for the past fifteen years. While best known for her work in “Center Stage” (2000), “10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999), and “Drive Me Crazy” (1999), her other film credits include “CSI: Cyber” (2015), “Who’s Your Monkey”(2007), “Open Water 2: Adrift” (2006), “Undermind” (2003), “Searching for Paradise” (2002), and “No Looking Back” (1998)
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Rob Roy Fitzgerald as Rusty Carter/Co-writer
In “Act Super Naturally,” Rob reprises his role of boozy lawyer, Rusty Carter. He is a veteran actor having appeared in over 150 commercials, television shows, and films. Rob is best known for his roles in “Thelma & Louise” (1991), “3 Days To Kill” (2014), and “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998).
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Liz Lytle as Charlie Tillerman
Pleased to return as Charlie Tillerman in “Act Super Naturally,” Lis is a Los Angeles Based actress and editor most known for her role in “Act Naturally,” she’s also had a hand in “p9ox2,””The Doreen Episodes,” and “Factory”. Lis is a proud Ohio native who graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Film, Theater, and Philosophy.
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Josh McVaney as Trevor Wilson
Josh is returning to “Act Super Naturally” to continue the story of Trevor Wilson. He is an Austin-based actor who started his career as Greer on NBC TV’s hit series, “Friday Night Lights”. He has appeared in many local Texas films and commercials, including “Script Cops” (2008), “Backroads” (2008), “A Very Bad Day’ (2007), “Moving On” (2007), and was featured in The Baldwin Brothers music video “A Matter Of Time”, featuring Sarai (2008).
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Tarik Lowe
Tarik joins the “Act Super Naturally” team on the heels of his success as the piano player in “Whiplash” (2014), and is Derek in “Supporting Characters” (2012), which he also wrote. Other credits include “Music of the Heart” (1999), “Law & Order,” “One Life to Live,” “Blue Bloods,” “College Humor Originals,” “Little Paradise” (2013), “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” (2013), “No Beast So Fierce” (2015), and “Ava’s Possessions” (2015).
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Naomi Cheney
“Act Super Naturally” introduces Naomi Cheney.