It’s notoriously difficult to break into the entertainment industry, but a number of talented Creative and Performing Arts graduates are making things look easy!
Lovell Adams-Gray, a 2013 graduate of the Acting for Film and Television program, has been accepted into the prestigious Canadian Film Centre’s Actors’ Conservatory program and is currently filming Lost & Found (Family Channel), which is being described as “Empire for tweens.”
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Bachelor of Music alumni Danny Fong (2011) and Andrew Kesler (2012) are commanding international attention with their vocal sextet, Accent. They were invited to sing at the 2015 London A Cappella Festival, and they continue to delight their growing fan base with creative YouTube performances. Star Wars aficionados especially will enjoy Accent’s latest video featuring Danny as R2-D2 and Andrew as Yoda.
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Comedy: Writing and Performance grad Brandon Ash Mohammed (2012) has been selected for the elite Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Program. The program pairs emerging and mid-career writers of all backgrounds with television industry mentors, with one lucky participant landing a Bell Media writing internship at the end.
Fellow Comedy alumni Marc Hallworth (2011) and Kyle Woolven (2012) took time out of their busy schedules to give back to the community by teaching seventh graders how to craft jokes without bullying.
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Humber Theatre Performance graduates have been particularly busy. As reported in Humber Today, Giacomo Gianniotti and Matt Murray, both 2012 graduates, have been acting in Los Angeles, with Giacomo appearing on Grey’s Anatomy (CTV) and Matt working as a series regular in Kevin from Work (ABC Family).
Several other Theatre Performance alumni have stayed closer to their roots in Toronto’s arts scene. Cara Ricketts (2005), who recently appeared in The Book of Negroes (CBC), has a star turn as the iconic title character in Necessary Angel’s production of the Ibsen classic Hedda Gabler, on now at the Berkley Street Theatre. Alessandra Vite (2011) is a member of The Sketchersons and was featured in Unwrapped, Second City’s 2015 Christmas show. Earlier this fall, Sina Gilani received rave reviews for his starring role in Buddies in Bad Times’ production of the controversial solo play The 20th of November, and the Dora Award-winning Oyin Oladejo – a 2012 classmate – was profiled in NOW after appearing in Soulpepper’s Happy Place and Marat/Sade.
Congratulations to these Humber graduates! We are proud to follow such promising careers.