COLD PURSUIT (2019) About The Cast

ABOUT THE CAST

LIAM NEESON (Nels Coxman)

Liam Neeson is an internationally recognized actor. He has appeared in over 70 films, including Schindler’s List, Michael Collins, The Grey, Kinsey , the blockbuster Taken trilogy , Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, Love Actually and Gangs Of New York.

Over the course of his career, Neeson’s films have grossed over $7 billion worldwide. He a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a proud father of two sons.

TOM BATEMAN (Trevor “Viking” Calcote)

Tom Bateman most recently starred as ‘Rawdon Crawley’ in ITV and Amazon’s adaptation of the literary classic 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair , opposite Olivia Cooke, Johnny Flynn and Claudia Jessie. He was also previously seen as ‘Wilkes’ in the premiere episode of Hulu’s anthology horror series from Blumhouse TV, Into the Dark . His episode, The Body also starred Dermot Mulroney and Rebecca Rittenhouse and aired on October 5, 2018. Additionally, Bateman recently received the Breakthrough Actor award at GQ’s 2018 Men of the Year Awards.

Next, Bateman will star in the Hans Petter Moland revenge thriller COLD PURSUIT , opposite Liam Neeson, Laura Dern and Emmy Rossum, which is based on the 2014 Norwegian film In Order Of Disappearance . Premiering in February 2019, the film centres around a snowplow driver who seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son.

Additionally, Bateman recently began production on ITV’s upcoming period drama Beecham House , where he’ll play the title role, ‘John Beecham.’ Written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, the series is set in late 18th century India and looks at the lives of residents living in a Delhi mansion and explores intrigue, murder and greed but also love and loyalty between a British family and their Indian relationships.

Bateman also recently played the role of ‘Bouc’ in Kenneth Branagh’s star-studded remake of the classic Agatha Christie classic, Murder On The Orient Express . Also starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and Judy Dench, the film released in November 2017. He previously made his US feature film debut in Jonathan Levine's Snatched opposite Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer.

On television, Bateman has played the title roles in ITV's Jekyll & Hyde and has also appeared in Hugo Blick's BBC series The Honourable Woman , Dominik Moll's The Tunnel , David Goyer's Da Vinci's Demons and Susanna White's Parade's End , amongst several others.

Previously Bateman, as a member of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, collaborated with Director Branagh on his theatre productions of ‘The Winter's Tale’ and ‘Harlequinade’ in the West End's Garrick Theatre. Amongst numerous other theatre credits are the role of Will Shakespeare in Declan Donnellan's production of ‘Shakespeare in Love’ at The Noel Coward Theatre, and productions of ‘Lizzie Siddal’, ‘The Duchess of Malfi’, ‘The Lion in Winter’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’.

Bateman trained at LAMDA in London where he was awarded The Leverhulme Scholarship 2009-2011.

LAURA DERN (Grace Coxman)

Laura Dern has received two Academy Award® nominations, four Golden Globe® Awards, a Primetime Emmy® Award in addition to six nominations proving herself to be a power woman in entertainment.

In addition, out of appreciation and respect for the extraordinary gift the Dern family has brought to the big and small screen, The Hollywood Entertainment Museum honored Bruce, Diane and Laura with the Hollywood Legacy Award. In 2016, she was also selected to serve on The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors. Dern recently wrapped production on the second season of Big Little Lies , and is currently working on Greta Gerwig’s production of Little Women . for Sony. It was recently announced that Dern will star in and produce The Dolls , a limited series for HBO, alongside Issa Rae. Upcoming, Dern will star opposite Allison Janney in Tate Taylor’s comedy Breaking News in Yuba County . In 2018, Dern completed JT LeRoy and Ed Zwick’s Trial by Fire .

Additional film credits include the upcoming COLD PURSUIT, Star Wars: Episode VIII , Wilson , The Founder , Certain Woman , Wild for which she earned her second Academy Award® nomination for, 99 Homes , The Fault in our Stars , The Master , Everything Must Go , Little Fockers , Year of the Dog , Inland Empire , Lonely Hearts , Happy Endings , We Don’t Live Here Anymore , I Am Sam , Novocaine , Focus , Citizen Ruth , Jurassic Park , A Perfect World , Rambling Rose (Academy Award® Nomination), Smooth Talk , Mask, Blue Velvet , Wild at Heart , Dr. T and the Women , October Sky , Fat Man and Little Boy , Haunted Summer , Teachers , Foxes and Ladies and Gentleman, The Fabulous Stains .

On the small screen, she was most recently seen starring in HBO’s The Tale , which earned Dern a Golden Globe® nomination and her seventh Emmy® nomination, and on Big Little Lies which earned her a Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® Award for her role as Renata. Additional television credits include: Enlightened , Recount , Damaged Care , Within These Walls , Daddy and Them , The Baby Dance , Afterburn , Fallen Angels , and Down Came a Blackbird . In 1997 Dern was nominated for an Emmy® Award and won an American Comedy Award for her guest-starring role in the controversial Puppy Episode of the ABC comedy, Ellen .

In addition to her extensive film and television credits, Dern has been prolific in her producing career. In 2017 she established Jaywalker Pictures, a Los Angeles-based production company founded with partner Jayme Lemons with emphasis on great storytelling in film and television. They have a first look TV Deal with Platform One Media which they have an hour long series Mr. and Mrs. American Pie in development. Among the projects in development are the films Candy & Mel , which they are producing alongside Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger. Candy & Mel is based on the true story of an outrageous and sensational murder trial that gripped the nation. The Dog of the South , written by Graham Gordy and Jay Jennings, based on the novel by Charles Portis; and a half-hourcomedyfrom writers Arabella Anderson and Wendy West, based on Anderson’s life growing up homeless, producing alongside Sarah Condon and Alon Aranya. Jaywalker Pictures is represented by CAA.

TOM JACKSON (White Bull)

Jackson completed shooting Season 3 of the highly acclaimed CTV series Cardinal , opposite Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse. Previously he played one of the leads opposite Louis Gossett Jr. in Sidney Furie’s feature The Dependables , Lionsgate’s action feature SKINWALKERS and John Henderson’s Mee­Shee: The Water Giant . Jackson is best known to Canadian audiences for 6 seasons as ‘Chief Peter Kenidi’ in CBC’s inspired view into the lives of a First Nation community, North of 60 , for which he still receives fan accolades, his guest star turn on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and “Billy Twofeathers” in PBS series Shining Time Station . Upcoming is Season 2 of APTN’s Red Earth Uncovered .

Whether one links Jackson to ‘The Huron Carole’ – the song or the national concert tour – ‘Singing for Supper’ or ‘Swinging for Supper’, the evidence of his earning and staying power in the fundraising circle is without question and one of infamy for this country’s food banks. When there’s trouble or trauma, he steps up with ideas to alleviate and compensate those devastated by floods, typhoons, fires, drought, terrorism, youth suicide, homelessness, environmental disaster and economic disadvantage, earning him some of Canada’s highest honors.

Among Jackson’s many awards are the Officer of the Order of Canada, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canadian Red Cross Ambassador, two Queen’s Jubilee Medals 2002 & 2012 and an Honorary Degree recipient at 10 universities.

EMMY ROSSUM (Kim Dash)

Emmy Rossum has been captivating audiences with her diverse, extraordinary talents for over a decade. Rossum’s performance in SONGCATCHER earned her an Independent Spirit Award® nomination in the category of “Best Debut Performance.” Four years later in 2004, her starring performance as “Christine” in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA earned her a Golden Globe® Award nomination, as well as the National Board of Review’s “Best Female Breakthrough Performance” Award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s “Best Young Actress” Award in 2005.

Rossum can currently be seen starring in Showtime’s dark comedy series, Shameless , which began its ninth season in January. Based on the long-running British series of the same title, Shameless , from Warner Bros. TV and John Wells Productions, revolves around the Gallaghers, a working-class Chicago clan dealing with the recession. The mother is not present, and the alcoholic patriarch (William H. Macy) usually ends up passed out on the living-room floor, so their smart but unpredictable 18-year-old daughter, Fiona (Rossum), is tasked with keeping her five younger brothers and sisters on the straight and narrow. Rossum made her directorial debut on the series in the seventh season for the episode I Am a Storm , and directed on the series for the second time for the eighth season episode Frank’s Northern Shuttle Express . Rossum also had the opportunity to direct an episode on another John Wells series, TNT’s Animal Kingdom . Additionally, Rossum recently directed an episode of Amazon’s new Modern Love series, based on The New York Times column of the same name, that is set to air in 2019.

In 2018, Rossum appeared opposite Will Forte in the Netflix original film A Futile And Stupid Gesture . The film follows the success of National Lampoon in the 1970’s and 80’s. Rossum’s other film credits include COMET opposite Justin Long and Shawn Christensen’s Before I Disappear , based on the 2012 Oscar®-winning short ‘Curfew,’ which won the prestigious “Audience Award” at SXSW. Other film credits include Warner Bros.’ Beautiful Creatures, Dare alongside Zach Gilford , Dragonball, Poseidon, The Day After Tomorrow with Jake Gyllenhaal, and the Clint Eastwood-directed drama Mystic River. In 2019, Rossum can be seen starring as Angelyne in an untitled miniseries about the woman behind LA’s mysterious billboards.

In 2007, Rossum recorded her first album for Geffen records, “Inside Out,” which showcased her classically trained voice as the primary instrument. She wrote and recorded all her own songs. She released her second album, “Sentimental Journey”—a collection of 1940s standards—in January 2013.

Rossum began her theatrical career at the age of seven when she began singing the children’s roles at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. Between the ages of seven and twelve she was trained there in stagecraft and classical vocal technique and performed in five languages in 20 different operas.

Rossum is the Youth Ambassador for the international organization Youth AIDS, which works to educate young people in sixty countries on the prevention and treatment of AIDS. Rossum travels internationally raising awareness of the pandemic by speaking at schools, universities and government forums.

Rossum was born in New York City in 1986 and attended the Spence School until 1996. She earned her high school degree through Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) and Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development (CTD).

Rossum currently resides in Los Angeles.

JULIA JONES (Aya)

Julia Jones is quickly emerging as one of the entertainment industry’s brightest talents.

Julia recurred as "Kohana" in Season 2 of HBO's critically acclaimed drama Westworld . Julia co-starred
as Jeremy Renner’s ex-wife in Taylor Sheridan’s ( Sicario ) directorial debut, Wind River . The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Official Selection and won the Cannes Film Festival 2017 Un Certain Regard-Best Director award. She also stars in the upcoming Summit Entertainment/StudioCanal feature COLD PURSUIT (fka Hard Powder ) with Liam Neeson and Laura Dern. Jones starred opposite James Franco in the independent film High School Lover . Previously, Julia was the female lead opposite Adam Sandler in the Netflix feature The Ridiculous Six directed by Frank Coraci.

She had a breakout performance in The Twilight Saga franchise as Leah Clearwater. Her other credits include Warner Bros. Pictures Jonah Hex opposite Josh Brolin, Hell Ride , Winter In The Blood , Missed Connections , Black Cloud , and Three Priests . Jones' television credits include recurring roles as "Gabriella Langton" on the Netflix series Longmire and "Dr. Kaya Montoya" on ER in its final two seasons.

A native of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Julia began working in commercials and community theatre at a young age. She also performed regularly in Boston Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker." After high school, Jones moved to New York to attend Columbia University, where she graduated with a degree in English. While in college, she began modeling internationally appearing in ads for such companies as Levi's, Esprit, and Polo Ralph Lauren.

Jones currently resides in Los Angeles.

JOHN DOMAN (John “Gip” Gipsky)

Doman has recently starred in Lynne Ramsay’s feature You Were Never Really Here opposite Joaquin Phoenix, which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. He can currently be seen as a regular in the Epix series Berlin Station and in a recurring role in the Showtime series The Affair .

Perhaps best known for playing William A. Rawls in HBO’s brilliant series The Wire , he has also starred in the Fox series Gotham as ‘Don Falcone’, the Canal+/Netflix 1-hour drama Borgia created by Tom Fontana and the AMC series Feed the Beast opposite David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess. Other television credits include Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Burn Notice, Rizzoli & Isles, Damages, Law & Order, CSI, The Practice, and ER among many others.

Doman’s numerous film credits include Blue Valentine, The Company Men, Lonely Hearts, Mystic River, City By The Sea, Mercury Rising, and Die Hard With A Vengeance.

John has worked extensively on stage as well, most recently appearing in ‘The Other Thing’ at the Second Stage Theatre. His other off-Broadway credits include ‘The Book of Grace’, ‘Unconditional’, ‘Robbers’, ‘True West’ and ‘Fool for Love.’

MICHEÁL RICHARDSON (Kyle Coxman)

Micheál Richardson is a young actor on the rise. On the big screen, he can most recently be seen in Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in early 2018. Richardson appears alongside Natalie Portman and Jude Law. On the small screen, he stars in the upcoming series Big Dogs created by Adam Dunn opposite Louis Carbonneau & Brett Cullen.

Richardson has also recently completed several short films such as Sophie Lane Curtis’s ‘On Our Way’, and Denise Chang’s ‘Paradise.’

GLEN GOULD (War Dog)

Glen is an award-winning Actor based in Canada. At the age of 19, he boarded a bus and left his home on the small East Coast island of Cape Breton to pursue a career in acting. He has since appeared in numerous Theater, TV & Film productions.