GREEN BOOK (2018) About The Director and Cast
Director PETER FARRELLY and cast MAHERSHALA ALI, LINDA CARDELLINI, and VIGGO MORTENSEN
Producer, Writer and Director PETER FARRELLY, and cast MAHERSHALA ALI (Dr. Don Shirley), LINDA CARDELLINI (Dolores), and VIGGO MORTENSEN (Tony Lip)
PETER FARRELLY (Produced by/Written by/Directed by) is a director, producer, executive producer, screenwriter and published novelist widely known for the star-driven comedy blockbuster movies he made with his brother Bob such as There's Something About Mary, Kingpin, Shallow Hall, Stuck on You, Fever Pitch and the modern-day classic Dumb and Dumber.
Most recently, the television series Loudermilk, which Farrelly created and executive produces, was renewed for a second season by AT&T's Audience Network.
Loudermilk, which stars Tyler Layton-Olson and Ron Livingston in the titular role, focuses on a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor whose bad attitude is said to "put the SOB in sobriety."
Following the box-office success of their first film Dumb and Dumber, the writing, producing and directing duo known collectively as the Farrelly brothers collaborated on nearly 20 films and television projects, including The Ringer; Me, Myself & Irene; Osmosis Jones; Hall Pass; The Three Stooges; Dumb and Dumber To; The Leisure Class; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.
Born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Farrelly graduated from Providence College in Rhode Island and studied for his master's degree at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst before transferring to Columbia University in New York, where he graduated with an MFA degree in creative writing. In 1988, Farrelly published his first novel "Outside Providence," a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the 1970s, which he and his brother adapted to the screen in a 1998 film directed by Michael Corrente.
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Although he starred in dozens of acclaimed and popular films and television programs for more than 12 years, it was MAHERSHALA ALI 's (Dr. Don Shirley) Primetime Emmy Award-nominated role as Remy Danton in the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards that finally proved to be a breakout role for the talented, busy actor. With high-profile roles in the Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage and the Oscar-winning crowd-pleaser Hidden Figures, Ali topped off a great 2017 by winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Barry Jenkins' acclaimed Best Picture drama Moonlight.
Ali will soon be seen as Detective Wayne Hays in the third season of HBO's critically acclaimed True Detective series and, later this year, will be seen in Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel for 20th Century Fox, alongside Jennifer Connelly and Christoph Waltz.
Among Ali's many film credits are roles in Gary Ross' Free State of Jones, which starred Matthew McConaughey; as District 13's head of security, Boggs, in the final installments of the Hunger Games franchise: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 2; Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines, which starred Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper; and David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Born in Oakland, California, and raised in Hayward, Ali received his bachelor of arts degree in mass communications at St. Mary's College and his master's degree in acting from New York University.
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Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, Primetime Emmy Award and Film Independent Spirit Award, LINDA CARDELLINI (Dolores) is one of the most versatile actresses of her generation currently working in both film and television. In addition to producing and starring in the upcoming Netflix comedy series Dead to Me alongside Christina Applegate, Cardellini will be seen this fall in Paul Feig's A Simple Favor, and in Warner Bros.' upcoming horror film The Curse of La Llorona opposite Patricia Velasquez and Sean Patrick Thomas. The film is slated to premiere in April 2019.
Cardellini is also confirmed to co-star in Josh Trank's Al Capone biopic Fonzo, opposite Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan and Tom Hardy. Cardellini plays Capone's long-suffering wife, Mae, with Dillon cast as his closest friend, Johnny. MacLachlan will play the mobster's doctor, Karlock, and Kathrine Narducci will play Rosie, one of Capone's sisters.
Most recently Cardellini co-starred in Donovan Marsh's thriller Hunter Killer with Gerard Butler, Billy Bob Thornton and Gary Oldman. She was also seen reprising her role opposite Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2, the sequel to the Paramount Pictures blockbuster comedy Daddy's Home.
On television, Cardellini returned to her role as Meg Rayburn opposite Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn and Sissy Spacek in the critically acclaimed Netflix drama series Bloodline. Created by Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler (Damages), the thriller-drama series focused on a family of adult siblings who find their past secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep of a brother returns home. A California native and the youngest of four children, Cardellini pursued her interest in acting after graduation, with her 1999 breakthrough role as academic decathlete Lindsay Weir on the celebrated Primetime Emmy Award-winning NBC series Freaks and Geeks. She is also well known for her portrayal of Nurse Samantha Taggart on NBC's highly rated, critically acclaimed series ER.
In February 2012, Cardellini starred as Kelli in the independent film Return, opposite Michael Shannon and John Slattery, which earned Cardellini a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. The film was featured in the Director's Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was an official entry at the Deauville, London and Palm Springs International Film Festivals.
In 2015, she portrayed Laura Barton, wife of Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), in the summer blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron. That same year, Cardellini co-starred in the film Welcome to Me, alongside Kristen Wiig, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, James Marsden and Wes Bentley. The film was directed by Shira Piven and had been awarded Top Ten Independent Film for the National Board Review.
Cardellini's other notable film credits include playing Velma in Warner Bros.' pair of popular Scooby-Doo films, and portraying Joan Smith in John Lee Hancock's The Founder opposite Michael Keaton.
Cardellini received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 for her provocative portrayal of Sylvia Rosen, Don Draper's (Jon Hamm) married mistress in the sixth season of the critically acclaimed award-winning AMC series Mad Men.
Furthermore, Cardellini lends her voice to a diverse group of animated series, including Megan in Nickelodeon's Sanjay and Craig, Starla in IFC's Out There and Wendy in Disney's Gravity Falls.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from Loyola Marymount University and completed a summer study program at the National Theatre in London. Cardellini currently resides in Los Angeles.
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VIGGO MORTENSEN (Tony Lip) has consistently earned acclaim for his work in a wide range of films. Some of these include Captain Fantastic, A Dangerous Method, Eastern Promises, A History of Violence, The Road, Appaloosa, Far from Men, The Two Faces of January, Jauja, Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Mortensen is also a poet, photographer and painter. He is the editor of Perceval Press, an independent publishing house, which he founded in 2002
