THE AFTERMATH (2019) Director & Cast
James Kent, Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard, Jason Clarke
JAMES KENT (Director), KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, and JASON CLARKE
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR & CAST
JAMES KENT (Director) began as an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose 90-minute TV single HOLOCAUST: A MUSIC MEMORIAL FROM AUSCHWITZ won a BAFTA and an Emmy in 2004. He went on to direct a number of acclaimed television dramas including THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER in 2009, which was made for television but became a hit on the film festival circuit for gay and lesbian films, winning a number of awards. He also directed the acclaimed thriller INSIDE MEN for the BBC and THE WHITE QUEEN, a flagship BBC historical drama series for which James was the lead director, and THE THIRTEENTH TALE (starring Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman) for BBC and Heyday Films. Sony Pictures Classics TESTAMENT OF YOUTH was his first feature film, starring Kit Harrington and Alicia Vikander, based on the best-selling memoir by Vera Brittain.
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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY recently appeared in Wash Westmoreland's 2018 film COLETTE, based on the real-life story of the titular Nobel Prize-nominated writer who rebelled against male manipulation and abuse, of which she received glowing reviews for her performance; BERLIN, I LOVE YOU, the anthology of shorts co-directed by 8 directors including Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom and Fernando Eimbcke; as well as Disney's THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS co-directed by Lasse Halstrom and Joe Johnston, co-starring Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren, in which she stars as the 'Sugar Plum Fairy.'
Keira recently wrapped production on Gavin Hood's OFFICIAL SECRETS; starring opposite Matt Smith, it is true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The film will debut at Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. Knightley is set to begin production on Philippa Lowthorpe's MISBEHAVIOUR, which will release in 2020.
Keira was seen in Morten Tyldum's THE IMITATION GAME, co-starring opposite Benedict Cumberbatch. For her performance as 'Joan Clarke,' she earned Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
Her work also includes a trio of collaborations with Joe Wright for films PRIDE AND PREJUDICE; ATONEMENT and ANNA KARENINA. Her critically acclaimed portrayal in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE garnered her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role; and she was also nominated for a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for her performance in ATONEMENT.
Keira has also starred in the worldwide box office blockbuster hit, Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN, starring opposite Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, starring as 'Elizabeth Swann.' The franchise of films includes PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: THE BLACK PEARL; PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN'S CHEST; PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: AT WORLD'S END; as well as the latest instalment, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.
Additional film credits include Patrice Leconte's INNOCENT LIES; George Lucas' STARWARS: EPISODE 1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE; Gurinder Chadha's BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM; Gillies MacKinnon's PURE; Richard Curtis' LOVE ACTUALLY, Antoine Fuqua's KING ARTHUR; Francois Gerard's SILK; Saul Dibb's THE DUCHESS; John Maybury's THE EDGE OF LOVE; Mark Romanek's NEVER LET ME GO; Massy Tadjedin's LAST NIGHT; David Cronenberg's A DANGEROUS METHOD; John Carney's BEGIN AGAIN; Kenneth Branagh's JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT; Lynn Shelton's LAGGIES; Baltasar Kormakur's EVEREST and David Frenkel's COLLATERAL BEAUTY.
Kiera made her debut in the BBC TV series SCREEN ONE and went on to appear in several other BBC dramas, including DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, THE MUSIC PRACTICE and OLIVER.
In addition to her work in both television and film, Keira has appeared on transatlantic stages. She made her West-End theatrical debut in Thea Sharrock's THE MISANTHROPE, for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She went on to appear in Ian Rickson's THE CHILDREN'S HOUR and made her Broadway debut in Even Cabnet's THERESE RAQUIN.
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ALEXANDER SKARSGARD can be most recently seen in the AMC show THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL, which tells the story of an English actress turned Israeli spy who tries to stop a series of bombings in Western Germany.
Last year Skarsgard won the Emmy, Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his haunting portrayal of Perry on HBO'S Emmy winning mini-series BIG LITTLE LIES, starring opposite Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Skarsgard was most recently seen in two projects making their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. First, he stars in Jeremy Saulnier's HOLD THE DARK about a naturalist who is summoned to a remote Alaskan village to uncover a harrowing mystery. He also stars opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Salma Hayek in THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT, a thriller about two scheming cousins (Jesse Eisenberg and Skarsgard) who try to build a thousand-mile-long, four-inch-wide tunnel from Kansas to New Jersey that will give them a one-millisecond edge on transactions at the New York Stock Exchange.
Next year, Alexander will star in FLARSKY opposite Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan, which Lionsgate will release June 7; and independent film THE KILL TEAM.
Recent credits include Warner Bros' THE LEGEND OF TARZAN directed by David Yates; Duncan Jones' MUTE opposite Paul Rudd; WAR ON EVERYONE opposite Michael Pena; the critically acclaimed Sundance hit DIARY OF A TEENAGER GIRL alongside Kristen Wiig and Bel Powley; Lars Von Trier's MELANCHOLIA opposite Kirstin Dunst; WHAT MAISIE KNEW opposite Julianne Moore; HIDDEN opposite Andrea Riseborough; DISCONNECT opposite Jason Bateman; THE GIVER opposite Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep; THE EAST opposite Brit Marling and Ellen Page; and Universal's BATTLESHIP opposite Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna.
Skarsgard's breakthrough performance was in the critically acclaimed series HBO series GENERATION KILL. He later rose to fame as one of the leads in the popular HBO series TRUE BLOOD, which finished its successful seven season run in 2014.
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JASON CLARKE is most recently seen in FIRST MAN, directed by Damien Chazelle and opposite Ryan Gosling. The film is a look at the life of Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Clarke played the role of US Astronaut, Edward Higgins White. Also in 2018, Clarke appeared in the Steven Knight thriller SERENITY, opposite Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.
Currently, Clarke is in production on the remake of Stephen King's classic, PET SEMATARY as the lead role of Lewis Creed and in September will join Helen Mirren in HBO's miniseries, CATHERINE THE GREAT. The lead role will be that of Russian military commander, Grigory Potemkin, who became Catherine's lover, favored statesman and life-long friend.
Clarke also starred in the expense drama, CHAPPAQUIDDICK portraying Ted Kennedy. The biographical film, directed by John Curran, explored the fatal car accident in 1969 that claimed the life of a young campaign strategist, and its aftermath and effect on Kennedy's political career. Critics applauded Clarke's performance as Kennedy claiming it as his "finest work yet".
Last year, Clarke also starred in the Netflix period drama, MUDBOUND, from director Dee Rees. Starring opposite Cary Mulligan, Mary J. Blige and Garret Hedlund, the cast received a special Gotham Jury Award for Ensemble Performance as well as The Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Clarke is perhaps best known for his numerous starring roles, including in the Academy Award-nominated film, ZERO DARK THIRTY, directed by Kathryn Bigelow; Baltasar Kormakur's EVEREST, based on the true story of the tragic 1996 Mount Everest disaster; alongside Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger in TERMINATOR: GENISYS; the sci-fi sequel, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, alongside Gary Oldman and Keri Russell; and alongside Brit Marling and Diane Kruger in THE BETTER ANGELS, a drama about Abraham Lincoln as a young child in which Clarke plays his father, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
Additional film credits include Marc Forster's ALL I SEE IS YOU, Terrence Malick's KNIGHT OF CUPS, with Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman; Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan; Roland Emmerich's WHITE HOUSE DOWN; John Hillcoat's period drama, LAWLESS, opposite Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pierce and Jessica Chastain; Michael Mann's PUBLIC ENEMIES opposite Johnny Depp; Paul W.S. Anderson's DEATH RACE; Daniel Espinosa's film adaptation of the critically acclaimed Tom Rob Smith novel, CHILD 44; TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, which premiered at the 2011 Venice Film Festival; Jada Pinkett Smith's directorial debut, THE HUMAN CONTRACT; David Schwimmer's TRUST, opposite Clive Owen and Catherine Keener, and YELLING TO THE SKY, directed by Victoria Mahoney.
Clarke first came to America's attention in the critically acclaimed Showtime drama series, BROTHERHOOD, where he played an ambitious Rhode Island politician who navigates the treacherous worlds of local politics and organized crime. His other television credits include his lead role in FOX's cop drama THE CHICAGO CODE for executive producer Shawn Ryan.
In his native Australia, Clarke's credits include a supporting role in Phillip Noyce's RABBIT PROOF FENCE as well as a role in BETTER THAN SEX. In television, Clarke worked opposite Geoffrey Rush on MERCURY.
Clarke graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. He also has extensive credits in theater, both as an actor as well as director.
