Simone Kessell was born in 1975 in New Zealand. She began her acting career in 1996, when she landed a major role in McLeod’s Daughters, a popular Australian show. She proceeded to play parts in other shows like Hercules: the Legendary Journeys, Medivac, Heartbreak High, Reaper, Underbelly, and small parts in CSI: Miami, Fringe and in movies such as Airtight, Frost/Nixon, The Informers, Blue Boy and Stickmen.
In her personal life, Ms. Kessell is married to Gregor Jordan, who is a well-known Australian director. They are the parents of a son, named Jack. They currently live in Los Angeles.
Kessel’s character is named Alicia Washington, and she is billed as Commander Taylor (Stephen Lang)’s second in command in the Terra Nova colony. Washington’s character is apparently a major one, so she will figure largely in several episodes of the show. She is listed on the show’s...
In her personal life, Ms. Kessell is married to Gregor Jordan, who is a well-known Australian director. They are the parents of a son, named Jack. They currently live in Los Angeles.
Kessel’s character is named Alicia Washington, and she is billed as Commander Taylor (Stephen Lang)’s second in command in the Terra Nova colony. Washington’s character is apparently a major one, so she will figure largely in several episodes of the show. She is listed on the show’s...
- 8/11/2011
- by Jessica Brown
- TerraNovaTV
Sometimes, when it comes to art, you have to give yourself deadlines. The collaborators behind Sparrow Songs, cinematographer Michael Totten (who worked on the beautiful-looking doc Rize) and Alex Jablonski (whose short, Blue Boy, played at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival), have used this principle to produce one short documentary a month. It's a fascinating project, and it's taken them around America, from a donut shop to porn star karaoke to the circus to minor league ball, with every scenario shot in the most elegant and beautiful way by Totten's camera. As disparate as the topics may be, the shorts are all united in their humanity and gentleness, the respect and empathy that they show towards each subject. Their latest short, The Farm, would make a nice starter for Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's Sugar - both films take a hard look at what it takes to be a minor league baseball player,...
- 8/27/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
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