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SONS OF ANARCHY is an adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that

explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club�s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood
while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains
exactly that: charming. The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate
developers and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC�s familial lifestyle and
legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless, thriving illegal arms business.
This is a series about the seduction of money, power and blood.

Charlie Hunnam stars as JACKSON �JAX� TELLER, the MC�s Vice-President who is tested
by his growing apprehension for its lawlessness. Katey Sagal stars as GEMMA TELLER
MORROW, Jax�s force-of-nature mother; and Ron Perlman stars as CLARENCE �CLAY�
MORROW, Jax�s stepfather and MC President. The triangle of mother, son and
stepfather will ultimately reveal the dark secrets in this family�s past and the
lengths they will go to protect their sins.

Cast & Crew Past & Present

Charlie Hunnam [Jackson 'Jax' Teller]

Charles Matthew Hunnam was born in Newcastle, England on April 10, 1980.
With his irresistible charm and versatility, Charlie Hunnam has captured the
attention of audiences and critics in both the United Kingdom and Hollywood.
Hunnam most recently appeared with Elijah Wood in the independent film Green Street
Hooligans about the violent world of soccer hooliganism. He then starred opposite
Clive Owen in Alfonso Curaon�s apocalyptic drama Children of Men.
Hunnam made his big screen debut in the Paramount thriller Abandon and continued to
gain attention for his performance in the title role of the big screen adaptation
of Charles Dickens� novel Nicholas Nickelby, which received a Golden Globe�
nomination for Best Picture.
He next appeared as �Bosie� in the Miramax feature Cold Mountain for director
Anthony Minghella based on the best selling novel by Charles Frazier.
On the small screen, Hunnam received audience and critical acclaim for his role in
the hit British drama, Queer as Folk. In this show about two gay friends, Hunnam
played the role of �Nathan,� a 15-year-old on the lookout for older men. Hunnam
also played the same role in the follow-up television mini-series, Queer As Folk 2.
He also starred in the critically acclaimed FOX series Undeclared for Judd Apatow,
playing the suave theatre major from Britain who enlightened his roommate to women.
Other feature credits include Peter Hewitt�s Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? for
USA Films.
In addition to his acting talents, Hunnam recently completed his first screenplay
entitled VLAD. This project is currently set up at Summit Entertainment with Eric
Feig and Plan B producing.

Katey Sagal [Gemma Teller Morrow]

Catherine Louise Sagal was born in Hollywood, California on January 19, 1954. A
versatile actress, Katey Sagal has entertained audiences in a variety of dramatic
and comedic roles throughout her career. She recently wrapped her parts in the
independent film I�m Reed Fish and the tele-film 3 Wise Guys, and appeared as
�Helen� on the television phenomenon Lost and �Nancy Gilroy� on The Shield. In
addition to her busy schedule, Sagal devoted a significant portion of her time and
retraced her steps to her first love: singing and song writing. With the support of
record label Valley Entertainment, she released her album, �Room,� in 2004. �Room�
is the first record for Sagal since her 1994 debut, �Well.� � Room� is a
combination of original songs penned by Katey including �Life Goes Round,� �Daddy�s
Girl� and �Wish I Were a Kid� and memorable classics like �Feel a Whole Lot Better�
and �(For the Love of) Money.� The first single was �Daddy�s Girl,� a touching song
about the long-lasting relationship between a daughter and her father. She debuted
the song on the March 2, 2004 episode of 8 Simple Rules. �Room� was produced by Bob
Thiele (Bonnie Raitt) and mixed by Ray Kennedy (Twangtrust/Steve Earle). Ivan
Neville, Don Was and Shane Fontayne make appearances throughout the disc. Sagal
gained national attention for her role as the outrageous �Peg Bundy� in the ground-
breaking, highly-rated long-running series Married with Children, for which she
earned three Golden Globe� and two American Comedy Award nominations. Most
recently, Sagal starred in the ABC series 8 Simple Rules?, and as the voice of
�Leela,� a beautiful one-eyed alien, in the animated series Futurama. In her first
job on television, Sagal joined Mary Tyler Moore in the television series Mary and
has starred in the television movies Smart House and Mr. Headmistress (both for
�Wonderful World of Disney�), as well as Chance of a Lifetime, Trail of Tears and
She Says She�s Innocent. She has also starred in the feature films Love Stinks,
Mail Order, The Good Mother and the 2000 Sundance Film Festival favorite Dropping
Out. In addition to her acting, Sagal is a critically acclaimed singer and
songwriter who began performing at the age of five. She was a �Harlette� with Bette
Midler for three years as well as a background singer for Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-
John, Etta James and Tanya Tucker.
Sagal currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her fabulous husband, Kurt
Sutter, who counts creator of Sons of Anarchy executive producer and writer of The
Shield among his many credits, her three amazing children, Sarah, Jackson and
Esm� , and two great dogs, Mike and the lovely Lola.

Mark Boone Junior [Robert 'Bobby' Munson]

Mark Boone Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 17, 1955. Mark Boone, Jr. has
had a successful acting career spanning two decades, appearing in many films across
all genres. Boone has appeared in blockbuster hits such as Batman Begins,
Armageddon, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Get Carter and Die Hard II. His additional film
credits include Memento with Guy Pierce, The Generals Daughter, The Thin Red Line,
The Game, Seven with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and Of Mice and Men with John
Malkovich and Gary Sinise. Boone most recently completed work on the film Happiness
Runs. In addition to his numerous film credits, Boone has also starred in a myriad
of television roles in hit shows such as Law & Order, Seinfeld, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, Carniv�le, In the Heat of the Night and The Wonder Years.

Maggie Siff [Tara Knowles]

Maggie Siff was born in Bronx, New York on June 21, 1974.Maggie was a series
regular on the first season of Mad Men, which won the 2008 Golden Globe� award for
best drama. She also appeared last year on Nip/Tuck, Grey�s Anatomy and Law &
Order.
Last fall, Siff shot her first major film role: Paul McGuigan�s PUSH with Djimon
Hounsou.
Off Broadway, Maggie has appeared in Richard Nelson�s Frank�s Home (Playwrights
Horizons) and Ruby Sunrise (New York Shakespeare Festival). Siff received a
Jefferson Award nomination for her performance in Dollhouse at the Goodman Theatre
in Chicago. Siff has also worked frequently in Philadelphia, where she won the
Barrymore Award for Ghosts.
Siff graduated with an M.F.A. from NYU�s Tisch School and B.A. from Bryn Mawr.

Ron Perlman [Clarence 'Clay' Morrow]

Ronald Francis Perlman was born in New York City, New York on April 13, 1950. Ron
Perlman�s (Hellboy) creative collaboration with Guillermo del Toro began with the
director�s first film, Cronos, in 1993. The actor and director reunited nine years
later for Blade 2. In 2004, Del Toro achieved a long-standing goal and cast Perlman
as the title character in Hellboy.
The award-winning actor has built an intriguing body of work in film, television
and theater over nearly three decades. With a Master of Fine Arts degree from the
University of Minnesota, he began his professional stage career in his native New
York, delving into the works of contemporaries like Pinter and Beckett as well as
the classics of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Ibsen and Checkov. He made two recent trips
back to Broadway in A Few Good Men and Bus Stop.
His film career began in 1981 with a lead role in French director Jean-Jacques
Annaud�s award-winning Quest for Fire. Perlman received a nomination for Canada�s
Genie Award for his portrayal of the caveman �Amoukar.� Five years later, Annaud
cast him in the role of the hunchback �Salvatore� in the screen adaptation of
Umberto Eco�s The Name of the Rose.
Perlman�s work with French directors continued with a starring role in Jean Pierre
Juenet and Marc Caro�s award winning City of Lost Children, which was nominated for
the Palm D�Or at Cannes in 1995 and for Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit
Awards, along with a return collaboration with Annaud in Enemy At The Gates
opposite Jude Law and Rachel Weiss. Jeunet also cast him as �Johner,� opposite
Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder, in his 1997 Alien Resurrection.
Other film work includes roles in studio ventures such as The Island of Dr. Moreau,
Romeo is Bleeding, Fluke, The Adventures of Huck Finn, Sleepwalkers, Happy Texas
and Star Trek Nemesis. His independent film credits include The Last Supper, and
the Oscar�-winning short, Two Soldiers.
Perlman�s three-year run on the critically acclaimed television series Beauty and
the Beast brought him a Golden Globe� Award for Best Actor along with two Emmy�
nominations and three Viewers For Quality Television Awards. Other television work
includes HBO�s The Second Civil War, Mr. Stitch, The Adventures of Captain Zoom,
the Rob Nilsson adaptation of the Rod Serling classic A Town Has Turned to Dust and
The Magnificent Seven.
His most recent film and television credits include Stephen King�s mini-series
Desperation; Larry Fessenden�s critically acclaimed indie, The Last Winter, and the
still to be released The Mutant Chronicles, opposite Thomas Jane and John
Malkovich; I Sell the Dead, opposite Dominic Monaghan; Outlander, opposite Jim
Caviezel and John Hurt; Dark Country, which will mark Thomas Jane�s directorial
debut; and Bunraku opposite Demi Moore, Josh Harnett and Woody Harelson.

Ryan Hurst [Harry 'Opie' Winston]

A remarkably versatile actor Born June 19 1976 , with marked skills behind the
camera, Ryan D. Hurst is best known for his breakout performance starring opposite
Denzel Washington in Disney�s mega-hit Remember the Titans, for which he also
directed the film�s second unit footage. Additional high-profile feature film roles
include Steven Spielberg�s Saving Private Ryan, the Coen Brothers� The Ladykillers
with Tom Hanks, We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson, Patch Adams with Robin Williams
and Rules of Engagement with Samuel L. Jackson. Recent independent film work
includes starring in Noble Things with Michael Parks, and Chasing the Green
alongside Jeremy London. Hurst�s 15 years of steady, wide raging television credits
include Steven Spielberg�s Taken (mini-series, 10 episodes), TNT�s action packed
cop drama Wanted Emmy� award winning Medium (three seasons, reoccurring).
Among his professional theater credits, Hurst�s starring role in The Last Night of
Ballyhoo with Rhea Pearlman and Rebecca Gayheart earned him the �Best Performance
in a Comedy� award from Backstage West. The Viking Underground Repertory, Hurst�s
Equity Theater Production Company, debuted to rave reviews in 2004 with its newly
adapted production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest, in which Hurst starred,
directed and produced. Currently, the Viking Underground is in residence at the
newly renovated, 1300 seat Barnum Hall Theater and consistently produces award-
winning classical theater and original works.
In 2005, following production of Kesey, a 35mm short film, which he produced,
directed, wrote, and edited, Hurst founded Fast Shoes Productions, with his wife
Molly Cookson. Heading a fulltime staff comprised of acquisitions, development,
legal, multi-media, and production departments, Hurst and Cookson stockpiled a
meticulously select slate of internationally marketable intellectual properties.
With projects encompassing feature films diverse in profitable genres, sitcoms,
half hour one camera comedies, one hour dramas, reality TV shows and a musical
miniseries Fast Shoes is strategically pursuing Hollywood�s most allusive �Brass
Ring�: The Mini-Major Studio.
Hurst makes his feature length directorial debut with the film adaptation of Noah
Levine�s best-selling memoir, Dharma Punx in 2009.
Ryan is Married to Molly Cookson�

Kim Coates [Alex 'Tig' Trager]

Kim Coates was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1959. Canadian born actor
Kim Coates has the distinction of successfully entering the film and television
industry in Canada, and also crossing the border and expanding his ever growing
repertoire into noted feature films which have been given international acclaim and
great critical reviews.
With over 40 films to his credit, including Grilled opposite Ray Romano, Silent
Hill opposite Sean Bean, The Island directed by Michael Bay, Hostage with Bruce
Willis, Assault on Precinct 13 opposite Ethan Hawke, Open Range starring and
directed by Kevin Costner with Robert Duvall and Annette Bening, Hollywood North
with Matthew Modine and Alan Bates, and Academy Award� winners Black Hawk Down
directed by Ridley Scott and Pearl Harbor directed by Michael Bay, this actor has
managed to transcend the barriers between stage, television and film.
His talents have been well utilized on Broadway in his portrayal of �Stanley
Kowalski� in A Streetcar Named Desire, and in the title role in Macbeth at the
legendary Stratford Theatre.
Coates will be seen this fall on Entourage. Other prominent guest starring
television roles include CSI, CSI: NY and Cold Case. Coates presently has recurring
roles on CSI: Miami and Prison Break. He had roles in more than 20 MOW�S including
the NBC miniseries Hercules, Friend of the Family and Disney�s Scream Team with
Eric Idle. These dramatic turns on television have garnered him Gemini nominations
for Best Actor in a Featured Supporting Role for Dead Silence and Best Performance
in a Guest Role Dramatic Series for The Outer Limits.
Kim has seven significant films opening in 2008/ 2009 the children�s movie
Robosapien; Hero Wanted opposite Cuba Gooding Jr.; Alien Agent opposite Billy Zane;
Blood The Butchers Tale; King of Sorrow; 45 RPM which will be premiering at the
2008 Toronto Film Festival and The Poet, on which he also served as an executive
producer and won Best Picture and Best Director (Damian Lee) at the New York Staten
Island Film Festival.
Coates has continually proven himself to be a leading force in the world of acting
and his versatile volume of work speaks for itself. His strong acting ethic has
brought him critical acclaim.
He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Diana and their children, Kyla
and Brenna.

Theo Rossi [Juan Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz]

John Theodore Rossi was born in Staten Island, New York on June 4, year
unknown.Theo Rossi studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New
York where he appeared in several theatre productions including Sexual Perversity
in Chicago, The Duck Variations, The Sandbox and Boy�s Life. Since coming to Los
Angeles, Rossi has showcased his acting versatility starring in a multitude of hit
television shows such as Grey�s Anatomy, Las Vegas, Shark, Jericho, Bones, Lost,
Without a Trace, Veronica Mars, American Dreams and NYPD Blue. His film credits
include House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim, Codebreakers, Last Resort, Cloverfield and
most recently Stonehouse and The Informers.
Dayton Callie [Chief Wayne Unser]

Dayton Callie was born in New Jersey USA in 1956. Most recently known for his role
as Chief Wayne Unser in the awesome Sons of Anarchy, Dayton is also known for his
role as �Charlie Utter� on HBO�s Deadwood, veteran actor Dayton Callie has amassed
a wealth of film, television and stage credits during his career spanning two
decades. He has preformed Off-Broadway in such productions as Geography of a Horse
Dreamer, Shepsel & The Barracuda, The Weekend and The Plumber. His additional
television credits include K-Ville, John from Cincinnati, The Closer, CSI, Judging
Amy, NYPD Blue and Seinfeld. Callie�s feature film credits include New Orleans Mon
Amour, Final Season, Undisputed, Derailed, Volcano and The Last Days of Frankie the
Fly.

Tommy Flanagan [Filip 'Chibs' Telford]

Tommy Flanagan was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 3, 1965. Tommy Flanagan, a
native of Glasgow, Scotland showcased his talent in the Rain Dog Theatre for three
years. His stage credits include Macbeth, One Flew Over the Cuckoo�s Nest and
Wasted I & II. His stint on the stage ended when he was cast in the multi-Oscar�
winning film Braveheart with Mel Gibson. He went on to star in Ridley Scott�s
Oscar-winning film Gladiator with Russell Crowe and a series of other films
including Charlie�s Angels: Full Throttle, Alien vs. Predator, Sin City and Smokin�
Aces. Flanagan recently completed the film Hero Wanted with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and
Ray Liotta. His television credits include FOX�s hit drama 24, Attila the Hun,
Black and Blue and The Hawk.

Andrea De Matteo [Wendy Case]

De Matteo, an Italian American, was born Andrea Donna de Matteo in Queens, New
York. Her mother, Donna, is a playwright and playwriting teacher, and her father,
Albert A. De Matteo, was a furniture manufacturer who was owner and CEO of Avery
Boardman and Carlyle. She grew up in a Roman Catholic family

After graduating from the Loyola School, she studied at New York University's Tisch
School of the Arts, originally hoping to become a director, not an actress. De
Matteo's role in The Sopranos was one of her earliest, helping to launch her
career. She has appeared in several films including Swordfish, Deuces Wild, The
Perfect You, Prey for Rock & Roll and the 2005 remake of John Carpenter's 1976
action film Assault on Precinct 13. She had the starring role in Abel Ferrara's R
Xmas for which she received some very positive reviews.
In 2004, de Matteo won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress (Drama) for her role as
Adriana on The Sopranos (season 5) and also nominated for a Golden Globe the same
year for the same role. She was ranked #42 and #56 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of
2001 and 2002, respectively.
From 2004 to 2006, de Matteo portrayed Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina in the Friends
spin-off Joey. The show was cancelled after two seasons.
De Matteo plays the role of Wendy Case in the FX original series Sons of Anarchy.
The pilot episode aired September 3, 2008 and De Matteo continues to make regular
appearances into the series' 6th season. She has been promoted to a series regular
for the seventh and finale season of Sons of Anarchy.
De Matteo played Angie Bolen, the mother of the Bolen family, on season 6 of the
ABC show Desperate Housewives. She officially left Desperate Housewives at the
season 6 finale in 2010 due to personal reasons.
De Matteo played the stepmother of Steve Wilde, who is the main character of the
FOX comedy Running Wilde. She appeared in the 9th episode of Season 1 of the show.

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