For seven seasons Shanola Hampton has starred as the sassy and sensual Veronica “V” Ball on Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless. The actress gave birth to a baby boy only six weeks before production started on the show’s latest season, which premieres on Showtime October 2, and Shanola made sure she was ready. “Right before ... More

When Simone Missick auditioned for the role of a cop named Missy from her living room via video, she didn’t expect to land the role of a Marvel superhero on the upcoming Netflix series Luke Cage. The description of Missy read: “Smart. Badass. And a cop,” she recalls. Missy ... More

If you had asked Corey Hawkins as a young boy singing in his church in Washington, D.C., what he would be when he grows up, he would have said a performer. And he’d be right: The 27-year-old actor’s star has unequivocally risen.  Hawkins––whose career began with a few walk-on roles in ... More

With just her violin in hand, Lindsey Stirling has accrued over 8 million followers on YouTube. The former America’s Got Talent contestant gained fans through her fantastical covers of video game scores like Zelda and Pokémon that afforded her the opportunity to work with John Legend and Celine Dion and embark on ... More

Joining the cast of a show like UnREAL, which has been heralded as one of the sharpest pieces of social commentary on television today, is no floatie ride on a lazy river. But Gentry White is more of a whitewater rafting kind of guy anyway. White plays Romeo, the ... More

A tall, wiry man with round glasses is standing in the palatial lobby of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the sprawling museum and gardens complex snuggled into the hills of Brentwood. He’s holding an iPad, which he’s suspending feebly toward distracted passersby. He asks if we’d like to take a ... More

In Indignation, the new film from director (and accomplished screenwriter) James Schamus, a young man leaves behind his New Jersey roots to attend college in Ohio. And while this move brings about an intense bit of self-discovery, perhaps more important is his discovery of another student: the beautiful, troubled, beguiling Olivia ... More

Alysia Reiner has been typecast in Hollywood as a “strong woman,” and she really is just that. But on the heels of founding production company Broad Street Pictures with her producing partner Sarah Megan Thomas, the actress has added something unexpected to her resume (which includes her role as Natalie ... More

Despite a steady career in mega-franchises like Lord of the Rings and Star Trek, Karl Urban remains wholly unfazed by Hollywood. In fact, the actor still lives in his native New Zealand. “I know that’s kind of strange and hard to believe,” says Urban, “but I live there and just sort of commute… a ... More