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Cast

• Conrad Miller: Jayme S. Hall | bio

  On a sunny, brisk, November afternoon in 2006, a dream was cast into reality. Jayme S. Hall walked into a talent agency out of the blue, and angled his way into an audition. Their assessment? Get enrolled in classes; “You’re a natural!” Having performed some sort of character for most of his life, Jayme decided to give up a promising career in Portland real estate to become a professional actor.

  In just a few short years with training from Karen LaVoie, he’s starred in numerous short films in Portland, has done some modeling, was seen nationally on the National Geographic channel, appeared in two major motion pictures shot in Portland (Feast of Love, and Into the Wild), captured the lead roles in three independent feature length films (Simple Connections, The Waiting List, and The Bicyclists), co-starring in a fourth (The Iconographer), and has a lead role in the acclaimed web-based sitcom, theBicylist.tv. “It’s always been a desire of mine to be a part of a re-occurring storyline, like a situational comedy or a dramatic series,” he said in a recent interview. “I feel so blessed and happy that I’ve been a part of The Bicyclist[.tv]. I’ve never felt such a connection with a cast and crew before.”

  After having a busy year in 2008, these days Jayme can be seen taking some time to be with family. Expressing his creativity in the kitchen now, he is still hard at work on several screenplays, while helping his wife begin her budding career in fashion. One thing is for sure; the world has just begun to see the talent of Jayme S. Hall.

• Steve Jones: Elle Poindexter | bio

  Elle Poindexter is living her bliss acting, crewing, eating chocolate and laughing till she cries. Originally from South Carolina, she received her B.A. in Theatre Performance from Winthrop University .  From there she went on to work as an Assistant to the Costume Designer at Flat Rock Playhouse, co-owned a theater company, thriving theatre!, as well as acted in numerous plays and films.

  Since moving to Portland she has discovered her love for filmmaking.  She has held lead roles in several independent feature films, short films, commercials and the online webisode, “The Bicyclist”.  She has performed with Integrity Productions, Hand 2 Mouth Theatre, Fever Theater, Arts Equity Inc. and worked with a number of production companies including Food Chain Films and Sandymontana.  Some of her most memorable roles have been Steve, "The Bicyclist"; Lil’ Bit, “How I Learned to Drive”; Caliban, “The Tempest” and Various Roles in “Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show”. 

  Most recently she appeared in a spec spot for Sandymontana and wrapped on the feature film "Recovery".  But mostly she has been honing her skills in the production realm of filmmaking, coordinating and production assisting on commercials and marketing videos in addition to producing her own commercials and short films. 

  She has extensive training in Improv, Meisner, Viewpoints and other movement forms.  She is represented by Kaili Canfield at Arthouse Talent and Literary.  For more information visit www.ellepoindexter.com.

• Lissa Valentine: Melissa Goad | bio

  Melissa’s passion for acting started at the age of 5, when her mother put her in her first beauty pageant as well as acting, modeling and dance classes. Working with a Seattle agency at the age of 12 Melissa, booked a few commercials, a gig on Lifetime and worked in community theater. As a young adult she continued community theater, booked a game show, and was in several feature films. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood in 2005. Melissa says that living in Hollywood was the best 3 years of her life.

  In 2006, she moved back to Seattle where she starred in several independent feature and short films such as The Taken, Forecast, Sarah Jane Road, Angels on a Bullet, Chemistry, Skirt Chaser, Eyes In the Dark, and The Bicyclists as well as two radio voice over ads for Starbucks Coffee Company. In 2007 she started a production company with two fellow AADA graduates, called Inspireworks, LLC. They produced their first feature film, Shaniko which she starred in, produced and learned to edit. Post production on Shaniko finished in early 2008 and won two awards at the Washougal International Film Festival.
  
  Melissa also co-stars in the hit web series called The Bicyclist and the feature film called The Bicyclists, about the Portland bike culture, where she plays the character of Lissa Valentine. She also plays for The World Bikini Football League as team captain and wide receiver for the Vancouver Yellowjackets.
  
  Melissa plans on moving back to Los Angeles in the Spring of 2009 to follow her passion; pursuing her dream as an actress. Her goal is to get a supporting or leading role in a blockbuster film by the end of 2010. She would also love to produce and edit more films in the near future.

• Zack Dupree: Paul Glazier | bio

  Paul Glazier is a son, brother, husband, father, and a hardcore cyclist. His favorite mode of transportation? His brakeless ‘05 chrome Pista and ’07 Lemond Sarthe. He's also an actor duh, oh and an avid, talented everything. He enjoys stinging high-fives, low-five fake-outs and showing off. He is has a parasitic twin he keeps hidden inside an amulet that he keeps hidden beneath a calm veneer of insincere humility. Paul would also like to invent a new word for the depth of feeling he has for his wife and daughter: worshpreciadore.

  Developing and taking part in new work is the great artistic joy of Paul’s career as an actor. Paul studied improv at The Groundlings School in Los Angeles, and has appeared in movies, web series, commercials, and numerous stage productions. Off-stage some of his favorite roles have been: Zack in the bicyclist.tv saga, Loy in The Ridge Boys, The Buyer in Bridges, Dan in Walking at Night, Mark in Checks and Balances, and of course Budweiser ‘Day of the Dude’ commercial submission.

  On-stage some favorites are: Jeff in Suburbia, Carter in Fat Pig, Dennis in This Is Our Youth, Craig in Continuum, Zoob in The Bathing of Christopher End, Krishna in Krishna’s Folly and many others.

Crew

• Director: Carl Jameson | bio

  Carl Jameson has had a life long relationship with the moving picture. He started by tinkering with a camera in Seattle as a teenager and his student shorts at Washington State University where he received his BA in Communications with a specialty in Film Production.

  For 20 years he has continued to produce - improving each step of the way - completing three shorts and one full-length film independently. When the production is called "a Carl Jameson film" it means he writes, directs, shoot, edits and produces his vision. He does it all and knows it all well. He also was the Director of Photography on two shorts and two features. At the same time he constantly hones his skills in the commercial production business. Recently Carl has produced the successful internet series "The Bicyclist" seen online at www.thebicyclist.tv. The currently 30-episode series is in its second season.

  In 2006 he took home four awards, including Best Film with the Cinema Syndicate team, on the 48-hour film festival short "Tooth and Nail". Carl's years of experience working on various ad campaigns on the agency side of the business garnered him several Telly awards.

  "Friendly Fire " (2008) gave him an opportunity to push every department beyond where he's been before. He's not stopping there. Carl plans on creating two more full-length films over the next two years.

  Many of his films communicate a mature sensitivity to how the camera and lighting tells the story. While writing "The Bicyclist" and "Friendly Fire" Carl has collaborated with his actors to write believable dialogue with subtle metaphor.

• Producer: Sharon Jameson | bio

  n accomplished graphics artist with a degree in fine arts from the University of Oregon, Sharon not only handles the finances, scheduling, locations and other production chores, she alternately serves as the costume designer, production designer, prop master, fill-in makeup and craft services. “
  Born and raised in Wisconsin, she began her career by studying fashion, during which she discovered that she has a special interest in fashion drawing. Next came two years at a private college, majoring in commercial art, resulting in an associate degree.
  Sharon spent one too many cold winters in Wisconsin and decided enough was enough and it was time to leave the cold Midwest and move to warmer climate. After settling down in Eugene, she enrolled at the U of O, majoring in fine art. Initially, her goal was to make a living selling her paintings, but after working the summer in an Alaska cannery and living off the wages for the winter in Mexico she realized she had become, “my worst fear: a ‘starving artist’, I was hoping to find enough time to do paintings on the side that I could sell and make a living. I tried doing that, but it’s not that easy.” After several more years of juggling work and art she came to the conclusion that “if I work in commercial art I can make money while doing something creative”.
  Sharon saw an opportunity to apply her arts background to a new field and so she headed back to school at Pacific Northwest College of Arts where she earned a certificate in web design. She has had numerous clients where she built stylish websites for upscale apartments and condominiums. Along with that she has both design and built html and Flash sites for retail, wholesale products, legal services and health care. She has also collaborated with Carl to create multimedia CDs and kiosks for Kaiser Permanente, Campbell’s Soups and the Veteran’s Department. She created all of the websites for their company: www.craftmasterpro.com, www.cmindependent.com and www.thebicyclist.tv.

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