Moon Rock & Lighter Fluid
A University of Southern California Thesis Film
Cast
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AUSTYN MYERS:
HOWARD YOUNT
AUSTYN MYERS began acting in school plays in the 2nd grade and hasn’t stopped since. Now 11 years old, Myers first appeared in “Les
Miserables” as Gavroche with the California Youth Conservatory when he was 8 years old. Soon after, he was selected to tour with the Broadway National Tour in the role of Gavroche/Eponine. Myers traveled with the company for 11 months, culminating with an 8 week run opening the Revival at the Broadhurst Theater on Broadway. Additional regional stage credits include “Peter Pan,” “Mary Poppins,” “Suessical The Musical,” “Roar and the Greasepaint” and “Ragtime. He is currently working on his first movie "Starship
Dave'' as Josh Morrison. A love of music, Myers studies voice, piano, viola and guitar. He enjoys fencing, running, skateboarding and playing lacrosse. His passion is creating characters and situations to illustrate and dramatize. Austyns favorite role of all is "Uncle Austyn" to his niece and three nephews. Myers currently lives with his family in San Diego, California. |
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ANNEMETTE ANDERSEN:
KATHRYN YOUNT
Annemette Andersen is originally from Denmark. A current company member of The Actors’ Gang in Los Angeles. She recently portrayed Maid/Marie in Drums in the Night, directed by Jon Kellem and Katherine in Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Simon Abkarian. Other favorite theatre roles incl. Shen Te in The Good Woman of Setzuan; Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday; Myrrhina in Lysistrata, Viviannne in Cat Among the Pigeons; Cordelia in King Lear, at Hedgerow Theatre (PA), Jane in Vieux Carre; Elise in The Miser, at the Actor's Company (DC), Yelena Popova in THE BOOR, at the Harold Clurman Theatre (NY) and Maya in Harry Kondoleon's Anteroom at 2100 Square Feet (LA).
TV: The Beat (opposite Mark Ruffalo), All My Children. Film: Lynn's Wake, Strays, Crimson Hour and Prey. She is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, DC., and a former resident member of Hedgerow Theatre, PA. Before moving to LA Annemette studied with Vivian Matalon in his master class in New York. |
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SIENNA MOFFITT:
ERIN YOUNT
Sienna Moffitt has discovered her passion for film working on ten films over the past eighteen months. Sienna has been able to translate her passion for acting from her years on stage to the subtlety of film. Sienna has performed in over 30 stage productions, her favorite roles being Scout in “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Arthur in the Southern California Shakespeare Festival’s production of “King John”, Zero in “Holes” at Cypress College, and as the lead characters Annie and Peter Pan at various venues. Sienna can still be seen in the “American Girls Revue”, having been selected for the roles of ‘Samantha’ and ‘Kaya’ for the original Los Angeles cast in August 2005. Her television credits include costarring roles in “Untold Stories of the ER” and Disney’s “What’s the Word?” Sienna most enjoys stepping into the shoes of characters to see life through someone else’s eyes. |
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CAON MORTENSON:
BILLY GOODRICH
Caon Mortenson has been in the entertainment industry since second grade. He began as a model in San Francisco. At the age of eight, Caon landed a principle role for "The World's Astonishing News" and found he really enjoyed acting. Since then he has added a couple of commercials, industrial videos and a featured role on "Passions" to his resume. In 2006 Caon landed the lead role of Arthur in "The Sunday Man", a thesis project for AFI. In 2007 Caon was awarded the lead role in the student film "The Will of the Father" and the supporting role of Billy in the USC thesis project "Moon Rock and Lighter Fluid". Caon enjoys swimming, doing back flips on the trampoline and hanging out with his buddies. Caon's favorite things in the whole world are his kitties. Caon currently resides in the small Northern California town of Lockeford with his mother. |
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THOMAS EVANS:
MR. GOODRICH
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