Stylish Talent Jamie Campbell Bower Graces Special Edition Cover of SID Magazine

'City of Bones' actor Jamie Campbell Bower shows he is anything but mundane on the cover of British SID Magazine N5. Not only does he act but he also models, and is a musician. His talents are endless and he's only beginning to share them with the world.

Bower is a rising star whose quickly stealing hearts and gaining media attention for his many abilities. Fans are awaiting his return as demon hunter Jace Wayland in the upcoming 'Mortal Instruments' sequel City of Ashes.

You can buy this special edition magazine with Jamie featured on the cover here.

The face of an angel? I certainly think so!

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EXCLUSIVE: Jon Lee Brody's new Star Trek role and more

Back a few months ago, there were about 200 actors after the role of the High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane, for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. One of those actors, Jon Lee Brody, is a talent on the rise. Most notably, He's about to take on a role in the much anticipate Star Trek Into Darkness.

This Star Trek sequel will once again be directed by J.J. Abrams and is set for a 2013 release. Jon told me he will be playing a member of the Enterprise Crew Security.

"I'd love to tell you about the movie but I'm sworn to secrecy," Jon said,"and JJ would probably have me killed if I spoiled anything ...I'm only half kidding ...that's the funny thing!"

Star Trek, which premieres May 17, 2013, stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana, and the first nine minutes of the movie will play on IMAX viewings of The Hobbit. I know TMI fans will be there supporting Aidan Turner, so make sure you be on the lookout to see if you see Jon!

He will also play Sgt. Reyes along side Nikki Reed, Ray Liotta, and Forrest Whittaker in the 2013 film Pawns. The movie is about a petty robbery that spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.

On top of all of this, Brody has added another short film to his directorial efforts with Police Guys in which he also stars with actors Lester Speight and Stephen Kramer Glickman (you might recognize him as Gustavo in Big Time Rush. Glickman, Speight and Brody all produce on the project. The movie follows cops on a stakeout who get much more than they bargained for! Look for a trailer soon!

He is also in the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie (based on the popular YouTube personality) due out in 2013, and did stunts in Episode 1 of the web series The Book Club with Danny Pudi from Community. It was for the YOMYOMF network on YouTube (Justin Lin's network, director of Fast Six).

With all these projects underway and much more to come, I think it's safe to say that Jon Lee Brody is a star on the rise!

 

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Actor Spotlight: Harry Van Gorkum

So, I'll admit right away that I had no idea who Harry Van Gorkum was when I saw him listed as Alaric on the movie website. Good thing for me though, is that I am addicted to IMDb (seriously, I look EVERYTHING up on there).  What I learned is, our beloved series once again snagged some great talent, even if it isn't a main role.

Things I learned about Harry Van Gorkum:

• He's London-born, increasing the number of UK cast members yet again.
• He is a classically trained actor.
• This guy has quite the extensive resume. 

Where you may have seen him before:
This may be the hardest part of trying to tell you about Harry.  His IMDb shows 68 items as actor, though it doesn't even show his extensive stage theater career.  He has had a successful career in American TV as well.  I will admit (and possibly show my age) that I recognized soooo many things he's done, but I do realize that a good portion of our audience out there is younger than I am. Nevertheless, here are some things you may recognize Harry from:


Television:

• The Wizard's of Waverly Place
• NCIS: Los Angeles
• I'm in the Band
• Legend of the Seeker
• Chuck
• 24
• CSI
• JAG
• Friends
• Seinfeld
• The Nanny (he had a two year run here)

Movies:

• Karate Kid (2010)
• Masque of Red Death (2009)
• Pink Panther 2 (2009)
• Agent Cody Banks (2003)
• One Night at McCool's (2001)
• Gone in 60 Second's (2000)
• Batman and Robin (1997)

He's also done tons of voice work in video games, such as:

• Bourne Consipiracy
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Star Wars: Old Republic
• Call of Duty 2
• Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

In conclusion, though Alaric isn't a main role, Harry has tons and tons of experience to bring to The Mortal Instruments series!

Actor Spotlight: Jonathan Rhys Meyers

For me personally, one of the most exciting castings turned out to be that of Valentine Morgenstern.  I am a HUGE fan of Jonathan Rhys Meyers (JRM).  Some how I never ever pictured him as Valentine, but when I heard that he was cast it all made sense!

If you are not familiar with JRM, let me introduce you, my friends.

First, let's get to know JRM.

• Born July 27, 1977, our Valentine is currently 35 year old.
• Born in Dublin, Ireland and raised in the small town of County Cork, Ireland. 
• Birth name: Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keefe. He took his mother's maiden name of Meyers when he began acting (though in a search of his career you will find several early variations of his name).
• Rhys is pronounced "Reece"
• He began acting in 1994.  In 2004 he found he was being typecast as androgynous or as a junkie and decided to "beef up" and gained 25 lbs in order to be considered for more masculine roles.
• His thoughts on being an actor:

  "To get up in front of a camera of course you have to have a certain amount of vanity. All acting is narcissism in some way. Would I be a narcissistic person? Absolutely. Am I vain? Absolutely. Any actor who sits down in front of you and tells you they're not vain its bullshit. I'm sure a lot of actors are like 'Oh no, I'm not vain I just look fabulous everyday'. Now they'd like to believe that themselves. Its all very carefully manipulated, and I've met and worked with some of the most beautiful actors in the world and then you see them on a cover of a magazine they don't look like that, any of them, they just don't."  

  Bio information gathered here, at imdb.com 

Where you might have seen him before:

JRM's imdb.com page shows an extensive acting career of 40 projects, but these are the ones you might know.

-Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Joe
-Vanity Fair (2004) George Osborn

-Elvis (2005 TV move) Elvis Presley
(for which he won a Golden Globe for his performance)

-August Rush (2005) Louis Connelly

-The Tudors (TV series 2007-2010) King Henry VIII


He is definitely most well known at this point for his role as Henry VIII.  He is really incredible in The Tudors. If you haven't seen it (and you are of an age to watch mature TV) I certainly encourage you to go watch it!  It is currently available as streaming and on DVD on Netflix. (His English accent is so great you forget he is Irish lol)

 And along with taking on the role of Valentine,  he will also be starring in a new (yet to be filmed) Dracula series on NBC.

On his career:

"When somebody looks at the body of work that I've done and they put Bend It like Beckham, Match Point, August Rush, The Tudor's and Elvis next to each other they can see very many different layers of what I can do as an actor. That's why I do different roles so people can see your range."

So, why do I think he's so special?

"It's not about money, fame, people knowing you. It's not even about enjoying yourself and being happy. It's about achieving something that's brilliant, creating something that's brilliant, for other people. For yourself, you're always going to be unsatisfied, but if somebody comes up to me and says, 'That was a brilliant part, and I really, really got it'. That's essentially it."

I'll admit, most of my opinion on JRM as Valentine comes from his time on The Tudors, which I think is good because you get a good look at his skills over time. Most importantly is though he is king, and others bow to his will, as Henry VIII you see that charming, enigmatic side of him.  I think he will perfectly embody that magnetism of Valentine, as well as the dangerous, sort of mad side.

I must mention, I have a wide range of friends who have read TMI series, and while they have varied opinions on casting thus far, they have ALL agreed JRM is the perfect choice we never considered.

Plus, people love to mention JRM's crazy eyes lol

I'd love to hear your thoughts! What do you think about JRM as Valentine? What is your favorite thing he has been in? Are you excited like me?!