JUNIOR

	Allison Cook - Writer, Director, Editor Allison Cook is a New York-based filmmaker originally from Austin, Texas. After graduating from Wellesley with a degree in English and creative writing, Cook spent several years designing interactive online games and web sites, before entering Columbia University's MFA program in Film. She has made several short films, including JUNIOR and LOCKED UPSTAIRS (lockedupstairs.com), and has written four feature screenplays including COLD STORAGE and STAND BY YOUR MAN.

	Thomas Burns - Director of Photography Thomas Burns is an Austin-based cinematographer whose fiction and non-fiction directing credits include "Cowboy Poker", "Train", "Revolutions Per Minute", and "The Ranch". His credits include shooting for the Discovery Channel, McSweeney's publishing, and PBS documentaries. Thomas holds a Master's degree from Stanford University's Graduate Program in Documentary Film and Video. He received a Student Academy Award in 2002 and was nominated for the ASC/John Seitz Heritage Award for outstanding work in the field of cinematography.

	Jack Humphrey - Producer Jack Humphrey is a New York-based producer and technology professional originally from Brownwood, Texas. He holds a Computer Science degree from Brown University and has a passionate interest in film. His past collaborations with Allison Cook include the short film FAMILY GHOSTS, which he produced and was filmed on location outside Fredericksburg, Texas in 2004.

	David Gerson - Toby David Gerson is a New York-based actor, originally from Washington, DC. Introduced to the theater while attending the Sidwell Friends School, Gerson continues stage acting as he finishes his second year at Columbia University. Working on Junior, his first lead role in a film, was a formative experience, and one that he was thrilled to take part in. After appearing in numerous student films, Gerson will also appear in Robert DeNiro's upcoming The Good Shepherd. The young actor is looking toward future projects in his already burgeoning career. He can be contacted at davidhenrygerson@gmail.com.

	Kenneth Wayne Bradley - Darrell Ken was born in Houston, Texas where he got his first professional acting job in an outdoor production of A Christmas Carol at the age of 14. For his MFA in theatre, he attended Texas State University where he studied theatre theory and critique. He has a BFA from Sam Houston State University and studied acting under Yale University Professor Jim Miller. A Screen Actor's Guild member, Ken has appeared in the feature films Living The Life, No Pain No Gain, Hope Floats, The Burden, Making Change, Two Mothers For Zachary (an ABC Movie Of The Week) and Room, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, where it received excellent reviews and high praise from audiences and critics alike. Ken has worked in theaters all over Texas such as Playhouse 1960 in Houston, Texas, the famous Olde Crighton Theatre in Conroe, Texas, the historic Stafford Opera House in Columbus, Texas, and the internationally renowned Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. In 1993, Kenneth opened his own theatre company in Austin, simply called THE COMPANY, which produced over 40 plays in a nine year period, including Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, which the writer attended and highly praised; Jeff Daniels's Boomtown, which played to sold out audiences; and the stage version of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, which garnered three nominations for Austin's well respected B. Iden Payne Awards. The Company received over two dozen nominations for the award. Last year, Ken received a NYC FRINGE award for his role as a hit man in A Chick and A Dude's production of HIT., which played in the "Big Apple" at the Collective Unconscious Theatre and received rave reviews and sold out audiences. Ken has appeared in some of Austin's finest and most lauded original theatre works including Something Someone Someplace Else, HIT., A Brief Moment For Pausing, Flatline In Midair, Robbie Polgar's Road To Wigan Pier and the Blue Theatre's epic production of Orange. Kenneth also played Ham in Hans Frank's critically acclaimed political thriller Ham and Napoleon in Frank's Candyland which was staged for the Frontera Fest's Fringe Theatre Festival. Currently, Kenneth is working on a film called Operation Freedom. He resides in Leander, Texas which is a rural suburb just north of the Texas Capitol City.