CHERNOBYL DIARIES Production Notes - Visual Hollywood

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (2012)
PRODUCTION NOTES
and all NRK Radio Drama.
Berdal has received many awards, such as the Hedda Award at The Norwegian Theatre Awards
for Best Debut of The Year, and the Amanda Award at The Norwegian Film Awards for Best
Actress for her role as Jannicke in the feature film "Cold Prey." Berdal was also nominated for
Best Actress two years later for the same part in the "Cold Prey" sequel.
OLIVIA TAYLOR DUDLEY (Natalie) was raised in central California before moving to Los
Angeles to pursue acting. She is a founding member of the prolific online sketch comedy group
5secondfilms.com, which has gained notoriety through their tireless efforts to post a new,
original sketch every single day.
Dudley's acting credits include the upcoming film "The Dictator," "Moneyball" and "Just Go
With It," as well as appearances in the television series "CSI: Mami," "NCIS" and "Don't Trust
the B in Apt. 23."
Dudley is also an avid horseback rider.
JESSE McCARTNEY (Chris) has been building a career encompassing acting, singing,
songwriting, and voiceover work since he began performing in local community theatre at age
seven. He made his Broadway debut in "The King and I" when he was nine years old, and later
appeared opposite Roger Daltrey of The Who in "A Christmas Carol."
From the age of 11 to 13, McCartney simultaneously acted on ABC's "All My Children" and
recorded with the boy band Dream Street, whose debut album, released in 2000, went gold. At
16, he released his solo debut album, Beautiful Soul, which sold over 1.8 million copies
worldwide. McCartney's songs have topped the charts in the U.S., Australia, Italy, Japan, the
Philippines and Taiwan. He was also nominated for Best New Artist by the American Music
Awards, Best Pop Video at the MTV Music Video Awards, and has won three Teen Choice
Awards: Choice Male Artist, Breakout Artist and Crossover Artist.
McCartney co-wrote "Bleeding Love" with Ryan Tedder of One Republic. The breakout smash
for singer Leona Lewis, it was a number one hit in 34 countries, the only song in over a decade
to achieve this. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award and won ASCAP's song of the
year. His single "Leavin,'" from his Departure album, was number one for five weeks and was
Top 40 Radio's most played song of the year.
McCartney's film credits include the teen cult classic "Keith," which won five international film
festival awards, and "Beware the Gonzo." On television, McCartney starred in the series
"Summerland," which was one of the highest rated shows on The WB during its run in 2004 to
2005, and appeared in the recurring role of Andy during the third season of "Greek" on ABC. He
has also guest starred on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," and special guest starred on
"CSI: Las Vegas." He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his work as J.R. on "All My
Children."
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