Carrie Wheeler Entertainment Group

Carrie Wheeler Entertainment Group is a diversified management and production company.

We specialize in initiating, developing and managing careers of models, actors, creatives & personalities as well as producing commercially viable yet thought-provoking film, television and multi-platform/multi-media projects.

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Heat Wave Comin’

Along with the heat wave outside, Carrie Wheeler Entertainment Group talent sizzle on both the big and small screens.

Fast off his Lead in the film THE MUSIC TEACHER, KERRY JAMES stars in the feature film CHEAT about a burnt out poker cheat trying to go straight who realizes that sometimes, the only way to win, is to lose everything. CHEAT is currently in production, Written and Directed by JAMAN LLOYD and Produced by CARRIE WHEELER – get a sneak peak of the teaser – click here.

While he threw in the towel to his hockey career to pursue an acting career, DYLAN PLAYFAIR is still scoring hat tricks with his back to back bookings on a music video for AJ WOODWORTH, the short film BEACHHEAD directed by Michael Bishop and, for the win, landed the Lead role of Trevor in the second installment of the GRAVE ENCOUNTERS franchise about a group of college film students who travel to a remote and abandoned hospital to investigate the circumstances behind “Grave Encounters,” a found footage film in which all the principal players, supposedly killed in the movie, have mysteriously disappeared in actuality. While Dylan has had to take the month off while shooting, he will resume his training in the full time program at Vancouver Acting School. Dylan signed with Carrie Wheeler on February 1st and he’s already on the fast track to success.

Although we were saddened to hear that the much-touted pilot THE SELECTION, which ELISE GATIEN landed the role of May Singer, was not picked up, you can catch Elise in the Guest Star role of Elizabeth Meade on the CW’s SECRET CIRCLE.

Also on SECRET CIRCLE this season is LEVI MEADEN in his debut on the small screen. Congratulations Levi!

Speaking of pilots, THE CULT (also the CW Network) was picked up where newcomer JUSTYN SHIPPELT booked his first tv role after just one month of signing with Carrie Wheeler Entertainment straight out of the full time program at VADA. Also watch for Justyn in the feature film GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 alongside fellow VADA grad, ALEX BARIMA. Alex booked the feature straight off of his first commercial booking for Verizon Wireless.

KAM BRAR booked his first Supporting Lead in the indie feature MAPLE HEART with LIAM SPROULE premiering on PRIMEVAL while DANTE ARIAS booked ANCHORING IN SEATTLE and KEIRA BALDWIN booked SMART COOKIES.

   

  

Currently shooting in the gorgeous city of Prague is TAYLOR HUI who landed the coveted campaign for Lux Body Care. Taylor is the new face of Lux appearing in international commercials and print campaign.

MADI ROSS  is booking steady all across the Asian markets in various catalogues and print campaigns. Currently in Bangkok and soon heading to Singapore, click here to join Madi’s fan page and stay up to date with all of her latest campaigns! 

Congratulations to our talent who have booked local, national and international Commercials this season for HEWLETT PACKARD, VERIZON WIRELESS, ICBC, WALMART, LENSCRAFTERS, BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL and KLONDIKE.

Vancouver High Schooler Gets Dream Role In ‘Percy Jackson’ Sequel

As seen in DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD on Tuesday, April 3.

Here’s a nice story that shows Hollywood is still a Dream Factory. Paloma Kwiatkowski has been cast as Thalia in Fox 2000’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters, the Thor Freudenthal-directed sequel. The film shoots in Vancouver, which will be convenient for Kwiatkowski, since she is a high school student there who got the role after her very first audition. She signed for one picture, with options for two more where, if the series continues, her character takes on a greater level of importance. Her reps tell me Kwiatkowski will finish high school, where she is captain of her improv team and will be heading to the National Championships in Ottawa next month. She is represented by Canadian agent Carrie Wheeler, manager Darren Goldberg, and attorney Neil Meyer. Karen Rosenfelt, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan are producing.

Spring is in the air and Bookings are on the board

Spring is in the air and bookings are on the board at Carrie Wheeler Entertainment Group.

With what has been a very busy pilot season, we are thrilled to announce that ELISE GATIEN (Tower Prep, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3, Smallville) has booked the highly sought after Recurring Guest Star role of May Singer on the CW Network’s pilot The Selection.

Based on the novel by Kiera Cass, The Selection is set 300 years in the future where a poor girl is selected in a lottery to be the queen of a war-torn nation.

 

BRALEIGH JAMES is currently down-under having booked the Lead role of Sue in the Triton Films horror “Hanging Rock” shooting this month in Australia.

Hanging Rock  is a “found footage” film about a couple going through marital strife that goes on a trip to the Australian outback and come across Australia’s version of the Sasquatch -AKA: The Clever Man or Yowie.

Triton Films’ last movie was distributed by Lionsgate and are hoping to close a deal with the same distrib for this picture.

Keeping it in the family, KERRY JAMES (The Secret Circle, Heartland) begins filming on the Ron Oliver directed Hallmark Movie “The Music Teacher” in the Lead role of Zach.

When budget cuts force a school to close its after school music program a group of former students get together to “put on a show,” all in effort to raise enough money to keep the program going.

Also keep an eye out for Kerry in the Cameo role as the infamous Butch Cassidy alongside Luke Perry and Ricky Schroder in Goodnight For Justice: Queen of Hearts.

Filming this week on the Warner Premiere feature “A Christmas Story 2″ is TONY ALCANTAR. Tony plays the role of Dr. Bronski, a seemingly sadistic and entirely oblivious dentist in this 1940′s era sequel to the timeless Christmas film.

Congratulations to AIDEN FINN on his first network TV appearance on the FOX hit series “Fringe” in the role of Daniel.  Great way to kick off a film/tv career Aiden!

 

 

 

Tara Wilkinson in AutoTrader commercial

Check out the new AutoTrader commercial starring TARA WILKINSON.

Juliet Jarikre is on a roll

Congratulations again to JULIET JARIKRE who has booked a role on the FOX broadcasting’s hit series, FRINGE.  Watch for Juliet as she plays the role of “Kitty” in episode #419.

The 5th Estate

Congratulations to two of our performers, JERIC ROSS and ANDREW FRASER who are currently filming on the CBC documentary series, The 5th Estate. Jeric and Andrew will be reenacting events from a high profile kidnapping that took place in  Vancouver in 2006.

The Seventh Son

Congratulations to LILAH FITZGERALD who has been cast in the role of “Cate Ward” in the upcoming Warner Bros. feature film THE SEVENTH SON starring Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges and Ben Barnes. Filming begins for Lilah in Vancouver in March through May 2012. Currently you can catch Lilah in the Supporting Lead role of “Emily Winkler” in THE PASTOR’S WIFE opposite Rose McGowan on the Lifetime channel.

This booking was legal…

FAIRLY LEGAL that is! Congratulations to JULIET JARIKRE who has booked a role on the USA Network’s newest original series FAIRLY LEGAL. Don’t miss Season 2′s opener this March, check local listings.

Commercially Viable Talent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to our clients TARA WILKINSON for booking a NOKIAN TIRES commercial airing Internationally in Finland and Russia, MATTHEW ORR for booking an APPLEBEES restaurant commercial airing all across North America, and ZAIN JAMAL for booking the TIME WARNER CABLE commercial which will also be airing all across North America. Great bookings to kick off a great new year!

 

Sydney Imbeau Returns to Toronto

Sydney Imbeau back in Toronto today, filming more REALLY ME (Family Channel)!

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