EXCLUSIVE: Canadian film director and screenwriter Vincent René-Lortie has signed with WME for representation.
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EXCLUSIVE: Djimon Hounsou, the actor known for his Academy Award-nominated performances in Ed Zwick’s Blood Diamond and Jim Sheridan’s In America, has signed with Buchwald for representation.
Most recently, Hounsou has been seen starring opposite David Harbour and Orlando Bloom in Sony’s Gran Turismo, based on the hit video games, as well as Zack Snyder’s Netflix space opera Rebel Moon, which will have its second installment debut on April 19. On June 28, he’ll be seen starring alongside Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn in Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One from filmmaker Michael Sarnoski, reprising his role of Henri from 2020’s A Quiet Place Part II.
Breaking out with his starring role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 drama Amistad, which earned him both a Golden Globe nomination and an NAACP Image Award, Hounsou subsequently went on to star in the films Gladiator, Constantine, and The Island, among others. Over the course of his career of more than three decades, he’s also been seen in many of Hollywood’s top franchises, with performances in Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, The King’s Man, the Shazam! series and the aforementioned A Quiet Place horror flicks, as well as voice work in DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2.
The founder of Fanaticus, an independent production company geared toward championing and promoting the stories of Africa, Hounsou directed and starred under the banner in the 2018 doc In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven. Following the actor as he returns to his home country of Benin, the film weaves together a story of a man rediscovering the core of his past and the lessons that the world can learn from a misrepresented way of life.
Also known for his work as an activist, Hounsou appeared
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian film director and screenwriter Vincent René-Lortie has signed with WME for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Swindell, a former pro skater who is set to be the central subject of a forthcoming skating biopic from MindRiot Entertainment, has signed with The BKS Agency in London.
Katcy Stephan Actor and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Kyle Richards has signed with CAA. Richards has been acting since childhood, earning a wide range of credits, including roles in “Little House on the Prairie,” ‘The Car,” “The Watcher in the Woods,” “E.R.,” “The Housewives of the North Pole,” “Beautiful Wedding,” “Halloween” and “Halloween Kills.” She reprised her role as Lindsey Wallace in “Halloween Ends,” the final film of the franchise, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis. In 2010, Richards joined Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and is the last remaining original cast member.
With his new highly-anticipated film Challengers bowing this weekend, Mike Faist looks to have found a new agent and manager as he as signed with WME and Brillstein Entertainment Partners for representation. He will continue to work with former agent Samantha Stoller, who transitioned to management in February.
EXCLUSIVE: British actor and screenwriter Jamie Bacon has signed with UK agency United Agents.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress and writer Megan Fox for representation in all areas.
Katcy Stephan Gersh has signed Scottish actor Thomas Doherty, known for starring as the salacious heartthrob Max Wolf in 2021’s “Gossip Girl” reboot. Doherty rose to prominence following his role as Harry Hook in Disney Channel’s “Descendants” franchise.
EXCLUSIVE: Indian actress Sayani Gupta has signed with Crimson Media and The SB Initiative for worldwide representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Ayesha Harris has signed with Innovative Artists for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Robert O’Hara, the New York-based playwright and director of Jeremy O. Harris’ Tony-nominated Slave Play.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Chef and content creator Nick DiGiovanni has signed with WME for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be represented by Align PR and Yorn Levine Barnes. DiGiovanni rose to fame when he became the youngest-ever finalist on the cooking competition series “MasterChef” in 2019 during the show’s tenth season.
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award winning playwright and screenwriter Itamar Moses has signed with Grandview for management. Itamar’s play The Ally recently premiered at The Public Theater, directed by Lila Neugebauer and starring Josh Radnor. His new musical Dead Outlaw ran simultaneously off-Broadway with Audible Theater at the Minetta Lane.
EXCLUSIVE: Terrence Terrell (Giants, Obliterated) has signed with Ascend Artists Representation.
EXCLUSIVE: M88 has signed actor Simu Liu (Shang-Chi) for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Noah Wyle (ER, The Librarians) has signed with Verve for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed comedian Matt Rife for representation in all areas, with an eye toward expanding his opportunities in film and TV and beyond.
EXCLUSIVE: Milo Ventimiglia, star of This is Us and Heroes, has new representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Catlin has signed with CAA for representation.
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Payne, the British actor who starred in Fox drama series Prodigal Son, has new representation.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Fresh off his win at WrestleMania 40, WWE star Damian Priest has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. Paradigm will work to build his business across books, acting, marketing, unscripted and more. Priest, who was born Luis Berrios (Martinez), most recently won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship during Night 2 of WrestleMania 40 by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract against Drew McIntire, who himself had just won the championship from Seth Rollins.