Burrows also starred opposite Albert Finney in BBC’s prestigious production of Dennis Potter’s final work, "Karaoke." Her upcoming projects include "Gangster No. 1" with David Thewlis and Malcom McDowell.

On the left, Saffron Burrows talks about the working environment on Deep Blue Sea. On the right, she takes on her character, Dr. Susan McAlester. Click on any of the file formats to watch or listen to these interview clips.
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The Baltimore, Maryland native will star in several upcoming projects: John Duigan’s "Molly," opposite Elisabeth Shue; "Under Suspicion," with Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman; and Skip Woods’ "Thursday," with Aaron Eckhart and Paulina Porizkova.

Jane’s theatrical credits include Arthur Miller’s "All My Sons."

In the lefthand video clip, Jane talks about working with Visual Effects Supervisor Jeffrey Okun (pictured with Jane at left). In the second clip, he talks about working with director Renny Harlin. Click on either image to watch the video.
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LL COOL J / JAMES TODD SMITH (Sherman "Preacher" Dudley) first came to national attention as a hip-hop sensation in 1985 and has since sold more than 20 million albums. The artist has made the successful transition to acting, most recently including a starring role in "Halloween H20" (opposite Jamie Lee Curtis). Cool J recently guest-starred on the critically acclaimed HBO series "Oz." Additionally, the two-time Grammy Award-winner had a long-running starring role in the hit NBC/UPN comedy series "In the House." His upcoming projects include Oliver Stone’s "Any Given Sunday" (opposite Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz and Dennis Quaid) and the Miramax film "In Too Deep," opposite Omar Epps.

His other feature credits include "Toys," "The Hard Way" and "Krush Groove." Cool J recently authored his best-selling autobiography I Make My Own Rules; he is also the recipient of MTV’s 1997 Video Vanguard Award and is at the center of two international advertising campaigns–for Coca-Cola and Gap.

JACQUELINE McKENZIE (Janice Higgins), a native Australian and graduate of the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts, has worked extensively in films, television and theatre, both in Australia and abroad. Since receiving the Australian Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer in 1991for her title role performance in Shaw’s "Saint Joan," she has starred in such films as "Angel Baby," for which she received Jury Prize Best Actress at the Grand Prix Festival du Valenciennes, as well as Best Actress awards from both the Australian Film Institute and the Australian Film Critics Circle; "Romper Stomper," for which she was awarded the Stockholm International Film Festival’s Best Actress award and an Australian Film Critics Circle Best Actress nomination; "Love from Ground Zero," "Talk" and "Under the Lighthouse Dancing."

In addition to "Saint Joan," McKenzie’s other theatrical credits include "Child Dancing," "Hamlet," "Twelfth Night," "The Barber of Seville" and "The Master Builder." Her list of television credits includes "The Battlers" and "Halifax."

MICHAEL RAPAPORT (Tom Scoggins) made his memorable screen debut in "Zebrahead," which garnered him an Independent Spirit Award nomination; the film itself won 1993 Sundance Film Festival’s Filmmaker’s Trophy. His list of additional credits includes a wide range of starring roles in such films as John Singleton’s "Higher Learning," Barbet Schroeder’s "Kiss of Death," Woody Allen’s "Mighty Aphrodite" and Ted Demme’s "Beautiful Girls." More recently, Rapaport was seen in Nick Gomez’s "illtown" (starring with Lili Taylor) and in Volker Schlondorff’s "Palmetto" (opposite Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue and Chloe Sevigny).

His upcoming projects include the independent feature film "King of the Jungle" (opposite Marisa Tomei and Rosie Perez) and a cameo in Rory Kelly’s "Some Girls" (opposite Juliette Lewis). In addition, Rapaport will soon begin production on Woody Allen’s latest feature film. His other films include "Metro," "A Brother’s Kiss," "CopLand," "Kicked in the Head," "True Romance" and "The Pallbearer." Rapaport’s television credits include appearances on "ER," "NYPD Blue" and "Murphy Brown"; he was most recently seen in a recurring role as Gary, Phoebe’s cop boyfriend, on "Friends."

In the first of the two following video clips, Rapaport talks about the difficulties in shooting Deep Blue Sea and why his character doesn't work out. In the second clip, he talks about the web! Click either of the images to watch the interview.
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STELLAN SKARSGÅRD (Jim Whitlock) was most recently seen opposite Robert De Niro in John Frankenheimer’s action-adventure, "Ronin" (which was chosen to open last year’s Venice Film Festival), in Gus Van Sant’s Oscar-winning "Good Will Hunting" and Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed "Amistad." His upcoming projects include "Passion of Mind," opposite Demi Moore and directed by Alain Berliner (director of the award-winning "Ma vie en rose"); John Nossiter’s "Signs and Wonders"; and writer/dirctor Hans Petter Moland’s "Aberdeen," opposite Lena Headey and Charlotte Rampling.

A native of Sweden, Skarsgård began his career with the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where he spent 16 years working with such leading directors as Alf Sjoberg and Ingmar Bergman. His breakthrough role came in the 1982 Swedish film "The Simpleminded Murderer," for which he received the Best Actor award at the Berlin Film Festival. In addition to the more than 30 films in which he starred in Sweden, the actor’s additional credits include "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," "The Hunt for Red October," "The Ox" (Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film), "Breaking the Waves" (which won the Grand Prix at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival) and the Norwegian film "Insomnia." In addition to the Berlin Film Festival, Skarsgård has been honored with awards from the Swedish motion picture industry, the Rouen Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival and the St. Sebastian Film Festival.

SAMUEL L. JACKSON (Russell Franklin) received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction," as well as a Best Supporting Actor Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Earlier in his career, Jackson made movie history with his portrayal of a crack addict in Spike Lee’s "Jungle Fever," when he was awarded the only Best Supporting Performance Award ever given by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for that performance.

More recently, Jackson appeared in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" and starred in Regency Enterprises’ "The Negotiator" (opposite Kevin Spacey and chosen as the opening film at this year’s Toronto Film Festival), the award-winning "Eve’s Bayou" (which he also produced), the Quentin Tarantino-directed "Jackie Brown" (for which he received both the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination) and "Sphere," opposite Dustin Hoffman and Sharon Stone and directed by Barry Levinson. He also stars in two upcoming releases: "The Red Violin," directed by Francois Girard and which opened the 1998 Toronto Film Festival; and in the title role of a remake of "Shaft."

Jackson’s other recent credits include "187," "A Time to Kill," "Fresh," "Die Hard With a Vengeance," "The Long Kiss Goodnight," "Hard Eight," "Kiss of Death," "Losing Isaiah," "Amos and Andrew," "Ragtime," "Sea of Love," "Coming to America," "Ray," "Do the Right Thing," "School Daze," "Mo’ Better Blues," "GoodFellas," "Strictly Business," "White Sands," "Patriot Games," "Jumpin’ at the Boneyard," "Fathers and Sons," "Juice," "True Romance" and "Together for Days."

While studying drama at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, Jackson made his film debut in "Together for Days." Following graduation, he appeared in a number of stage plays, including "Home," "A Soldier’s Play" "Sally/Prince" and "The District Line," and went on to originate roles in two of August Wilson’s plays at Yale Repertory Theatre–Boy Willie in "The Piano Lesson" and Wolf in "Two Trains Running." For the New York Shakespeare Festival, he appeared in "Mother Courage and Her Children," "Spell #7" and "The Mighty Gents."

On television, the actor starred in John Frankenheimer’s Emmy Award-winning "Against the Wall" for HBO, which garnered him both CableACE and Golden Globe nominations.

On the left, Samuel L. Jackson talks about working on an action movie like Deep Blue Sea with a director like Renny Harlin, while in the second clip he talks about relating to monsters.
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