THE COMMUTER (2018) Cast & Crew

LIAM NEESON is an award-winning actor who has been internationally recognized for his work in both major studio blockbusters and acclaimed independent features.

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CAST AND CREW

JAUME COLLET-SERRA (Director) was born in Sant Iscle de Vallalta, a small town in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At the age of 18, Collet-Serra moved to Los Angeles with limited resources and a basic knowledge of the English language, determined to become a film director. He attended Columbia College and began working on the side as an editor.

He was influenced by directors such as David Fincher, Spike Jonze, and Mark Romanek, and as a result decided that for his graduation project, he would replace the typical short film with a music video. With the money he had saved and his knowledge of post-production, he shot a music video for an unknown local band, which caught the eye of various production companies. Before he graduated film school, he was signed as a music video director with The End.

After shooting multiple music videos, the production company provided him funding to shoot his own spec spots. He came back with an innovative two and a half minute short for "AOL." It was featured in the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase at Cannes that year. From there, his career skyrocketed as he shot commercials for PlayStation, Budweiser, MasterCard, Miller Lite, Pontiac, Smirnoff Ice, Renault, Verizon, and 7UP, among many others-working with such agencies as McCann-Erickson, J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, and TBWA Chiat Day.

Collet-Serra's surreal and often dark imagery quickly caught the eye of Producer Joel Silver, who hired him to direct House of Wax in 2005. In 2007, his love for soccer took him back to Spain to shoot Goal II: Living the Dream. In 2009, he opened Orphan to critical and financial success. Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, snagged the No. 1 US box office spot in its opening weekend, along with his follow-up film, NonStop, which grossed over $220MM worldwide. Collet-Serra found similar acclaim with his 2015 film, Run All Night, and again in 2016 with The Shallows, starring Blake Lively. The Commuter marks his fourth partnership with star Liam Neeson.

In 2012, Collet-Serra founded his production company, Ombra Films, with his longtime friend and producing partner, Juan Sola.

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LIAM NEESON is an award-winning actor who has been internationally recognized for his work in both major studio blockbusters and acclaimed independent features. Mr. Neeson received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's 1993 Best Picture Academy Award winner Schindler's List.

Three years later, he played the title role in Neil Jordan's biopic Michael Collins, earning another Golden Globe nomination and winning an Evening Standard British Film Award and the 1996 Venice International Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor.

Mr. Neeson garnered his third Golden Globe nomination, an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and won a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for his portrayal of Alfred Kinsey in Bill Condon's Kinsey (2004).

He has most recently been seen on-screen in J.A. Bayona's A Monster Calls and Martin Scorsese's Silence. Next up he will be seen in Peter Landesman's Felt. Mr. Neeson has appeared in over 70 films, including the blockbuster Taken trilogy; Joe Carnahan's The Grey; Bille August's Les Miserables; George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace; Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins; Richard Curtis' Love Actually; and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York.

Mr. Neeson made his Broadway debut in 1993, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Eugene O'Neill's 1921 drama Anna Christie. He is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a proud father of two sons.

An Academy Award nominated and award-winning actress, VERA FARMIGA continues to captivate audiences with her ability to embody each of her diverse and engaging roles.

Farmiga is currently filming the sequel to the blockbuster Godzilla franchise, and will soon commence production on Jason Reitman's political drama The Front Runner, based on the real-life story of Gary Hart. Farmiga will star as Gary Hart's wife Lee, opposite Hugh Jackman. In 2018, she will be seen in Rupert Wyatt's upcoming dystopian thriller Captive State opposite John Goodman and in the independent film Boundaries opposite Christopher Plummer.

Earlier this year, she starred in the fifth and final season of the A&E original series, 'Bates Motel' which is a modern-day prequel to the genre-defining film, Psycho. Farmiga, who earned a 2013 Emmy nomination in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" for her role, stars as the iconic character, Norma, in the series which gives audiences a glimpse into the dark and deeply intricate relationship Norman Bates has with his mother.

Her most recent film Jordan Roberts' Burn Your Maps opposite Marton Csokas premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Last summer, Farmiga starred alongside Patrick Wilson in James Wan's box office smash The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, the sequel to the 2013 hit The Conjuring in which she also starred. Both films broke box office records and grossed over $300 million worldwide.

Last year, Farmiga also appeared in Ricky Gervais' comedy, Special Correspondents, for Netflix opposite Gervais, Eric Bana and America Ferrera.

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SAM NEILL became widely known thanks to his work in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and in the Academy Award-winning film The Piano (Jane Campion).

Other notable work includes The Horse Whisperer (Robert Redford), Bicentennial Man (Chris Columbus), The Zookeeper (Ralph Ziman), and more recently Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi).

His contribution to television includes notable roles in shows such as the BBC's "Peaky Blinders," "The Tudors," and "Merlin," which won him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.

He last appeared in the long-awaited Thor: Ragnarok, in which he reunites with director Taika Waititi. His film Sweet Country (Warwick Thornton), to be released in 2018, has won both the Platform Prize and the Special Jury Prize at this year's Toronto and Venice Film Festivals respectively.

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PATRICK WILSON is a critically acclaimed and award-winning actor who has quickly become well-known for his body of work. Over the years, Wilson has tackled lead roles in major Broadway musicals, as well as starring in big-budget blockbusters.

Wilson was most recently seen in A Kind of Murder where he played Walter Stackhouse, a successful architect married to a woman who leads a seemingly perfect life. His fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman. A Kind of Murder also stars Jessica Biel and Haley Bennett. He was also recently seen in The Founder alongside Michael Keaton and Nick Offerman.

Upcoming projects for Wilson include being set to co-star by Warner Bros. and director James Wan in the much-anticipated film, Aquaman, opposite Jason Momoa, who plays the title character. Wilson will play the fish whisperer's supervillain half-brother, ORM, also known as Ocean Master. The DC film is set to release December 2018.

Wilson reached his widest audience to date in the role of Ed Warren in The Conjuring franchise. The Conjuring is one of the top 5 highest-grossing supernatural films of all time. The Conjuring 2 released in 2016 and grossed an impressive $40 million in its opening weekend.

In 2015, he starred as Lou Solverson in the TV series, "Fargo," opposite Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Ted Danson. Wilson's performance garnered Critics' Choice, Gold Derby, and Golden Globe nominations for "Best Actor in a Limited Series."

Wilson's production company, Lost Rhino Films, has completed one title and has another in development, both in which Patrick stars. Let's Kill Ward's Wife starring Amy Acker and Scott Foley, released on VOD in December 2014 and theatrically on January 9, 2015. Caught Stealing, directed by Wayne Kramer and starring Alec Baldwin, is currently in development.

Additional film credits include: The Hollow Point, Bone Tomahawk, Zipper, Home Sweet Hell, Matters of the Heart, Jack Strong, Big Stone Gap, Stretch, Space Station 76, Insidious: Chapter 2, Insidious, Prometheus, Young Adult, The Ledge, Morning Glory, The Switch, The A-Team, Barry Munday, Watchmen, Life in Flight, Passengers, Lakeview Terrace, Purple Violets, Brothers Three: An American Gothic, Little Children, Running with Scissors, Hard Candy, The Phantom of the Opera, The Alamo and My Sister's Wedding.

On the small screen, Wilson also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of the morally conflicted Joe Pitt in the HBO miniseries "Angels In America: Millennium Approaches," the much honored 2003 adaptation of Tony Kushner's award-winning Angels In America: Perestroika. He also starred in "A Gifted Man," and the second season of the award-winning HBO original series "Girls." The episode, "One Man's Trash," became one of the most talked about episodes of the show's history, as well as one of the most-watched episodes of the season.

Wilson has also been honored with two consecutive Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical, the most recent coming for his performance as Curly in the successful 2002 Broadway revival of Oklahoma!, for which he also received a Drama Desk Award nomination. He earned his first Tony Award nomination for his work in the 2001 Broadway hit The Full Monty, for which he also garnered Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and won a Drama League Award. In 2006, he returned to Broadway to star in the revival of the Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park, opposite Amanda Peet. His most recent Broadway credit is the 2008/2009 revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, with John Lithgow, Dianne West and Katie Holmes.

Born in Virginia and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wilson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Starting his career on the stage, he earned applause in the national tours of Miss Saigon, and Carousel. In 1999, he starred off-Broadway in Bright Lights, Big City, winning a Drama League Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. That same year, he made his Broadway debut in Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm, for which he won another Drama League Award.

Wilson currently resides in New Jersey with his family.

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