Director Emily Freda Sharp, whose credits include Cannes Lions and D&AD-winning content, has joined the roster of production house KODE for commercial representation in the U.K. The Cannes Lion recognition came for the social-led United Nations’ campaign, “The People’s Seat.” In the two years that Sharp has been commercially directing, she has worked with brands such as Net-A-Porter, American Express, GAP, Shiseido, Laithwaites, Burt’s Bees, Not on The High Street, Facebook, Method, Universal, and Unilever. She has worked in collaboration with Dentsu, mcgarrybowen, Grey London and adam&eveDDB, among other agencies….
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Apple TV+’s “Dope Thief” Is Latest In Flurry of Projects For Actor Brian Tyree Henry
If you ask Brian Tyree Henry about taking time off, he bursts out laughing.
Since breaking out as rapper Paper Boi in the FX series "Atlanta," he's become one of the busiest actors in Hollywood. He's worked consistently — with directors including Barry Jenkins, Steve McQueen and Chloe Zhao and big-name actors like Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Hemsworth and Melissa McCarthy. Henry's been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and an Oscar.
His latest role is in the limited series "Dope Thief" for Apple TV+ premiering Friday. Henry and Wagner Moura play Ray and Manny, two longtime friends in Philadelphia who pose as federal agents, conducting fake raids to steal drugs and money. It's a series of easy scores until they rob the wrong people and become targets themselves. Soon they're hiding out from the real DEA and a drug kingpin while trying to keep their family safe.
"The minute that Wagner and I met each other, it was an instant electricity... We just felt like we knew each other all our lives," said Henry. "That is exactly what you needed for Ray and Manny."
The first episode was directed by Ridley Scott, and the series was created and written by Peter Craig, adapted from a novel by Dennis Tafoya.
Craig describes Henry's versatility as an actor as "like a jazz musician... It's fantastic for a writer, because you can throw him all kinds of added moments, and he'll incorporate and use them all."
When the opportunity to star in "Dope Thief" came about, Henry was ready for that long-awaited break — from TV. He wrapped "Atlanta" and had "about two days off" before going into another FX show, "Class of '09," where he played a character's past, present and future, and he was... Read More
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