ANTOINE McKAY — JASPER
For over 20 years, Antoine McKay has been among the leading actors and directors to hail from the Midwest. He developed his passion for acting at a young age and honed his skills at Eastern Michigan University's prestigious theatre arts program and by studying under world famous acting coach, Uta Hagen.
McKay began his professional acting career at the Second City's Main Stages in Detroit and Chicago, where he wrote and performed in over 20 critically acclaimed shows. His credits include starring roles in countless commercials and television appearances on programs including Detroit 187 (ABC), ER (NBC), Prison Break (FOX), Sports Action Team (NBC).
McKay has appeared in such feature films as The Weatherman, with Nicholas Cage, Someone to Eat Cheese With, alongside Jeff Garland, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, and Osso Bucco, with Mike Starr.
His most recent appearances in FOX's breakout hit show Empire and Comedy Central's Review and South Side.
Antoine has been a long-time resident of Chicago, where he lives with his wife Michelle and their children.
COLE KERIAZAKOS — DEKE
Cole made his first tv appearance on Chicago Fire as Archie Keating. Currently, he has a recurring role in the Comedy Central television series “Southside.” (Josh Goodnight) Just a few of his TV credits include the title role Nelson Bixby in Disney’s “Nelson Bixby Takes On The Whole Wide World”. He was also in Amazon’s “Phillip K Dick’s Electric Dreams” (Dashiel). Just recently Cole worked on a top secret Netflix animation as a recurring character in a highly anticipated new animation.
Cole has had the honor of performing on the stages here in Chicago with a role in Steep Theater’s play Zurich and with a role in the Marriott Theater’s production of Oliver. Cole also enjoys creating video games, volunteering for various organizations, and writing his own sketch comedy. Cole is represented by Paonessa Talent.
Instagram: @colekeriazakos
HEATHER CHRISLER — MOLLY
Heather Chrisler is a Chicago based actor. She appeared in season 3 of Chicago PD on NBC, and in addition to Unclaimed, Chrisler has a growing list of independent film credits. She is cast in the upcoming independent feature created by Michael Glover Smith, Relative. She also recently received Best Actress in the MLC Awards, and she received the Best Performance Award from the Chicago Feedback Film Festival for her work in the independent film, Collide.
In and around Chicago, Chrisler is most notably a stage actor having been seen at Writers Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Goodman Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, Greenhouse, and Lifeline, among others. She performs often at her home theatre, First Folio, where she is an artistic associate.
Chrisler has been nominated for Best Performance at the Joseph Jefferson Awards for her work on Machinal at Greenhouse Theatre, she has been a part of four casts who have been nominated for Best Ensemble at the Joseph Jefferson Awards. She has made Chris Jones' annual Top Ten Performance list in The Chicago Tribune for both her work on Machinal at Greenhouse and Mies Julie at Victory Gardens, she received an honorable mention on the same list for her work on Twilight Bowl at Goodman.
Chrisler holds a Masters of Fine Arts from Ohio University.
JENNIFER JELSEMA — NANCY LEE
Jennifer Jelsema has appeared in over 40 film, television, and theatre productions. Most recently featured in the films Come As You Are directed by Richard Wong, Unclaimed directed by TW Miller, Drawn Back Home directed by Thomas Awrey, and Driftless directed by Harper Philbin. Television appearances include Chicago Med, Empire, and Chicago Fire. On stage, Jennifer has performed in A Red Orchid Theatre’s production of Do You Feel Anger?, as well as Actors’ Theatre productions of At the Table, Water by the Spoonful, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Distracted, among other productions.
Jennifer is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency in Chicago, IL.
KATE BUDDEKE — SCUZZY
KATE BUDDEKE last appeared in "Middletown" with Sandy Duncan, Adrian Zmed and Donnie Most when Covid shut us down. She has appeared in many Chicago productions. Some favorites are "Bug", "New Electric Ballroom" and "Eric LaRue" at A Red Orchid Theater. "Dancing at Lughnasa", "The Iceman Cometh" and "Death of a Salesman" at the Goodman Theater. "Superior Donuts" and "Airline Highway" at Steppenwolf. Broadway credits include: "Carousel"at LCT, "Death of a Salesman", A Streetcar Named Desire", "Gypsy" with Bernadette Peters and "Superior Donuts". Off-Broadway: "Mill Fire", "3C", "The Paris Commune" and "Good for Otto".
Kate has 5 Joseph Jefferson awards and has sung The National Anthem solo, twice, at Wrigley Field.