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PRIME SUSPECT – Premieres 3 November, Thursdays @ 11pm on DIVA Universal (Astro 702)
From Emmy Award-nominated producers Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) and Alexandra Cunningham (Desperate Housewives) comes the crime drama Prime Suspect that takes a look inside a New York City homicide department.
The series stars Maria Bello (A History of Violence, Coyote Ugly) as tough-as-nails NYPD homicide Detective Jane Timoney, an outsider who has just transferred to a new squad where her new colleagues already dislike her. Jane is confident and focused – and also rude, abrupt and occasionally reckless. She has her vices, and rumors of a questionable past follow her everywhere – but at the end of the day, she’s an instinctively brilliant cop who can’t be distracted from the only important thing: the prime suspect.
Also starring are Aiden Quinn (Unknown) as Lt. Kevin Sweeney, Brian F. O’Byrne (Flash Forward) as Det. Reg Duffy, Tim Griffin (Star Trek) as Det. Augie Blando, Kirk Acevedo (Fringe) as Det. Luisito Calderon, Damon Gupton (The Last Airbender) as Det. Evrard Velerio and Peter Gerety (Blue Bloods) as Jane’s father, Desmond Timoney.
Based on the critically acclaimed British television series of the same name, Prime Suspect has been redeveloped for American audiences by Cunningham and Berg.
MARIA BELLO – Detective Jane Timoney
Bello has captivated audiences with her many diverse roles in such films as The Cooler (Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations) and David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence (NY Film Critics Award win and Golden Globe nomination). More recently Bello appeared in the Adam Sandler hit comedy Grown Ups and the drama The Company Men. Upcoming features include Beautiful Boy and Abduction
AIDAN QUINN – Lieutenant Kevin Sweeney
His numerous television credits include An Early Frost and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, both of which garnered him Emmy nominations. Quinn has starred in more than 50 feature films, among them Desperately Seeking Susan, Avalon, At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Benny and Joon, Legends of the Fall, The Assignment, Songcatcher and Unknown. His upcoming film projects: If I Were You and Sarah’s Key.
KIRK ACEVEDO – Detective Luisito Calderon
Kirk Acevedo stars as Detective Luisito Calderon, former football player and hard hitting homicide detective. Acevedo is best known for his Cable Ace-nominated performance as Miguel Alvarez in the drama Oz, for which he received three Alma Award nominations in a row. Recently, Acevedo has been seen on television in the hit series Fringe. Acevedo also starred in the acclaimed mini-series Band Of Brothers.
BRIAN F. O’BRYNE – Detective Reg Duffy
Brían O’Bryne is a Tony Award-winning Irish actor and was most recently seen on Flash Forward and in the miniseries Mildred Pierce. O’Byrne also appeared as a series regular on Brotherhood. His big screen credits include The International, Brooklyn’s Finest, No Reservations and Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead.
DAMON GUPTON – Detective Evrard Velerio
Damon Gupton stars as Detective Evrard Velerio, a longtime friend of Jane’s (Maria Bello) and new member of the homicide department. His television credits include NBC’s Law and Order, Law and Order Criminal Intent, Conviction, The Unusuals, Third Watch, Drift, as well as starring as a principal cast member in Deadline. On film, he appeared in Unfaithful, The Loretta Claiborne Story, Helen at Risk and Sidney Lumet’s Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead.
TIM GRIFFIN – Detective Augie Blando
Tim Griffin has solidified his reputation as one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors. His first break was in Higher Learning alongside Jennifer Connelly and Lawrence Fishburne. His feature films include Iron Man, Bourne Supremacy, Leatherheads, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Cloverfield and Star Trek. He is currently filming The Collection, a sequel to the horror film The Collector and will appear in the upcoming Abduction.
ACTOR BIOGRAPHY
Maria Bello was born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She discovered she was very good at it, and she was soon cast in small off-Broadway plays, such as The KillerInside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems and Urban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes of The Commish, Nowhere Man, Misery Loves Company and Due South.
Bello then guest-starred in ER as “Dr. Anna Del Amico”, on the final three episodes of the third season. The show’s producers were so impressed with her that they asked her back as a regular on the series. Bello remained on the show for one season as a regular cast member, departing after the medical drama’s 4th season.
The actress went on into movies, landing a role in Coyote Ugly. She has been nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in The Cooler (2003) and for Best Actress in A History of Violence (2005). She also starred in The Jane Austen Book Club and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Bello’s latest project, the 2009 Sundance film The Yellow Handkerchief, was released in theaters on February 26, 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Bello is also set to guest-star in two episodes of Law & Order: SVU.
Bello is set to star as Detective Jane Timoney in the NBC TV series Prime Suspect in fall of 2011.
