Andrew C. Mathews
Andrew C. Mathews’ heritage lies in Cyprus where Aphrodite rose from the sea and raised in Britain where Laurence Olivier and Shakespeare once held court at the Old Vic. He is a Producer, Director, Writer, Actor and Founder of Thespis, named after the first actor in history. He has had projects at Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, Fine Line Features, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, Initial Entertainment, Spike TV and more. He has liaised on projects with budgets ranging from $10 million to $160 million.
Mr. Mathews has recently been approached to finance and produce a Ridley Scott project and an animated feature for Universal. He worked on the set of “The Wedding Planner” with Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, consulted with the cinematographer on “Barb Wire” with Pamela Anderson and he was in early negotiations to broker a deal for “Divine Rapture” starring Marlon Brando, Debra Winger and Johnny Depp for Touchwood Films.
Mr. Mathews diligently works behind the scenes, negotiating with real A-list talent brokers and filmmakers who are seeking to join forces in co-financing and co-producing projects involving, Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, Jim Carrey, Ewan Mc Gregor, Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall, Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Gere and Pierce Brosnan.
An alumnus of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. His training led to impeccable performances in The Merchant of Venice, Richard III which won him the coveted Gold Medal Acting Award for excellence. Other productions include The Cherry Orchard; Waiting For Godot; Decadence; and Equus. Mr. Mathews is also an alumnus of the prestigious School Of The Science Of Acting, under the tutelage of Sam Kogan, from the renown Constantine Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre. Mr. Mathews is a recipient of the Society of British Fight Directors Award for armed and unarmed combat showing his prowess in fencing, and ancient weaponry.
With a diverse background in real estate, business, and film, his economic knowledge, expert negotiation skills and instincts are unparalleled. Negotiating with London high street bankers since age 15, and operating his family-owned supermarkets and launderettes and building them into highly profitable ventures. With business and creative expertise, he founded Mathews Properties for buying prime properties and eventually crossed over to acquiring intellectual properties. Mr. Mathews has a distinct ability to make film an artistic vision and viable commodity.
Elias Plakias
Creative Executive - Elias Plakias is a 12 year veteran of Industrial Design. Creatively working under the tutelage of industrial engineer, designer and architect, Herbert Ohl, he assisted in the design for Fantoni Furniture and Poltrona Frau. He then exceeded the speed limit by designing and manufacturing leather seating for Lancia and Ferrari. Plakias didn't stop there and put his creativity in high gear by assisting in the integration of the Italian rail system with a standardized electric car.
He also had a hand in creating cutting edge automated parking garages which implemented robotics. With an eye for design and a head for business, Plakias parlayed his creative background into the film industry. After a stint in talent management, he became Executive Producer on a Chicago metro music talk show. With a penchant for films, impeccable networking and negotiating skills, his no nonsense approach makes him a valuable asset to the film industry.
John Marinopoulos
Creative Executive - John Marinopoulos worked in the petroleum business for over 10 years before taking the leap to a career in the film industry. A natural born salesman with an inherent ability to succeed in everything he endeavors, Marinopoulos is a warrior not afraid to takes chances.
With no fear of failing at achieving his goals, he has acquired a myriad of contacts to take him to the next level in the art of the deal. Marinopoulos has established himself as a mulit-faceted player, liaising with Hollywood elite and insiders to help secure multimillion dollar film and publishing deals while assisting in brokering reality TV deals.
Guy Skinner
Cinematographer - Guy Skinner has worked his creative imagery through the motion picture industry for the past 40 years. He communicates the visual landscape of the director, utilizing extraordinary symmetry and composition that transcends an audience.
He has shot the Emmy and Golden Globe winner, "24" with Kiefer Sutherland and Elisha Cuthbert; Charmed with Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowan; Bug with Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr.; Lethal Weapon 4 with Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li; Angel with David Boreanaz. Skinner has worked with a variety of cameras and mediums and understands how to employ them for optimum results. He has worked on over 100 commercials for clients such as, United Airlines, Reebok, Pepsi and Buick. He has worked on over 400 motion picture productions. He has worked closely with Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, Richard Donner, William Friedkin and Joel Schumacher.
Robyn Starr
Producer/Screenwriter - Robyn Starr brings years of journalism and film experience to Thespis. She attended the University of Southern California, alma mater of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg respectively. She also attended the renowned Hollywood Script Writing Institute where she specialized in screenwriting, including story structure, development, dialogue and characterization. Starr's scripts have been at Paramount, Fox, Newline, CAA, William Morris, ICM, UTA and other companies. Starr has also worked in the production and development of film and music videos for that dominated and defined the 80's as one of the best decades in music.
Those videos starred U2; Sting; Tom Petty; The Bangles; Jefferson Starship; The Fixx; Eurythmics; Devo; Paula Abdul; The Blasters; Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles); Rockwell (featuring Michael Jackson); "Weird Al" Yankovic; Andy Summers; Robert Fripp; The Plimsouls and Oingo Boingo headed by Danny Elfman, the Academy, Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe winner for numerous film and TV scores, including Batman; Spider-man; Alice In Wonderland; Mission: Impossible; Men In Black; Wanted; and the main title theme for The Simpsons.
Starr has also interviewed various celebrity superstars in the field of art, film, music, business and God and has been published in various publications such as Venice; Details; Interview; Buzz; Movieline; The Artist; Body, Mind & Spirit and others. Her interviews include, U2; Melissa Etheridge; Helen Slater; Emma Samms; Chaka Khan; Peter Gabriel; Living Colour; Peter Max; Beatrice Wood; Miles Copeland; Paul Colichman; and Monsignors at The Vatican.
Producing slice-of-life stories with heart and purpose is her passion.
Alexys Fairfield
Script Analyst/Creative Ninja - Alexys Fairfield combines a insightful knowledge of writing and people and applies it to script analysis. A world renown self-devoplment blogger, she delves into the heart of the script, breaking down characters, plot, subject matter, and emotional impact. By visualizing the story from start to finish and feeling the words of the writer who has sweated through the process, she instinctively ascertains if a story is viable for production. The purpose of any story is to move an audience to react and leave them with something tangible.
