Cast | Night Of The Templar - A Paul Sampson Film

Paul Sampson
as Jake McAllister

Actor, writer and now director Paul Sampson suffers with a rare Hollywood condition called Terminal Success. He notes that Penicillin took care of many of the other conditions. Paul denies most allegations that he gets his Penicillin from alleged actor and friend Norman Reedus (who eats the shit like JuJuBes).

Paul made his stage debut in third grade with the lead role of Kris Kringle where he awed the audience, not for his performance, but due to the fact that he was able to wear the heavy Santa costume and itchy beard for two full acts without crying or soiling himself. Truly a feat unheard of for a boy at the tender age of seven. He started school at age four.

He began his training in Voice and Movement with Bernard Rheehle of the New England Vaudeville. Since then he has trained one-on-one with legendary "Old Establishment" greats including Carlton Coyer of Trinity Repertory and New York City's Donald Buka and Liz Dixon.

Over the years Paul has carried roles ranging from slapstick to psychotic killer with equal adeptness. Whether playing the cop, the heavy, the comic relief, the town hunk or the mentally challenged, his strong emotional range, comedic timing, and dramatic physical presence have resulted in dozens of commendable stage performances.

A clear noteworthy mark in his body of (stage) works was his ability to play and receive rave reviews in multiple roles in two different stage productions of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"; one where he played George Milton and the other Lennie Small. Some say that his ability to transform from one character to another - from project to project - is based on an acute case of Schizophrenia. Luckily, the Penicillin has had no effect on that.

Paul made a seamless transition from the stage to film and has both starred (i.e. "Whacked") and supported in many Independent and Studio level feature films. He maintains the ability to jump from leading man to character actor and back effortlessly and convincingly, working alongside a long list of well known and respected industry actors, none of which he cares to mention… they can do their own publicity. Except Norman Reedus, of course, whose name Paul is commissioned to mention at least three times each article.

Upon completion of Night of the Templar, Paul looks forward to returning to solely acting for the remainder of 2012 (He needs a break). He is already slated to act in three movies, one being the title role in the upcoming family feature, "Captain Invincible." Yep, someone is actually going to let him play a super hero ... God help us.

But these movies will have to wait until friend Norman Reedus takes his homie on a 2 week "sex, drugs, and rock n' roll" binge… as opposed to their usually 4 night/2 day excursions. When asked about Norman's performance in the film, NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR, Paul commented, "Norman, yeah, last time I saw him we got pretty messed up in Hollywood…I think it was Hollywood…I don't remember… or was it New York? Shit I hate when I can't remember… anyway, yeah, we usually hate each other the next morning, blaming one another for our depths of primitive behavior and debauchery, but then usually we meet up again from wherever we landed from the night before … because, you know, we try to separate end of the night if you know what I mean… did that answer your question?… um, oh, yeah, we were in the film… the two of us.

Presently, Paul is single and divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City. He holds an MBA in Finance, which he proudly admits was a total fucking waste of both time and money. He also has a U.S. Passport, United Kingdom Passport, and European Community Passport… and a library card in several cities. Some people believe that he is a secret agent. I mean, seriously, who has that many library cards?

Paul would like to add that although he usually plays dramatic roles (some a bit twisted), he takes his comedy very seriously! He noted, "Yes, I like to make people cry (sometimes for their lives). I mean who doesn't… but making them smile before you kill them... priceless!

David Carradine
as the Shopkeeper

In a professional career spanning 45 years, Carradine has appeared in 118 films, 32 plays, 27 television movies of the week, miniseries and dramatic specials, 35+ guest appearances on various series and the star in 3 series. His second starring role, as Caine in Kung Fu, evolved into becoming one of the most iconic roles in the history of television. In addition to the smash hit series that garnered Carradine both Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominations, it also introduced many viewers to Asian martial arts and Chinese philosophy. There were also two television movies, Kung Fu, The Way of the Dragon and Kung Fu The Movie. Carradine resurrected his Caine character with a second series, Kung Fu, The Legend Continues, which he also co-produced. He also authored Spirit of Shaolin, A Handbook of Kung Fu Philosophy and voiced Caine, The Kung Fu Adventure Online.

A member of one of Hollywood's acting dynasties, Carradine followed his father, John, a star of screen and stage dating back to the golden era of the Hollywood into the family business. Carradine and his well-known brothers represent the second generation and many of their children make up a third generation of established actors.

In feature films, Carradine began working more than four decades ago appearing in such films as Taggart, starring Dan Duryea and Bus Riley's Back In Town, starring Ann-Margret. Carradine's television work also covers more than four decades.

In a theatre career that began while he studied drama at San Francisco State College, Carradine was soon appearing in some of the Bard's classic works at both the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and the Ohio's Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival. Even during his stint in the Army he continued to act, producing, directing and performing in musicals and dramas for the U.S. Army Entertainment Unit. Upon his honorable discharge from the military, Carradine found himself in New York and began working his way upward in the theatre world at the same time he was beginning to pursue his film and television career.

He landed a leading role on Broadway in The Deputy. For another play on Broadway, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, starring opposite Christopher Plummer, Carradine was named Most Promising New Personality by Theatre World. He continued to do classical and contemporary theatre work in New York and at major regional stages around the country.

As a published author, David has also written his autobiography, Endless Highway, as well as The Kill Bill Diary, a day-to-day journal of his experience on the film set and beyond, and two martial arts related instructional books, David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout and The Healing Art of Chi Gung. He has produced and starred in a series of martial arts workout videos, beginning with David Carradine's Kung Fu Workout, and a number of others on Tai Chi, Chi Gung, Cheng Tai Chi Meditation and Kung Fu Kick Boxing.

In addition to his accomplishments as an actor, producer, director and writer, Carradine was also a composer, musician and singer. He released the albums Grasshopper and As Is, as well as singles, including You and Me, Troublemaker and Walk The Floor.

Affirming his status as an acting legend, Carradine has his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He will be missed.

Udo Kier
as Father Paul

Udo Kier was born October 14, 1944 in Cologne, Germany, during World War II. His entrance was just as dramatic as some of his roles. On the evening of his birth Udo's mother requested extra time with her new baby. The nurses had gathered all of the other babies and returned them to the nursery when the hospital was bombed. He and his mother were rescued from underneath the rubble. Udo didn't know much about his father. When Udo was 18 he moved to Britain in order to learn the English language. While there he took a few acting courses. He was eventually offered a role by director Michael Sarne as a gigolo in the film Road to St. Tropez (1966). While the role was small, it was the beginning of his career in films. His first "hit" film was Mark of the Devil (1970). The film was rated "V" for violence and ticket buyers were offered vomit bags before the film started. It was banned in 31 countries but spawned two sequels (both without Kier). The film is notorious for its exploitation of sex and violence (the uncut version was remastered and re-released on video in 1997).

Kier met director Paul Morrissey on an airplane trip. Morrissey offered him the lead role in the 3-D Andy Warhol's Frankenstein (1973). It was this film, along with its sister film Andy Warhol's Dracula (1974), that made Udo a cult figure. Both Morrissey films are also known as Andy Warhol's Frankenstein and Dracula; however, Andy Warhol was not involved in the production or creation of the films. Both were rated X when released. One of Kier's most vivid memories from "Flesh for Frankenstein" was the infamous "internal organ" scene. Real animal organs were used that were left un-refrigerated on the set for several hours. Udo had to pull the organs out of a prop dummy with his bare hands and hold them up to his face. He has said he will never forget that smell. When this film was finished the cast and crew began immediately filming "Blood for Dracula". Udo remembers both of these films fondly and regards "Dracula" over "Frankenstein" as his favorite of the two (in 1996 both films were released by Criterion on DVD totally uncut).

In the 1970s some of Kier's work included The Salzburg Connection (1972), The Story of O (1975), Spermula (1976) and Trauma (1976). Much of his work has been dubbed with someone else's voice. In Suspiria (1977) there were some technical difficulties with the sound while his scene was shot. In the 1980s some of his work included Lulu (1980), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981), The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983) and Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1985). In the 1980s Kier did very little work outside of Europe. In the 1990s he had a lot more visibility in America and his breakthrough role was as Hans in My Own Private Idaho (1991). Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) reunited Kier with his friend Keanu Reeves yet again. Udo was cast as Pamela Anderson's sidekick in Barb Wire (1996) and played Ron Camp in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) opposite Jim Carrey. In the 1990s some of the films he was in included "The Kingdom" (1994), For Love or Money (1993), Breaking the Waves (1996), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), Blade (1998) and Armageddon (1998).

Over his 30-year career Udo has worked with several brilliant directors: Paul Morrissey, Charles Matton, Dario Argento, Gus Van Sant, Walerian Borowczyk and now Paul Sampson.

Norman Reedus
as Henry Flesh

Norman Reedus was born in Florida, where he lived only a few months before moving to Los Angeles, California. He also lived in several cities in several different countries including Japan, Britain, and Spain.

When he first came to Los Angeles, he worked at a Harley Davidson shop in Venice and at the same time contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist.

He was first cast in Guillermo Del Toro's MIMIC, then in SIX WAYS TO SUNDAY, and FLOATING. He then went on to do many other films including THE BOONDOCK SAINTS , DEUCES WILD, and also Del Toro's BLADE 2 , THE NOTORIOUS BETTY PAGE, AMERICAN GANGSTER, THE CONSPIRATOR, CADILLAC RECORDS 8MM, and many others.

He is currently starring in the hit tv show THE WALKING DEAD on AMC.

But it wasn't until Norman was cast out of 2,578 submissions for the role of Henry Flesh in the soon to be Cult Classic 'NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR' that he actually realized his acting potential. As Norman was quoted in the Village Voice,' Yeah, sure, I got a big cock, everybody knows that… fuck, it's on my web site, pictures and all… mmmm….what was I talking about again…oh, yeah, NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR, wow, yeah, what the fuck, awesome flick, and that Paul Sampson, yeah, I could go on about him, but I think he has pictures of his own cock on his website, I mean he should, everyone has pictures of it... and we were in the film… the two of us."

Reedus was also quoted in 'Vanity Fair' when they asked him to comment on Paul Sampson's direction, "Yep, we (me and Sampson) go out and get really fucked up and bang whores… what was the question again?…mmm.. oh, yeah, mmmm… yeah, we were in the film… the two of us…is that what u asked me?" And in a most recent interview with, "GQ" Magazine, when asked about the future outlook of Night of the Templar and will it be a "Cult Classic", Reedus commented, " Yeah, me and Paulie will probably get fucked up again next time I see him, mass quantities of drugs and rock n' roll'… mmm… what was the question again?… oh, yeah…we were in the film… the two of us."

Norman currently lives in New York City with his son, Mingus. He's a good kid.

Billy Drago
as Shauna The Chef

With an intensity that belies his warm demeanor, Billy Drago has received critical acclaim over the years in a multitude of challenging roles. From his searing portrayal of the 1930s gangster, Frank Nitti, in The Untouchables opposite Kevin Costner, through his flamboyant transformation of history's drug cartel king, Pablo Escobar, into the hypnotically evil Ramon Cota in Delta Force 2 opposite Chuck Norris, to his role as the snake handling revivalist preacher in the award winning Gun Crazy with Drew Barrymore, Billy has brought a new depth to the meaning of intense.

The son of a blues harmonica playing father whose blood carried the mixed genes of both Native American Chiraucua and British Royalty, (his ancestral line includes the infamous Mary Lathrup, black sheep heir to the English Throne through the Stuarts, who was later hung for her out-spoken religious views,) and a Romany Gypsy mother from Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, Billy grew up ninety miles south-west of Dodge City, Kansas; a desolate area known for being the home of old west outlaws like the Dalton Gang and depression era gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd.

A natural athlete, Billy became expert at baseball, swimming, horse back riding, boxing, and tennis, becoming collegiate state champion in the latter sport. Watching three movies a week and reading almost every book in the small public library ignited and fed a creative side of Billy that led him to a stint as a number one rated late night blues and free form radio talk show host. But a genetic urge to wander gave him the courage to step away from success and join a touring repertory company that took him to such remote spots as Hudsons Bay, within 4miles of the Artic Circle. The end of the tour landed him in New York City.

Once in the Big Apple, he became a writer and performance artist, working such clubs as Max's Kansas City. A role in the award winning PBS Special, The Peach Gang, led him to Hollywood. Billy's primary focus over the years has been the numerous feature films in which, thanks to his distinct bone structure, he has portrayed many sinister characters. He has been called Hollywood's Baddest Bad Guy and One of the best heavies working in film today. The New York Post said Billy should be in the screen villains hall of ill-fame. Movieline Magazine listed him as one of the top guilty pleasures of film watching.

A list of credits of over 5 feature films includes Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood, The Windtalker with Trevor Howard and Greg Arakis Mysterious Skin, an official selection to the prestigious Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. His comedy skills have been shown in several films, including Tremors 4 The Beginning and Very Mean Men. On the small screen, he starred as the flamboyantly evil John Bly on the Fox TV series Brisco County Jr, and as Barbas, the Demon of Fear on the WB series Charmed.

In addition to his non-stop acting career, he has taken the time to produce and collaborate on several screenplays including The Tin Angel as well as co-produce the popular documentary instructional video, The Acting Class, with actress, director and teaching guru Silvana Gallardo.

Max Perlich
as Benoit The Butler

Character actor Max Perlich spent many years playing bit parts on television and in teen films such as Can't Buy Me Love (1987) and Lost Angels (1989); his roles usually were of the slacker or juvenile delinquent variety. As he outgrew the teen genre, his later performances, although still minor, were distinguished by eccentricity and twitchy, nervous energy, fully realized in the film Drugstore Cowboy. He has excelled in supporting roles in films such as Rush (1991) and Georgia (1995). Along with his continuing work in films, he has had recurring roles in television shows such as Homicide: Life on the Streets (1997) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998), and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008). He is also featured in the music videos "No Excuses" by Alice In Chains and "Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson.

Max was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was a teacher and his father, Martin Perlich, a writer and radio programming director and announcer, worked for a time with the Cleveland Orchestra. The Perlich family moved to Los Angeles, California when Max was four.

Night of the Templar director Paul Sampson realized that he wanted to type cast the role of Benoit with an actor who shared many of the same real life traits as the film's character, such as being 'dodgy', 'dicey', 'disreputable', 'distrustful' and 'devious.' When Sampson called Norman (Reedus), he told his friend his natural selection for the role. Norman couldn't agree more with Paul, for him Max Perlich was also the first name to come to mind with those specifications. The most difficult part would be finding a tailor made suit (in doubles) that would fit Maxy. Luckily, the costuming department at Warner Brothers - although quite expensive for returned damaged goods - is quite extensive.

Max happily took the gig but insisted that he would get to have a 'make-out' scene with his film's partner in crime, 'Shauna the Chef.' Sampson agreed. Max, however, was unaware of a script change and found out while on set that the role of Shauna the Chef was no longer that of a hot, young, Irish girl, but would now be skillfully played by the legendary Billy Drago. Nevertheless, in the vein of a true professional (... and under the influence of Sampson), Max 'happily' kissed away each take, over and over until the director felt the magic was captured. Sampson later commented, "It was amazing that craft service diminished so quickly once Max arrived on set and that in the end, it's funny how life has a way of evening things out."

Perlich denies all allegations of a continuing off-screen romance with cast members of the movie.

Nick Jameson
as Lord Renault

Nick Jameson has performed in television series roles such as Russian president Yuri Suvarov on the series 24, as Lazlo Drake on Alias, along with other character roles on Criminal Minds, The Critic, and Lost.

He has performed vocally in Star Wars: Clone Wars as Palpatine , the radio adaption of Dark Empire, and several other productions of Star Wars. He has also voiced in Spider- Man: The Animated Series as Richard Fisk and Morbius, and provided the voice of Max in the cult-classic video game Sam & Max Hit the Road. He also voiced Lloyd in "Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits". Recently, his voice was featured in the video game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops as Colonel Skowronski. He voiced Jim Dear in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure.

Nick is well known for his work in the music industry too, having produced several early albums for the band Foghat and recorded with them on their influential album Fool for the City, performing as the unofficial fourth member as the band's bass player from 1975 – 1977. He has also released a couple of solo albums: Already Free (1977) and A Crowd of One (1986), the latter of which featured an obscure single "Weatherman" which barely scraped the bottom of the Hot 100, peaking at #95. The track has a breezy pop-rock feel that was fairly typical of the mid-'80s.

Beyond all this, however, Nick fulfilled a lifelong dream by being prominently featured in MAD Magazine's 'Lost' parody. He states that he can "Now die happy."

Ingrid Sonray
as Amy

Ingrid Sonray was born in the Galapagos Islands, September 14th, 1981. She is of Pacific Islander, Latin and Mediterranean descent.

The world knows very little of Ingrid and the Internet knows even less. Shrouded by Hollywood mystique, Ingrid came on set to play the role of Amy and hasn't been seen much since. We think director Paul Sampson forgot to tell her the movie was wrapped and she was free to go home.

It is quite possible that she might still be in her trailer or wandering the grounds of the Castle looking for the craft service table .... or hanging around in hopes of a sequel.

Sophie Norman
as Celine

Sofie Norman was born and raised in the northern part of Sweden in a family of seven. As a child she studied classical ballet for eight years and got asked to move 500 miles away from her family to study at the The Royal Swedish Ballet School to become a dancer. Her parents would not allow it at the time since she was only ten. Little did they know that years later she would move over 5000 miles to pursue her career in acting.

In high school, Sofie majored in media and intended a career in journalism, but after discovering theater in high school she found her true passion and began her acting studies at Calle Flygare Theater school in Stockholm. She started working in films, TV and commercials in Sweden before deciding to relocate to Los Angeles.

In the US Sofie has shot numerous independent films and has appeared in TV shows such as Conan O'Brian and Weeds. Sofie is also an avid athlete, a Certified Personal Trainer and an accomplished boxer, and can be seen in commercials, fitness magazines, workout videos as well as print campaigns.

Mary Christina Brown
as Japoniko

Mary Christina Brown is a multi-cultural actress with a very diverse background. Born on a military base in Fort Bragg in North Carolina, she grew up in small towns throughout the Midwest Great Lakes and has also resided in New York, Hawaii, and San Francisco. She always held a passion for both the performing arts and martial arts.

She booked her first commercial for Fox television at age seven and started modeling for print advertising campaigns shortly thereafter. She danced professionally varying from Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, and even traditional Hawaiian and Tahitian. She also competed in several talent competitions, beauty pageants and was 1st runners up at the Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageant.

It was in San Francisco, however, that her passion became a full-time commitment. Mary Christina studied at the Philip Bennett Theater Lab, School of the Arts High School, A.C.T. Young Conservatory, and was a member of the Young People's Musical Theater Company, training in drama, singing, and dance. While classically trained in voice she also played the cello and violin. After a short stint in Silicon Valley as an Internet Systems Engineer, Mary Christina decided it was time to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

As an actress, her credits include Maricar Sanchez, in the Urban Comedy A Night in Compton, which won the audience choice award in the Hollywood Black Film Festival. She starred opposite Peter Greene in King of Hollywood and was a candy raver in Rolling (alongside Erin Cummings, Sanoe Lake). Mary Christina can also be seen starring as ex-convict Sybil in the Sci-Fi Horror film, Doomed (Showtime), as well as other features including Loaded (Jesse Metcalfe), Repeat Offenders (starring Taimak) and Blood and Bone (alongside Julian Sands). She also starred as special ops soldier Rachael Gant in the Sci-Fi Action Thriller Dark Island and stars with Steven Baurer and Anthony Ray Parker in Fast Lane.

Lisa Gleave
as Ashley

Lisa Gleave was born in Gold Coast, Australia. By the age 13 knew that she wanted to get into modeling and to conquer the world of glamour & fashion. At age 18 she entered a sports model search called "Miss Indy" and won it by surprise! Winning that opened doors to many opportunities in modeling. She worked in locations including Argentina, Athens, Bulgaria, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and throughout the USA.

It was from there that she decided to move to the states and work in Los Angeles. Before long she was competing in pageants such as "Hawaiian Tropic International" where she represented Australia. This offered her work modeling for magazine covers, TV appearances and hosting opportunities.

Lisa had her first theatrical experience in 2003 performing in the Australian production of "Secret Bridesmaids Business." This is where the acting bug bit her. From there Lisa earned a spot as a Barker's Beauty on "The Price is Right" and appearances in "CSI:NY", the new "Love Boat" and "The John Hensen Project." She also was a presenter at the "VGA Awards".

In 2005, Lisa was a regular on the game show "Deal or No Deal" where she always held the number 3 briefcase. Lisa was the cover model for the 2006 Maxim calendar and has been featured in Maxim and FHM more than 5 times on 3 different continents.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports such as volleyball, rollerblading, biking, go-karts, and jet-skiing.

Paul Sampson
as Lord Gregoire