‘Sinking Spring’: Ving Ramos, Dustin Gwen, Nesta Cooper, 3 others in Apple’s crime drama series

Exclusive: Apple has rounded out the cast for its crime drama series sinking spring With the addition of Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames (mission impossible franchise), Dustin Gwen (The Accidental Getaway Driver), Nesta Cooper (see), Idris Debrand (Dear Edward), Liz Caribel (pussy island) and Will Pullen (A little prayer)

The actors join an ensemble led by 2023 Academy Award nominee Brian Tyree Henry (drama Apple). Causeway) which includes Michael Mando, Marine Ireland, Kate Mulgrew and Amir Arison, as previously announced.

Produced an eight-episode series Top Gun: Maverick Author Peter Craig, in production this week in Philadelphia, adapted the 2009 book. dope thief By Dennis Tafoya. Its protagonists are longtime Philly friends and criminals, Ray (Henry) and Manny (Mando), who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only for their short-lived rant to turn life-or-death. Enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and uncover the largest hidden drug corridor on the Eastern Seaboard.

Rams is set to play Ray’s father Bert, who returns to his son’s life after years in prison with explosive results. Nguyen will play Michelle alongside Ray’s friend Ho Dinh, Cooper, a lawyer hired to represent both Ray and his de facto mother Teresa (Mulgrew). DeBrand portrays a younger Ray, Liz Caribel as Manny’s girlfriend Sherry, and Pullen Jr. as DEA agent, Marchetti.

sinking spring hails from Apple Studios and is being produced by Scott Free Productions, which has a first-look deal with Apple TV+. Craig wrote all eight episodes in his directorial debut and will direct one. He will produce alongside Ridley Scott for Scott Free, as well as David W. Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, Clayton Kruger and Henry, with Tafoya serving as consulting producer.

Rhames is known for his work mission impossible Franchise (including its subsequent installments Dead Reckoning – Part One), as well as such iconic films From birth to death, bringing out the dead, invisible, contrary wind, Pulp Fiction And Jacob’s ladder. His best known work on TV is the HBO TV movie Don King: Only in America, which portrayed him as the famous boxing promoter and manager of the same name. He received a Golden Globe and an Emmy nom for that performance and will soon be seen in Columbia Pictures’ animated adaptation. Garfield From Alcon Entertainment.

Singh J. Nguyen stars in Lee’s acclaimed thriller The Accidental Getaway Driver, which recently had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival He is otherwise best known for his role as the big bad Jing in the crime drama series warrior, which aired its first two seasons on Cinemax and moved to HBO Max for the third time, airs this year. The actor started his career with the classic 80’s series 2 No. 1 Jump Street And Magnum, PI He has also been seen acting in Universal 1440 Entertainment 47 Ronin The sequel 47 Ronin’s Bladewhich is currently streaming on Netflix among other films.

Cooper is best known for starring alongside Jason Momoa in the Apple TV+ post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama see, which ended its third and final season last October. Other recent TV credits include Netflix the traveler and CW’s Supergirl. Prime Video’s sci-fi romance stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek alongside Pinault happiness And features like this have also been seen Season of Miracles And The Age of Seventeen.

DeBrand currently stars in Jason Katims’ Apple TV+ series Dear Edward, based on the novel of the same name by Anne Napolitano. She previously recurred opposite Richard Gere in the Starz and BBC Two drama series Father’s sonand inside Informant Paddy Considine opposite Prime Video and BBC1. Feature credits include EE Hegarty’s Musical Comedy Cat and the Band.

Liz Carribelle made her feature debut in Daniel Anteby’s comedy God’s time, which earned him a Special Jury Mention for Best Performance at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. The film will hit select theaters and VOD on February 24 before arriving for streaming on AMC+ later this spring. Other upcoming projects for the actress include the HBO series Idol From A24 Television and the directorial debut of Zoe Kravitz pussy island For Warner Bros

Pullen appears alongside Jane Levy and David Strathairn in Angus MacLachlan’s play A little prayer, which was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics after its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Additional film credits include Apple TV+ Causeway And GreyhoundNetflix drama starring Sandra Bullock unforgivableand fraternity plays the goat with Nick Jonas, which had its world premiere at Sundance 2016. The actor has also been seen in series like Apple Dickinson and FX’s the americansand in its Broadway production To kill a mockingbird And sweat.

Rhames is repped by Kramer Management; Buchwald and Nguyen by JDS; Cooper by UTA, Industry Entertainment and Lorraine Levitt & Associates; Alan Siegel Entertainment, United Kingdom agent and debranded by Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern; Liz Caribel by Grandview; and pulled by UTA and Anonymous Content.