Born in Passaic, New Jersey on July 4th 1930, Ferde Grofe Jr. is the son of arranger and composer Ferde Grofe, a fixture is popular orchestral music from the 1920s - 1950's. Trained as an actor, he moved into filmmaking via a period as Columbia Studios Clover Productions as an assistant to legendary producer Sam Katzman, followed by his own forays into indie filmmaking first with AIP, then with his longtime collaborator George Montgomery in the Philippines. His highly regarded breakout movies are Fortress of the Dead (1965) and Warkill (1968). In 1969 he filmed The Proud and the Damned (1972) in Colombia, and in 1970 produced the disappointing Ride the Tiger (1970) for CBS. In 1971 he filmed the cult movie The Day of the Wolves (1971) in Lake Havasu, Arizona, his one and only feature film shot on the continental US. Following a sabbatical period in Colombia he returned to the States in the mid-1970's to make Sentimental Journey (1976), a documentary short about the retirement of the Douglas DC-3 airplane, featuring and narrated by Hollywood star Jimmy Stewart, a project he notes as the high point of his career. Two more movies made in the Philippines, Hell Raiders (1988) and a horror film, The Third Hand (1988) would round out his feature film production career. He would later segue into documentary television show production followed by retirement to the Pacific Northwest.
Ferdelle Capistrano was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. With Filipino, Spanish and Chinese heritage, her parents encouraged her love of performing through music and Ferdelle eventually found her way towards the performing arts. She studied Neuroscience and minored in Eastern Psychology and Film at the University of Toronto and upon graduation, her short film 'Cycle' was accepted into the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival. It was her directorial debut. While writing and recording music, she became obsessed with her love of being on and off screen, she began to pursue all aspects of the craft. She studied at Second City Toronto and eventually made her way to Los Angeles. A recent graduate of The Joanne Baron and D.W. Brown Studio of Meisner in Santa Monica she is pursuing a career in Voice Over, Audiobook Narration and continues to write, act and produce.
Ferdi Burger is an assistant director and director, known for Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Beyond Borders (2003) and The Interpreter (2005).
Ferdi Kurtuldu is an actor, known for Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam'in Oglu (2006), Günah Keçisi (2011) and Emret Komutanim: Sah Mat (2007).
Ferdi Sancar was born on 24 March 1980 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Yahsi Bati (2009), An Anatolian Tale (2020) and Küçük Esnaf (2016).
Ferdi Stofmeel was born on December 30, 1982. He is an actor, known for Heer & Meester (2014), Komt een man bij de dokter (2012) and Rundfunk (2015).
Ferdi Özten is an actor and writer, known for Wie an dem Tag (2016), Alveus (2018) and Take Me Home (2020).
Ferdia MacAnna is known for All About Eva (2020), DannyBoy (2020) and Seacht (2008).
Ferdia Shaw is an actor, known for Artemis Fowl (2020), Poster Boys (2020) and Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015).
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo was born on October 12, 1999 in Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Sing Street (2016), CODA (2021) and Love Gets a Room (2021).