Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jordan Rowe is a filmmaker and musician currently based in Brooklyn. He graduated from NYU’s Film/TV program at Tisch School of the Arts, where he wrote, directed, edited, and composed his thesis short film, The Reservoir, which starred Jared Gilman (Moonrise

Kingdom) and played the 2019 festival circuit.

He has worked in production and development on numerous films and TV shows from Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., A24, and Amazon. He recently served as the Writers’ Production Assistant on Season 7 of Showtime’s Billions.

As a musician, he has played guitar, sang, and written songs since age 6, having released numerous songs to streaming. He also performs with his band regularly in New York.

Greg Contaldi is a producer, born and raised in the great state of New Jersey and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He served as an associate producer on The Dr. Oz Show and a segment producer on The Drew Barrymore Show, where he was responsible for casting, developing and producing celebrity, lifestyle, and human interest segments. He is currently working on the landmark 26th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 

Julianne Mason is a New York City-based producer. She graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with an MA in Narrative Sound Studies, and has dual BA’s in Theatre and Music from Boston College. She currently works at Story Syndicate, a nonfiction and scripted content production company. She has worked in production and post-production on various episodic digital content, commercials, unscripted series, scripted films, and documentaries, as well as in New York’s theater scene.

Zach is an aspiring actor who makes ends meet through odd jobs. When he learns that Gunther Lazlo is moving into the neighborhood, he has a lightbulb to put on a haunted house to impress him, kick-starting his career once and for all.

Elijah Lawrence studied theater at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, SUNY Purchase, and FonAct. He has since acted in and produced several shorts and plays.

Vivienne is Zach’s longtime girlfriend, who has struggled to support herself in New York for a while. While helping plan the haunted house, she unexpectedly lands a big job interview in LA, upending her relationship and future as she knows it.

Julia Whitcher studied acting at NYU Tisch in both the Stella Adler Studio and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has since been in several plays and short films.

Bella is a musical theater grad who initially thinks putting on a haunted house is beneath her actorial craft. But when she realizes that it could lead her to Broadway, she treats it like she would any of her other roles and gives it her all.

Sara Padgett studied acting at NYU Tisch, completing her primary training at Stella Adler Studio. She has since worked on films, series, and plays, including the forthcoming Netflix series, Septiembre.

Terrence is an elusive tech worker, living in the apartment on a sublease. It turns out he loves Halloween and leaps at the chance to help with the haunted house. We don’t know what his job is, or even his last name. But we do know that he is as eager as anyone to participate, which is good enough for the others.

Jonny Morrison has worked on numerous films, series, and plays, including Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis and NBC’s Chicago Fire.

Winston is the roommates’ easily-irked landlord. Zach puts on the haunted house behind his back, because he knows that if he finds out, Winston won’t be pleased.

Dave Hill is a New York-based comedian, actor, and musician. He has appeared in series like Girls5Eva and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. He is also the frontman of the band Valley Lodge, whose song “Go” is the theme song to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Jacob is the roommates’ other actor friend, who typically lives with them, but is currently away shooting a TV series. While they view him aspirationally, when he returns home we learn that he’s as unsure of his career as the rest of them. 

MOZIAH is an actor and musician, with training from NYU Tisch and the UCB Theater. Screen credits include Pokémon Sun and Moon: Ultra Legends and Netflix’s Insiders. In music, he has amassed millions of streams across all platforms and has performed at SXSW and Austin City Limits Music Festival.

A disinterested guest at the haunted house.

Jared Gilman is an actor best known for his lead role in Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. He has also appeared in the films Paterson, Elsa & Fred, and the short film The Reservoir from Hamilton House writer/director Jordan Rowe.

A disinterested guest at the haunted house.

Lindsey Belisle is an actress based in New York City. She studied at Barnard College and trained at the British American Drama Academy. Her credits include Law & Order: SVU and the play Verona Falls at the Flea Theater.

Robert E. Newman is a New York City based cinematographer, born and raised in Brooklyn. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts with a focus on cinematography and shot dozens of short films, documentaries and commercials during his time there. He has worked with brands such as Google, Discovery Channel, Mansur Gavriel, & Clorox. He is also the proud recipient of the Arri Volker Bahneman award for Cinematography.

Isabella Evans is a Texas born and raised production designer and art coordinator based in Brooklyn, NY. After studying Design for Stage and Film at NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts, she has gone on to work on films that have premiered at SXSW and Tribeca Festival. In addition to scripted work, Isabella has also worked on branded projects for clients such as Parade, Ganni, Farfetch, and Behind the Blinds magazine.