Academy Award nominated Rachel McAdams’ transformative performances have established her as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after and respected actors. Films: adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret;Game Nightalongside Jason Bateman and Kyle Chandler; Sebastián Lelio’sDisobedience, co-starring opposite Rachel Weisz; starred alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Scott Derrickson’s Marvel film,Doctor Strange;Dr. Christine Palmer opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen inDoctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, directed by Sam Raimi; Thomas McCarthy’s critically acclaimed Spotlight, alongside Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo (Oscar Nom, Critics’ Choice Award Nom, Screen Actors’ Guild Award Nom); Woody Allen’s MidnightIn Paris (SAG nomination) opposite Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Marion Cotillard, Carla Bruni, and Michael Sheen; Irene Adler in Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows opposite Robert Downey Jr.;The Little Princeopposite Jeff Bridges, Paul Rudd, and Benicio del Toro; Anton Corbijn’sA Most Wanted Manopposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Willem Dafoe; Cameron Crowe’sAlohaopposite Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone; She played Sigrit Ericksdóttir opposite Will Ferrell in Netflix’sEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga;Southpaw opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker, Wim Wenders’Everything Will Be Fineopposite James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Robert Naylor; Michael Sucsy’sThe Vow, opposite Channing Tatum; Richard Curtis’About Timeopposite Domnhall Gleeson and Bill Nighhy; Terrance Mallick’sTo The Wonderopposite Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko; Brian De Palma’sPassionopposite Noomi Rapace; Roger Michell’sMorning Gloryopposite Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford; Guy Ritchie’sSherlock Holmes;The Time Traveler’s Wife; Neil Burger’sThe Lucky Ones; Married Life(Toronto Film Festival 2007 Premiere);The Family Stoneopposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Wes Craven’sRed Eyeopposite Cillian Murphy;Wedding Crashersopposite Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Christopher Walken; Nick Cassavettes’The Notebook opposite Ryan Gosling andMean Girls.
Television: McAdams guest starred in FX’s popular series “Dave” in three episodes as herself, alongside Brad Pitt and Dave Burd; Nic Pizzolatto’s “True Detective” where she starred alongside Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, and Vince Vaughn.
In 2005, McAdams received ShoWest’s Supporting Actress of the Year Award as well as the Breakthrough Actress of the Year at the Hollywood Film Awards. In 2009, she was awarded with ShoWest’s Female Star of the Year.
McAdams was born and raised in a small town outside of London, Ontario. Involved with theater growing up, she went on to graduate with honors with a BFA degree in Theater from York University.
April Matthis is an Obie Award-winning actor. Broadway: THE PIANO LESSON. Selected Off-Broadway: PRIMARY TRUST (Roundabout); HELP (The Shed); TONI STONE (Roundabout); FAIRVIEW, LEAR (Soho Rep). With Elevator Repair Service: Baldwin/Buckley at Cambridge (Festival d’Avignon); The Sound & the Fury; Fondly, Collette Richland (NYTW); Measure for Measure (The Public); GATZ (Perth Festival).TV: The Blacklist, New Amsterdam (NBC), EVIL, The Good Fight (Paramount Plus); Life & Beth (Hulu). Film: Black Card (HBO, Showtime), Fugitive Dreams (FantasiaFest, Cinequest), Ramona at Midlife (Woodstock Film Festival).
On stage, Susan’s performance in Nina Raine’s critically acclaimed Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre) earned her an Obie Award, a Theater World Award and the Clarence Derwent Award from Actor’s Equity. New York theater credits include Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage), Mary Jane (New York Theater Workshop), When the Rain Stops Falling (Lincoln Center Theater), In The Wake, The Singing Forest, The Poor Itch (Public Theater), Women or Nothing (Atlantic Theater Company) and others. On television Susan has appeared in the series “Black Mirror,” “The Staircase,” “The Sinner,” “Manifest,” “The Loudest Voice,” “Scandal,” “Elementary,” “Ray Donovan,” “Mr. Robot,” and “House of Cards.” Her film credits include “Manchester by the Sea” directed by Kenny Lonergan, “Journal for Jordan” directed by Denzel Washington, “In the Heights,” “Emelie,” “Irrational Man,” “Baby Ruby,” and the upcoming “Rosemead.” Susan is pleased to return to MTC.
Lily Santiago plays Veronica in the NBC drama “La Brea” currently airing its third season. She was nominated for the 2023 Imagen Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the show.
In 2023, Lily performed the pivotal role of Cordelia with Shakespeare Theatre Company in their beautifully received production of KING LEAR.
Santiago is a graduate of the theater program at Northwestern University as well as the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
She has appeared in numerous stage productions, including the all-female “Macbeth” at the Red Bull Theater, “Othello” at Shakespeare in the Park, “Romeo & Juliet,” at the Huntington Theatre and, the Public’s mobile Shakespeare production of “Measure for Measure.”
As a child, she appeared in a small supporting role in George C. Wolfe’s HBO film “Lackawanna Blues.”
