The Actors Lounge

Athens, Georgia native, Marquita Goings relocated to Atlanta to  attend Georgia State University (GSU). While matriculating at GSU,  Marquita changed her major from Kinesiology to Film, with a minor in  Theatre.  Theatre performance served as a creative outlet for her; she  soon found a new love. Since then, Marquita has worked on several films  and tv shows combined. In her spare time, Marquita continues to sharpen  her tools with on-going training for acting, fitness classes,  collaborating with other industry professionals and enjoying her family  and friends.

Lana, who has worked professionally since receiving her M.A. in Acting from the Arts Educational School London in her 30s, is currently recurring as Dr. Mary Osder in Fox’s hospital drama The Resident and as Inez Trujillo in OWN’s new saga AMBITIONS airing in March. This year you can catch her in feature films Where’d  You Go Bernadette with Cate Blanchette, Limited Partners with Tiffany  Haddish, Rose Byrne and Salma Hayek and Threes Complicated opposite  Shanola Hampton.

Her  tv work includes the recurring roles of Mrs. Douglas in The Vampire  Diaries (CW), Dr. Jacinta Butler in Greenleaf (OWN), Gloria Ruiz in The  Inspectors (CBS); guest-star roles in Gone as Detective Michele Hodiak  (NBC), Linda in Kevin Can Wait(CBS), most recently as Debbie in The Act (HULU) opposite Patricia Arquette, co-star roles in Jessica Jones, Blindspot, Satisfaction, Nashville, Law & Order, NCIS, just to name a few. 

Lana  has worked with some of the greats, performing with Christopher Plummer  and Ewan McGregor in the Oscar-winning film Beginners (her first  feature film), playing Gloria the nanny opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and  Rachel McAdams in the boxing drama Southpaw, and playing a fertility  doctor opposite Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux in the feature film The  Girl on the Train. 

Lana recently fulfilled a dream when she was cast in Bentley’s Will as the lead in the title role of Bentley opposite Phillip Andre Botello. The film, directed by Zachary Parks Grigg, tells the story of an estranged mother (Young) and son (Botello), who over the course of a day begin the slow process of healing while searching for their missing dog. The film makes its international premiere at Las Crucess International Film Festival in February and is making it’s rounds on the film festival circuit.

Lana lives in New York City with her cats Monkey and Lennon.

Nicole Collins is an actress, host and filmmaker from Louisiana.  She was born and raised in rural Alexandria, LA with a conservative,  Catholic

Anais Marie Lee and her identical twin sister, Mirabelle Lee, were born on January 9, 2007.

Anais  began her career at three years old as a print model and has appeared  in numerous advertisements for major retailers. Anais and Mirabelle  shared the role of "Janie" in the crime-thriller movie "Blood Ties"  directed by Guillaume Canet and continues to film television, film and  commercial roles with Mirabelle.

When Anais is not acting or  modeling, she is singing or dancing and performed in Debbie Allen's  musical "Brothers of the Knight".

Ciera Payton is an accomplished actor, writer, social activist and  entrepreneur hailing from the city of New Orleans. After Hurricane  Katrina, Ciera and her family relocated to North Carolina where she  graduated with a B.F.A. from the University of the North Carolina School  of the Arts. While still enrolled in school, Ciera landed the female  lead role opposite Steven Seagal in Flight of Fury.

Behzad Dabu is an actor, producer, and activist based out of both Los Angeles and Chicago.  He grew up in Syracuse, NY and got his BFA in Acting from Columbia College Chicago, where he also worked after college as the Senior International Admissions Officer; traveling all over the world working with students and their families on creating careers in the arts.   

He has worked extensively on stage at some of the best theaters in the country, especially in Chicago, and is a proud company member at TimeLine Theatre Company  which presents stories inspired by history that connect with today’s social and political issues.

With a passion for working with playwrights and new play development, he originated the role of 'Amit' in "Samsara" at Victory Gardens Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Jeff Award - Best Actor. He also originated the role of 'Abe' in the Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated play, "Disgraced" which he performed at American Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Seattle Repertory, and the Mark Taper Forum at Center Theatre Group.

On screen, you can see him as 'Simon Drake' on Seasons 3 and 4 of How To Get Away With Murder on ABC,  as 'Amir' on the Showtime series The Chi, and on Disney’s The Lion Guard.  He also appeared in episodes of The Good Place, Chicago P.D., Drive Share, You're So Talented, Dealbreakers; and in the films Hoop, King Rat, Mondo Hollywoodland, Imperfections,  Older Children; as well as various national commercials. 

Behzad strives to be a strong advocate for social justice and equality, particularly in regards to representation in the arts and media; and is a founding member of The Chicago Inclusion Project, which seeks to level the playing field and provide resources in the arts for people of color, women, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities.  He is a skilled audience engagement facilitator and experienced post-show discussion leader.  

Behzad is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.

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Christine Horn is  an award-winning actress and singer who has performed in feature films,  primetime television and on Broadway. She is a Life & Career Coach  for Actors and founder of the hit show, #ActorsDailyBread and The  Booking Magnet Academy.

Christine’s  experiences and accomplishments are diverse and vast giving her a  special ability to relate to all audiences. With over 20 years of  professional experience, Christine has graced  stages across the U.S. with Disney’s “The Lion King” and has performed  for President George W. Bush at the White House.

Her  extensive theatre background led her to the silver screen where she has  appeared alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars (Adam Sandler,  Drew Barrymore, Chiwetel Ejiofor & Columbus Short to name a few.)

She  has also starred in a variety of television shows, some of which  include Timeless, American Crime Story, NCIS, Ray Donovan, Powerless,  Good Girls, Legion, Greenleaf, The Originals, Complications, Tyler  Perry’s The Haves and the Have Not’s, Reckless, Rectify and Being Mary  Jane.

When she’s not performing, Christine  writes self-help books and runs a successful career and life coaching  business aimed to inspire actors and women to take action and fulfill  their dreams.

Sheena Faust  is an actress, director, writer, and producer! Her love for the  performing arts started young, but she did not really begin to pursue it until high school. She went on to receive a Bachelor’s of Arts from the University of South Carolina. Since then, she has appeared in numerous local commercials and performed in theatre.  Her biggest theatrical role to date is being cast as "Beneatha" in the  August Wilson's American classic "A Raisin in the Sun". Sheena  also founded a drama troupe where she created over one hundred original  plays and skits, and she and its members have performed all over the  Southeast. One of her recent projects include writing and self publishing her first book  entitled “Why Am I Still Single?”, a candid and comedic non-fiction book for the contemporary single woman. Sheena just turned this book into a web series that just premiered at the beginning of July 2019.

It is her goal to one day have her own fully functioning production studio and network. 

Tia Link originally hails from Bountiful, Utah —  yes, that’s a real place! After working as lawyer for almost a decade,  she discovered she’d rather feed her soul than her wallet. She was  trained in New York at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and  the MN Acting Studio. She loves playing unapologetically smart and  deeply complex characters whose toughness masks a certain inner  vulnerability. She's best known for her roles as a woman torn between  love and faith in Obligation (which premiered at Cannes in 2016), a  quick-thinking cheating girlfriend in Allergic to Cats, and a  demon-hunting hippie in Another Soul.