Amnesia, The James Brighton Enigma - Characters

Matthew Honeycutt/James Brighton (Dusan Dukic)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:01:20 -0600

About 27 years old. He wakes up naked in Old Montreal. He has no memory of who he is or where he is from. Doctors find no traces of drug, or any physical trauma. After a while, he thinks his name is James Brighton. The only thing he is sure of though, is being gay. Volunteers from the Gay S.O.S. helpline, take him in but the mystery of his identity remaining unsolved for months, James becomes anxious and agressive. Until he is arrested for public mischief, in the middle of the night by the police, TV cameras in tow. Is James an impostor ? What was he running away from ? How will he be able to reconnect with this past?

Dusan Dukic – A 2002 graduate of the National Theater School of Canada in Montreal, he lands a small part in Spielberg’s The Terminal and is cast in many Canadian and American TV series like Kojak, Instant Star, The Mall, 1-800 Missing. He acts on stage in various theatre productions in Toronto, and will soon direct his first play for the Talk is Free Theatre. He is also a composer and plays guitar and piano.

Sylvie (Karyne Lemieux)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:00:15 -0600

A criminology student, Sylvie is a serious and passionnate person. She works at the police’s archives and is writing her thesis on identity crimes, using Matthew/James’s story. She meets Bobbie, a young woman James met a year before. After this encounter, Sylvie goes to Tennesse to finally meet Matthew/James.

Karyne Lemieux – A graduate of the Theatre school of CEGEP St-Hyacinthe, she plays in the feature films Histoire de Pen and Nouvelle-France, and in many short films. On TV, she is part of Histoires de filles, Diva, Nos étés - where her interpretation of the character Rachel is noted both by the critics and the public – and she will be part of Casino, the new series by Réjean Tremblay. On stage, she acts in La Leçon, Hamlet and Silence II.

Félix (Norman Helms)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:58:51 -0600

A university professor and volunteer for Gay S.O.S., he takes James in and tries to help him find out who he is. He acts as a protector, James being almost like a child.

Norman Helms – A graduate of the Dramatic Arts Program at Montreal’s UQAM, he is seen in many films : Jack Paradise, La Turbulence des fluides, La Vie après l’amour, Cabaret Neiges Noires, etc. On TV, he is part of the series Un gars, une fille, Tribu.com, L’Odyssée. On stage, he appears in L’Odyssée, Un tramway nommé Désir and Cabaret Neiges Noires.

Geneviève (Louise Laprade)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:55:43 -0600

A radiologist at Des Pins Hospital, she feels a maternal affection for James. It is in her care, that allows James to emerge from the confused and anxious state he’s in.

Louise Laprade – Actress and stage director from the École Nationale de Théâtre in Montreal, she acts in plays like Le Petit Köchel, Andromaque, Les Troyennes ; she appears on television in the the series Marylin, 4 1/2, Un monde à part, Vice caché, and on films in L’Escorte, Le Party, Montréal vu par…

James' aunt - his "mother" (L. Kalo Gow)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:51:13 -0600

Born-again Christian women from Tennessee. She is obviously relieved to find her son alive after a three-month disappearance. We can see and feel that the distance between them has always been there. She keeps her distance with the people who helped Matthew in Montreal and stays silent about his past.

L. Kalo Gow – From York University Dramatic Arts Program in Toronto, she now lives in Montreal. Where she appears on film in Raised in Captivity, Angel’s Tongues, Bloodstones and is part of many television productions for HBO, MTV, CBC, YTV.

Carl Honeycutt (Bruce Ramsay)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:49:25 -0600

Matthew’s cousin is a Pentecostal Minister. Emotional and somewhat over the top, he called the Montreal Police and gave them information that led to his ‘brother’ being arrested.

Bruce RamsayTimeline, Collateral Damage, Looking for Jimmy, and made-for-TV films or series like Bonnano, A Godfather’s Story et Fallen Angels.

Inspector Christian Leclerc (Éric Cabana)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:48:04 -0600

Inspector in charge of the “Brighton�? case. He is moved and touched when he comes in contact with Matthew/James, undertanding he says, the need one might feel for a new life.

Éric Cabana – He graduates from the École Nationale de Théâtre in Montreal. He is part of TV series like Temps dur, Tabou, Jack Carter, La Vie, la vie and appears in the Québec films Laura Laur, Cap Tourmente, La Conciergerie, L’Escorte and Danny in the Sky.

The "real" James Brighton (Steven Turpin)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:46:46 -0600

A fictional character developped by Sylvie, as part of her theory of what happened to Matthew, who might have given him a ride, when he left Tennessee, and might have fallen in love with him, so much as to remember only this name when he woke up in Montreal.

Steven Turpin – Model and actor, he plays half the lead role in the film Saved by the Belles.

Bobbie (Mariah Inger)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:45:07 -0600

Some had the impression she was James’s lover while he was in Montreal. She becomes Sylvie’s lover a year later. Friend of Dominique.

Mariah Inger – A graduate of the Dawson Theater Program in Montreal, she acts in the films Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Sum of all fears, Possible Worlds, and on television in Ciao Bella, Temps dur, First Family : The Reagans.

Brendan (Julian Casey)

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:36:02 -0600

Teaches French in a West Virginia college. Met Matthew/James a short while after he came back to Tennessee. They became lovers. He doesn’t think Matthew/JJames should respond to Sylvie’s inquiry about his past. He’s afraid, it can only prolong his nightmares.

Julian Casey – A graduate of Concordia University Theater Program, he is in the films Head in the Clouds, Beyond Borders, and also appears on television in Tabou, Sables émouvants and Ces enfants d’ailleurs.

Dr. Montoya (Ginette Boivin)

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:17:26 -0600

A psychiatrist, she is fascinated with the empty page that is James and tries to help him find back his memory, but without much success.

Bob (Matt Holand)

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 06:18:32 -0600

Director of Gay S.O.S., whose efforts led to extensive coverage of James’s story by the media here and in the US.

Dominique (Henri Pardo)

Thu, 04 Aug 2005 07:19:26 -0600

A friend of the Gay S.O.S. gang and of Bobbie, cruises James.

Lieutenant Marcel Beaupré (Stefan Perreault)

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:20:13 -0600

A policeman affected to PR, he flirts with Sylvie although she gives no sign og being interested. He had his doubts about Matthew/James’s story from the beginning.

Emma (Holly Gauthier-Frankel)

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:21:04 -0600

A childhood friend of Matthew, she tells him about his recent past.