The Cast

With casting director Robert McGee's help, we auditioned hundreds of actors between August and October -- many of them quite talented and sporting long resumes -- looking for just the right personalities to fill out our cast. I couldn't have been happier with Arman, Michelle, Chris and the other folks we decided to work with; even the smaller roles, I think, had strong actors to fill them. Here's a little background on our leads:

Born in Bosnia, Arman Zajic was only five when war broke out in his country. To escape the fighting, his family moved to Germany and eventually settled in the United States. At the age of eight, speaking no English, Arman quickly adapted to American life and discovered his twin passions: soccer and acting. He joined Barbizon school for acting and modeling in San Francisco and competed in the International Modeling Talent Association, winning several awards. Soon thereafter he secured a talent manager and officially began pursuing his acting career, moving to Los Angeles in early 2004. Since then, Arman has been the subject of a documentary chronicling his dream of becoming an actor, From Battlefield to Boxoffice, and landed a co-starring role in The Toast, an improv-based short helmed by director Kevin McDermott now making the rounds on the festival circuit. He is also featured in Universal Pictures' Jarhead, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx.

Michelle began her career at an early age in Dallas-Fort worth performing in several major theatrical productions and national commercials. Since working in Spaceboy, Michelle has been in multiple commercials, on television in CSI: Miami and Crossing Jordan, and on the big screen in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous with Sandra Bullock, and the new film Work, still in post-production. Michelle will be playing Patty Duke and David Ogden's Stier's daughter Kaye Frosbisher in the upcoming film Together Again for the First Time, and Ravyn in the psychological thriller/drama Sublime.

Chris Emerson has appeared on many television shows including CBS's The District, JAG on NBC, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and has a recurring role on the WB's Gilmore Girls. He received the Theatre Coalition's "Best Director" award for his theatrical production of Unspoken Words. Chris is actively doing his part to fight the war on terror by being the best actor he can, because bad acting means the terrorists win.

Full cast listing

Max - Arman Zajic
Carrie - Michelle Page
Percy - Chris Emerson
Mr. Burrows - Richard Tanner
Trent - Austin Hayden
Trina - Bridget Cohen
The Coach - Jeff Blumberg
Sarcastic Indie Kid - Dustin Sussman
Alternative Girl - Caitlin Somers
Lead bully - Adam Rosenberg
Sidekick - David Zimbeck