Nija Rivera
Beth
Nija made her acting debut as a child in 1995, working on TV series like One Life to Live. Since then she has appeared in commercial spots (Microsoft, Penn Medicine, and West Shore Homes), film, and dance theater productions like Sammy Reye's Survival Sideshow and The Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Movie fans may recognize her recent appearance in It Was Written. Recently, you may have seen her on HLN's Murder Nation.
Joey McFadden
Eric
Joey McFadden grew up in Perkasie PA, and graduated from Drexel University in 2017 with a master's in Mechanical Engineering. His only previous acting experience before college graduation is a middle school play, where he played a supporting role as a king's knight.
He got into acting in late 2019 by joining backstage and applying mostly to student films. The first two student films he was working on were shutdown due to Covid, and he didn't get back into acting until early 2021. When he got back into acting, he decided to take up classes with Plaza7 talent agency to help build his acting skills.
Since then, Choices is the second student film he has worked on, and he had an awesome time working with the cast and crew.
Hima Bhimanapalli
Debbie
Hima Bhimanapalli lives in Philadelphia, PA and attends Temple University. She has been inspired by acting since she was 12 years old and continues to practice her art everyday. She has been taking acting classes from Actors Lab Philly and would like to thank her teacher, parents, and sister for their support in her career.
Jenna Kuerzi
Caroline
Jenna Kuerzi is an actor, singer, candle-maker (@dumpsterfiresforyou), and comedian based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jenna has worked
regionally with the Arden Theatre Company, Tribe of Fools, Shakespeare in Clark Park, the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, Revolution Shakespeare, NYC International Fringe, and countless productions in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Jenna's solo-ish show, Johnny Depp: A Retrospective on Late-Stage Capitalism, (co-written with Val Dunn) traveled to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, played sold-out bar performances, and has since spun off into a podcast titled Depp Impact, available wherever one would listen to podcasts. www.jennakuerzi.com @lessthanamuffin
Gina Vazquez
Joanne
Gina Vazquez is originally from New Jersey, but relocated to Florida. She was born in Puerto Rico, and lived in New York until her early 20’s. She is a proud mother of two, and a grandmother of four amazing kids.
She is a Real Estate Agent in Florida, and even though there is much distance between her and her children she Makes sure to teach her kids to exceptional life lessons. Gina is making her debut as an Actor in this short film.
Kathy Harmer
Professor Marantz
Kathy Harmer is an actress from Cheltenham, PA. She works at Temple University’s School of Medicine and is a graduate of Temple’s School of Communications and Theater. Kathy has been acting for over 20 years – predominantly on stage with several TV & Film roles that include: Investigation Discovery Channel’s Grave Secrets (Detective Rita Smith), Forensic Files: All Butt Certain (Melinda Elkins), The Deprivation (Marilyn Miller) and a Temple University film production of Tulpa (Cara Deerfield) and is delighted to have been cast in yet another Temple University production in this role of Professor Morantz and working with the Good Hard Choices cast and crew.
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Frankie Walz
Chadwick
Frankie Walz was born, raised, and based out of Long Island, NY. He's a US Navy veteran with deployments, combat training and plenty of other tactical operations training under his belt. He is very versatile and excels in many things including Cooking, Public Speaking, Improv, and especially Accents, and Impressions. He's proficient in multiple forms of martial arts including Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Judo and Jiu Jitsu. He's always ready to work and hopes to collaborate with more filmmakers in the future!
Josh Kelly
Jayce
Josh Kelly is a writer, audio producer and woodworker. When he’s not broadcasting on the radio or publishing episodes of his podcast, he likes to drink tea and read books with his cats. Josh is making his debut as an Actor in this short film.
Devyn Keane
Secretary
Devyn Sierra Keane began taking acting classes at Civic Theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania at the age of 11. She started performing in school plays and musicals in sixth grade. Some of her most notable roles include The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Juror 11 in Twelve Angry Jurors, and Grandma Georgina in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Devyn is also a producer for the Choices film.