About The Cast

HUGH JACKMAN (Wyatt Bose) takes on more than one role with DECEPTION. In addition to starring, Jackman, a partner in Seed Productions, a company he founded with John Palermo and Deborra-lee Furness, serves as one of the film's producers. DECEPTION is Seed's first feature production, with many future projects already in development.

An Australian native, Jackman made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the X-Men franchise, a role he reprised in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. He again takes on the role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, due in theaters in 2009.

Jackman will also soon star opposite Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's Australia, which opens everywhere December 2008.

Recently, he starred in Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, and Woody Allen's Scoop. In addition, he lent his voice to the animated features Happy Feet and Flushed Away. Other leading roles include Someone Like You, Swordfish, Van Helsing, and Kate and Leopold, for which he received a 2002 Golden Globe nomination.

For his portrayal of the 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz, Jackman received the 2004 Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Musical, as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards.

Previous theater credits include Carousel at Carnegie Hall, Oklahoma! at the National Theater in London (Olivier Award nomination), Sunset Boulevard (MO Award - Australia's Tony Award) and Disney's Beauty and the Beast (MO Award nomination).

Jackman's career began in Australia in the independent films Paperback Hero and Erskineville Kings (Australian Film Critics' Circle Best Actor award and The Australian Film Institute Best Actor nomination). In 1999, he was named Australian Star of the Year at the Australian Movie Convention.

EWAN McGREGOR (Jonathan McQuarry) is a multi-award winning actor who is recognized for both his versatility and eclectic choice of roles.

He recently starred with Colin Farrell in the Woody Allen film, Cassandra's Dream. McGregor starred as Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' second blockbuster Star Wars trilogy. His recent film work also includes starring roles in Young Adam, the romantic comedy Down With Love, Tim Burton's fantasy Big Fish, the hit animated comedy Robots, The Island opposite Scarlett Johansson, and Stay starring opposite Naomi Watts.

In 2001, he starred opposite Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's extravagant, groundbreaking film musical Moulin Rouge! McGregor was recognized with the London Film Critics Circle Award, an Empire Award, and a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Actor. That same year, McGregor co-starred in Ridley Scott's harrowing war drama Black Hawk Down.

Born in Scotland, McGregor gained his first acting experience with the Perth Repertory Theatre and later attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Six months before graduating, he won a leading role in Dennis Potter's six-part BBC series Lipstick on Your Collar, and has been working steadily ever since. In 1993 he made his feature film debut in Bill Forsyth's Being Human. The following year, McGregor earned widespread praise and won an Empire Award for his performance in the thriller Shallow Grave, which marked his first collaboration with director Danny Boyle. In 1996, he reunited with Boyle to star in the dark and disturbing drama Trainspotting. McGregor's wrenching portrayal of junkie Mark Renton brought him international acclaim and many awards, including the London Film Critics Circle, Empire, and BAFTA Scotland Awards for Best Actor.

McGregor's early film credits include Emma, Brassed Off, Little Voice and Velvet Goldmine.

In between film commitments he has returned to the stage with critical acclaim, starring in the role of Sky Masterson in The Donmar's production of Guys and Dolls in London's West End.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS ("S") starred in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed drama Brokeback Mountain. Her riveting performance as Ennis Del Mar's long suffering wife earned her a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and an Academy Award® nomination, plus nominations from SAG, HFPA's Golden Globe, and two BAFTA nominations. In 2005, Williams was also honored by the Motion Picture Club as Female Star of Tomorrow.

More recently, she appeared in Todd Haynes' biopic on Bob Dylan entitled I'm Not There. She stars opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman in Synecdoche, New York, directed by Charlie Kaufman. Also upcoming is Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by Martin Scorsese; Mammoth; and Incendiary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2004, Williams shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with her fellow actors from Thomas McCarthy's The Station Agent for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film had previously earned the Audience Award at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, as well as a 2004 BAFTA award.

Williams' film credits also include Julian Goldberger's drama The Hawk Is Dying opposite Paul Giamatti and Michael Pitt, and Ethan Hawke's The Hottest State, which premiered at the 2006 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. Williams also starred in Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty, which was in competition at the Venice Film Festival and won the UNESCO prize.

On stage, Williams received glowing reviews for her portrayal of Varya in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Prior to that, she achieved critical acclaim for her run in Mike Leigh's Smelling A Rat at the Samuel Beckett Theatre and her off-Broadway debut in Killer Joe.

Williams' other film credits include Dan Harris' Imaginary Heroes, Richard Ledes' A Hole in One, Michael Showalter's The Baxter, Sandra Goldbacher's Me Without You, and Andrew Fleming's Dick.

On television, she starred opposite Chloë Sevigny in the critically acclaimed HBO tele¬movie If These Walls Could Talk 2, directed by Martha Coolidge. She also had a 6-year run as Jen Lindley on the WB hit television series Dawson's Creek. The series premiered in 1998 and remained one of the WB's top-rated shows throughout its run.

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