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EXCLUSIVE: Hamilton Hodell, the UK talent agency that counts Tom Hiddleston, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Naomi Ackie and Oscar-winner Emma Thompson among its clients, has made a raft of promotions. Managing director Christian Hodell has become CEO, while Christopher Farrar has moved up to managing director. Madeleine Dewhirst…

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Horowitz, who can currently be seen starring in the Amazon Studios/GED Cinema mystery drama, The Vast of Night, has signed with Hyperion, the talent agency founded by former UTA agent Ryan Bartlett. The Andrew Patterson-helmed film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Overlook Film Festival as…

ICM Partners announced this morning that it will mark the coming Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as a paid holiday to allow employees time to vote. “We strongly believe that no one should have to choose between their paycheck and their right to vote,” the agency wrote in a note distributed to employees. The…

As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the nation, CAA has decided to postpone plans for an Aug. 1 return to its offices in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville. The agency has other offices in the US and worldwide, but it is unclear if those will also be on lockdown. CAA has outposts in Beijing, Shanghai…

Tom Gores' Platinum Equity has acquired the distribution business of Deluxe Entertainment Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Deluxe Entertainment’s creative businesses are not included in the acquisition. Billionare Gores, owner of the Detroit Pistons, was most recently seen helping his brother, Paradigm chi…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked Australian filmmaker and the creator and star of FX’s Mr. Inbetween, Scott Ryan. Ryan plays Ray Shoesmith on Mr. Inbetween, a guy who’s a dad, ex-husband, boyfriend, best friend — and hitman. The series was based on Ryan’s mockumentary indie?The Magician,?which played the Melbourne Film…

EXCLUSIVE: Madison Bailey, who currently stars as Kiara in the new Netflix YA drama Outer Banks, has signed with CAA for representation. The series, created and executive produced by Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke, centers around a tight-knit group of local teens in the beach vacation destination of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Donovan, known for his starring role as former CIA operative Michael Westen on all seven seasons of the Emmy-nominated USA series Burn Notice, has signed with ICM Partners. Following his run on Burn Notice, Donovan went on to play North Dakota off-kilter mobster Dodd Gerhardt in FX's second season…

WME said Tuesday it has signed founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate, Jaclyn Johnson, for representation in all areas. The agency will focus on expanding the networking platform and site for millennial women in business across TV, podcasting, digital, speaking, literary and endorsements and growing the brand online…

EXCLUSIVE: As the much-anticipated Hamilton film debuts on Disney+ Friday and Hulu’s We Are Freestyle Love Supreme gets a July 17 premiere date, actor Christopher Jackson has signed with CAA, Deadline has learned exclusively. Jackson stars in director Thomas Kail’s Hamilton as George Washington, the character he…

EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Altaras, star of Netflix's critically acclaimed limited series Unorthodox, has signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners for U.S. representation. Altaras portrays Robert, the handsome romantic interest of the heroine, Esty, played by Israeli actress Shira Haas. Esty's journey follows her out of…

EXCLUSIVE: Nolan Gould, best known for his role as Luke Dunphy on ABC's long-running multi-award-winning comedy Modern Family, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for literary representation. Nolan portrayed the role of Luke since the show's inception in 2009 through the wrapping of its 11th and final season this past…