Notes 10.24

Notes From the Rep Biz, October 24, 2014

Agency Notes

• At CAA:
  • Actress Daisy Ridley, who has one of the best jobs an actress can have right now (that being a lead in Star Wars: Episode VII) has signed with a second American agency in as many months. After a (very) brief stint at UTA, she is now at CAA, where she is represented by Hylda Queally.

• At WME:
  • Acclaimed actor and overall TV legend Ted Danson has traded CAA for WME, where his team will be headed up by Rick Rosen. He is managed by Keith Addis at Industry Entertainment.
  • Three-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams has signed with Brent Morley. 
  • Busy yound actor Dylan Minnette is now with Andrea Dunlap. He is managed by Jessie Greene of Monster Talent Management.
  • English actor Ronan Raftery has signed with Duncan Millership.

• At UTA:
  • Actress and comedian Wanda Sykes is now represented by a team headed up by Douglas Edley and Jay Gassner. Edley, who reps Sykes on the personal appearance side, is relatively new to UTA himself, having come over from Gersh.

• At Gersh:
  • Actress Stana Katic is now with Alex Yarosh. She is also a new sign for manager Larry Taube at Principal.

• At Paradigm:
  • TV lit agent Jennifer Good has joined the agency in the wake of Resolution's collapse. She was among the last agents hired at Resolution, having been at the boutique Alpern Group prior.

PR Notes

• Actress Sienna Miller has signed with ID PR.
• Actors Kathleen Rose Perkins, Logan Huffman, Naomi Grossman, and Paris Berelc are now with Persona PR.
• Ageless R&B group Kool and the Gang has signed with PMKBNC.
• Actors Jacob Vargas and Vanya Asher have both signed with Platform PR.