Notes from the Rep Biz - 8-24-2018

At WME:
 
Jared Leto has signed with Brent Morley. Since winning the Oscar in 2014 for Dallas Buyers Club, Leto has been showing up more and more, from Blade Runner 2049 to the Netflix film The Outsider. Next up, he’ll be headed to Sony to play Morbius in the Spider-Man spinoff. Leto’s band 30 Seconds to Mars will still be repped by CAA, and he’ll remain managed by Jason Weinberg at Untitled Entertainment.
 
Spanish actress Ursula Corbero has signed with Michael DeVeau. Corbero’s become a breakout star from Netflix’s Spanish-language series Money Heist. In November she will be starring in Julio Medem’s El árbol de la sangre, and expect her to be showing up in English-language work very soon. Corbero’s Spanish agent is Pedro Garay at Garay Talent.
 
Model and actress Indya Moore has signed with Daniel Molina and Stephanie Ritz. Moore is the star of Ryan Murphy’s FX series Pose, about New York City’s underground ballroom dance scene in the 1980s. Moore has modeled for brands such as Dior and Gucci, has started her own production company Beetlefruit Media, and does philanthropic work advocating for marginalized communities around the world. Her manager is Boston Fielder at URB ALT Media.
 
APA comedy agents Amanda Hacohen, David Meese and Anna Weinstein have joined WME. This follows Mike Berkowitz’s exit from APA last December.  Hacohen and Meese will be based out of the WME’s LA offices, in the TV department, while Weinstein will be based in New York. While it’s not known who will all follow the trio to their new digs, their clients included – Kevin Avery, Joel Kim Booster, Joanna Bradley, Anna Drezen, Gabriel Garza and Jonathan Butler, Karen Graci, and many others.
 
At ICM Partners:
 
Comedian Louie Anderson has signed with April King, Ian Arougheti and Katilyn Flynn. Anderson, who won an Emmy for his role on the FX comedy Baskets, continues to perform stand-up across the country, and also won an Emmy back in the nineties for his vocal work on the animated series Life With Louie. Anderson continues to be repped by managers Alex Murray and Tim Sarkes at Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
 
Actress Ashley Blaine Featherson has signed with April King, Chris Horsman and Philip Grenz. Featherson is best known for her role as Joelle in Justin Simien’s film and TV series Dear White People. She’ll next be seen in Simien’s upcoming film, Bad Hair. She continues to be managed by Mike Smith at Principal Entertainment.
 
At UTA:
 
Triple threat Aasif Mandvi has signed with Allison Hahn and Josh Katz. Mandvi was a former Daily Show correspondent, and will next be seen on CBS’ Blue Bloods and performing a revival of his one man show, Sakina’s Restaurant. Mandvi also co-starred and co-produced in HBO’s The Brink, created the webseries Halal in the Family, and has had recurring stints on shows such as Younger, Shut Eye and A Series of Unfortunate Events. His manager remains Lillian LaSalle at Sweet180.
 
Comedienne and actress Hannah Gadsby has signed with UTA. Gadsby, whose critically acclaimed special Nanette dropped on Netflix in June, also created and acted in the Australian series Please Like Me. Kevin Whyte at Token Artists in Australia and Janette Linden at PBJ Management in the U.K manage her.
 
Management Notes:
 
Actor Milo Gibson has signed with managers Allan Grifka and Jason Barret at Alchemy Entertainment. Milo is the son of Mel Gibson, and made his debut in his father’s Oscar nominated Hacksaw Ridge. He’ll next be seen in The Outpost, directed by Rod Lurie. Gibson is agented by Alisa Adler, Andrew Ruf and Brad Pankosky at Paradigm.
 
Kailey Marsh has joined Brillstein Entertainment Partners as a manager/producer. Marsh is leaving her own company, Kailey Marsh Media. Her clients include – Axelle Carolyn, Mike Roberts and Nick Simon.
 
Mark Armstrong and Steve Caserta are leaving their partner Nancy Sanders at Sanders Armstrong and Caserta Management to join Principal Entertainment. It is unclear at this time who among their client will be joining them, but their list includes: William Fichtner, Callum Blue, Krysten Ritter and Malin Akerman.

Sources: Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Variety