Actors of "Twilight Hunters": a list, biographies and interesting facts

"Twilight hunters" - this is a new American series, shot in the genre of fantasy. His release was held recently, in January 2016, but he immediately fell in love with all the connoisseurs of this genre. The project is a screen version of books from the series "Cannon of Death" by the famous writer Cassandra Clare. What roles did the actors of "Twilight hunters" play?

Catherine McNamara - Clary Frey

The main role in the series was given to the American novice actress Catherine McNamara. She plays Clary Frey - a young student of the art school. On the day of her 18th birthday, the girl finds out that she is the representative of the Twilight hunters - an ancient clan of hybrids of people and angels leading the hunt for demons. Soon her mother is kidnapped, and she is forced to learn how to fight the evil forces to bring her home.

Future actors of "Twilight Hunters" were under constant attention of the fans of the book. Unlike the film adaptation of 2013, the creators of the series decided to pick up actors who would ideally copy images from books. In May 2015 it became known that the role of Clary Frey will play Catherine McNamara. She was born in 1995 in Kansas, USA. As a child, the girl spent a lot of time dancing, doing ballet, jazz and waltz. She also took a great interest in singing and took singing lessons.

Career Catherine started at age 13, when she got a role in the play on Broadway. McNamara has played with such popular actresses as Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Landsbury. On television, the girl played on the Disney channel series: "In the Impact," "Jesse," "Girl Against the Monster." In 2014, the actress received a major role in the series "Happy Headland", but it was closed after 1 season.

The red-haired girl drew the attention of the creators of the series "Twilight Hunters". Actors and roles, namely their distribution, in their opinion, should be correlated with the book original.

Dominic Sherwood - Jays Wayland

The main male role went to British actor Dominic Sherwood. Cassandra Claire, the author of the books "Cannons of Death", considered him an ideal candidate for this role. Dominic embodied on the screen the image of Jayce Wayland. Character - an excellent Twilight hunter, leading the hunt for demons. His father was killed when Jays turned 10 years old, so he decided to dedicate his life to revenge. Weiland is a born leader, although sometimes he is too quick-tempered and arrogant.

Dominic Sherwood was born in Kent, Great Britain. Since childhood, fond of theater, playing in school plays. After graduation, he spent almost six months in Kenya. Like all the actors of "Twilight Hunters", Dominic was not too popular. He worked as a model, was a member of the theatrical company Ikvita. In 2014 he got a role in the film "The Academy of Vampires", which subsequently failed at the box office. Sherwood participated in filming the clip of the famous American singer Taylor Swift for the song Style.

Alberto Rozende - Simon Lewis

Beginning actor of Colombian origin was the role of Simon Lewisil - Clary Frey's best friend. He studies with her in one college, though, unlike a girl, she studies accounting and finance. He is an intelligent young man with no supernatural powers. He helps her fight the demons and look for the missing mother.

Alberto Rozende was a fan of books before getting the role. Even in his youth, he read the entire cycle of "Twilight hunters". The actors and roles proposed to them, according to the idea of the creators, must be based on the original, but the hero Alberto was made several years older than his book analog.

The actor himself was born in 1993 in Florida. He was engaged in music and theater since his childhood. By his own admission, Rosende always gave preference to acting. He graduated from the school of acting in New York, after which his career went uphill.

Debut Alberto took place in 2012, when he played in the film "Hairspray." Also played in a variety of shorts. In 2015, he received the roles immediately in two major television series: "Blue Blood" and "Twilight Hunters."

Matthew Daddario - Alec Lightwood

The actor plays Alec Lightwood - the senior Twilight hunter in the Lightwood family. He is a close friend of Jayce Wayland, whom he considers his brother. Moreover, Alec is experiencing romantic feelings towards him, which he hides from everyone. He is a serious young man who seeks to take care of his family. He also has a sister - Isabelle Lightwood.

Matthew Daddario, like other actors of "Twilight Hunters," gained fame through the series. Prior to casting for the role of Alec, he participated in several small projects.

The beginning actor was born in 1987 in New York to a family of lawyers. His older sister is the popular actress Alexandra Daddario. At first, he studied finances at a business school, but after his graduation he became seriously interested in acting.

His creative career, Matthew began with filming in advertising. His acting debut took place in 2013 in the movie "Full Bust." Then came the roles in such projects as "36 saints", "Father-boy", "Adulthood and other lies". He also tested for several roles in the first screen version of the "Death Cannons", but was refused. After the failure of the film in 2013, the producers gave the books a second chance, deciding this time to launch the project in the form of a series. The actors of the movie "Twilight Hunters" refused to participate, so Matthew decided to try his luck again. He did not pass the test for the role of Jayce Wayland, but instead the producers suggested Daddario to play Alec Lightwood.

Emerod Tubiya - Isabelle Lightwood

Acted as the sister of Alec Lightwood. Isabelle is a young, very attractive Twilight hunter, who perfectly knows the whip. An experienced warrior, she has been fighting demons since childhood. Its only drawback is the inability to choose young people. She's always attracted to bad guys.

Emerod Tubia was born in 1990 in Canada, and grew up in Texas. Her parents are Mexicans. Her career began early. Already at the age of 10 she starred in commercials and reality shows. She also took part in numerous beauty contests, but could not win. She gained popularity after participating in the show Nuestra Belleza Latina, where she won the second place according to the results of the audience vote. After the show she was invited to participate in the advertising of such major brands as Maybelline, Garnier Fructis, Sony. Debut Emerod as an actress took place in 2013 in the Latin American series 11-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra. Like other participants in the project, she took part in the samples of the series "Twilight Hunters". 1 season (whose actors were selected by mid-2015) started in 2016. Among them was Emerod Tubiya, who received the role in the main line-up.

Harry Sham Jr. - Magnus Bein

The actor played the role of Magnus Bain - the high magician of Brooklyn. He is about 300 years old and he is immortal. Owns his own night club Pandemonium. It was he who took the memories of Twilight hunters from Clary Frey.

Harry Sham Jr. was born in 1982 in Costa Rica. His parents are ethnic Chinese, who gave him a bright Asian appearance. Harry began his career as a dancer, taking part in performances by Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Mariah Carey. The screen first appeared in 2003. Harry played in the popular series of films "Step Forward", as well as in the series "The Luzers."

Will the series "Twilight hunters" season 2? Actors admit that the continuation will be released very soon - in January 2017. It is hoped that the series will receive a decent story, will not lose rating and will be extended for several more seasons. And the actors who have played in it, for a long time will please us with their game.