Based on Douglas Coupland's bestseller, jPod follows Ethan Jarlewski and his video game programmer friends as they work in the bowels of Neotronic Arts, all while battling with new bosses, marijuana-farming parents, old exes and more.
Cast
DAVID KOPP
as ETHAN JARLEWSKI
David Kopp got his start in television on an episode of Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1994 and has since appeared on several hit shows including Stargate SG-1, Blade: The Series, and Psych. Kopp has also been in films such as Romeo Must Die, Josie and the Pussycats, and Freddy vs. Jason.
EMILIE ULLERUP
as KAITLIN JOYCE
Emilie Ullerup was born in Denmark, where her father worked for the Danish Royal Family. It was always been her ambition to become an actress, so when she graduated from high school in Copenhagen in 2003, she moved to Vancouver to pursue acting as a career. She studied at the Vancouver Film School and graduated in 2005. Her first role was that of Julia Prynne in the hit sci-fi TV show Battlestar Galactica (2004). She also played the part of Sandra in the first episode of Blood Ties (2006). As of late 2007, she is one of the main characters in the ground breaking series Sanctuary (2007) where she stars alongside Amanda Tapping.
STEPH SONG
as BRIANNA 'BREE' JYANG
Voted as the "#1 Sexiest Woman in the World 2006" by FHM readers in Asia,and one of the "10 People in Entertainment to Look Out For" in Canada 2006 by Playback, Steph Song also has degrees in Nursing and Journalism. She started as a television host for National Geographic's Earth Pulse and her Asian sitcom Achar! made her a star in Asia. Song moved back to North America in 2005, and has since starred in the feature Everything's Gone Green, and the miniseries Dragon Boys. She now divides her time working in the US, Canada and Singapore.
Born January 19, 1977, Ben Ayres is a native of Canada where the jPod series was located. He got his start on television in 2002 and has since appeared on many hit shows including Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, The L Word, and The WB's own Smallville.
TORRANCE COOMBS
as JOHN DOE
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Coombs has been acting since the age of 12, when it was suggested that he join the school choir as a means of coming out of his shell. His dedication to the craft of acting would continue, doing theatre throughout high school, and eventually ending up in the University of British Columbia's acting program. After graduating with his BFA, Coombs jumped into the theatre scene, doing two seasons at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival as well as making an appearance in the Vancouver Playhouse's A Little Night Music. Soon thereafter, Torrance got into TV, landing the role of John Doe in jPod.
SHERRY MILLER
as CAROL JARLEWSKI
Sherry Miller is a Canadian actress who began her career as a singer and dancer, gaining attention throughout Canada for her role in television commercials for Spumante Bambino wine. In 1979 Miller began acting and has built an impressive body of work including appearances in films including Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides and Lucky Girl for which she won a Gemini Award. In addition to her role on jPod, Miller is well known for her recurring roles on Queer As Folk and her work in the miniseries Kingdom Hospital.
ALAN THICKE
as JIM JARLEWSKI
Alan Thicke (born March 1, 1947) is a Canadian actor, songwriter, game show host and talk-show emcee. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the patriarch on the ABC television series Growing Pains. Thicke has also appeared on many television shows including Married With Children, The Outer Limits, 7th Heaven and the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
