July 2014 BATTLE CREEK BATTLE CREEK stars Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters in a drama about two mismatched law enforcement officers whose polar opposite views of the world and crime-solving breed frustration, disdain, humor and possibly a grudging respect as they team together to clean up the hardscrabble streets of Battle Creek, Mich. Det. Russ Agnew, a good but gruff, hard-boiled detective, has his world upended when strikingly handsome, charismatic Special Agent Milton Chamberlain opens an FBI field office at the police station and chooses Russ to be his partner. Milt’s polished sophistication and access to unlimited state-of-the-art equipment is impressive to his new coworkers in the absurdly underfunded department. As Russ and Milt work long hours together in the economically distressed city of Battle Creek, the question is: will it be Milt’s charm and endless supply of high-end resources or Russ’s old-fashioned cynicism, guile and deception that prove to be the keys to catching the bad guys in his beloved hometown? To premiere during the 2014-2015 season on the CBS Television Network ORIGINATION: Los Angeles (filmed in HD) STARRING: Josh Duhamel (Special Agent Milton Chamberlain) Dean Winters (Det. Russ Agnew) Janet McTeer (Commander Guziewicz) Kal Penn (Det. Fontanelle White) Edward Fordham, Jr. (Det. Aaron Funkhauser) Aubrey Dollar (Holly Dale) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Vince Gilligan, David Shore, Mark Johnson PRODUCED BY: Sony Pictures Television in association with CBS Television Studios Photos now available at http://cbspressexpress.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BattleCreek CBS Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CBSTweet Twitter: https://twitter.com/battlecreek Cast and Crew on Twitter: Dean Winters @thedeanwinters Josh Duhamel @joshduhamel Kal Penn @kalpenn Aubrey Dollar @AubreyDollar Edward Fordham, Jr. @EdGrapeVine David Shore @shorez * * * Press Contacts: Beth Haiken Steven Feldman Megan Rugani 818-655-1583 212-975-7931 818-655-7222 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Photo Contacts: Amanda Beane Timothy Kuratek 818-655-1545 212-975-7068 [email protected] [email protected] * * * JOSH DUHAMEL (Special Agent Milton Chamberlain in BATTLE CREEK) Josh Duhamel is well-known for his role as Danny McCoy on the crime drama “Las Vegas.” Additionally, he lent his voice to the Emmy Awardwinning animated series “Fanboy & Chum Chum,” and starred in several seasons of the long-running daytime drama “All My Children,” for which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and a win in 2002. Upcoming, Duhamel will appear in the feature films “Strings” and “You’re Not You,” with Hilary Swank and Emmy Rossum. Additionally, he completed production on Trey Nelson’s “Lost in the Sun.” Most recently, Duhamel starred in “Safe Haven,” a drama based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, and the thriller “Scenic Route.” His additional film credits include “New Year’s Eve,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” where he reprised his role of Captain William Lennox for the third installment of the franchise, the romantic comedy “Life as We Know It,” “Ramona and Beezus,” “When in Rome” and “The Romantics.” Duhamel was raised in Minot, ND, and attended Minot State University. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son. His birthday is November 14. Follow him on Twitter @joshduhamel. DEAN WINTERS (Detective Russ Agnew in BATTLE CREEK) Dean Winters is well-known for his role as “Ryan O’Reily” on the Emmy Award-nominated series “Oz.” Also, he was a series regular on the critically-acclaimed “Rescue Me,” and recurred as Tina Fey’s “Beeper King” boyfriend in the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy, “30 Rock.” His performance was included in Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List,” as well as Variety’s short-list of Emmy-worthy guest performances. Winters’ additional television credits include “CSI: Miami,” on the Network, “Sex and the City,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “NYPD Blue,” “The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and “Life on Mars.” His feature film credits include “P.S. I Love You” and “Winter of Frozen Dreams.” His upcoming film projects include “John Wick,” alongside Keanu Reeves. Winters, who is also well known for the character of ‘Mayhem’ in the popular Allstate campaign, was born in New York City. His birthday is July 20. Follow him on Twitter @thedeanwinters. JANET MCTEER (Commander Guziewicz in BATTLE CREEK) Janet McTeer was nominated for the 2010 Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for her role as Clementine Churchill in the television movie “Into the Storm,” a biography of the life of Winston Churchill. Also, she was nominated for a 2014 Golden Globe Award for her role in the television miniseries “The White Queen,” and appeared in the Emmy Award-winning drama “Damages.” Currently, she appears in the television miniseries “The Honourable Woman,” opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Stephen Rea. One of England’s most respected stage actresses, McTeer’s prolific credits include “The Grace of Mary Traverse,” at The Royal Court Theatre, and “Uncle Vanya” at the Royal National Theater, both of which earned her Olivier Award nominations. In 1997, McTeer made her Broadway debut in Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House,” winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Nora. She followed with performances in “God of Carnage” and “Mary Stuart.” In films, McTeer starred in the independent film “Tumbleweeds,” which earned her an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award win. In 2012, she was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for playing cross-dressing house painter Hubert Page in “Albert Nobbs. Additional feature film credits include narrator for Disney’s “Maleficent,” “Waking the Dead,” “The Woman in Black” and “Hannah Ardent.” In 2008, McTeer, who grew up in York, England, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Her birthday is August 5. KAL PENN (Detective Fontanelle White in BATTLE CREEK) Raised in Marlboro, New Jersey, Kal Penn graduated from the Freehold Regional High School District’s Performing Arts High School and attended the Governor's School for the Arts. Later, he received a degree from the prestigious School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA. Penn is well-known for his role as young Dr. Lawrence Kutner in the critically acclaimed television series “House, M.D.” for which he shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In addition, he had a starring role in “We Are Men,” on the Network, and recurring roles in “How I Met Your Mother,” also on the Network, and “24,” and guest-starred in the series “Law & Order: SVU.” Penn starred in the cult favorite feature film “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and its sequels, “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” and “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas.” Other feature film credits include “The Namesake,” “Van Wilder” and its sequel “The Rise of Taj,” “A Lot Like Love” and “Superman Returns.” Recently, Penn returned to acting from a two year sabbatical during which he served as an Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. During his time there, he served a variety of roles, including that of President Obama’s Liaison to the Arts Communities, Young Americans and Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. Also, he served as an Adjunct Professor of Cinema, Sociology and Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in International Security at Stanford University. His birthday is April 23. Follow him on Twitter @KalPenn. EDWARD FORDHAM, JR. (Detective Aaron Funkhauser in BATTLE CREEK) Edward “Grapevine” Fordham, Jr. was a series regular on the sitcom “Cuts.” Additional television credits include “My Name is Earl,” “Key & Peele,” “One on One” and “Punk’d.” Fordham was born in Harlem, NY. His birthday is June 27. Follow him on Twitter @EdGrapeVine. AUBREY DOLLAR (Holly Dale in BATTLE CREEK) Aubrey Dollar is known for her roles as Marina Cooper in the daytime drama “The Guiding Light,” on the Network, and as journalist Cindy Thomas in "Women's Murder Club," based on the successful series of novels by James Patterson. Additional television credits include “The Good Wife” and “Person of Interest,” on the Network, “Weeds,” “666 Park Avenue” and “Ugly Betty.” Dollar’s feature film credits include “See Girl Run," “Hard Luck" and the romantic comedy “One Small Hitch.” Dollar's recent off-Broadway credits include “Completeness” at Playwright’s Horizons, “The Tutors” at Second Stage, and “Asheville” for Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Dollar was born in Raleigh, NC. Her birthday is September 23. Follow her on Twitter @AubreyDollar. * * * VINCE GILLIGAN (Executive Producer, BATTLE CREEK) Vince Gilligan, series creator and executive producer of “Breaking Bad” and the new series “Better Call Saul,” was born in Richmond, VA and raised in Farmville and Chesterfield County. He received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1989 for his screenplay “Home Fries,” which was later turned into a film starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson. As a writer and executive producer on “The X-Files,” Gilligan shared Golden Globe Awards with the production team in 1997 and 1998 for Best Dramatic Series. Also, he co-created the television series “The Lone Gunmen.” He was a writer on the feature films “Hancock,” starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, and “Wilder Napalm,” starring Debra Winger and Dennis Quaid. Throughout its run, “Breaking Bad” earned several awards and nominations, including Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama series in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, with the first half of the fifth season taking home a category win, and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series nominations for Gilligan in 2008 and 2012. In addition, the show was recognized with a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2013 and a win for Best Television Series Drama for its final season in 2014. After writing and directing the “Breaking Bad” pilot, Gilligan received the 2008 Writers Guild Award for Best Episodic Drama, with another win in 2012. In addition, he took home a Peabody Award honoring the show’s first season, and the American Film Institute named “Breaking Bad” one of the Best Television Programs of the Year throughout its entire run. Gilligan resides in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Holly. DAVID SHORE (Executive Producer, BATTLE CREEK) Writer and producer David Shore was the creator of the acclaimed medical drama “House, M.D.,” which was the recipient of numerous awards and nominations, including an Emmy Award for Shore for writing the episode “Three Stories,” and four nominations for Outstanding Drama Series; and three Golden Globe nominations for Best Drama. Also, the series won a Peabody Award, two Writers Guild of America Awards, four People's Choice Awards for Favorite TV Drama, and was the 2006 American Film Institute’s TV Program of the Year. In addition, Shore won the Humanitas Prize and was nominated for two Producers Guild Awards. Shore has written for the television dramas “Due South” and “EZ Streets,” on the Network, and “NYPD Blue.” He served as head writer and supervising producer on “Traders,” which he developed for Canadian television, and was part of the writing team of the Emmy Award-winning first season of “The Practice.” He was nominated for two Emmy Awards as a producer on “Law & Order” and executive-produced both “Family Law” and “Hack,” on the Network, before creating “House, M.D.” * * *
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