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John Donovan Wilson
John Donovan Wilson is known for Ezra (2023), Knights of the Cross (2024) and I’ll Meet You There (2020). A veteran of stage, TV, commercials and film, John is a Brigham Young University alum and brings a host of talents and devotion as a professional actor to aptly represent the young, strong, devoted Brigham Young. John has performed on a Disney Cruise and has been on stage in shows such as South Pacific and My Fair Lady, as well as a new stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. John grew up in a military family, the second of four kids, and fell in love with acting in high school after his older sister encouraged him to audition for a play. John loves the outdoors, including rock climbing and hiking, activities that were a way to bond with his father growing up. He also loves to draw, dance, and play the piano. John has been married to Twyla Wilson since 2013. They have two children, with another on the way.

Paul Wuthrich
Paul Wuthrich is a Utah based actor known for starring roles in Escape from Germany (2024), Witnesses (2021), Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon (2022) and Joseph Smith: American Prophet (2017). Paul reprises his role as Joseph Smith, Jr.—his dream role representing his hero—with Six Days in August. Paul has also been featured in many other films including The Fighting Preacher (2019), and Love, Kennedy (2017). After years spent working full time behind and in front of the camera, Paul has pivoted into a commercial real estate career, but he still maintains a love for acting and the sharing of inspiring stories. Paul and his wife are the proud parents of a darling toddler.

Twyla Wilson
Twyla Wilson is known for Love Switch (2024), High School Musical: The Series (2019) and Six Days in August (2024). An alum of Brigham Young University, Twyla is a veteran of stage, film, TV, commercials and voice-over; there is nothing this woman can’t do. She is a professional singer and dancer, skilled at improv and (perfect for an Olympic year) is an expert ski racer (pre-olympic). Weightlifting, yoga, rock climbing, soccer and volleyball round out her resume. She is the happy wife (on-screen and off) of husband John Donovan Wilson, which made this role particularly enjoyable.

Joe Carlson
Actor, director, producer, mover, shaker, writer, teaching artist, husband, and dog person, Joe reprises his role from Witnesses (2021) as Sidney Rigdon. Joe is a classically trained actor currently based in the District of Columbia. Joe has worked around the country and across the world, from New Zealand to Seattle, Washington, on over 100 projects including award-winning world premiere plays, national and new media commercials, TV pilots, episodic dramas, mini series, and feature films including Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning, Lincoln (2012).

Camrey Bagley Fox
Camrey reprises her masterfully done role of Emma Smith in Witnesses (2021). She also hosted a series of Witnesses of the Book of Mormon (2022) videos. Camrey is also known for Sherlock: The Musical (2022), Night of Wrath and Our House (2018). A member of the Bagley family, she has often appeared with her siblings on the insanely popular Working with Lemons YouTube channel. The channel is most well known for their Disney In Real Life videos. Her first internet appearance in the viral Disney Frozen Elsa Let it Go – In Real Life earned more than 200 million views after it was posted in March 2015. An actress on both screen and stage, she has appeared in films like K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold (2014) and Scoot & Kassie’s Christmas Adventure (2013). She is married to Jeremy Fox and the proud mother of little Steven.

Quinton Kappel
Quinton is a filmmaker, actor, and multimedia artist. He holds a BFA in Film & Animation from Tufts University together with the SMFA, and has worked as an award winning video editor and production specialist throughout New England for the past ten years. He has developed effects-driven content for Dunkin’ Donuts, LG, JetBlue, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, ESPN, AMRC, New Balance, Gillette, Google, Aaron Sims Creative, and more. He was recognized with “The Communication Award of Excellence” and “The Good Design Award” for the campaign that launched the Form 3, and his short film A. Jacks has received awards in the festival circuit including “Best Adaptation” (Sunset Film Fest) and “Best Cinematography” (Indie Short Awards). A stage actor with a growing portfolio of voice work for video games and other narrative media, he can be heard as the voice of Gandalf in Warner Brothers’ The Hobbit Pinball Machine and the Narrator of Colapesce: An Audio Adventure (Trinacria Theatre Company), which he wrote, edited, and directed. In addition to developing various films and staged productions, Quinton currently works as the multimedia content creator for Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dave Martinez
From improv to classical acting, acoustic jammer to full-fledged band leader, Dave Martinez is artistic lightning in a bottle. Holding an MFA from the highly revered Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK, Dave has worked with professionals from all over the world and continues to develop an ever-growing understanding of acting, performing, and human relations. But the California native doesn’t let titles go to his head. While he takes his work and preparation seriously, he doesn’t take himself as such. He approaches each project with curiosity, enthusiasm, practicality, and a desire to cultivate a burgeoning creative space for his colleagues. Audiences interested in stories of the scriptures and LDS history may best recognize Dave from recent roles of Ithran in The Chosen and Ammon in the Book of Mormon videos.

Ted Bushman
Two-time Eugene O’Neill Music Theater Festival semifinalist. The Kennedy Center’s ACTF Best Partner 2012. Composer and star of Theodore in the Valley, creator of HUMAN and Pocket Universe. A stage and screen actor, Ted has portrayed Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Tony in West Side Story, Johnny Cash in Million Dollar Quartet, John of Gaunt in Music at the Close, and more. His favorite roles were those Ted created himself—Dad from Pocket Universe and Theodore from Theodore in the Valley.

Noah Kershisnik
Noah Kershisnik was raised on theater. He spent his youth performing Shakespearean plays in a traveling children’s theater, and developed a passion for performance and storytelling. True to his Shakespearean roots, he also played Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew and Malcom in Macbeth with Renaissance Now Theater and Film. In 2018 he started his own theater company, Little Man Theater Company, with a very well received production of Hamlet which he designed and produced, in addition to playing the titular role. Noah is best known for film roles 9 Years to Neptune (2021), The Killing of Two Lovers (2020) and Stop and Go (2021). Besides time on stage and camera, Noah is the owner/designer/maker of his own clothing company, Black Rock MFG Co.

Jenessa Sheffield
Jenessa is from Salt Lake City, Utah and appeared in hit TV series Yellowstone (2018) and Alien Abductions (2022) as well as supporting roles in films such as Paradise (2004) and The Graduates (2023). Sheffield continues to take roles in a number of independent films. Sheffield went to Brigham Young University where she ran hurdles for the track team. Sheffield received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology because of her love for understanding people’s identity and how cultural and religious beliefs influence the development of one’s character.

Jake Suazo
Jake is a professional actor, director and producer. He specializes in actor training and recently received a master’s of fine arts degree from Northern Illinois University, one of only three schools in the United States that focuses on the acting techniques of Sanford Meisner. His passion is improv, and he uses this and other skills as a gifted high school teacher and college adjunct professor. A strong believer in the value of play, Jake embraces the irrational. Jake Suazo is known for Show Offs (2019), Dragon Hunter (2009) and Dudes & Dragons (2015).

Paul Cartwright
Paul was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and went to the University of Utah to receive a BA in Public Relations/Speech Writing. He married his wife Melanie, and they moved to the United Kingdom where Paul received his Masters of Fine Arts in Acting: The British Tradition from the Royal Conservatoire in England. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue on-camera and voiceover work. He is an award winning actor, comedian, producer, impressionist and director. He is best loved as a happy husband and father of five children.

Darin Scott
Darin Scott is an American actor, writer, and director from Vernal, Utah. A month before Scott’s seventeenth birthday, his father died of a heart attack. As the youngest and last of five children in the home, Scott became the man of the house. After playing college football at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Scott finished his BA at the University of Utah. His football days led to his acting roles in Disney’s Going to the Mat (2004) and Halloweentown High (2004), and a lead role in Discovery Channel’s I Shouldn’t Be Alive (2006). He attended Playhouse West Acting School in North Hollywood and while there booked the lead role as Hanks in Ephraim’s Rescue (2013). Among his many other roles Scott is known for Counting for Thunder (2017), Just Let Go (2015), and Yellowstone (2018). In 2021, Scott made his feature directorial debut, writing, directing, and starring in The Oath (2023) Darin and his wife Michelle are the proud parents of 4 children.

Whitney Palmer
Whitney Palmer, actor, songwriter, life-lover, and hug-giver, was born in Austin, TX to parents from New Zealand and England. She loves discovering new perspectives and exploring the depths of emotion. Most of her characters are strong women in heavy dramas, and she believes that love is the heartbeat of every story, even the grittiest ones. Whitney is most recognized for her work on Escape from Germany (2024), Yellowstone (2018), The Road Home for Christmas (2019) and Quarantine for Two (2021). When not on set, her days and nights (like a true night-owl artist) are filled with photography, songwriting, rock climbing, swing dancing and skipping small talk to share life stories with friends and strangers.

Ryan Wood
Ryan Wood was born in Woodland, California, USA. A veteran actor best known in the LDS History film genre for roles in The Work and the Glory (2004), Emma Smith: My Story (2008), and Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration (2011), Ryan is also well known for Shoot ‘Em Up (2007), Moon Knight (2022), The Mosquito Coast (2021) and Yellowstone (2018).

Gabriel Casdorph
Gabriel Casdorph is an American actor known for Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), Wind River (2017) and Yellowstone (2018). A West Virginia native he was recruited to collegiate track and field for the high jump and long jump events. While at university his love of art history and design led him to initially study production design but he fell in love with acting and directing after performing in a local theatrical showcase.

Jana Dahmer
Jana is a passionate dancer, and studied and competed in numerous styles such as ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop. Jana has completed her Advanced One Royal Academy of Dance ballet examination, as well as extensive training programs in other styles such as contemporary and modern at Toronto Dance Theatre. She graduated from Randolph College’s Triple Threat program, and is working towards being a working professional in the performing arts industry. Growing up in the incredibly disciplined world of ballet, Jana brings the same discipline to her acting. In the acting realm Jana is best known for Wishful Genies (2018).

Michael Pearson
Equal parts artist, educator and digital explorer, Michael J Pearson is a man of many hats. Deeply educated on Artificial Intelligence with a specific interest on its impacts within the realms of ethics and creativity, Michael has collaborated on award-winning films and theatrical productions; actively educates the next generation of artists as a certified Ontario teacher of Dramatic Arts; and has over ten years experience growing and directing youth camp programs from the ground up. Somewhere in there Michael also managed to fit in five years as an exotic animal handler under the moniker “Madagascar Mike.” Snakes and sugar-gliders aside, Michael is simply a creative human with an insatiable curiosity and endless drive to tell stories that entertain and educate.

Chase Ramsey
Chase Ramsey is an actor, writer, director, teacher, husband, and father of two. He is the host of the award winning shows California Dream Eater (2015) for Visit California and Now the Discussion (2017) for Sundance TV. He is a product of the theater, having worked On and Off Broadway and with theaters such as Berkeley Rep. and The Guthrie. A Utah Valley University alum in theater arts, Chase chased his dream with undying hard work and passion, and landed work on stage nationwide from Broadway to Disneyland and in too many films to mention, from High School Musical (2006) to more recently Horizon: An American Saga (2024), Best.Christmas. Ever. (2023), and Falling for Christmas (2022). Chase is located in both New York and LA but still loves smaller opportunities and entertains audiences with his appearances at Hale Center Theatre in Utah. He is dedicated to paying it forward by helping youth and college students understand the arts and how to navigate from the dream of sharing the arts to the reality of helping that light shine in all media formats.

Chase Elwood
Chase Elwood most recently carried a solid role in Escape from Germany (2024) but is also known in film for Actors Untitled (2014) and Til Blood Do Us Part (2014). Beyond film, Chase excels on stage—most recently Beauty and the Beast—and as commercial talent, and in musical performance. A Brigham Young University alum with a BS in psychology, Chase went on to study occupational therapy, but time on the stage and in front of a camera will always be his greatest joy.
Videos
Brigham meets Joseph
Actor John Donovan Wilson, portraying a very young Brigham Young, shares meeting Paul Reid Wuthrich, portraying an even younger Joseph Smith, for the first time.

Meet Thomas Sharp
Actor Dave Martinez shares his experience playing the bad guy–Thomas Sharp. Dave tried to step into Thomas’ experience and play the part as if it was happening to him.

There’s Your Brigham: Speaking in Tongues
Brigham Young had the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues. Six Days in August Director, Mark Goodman, found it challenging to find an actor to portray young Brigham Young, at all, let alone one that could speak in tongues!

Six Days in August Official Trailer #2
A young Brigham Young meets Joseph Smith. The prophet’s teachings, along with the spiritual gifts and skills, sacrifice and life experiences afforded him from heaven tutor Brigham in the ways of God. While multiple persons vie to succeed as leader of the young Church of Jesus Christ after Joseph’s death, Brigham waits for the Lord to reveal His will. And He does. Experience the miracle poured out upon so many of the saints those few August days in 1844.

Meet Camrey Fox as Emma Smith
Camrey Fox can’t imagine living through Emma’s losses, yet makes the beautiful, tender, compassionate, brave and heart-breaking moments Emma experiences in Six Days in August palpable. A “sobering and powerful” experience to feel the connections between Joseph and Emma, Camrey said and one she hopes the audience experiences as well.

Six Days in August 60 Cut-down Trailer
Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Nauvoo and the early Latter-day Saints are in chaos. Joseph never named a successor. See how the Lord makes His will known and the many saints that are allowed to witness.

Six Days in August 15
Joseph the Prophet is dead, killed by a mob. Nauvoo and the early Latter-day Saints have never faced a situation like this and it is chaos. Joseph never spoke of who would be his successor. Meet the young man named Brigham Young and witness his call from God.

Six Days in August 60
Joseph the Prophet is dead, killed by a mob. Nauvoo and the early Latter-day Saints have never faced a situation like this and it is chaos. Joseph never spoke of who would be his successor. Meet the young man named Brigham Young and witness his call from God.

News

‘Six Days in August’ movie about Brigham Young will inspire and captivate audiences (KSL News)
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See the Film About The Succession Crisis of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Studio 5)
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‘Six Days in August’ movie about Brigham Young will inspire and captivate audiences (AllSides)
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Ike grad plays Brigham Young in new movie ‘Six Days in August’ (Yakima Herald)
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Six Days in August: Brigham Young as You’ve Never Seen Him Before (Meridian Magazine)
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John Lennon’s ‘Daytime Revolution’, ‘My Hero Academia’, James Carville & Brigham Young In A Sea Of Indie Wide Releases- Specialty Preview (Deadline Hollywood)
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Episode 856 Six Days in August (The Cultural Hall Podcast)
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After transcribing 1.2 million of his words, this researcher has something to say about Brigham Young (Deseret News)
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Six Days in August premier (Scripture Plus)
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Six Days in August (The Standard of Truth Podcast)
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The Movie Show Digital Extra: “Six Days in August” with Mark Goodman, Jenessa Sheffield & Ted Bushman (The Movie Show Podcast)
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“Six Days in August” is opening in theaters on October 10 (KSTU Fox-13 The Place)
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KSL Religion Today with Martin Tanner (KSL Religion Today)
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‘Six Days in August’ movie about Brigham Young will inspire and captivate audiences (KSL News)
Read the articleNew Film on Brigham Young: Six Days in August (Scripture Central)
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Interview #1. KSL NewsRadio’s Tim Hughes and Amanda Dickson ask The Interpreter Foundation’s Daniel Peterson why this film was made (KSL News Radio)
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Interview #2. KSL NewsRadio shares more about #youngbrighamyoung. The Interpreter Foundation’s Daniel Peterson shares some surprises the film adds (KSL News Radio)
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Interview #3 KSL NewsRadio interviews #youngbrighamyoung as portrayed by John Wilson in the new Witnesses Film Project release of Six Days in August (KSL News Radio)
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New Film Explores 1844 Succession Dilemma of the Church of Jesus Christ (Studio 5)
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Release events for “Six Days in August” (FAIR Latter-day Saints)
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Episode 075 – Six Days in August (Church History Matters Podcast)
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Movie: Six Days in August (LDS 365)
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“Six Days In August” Has Its Gala European Premiere! (Meridian Magazine)
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A New Film About Prophetic Succession After the Death of Joseph Smith, Now in Production (Meridian Magazine)
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Six Days in August: A Riveting Story from Church History that Needs to Be Told (Meridian Magazine)
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