Cast and Characters - Abandon Hope
Cast
Characters
TERRY SELF was born in Johnson City, TN, but spent his formative years in the sprawling metropolis of Greenville, SC, graduating from Southside High School back in the 1900s.
He went on to earn a Communications degree from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. Currently, he provides on-air traffic reports for radio stations in Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, Greensboro/Winston Salem, NC & Harrisonburg, VA.
DAVID R WRENN graduated High School in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1970. He then majored in Architectural Technology in nearby Jamestown, NC. Randy has been a draftsman for most of his adult life. In 2011, he attended CPCC in Charlotte, NC where he earned an A.A.S. degree in Web Technology.
Randy has loved to write since an early age. He has written short stories, poetry and songs for decades.
GARY DAVIS graduated High School in Newark, Ohio in 1983. He entered the US Navy in December 1983 serving 22 years in a variety of air, sea, and shore based assignments. Gary ended his military career serving six years in Navy Recruiting first as the Senior Navy Liaison to the the Military Entrance Processing Station for Enlisted Programs, Cleveland, OH, and then the Ohio NROTC Coordinator as part of the Officer Programs. He attended Florida Central College of Jacksonville, where he received his AS in Computer Information Systems Analysis. He now works for a furniture franchise company as their IT Manager and Office Manager.
Gary’s military decorations include, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, four awards of the Navy Achievement Medal, five awards of the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Joint Expeditionary Medal and several unit awards.
In the summer of 2009 , he is married to the former Tracey Goodhue and they now have three children, Jeremy (1987), Christopher (1989), and Daniele (1997).
JESSICA RICHTER is Marketing Director for a real estate agent in Charlotte, NC and a graduate of Appalachian State University.
She is artistic in many ways. She's an amazing cook, a talented cake decorator, and sings like a pro.
Now she can add voice acting to her list impressive list of talents.
JOHN LACKEY graduated high school in Jacksonville, Florida in 1999, where he was born and raised.
In 2003, he went on to attend Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama where he studied Theatre. During his time at the university he acted, wrote and directed a one act play called Isosceles. He also acted in Star Spangled Girl, Kentucky Cycle, Importance of Being Earnest, Our Town, A Wonderful Life and several other productions.
In 2008, John returned to Jacksonville where he continued his acting career in short films. He is also musically talented. Currently he is working on several projects, where he plays the bass, keyboard and sings.
KIM HAAS is originally from Indiana, she moved to Illinois with her family. Her career has been in Quality Assurance and Inventory Control. Her involvement in Star Trek Fan films began a few years ago when she met Michael Day and John Broughton at Shore Leave Science Fiction Convention in Maryland. A fan of the original Star Trek series it was a natural connection.
As an embroiderer she has done work for fan films and looks forward to new challenges and opportunities. She is also a surfer, traveler, reader, wanna be musician and some things that haven’t been thought of yet.
KIM LOCKMAN's life has been devoted to developing her artistic skills into a visual language that reflects her special view of reality. As a young child growing up on a Montana cattle ranch, Kim could always be found either riding her horse or curled up in a chair drawing pictures of cowboys and Indians, horses or Star Trek characters! She earned a Bachelor's of Fine Art with honors in 2001 and has been gaining momentum as a working artist for the past decade through private shows, gallery exhibits and fine art auctions.
Throughout her ongoing artistic journey, the driving force behind much of Kim's work has been her passion for horses and the Western way of life, coupled with her natural creative ability as well as a personal commitment to artistic excellence. Kim's primary areas of expertise reside in Western themes and portraiture with an occasional foray into still life and landscape.
Kim is a member of Oil Painters of America and the Portrait Society of America. Her art can be found in collections throughout the United States and as far away as Australia. With her consistent focus on personal growth and ongoing success, Kim Lockman is an artist whose work continually turns heads and is certain to draw attention well into the future.
CAPTAIN KRUGER Once Captain of a salvage vessel, he now Captain's the Liberty. He is loved by his crew and feared by his enemies. He is as quick to devise a plan as he is to crack a joke.
QUINCY A member of the Q Continuum, his powers are god-like, but he is currently laying low, studying a lowly spieces called Humanity.
Q PRIME We're not sure of his real name. He is a higher ranking member of the Q Continuum to which Quincy reports.
BILL KLINE A simple, blue collar man with a knack for engineering. He is good natured but don't get him rylled. He's a good friend to have by your side whether you're on your way to a pub or a fight... or both.
SHERRIFF WESTWOOD The Sherriff would have been right at hime in the old west. He has been sherriff for as long as anyone can remember. He keeps the peace even if it means kicking some posterior.
CAPTAIN BLAKKA'N He is the Captain of a huge Cantrainian Battleship. He is used to being feared, respected, and blindly obeyed.
TOM BRODY He lives with his Mother, or his Mother lives with him. Nobody is quite sure which. His intelligence is often under estimated. While he isn't the greatest conversationalist, he is a brilliant navigator, and you couldn't ask for a more loyal friend.
On the Liberty, he has taken the responsibility of taking the conn on occasion while the Captain is away.
ADRIAN KRUGER The Captain's wife is a force to be reconed with. Her easy going disposition and a wicked sense of humor keeps everyone off balance, including the Captain.
JENNY KLINE Bill Kline's wife has never been much for space travel. She was always content to run the home and keep a finger on the pulse of the village.
ROGER MAYNARD A peace loving, easy going fellow who wanted nothing more than to settle down with his new bride and raise a family. He is deeply distressed by the loss of his wife, Chloe.
DOCTOR LAURA ENGLISH Formerly the doctor aboard the salvage vessel, Refuse, she is now learning the ropes in the state of the art sick bay aboard the Liberty.
ILLUSTRATIONS We feel that Kim's illustrations are a very important part of telling our story. Almost a character of their own.
We are very proud to have her as part of our team.