sarah wayne callies

Sarah Wayne Callies is an actor, writer and director. She is perhaps best known for starring in multiple hit television series playing iconic roles such as as Lori Grimes in The Walking Dead, Dr. Sara Tancredi in Prison Break, Kate Bowman in Colony.

Sarah recently launched her podcast “Prison Breaking” which she co-hosts with Paul Adelstein - a rewatch podcast for Fox’s, “Prison Break”. This season, she is set to direct another episode of the CBS hit “Fire Country” and her first episode of NBC’s The Irrational. Last year, Sarah starred in the ABC series “The Company You Keep” alongside Milo Ventimiglia. Prior to that, Sarah starred in the NBC series “Council Of Dads,” which is currently available on NBC’s website, Peacock, and Hulu.

​She has also starred in the critically acclaimed NatGeo limited series, “The Long Road Home'' based on the Martha Raddatz book of the same name. She also starred in the SundanceTV/CBC limited series, “Unspeakable,” where Sarah leapt into directing, having directed an episode of the limited series, “Unspeakable,” as well as an episode of the final season of “Colony.” Since then, Sarah has directed for “The Good Doctor,” “Firefly Lane,” “Family Law,” and most recently, “Fire Country.” As a writer, Sarah has several screenplays in development with various motion picture entities. ​

​As a film actress, Sarah has appeared in Giancarlo Esposito’s “This Is Your Death,” opposite Josh Duhamel and Famke Jannsen, Warner Brothers’ and Broken Road’s geo-thriller, “Into the Storm,” Voltage Pictures’ “Pay the Ghost” opposite Nicolas Cage, “Black November'' opposite Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, and 20th Century Fox’s “The Other Side of the Door.” Continuing her passion for storytelling, Sarah is the writer, director, and voice of the science fiction, post-apocalyptic scripted podcast “Aftershock” whose second season recently launched in August from iHeartRadio.

We chat about, integrity, taking a break, happiness, Prison Break and her new podcast, community, motivation, talking up + those in power, directing, advice from casting directors, + plenty more!

The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan

Check Sarah out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahwaynecallies

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahWayneCallies

"Prison Breaking" is available on all the major podcast apps:

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https://open.spotify.com/show/4xftDpN1BMtOqaaIjoKgIY


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Remember it, write it down, take a picture: it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

In this episode…

Krystina Arielle is a host and actor, currently fronting “Star Wars: The High Republic,” a multimedia series about stories from the franchise. She appeared on episode 105 of GFY and joins us today as guest co-host.

Guests:

Sarah Wayne Callies is an actor, perhaps best known for her roles in “Prison Break” and “The Walking Dead.” She recently launched Caliber Studios, a company devoted to creating podcasts. One of her first projects is her “Prison Break” rewatch series. It’s a big step for Sarah, but not just because of the new business venture; it’s also one of the few times she’s watched her own work. 

Michael Yo is an emmy-nominated host, actor and comedian. His new special “I Never Thought” is streaming on YouTube. He’ll tell us about how his comedy has evolved over the years and the impact that his jokes have had on his parents. You can hear Michael Yo almost every day on Sirius XM.

Areas of Expertise:

Sarah: The sonnets of Edna St. Vincent Millay, lyrics from Paul Simon’s Graceland album, and the movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. 

Michael: The movie Friday, the movie Gladiator, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes championship football season.

What’s the Difference:

No Strings Attached

What’s the difference between twine and string?

What’s the difference between attach and affix?

Experts:

Angela Means: Chef and actor, best known for her role as Felisha in the film Friday.

Stephan Elliott: Award-winning writer and director, whose work includes The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. 

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Krystina Arielle

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Show engineer is Dave McKeever.

Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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Sarah Wayne Callies has had an impressive career in television as an actor and director, most notably in shows such as THE WALKING DEAD, COLONY,  COUNCIL OF DADS, and THE GOOD DOCTOR. She's also jumped into the world of podcasting with her hit series AFTERSHOCK, starring herself alongside David Harbour and Tovah Feldshuh. Not as many people know that Sarah has strong roots in Hawaii, providing her with the ideal perspective for our Made in Hawaii jury. Anderson Le sits down with Sarah to talk about her work thus far. 

Guest - Sarah Wayne Callies
Interviewer - Anderson Le
Producer - Lee Ngo
Executive Producers - Anderson Le & Beckie Stocchetti

Special Thanks To:
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Hawaii International Film Festival

Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) is the premiere cinematic event in the Pacific and annually attracts more than 50,000 film enthusiasts from around the state, the nation and throughout the world. Heralded as “one of the Top 50 Film Festivals around the world,” according to Variety, HIFF is an Academy AwardsⓇ qualifying film festival that is mission driven to entertain, enlighten and inspire through the medium of film and creative content from around the world with a special focus on Hawai‘i made and Pacific Islander films and filmmaking. For more info, visit www.hiff.org.

Sarah Wayne Callies is one of a kind. From her upbringing in Hawaii and her desire to tell authentic stories, Sarah talks to us about how putting forth hard work and determination got her into the acting business. Success doesn't come without challenges and Sarah shares with us how those challenges affected her and how she overcame the obstacles.

Sarah is also a caring person, an advocate for racial and gender equality, as well as human rights. Get to know more about her work with the IRC (International Rescue Committee) and helping refugees from around the world.

Sarah's credits include Prison Break, Colony, The Walking Dead and Council of Dads.

Instagram: @SarahWayneCallies
Twitter: @SarahWCallies
Facebook: Sarah Wayne Callies

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Host Tara Bennett closes out the Colony podcast, and the series, with co-creator/showrunner Ryan Condal and co-showrunner, Wes Tooke, as they talk about the last episode "What Goes Around," the legacy of the series, and their appreciation for the show's dedicated fandom.

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Bram Bowman has been on quite the arc this season. The teen has had to grow up fast leaving his impulsive instincts behind to protect his little sister, Gracie (Isabella Crovetti). Actor Alex Neustaedter returns to the podcast to talk about Bram's evolution with host Tara Bennett and series EPs, Ryan Condal and Wes Tooke.

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First-time director Sarah Wayne Callies joins the podcast to talk with Colony show runners Ryan Condal and Wes Tooke about this pivotal episode that deals with the broken Bowman family. We also talk with Peter Jacobson about Will breaking Snyder in a basement!

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Joining the podcast this week is series co-executive producer & director, Tim Southam. For the entirety of Season 3, Southam worked with every episode director ensuring continuity and support on location in Vancouver. Southam, and executive producers Ryan Condal and Wes Tooke talk about setting up the Seattle aesthetic and the emotional landscape for the Bowman's new reality.

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In the wake of the devastating losses in "End of the Road," we talk about what's next for the Bowman family and Alan Snyder in our latest podcast with returning cast favorites: Peter Jacobson, Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies.

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We have a jam-packed podcast to mark this series changing episode. Joining host Tara Bennett and series executive producers Ryan Condal and Wes Tooke are Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Waleed Zuaiter, Graham McTavish and podcast first-timer, Jacob Buster.

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