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Filmed in South Africa, Mozambique and Prague, "The Philanthropist," starring James Purefoy ("Rome"), is an eight-part drama for NBC that follows the heroic adventures of Teddy Rist, billionaire playboy-turned-vigilante philanthropist, taking him across the globe from Haiti to Myanmar, Kashmir to Paris, Kosovo to San Diego. But the story starts off in Nigeria.
Original Release
01/27/2009 on NBC
US Release
06/24/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Purefoy | Teddy Rist |
Neve Campbell | Olivia Maidstone |
Michael Kenneth Williams | Dax Vahagn |
Lindy Booth | A.J. / AJ Butterfield |
Jesse L. Martin | Philip Maidstone |
James Albrecht | Gerard Kim |
Bonnie Mbuli | Chima Balo / (as Bonnie Henna) |
Krista Allen | Julia Rist |
Dominique McElligott | Bella Olazabal |
Treva Etienne | The Dealer |
Directors
Jonas Pate, Ed Fraiman, Peter Horton, John Strickland, Duane Clark, Charles Beeson, Andy Wilson
Writers
Kyle Bradstreet, Tom Fontana, Brant Englestein, Jim Juvonen, John McNamara, Hannah Shakespeare, Charlie Corwin, Lukas Reiter
Creators
Charlie Corwin, Jim Juvonen, Tom Fontana
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Purefoy | Teddy Rist |
Neve Campbell | Olivia Maidstone |
Michael Kenneth Williams | Dax Vahagn |
Lindy Booth | A.J. / AJ Butterfield |
Jesse L. Martin | Philip Maidstone |
James Albrecht | Gerard Kim |
Bonnie Mbuli | Chima Balo / (as Bonnie Henna) |
Krista Allen | Julia Rist |
Dominique McElligott | Bella Olazabal |
Treva Etienne | The Dealer |
Mark Pellegrino | Walter Kerabatsos |
David Clennon | Duane |
Karel Roden | Bayonne / Krivosheenko |
Jesse Lee Soffer | Dean Fitzsimmons |
Nick Chinlund | Rayburn |
Lambert Wilson | Yves Moehringer |
Alain Uy | Saw Maung |
Tony Armatrading | (as Anthony Armatrading) |
Enuka Okuma | Martine Joix |
Lucy Brown | Deborah Rogeaux |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter Horton | Executive Producer |
Jonas Pate | Executive Producer |
Teri Weinberg | Executive Producer |
Gareth Neame | Executive Producer |
Barry Levinson | Executive Producer |
Charlie Corwin | Executive Producer |
Tom Fontana | Executive Producer |
Elle Johnson | Executive Producer |
Jim Juvonen | Executive Producer |
Nigel Marchant | Producer |
John McNamara | Producer |
Kim Newton | Producer |
Aaron Seliquini | Producer |
Dianne Beatty | Producer |
Irene Burns | Producer |
Matthew Stillman | Producer |
David Minkowski | Producer |
James Halpern | Producer |
Charlie Corwin | Producer |
Barry Levinson | Producer |
Tom Fontana | Producer |
David Eick | Producer |
Joseph Berger-Davis | Producer |
Editors
Sheri Bylander, Susan Graef, Deborah Moran, Victor Du Bois, William Flicker