'Electric Jesus': 5 things to know about Brian Baumgartner and cast
What's not to love when a movie has a lot of comedy and some cheap thrilled, guilt-free drama? VoD presents 'Electric Jesus' in time to rock and roll with you, this season, for the diehard music lover and metalhead fan in you!
A promoter (played by Brian Baumgartner) sells sound man Erik (Andrew Eakle) and his favorite Christian metal band, called 316, with the promise of a bus tour, during the summer of 1986. Their so-called idea of making Jesus famous meets the confusion of personal ethics among many, religious introspection, lifelong friendships and first loves.
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Brian Baumgartner as Skip WIck
Brian Baumgartner is a famous actor and producer, and known popularly for his role as Kevin Malone in 'The Office', and for his roles in 'Four Christmases', and 'License to Wed'. Baumgartner has an extensive and impressive background in the theatre, having participated in various speech events and dramatics while at school. In 2007, Baumgartner won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband Program under the Comedy category, for his work on 'The Office: The Accountants webisodes', and shared the award with his co-stars, Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez. In 2020. he hosted and executive produced 'An Oral History Of The Office', a podcast on Spotify that features interviews with his 'The Office' co-stars.
Judd Nelson as Pastor Wember
Judd Asher Nelson was born and raised in Maine, and went to St Paul's preparatory school in Concord, New Hampshire, prior to majoring in Philosophy at the Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. He once went to watch his friend's audition and tried his luck while there, and eventually won the role! Nelson is known for his roles in the comedy, 'Making the Grade', the ensemble comedy, 'Fandango', 'The Breakfast Club', 'St. Elmo's Fire', 'Billionaire Boys Club', 'From the Hip', and 'New Jack City'.
Other cast details
The rest of the cast includes Claire Bronson as Rebekah, Rhoda Griffis as Donna, Shawn Parsons as Chris Angelopoulos, Andrew Eakle as Erik, Sean Freeland as Kasper Kapelrud, Michael H Cole as Jack, Sandra Elise Williams as Mimi, Gunner Willis as Cliff, Alan Wells as Perry Minter, Caleb Nix Hoffmann as Scotty, Wyatt Lenhart as Michael, Jef Holbrook as Snarky Fan, Matt Hoffman as Adult Erik, Blaque Fowler as Drunk Rocker, Will Oliver as Jamie, and Christina Leidel as Amy Grant.
'Electric Jesus' releases on November 2 on VoD.