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   BILLIARDS VMSOA

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Quan is an actor, writer, and producer working across theater, television, and film. A graduate of Brown University and an alum of the 2024–2025 Sony Pictures Television Fellowship, he is also the Founder and Director of the nonprofit Billiards VMSOA, where he leads artist-driven storytelling and development.

His work is constantly rooted in character and a deep sense of sonder, the awareness that every person carries a life as vivid and complex as your own.


As creator and writer of SP (Simulated Patient), he is building a new lane for micro dramas, one that challenges the expectations of vertical storytelling and proves the form can hold something real.

JaQuan Malik Jones

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Thomika is an Elliot Norton Award–nominated actor, writer, and producer, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Her acclaimed stage work includes Chicken & Biscuits, Fat Ham, The Garbologist, Our Town, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A third-generation performing artist trained at the British American Dramatic Academy at Oxford, Thomika brings depth, range, and emotional truth to every story she tells.

 

She is also the co-creator, co-writer, co-producer, and lead actor behind SP: Simulated Patient. Born in New York City and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Thomika is committed to creating work that is vulnerable, complex, and transformative.

Thomika Marie Bridwell

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Nobelle is an actor, producer, writer, and director committed to telling necessary stories through thoughtful, empathy-driven art. A Sony Pictures Television fellowship alum, they launched their own production company, Goldilux Productions, in 2025 and continue to build work rooted in imagination, care, and impact. Nobelle serves as Producer on SP.

Nobelle Sinclair

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Hailey Elise is a director and creator whose work blends emotional truth with a clinical awareness of human behavior. With a background in theater, film, and performance, including movement, improv, and dialect work, she brings an actor-centered approach grounded in both artistic precision and psychological safety.

She earned her Master’s degree from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine, where she directed original projects including The Chorus, a retelling of Shakespeare, A Black Boy, Smiles, and other visually driven works rooted in social commentary. 

 

As a Cognitive Educational Therapist, Hailey integrates full awareness, communication, and behavioral insight into her directing. Her work is both clinically observant and emotionally realistic, creating environments where artists feel safe to take risks and produce deeply truthful performances.

For SP: Simulated Patient, Hailey brings that same rigor, care, and emotional intelligence to the directing, helping shape a world that feels both precise and deeply human.

Hailey Elise

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Erik is a cinematographer and camera operator committed to crafting immersive, grounded visuals across commercial, architectural, branded, and narrative work. With a disciplined eye and calm presence on set, he approaches camera movement, lighting, and composition with meticulous attention to detail. A perfectionist by nature, Erik brings both precision and intention to every frame, continuing to refine his craft through a wide range of shooting environments.

Erik Hammer

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LaTron is a multifaceted musician, educator, and composer contributing original music to SP: Simulated Patient.

With a B.A. in Music Education, emphasizing voice and guitar, LaTron brings technical precision, emotional instinct, and soulful artistry to the project.

For SP, his composition helps support the rhythm of the world-where silence, tension, humor, and feeling all carry weight.

LaTron Baker-Pierce

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Dive deeper into Simulated Patient, an original series redefining form, process, and presence.

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This week, we sit down with some of the creative team behind Simulated Patient

"A new kind of series shaping its own lane."

From building story at the ground level to navigating collaboration and process, this episode gets into what it really takes to create with intention-and how the smallest ideas can carry the most impact.

Pull up to the table and stream the episode today on Apple and Spotify. Click our AUDIO page!

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