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'''John Charles McLellan''' (born May 17, 1987) is an Asterian actor, filmmaker, and author. He has received various accolades, including three [[Copper Stars]], and [[Asterian Man of the Year]]. McLellan is one of the most awarded actors in the history of Asteria. | |||
McLellan first rose to fame for starring in the films ''[[Northmen]]'' (2005), and later followed up with starring in the series [[Chronicles of Cyrus McPherson|''Chronicles of Cyrus McPherson'']] (2007-2011), depicting in both life in the [[Northern Plateau]] from the 1890s to the 1900s. Although initially typecast in films about the Northern Plateau, including ''[[Snow Dreamer]]'' (2009) and [[Devil's Pasture|''Devil's Pasture'']] (2014), his starring role in the hit film [[Mercury]] (2015) and its sequels [[Northern Express|''Northern Express'']] (2017) and [[The Frontiersman|''The Frontiersman'']] (2019) turned him into a household name. He would later star in nine more films as the fictional [[Alexander Wilson]], winning the record for most profitable film series in Crona. | |||
The film that cemented his status and earned him the Man of the Year award was ''[[Cyrus]]'' (2024), a four-hour epic film about [[Cyrus McPherson]] during the [[Asterian Civil War]]. As a method actor, he transformed his body to appear as the historic leader of Asteria during the 1920s. It is one of the most celebrated films in Asterian history. It was also McLellan's first directing and producing credit, transforming the actor into a filmmaker. This film kickstarted his involvement in politics, being elected mayor of [[Mercury]], his hometown, transforming it into a center of filmmaking in the Northern Plateau. His business expanded to creating [[Frontierland]], an amusement park that opened in 2029 outside of town. Currently, he stars as Alexander Wilson in the [[North+]] series [[Cold Steel|''Cold Steel'']] (2029-present) about the Northern Frontier at the cusp of modernization in the 1890s, for which he earned the [[Yarmouth Award]] for his performance. | |||