THE CAST

Born in Paris, Nathalie Schmidt is a Fulbright scholar, and a multi awarded French TV, film and theater actress, writer, director, producer, who moved to New York. She performed in more than 40 films and 40 theatre shows, including Agniezka Holland’s Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated feature Europa, Europa. Nathalie won Outstanding Guest actress in a drama award for Weakness at the LA WebFest and Outstanding Guest award nomination at Die Seriale WebFest in Germany. In the US, she won 2 Best Actress awards and 5 Best Actress nominations for I DO, as Zoe.

Joseph R. Sicari is a veteran actor who has worked with Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Ryan O’Neal, John Hurt, Lynn Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, among many others. He had more than 250 guest starring roles in television including SEINFELD, LAW & ORDER, THE SOPRANOS, THE PACIFIC, etc.

Menuhin Hart is an actor and comedian based in New York City. He has appeared in 14 short films, TV and film productions, such as: Con Job, Timing, Lisa’s Treasure, etc. I DO is his first experience with a leading role in a series.

Paul Moon is an award-winning New York City based actor, filmmaker, and writer. He appeared as Khufu on Amazon's The Tick and as Gregorio in Off-Broadway's My Big Gay Italian Wedding. He can also be found in The New York Times' newsroom as a Deputy Director of Newsroom Operations and contributing writer.

Tina Chen is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Drama Desk nominated actor, who worked with Arthur Penn, Sydney Pollack, Liza Minnelli, among many others. Tina is also a director, producer, composer and a scientist who did research at the New York Blood Center for 14 1/2 years while she worked simultaneously in show business. She helped discover many blood types. 

Made in Taiwan, Claire Hsu is an award-winning actress. She had a part in Lynn Ramsay’s Cannes winning You Were Never Really Here, with Joaquin Phoenix. She performed in Emmy winning A Crime to Remember and Broken Badges. She won Best Actress award for Nanny at First Line Festival, and Locked Alone at Ireland YFIFF.

Jeffrey Thompson is an American actor based in NYC. He has appeared in 5 TV productions, including Federal Hill, CNBC Market Update, I, Witness; 7 films including The Patriots, The Story Life of AJ Fikry, and 6 plays. I DO is his first leading guest star role in an Episode.

Flor De Liz Perez is an American TV, film and theater actress. She has performed in 11 TV productions – including Madam Secretary,  God Friended Me, Chicago P.D. , Pose, and Blue Bloods. She has performed in 7 films, including The House That Jack Built, Tenebrae Lux, Maggie Black, and Big Exit. And she plays clarinet.

Carlo Fiorletta has starred in the feature DETOURS. He got a Best Actor nomination at the Golden Door Film Festival. He appeared in the short film Indigo Blue at Santa Barbara Film Festival. He’s the President of GIAA – the Guild of Italian American Actors.

Nimo Gandhi is an American TV, film and theater actor. He performed in 65 TV productions, 14 films, and 7 theatre shows. Recent credits include: 9-1-1 (FOX), Sesame street (HBO Max) Tommy (CBS), Blacklist (NBC), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (NBC), Law and Order SVU (NBC) and Sharknado 2 (feature). He has also a supporting role in 2017 Sundance feature Deceit, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer.

Nelson Avidon is an American award winning TV, film and theater actor. He performed with Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn, in Life after You, by Sarah Schwab, in Keeping The Faith, with Edward Norton and Ben Stiller, and in Our Italian Husband with Brooke Shields. He’s a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. He says “I DO is hilarious”.

Ricky Ritzel, pianist, singer, actor, Cabaret Warhorse, is a 45 year veteran of the New York Nightlife scene. He has received most Cabaret awards and is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets. He appeared in the James Fall’s feature, Trick.

Thomas Christopher Nieto is a native Texan, who moved to NYC. His film credits include The Violent State of America, Luvrgrl, Spooky Action. Thomas says: “I DO was a lot of fun to work on, working with Nathalie was an exciting time. I am also Yaqui Indian, so getting a chance to play a Native for the camera was definitely a real treat.”

Jax Jaxon is an agender actor who portrayed Yann Fredericks / Young Harry in the Broadway Lyric Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2021-2024), after working 10 years in Off Broadway Productions.

George Cerezo spent several years working behind the scenes in the music/record industry before he entered acting. A friend and his sister, both actors, suggested that he try acting, he did, and he liked it!

Jim Thalman is an actor producer writer who has worked in more than 65 TV shows, videos and films.

Peter Columbia is an actor who worked in 9 films and TV shows, including High Maintenance.

Nathalie Schmidt is the creator, executive producer, co writer and director of I DO the series. Born in Paris, she wrote and directed several theater shows in France. She co wrote, directed, co composed and wrote the lyrics of the French musical feature film Clear Skies After Rain (Après la pluie le beau temps). I DO the series won 20 awards and 34 nominations worldwide

Filmmaker, screenwriter, TV and film producer Arnold Barkus has directed two feature films, as well as numerous shorts, music videos, and a documentary web series.

Eva Minemar is a producer, first assistant to the director and an actress. 

Anne Terrail is a French American theater producer. I DO is her first time film producing, and she's an executive producer on the series.

Liz Bendelac is an American location manager and a producer.

Eve Pomerance is a casting director, producer and a writer. She was the casting director and co producer of the awarded Barry Alexander Brown’s feature film Son of the South.

Piero Basso AIC is an Italian born, and American multi awarded cinematographer. He has worked on 105 films and videos. He also is the Chair of the Cinematography program for New York Film Academy at the New York Campus. 

CAMERA OPERATOR (Paris Unit)
Florent Schmidt is a French photographer and a music video and commercial director.

Sacha Zuckerman is a New York-based production sound mixer with extensive experience in TV and commercial work. 

Nathan Bonetto is a sound mixer and sound editor based in New York, working on films and commercials. 

Connor Donahue is an American sound mixer.

Greg Arnold is the final sound mixer. He is also a composer, and an actor.

Victor Loeillet (Pais Unit) is a French sound designer with decades of experience in the French film and tv industry.

Pierre Vannier is a French editor based in NYC.

Ida Myklebost is a Norwegian American editor, director and cinematographer.

Henry Steady is an American film and sound editor and visual effect based in NYC.

Danny Ursetti is a NYC based composer, conductor, arranger/orchestrator, drummer/percussionist and singer. His songs and musicals have been developed and presented at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Goodspeed Musicals, NYU Tisch, etc. He also composed and sang the opening credit song.

Jed Distler is a pianist, composer, writer, curator and radio host. His ASCAP award winner compositions are characterized by audacity, subtle craftmanship, and a rare sense of humour. « A witty, genial and adventurous composer » (New York Times).

Vernice Klier is an American acting coach. She has over 65 films to her credit, including the Oscar winning The English Patient where she coached Juliette Binoche, who won an Academy Award for her role on this film.