
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Kiele Sanchez (Kingdom) has signed with Strand Entertainment for management.
Sanchez last starred as Lisa Prince, the matriarch of the Navy St. family, on DirecTV’s boxing drama, Kingdom, which ran for three seasons. The series, from creator Byron Balasc, also starred Frank Grillo, Jonathan Tucker, and Nick Jonas.
Previously, Sanchez starred for four seasons as Callie Cargill on A&E’s crime series, The Glades. Additional TV credits include recurring roles on Criminal Minds: Evolution and Station 19, along with roles on Lost, The CW’s Related, and Samantha Who.
Sanchez also acted as a staff writer on Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher, most notably co-writing the series finale. Her most notable film credits include The Purge: Anarchy, A Perfect Getaway opposite Timothy Olyphant, and Blumhouse/Netflix’s recent reboot of Benji.
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Founded in 2024 by Jeff Golenberg and Jason Shapiro, Strand Entertainment’s clients include Wilmer Valderrama, Jason Isaacs, Katherine Waterston, Camilla Belle, Mike Colter, Rosie Perez, Derek Hough, Nicholas Pinnock, Matthew Lillard, Margarita Levieva, Harold Perrineau, Mercedes Mason, Keiynan Lonsdale, Sandrine Holt, Christina Chang, Beth Riesgraf, Haneefah Wood, David Ajala, Michael Malarkey, Rob Heaps, Michaela McManus, and Mimi Rogers, among others.
Most recently signing Westworld‘s Angela Sarafyan, the company announced the appointment Monica Khan as Partner and Head of Digital in February. Upcoming projects on the development/production front include an Untitled Meg Donnelly Project at Disney+ with Kapital Entertainment, Dance Dads at ABC with Hough, and Deadheading at FX alongside producer Rob Golenberg. Additionally, there’s a pair of features in the works, including Heavyweights, with client Pinnock and his Silver Milk Productions.
Sanchez continues to be repped by Vision PR and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum.