Con Nooga Guests 2026

 Neva Howell is an American actress known for playing "Ma Kent" in the 2025 film Superman. With  over 30 years of experience, she has appeared in various film and TV  roles, including Mercy Street, Greedy People, and The Originals. After  attending acting school in New York and spending time in Los Angeles,  she returned to the Southeast, where she was surprised to receive the  offer to play Ma Kent from director James Gunn.  Neva has a long list of credits and roles she has portrayed over the years. 

Kelly Baskin is a Los Angeles based voice actor working in animation, video games, anime, and commercials. Projects include Amber in Genshin Impact, Shizuna & Esmeray in Trails Through Daybreak, Agnes in Gundam Seed Freedom, Chihiro in Persona 3: Reload, Letizia and Lyre in Fire Emblem Heroes, Mercury in Supervive, Nara in AFK Journey, Kirin in Gunvolt 3, Melodia in Disgaea 6, Collette in Rune Factory 3, Deimos in Sailor Moon Eternal, Clara Contard in Miraculous Ladybug, Margot de Pearla in Rainbow High, and more. Between  growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and holding a BFA in Musical  Theatre Performance, Kelly is known to frequently break out into song  (probably a Dolly Parton tune). In her free time she enjoys hiking and  traveling with her husband and dog, Robin, traveling the world, and  rewatching Gilmore Girls. #TeamEdwardInTheMovies #TeamJacobInTheBooks

Luke Ellison Kokotek is an American actor best known for portraying Young Will Byers in the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.  Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he began acting at a young age in plays  written by his sister and officially launched his film career at age  five on HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones, directed by David Gordon Green (Halloween trilogy).

Luke has since appeared in feature films and television projects for  networks including Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and BET+. In recent years, he  has focused on the horror genre, performing alongside icons Lin Shaye  and Bill Moseley. His upcoming work includes the psychological thriller As Perennial As The Grass. He also appeared on HBO Max’s The Staircase and in the Amazon comedy You’re Cordially Invited, starring Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell.

 Santiago Cirilo was born April of 1973 in Puerto Rico, He is No#6 of seven children to Hector and Maria Cirilo both originally from Puerto Rico. Santiago lived in both Ohio and Puerto Rico at a young age. Growing up in Lorain, Ohio was a big challenge for Santiago. Being bilingual and adapting to America culture was just the easy task, growing up with 5 brothers, 1 sister, in a 2 bedroom duplex was the hard task. During his teenage years to adult hood Santiago always had the passion for the entertainment business, but never had that push to precede it. Santiago was involved in numerous high school Dramatic Arts Programs hosted and coordinated events. You just couldn't get him off stage or away from any type of camera. After college Santiago enlisted in the United States Army Infantry. For 6 years Santiago was a member of the 101st Airborne Infantry at Ft. Campbell Ky.Santiago's dedication to America has earned him numerous achievement awards and metals to add helping in one mission as a Translator and Infantryman for USA Special Ops, Marine Recon, and Navy Seals. Once Santiago's military term was up, he was hired at Gibson Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. In less than 1 year Santiago moved up in ranks from a level 1 sander to being personally responsible and only builder for Chet Akins guitars and guitars for "A" List artists to include Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Keith Urban and Toby Keith. During his time at Gibson, Santiago followed his heart and faith, and started going back to school for a Paralegal & Performing Arts Degree. Working 8 plus hours and going to school at night and weekends, gave Santiago the dedication and Drive to be successful in both professions.  Santiago is currently involved with numerous projects including Nation Entertainment - Back From the Dead and other projects.

Kenyon is a writer of many genres. With books spread across fantasy,  urban fantasy, mystery, horror, and small-town romance, you'd think that  would be enough. Not for Kenyon. As an actor, he has been in four  feature length films, written three, and has co-directed one of them.  His films include "Country Rain," "Sanctus House," and "When Angels  Fall." The third project that he (and his wife) will produce begins  filming in December 2025. It's a romantic comedy titled, "Where You Left  Me." Follow  

A regular at ConNooga, he lives in the local  Northwest Georgia area. You can follow his Mighty Film Productions on FB  or IG for behind the scenes information. You can also follow Kenyon on  Indie Gogo to see any opportunities to be involved in his films.  

William Alan Webb is a multi-award-winning, Amazon bestselling author  who somehow turned a degree in creative writing into a full-time career  of blowing up worlds and making readers laugh while he does it. Best  known for the Last Brigade and Hit World universes, he’s also the  creator of the Sharp Steel and High Adventure Sword & Sorcery saga  and the Time Wars series, where soldiers and villains like to fight over  the past while avoiding dinosaurs. Webb is known for writing fast-paced  stories filled with action, humor, exceptional world-building, and a  touch of the absurd. When not writing, he’s teaching others how to nail  killer first chapters, arguing with his puppies to give him back his  shoes, and wondering how he’s out of coffee again in west Tennessee. 

 Heartless Aquarius is a professional cosplayer and social media influencer. They are best known for cosplaying a variety of anime and video game characters, bringing their favorite characters to life on Instagram and TikTok. Through cosplay, Heartless has been able to collaborate with companies such as Urban Decay, Maybelline, Charlotte Tilbury, Box Lunch, Hot Topic, and L'Oréal. When they aren't cosplaying, they work as a data analyst in the gaming industry. 

Kevin Steverson is a retired veteran of the U.S. Army.  He has been  published over 60 times with 21 novels and 40 short stories and  counting. With his best selling Salvage Title Trilogy, picked up for  development into feature film, he is also a published lyricist with 10  songs cut in Nashville for various artists.  When he is not on the road  to a convention or writing songs with co-writers, he can be found in the  foothills of the NE Georgia mountains writing his next story or song. 

 Jason Gilbert is an author and film critic best known for his  action-packed and often irreverent Coldstone Case Files series and his  dark Urban Fantasy/Alternate History Clockworks of War series. 

Jason  streams on Twitch as Failflix with OhHaiMark and TheGreyCat on Terrible  Movies with Wonderful People. His influences include horror cinema,  bloody video games, dark beer, and heavy metal music.