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EXCLUSIVE: We can confirm that former WME agent Hanley Baxter has joined the UTA talent department in Los Angeles, with most of the clients on his roster joining him including Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, Thor and Blindspot actress Jaimie Alexander, Billy Magnussen, Daredevil and The Theory of Everything‘s Charlie…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Max Greenfield, known for his seven-year run on New Girl and a current starring role opposite Cedric the Entertainer in CBS sitcom The Neighborhood, in all areas. Greenfield earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for playing Schmidt on New Girl. He also appeared in episodes of FX’s Ame…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has added Jessica Kantor as an agent in their Independent Film Group. She will be based in UTA’s Los Angeles offices and report to department co-heads Rena Ronson and Jim Meenaghan. Previously, Kantor worked as the EVP of Business and Legal Affairs at Imperative Entertainment, where she oversaw all…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actor Josh Holloway for representation in all areas. Holloway is known for his many television roles. Most recently, he executive produced and starred as Will Bowman for three seasons on the USA sci-fi drama Colony. He is best known for his role as the smooth-talking swindler with a heart of…

The United Talent Agency (UTA) announced today that they have signed author and youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father, activist and author Ziauddin Yousafzai. Both are co-founders and board members of Malala Fund. UTA will work with both of them as they continue to inspire global audiences with…

EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) announced today that they have signed 18-year-old writer and director Freddy Macdonald in all areas. Based in Zurich, Macdonald is known for writing and directing many short films — one a year since he moved to Switzerland in 2015 to be exact. Recently, his short Sew Torn, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Star of stage and screen Catherine Zeta-Jones has signed with UTA in all areas. Zeta-Jones won an Academy Award or her role as vaudevillian murderess Velma Kelly in Rob Marshall’s adaptation of Chicago and earned a Tony Award for Lead Actress In A Musical for her role as Desirée Armfeldt in Stephen…

Entrepreneur Troy Carter, who exited Spotify last summer after serving as its Global Head of Creator Services, has been signed by UTA to develop projects across film, TV, theater and other areas. Carter offers a unique background in music and entertainment and was an early innovator in the realm of digital music and…

United Talent Agency is the first talent agency to strike a deal that gives it access to viewer insights gleaned from TV Time’s show tracking app. About 1 million people a day use TV Time’s app to keep track of the shows they’re watching, discover what to watch next or talk about favorite shows or actors with others…

Deepening the investment of Hollywood agencies in content production, United Talent Agency has teamed with Valence Media and its Media Rights Capital subsidiary on a joint venture to be called Civic Center Media. The new entity, in which UTA will hold an undisclosed minority stake, will develop, produce and finance…

UPDATE: Sources tell Deadline that UTA sold an equity stake in the 40% range, with the cash infusion in the vicinity of $200 million. Some of the majority of that money will be used to further diversify the agency, and that some of the money will be spread around to the dealmakers who’ve put the agency in this…

United Talent Agency’s Peter Dodd is heading over to the Warner Bros. Burbank, CA lot where he’s been named Vice President, Creative Development. Courtenay Valenti, the studio’s President of Production and Development made the news official today. Dodd will report to Valenti. Dodd has been a literary agent at UTA for…