Nikki (Nakeisa Jackson) was first diagnosed with HIV when she was 19. Although traumatized by her diagnosis initially, she decided to share her story on YouTube and then wrote her first book. Nikki works as a nurse and is not a commercial actress but was compensated by Gilead for her role in the commercial.

In a new 60-second commercial launched just before Christmas and sponsored by HIV and AIDS drug maker Gilead, we see American actor, Tony Award winner and HIV patient André De Shields sitting directly in front of the camera saying simply: “HIV is not crime.”

Ann Edwards Ann Edwards (old lady/grandma) contacted Viiv directly and offered to be part of the brand's marketing. As a 75-year-old heterosexual white woman who has been living with HIV since 1998, she didn't fit the profile of a typical person living with HIV, which was her point of volunteering for the TV commercial.

actress Gabrielle Union Created by 72andSunny, and featuring actress Gabrielle Union and her husband Dwyane Wade, an NBA star who played for the Heat for 16 years.

Gilead practices a resurgent form of Puritan fundamentalism The Puritans were one of the religious groups that arose in England in the late 16th century, and mostly migrated to North America between 1630 and 1640.

Gilead is a strict, totalitarian regime that bases its laws and customs around only a very literal, fundamentalist interpretation of the Christian Bible.

Here are some steps you can take to try to find actors from a commercial:

1. Contact the Company: If the commercial is for a specific product or brand, you can try contacting the company directly.
2. Use Social Media: Many actors and performers have a presence on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Dovato contains two active drugs: dolutegravir and lamivudine. Dolutegravir is in a group of drugs called integrase inhibitors. Lamivudine is in a group of drugs called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Biktarvy contains three active drugs: bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide.

Sleep Number thinks it can help, with new smart-bed technology. And the new "Sleep Next Level" brand-positioning campaign highlights the options. Created by 72andSunny, and featuring actress Gabrielle Union and her husband Dwyane Wade, an NBA star who played for the Heat for 16 years.

Even if you don't know him by name, there's a very good chance you've seen Liev on your screen several times throughout the years. Liev has been working in the industry since the early 1990s, Why is Liev Schreiber Starring in Mattress Firm Commercials?...

The rise of the Christian right in "The Handmaid's Tale" draws from American history. To depict the authoritative world run by the extremely religious right in "The Handmaid's Tale," Atwood drew upon history - mainly, 17th-century Puritan theocracy in America and the political climate of the country in the early 1980s.

In The Handmaid's Tale, religion is one of the two main means of control used by the regime. In fact, the entire society is built upon a warped form of Christianity where the scriptures of the Bible are used to find precedents for laws and regulations that the regime has created.