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Torquil Campbell was born on 9 May 1972 in Sheffield, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Like Crazy (2011), Friday the 13th (2009) and Penelope (2006). He is married to Moya O'Connell. They have one child.Played Christopher James in Season 1 Episode 7: Uncivilized
He's recount of what happened had me in tears.- Actor
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Bruce Kirkpatrick, a forty-year veteran American film, television and stage actor who grew up in Parsippany, New Jersey, has worked on numerous projects in each genre with many of the most prevalent names in the business. After his graduation from Parsippany Hills High School he studied at Syracuse University, Pittsburgh University, LAMDA, and with personnel of the Royal Shakespeare Company in London, England. Throughout high school, college, and graduate school, Bruce competed competitively in rugby, wrestling, boxing, and racquetball while also performing in plays and completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in acting. Bruce's professional career began in Pittsburgh where he took his first film role in the movie Flashdance in 1983. Between then and the year 2000 he made 7 television movies, 4 television series, and 9 films including The Dark Half ('93) starring Timothy Hutton, Striking Distance ('93) and 12 Monkeys ('95) with Bruce Willis, Backstreet Justice ('94) starring Paul Sorvino, and McBain ('91) with Christopher Walken. One of Bruce's favorite projects during this time was the made-for-television film Against Her Will ('92) with Walter Matthau and Harry Morgan, after which Matthau became an ongoing mentor in Bruce's life. Bruce continued to appear in films such as xXx State of the Union ('05), Little Children ('06) and The Lovely Bones '09), and TV series The Sopranos, Royal Pains, and in the recurring role of Roger Twigg on The Wire.
Beginning in 1991 thru 2010, Bruce played eleven different characters in all three primary shows of the Law & Order franchise: Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, and Law and Order: CI. Most notable were his portrayals of serial rapist Richard White in "Stalked," Season 1 of SVU, and Tom Harrigan in the episode "Wannabe," in Law and Order ('93). Bruce has also appeared in five prime daytime soap operas including the recurring role of Patrick Curry on All My Children.
Bruce has a special place in his heart for the Independent Film genre, as well, and his portrayal of Senior in Silent Sea Production's 2013 film Blue Collar Boys earned him the Best Supporting Actor award from the London International Film-Maker Festival in 2016. More recently, Bruce has been seen as James Brannigan in the TV series Unforgettable ('14), American Fright Fest ('18), and the television series Hunters ('20) with Al Pacino.
Bruce's stage credits are also noteworthy and include the Trevor Nunn directed Broadway play Not About Nightingales, frequent regional theatre performances, and numerous commercials. Bruce has also worked prolifically as a stuntman and fight choreographer. His fight choreography for the Pittsburgh Public Theatre production of The Hairy Ape is preserved in the New York Library of Performing Arts Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.Played Richard White in Season 1 Episode 8: Stalker.
He definitely had me fooled.- Actress
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Grew up doing theatre in NYC -Studied at Northwestern University. -Her career started in 1995, when she was cast on Mad TV (1995) for 6 seasons. Cast member of The King of Queens (1998) for 5 seasons, playing opposite Jerry Stiller. Enjoys working in TV. Recurs on ABC's Black-ish (2014) Sex Lives of College Kids, and Bob Hearts Abishola. Scrubs (2001) and Cougar Town (2009). Was a regular on many shows, including ABC's Talk to Me (2000) with Kyra Sedgwick; ABC's Hot Properties (2005) with Gail O'Grady; NBC's Raines (2007) with Jeff Goldbloom; Lifetime's Rita Rocks (2008); CBS's $#*! My Dad Says (2010) with William Shatner; and Wendell and Vinnie (2013) on Nickelodeon. Guest-starred on many shows, such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999); Monk (2002); My Boys (2006); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000); Leverage (2008); Numb3rs (2005); The Game (2006); The Exes (2011); Whitney (2011); The Middle (2009) and, more recently, on Cougar Town (2009); Devious Maids (2013) and Black-ish (2014). Has been working in voice over animation for years. Family Guy (1999) for 15 years; Baby Blues (2000); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Clone High (2002); Kim Possible (2002); Clone High (2002); The Secret Saturdays (2008); The Penguins of Madagascar (2008). Enjoyed talk show appearances Late Show with David Letterman (1993) 3 times; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) 4 times;The Sharon Osbourne Show (2003); Dennis Miller (2004);Hollywood Squares (1998); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005).Played Jen Caulder in Season 1 Episode 19: Contact.
Underratted, her performance was...wow. This episode made me think what I would do in the situation.- Actor
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Nicolas Salgado was born on 17 December 1992 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Safe (2012), Bless the Child (2000) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).Played Elias Barrera in Season 2 Episode 5: Baby Killer.
He's performance didn't have many lines but I think he gave one the best performance of any kid on this show.- Actor
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Pablo Santos was born on 9 January 1987 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for Greetings from Tucson (2002), Alias (2001) and Shackles (2005). He died on 15 September 2006 in Toluca, Mexico.Played Ernesto Diaz in Season 4 Episode 6: Angels.
Oh boy...wow, he had me in tears every time.- Actor
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Dan Lauria was born on 12 April 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Spirit (2008), The Wonder Years (1988) and Stakeout (1987). He was previously married to Eileen Cregg.Played Peter Kurtz in Season 4 Episode 11: Damaged.
The father of a abused child who just didn't want to lose the only daughter left. How ever misguided it was in my opinion.- Max Jansen Weinstein was born on 8 May 1995 in Tarzana, California USA. He is an actor, known for House of Sand and Fog (2003), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and JAG (1995).Played Tommy Hoffman in Season 4 Episode 18: Desperate.
Wow, this boy...you know they have so many child actors on this show and some can pass you by but then there are the ones that just...wow. - Actor
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Ian Somerhalder was born and raised in the small southern town of Covington, Louisiana. His mother, Edna (née Israel), is a massage therapist, and his father, Robert Somerhalder, is a building contractor. He has Cajun (French), English, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Boating, swimming, fishing and training horses filled much of his recreational time growing up, as did the school drama club and performing with the local theater group. With his mother's encouragement, at age 10, he began a modeling career that took him to New York each summer. By junior high, he opted to put modeling on the back burner and focus more on sports and school. A few years later, when the opportunity to model in Europe arose, Somerhalder grabbed it, embarking on an enriching path of work, travel and study that took him to cities, including Paris, Milan and London. At 17, he began studying acting in New York and, by 19, had committed himself to the craft, working with preeminent acting coach William Esper. His fate was sealed while working as an extra in a club scene in the feature film, Black & White (1999). A talent manager visiting a client on the set spotted Somerhalder in a crowd scene of 400 and immediately signed him for representation. He was cast later for the drama Changing Hearts (2002) directed by Martin Guigui. Happy to be anchored in New York, Somerhalder spends much of his time studying acting, writing and practicing yoga. His recreational interests include water and snow skiing and horseback riding.Played Charlie Baker in Season 4 Episode 20: Dominace- Michael C. Fuchs is known for Stuart Little 2 (2002), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and 12 and Holding (2005).Played Eric Manning in Season 5 Episode 6: Coerced.
I forgot he wasn't an adult actor in some scenes. - Actor
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Leland Orser was born on 6 August 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Taken (2008), Se7en (1995) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). He has been married to Jeanne Tripplehorn since 14 October 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Roma Downey.Played Kevin Walker in Season 5 Episode 6: Coerced.
He played a man suffering from schizophrenia who killed some people. It made me look at that disease differently.- Actor
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Born and raised in Roxbury, a Boston neighborhood, by a single mom with four children, Beach was an athlete who never expected to be an actor. After performing in a few plays at Noble and Greenough School, he auditioned for, got accepted to and later graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School Of Drama in NYC. For the past forty years, Beach has worked with many acclaimed actors, producers and directors on over 70 feature films and hundreds of hours of television. He continues to love his job and is grateful to still be doing it after all these years.Played Andy Abbott in Season 5 Episode 20: Lowdown.
Oh my heart...just, everything this man has ever been in has been bloody brilliant.- Sabrina Jiang is known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Go, Diego! Go! (2005) and Go Diego Go! Great Dinosaur Rescue (2008).Played Hannah Wu in Season 6 Episode 2: Debt
She was speaking another language but she could have been speaking English. - Actor
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Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and raised in Roseland. Reiley McClendon first told his parents that he wanted to be an actor at the age of four. At six years old when he was still interested in acting his parents, Eric and Holly decided to allow and help Reiley to pursue his dream. After getting a local agent and working on some smaller projects Reiley's parents decided to try a pilot season in California. Reiley and his mother temporarily moved to Los Angeles for his first pilot season. By the end of this season his family decided to make the permanent move to California. After which, Reiley's career flourished. McClendon graduated Grace Brethren High School in June 2007. McClendon's favorite sports include cycling, golf, volleyball and baseball. He plays the drums, and is teaching himself to play the guitar.Played Logan Stanton / Lindsay Stanton in Season 6 Episode 12: Identity
I don't even need to look this episode up it was that memorable,
He played twins and he's performance was just so amazing, that's why it's one of my favourite episodes.- Actress
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Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander descent.
Elle's ascent into stardom began when she was almost three years old, when she played the younger version of her sister, Dakota Fanning's, character Lucy in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She then played younger Dakota again in Taken (2002) as Allie, age 3. But her first big independent movie without her sister was in 2003's Daddy Day Care (2003) as Jamie. She then had two guest appearances on Judging Amy (1999) and CSI: Miami (2002).
Elle was becoming more successful and she got another role, in 2004's The Door in the Floor (2004) with Kim Basinger. Her career kept improving, as she had two movies in 2005, Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006).
She has since starred in a number of prominent films, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Super 8 (2011), We Bought a Zoo (2011), and Maleficent (2014).Played Eden in Season 8 Episode 8: Cage.
She started very young I think she was 8 in this. Definitely tugged at my heart strings.- Additional Crew
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Played Patty Kerner in Season 6 Episode 16: Ghost.
As a secretary who's boss was killed I thought her performance was on point. Her voice was wobbly, very real. I believed she was upset.- Actress
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Cynthia Nixon was born in New York City on April 9, 1966, to Anne Elizabeth Knoll, an actress, and Walter E. Nixon, Jr., a radio journalist. She has German and English ancestry. Nixon made a memorable film debut in Little Darlings (1980). Her Broadway credits include "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," "Indiscretions," "Angels in America," "The Heidi Chronicles," and "The Women," and she managed to appear in both "Hurlyburly" and "The Real Thing" at the same time. Her stage honors include winning a Theatre World Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award and a Tony Award. She is also a founding member of Drama Dept., a New York-based theater company. She had been a working, though mostly unknown, actress for almost 20 years when she hit the big time with her role on HBO's Sex and the City (1998), where the naturally blond Nixon played red-haired workaholic lawyer Miranda Hobbes.Played Janis Donovan in Season 9 Episode 1: Alternate.
This is one of my favourite performances of hers.- Actress
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Paulina Gerzon was born on 27 January 1995 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Definitely, Maybe (2008), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Made in New York (2015).Played Katie Nicholson in Season 9 Episode 4: Savant.- Actor
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Bridger Zadina was born on 23 March 1994 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bosch (2014), Better Things (2016) and Terri (2011).Played Henry / Hailey Van Kuren in Season 10 Episode: Transitions
If you told me the actor was a girl in real life, I wouldn't have questioned it.- Actor
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John Gallagher Jr. has appeared in several television programs, including The West Wing (1999), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), Ed (2000), Love Monkey (2006), and Hallmark Hall of Fame's film The Flamingo Rising (2001). He played Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom (2012) which aired on HBO. He also appeared in HBO's mini-series Olive Kitteridge (2014), based on the Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, in the role of Christopher Kitteridge.
Film credits include Pieces of April (2003), Woody Allen's Whatever Works (2009), Jonah Hex (2010), The Heart Machine (2014), Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret (2011), and a lead role in Short Term 12 (2013) opposite Brie Larson. In 2016, he starred in the thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and the horror thriller film Hush (2005).Played Jeff Lynwood in Season 10 Episode 15: Lead.- Actor
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Matthew Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Paula and Jeffrey Lillard. He lived with his family in Tustin, California, from first grade to high school graduation. The summer after high school, he was hired as an extra for Ghoulies Go to College (1990). Matthew was the MC of the Nickelodeon program SK8 TV (1990) in 1989. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasedena, California. Along with a friend, Matthew started the Mean Street Ensemble theater company that functioned until 1991, when Matthew moved to New York to attend the theater school Circle in the Square.
Manager Bill Treusch got Matthew auditions for Serial Mom (1994). Matthew was cast as Chip and began another theater company called the Summoners.Played Chet in Season 10 Episode 16: Ballerina- Actor
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Ryan Kelley is an American actor probably best known for his starring role on the popular MTV television series "Teen Wolf". For 4 seasons as "Deputy Sheriff Jordan Parrish" Ryan used his badge and his supernatural abilities as a Hellhound to protect the town of Beacon Hills from evil on this international hit show. His popularity has helped him amass a following of over 1.5 million followers on social media and his appearances at conventions around the globe are sell outs. Most recently he starred in "Realms" a terrifying horror thriller set in Thailand that was shot entirely on location with some of that country's biggest stars. Other career highlights include "Prayers for Bobby" where Kelley portrayed the heartbreaking title character of "Bobby", a young gay man struggling to come to terms with his sexuality under the disapproving eye of his very conservative Christian mother played by Academy Award Nominee Sigourney Weaver. Based on the true story and best selling novel "Prayers for Bobby" received numerous nominations for Emmy's, Golden Globes, and won the GLADD Media Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series. Through his experience on this film Ryan has become a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and causes. Coming from a family of 15 children, 6 biological and 9 adopted, foster care and adoption rights are another cause Ryan champions and lends his support to. Other credits include starring in the critically acclaimed feature film "Mean Creek" where Ryan played "Clyde" one of a group of friends who find themselves at odds when a prank causes the accidental drowning of one of their classmates. This riveting drama earned Kelley an Independent Spirit Special Award of Achievement from Film Independent at their annual awards celebration. Younger fans may remember Ryan best as the the live actor version of the very popular animated character "Ben Tennyson" in the live action film "Ben 10: Alien Swarm". As a professional actor since the age of 5, Ryan has amassed an enviable string of credits over the years. From over 50 commercials as a child actor to numerous television guest spots on some of T.V's most popular shows including "Boston Legal", "Ghost Whisperer", "Terminator: Sarah Conner Chronicles" and a harrowing dramatic turn on "Law & Order: SVU" as a young heroin addict. A fan favorite guest arc on "Smallville" is also a role he is well remembered for. As a young star of several films he played the son of Jullianne Moore and Grandson of Peter Falk in the feature "Roommates", the son of Aidan Quinn and Bonnie Hunt in Project Greenlight's film "Stolen Summer", explored the fantasy dream world of "The Dust Factory" alongside Hayden Panettiere and Armin Mueller-Stahl and searched for Butch Cassidy's hidden gold in the 1950's set "Outlaw Trail". Ryan Kelley's career has shown no signs of slowing down 25 years in and now as a handsome adult leading man he remains more popular than ever and continues to add new exciting roles to his ever growing resume.Played Enzo Cooke in Season 11 Episode 7: Users.- Saidah Arrika Ekulona is an award-winning theater, television and film actress. She's originated roles on Broadway, off-Broadway, in regional theaters and international theaters, and originated the role of Mama Nadi in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined, for which she won an Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Jeff Award, Audelco Award and the Black Theatre Alliance Award. Saidah received her Bachelor of Arts from Albright College and her Master of Fine Arts from University of Minnesota.Played Nardalee Ulah in Season 11 Episode 16: Witness
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Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose recently finished filming the lead role of the pilot episode Beast Mode (TBS / Macro), which is based on life of legendary boxing trainer Ann Wolfe. Anika is also serving as Co-Executive Producer.
In 2018, Anika starred in the title role of 'Carmen Jones' in John Doyle's production at the Classic Stage Company in NYC. She was also seen in the film Assassination Nation (dir. Sam Levinson) alongside Bill Skarsgard, Bella Thorne, Suki Waterhouse, Maud Apatow and Joel McHale, and the film Everything, Everything, based on the popular young adult novel by Nicola Yoon, opposite Amandla Stenberg.
Anika starred as the lead of the television series The Quad, which ran for two seasons on BET (2017-2018). Anika also starred in The History Channel's adaption of Roots as Kizzy (NAACP Image Award nom for Outstanding Actress).
Other television credits include the Starz series Power, CBS's The Good Wife, ABC's Private Practice, CBS's Elementary and FOX's The Simpsons; the A&E mini-series Stephen King's Bag of Bones opposite Pierce Brosnan; and starring in The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency for HBO opposite Jill Scott and directed by Anthony Minghella.
Anika's many film credits include: Dreamgirls, The Princess and The Frog (voice of Princess Tiana), A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Half of a Yellow Sun, Imperial Dreams, and For Colored Girls.
Anika has won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in Caroline, or Change and has also starred in Broadway productions such as A Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award nomination and Outer Critics Circle nomination), and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
Additionally, Anika has received The Theater World Award, The Clarence Derwent Award, a Drama Desk nomination, the Los Angeles Critics' Circle Award, an Ovation Award, an Obie Award and four NAACP Image nominations, including the NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award for Theater.
Anika was the youngest performer to be honored as a Disney Legend when she received the honor in 2011.
March, 2019Played Miriam Deng in Season 13 Episode 1: Scorched Earth.- Actor
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Aaron Tveit was born on October 21, 1983 in Middletown, New York as Aaron Kyle Tveit. He's an American actor & singer known for originating the roles of Gabe in Next to Normal as well as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can on Broadway. He's also known as Tripp van der Bilt in Gossip Girl (2007) & Enjolras in Les Misérables (2012). Other works include Graceland (2013) & Grease Live! (2016).Played Stevie Harris in Season 13 Episode 2: Personal Fouls.
I also remeber him from a early episode which I thought he was excellant in too- Meghann Fahy was born on 25 April 1990 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for The White Lotus (2021), The Bold Type (2017) and The Lost Valentine (2011).Played Jenny Aschler Season 15 Episode 19: Downloaded Child.
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Tonya Glanz was born in Alameda County, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Timeless (2016), Hightown (2020) and High Maintenance (2012).Played Monica Russo in Season 21 Episode 11: She paints for vengeance- Manni L. Perez is known for Click Next to Continue (2021), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Blindspot (2015).Played in Esperanza Morales Season 21 Episode 13: Redemption in Her Corner
The scene where she confronts her dad...wow, Oscar worthy