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Dana Delany

**Dana Welles Delany** (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress, producer, and activist. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama *China Beach* (1988–1991), for which she twice received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992.[1][2] She received further recognition for her appearances in the films *Light Sleeper* (1992), *Tombstone* (1993), *Exit to Eden* (1994), *The Margaret Sanger Story* (1995), *Fly Away Home* (1996), *True Women* (1997), and *Wide Awake* (1998).

In the 2000s, Delany appeared in main roles on several short-lived television series, including *Pasadena* (2001), *Presidio Med* (2002–2003), and *Kidnapped* (2006–2007). From 2007 to 2010, she starred as Katherine Mayfair on the ABC television series *Desperate Housewives*, for which she received a Prism Award in 2009.[3] Delany then starred as Megan Hunt on the ABC medical drama *Body of Proof* (2011–2013), and as Crystal Harris on the Amazon drama series *Hand of God* (2014–2017).[4]
Benedict Wong

**Benedict Wong** (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor who has appeared on film, television, and stage. Wong is known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's *Marco Polo* (2014–2016) and Bruce Ng in *The Martian* (2015).

Wong portrays Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his first appearance in *Doctor Strange* (2016) and later in *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).
Clive Owen

**Clive Owen** (born 3 October 1964) is an English actor. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series *Chancer* from 1990 to 1991. He received critical acclaim for his work in the film *Close My Eyes*(1991) before earning international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in *Croupier* (1998). In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the drama *Closer* (2004).

Owen has played leading roles in films such as *Sin City* (2005), *Derailed* (2005), *Inside Man* (2006), *Children of Men*(2006), and *The International* (2009). In 2012, he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in *Hemingway & Gellhorn*. He played Dr. John W. Thackery on the Cinemax medical drama series *The Knick*, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Chris Pratt

**Christopher Michael Pratt** (born June 21, 1979)[1] is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his television roles, particularly as Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom *Parks and Recreation* (2009–2015), for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013. He also starred earlier in his career as Bright Abbott in The WB drama series *Everwood* (2002–2006) and had roles in *Wanted* (2008), *Jennifer's Body* (2009), *Moneyball* (2011), *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), *Zero Dark Thirty* (2013), *Delivery Man* (2013), and *Her* (2013).

Pratt achieved leading man status in 2014 after starring in two critically and commercially successful films, Warner Animation Group's *The Lego Movie* as Emmet Brickowski and Marvel Studios' *Guardians of the Galaxy* as Star-Lord. In 2015, he starred in *Jurassic World*, the fourth installment in the *Jurassic Park* franchise, which was his most financially successful film up until the release of *Avengers: Infinity War*, and later *Avengers: Endgame*; he reprised the former role in the sequel *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* in 2018. In 2015, *Time* named Pratt one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual *Time 100* list.[2]

Pratt continued his leading man run in 2016 with *The Magnificent Seven* and *Passengers*. He reprises his role as Star-Lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017), *Avengers: Infinity War* (2018) and *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).
Andy Griffith

**Andy Samuel Griffith** (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, Southern Gospel singer, and writer[2] whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff, gregarious voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film *A Face in the Crowd* (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom *The Andy Griffith Show*(1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama *Matlock* (1986–1995).
Adam Beach

**Adam Beach** (born November 11, 1972) is an Ojibwe actor. He is best known for his roles as Victor in *Smoke Signals*, Frank Fencepost in *Dance Me Outside*, Tommy in *Walker, Texas Ranger*, Kickin' Wing in *Joe Dirt*, U.S. Marine Corporal, Ira Hayes in *Flags of Our Fathers*, Private Ben Yahzee in *Windtalkers*, Dr. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) in *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee*, NYPD Detective Chester Lake in *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, and Officer Jim Chee in the film adaptations of *Skinwalkers*, *Coyote Waits*, and *A Thief of Time*. He starred in the Canadian 2012-2014 series *Arctic Air*, and played Slipknot in the 2016 film *Suicide Squad*. He also played Squanto in Disney's *Squanto: A Warrior's Tale*. Most recently he has starred in *Hostiles* (2017) as Black Hawk, and the Netflix original film, *Juanita* (2019) as Jess Gardiner.
Colm Feore

**Colm Feore** OC (/ˈkɒləm ˈfjɔːr/;[1] born August 22, 1958), is an American-born Canadian stage, film and television actor.[2] A 13-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is best known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the television miniseries *Trudeau,* as well as roles such as Detective Martin Ward in *Bon Cop, Bad Cop*, Lord Marshal Zhylaw in *The Chronicles of Riddick,* Pope Julius II on *The Borgias,* First Gentleman Henry Taylor on *24*, General Ted Brockhart on *House of Cards*, and Declan Gallard on *21 Thunder*. He is a Prix Iris and Screen Actors Guild Awardwinner and a Genie Award nominee.[3]
Connie Britton

**Constance Elaine Britton** (née **Womack**; born March 6, 1967)[2] is an American actress, singer, and producer. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film *The Brothers McMullen* (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom *Spin City.* She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms *The Fighting Fitzgeralds* (2001) and *Lost at Home* (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film *Friday Night Lights* (2004) and the thriller film *The Last Winter* (2006).[3]

Britton starred as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV drama series *Friday Night Lights* from 2006 to 2011. For this role, she received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[4] In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series *American Horror Story*, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[5] She reprised her role for the eighth season of the show, entitled *Apocalypse*. Britton starred as country singer Rayna Jaymes in the ABC/CMT musical drama series *Nashville* from 2012 to 2018,[6] for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.[7]

In 2016, Britton had a recurring role as socialite Faye Resnick in the first season of FX true crime anthology series *American Crime Story*. In 2018, she starred as Abby Clark in the first season of the Fox procedural drama series *9-1-1*, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her performance as Debra Newell in the Bravo true crime anthology series *Dirty John*.[8]

In film, Britton starred in the romantic comedy-drama *Seeking a Friend for the End of the World* (2012), the romantic comedy *The To Do List* (2013), the comedy-drama *This Is Where I Leave You* (2014), the drama *Me and Earl and the Dying Girl* (2015), the action comedy *American Ultra* (2015), the period drama *Professor Marston and the Wonder Women* (2017), and the comedy-drama *The Land of Steady Habits* (2018).
Anne Hache

**Anne Celeste Heche** (/heɪʃ/ *HAYSH*; born May 25, 1969) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Following a dual role in the daytime soap opera *Another World* (1987–91), she came to mainstream prominence in the late 1990s with the films *Donnie Brasco* (1997), *Volcano* (1997), *Six Days, Seven Nights* (1998), and *Return to Paradise* (1998). In 1998, Heche portrayed Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant's horror remake *Psycho*.

A highly publicized relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres was followed by a significant downturn in Heche's career, although she has continued to act, appearing in the well-received independent films *Birth* (2004), *Spread* (2009), *Cedar Rapids* (2011), *Rampart* (2011), and *Catfight* (2016). In 2004, Heche received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Lifetime movie *Gracie's Choice*, and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her work in Broadway's *Twentieth Century*.

She has starred in the television series *Men in Trees* (2006–08), *Hung* (2009–11), *Save Me* (2013), *Aftermath* (2016), and *The Brave* (2017).[1]
Aaron Eckhart

**Aaron Edward Eckhart** (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor.

Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to England at age 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through an adult education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor.

As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film *In the Company of Men* (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films *Your Friends & Neighbors* (1998), *Nurse Betty* (2000), and *Possession* (2002).

Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film *Erin Brockovich* (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in *Thank You for Smoking*. Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film *The Dark Knight* as District Attorney Harvey Dent. Other key roles include *The Pledge* (2001), *The Core* (2003), *Paycheck* (2003), *Rabbit Hole*(2010), *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011), *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013) and its sequel *London Has Fallen* (2016), *I, Frankenstein*(2014), and *Sully* (2016).
Chad Allen

**Chad Allen** (born June 5, 1974) is a retired American actor. Beginning his career at the age of seven, Allen is a three-time Young Artist Award winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree. He was a teen idol during the late 1980s as David Witherspoon on the NBC family drama *Our House* and as Zach Nichols on the NBC sitcom *My Two Dads*[1][2] before transitioning to an adult career as Matthew Cooper on the CBS western drama *Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman*.[3] He announced his retirement from acting in April 2015.[4]
Adam Arkin

**Adam Arkin** (born August 19, 1956)[1] is an American television, film and stage actor, and director. He is known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on *Chicago Hope*. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony (Best Actor, 1991, *I Hate Hamlet*) as well as three primetime Emmys, four SAG Awards (Ensemble, *Chicago Hope*), and a DGA Award (*My Louisiana Sky*). In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for *My Louisiana Sky*. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on *Monk*. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in the NBC drama *Life*. Beginning in 1990 he had a guest role on *Northern Exposure* playing the angry paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, on the FX original series *Sons of Anarchy*.

His father, Alan Arkin, and brother, Matthew, are also actors.
Amanda Peet

**Amanda Peet** (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. After studying at Columbia University, Peet began her acting career with small parts on television, and made her film debut in *Animal Room* (1995). Her featured role in the comedy *The Whole Nine Yards* (2000) brought her wider recognition,[1] and she has since appeared in a variety of films, including *Something's Gotta Give* (2003), *Identity* (2003), *Syriana* (2005), *The X-Files: I Want to Believe* (2008), *2012*(2009), and *The Way, Way Back* (2013).

On television, Peet has starred in *Jack & Jill* (1999–2001), *Togetherness* (2015–2016), and *Brockmire* (2016–present).
Asa Butterfield

**Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield** (/ˈeɪsə/;[1][2] born 1 April 1997) is an English actor. He began his acting career at the age of 9 in the television drama *After Thomas* (2006) and the comedy film *Son of Rambow* (2007). He became known for playing the main character Bruno in the Holocaust film *The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas* (2008), for which he received nominations for the British Independent Film Award and the London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year at the age of 11. He also played the young Mordred in the BBC TV series *Merlin* (2008–2009) and Norman in the fantasy film *Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* (2010).

For his leading performance as Hugo Cabret in Martin Scorsese's drama *Hugo* (2011), Butterfield received considerable praise and was awarded the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance—Male and was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer, among other accolades. He is also known for portraying Ender Wiggin in the 2013 film adaptation of the science fiction novel *Ender's Game* by Orson Scott Card. He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for playing Nathan Ellis in Morgan Matthews's *X+Y* (2014). He starred as Jacob "Jake" Portman in *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016) and as Gardner Elliot in *The Space Between Us* (2017). In 2019, Butterfield began playing Otis Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama series *Sex Education*.
Dan Hedaya

**Daniel G. Hedaya** (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor. He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters. He has had major supporting roles in films like *True Confessions*(1981), *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension*, *Tightrope*, *Blood Simple* (all 1984), *Commando*(1985), *Wise Guys* (1986), *Joe Versus the Volcano* (1990), *The Addams Family* (1991), *Rookie of the Year* (1993), *Clueless* (1995), *The First Wives Club*, *Daylight*, *Marvin's Room* (all 1996), *Alien Resurrection* (1997), *A Civil Action*, *A Night at the Roxbury* (both 1998), *The Hurricane*, *Dick* (both 1999), *Shaft*, *The Crew* (both 2000), *Swimfan* (2002), *Robots*, and *Strangers with Candy* (both 2005).
Amber Heard

**Amber Laura Heard** (born April 22, 1986)[3] is an American actress and model. Born and raised in Texas, Heard made her film debut in a minor supporting role in the sports drama *Friday Night Lights* (2004), followed by a series of other small roles in television and film. Her first leading role was in the horror film *All the Boys Love Mandy Lane* (2006), but it was not released in the United States until 2013 due to distribution problems. Her second major role came in the short-running The CW television series *Hidden Palms* (2007).

Heard's breakthrough came in 2008 with roles in the action film *Never Back Down* and in the stoner comedy *Pineapple Express*, which were both box office successes. The same year, she received the Breakthrough Award at Young Hollywood Awards. Heard continued her career with roles in films such as *The Informers* (2008), *The Stepfather* (2009), *Zombieland* (2009), and *The Joneses* (2009). In 2011, she played the female lead opposite Nicolas Cage in *Drive Angry*, and opposite Johnny Depp in *The Rum Diary*; neither were critically nor commercially successful. After several unsuccessful films, Heard appeared in the box office successes *3 Days to Kill* (2014), *Magic Mike XXL* (2015) and *The Danish Girl* (2015). She also starred in the indie film *The Adderall Diaries* (2015), the television musical drama *One More Time* (2015), and the Martin Amis adaptation *London Fields* (2018). The latter was due to be released in 2015, but became the subject of a series of lawsuit between its director, Heard, and the film's production company over disagreements in its editing and other issues. The film was finally released in 2018, and was both a critical and commercial flop.

In 2017, Heard acted as part of an ensemble cast in the indie film *I Do...Until I Don't* (2017) and made an appearance as Mera in the superhero film *Justice League* (2017). She reprised the latter role opposite Jason Momoa in *Aquaman* (2018), which became the most profitable DC Extended Universe film up to that point, and the fifth highest-grossing film of 2018.[4] The same year, Heard was also named a global spokesperson for the cosmetics giant L'Oréal Paris. In 2019, she appeared in supporting roles in the independent films *Her Smell* and *Gully*.

In addition to her acting career, Heard engages in activism for causes such as LGBTQ rights and domestic and sexual violence awareness. She is an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ambassador and has been named a Human Rights Champion for the Stand Up for Human Rights campaign by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. From 2015 to 2017, Heard was married to her *The Rum Diary* co-star Johnny Depp. Their divorce drew significant media attention, as she alleged that he was physically and verbally abusive towards her throughout most of their relationship.
Ashley Jensen

**Ashley Jensen** (born 11 August 1969)[*citation needed*] is a Scottish actress and narrator. She was nominated for an Emmyfor her role on the television series *Extras*, in which she appeared from 2005–2007. She was also a cast member of the ABC series *Ugly Betty* and the short-lived CBS sitcom *Accidentally on Purpose*. Jensen is currently the star of the comedy-drama detective television series *Agatha Raisin*.
Bill Hader

**William Thomas Hader Jr.** (born June 7, 1978)[1] is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer and director. He was a cast member on *Saturday Night Live* (2005–2013), for which he has received four Emmy Awardnominations and a Peabody Award, a writer on *South Park* (2008–present) and co-creator of the IFC series *Documentary Now!* (2015–present). In 2018, he created and began starring as the titular assassin in the HBO dark comedy series *Barry*, which earned Hader an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and consecutive nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Seriesfor its first two seasons.[2]

He had supporting roles in *Superbad* (2007), *Tropic Thunder* (2008), *Forgetting Sarah Marshall* (2008), *Adventureland*(2009), *Paul* (2011), *Men in Black 3* (2012), *The To Do List* (2013), *Maggie's Plan* (2015) and *It Chapter Two* (2019) and leading roles in *The Skeleton Twins* (2014) and *Trainwreck* (2015). He has voiced lead characters in the *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs* franchise (2009-2014), *Inside Out* (2015), the *Angry Birds* films (2016, 2019) and *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), and supporting characters in *Monsters University* (2013), *Turbo* (2013) and *Finding Dory* (2016).
Andrea Martin

**Andrea Louise Martin** (born January 15, 1947) is a Canadian-American actress, singer, author and comedian,[1][2] best known for her work in the television series *SCTV* and *Great News*. She has appeared in films such as *Black Christmas*(1974), *Wag the Dog* (1997), *Hedwig and the Angry Inch* (2001), *My Big Fat Greek Wedding* (2002), *My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2* (2016), and *Little Italy* (2018). She has also lent her voice to the animated films *Anastasia* (1997), *The Rugrats Movie* (1998) and *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* (2001).

Martin has been equally prolific in the world of theater, winning Tony Awards for both *My Favorite Year* and the 2013 revival of *Pippin*. Martin also appeared on Broadway in *Candide*, *Oklahoma!*, *Fiddler on the Roof*, *Young Frankenstein*, *Exit the King* and *Act One*. She has received five nominations for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, more than any other actress in the award's history. She received her first nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2016 revival of *Noises Off*.

She also starred as Carol Wendelson on the NBC sitcom *Great News*.
Bill Murray

**William James Murray** (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, filmmaker, and writer. He first rose to fame on *Saturday Night Live*, a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including *Meatballs* (1979), *Caddyshack* (1980), *Stripes* (1981), *Tootsie* (1982), *Ghostbusters*(1984), *Scrooged* (1988), *Ghostbusters II* (1989), *What About Bob?* (1991), and *Groundhog Day* (1993). He also co-directed *Quick Change* (1990).

Murray garnered additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in *Lost in Translation* (2003), which earned him a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and for frequently collaborating with director Wes Anderson. He also received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in *Ghostbusters*, *Rushmore* (1998), *Hyde Park on Hudson* (2012), *St. Vincent* (2014), and the HBO miniseries *Olive Kitteridge* (2014), for which he later won his second Primetime Emmy Award. Murray received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2016.[2] His comedy is known for its deadpan delivery.[3]
Antonio Banderas

**José Antonio Domínguez Bandera** (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as **Antonio Banderas**, is a Spanishactor, producer and singer. He began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood films, especially in the 1990s, including *Assassins*, *Evita*, *Interview with the Vampire*, *Philadelphia*, *Desperado*, *The Mask of Zorro*, *Take the Lead*, *The Expendables 3*, and *Spy Kids*. Banderas also provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the *Shrek* series and its spin-off film *Puss in Boots* as well as the bee in the U.S. Nasonexcommercials.

In 2003, he made his theatre debut in *Nine*, as Guido Contini, for which he gained a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award. For his critically lauded role as Pablo Picasso in the second season of *Genius*, he was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. For the 2019 film *Pain and Glory*, Banderas received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Cole Hauser

**Cole Kenneth Hauser** (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films *School Ties*, *Dazed and Confused*, *Good Will Hunting*, *Pitch Black*, *Tigerland*, *Hart's War*, *Tears of the Sun*, *2 Fast 2 Furious*, *The Cave*, *The Break-Up*, *A Good Day to Die Hard*, *Olympus Has Fallen*, and *Transcendence*. He starred as Officer Randy Willitz on the police crime drama series *High Incident* and Ethan Kelly on the police drama *Rogue*. He currently stars as Rip Wheeler on the *Paramount Network* western drama series *Yellowstone*.
Abigail Breslin

**Abigail Kathleen Breslin** (born April 14, 1996)[1] is an American actress and singer. She appeared in her first commercial when she was three years old and in her first film, '**Signs'** (2002), at the age of five.[2] Her other film roles include *Raising Helen* (2004), *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress,[3] *No Reservations* (2007), *Nim's Island* (2008), *Definitely, Maybe* (2008), *My Sister's Keeper* (2009), *Zombieland* (2009), *Rango* (2011), and *August: Osage County* (2013). Between 2015 and 2016, she starred on the horror-comedy *Scream Queens* on Fox, her first regular role in a television series.
Alex Kingston

**Alexandra Elizabeth Kingston** (born 11 March 1963)[1] is an English actress, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Active from the early 1980s, Kingston became noted for her television work in both Britain and the US in the 1990s, including her portrayal of the title role in the British miniseries *The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders* (1996) and her regular role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the NBC medical drama *ER* (1997–2004).

Later credits include the recurring role of River Song in the BBC science fiction series *Doctor Who* (2008–2015), Mrs. Bennet in the ITV1 period-drama fantasy *Lost in Austen* (2008) and Dinah Lance in The CW's superhero fiction drama series *Arrow* (2013–2016).
Constance Zimmer

**Constance Alice Zimmer** (born October 11, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for playing Dana Gordon in the television series *Entourage* (2005–2011) and Claire Simms in the television series *Boston Legal* (2006–2007). She went on to appear in many television series, notably *Love Bites* (2011) and *House of Cards* (2013–2018).

Zimmer gained recognition for her role in the television series *Unreal* (2015–2018), for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2016.
Billy Eichner

**Billy Eichner** (born September 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, and producer. He is the star, executive producer, and creator of Funny Or Die's *Billy on the Street*, a comedy game show that airs on truTV. Eichner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Game Show Host" in 2013. He is also known for playing Craig Middlebrooks on the sitcom *Parks and Recreation*.

Eichner starred in the Hulu original series *Difficult People* alongside Julie Klausner and he had a recurring role in the seventh season of *American Horror Story*, which premiered on September 5, 2017, where he portrayed Harrison Wilton. In April 2018 Eichner was confirmed to appear in the eighth season of the show.
Aziz Ansari

**Aziz Ismail Ansari**[1] (/ənˈsɑːri/; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series *Parks and Recreation* (2009–2015), and as creator and star of the Netflix series *Master of None* (2015–2017) for which he won several acting and writing awards, including two Emmys and a Golden Globe for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. With his Golden Globe win, Ansari became the first actor of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe for acting in television.[2][3][4]

Ansari began his career performing stand-up comedy in New York City in mid-2000 while attending New York University. In 2007, he created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show *Human Giant*, which ran for two seasons. This led to acting roles in feature films, including *Funny People*; *I Love You, Man*; *Observe and Report*; and *30 Minutes or Less*.

As a stand-up comedian, Ansari released his debut comedy special, *Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening*, in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records, and tours nationally between acting commitments. In 2010 and 2011, he performed his Dangerously Delicious tour, which was self-released for download on his website in March 2012 and debuted on Comedy Central in May 2012. He completed his third major tour, *Buried Alive*, in the summer of 2013. His fourth comedy special, *Live at Madison Square Garden*, was released on Netflix in 2015. His first book, *Modern Romance: An Investigation*, was released in June 2015. He was included in the *Time* 100 list of most influential people in 2016.[5] His fifth comedy special, *Aziz Ansari: Right Now*, was released on July 9, 2019.
Brenda Vaccaro

**Brenda Buell Vaccaro** (born November 18, 1939) is an American stage, television, and film actress. In a career spanning over half a century, she received one Academy Award nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations (winning one), four Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning one), and three Tony Award nominations. Vaccaro's Broadway credits include *The Affair* (1962), *Cactus Flower* (1965), *How Now, Dow Jones* (1967), *The Goodbye People* (1968), the female version of *The Odd Couple*, (1985), and *Jake's Women* (1992).[6] The husky-voiced actress is a three-time Tony Award nominee, for Best Featured Actress in a Play (*Cactus Flower*), Best Actress in a Musical (*Dow Jones*), and Best Actress in a Play (*The Goodbye People*).[6]

Vaccaro appeared with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in the 1969 film *Midnight Cowboy*, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the 1975 film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's *Once Is Not Enough* she gained an Academy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.[7]

Additional screen credits include *Airport '77*, *Capricorn One*, *The Pride of Jesse Hallam*, *Supergirl*, *The Mirror Has Two Faces*, *Heart of Midnight*, *Zorro, The Gay Blade*and *House by the Lake*, also known as *Death Weekend*.[8]

Her television credits include the title role in the 1976 series *Sara*, a number of television movies, and a regular role in the short-lived 1984 series *Paper Dolls*, in addition to guest appearances on *Banacek*, *The Fugitive*, *The Defenders*, *Coronet Blue*, *The Name of the Game*, *Marcus Welby, M.D.*, *McCloud*, *The Streets of San Francisco*, *The Love Boat*, *St. Elsewhere*, *Murder, She Wrote*, *The Golden Girls*, *Columbo*, *Touched by an Angel*, *Friends*, *The King of Queens*, and *Nip/Tuck*.[8] She was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music for *The Shape of Things* in 1974.[9]

She supplied the voice for *Johnny Bravo'*s mother Bunny Bravo in the animated cartoon series. She was the first voice of Jay's (Jon Lovitz)'s ex-wife Ardeth on *The Critic*. She made an appearance on *The Smurfs* as Scruple, an apprentice of Gargamel, opposite Paul Winchell.[8]

After ill health forced Valerie Harper to bow out of the production of *Nice Work if You Can Get It* at the Ogunquit Playhouse (Maine), Vaccaro took over the role of Millicent Winter for the remaining performances of the limited run from August 4–15, 2015.[10]
Giovanni Ribisi

**Antonino Giovanni Ribisi** (Italian pronunciation: [antoˈniːno dʒoˈvanni riˈbiːzi]; born December 17, 1974) is an American film and television actor known for his roles in the TV series *Sneaky Pete*, and the films *Saving Private Ryan*, *Avatar*, *A Million Ways to Die in the West*[1] and *Ted*. He also had recurring roles in *My Name Is Earl* and *Friends*.
Bernie Mac

**Bernard Jeffrey McCullough** (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008[1]), better known by his stage name **Bernie Mac**, was an American comedian, actor, and voice actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in the film *The Original Kings of Comedy*. After briefly hosting the HBO show *Midnight Mac*, Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles. His most noted film role was as Frank Catton in the remake *Ocean's Eleven* and the title character of *Mr. 3000*. He was the star of his eponymous show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Mac's other films included starring roles in *Booty Call*, *Friday*, B\*A\*P\*S (1997), *The Players Club*, *Head of State*, *Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle*, *Bad Santa*, *Guess Who*, *Pride*, *Soul Men*, *Transformers*, *Old Dogs,* and *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa*.
Ciara Renee

**Ciara Renée Harper** (born October 19, 1990), better known as **Ciara Renée** is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in *Big Fish* and the Leading Player in *Pippin*, and Elsa in *Frozen*, as well as portraying Esmeralda of *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* at Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. She starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series *DC's Legends of Tomorrow*, a spin-off of *Arrow* and *The Flash.* Her vocal type is mezzo-soprano.
Frank Langella

**Frank A. Langella Jr.** (/lænˈdʒɛlə/;[1] born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances as Richard Nixon in the play *Frost/Nixon* and as André in *The Father* and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in Edward Albee's *Seascape* and Ivan Turgenev's *Fortune's Fool*.

His notable film roles include George Prager in *Diary of a Mad Housewife* (1970), Count Dracula in *Dracula* (1979), Skeletor in *Masters of the Universe* (1987), Bob Alexander in *Dave* (1993), William S. Paley in *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2005) and Richard Nixon in the film production of *Frost/Nixon* (2008), which earned him an Academy Awardnomination for Best Actor.[2][3] He had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters, in the FXseries *The Americans* between 2013 and 2017.
Brad Garrett

**Brad H. Gerstenfeld**[1] (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as **Brad Garrett**, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and professional poker player. He has appeared in numerous television and film roles.

Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Taking advantage of that success in the late 1980s, Garrett began appearing in television and film, in minor and guest roles. His first major role was Robert Barone on the CBS sitcom *Everybody Loves Raymond*. The series debuted September 13, 1996 and ran for nine seasons. In 2002, he gave an Emmy-nominated and critically lauded performance as Jackie Gleason in the television film *Gleason*.

Garrett's film roles include *Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World* (1998), *A Bug's Life* (1998), *An Extremely Goofy Movie*(2000), *Stuart Little 2* (2002), *Finding Nemo* (2003), *Garfield* (2004), *The Pacifier* (2005), *Night at the Museum* (2006), *Ratatouille* (2007), *Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian* (2009), *Tangled* (2010), *Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil* (2011), *Planes* (2013), *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows* (2016) and *Christopher Robin* (2018). Garrett also played the leading role of Eddie Stark on the Fox sitcom *'Til Death* from 2006 to 2010.

Garrett has won three Primetime Emmy Awards, with three other nominations. He is still prominent within stand-up comedy and is also a professional poker player. Garrett is noted for his imposing height of 6' 8.5" (2.04 m), and his distinctive deep voice.
F. Murray Abraham

**F. Murray Abraham** (born **Murray Abraham**;[1][2] October 24, 1939)[3] is an American actor. He became widely known during the 1980s after winning an Oscar for his leading role as Antonio Salieri in the drama film *Amadeus* (1984). Abraham also won a Golden Globe and received a BAFTA Award nomination for the role.

He has appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films such as *All the President's Men* (1976), *Scarface*(1983), *The Name of the Rose* (1986), *Last Action Hero* (1993), *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), *Finding Forrester* (2000), *Inside Llewyn Davis* (2013), and *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014). Abraham is also known for his television and theatre work and is a regular cast member on the television series *Homeland*, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Awardnominations.
Chris Pine

**Christopher Whitelaw Pine** (born August 26, 1980)[1][2] is an American actor. Pine made his feature debut as Lord Devereaux in *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004), and is known for playing James T. Kirk in the *Star Trek*reboot film series (2009–2016), Will Colson in *Unstoppable* (2010), Cinderella's Prince in *Into the Woods* (2014), Jack Ryan in *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014), Toby Howard in *Hell or High Water* (2016), Bernie Webber in *The Finest Hours* (2016), Steve Trevor in *Wonder Woman* (2017), Dr. Alexander Murry in *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018), and Robert the Bruce in *Outlaw King* (2018).
Harrison Ford

**Harrison Ford** (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the *Star Wars* film series and as the title character of the *Indiana Jones* movie series. Ford is also known for playing Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film *Blade Runner* (1982) and its sequel *Blade Runner 2049* (2017); John Book in the thriller *Witness* (1985), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; and Jack Ryan in the action films *Patriot Games* (1992) and *Clear and Present Danger* (1994).

His career spans six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including the epic war film *Apocalypse Now* (1979), the legal drama *Presumed Innocent* (1990), the action film *The Fugitive* (1993), the political action thriller *Air Force One* (1997), and the psychological thriller *What Lies Beneath* (2000). Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry: *American Graffiti* (1973), *The Conversation* (1974), *Star Wars* (1977), *Apocalypse Now* (1979), *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981) and *Blade Runner* (1982).

As of 2019, the U.S. domestic box-office grosses of Ford's films total over US $5.1 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $9.3 billion,[1] making Ford the fourth highest-grossing U.S. domestic box-office star.[2]
Bradley Cooper

**Bradley Charles Cooper** (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for many awards, including seven Academy Awards and a Tony Award, and has won a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Award. Cooper appeared in *Forbes* Celebrity 100 on three occasions and *Time*'s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $11 billion worldwide and he was named one of the world's highest-paid actors for four years.

Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio at The New School in New York City in 2000. His career began in 1999 with a guest role in the television series *Sex and the City*. He made his film debut two years later in the comedy *Wet Hot American Summer*. He first gained recognition as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show *Alias* (2001–2006), and achieved minor success with a supporting part in the comedy film *Wedding Crashers* (2005). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with *The Hangover*, a critically and commercially successful comedy, which spawned two sequels in 2011and 2013. Cooper's portrayal of a struggling writer in the thriller *Limitless* (2011) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama *The Place Beyond the Pines* (2012) drew praise from critics.

Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), the black comedy *American Hustle* (2013), and the war biopic *American Sniper* (2014), which he also produced. For his work in these films, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, becoming the tenth actor to receive an Oscar nomination in three consecutive years. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of *The Elephant Man*, garnering a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and began voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote and directed his first film with the musical romance *A Star Is Born*, in which he also starred, earning him three more Oscar nominations. He also contributed to its US *Billboard* 200 number one soundtrack, for which he received a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. Its lead single "Shallow" topped the charts in over twenty countries and won him a Grammy Award.

Cooper was married to actress Jennifer Esposito from 2006 to 2007. He was also in a relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from 2015 to 2019, with whom he has a daughter. He supports several organizations that help people fight cancer.
Christina Ricci

**Christina Ricci** (/ˈriːtʃi/; born February 12, 1980)[1] is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing unconventional characters with a dark edge.[2] Ricci is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Satellite Award for Best Actress, as well as Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award nominations.

Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in *Mermaids* (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in *The Addams Family* (1991) and its sequel. Subsequent appearances in *Casper* and *Now and Then* (both 1995) brought her fame as a "teen icon".[3] At 17, she moved into adult-oriented roles with *The Ice Storm* (1997), which led to parts in films such as *Buffalo '66*, *Pecker* and *The Opposite of Sex* (all 1998). She garnered acclaim for her performances in *Sleepy Hollow* (1999) and *Monster* (2003). Her other credits include *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas*(1998), *Prozac Nation* (2001), *Pumpkin* (2002), *Anything Else* (2003), *Black Snake Moan* (2006), *Speed Racer* (2008), and *The Smurfs 2* (2013). Despite being known predominantly for her work in independent productions, Ricci has appeared in numerous box office hits — to date, her films have grossed in excess of US$1.4 billion.[4]

On television, Ricci appeared as Liza Bump in the final season of *Ally McBeal* (2002), and received acclaim for her guest role on *Grey's Anatomy* in 2006. She also starred as Maggie Ryan on the ABC series *Pan Am* (2011–12), and produced and starred in the series *The Lizzie Borden Chronicles* (2015) and *Z: The Beginning of Everything* (2017). As well as voicing characters in several animated films, Ricci provided voices for the video games *The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon* and *Speed Racer: The Videogame* (both 2008). In 2010, she made her Broadway debut in *Time Stands Still*.

Ricci married James Heerdegen in October 2013 and gave birth to a son in August 2014.[5] She is the national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).[6]
Gillian Anderson

**Gillian Leigh Anderson**, OBE (born August 9, 1968)[1][2] is an American-English film, television and theatre actress and activist. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running series *The X-Files*, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' film *The House of Mirth* (2000), and DSU Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series *The Fall*. Among other honours, Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Awardand two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has resided in London since 2002, after earlier years divided between the United Kingdom and the United States.

After beginning her career on stage, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series *The X-Files*. Her film work includes the dramas *The Mighty Celt* (2005), *The Last King of Scotland* (2006), *Shadow Dancer* (2012), *Viceroy's House* (2017) and two *X-Files* films: *The X-Files: Fight the Future* (1998) and *The X-Files: I Want to Believe* (2008). Other notable television credits include: Lady Dedlock in *Bleak House* (2005), Wallis Simpson in *Any Human Heart* (2010), Miss Havisham in *Great Expectations* (2011), Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on *Hannibal* (2013–2015), and Media on *American Gods* (2017). In 2019, Anderson began playing Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy-drama *Sex Education*.

Aside from film and television, Anderson has taken to the stage and received both awards and critical acclaim. Her stage work includes *Absent Friends* (1991), for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer; *A Doll's House*(2009), for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, and a portrayal of Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire* (2014, 2016), winning the *Evening Standard* Theatre Award for Best Actress and receiving a second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2019, she portrayed Margo Channing in the stage production of *All About Eve* for which she received her third Laurence Olivier Award nomination. Anderson is the co-writer of *The Earthend Saga* novel trilogy and the self-help guide book *WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere*.

Anderson has been active in supporting numerous charities and humanitarian organizations. She is an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes). Anderson was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2016 for her services to drama.
Chris O'Dowd

**Christopher O'Dowd** (born 9 October 1979)[1][2] is an Irish actor and comedian, best known for his television roles such as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series *Get Shorty* and Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy *The IT Crowd*. O'Dowd created and starred in the Sky 1 television series *Moone Boy*, which aired between 2012 and 2015, earning O'Dowd Irish Film and Television Award nominations in acting, writing and directing. He had a recurring role on the comedy-drama series *Girls*. Thanks to his role in the British comedy TV series *State of the Union*, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

O'Dowd is also known for his film roles, including *Bridesmaids* (2011), *This Is 40* (2012), *The Sapphires* (2012), *Thor: The Dark World* (2013), *Calvary* (2014), and *St. Vincent* (2014). He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of *Of Mice and Men* in 2014, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.
Don LaFontaine

**Donald Leroy LaFontaine** (August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008) was an American voice actor who recorded more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video gametrailers.

He became identified with the phrase "In a world...", used in so many movie trailers that it became a cliché. Widely known in the film industry, the man whose nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God", became known to a wider audience through commercials for GEICO insurance and the Mega Millions lottery game.[1]
Charlton Heston

**Charlton Heston** (born **John Charles Carter**;[1] October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008)[1][2] was an American actor and political activist.[3]

As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film *The Ten Commandments* (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.[4] He also starred in *Touch of Evil* (1958) with Orson Welles, *Ben-Hur* (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, *El Cid* (1961), *Planet of the Apes* (1968), *The Greatest Show on Earth* (1952), *Secret of the Incas* (1954), *The Big Country* (1958) and *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965).[5]

A supporter of Democratic politicians and civil rights in the 1960s, Heston later became a Republican, founding a conservative political action committee and supporting Ronald Reagan. Heston was the five-term president of the National Rifle Association (NRA), from 1998 to 2003. After announcing he had Alzheimer's disease in 2002, he retired from both acting and the NRA presidency.[6]