Shiri Appleby

Written by Curly, updated and edited by Lena
Additional information from the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to Noseedough

Shiri Freda Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 1978 (Sagittarius). Shiri's unusual first name (pronounced to rhyme with 'cheery') is Hebrew and means "my song." Her mother comes from Israel. Shiri grew up in the San Fernando Valley just outside of Los Angeles.

The daughter of Jerry & Dina Appleby has been acting since the age of 4, landing jobs in several commercials for Cheerios, M&Ms and Taco Bell. Her first television job was on the soap "Santa Barbara" (1984). Next came various roles on "thirtysomething" (1987), "The Bronx Zoo" (1987) and "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989). She made her film-debut in the low budget sequel, "Curse II: The Bite" (1988).

"I Love You to Death" (1990) came next and Shiri finally started to get secure work as an actress. For the next four years, she worked steadily in television movies and made various television appearances.

When she entered high school, she took a small break and took part in Yearbook, Student Council and was a cheerleader. In 1997, she graduated from Calabasas High School, where she was voted "Most Spirited" by her class.

Roles on "7th Heaven" (1996) and "City Guys" (1997) followed and then Shiri enrolled into the University of Southern California where she planned on taking a break from acting and studying English. However, her plans gave way when she landed the role as Liz Parker on the WB Hit "Roswell" (1999). It was then that she gave her education a break and decided to try acting full-time.

With the success of "Roswell" (1999), Shiri rose to fan-magazine fame and was seen everywhere through the show's success. With small roles in past films such as "The Thirteenth Floor" (1999) and "The Other Sister" (1999) in 2002, after "Roswell" (1999) ended, Shiri landed the role as Amy Miller, the trusting girlfriend of Jesse Bradford, in the suspenseful teen-film "Swimfan" (2002). She also appeared in "A Time for Dancing" with Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, and Larissa Oleynik and in a teen movie called "Deal of a Lifetime."

In 2003 Shiri starred as Carla in the independent film "The Skin Horse" directed by Tyrus Coursey and Karen Goodman. After this project Shiri portrayed Sarah in the drama "The Battle of Shaker Heights". Shia LaBeouf, Kathleen Quinlan or Amy Smart were in this film as well as her Roswell collegue William Sadler.

Inspired by an ancient myth Shiri played the immortal Lilith in Bil Platt's "Darklight" (2004) which was shoot in Bulgaria. In the same year Shiri had a part in "Undertow". Several movies followed like "Everything You Want", "Pizza My Heart", "When Do We Eat?" or "Havoc".

In 2006 and 2007 Shiri had a recuring role in the series "Six Degrees" inwhich Shiri played Anya. She also finished working on a couple of movies.

For example "Reed Fish" (2006). In this movie Shiri had a role but writer and director Reed Fish kept the secret about her character and a very long time, so Shiri was just listed as 'woman' in the cast list. Fans of the cast and film had the chance to follow the working process via Reed Fish's blog. In addition she was in the short film "Carjacking", a 15 min movie by Dan Passman.

In 2007 Shiri starred in a thriller, a romantic comedy and a biography.

Alongside Marc Blucas she starred in "The Killing For" about a literary agent who moves into a penthouse apartment. Soon after the move, he receives crime scene photographs that seem to have taken place in his new apartment. Next he receives a series of stalker videotapes that document his every move.

Then she played Debbie in "What Love Is" with Cuba Gooding Jr., Sean Astin, Anne Heche. After that she played a 'jailbait' in Tom Hanks's "Charlie Wilson's War".

In 2008 Shiri made a guest apperance in the tv series "Welcome to the Captain" as Heather. In the same year, she joined the cast of "Emergency Room" in the final season of the series.

On December 30, 2008 the USA Network aired the pilot of the series "To Love & Die" as Orignal USA Network Movie. The start of the series is await eagerly.

Jason Behr

Parts are from Jason's Official site www.jasonbehr.com; thanks to Orion4
Updated by Lena (2001 - 2008)

Jason Nathaniel Behr, born December 30, 1973 (Capricorn), has won the attention of critics and audiences alike for his performances in both feature films and television.

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the second of four brothers, Jason became interested in acting at an early age, using his creative energy to act on the stage from the age of five. He continued to perform and enjoy the challenges of acting throughout his school years.

Directly following his graduation from Richfield High School (where he was voted 'Most Destined for Fame'), Jason relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his career seriously.

In Los Angeles, Jason was sent out on auditions and was immediately successful, landing guest starring and regular roles for the CBS, NBC and ABC networks. He played the role of Tyler Banks for two seasons on the Showtime comedy "Sherman Oaks," as the son of a wealthy plastic surgeon who identified with and thought himself to be an oppressed black man. Foreshadowing his future brush with aliens, he appeared in the TV movie "Alien Nation: Millennium."

Jason was soon appearing on such programs as "Step by Step," "JAG," "Profiler," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (as Billy 'Ford' Fordham in 'Lie to Me'). He also played a lead role of Dempsey Easton in the short-lived ABC television series about college athletes training for the Olympics in "Push." In addition, Jason traveled to North Carolina and appeared in the role of bad-boy Chris Wolfe for six episodes on the popular WB television series "Dawson’s Creek."

In the WB television drama "Roswell" Jason was portraying Max Evans, a unique and complicated young man who is on a journey to discover himself and his place in the world.

Jason also starred in the independent feature film production "Rites of Passage," co-starring Dean Stockwell, written and directed by Victor Salva (director of "Powder"). The film made its debut at the 1999 Palm Springs Film Festival and was well-received and nominated for awards.

Alongside Kevin Spacey, Jason was cast in "The Shipping News" (2001). He played Dennis Buggit a Newfoundlander in the movie directed by Lasse Hallström. The film received good critics and was nominated for several awards, including two Golden Globes.

After the cancellation of "Roswell" Jason moved forward and concentrated on movies only. He played the lead in a heart-warming story and independent production named "Happily Even After", written by Rebecca Sonnenshine and he was filming in Japan for Takashi Shimizu's horror flick "The Grudge" (2004). There Jason worked with Sarah Michelle Gellar again and he met his bride-to-be - Kadee Strickland - on the set.

After the huge sucess of "The Grudge" Jason accepted a role in the indie movie "Man of God" (2005). For his next role in "Shooting Livien" (2005) Jason lost 20lbs to play the role of the lead character John Livien and got an estimated of two hours of sleep every night during filming. The dark psychological drama explores the inner psyche of John Livien, a disillusioned New York musician who deals with a childhood trauma by claiming an alter ego. To take this challenge Jason learned to play the songs on the guitar in his free time during the production.

After adding so many movies to his filmography, Jason landed a lead role in a new CBS pilot "The Way" (2006) in which he was cast as Michael Warden. Sadly, the pilot wasn't picked up by the network.

For the fantasy horror movie "Skinwalkers" (2006) Jason was in Canada. He portrayed Varek the leader of a werewolf gang. In this film he plays the bad boy. He explains to the Mediablvd. Magazine: "I play the bad guy, for once. It's about two warring Native American tribes who have this gift of skinwalking. It's an actual Native American myth. You put on the pelt of an animal and you become that animal. It's a different spin on the werewolf mythology, where a shaman, way back in the day, started to use this gift for bad and became obsessed and possessed by it, and from that, spawned these two different views of life. One embraces the blood lust and embraces the animal within, and the other thinks that it's murder and they deny themselves that."

The DVD "Skinwalkers" hit stores on November 27, 2007 in the United States.

Again, Jason was cast for a tv series pilot: The FOX pilot "Company Man". The pilot which is previously known as "NSA Innocent" centers on a family man, played by Jason, recruited by the National Security Agency as a spy within the defense contracting company he works for. Unfortunately the pilot was not ordered to series, too. Stephen Moyer was originally cast in the lead role, but the writers realized that the main character needed to be reconceived.

In Hyung-rae Shim's movie "D-War" (2007) which is based on a Korean legend Jason Behr played the reporter Ethan Kendrick in the lead. Landing a lead again, he played the young artist Jake Sawye who is into Tattoos in "The Tattooist" (2007). His character releases a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn tatau, the Samoan tradition of tattooing.

After exploring fantasy and legend based stories Jason was cast as Jack Frost in "Frost" (2008) a film in which the lead character has a playboy lifestyle in New York City until he learns that his childhood love is engaged. Jason was the desired actor of Steve Clark. In an interview he explained, how Jason got involved in the project: "UTA sent Jason the script and he met with me in LA. There was no question that he was the person we were looking for . . ."

The thriller "Senseless" (2008) is based on Stona Fitch's novel. In this story Jason plays an American businessman who's abducted in Europe and held hostage for 41 days and is tortured. The brutal kidnapper streams the torturing online as part of an ultra-violent reality tv show. Fans almost go the opinion about a "White Room" reloaded.

It's called "Senseless", not just because what they're doing is senseless, but because they systematically take away his senses. It was really tough work. It was pretty bare bones. A Scottish director, named Simon Hynd, took it on, and we did 6-day weeks. On the seventh day, we would all get together and rehearse because everybody wanted to make it as good as they possibly could. It was a really intense project. It was all taking place in one room, so we got to shoot in order. That's a real gift for an actor because you get to start off from page one and go to page 112, and it's all in order.

Jason recently worked on a movie called "Pinkville" as well as "International Departures".

The actor resides in Los Angeles with his Akita, Ronin. He is an avid athlete, and enjoys all sports, especially basketball. He also has considerable artistic talent, and designed a celebrity Christmas card to support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

On November 10, 2006 Jason married actress and "The Grudge" co-star Kadee Strickland in Otay, California.

Katherine Heigl

From the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to TVR.

Young in years but with a classic and timeless beauty, Katherine Marie Heigl has appeared in eleven feature films and makes her television series debut with "Roswell." Born in Washington, DC, November 24, 1978 (Sagittarius) and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, Katherine got her first taste of the camera lens at age 9 as a child model - after her aunt sent in a photo of her to the Wilhemina modeling agency.

By her 12th birthday, she had made her feature film debut in "That Night," with Juliette Lewis. At 14, she had gained substantial roles in several movies, most notably her breakout performance as a rebellious teenager determined to grow up too fast in the comedy "My Father the Hero," alongside Gerard Depardieu. She starred in the theatrical release "The Bride of Chucky," the fourth installment of the cult-hit "Child's Play" series. Her other credits include a role in director Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era release titled "King of the Hill". She enjoyed her first taste of the action genre starring with Steven Segall in "Under Siege 2" as his character's niece who is kidnapped as bait when terrorists seize the train. Additional feature credits include "Bug Buster," "Stand-Ins," "Prince Valiant," and the comedy "Wish upon a Star."

On the small screen, Katherine starred opposite Peter Fonda in the television movie "The Tempest," which re-situated the classic Shakespearean drama as a Civil War period piece. She played the pivotal role of 16-year-old Miranda, who is torn between her devotion to her father (Fonda) and her love for a handsome Union soldier.

Between her early film projects, Katherine continued to concentrate on school and always returned to life as a normal New England teenager. She has an older brother, Holt, and sister, Meg, and an older brother, Jason, who died when Katherine was young -- a very painful personal tragedy for her and her family. Her older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck. When doctors determined he was brain-dead, the family made the difficult decision to donate his organs. Not only did this painful chapter give Katherine a greater perspective and appreciation for life, but it motivated her to use her celebrity to promote the importance of organ donation.

After high school, she considered college, but moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on her acting career full-time. She lives there with her mom, who serves as her manager, and her miniature schnauzer dogs. She has received a great deal of favorable media notice after her modeling appearances in Maxim and FHM magazines.

During the three years "Roswell" was in production, Katherine found time to work on several movies. 100 Girls (2000), an independent film released in 2001, is the story of a college freshman who meets the girl of his dreams in an elevator during a blackout, who spends the rest of the movie trying to find her again. Her cameo role is that of Arlene, the competitive tomboy. The second film, Valentine (2001), a horror film starring David Boreanaz and Denise Richards, appeared in U.S. theaters on February 2, 2001. In this movie, which is based upon the 1996 novel by Tom Savage, Katherine plays Shelley, a medical student who meets a sudden demise.

Since the cancellation of "Roswell" in the spring of 2002, Katherine has been busy with various projects, including an appearance on UPN's update of the classic television series, "The Twilight Zone" (2002). That episode, entitled "Cradle of Darkness", aired October 2, 2002, and featured Katherine in the role of a woman who goes back in time to stop one of the most notorious murders in history.

In the Hallmark television movie "Love comes Softly" Katherine played Marty Claridge. The western romance is based on the books by Janette Oke.

In addition, she completed a movie, Descendant (2003), a psychological thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher." Katherine has also starred as Romy in ABC/Touchstone's two- hour telepic "Romy and Michele: In the Beginning" (2005) (TV), a prequel to the 1997 feature "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" (1997).

She recently stars as Isobel Stevens in the new ABC series "Grey's Anatomy".

Majandra Delfino

From the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to wonka.
Updated by Lena (2000 - 2008)

In just a few short years, Majandra Delfino (pronounced "Ma-han-dra") Delfino, born February 20, 1981 (Aquarius) has taken Hollywood by storm, with a starring role in "Roswell" and roles in three movies. The daughter of a Venezuelan father and Cuban-American mother, Majandra was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but moved with her family to Miami at age 3. (She was born Marialejandra, but her sister Marieh could not pronounce it and her name became Majandra instead.) Growing up, she excelled in academics, but gravitated towards the arts, enrolling in ballet, singing and acting lessons, and was soon performing in school plays and community theater productions. At age 10, she danced in "The Nutcracker" with the Miami Ballet.

At age 11, Majandra joined an all-girls singing quartet named "China Doll". The group, which included her best friend, Samantha Gibb, daughter of the Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb, specialized in Latin-styled pop. The group opened for the Bee Gees at a benefit concert at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach. A few years later, Majandra and Samantha left the group but continued to write and record as a duo.

At age 15, her parents, dismayed with her acting aspirations, gave her a six-month deadline to pursue an acting role -- or fully concentrate on school. Within months, Majandra had secured an agent and won the role of Kathleen Quinlan's daughter in the film "Zeus & Roxanne." The following summer, she landed her first television series, playing Tony Danza's eldest daughter on "The Tony Danza Show." Before landing her role on "Roswell," she also appeared on a short-lived show "Katie Joplin." Adding to her big-screen credits, Majandra starred in the horror spoof, "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th", as well as opposite Linda Hamilton in the coming-of-age drama "The Secret Lives of Girls." She also appeared in the independent film "The Learning Curve" and had a role in the Academy-Award nominated motion picture, "Traffic" starring Michael Douglas and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

In the hitchcockian black comedy "R.S.V.P." (also known as "Sticks and Stones" and "Names Will Never Hurt You") Majandra worked alongside Glenn Quinn, Jason Mewes and Brandi Andres. The low budget film received serveral awards at Filmfestivals like the "Best of the Fest" award at the Malibu Film Festival 2002.

In "Reeseville" (2002) Majandra portrayed Iris Buchanan. "Reeseville" is a character driven murder mystery, set in the rural midwest. The outwardly peaceful appearance of Reeseville begins to unravel as the town’s dark underbelly is exposed.

Next, she guest starred on Jason Katims show "Boston Public" as Jill sharp in the episode "Chapter Seventy-Seven" (2004). Majandra continues to explore complex and challenging roles. In the independent feature "State's Evidence", a film by Benjamin Louis where Majandra portrays Trudi a disturbed and vulnerable teen who vows to commit suicide on videotape. The film has been shown at the Channel Island Indie Film Festival in September 2004, at the Coney Island Film Festival on October 2, 2004 and Asheville Film Festival in November 2004.

With Nicholas Brendon, Majandra was in the ABC Family film "Celeste In The city" about a small town girl moving to New York.

With her sister Marieh, Majandra starred in "Don't Come Knocking". The film by Wim Wenders where Majandra had a cameo along side her sister playing twins, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2005 and was shown at different festivals including the Cannes, Roma or the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.

In the original pilot of "Three Moons Over Milford" Majandra played Grace Wochuck. ABC Family picked up the pilot but it was re-shot and Majandra was not attached to the show as she was a guest star in the original pilot. The version starring Majandra remains unaired.

In addition, Majandra accepted a role in the crime-fighting pilot for CBS's "Ultra" starring Lena Headey as superhero. Majandra played Suzette but unfortunatly this show wasn't picked up by the network.

In 2006 Majandra landed a guest role on ABC's "Help Me Help You". She played Lucy in two episodes of the Ted Danson series.

"I Remember" was originally to be directed by Joe Adams and filming was schedule to begin in March 2006. Sadly on February 3, 2006 Mr. Adams passed away suddenly. The producers announced they do intend to continue with the movie. Majandra was scheduled to play Trish, but the filming never took place. No luck with another project, too. In "Fluorescent" an independent film by Adam Christian Clark Majandra was scheduled to play Kelly. After a long time in pre-production this project disappeared as well.

In 2004 Majandra's Roswell co-star Shiri Appleby starred as Debra in the “1/4 Life” pilot. Unfortunatley, ABC didn’t pick it up in 2005 and the series idea of Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz was dead. The cast moved on and in July 2007 it was announced that MySpace licensed the concept of the project. More news followed in September: the Ed Zwick/Marshall Herskovitz project was renamed to “Quarterlife”. In addition the series was announced to air as exclusive web series on MySpace.com - with new actors. The very first episode aired on November 11, 2007 and besides Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz Josh Gummersall is listed as producer, too. Josh is the brother of Devon Gummersall. Devon played Sean DeLuca in the second season of Roswell. For the online show Devon was added later as a writer. In addition, Majandra appeared in the series as Vanessa.

On October 6, 2007 Majandra married boyfriend Devon Gummersall.

Majandra is the voice of Miss Rottenmeier in “Heidi Four Paws”, a re-telling of Johanna Spyri’s 1880 children’s classic, “Heidi”, but with fully mouth-articulated dogs in all of the roles. The film went to air on most public television stations in December 2008.

Next up, is an independent short film for Majandra. In "Bent" directed and written by Max Ricci she plays Megan.

Since this text concentrates on Majandra's acting career please visit the music section to learn more about Majandra's passion the music: Majandra Music

Brendan Fehr

From Brendan's Official Biography; thanks to black widow.

Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, October 29, 1977 (Scorpio), Brendan spent his early years playing sports and planning to perhaps be an accountant when he grew up because of his love of numbers. In 1990, he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and, as he continued with his schooling, his career plans changed from accounting to teaching; he has two sisters, one of whom is a teacher.

Brendan had very little thought of entering the world of film and television. In his late teens, others took notice of his strong good looks, and he worked in Winnipeg doing some minor modeling for local catalogue companies. On a trip to a family wedding in Vancouver in the fall of 1997, he decided to check out the local modeling scene. He approached his current management company in the hopes of landing some modeling work but they immediately noticed that he had much more potential for film and television. Within a week, Brendan had landed a guest star role on "Breaker High" for UPN and he has gained increasing notice and success as an actor.

After relocating to Vancouver, Brendan was a very active and sought after young actor. In addition to "Breaker High", his credits for television include two different co-starring roles on "Millennium" for FOX; costar on the syndicated series "Night Man"; costar in the USA Network Movie of the Week "Every Mother’s Worst Fear"; a Lead in the FOX Family Channel Movie of the Week, "Perfect Little Angels"; a guest star spot on "The New Addams Family" also for FOX Family Channel; and a lead in the ABC Movie of the Week "Our Guys" opposite Eric Stoltz and Ally Sheedy.

Brendan's current role is the part of "Michael Guerin" in the prime-time WB drama "Roswell." His feature film credits include "Disturbing Behavior" for MGM, the lead role of Eddy in the independent feature "Christina’s House", directed by up-and-coming Canadian director Gavin Wilding and a role in "Final Destination" opposite Devon Sawa for New Line Cinema. Brendan has also appeared in various national commercial campaigns for companies such as "Shell Canada" and "Champs Sports." He filmed an independent movie "Kill Me Later" with Selma Blair in Vancouver, and worked on the vampire movie "Forsaken" during the summer hiatus after first season of Roswell.

Brendan has a female Rottweiler named Opa and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is very proud of being Canadian, likes hockey (especially the Vancouver Canucks), and is a huge fan of Metallica and Spiderman - even sporting two new Metallica-related tattoos. Brendan comes from a very strong religious background and is active in charitable causes, including helping to build a Habitat for Humanity House in California with other stars of the WB. He also served as Canadian spokesman for World Vision's "30 Hour Famine" for the year 2000 (a charity for which FanForum's Los Angeles party in August 2000 raised $26,000!).

Colin Hanks

From the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to Lilybunny.

Colin Hanks makes his professional acting debut with "Roswell," although he appeared in "That Thing You Do," a film directed by his father, Academy-Award-winning actor Tom Hanks.

Colin was born in New York on November 24, 1977 (Sagittarius) and grew up in Sacramento. He attended Loyola Marymount University, a liberal arts school in Westchester, CA, where he began acting, appearing in school productions such as "Noises Off!"

In addition to "Roswell", Colin has also appeared in "Whatever it Takes", a high school version of "Cyrano de Bergerac," in which he plays a quirky character named Cosmo.

In one eventful weekend, Colin landed the role in "I'll Be You" on Friday and started work on the film the next morning -- the same day he received a call from executive producer Jason Katims, announcing that "Roswell" had been picked up by the WB and he had the role of Alex Whitman.

Most recently, Colin appears in the film "Get Over It" starring Kirsten Dunst and Sisquo. He will be appearing an HBO special "Band of Brothers" in September, 2001 -- a Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg production. The series is based on the true story of a group of WWII soldiers; Colin portrays Lieutenant Jones, a young West Point graduate in episode 8. Colin is also at work on the movie "Orange County" about a guidance counselor (Lily Tomlin) who mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler (Colin).

Hanks currently lives in Los Angeles. His father is actor Tom Hanks and his mother is actress / producer Samantha Lewes. He has a sister, Elizabeth, from his parents' marriage, and a couple of younger half-brothers from his father's marriage to Rita Wilson.

Nick Wechsler

From the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to MistyMue.

A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, born September 3, 1978 (Virgo), Nick Wechsler grew up not that far from the real setting of "Roswell," a show that marks his second starring role on a network series. (His first was as Trek in "Team Knight Rider.") The fifth in a family of eight sons, Wechsler's parents and most of his siblings still live in New Mexico. His father is a sheet-metal worker; his mother is a secretary for the U.S. Forest Service. Inspired by the terrible student actors in his school, he began his acting career in high school, turning in what he modestly describes as "awe-inspiring performances" in every succeeding school play. Nick is rarely serious about anything - but he is very serious about his acting and highly critical of his own performances, always striving to do better.

Nick moved to Hollywood immediately after graduating from high school, and spent the next six months trying to break into the business. He soon landed a small role as a purse-stealing punk in the TV movie "Full Circle." Shortly after, he was cast as Kevin "Trek" Sanders, a child prodigy conceived at a "Star Trek" convention, in the syndicated series "Team Knight Rider." He also appeared in "Silk Stalkings," "Lazarus Man" and the feature film "The Perfect Game."

Nick currently resides in Los Angeles and is a fan of the 'X-Files.' He has a very wild sense of humor and keeps everyone laughing. He is learning to play the guitar, with pointers from costar and his TV dad, William Sadler.

William Sadler

From the WB Roswell Press packet; thanks to Ms. Carolyn.

In a 30-year acting career that spans films such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and theatrical productions such as "Biloxi Blues" on Broadway, William Sadler has played an extraordinary range of roles.

He attended the State University of New York and earned an MFA degree from Cornell. He began his acting career on the New York stage, where he appeared in some 75 productions over a 12-year period, earning him the Obie and Villager awards.

His extensive stage experience culminated in his performance in the original Broadway cast of Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning show "Biloxi Blues." For his portrayal of Drill Sergeant Toomey, William received a Drama Desk Award nomination, and the Dramalogue and Actor's Equity Award.

His varied feature film work includes the diabolical (naked Tai Chi!) villain Colonel Stewart in "Die Hard 2," the dim-witted inmate Heywood in the critically acclaimed "The Shawshank Redemption," and the Grim Reaper in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey." He appeared in "Disturbing Behavior," directed by David Nutter of "Roswell" and alongside fellow cast member Brendan Fehr. Additional film credits include "Trespass," "Rocket Man," "The Hot Spot," "Hard to Kill" and "Rush." William has also appeared in "The Green Mile" starring Tom Hanks, and the HBO movie "Witness Protection" starring Forest Whittaker and Tom Sizemore.

On TV, William has appeared in hit series such as "Roseanne," "Newhart," "Murphy Brown," "St. Elsewhere," "The Outer Limits," and the premiere episode of "Tales from the Crypt," for which he garnered a CableACE nomination. He also had a recurring role on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

Born April 13 (Aries) in New York State, Sadler enjoyed a rural upbringing on a 13-acre farm near Buffalo. Though he currently lives in Los Angeles for the filming of "Roswell," Sadler and his wife Marni Bakst (a descendent of Leon Bakst, the Russian ballet designer who worked with Najinsky) spend as much time as possible in their antique farmhouse, built in 1790, in upstate New York. They have a daughter and a cat. Having started out doing standup and as 'Banjo Bill Sadler' when he was young, Sadler is an accomplished musician, singer, and songwriter and a very outgoing and funny guy. He is also very active in politics and liberal causes.

Adam Rodriguez

Courtesy of UPN.

Adam Rodriguez passionately pursued a baseball career until a spinal injury forced him to reassess his life. While rehabilitating his back and doing a bit of soul searching Rodriguez kept himself busy as a construction worker, janitor, bellman and pizza deliveryman. Although his life did not take the course he had anticipated as a youth, Rodriguez persevered. At eighteen, now struggling as a New York stockbroker, Rodriguez finally discovered his new calling. A few acting classes sparked the fire that would guide Rodriguez to the stage.

A small role on "NYPD Blue" helped land Rodriguez his first regular series spot on CBS "Brooklyn South" as Hector, a young gung-ho policeman. Afterward he played Patrick Fortado; a wheelchair-bound computer expert on UPN’s critically acclaimed "All Souls."

Recently, Rodriguez joined the cast of UPN’s sci-fi drama "Roswell" as Jesse Ramirez, a young attorney working for the firm of Isabel and Max Evans' father in Roswell, NM.

Rodriguez’s other television credits include a reoccurring role on "Felicity," "Ryan Caufield: Year One," and "Resurrection Blvd." He can also be seen briefly as the "computer guy" on Jennifer Lopez’s music video "If You Had My Love."

Rodriguez, a New York native, currently lives in Los Angeles. He enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music, "all kinds, from rap to Rachmaninoff."

Cast

Shiri
Appleby

Jason
Behr

Katherine
Heigl

Majandra
Delfino

Brendan
Fehr

Emilie
de Ravin

Colin
Hanks

Nick
Wechsler

William
Sadler

Adam
Rodriguez