Trivia: From battling mythical creatures of Greek legend to traveling the universe in an attempt to rebuild a fallen civilization, prolific television actor Kevin Sorbo has proven himself equally adept at thrilling audiences, transporting them to faraway lands, and even keeping them doubled over with laughter.It was his role as the all-powerful son of Zeus in 1994's Hercules and the Amazon Women that originally propelled the strapping Minnesota native into the spotlight, and after reprising the role in no less than four subsequent made-for-television movies, Sorbo settled into the role for a four-year run on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in 1995. Though his heroic persona failed to translate to the big screen when the 1997 fantasy adventure Kull the Conqueror tanked at the box office, Sorbo continued to thrill television viewers by reprising his role as Hercules on two episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess. While occasional guest appearances in such popular sitcoms as Just Shoot Me, Dharma & Greg, and According to Jim proved that Sorbo wasn't just another pretty face but a surprisingly adept comedic talent as well, it was in a fantasy context that Sorbo truly shined, and in 2000 he set out for a five-year trip to the stars in Andromeda. After that series drew to a close in 2005, Sorbo could be seen in episodes of Two and a Half Men and The O.C. before swinging a stick at small-town injustice in Walking Tall 2 and 3. He went on to appear in the comedy An American Carol, Meet the Spartans, What If…, Soul Surfer, and 2012's FDR: American Badass.When he's not busy acting, Sorbo also acts as the spokesman for "A World Fit for Kids" -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children at risk of dropping out of school, dealing drugs, and joining street gangs.

Trivia: Upon graduation from the Actor's Studio, Manhattan-born Lance Henriksen spent nearly two decades playing villains. An agreeable-looking fellow offscreen, Henriksen portrayed the foulest of murderers, rapists, perverts, extraterrestrials, and other antisocial types on the stage (Richard III) and screen. He made his first film, It Ain't Easy, in 1972 (although his studio bios list his screen debut as Dog Day Afternoon in 1975), then concentrated his skills on the melodramatic requirements of The Jagged Edge (1985), Johnny Handsome (1989), Jennifer Eight (1992), Dead Man (1995), and many others. In interviews, Henriksen claimed to "live" his parts while portraying them, which, he admitted, was a self-defeating practice. A close friend of director James Cameron, Henriksen posed for Cameron's preliminary character sketches for the robotic antagonist of the 1984 thriller The Terminator. The producers liked the sketches but not Henriksen, and the role instead went to Arnold Schwarzenegger. In compensation, Cameron saw to it that Henriksen was cast as a heroic android in his 1986 film Aliens.In the years that followed Henriksen gained reputation as an actor who could bring compelling nuance to even the most mundane of roles. Moving into the 1990s Henriksen did indeed appear in a number of forgettable films, but the ones that did leave an impression on audience did so with remarkable zeal. From his menacing role as the head of a tribe of nomadic vampires in Near Dark to a tortured portrayal of a vengeful father in Pumpkinhead, Henriksen's colorful characters consistantly elevated what may have been dismissive, two-dimensional players in the hands of a lesser actor. After reprising his role as Bishop in the troubled Alien 3, Henriksen packed heat as an over the top hunter of human's in Hong Kong action film director John Woo's American debut Hard Target. By this point the dedicated actor had earned a reputation for doing whatever it takes to make his characters truly memorable, and a scene in the climactic showdown of Hard Target found him continuing to chew scenery evern after he accidentally caught on fire (a scene that actually made it into the final cut of the film)! Henriksen's role as a cocky gunfighter in director Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead proved without question a highlight of his roles from the '90s. In 1996 Henriksen made quite an impression on television audiences as the lead character in producer Chris Carter's shortlived X-Files spin-off Millennium. As a former FBI profiler with a unique gift for peering into the minds of some of the nation's most feared criminals, Henriksen gained his most notable exposure to date and longtime fans ate it up. Unfortunately the series only ran for three seasons and Henriksen was back to his old bag of tricks in a seemingly undending series if B-movies. It certainly appeared as if Henriksen was becoming less choosy with his roles, and though the integrity he would bring to those roles generally helped him to stay afloat in a sea of forgettable efforts, it appeared as if the waters were finally threatening to overtake him. While it was indeed a relief to see Henriksen back on the big screen in Scream 3, there was little even he could do to make The Mangler 2 more watchable. Fortunately during this period, actors were becoming more prominant in video games, and Henriksen's distinct voice lent notable atmosphere to such efforts as Red Faction II and Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse. Henriksen's role in the suprisingly agreeable horror sequel Mimic: Sentinel helped to lend the movie some weight even if his actual screentime amounted to a little more than ten minutes, and if a wince of pain could be heard following the announcement of his involvement in Hellraiser: Hellworld fans could at least hold out hope for a return to the franchise that helped to launch his career in the long-anticipated Alien vs. Predator. Unfortunately, it didn't, though Henrickson continued to enjoy success in voice roles, among them including When a Stranger Calls (2006), a teen horror film in which he voiced the role of a serial killer who stalks his victims over the phone before hunting them down, and Superman: Braniac Attacks, in which he voiced the character of Brainiac (2006). Henrickson took on a starring role in Abominable (2006), which followed the effort to save a group of girls from death by Yeti. 2007 was another busy year for the actor, who worked in a slew of horror films including Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud and The Seamstress, as well as the crime thriller Bone Dry. In 2008 he joined the cast of Pistol Whipped, an action thriller following a down-and-out man hired to kill a notorious gangster. In 2011 he worked alongside Lauren Holly in Scream of the Banshee, another supernatural horror, and played Henry Gale in The Witches of Oz (2011), a fantasy adventure following the tales of an adult Dorothy Gale battling to keep the Wicked Witch of the West from crossing into her reality.

Trivia: An actress who won a significant dose of notoriety for her title role in Adrian Lyne's 1997 adaptation of Lolita, Dominique Swain had the dubious honor of being caught up in the scandal of her feature film debut. Thanks to the content of the film -- which, unlike Stanley Kubrick's earlier version of Nabokov's novel, emphasized its more explicitly sexual aspects -- Lolita had great difficulty finding a U.S. distributor and was effectively consigned to video store shelves. However, many of the critics who did see the film were impressed with Swain's performance, remarking that she more than held her own opposite such seasoned costars as Jeremy Irons and Melanie Griffith.Born, according to legend, in the back of her father's Datsun somewhere on the Santa Monica Freeway on August 12, 1980, Swain grew up with three sisters (one of whom, Chelsea, is also an actress) in Malibu. Her interest in acting led to a role as a stunt double in The Good Son and an audition for the lead in Lolita; the fledgling actress was eventually chosen for the part by director Lyne over 2,500 hopefuls. Following her work in the 1997 film, Swain appeared as the rebellious daughter of John Travolta and Joan Allen in John Woo's Face/Off later that same year, and then starred as the eponymous heroine of Girl (1998), a coming-of-age drama about a spoiled high school student trying to make sense of sex.Swain's growing popularity was more than adequately demonstrated in 2000, when she was involved in no less than eight screen projects. Included amongst them were The Smokers, in which the actress played one of a trio of teens who want revenge on their boyfriends, and Intern, which cast her in the title role of an intern who becomes the head of a fashion magazine. She went on to appear in Tart, Happy Campers, New Best Friend, Out of Season, Alpha Dog, Toxic, Road to Nowhere, and Nazis at the Center of the Earth.

Trivia: Grew up on a farm in Kansas. Enjoys skydiving.

Trivia: Started college at 16 and went on to be her class validictorian. Studied ballet professionally and is an accomplished violinist. She was offered a scholarship to Juilliard for violin, but turned it down and attended school in Texas instead. Appeared in the final episodes of the WB's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing a potential slayer named Vi. Created, writes and stars in the Web series The Guild, a sitcom about online gamers. Was the first guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during the "soft launch" (via the Internet) of the program prior to its television debut. Claims to have played the online role-playing game World of Warcraft for eight hours a day over two years.

Trivia: Was named after a 19th-century ancestor, a physician and author. First role ever was as Hansel in a third-grade production of Hansel and Gretel. Acted on stage in New York City before beginning his MFA program at the University of California, San Diego. Directed a dramatic short film called Song in a Convenience Store in 2010. Known mostly for playing unstable and disturbing characters before landing the role of reformed lupine clockmaker Monroe on NBC's Grimm in 2011.

Trivia: Lead actor, onscreen from the '80s. He is the brother of actor Patrick Swayze.

Trivia: Ever since his stage debut as Dopey in a grade-school stage production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chris L. McKenna knew that his calling in life was to become an actor. Even at the tender age of seven, it was obvious by the amount of work McKenna put into his role that he was determined to live the dream of basking in the spotlights of stage and screen, and when you're driven by that kind of insatiable hunger, it's only a matter of time before others recognize your talent and drive. Despite the fact that the Queens native came from an exceptionally athletic background (McKenna's uncle stormed the Super Bowl with the New York Jets and his father was invited to play for the New York Knick's), it was the well-worn boards of the theater that called to him more powerfully than the finely finished court of Madison Square Garden. In the years following his stage debut, McKenna continued to hone his craft with a three-year stint on the long-running television soap opera One Life to Live , eventually enrolling in Hofstra University as a drama major. Subsequent years found the capable young up-and-comer relegated to such supporting roles as "Locker Room Guy" (In & Out) and "Rookie Highway Cop" (Cement), but McKenna bided his time in front of the camera, assured that if he kept at it long enough, his break would eventually come. In the meantime, television audiences would warn to McKenna thanks to frequent appearances in such popular prime-time shows as That '70s Show, Touched by an Angel, and The Practice. When the screenplay for director Stuart Gordon's violent revenge drama King of the Ants crossed the desk of the somewhat athletic, large-framed actor, McKenna didn't pay much attention to it given that the lead was described as a small, meek guy who didn't stand out in a crowd, but after some prompting from a friend, McKenna was hooked on the script and determined to win the role. Though there was competition for the role, fate was on McKenna's side, and he was soon stepping before the cameras to essay his first leading role -- and a challenging one at that. To make the film work, it was essential to cast an actor who could transform from an unassuming house painter to a blackened killing machine, while still managing to elicit the sympathy of the audience. When the harrowing King of the Ants was unleashed upon audiences in 2003, any doubts as to whether the burgeoning actor could shoulder a film was quenched when critics and audiences singled out McKenna's stunning transformation as a highlight of Gordon's bleak vision. In addition to preparing for his subsequent role in director Terry Zwigoff's Art School Confidential, McKenna would attempt to expand his horizons by working with author Thomas Tessier to pen a screen adaptation of Tessier's labyrinthine horror novel Fog Heart.

Trivia: Portly, balding character actor E.E. Bell worked all kinds of serious entertainment, including mysteries (Murder, She Wrote) and big-budget suspense films (Air Force One). But chances are that he will be best known by the average viewer for his portrayal of Bob Rooney, the not-too-bright but oh-so-enthusiastic neighbor of the Bundy family on Married With Children. A recurring character in dozens of episodes, he was one of the very few supporting players given a reasonably full background as a character. Whether helping Ed O'Neill's Al Bundy make his NEA-funded movie "The Day In The Life of a Shoe Salesman" or trace the wiring in the wall of the Bundy home, Bell was a stitch to watch and listen to, particularly due to his deeply resonant and expressive voice. Bell later ran an unofficial "No Ma'am" site catering to Married With Children fans. After the show's cancellation, he made the rounds of feature films and other sitcoms, including How I Met Your Mother.