Trivia: Majored in International Business and Finance at Indiana University. Appeared on Road Rules: South Pacific and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet. Has performed with the Echo Theater Company in Los Angeles. Adopted an elephant after visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya.

Trivia: Grew up in Spain, Uruguay and Argentina. Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard with a double major in literature and fine arts. After Harvard, she planned to move to England and get a master's degree in art history, but instead decided to pursue acting in L.A. Has appeared in theatrical productions of Hamlet, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? and Oleanna. Met Quarterlife creator Marshall Herskovitz at jury duty. Acts as a celebrity representative for Corazon de Vida Foundation, which helps support Tijuana orphanages. Shares the nickname Bitsie with her grandfather, a WWII pilot.

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: Supporting player Russell Hornsby joined the casts of numerous features and television series during the 1990s and 2000s. He made his first significant appearance in the Jada Pinkett Smith urban comedy Woo (1998), then followed it up with scattered, multi-episode roles in such series as Law & Order, Gideon's Crossing, and Playmakers, and parts in the movies After the Sunset (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), and Something New (2006). Hornsby attained greater recognition and a higher profile with his lead role of Eddie Sutton in the ABC series drama Lincoln Heights. Over the coming years, Hornsby would appear on TV series like In Treatment and Grimm.

Trivia: Born in Jaffa, Israel, his family moved to Montreal, Canada when he was 7. Parents are Russian Jewish immigrants, and they all still speak Russian at home. Was at one time the drummer for the indie-rock band Tricky Woo, based in Montreal. Studied history before pursuing drama. Role in the pilot for the television series Caprica was originally a guest spot, but was later expanded to be included as a regular character. Indicating his traditional Russian Jewish background, he claims that his father still plays the accordion and "a lot of things get pickled." Is trilingual (English, French and Russian).

Trivia: Born in the Philippines, but raised in Ohio. Fluent in English and Tagalog. Toured nationally with the theatrical companies that produced Heartstrings and Miss Saigon, and was in the original cast of the 1994 Broadway revival of Carousel. Served as the choreographer for Imelda: A New Musical in 2005. Reprised his Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End role for the movie's video game. Meditates every morning.

Trivia: Earned a dance scholarship to UCLA. Studied theater abroad at King's College in London. Got her start in film as a dancer in such movies as The Big Lebowski (1998) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Landed her first speaking role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). Played the recurring role of Rosalee on the NBC drama Grimm during the first season and was promoted to series regular for the second season. Involved with the Surfrider Foundation, which works to conserve the ocean and beaches.

Trivia: Began acting at the age of 5 in a local theater company. Majored in journalism at Northwestern University before switching to theatre. Created a Web series titled Chelsey and Kelsey Are Really Good Roommates with Ellie Knaus. Is an avid San Francisco 49ers fan.

Trivia: American actor C. Thomas Howell (the "C" is for Christopher) began his acting career at the age of four, when he was a regular on the TV series Little People; he went on to appear on two other series: Two Marriages and Into the Homeland. This led to a big break when he was cast at the age of 16 in a secondary role in Steven Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), one of the most successful films of all time. Following that, Francis Ford Coppola gave him the lead (in part due to Howell's "pretty-boy" good looks) in The Outsiders (1983), which has led to a consistent film career. However, most of his movies (with the exception of The Hitcher, 1986, in which he is stalked by a killer) have fared badly at the box office. Besides being an actor, Howell is also a former junior rodeo circuit champion. He is married to actress Rae Dawn Chong, with whom he co-starred in Soul Man (1986). The two divorced in 1990, but Howell remarried Sylvie Anderson in 1992.Howell would continue to appear in several projects a year, playing such notable roles as Lt. Thomas D. Chamberlain in 1993's Gettysburg, and the title role in 1995's Baby Face Nelson. In 1995, he tried his hand at directing, helming the drama Hourglass. In 1996 he directed The Big Fall and Pure Danger, and later, Howell added writing and producing to his resume as well, earning both screenwriter and producer credits for 2004's Hope Ranch and 2005's Blind Injustice. Howell also never gave up acting, appearing in such varied films as 2004's Hidalgo and 2007's Hoboken Hallow. He continued to work steadily, directing projects like The Day the Earth Stopped, The Land That Time Forgot, and The genesis Code in addition to acting in various films. He enjoyed his highest profile success in many years when he played the father of a young boy rescued by a superhero in The Amazing Spider Man.

Trivia: University of Kansas City graduate Dee Wallace is best known for her role as Elliot's divorced mom in the box-office gold mine E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). A former ballerina, Wallace had made her cinematic debut three years prior to E.T. with a minor role in 10 (1979). She co-starred in The Howling (1981) and Cujo (1983), with actor Christopher Stone, whom she married (hence her current professional name). Dee Wallace and Christopher Stone also shared top billing on the syndicated TV series The New Lassie (1989-1990).

Trivia: Character actor and screenwriter Chris Mulkey is best remembered for his convincing portrayal of creepy former convict Hank Jennings in David Lynch's innovative television series Twin Peaks. A five-year veteran of the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota, Mulkey, who had previously studied theater at the University of Minnesota, made his feature film debut in the comedy Loose Ends (1975). He made his screenwriting debut in 1988, with Patti Rocks.