Trivia: Born in New York City on August 8th, 1968 and raised in Fairfield, CT, prolific film and television actor Michael Weatherly got his start on an episode of The Cosby Show before moving on to carve out an impressive career on screens both large and small. While many television viewers would recognize Weatherly from walk-on roles in such popular television series as Charmed and Ally McBeal, it was the actor's controversial age-disparity romance with Dark Angel co-star Jessica Alba that got tongues wagging around Tinseltown back in 2001. He could be seen opposite Alba on that sci-fi program throughout its two-season run (2000-2001). Later, Weatherly portrayed actor Robert Wagner in the made-for-television drama The Mystery of Natalie Wood before revealing a deeply personal secret about his onscreen girlfriend in Her Minor Thing. In 2003, Weatherly landed his most regular television role to date, as a Naval criminal investigator on NCIS.

Trivia: Born in the Windy City on January 17, 1975, the prolific Puerto Rican-American thespian Freddy Rodriguez cut his acting chops at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School, where he headlined a number of time-worn stage classics, including The Crucible, Twelve Angry Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird. He married his high school sweetheart, Elsie, and slid effortlessly into a cinematic career soon after graduation, taking his first official onscreen bow at the age of 19, as the younger version of Billy Wirth's prison parolee Terry Griff in the sobering and gritty 1994 drama The Fence. That feature lacked wide distribution and slipped by many, but no matter, for two highly coveted spots in A-list features followed the next year. Rodriguez portrayed Anthony Quinn's son, Pedro Aragon, Jr., in Alfonso Arau's lush 1995 romantic melodrama A Walk in the Clouds, and Vietnam vet Jose in The Hughes Bros.' period piece Dead Presidents, the Menace II Society follow-up about a young African-American man who drifts casually into a crime-infested life in the late '60s.Countless spots in films of equal weight followed, including Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Payback (1999), and Chasing Papi (2001), but Rodriguez made his most enduring mark on the small screen, where he became a familiar face on a number of hit series. He appeared in three 1999 episodes of Party of Five, as Albert, the man who mugs Sarah and later rips her off, despite her vain attempts to befriend him. The spot was short-lived, but productive; the added exposure eventually led to Rodriguez's most prominent role. He entered the mind's eye of cable devotees everywhere by becoming a permanent fixture on the HBO/Alan Ball production Six Feet Under, a jet-black comic series about the Fisher family, proprietors of a Los Angeles mortuary. As Federico Diaz, a gentle, emotionally sensitive mortician-cum-partner, Rodriguez proved popular with audiences and helped to sustain the series throughout its five-year run. He followed this up with yet another minor role, on the Emmy-award winning NBC series Scrubs, as Nurse Carla Espinosa's (Judy Reyes) brother. The part entailed only fleeting, intermittent appearances, but left a memorable impression nonetheless.Rodriguez temporarily reemphasized his silver screen work beginning in 2006, with tertiary roles in several prominent features. These include Valentin in Poseidon (2006), Wolfgang Petersen's disappointing remake of the 1972 Irwin Allen disaster pic The Poseidon Adventure; Reggie, a character restricted to only using half of his body, in M. Night Shyamalan's seventh feature, Lady in the Water; and a fleeting role as Jose in Bobby, Emilio Estevez's docudrama on the assassination of presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968.In 2007, Rodriguez returned to television in a recurring role as sandwich vendor Giovanni "Gio" Rossi on the enormously popular Ugly Betty. He stayed on with the show into its third season in 2008, while also starring in and executive producing the holiday comedy Nothing Like the Holidays. Regular television work continued with a featured role on the short-lived CBS series Chaos and voice work on the animated sci-fi series Generator Rex.

Trivia: Started singing in church while growing up in southern Illinois. Made his Broadway debut as Simba in The Lion King in 1997. In 2008, originated the role of Benny in the Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights. Worked as a composer for Sesame Street for more than 15 years, during which time he won a 2011 Daytime Emmy award for co-writing the song "What I Am" performed by Will.i.am. Released his first solo album, In the Name of Love, in 2011. Starred in three Broadway shows over the course of six months, including Bronx Bombers, After Midnight and Holler If Ya Hear Me in 2014. Originated the role of George Washington in the widely-acclaimed Broadway production of Hamilton in 2015. Wrote songs for LL Cool J, Ne-Yo, Mario and Sean Kingston. Has been an avid supporter of Autism Speaks since his son was diagnosed with autism.

Trivia: Was working for a French back, selling derivatives, when she was relocated to New York; she saw the play Appointment with a High-Wire Lady and decided to quit and become an actor. Got her Equity card for a one-night performance of Speed-the-Plow. Appeared in a series of AT&T commercials. Made her Broadway debut in Hand to God in 2015, earning a Tony nomination for her performance.

Trivia: Parents work as producers for television and her grandfather was an actor. First acted at the age of 5 as the lead in a local production of Annie and performed in more than 60 plays while growing up. Began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute at the age of 16. Received five production grants from New York University, allowing her to write, direct and perform in six original short films and two plays during her time studying there. Won the Audience Award in Comedy at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth for her 2015 film Anchovies.

Trivia: A native of Flourtown, PA, Laura Breckenridge placed equal emphasis on stage and film work; from role to role, she coupled an ingratiating, girl-next-door quality with keen dramatic instincts. She landed roles in Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including the 2002 revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible and the 2004 The Moonlight Room, but received her most widespread recognition for her supporting role as Rose Sorelli in the 2005 television series Related -- a domestic comedy about the relationships and experiences of four extremely different sisters. Meanwhile, at about the same time, Breckenridge moved into feature work, focusing strongly on independently produced efforts. These included a lead in the hit festival comedy Southern Belles (2005) and a supporting contribution to Eva Aridjis' ensemble drama The Favor (2006). Breckenridge traveled the scream-queen route -- and accepted yet another lead -- in John Simpson's gruesome slasher film Amusement.

Trivia: Relatively unknown character actor Kurt Fuller has made a fairly consistent acting career in television and films since the late '80s, mostly playing authority figures. One of his earliest film appearances was as the head television executive in the Hulk Hogan movie No Holds Barred. Mostly working in comedies and dramas, he has also been in action thrillers (Eve of Destruction) and family-oriented adventures (Bingo). He has a lengthy list of television guest star credits, including L.A. Law, Ally McBeal, and The West Wing. In the '90s, he had starring roles in a few short-lived TV series like Capitol News, Timecop, and That's My Bush. After playing Kirk Douglas' son in the comedy Diamonds, he played the adult foil in the teen comedies The New Guy, Scary Movie, and Porn 'n Chicken. In 2002, he played Hogan's Heroes castmember Werner Klemperer in Paul Schrader's Auto Focus; the following year he appeared with Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management. He had a small part in the Oscar winning biopic Ray, as well as the Will Smith hit The Pursuit of Happyness. He played The Dean in 2009's Van Wilder: Freshman Year, and two years later he was part of the ensemble in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris.

Trivia: The tattoo on his right bicep says it all: the nickname "Jack The Lad" ("lad" being British slang for a bad, bad boy) hovering above the laughing and frowning drama masks. That contradiction of crude yet charismatic, square-jawed yet boyish, and reckless yet disciplined has endeared Jack O'Connell to audiences who've come to anticipate his portrayals of unpolished ruffians who are nevertheless possessed with an inner core of determination.That determination was forged in O'Connell's childhood, as the oldest son of an Irish father and English mother scraping by in working class Derbyshire, England. His early life was in constant opposition to bullies and authorities at Catholic school, and he spent much time in and out of juvenile court. His parents tried to rechannel his violent energy into athletics, including boxing and football, but a knee injury disqualified him from a professional career.A future in the military -- or, possibly, in prison -- awaited this marginal student, but a required drama class at school provided an outlet where his energy (and skills in prevarication) could be put to constructive use. Training stints at the Royal Court Theatre and Nottingham's Television Workshop put him in contact with other actors willing to mentor the restless teen. After many months of traveling to London for auditions (and sleeping on park benches), the 15-year old actor landed the role of a young tough in the Thatcher-era skinhead drama This Is England.After paying his dues in many bit parts, O'Connell at last broke out of the pack after being cast as shameless party boy James Cook in the frank teen drama Skins, earning not only the admiration of many fluttery-eyed fans thrilling to his Casanova antics, but to directors who valued his authentic proletariat aura. More roles, like a British soldier stranded within a Belfast riot in '71 and a defiant young convict in Starred Up soon followed, along with a tabloid reputation for being linked with young beauties and showing up hung over for interviews.Despite his off-screen exploits, it was O'Connell's growing on-screen resume that caught the attention of fellow former wild child Angelina Jolie, who cast him as ultra-survivor Louis Zamperini in her wartime POW epic Unbroken. O'Connell threw himself into the demands of the role, which included dropping his thick Midlands brogue, subsisting on 800 calories a day for months and enduring prison camp scenes so physically demanding he blacked out on set. But the role was a perfect showcase for his indomitable temperament, and his efforts were recognized with a Rising Star award at the BAFTAs (an honor voted by the public) and a New Hollywood Award.

Trivia: Born in Germany and raised in Clarksville, TN. Starred as the character Mimi Marquez in international and Broadway stagings of Rent. Appeared as a dancer in Beyoncé's "Work It Out" music video. Hobbies include painting.