Trivia: His numerous collaborations with Whit Stillman making him inseparable from the director's films, Christopher Eigeman has earned a reputation as the poster boy for acerbic postmodern male angst. Making his screen debut in Stillman's Metropolitan (1990) as an officious snob, Eigeman went on to work with the director on no less than three subsequent projects, turning in performances that managed to be at once misanthropic and all too human.A native of Denver, where he was born March 1, 1964, Eigeman first took a serious interest in acting while a student at Vermont's Putney School, and continued to nurture his aspirations during his studies at Kenyon College in Ohio. After toiling for a few years in almost complete obscurity, he answered an open casting call for Stillman's Metropolitan, the result of which was his big-screen debut. An arch comedy of manners set among a group of Manhattan trust fund brats, the film earned a substantial degree of critical approval, as well as something of a cult following. Following the film's release, Eigeman took to the stage for a time with the well-regarded Actor's Theatre Company of Louisville, Kentucky.Eigeman and Stillman again collaborated on Barcelona, the 1994 follow-up to Metropolitan. Also starring the earlier film's Taylor Nichols, Barcelona featured Eigeman as a snotty -- and oblivious -- military man visiting his cousin (Nichols) in the eponymous city. Another droll comedy of manners, it set the stage for Eigeman's work with Noah Baumbach in both Kicking and Screaming (1995) and Mr. Jealousy (1997). The former cast the actor as a philosophical recent college graduate, while the latter netted him some of the best reviews of his career for his portrayal of a successful yet deeply conflicted novelist. Following a starring role in a 1996 episode of Homicide: Life on the Streets directed by Stillman, Eigeman and the director teamed up once more for The Last Days of Disco (1998), the last installment in the trilogy that included Metropolitan and Barcelona. Cast in a supporting role as a morally dubious club underboss, the actor shared the screen with a cast that included Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Matt Keeslar, and Mackenzie Astin. Like its two predecessors, the film took a witty, shabby-genteel look into the lives of privileged urban youths, and, also like its predecessors, it earned strong reviews, which extended to the performances of its stellar ensemble cast.

Trivia: Character actor John Carroll Lynch first gained notice for his performance as Frances McDormand's sweet and supportive husband in the Coen brother's critically acclaimed Fargo. He subsequently appeared on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show as the title character's cross-dressing brother. The role was initially a recurring one, but Lynch was eventually added as a full-time cast member. Along the way, he also popped up in a number of small roles in large films like 1997's Volcano and 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds.Following the cancellation of The Drew Carey Show, Lynch switched gears from comedy to drama, but stayed on the small screen, taking a role on HBO's bleak and bizarre Carnivàle. That stint was followed by a season on the CBS legal drama Close to Home. And in 2007, he was cast alongside Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser in Fox's post-Hurricane Katrina cop show K-Ville. That same year, he could be seen on the big-screen in David Fincher's Zodiac. Lynch would remain an active perormer for years to come, appearing in movies like Shutter Island and Crazy, Stupid, Love, as well as starring on TV shows like Body of Proof.