Marshall

Chadwick Boseman (Actor) .. Thurgood Marshall

Born: November 29, 1976
Died: August 28, 2020
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Trivia: Was an athlete as a child; involved with Little League baseball but primarily played basketball. Studied acting at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford after graduating from Howard University in Washington, United States. Originally aspired to be a director. Made his TV debut in a 2003 episode of Third Watch. Trained for five months with baseball coaches to prepare for his role as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013).

Josh Gad (Actor) .. Sam Friedman

Born: February 23, 1981
Birthplace: Hollywood, Florida, United States

Trivia: After a brief-role in the Christian-themed direct-to-video feature Mary and Joe (2002) -- a kind of contemporary update about the immaculate conception set in modern-day New York City -- actor Josh Gad distinguished himself with a colorful supporting role on the Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton-headlined sitcom Back to You (2007). The Fox series told of the hilarious and often biting rivalry between two newscasters, professionally reunited after more than a decade apart. Gad played 26-year-old Ryan Church, the diminutive, overweight, and wet-behind-the-ears news director with a mile-long geek streak. He was in the gambling drama 21, and the Rainn Wilson comedy The Rocker. He had a major supporting turn in Love and Other Drugs, and lent his voice to the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift. Gad has also enjoyed great success acting on the Broadway stage in both The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Book Of Mormon.

Kate Hudson (Actor) .. Eleanor Strubing

Born: April 19, 1979
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Trivia: The daughter of Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson bears more than a passing resemblance to her famous mother in both looks and onscreen vivacity. Born in Los Angeles on April 19, 1979, Hudson made her screen debut in 1998. She first earned notice for her work in 200 Cigarettes (1999), an ensemble film that cast her as naive Cindy out on a date with caddish Jack (Jay Mohr). Although the film proved to be a substantial critical and commercial disappointment, Hudson's performance was singled out for some of the scant praise the film did receive. The following year, she could be seen starring opposite fellow up-and-comer Joshua Jackson in Gossip, a drama centered on the disastrous side effects of rumor-mongering on a college campus.If critical recognition had eluded her in the past, it certainly caught-up with her at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards, where she took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Engulfed in the Hollywood hype machine following her winning role in Almost Famous, it seemed as if Hudson was set to follow her mother in taking the film industry by storm. After soaking in her nowfound fame in the early years of the new millennium, Hudson emerged from a whirlwind schedule of fashion shoots and awards shows to appear in the romantic war drama The Four Feathers in 2002. Though The Four Feathers was quickly and unceremoniously relegated to box-office obscurity, Hudson fired back with an almost surefire hit when she starred opposite quirky heartthrob Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). While subsequent roles in Alex and Emma, Le Divorce, and Raising Helen did little to elevate Hudson's already-comfortable star status, a venture into the unknown in the curiously original but largely underseen Skeleton Key at least showed the actress' willingness to explore new territory onscreen. Back in the realm of comedy, Hudson would do her best to tolerate onscreen husband Matt Dillon's eccentric best-friend when the down-on-his-luck Dupree (Owen Wilson) arrives on their doorstep looking for a place to stay in the farcical summer comedy You, Me and Dupree (2006). Hudson joined with Mathew McConaughey for a second time for the romantic comedy Fool's Gold (2008), and starred in another rom-com, My Best Friend's Girl, the same year. Hudson gained recognition for her previously unknown dance skills thanks to her performance in filmmaker Rob Marshall's musical film Nine, which also featured Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, and Nicole Kidman. In 2010, the actress starred in the film adaptation of Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me.Hudson conitnued to rotate between lighter romantic comedies and heavier dramas, appearing in Something Borrowed in 2011, followed by political thriller The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Larry David's TV movie Clear History (2013) and the drama Good People (2014). She also took a recurring gig on Glee, playing a dance instructor, allowing Hudson to showcase her singing skills and dancing chops.

Dan Stevens (Actor) .. Loren Willis

Born: October 10, 1982
Birthplace: Croydon, Surrey, England

Trivia: Adopted at birth by middle-class teachers. Knew he wanted to become an actor while in primary school. Honed his acting chops with Britain's National Youth Theatre. Pursued stand-up comedy for a time during his college years. Joined the amateur theatrical Footlights Dramatic Club while at Cambridge. Discovered by British theatrical-film director Peter Hall, who spotted him in a Footlights production of Macbeth opposite Hall's daughter Rebecca. Editor-at-large for the Junket, an online quarterly magazine. Writes a column for the Sunday Telegraph (a British newspaper).

Sterling K. Brown (Actor) .. Joseph Spell

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Trivia: After pursuing academic success at Stanford University and later the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, actor Sterling K. Brown began pursuing professional success, appearing on episodes of TV series like NYPD Blue, Boston Legal, and Alias. The appearances bolstered his popularity, and Brown went on to land a number of recurring roles on the shows Starved, Supernatural, and Army Wives. In 2008 he landed a part in the Pacino/De Niro cop thriller Righteous Kill, and three years later stretched his comedic muscles in Our Idiot Brother.

James Cromwell (Actor) .. Judge Foster

Born: January 27, 1940
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Trivia: Long-time character actor James Cromwell has spent much of his career on stage and television, only occasionally appearing in feature films until the early '90s, when his film work began to flourish. The tall, spare actor first became known to an international audience with his role as the taciturn but kindly Farmer Hoggett, the owner of a piglet that wants to be a sheepdog, in the smash hit Babe (1995). His work in the film earned Cromwell an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as well as numerous opportunities for steady work in Hollywood.The son of noted director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson, he originally aspired to become a mechanical engineer, attending both Vermont's Middlebury College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). But after a summer spent on a movie set with his father, the acting bug bit, and Cromwell decided to become an actor. He started out in regional theater, acting and directing in a variety productions for ten years, and he was a regular performer at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Cromwell made his television debut in the recurring role of "Stretch" Cunningham on All in the Family in 1974, and he subsequently spent the rest of the decade and much of the 1980s on television, as a regular on such shows as Hot L Baltimore and The Last Precinct. Cromwell also appeared in such miniseries as NBC's Once an Eagle and in such made-for-television movies as A Christmas Without Snow (1980). Cromwell made his feature film debut in the comedy Murder By Death (1976). His film work was largely undistinguished until Babe; following the film's success, he began appearing in more substantial roles in a number of popular films, including The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996), in which he played Charles Keating; Star Trek: First Contact (1996), which cast him as the reluctant scientist responsible for Earth's first contact with alien life forms; and L.A. Confidential (1997), in which he gave a marvelously loathsome performance as a crooked police captain. Adept at playing nice guys and bottom-dwelling scum alike, Cromwell next earned strong notices for his portrayal of a penitentiary warden in The Green Mile (1999).The respected character actor continued strongly into the next decade with appearances in Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys as well as the live-on-TV production of Fail Safe in 2000. He enjoyed a recurring role on E.R. in 2001. He played the president in the 2002 Jack Ryan movie The Sum of All Fears. In 2003 he took on a recurring role in the respected HBO drama Six Feet Under, and also appeared in the award-winning HBO adaptation of Angels in America. In 2006 he acted opposite Helen Mirren playing Prince Philip in The Queen, and played another head of state for Oliver Stone when he portrayed George Herbert Walker Bush in the biopic W. In 2011 he was the loyal butler to the main character in the Best Picture Oscar winner for that year, The Artist.

Keesha Sharp (Actor) .. Buster Marshall

Born: June 09, 1973
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States

Trivia: When the sensual and alluring African-American actress Keesha Sharp first came to national attention in the early 2000s, she did so via a series of bit roles in urban comedies and dramas, such as the goofy Lance Crouther-headlined superhero farce Pootie Tang (2001) and Laurice Guillen's ethnic ensemble piece American Adobo (2002). Following small appearances in the 2003 duds Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood and Malibu's Most Wanted, Sharp signed for her most prominent turn, that of Monica in the syndicated series Girlfriends. She could also be seen in a recurring role on the family sitcom Everybody Hates Chris starting in 2005.

Roger Guenveur Smith (Actor) .. Walter White

Born: July 27, 1955
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States

Trivia: An esteemed African-American playwright and actor whose roles almost invariably contend with the politics and dynamics of race (frequent collaborator Spike Lee once famously described him as a "racial cheerleader"), thespian Roger Guenveur Smith grew up in Berkeley and debuted onscreen in the late '80s. Over the ensuing years, Smith cultivated and sustained a reputation for tackling demanding, challenging, and thought-provoking assignments with immense aplomb. He achieved much of his success thanks to repeated collaborations with Lee, who cast him as Yoda in the musical School Daze (1988) and Smiley, the hipster street philosopher in Do the Right Thing (1989); in fact, Lee later noted that Smith was the one who devised the idea for the juxtaposed photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X in one of Thing's pivotal scenes. Meanwhile, Smith remained extremely active in regional theater, both by authoring his own efforts (such as a musical about Christopher Columbus that painted commonly accepted versions of the man's life story as historical revisionism) and by teaching drama to juvenile delinquents. As the years passed, Smith's onscreen activity crescendoed; he signed for plum roles in such contemporary classics as King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), and Eve's Bayou (1997), and, significantly, extended his professional relationship with Lee to many additional projects. The celebrated director cast Smith in such features as Malcolm X (1992), Get on the Bus (1996), He Got Game (1998), and Summer of Sam (1999), all of which received considerable acclaim. Their actor-director working relationship culminated in the little-seen (but arguably brilliant) A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) -- a Lee-directed film of Smith's one-man stage show on the life of controversial Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The film preserves the original Smith-authored play, and stars the thespian as Newton; Lee augments the film with visual pyrotechnics and interpolates archival footage to give the feature depth and dimension. Unfortunately, the project failed to receive even a limited theatrical release, and premiered instead on the Black Starz cable network. Thereafter, Smith continued his theatrical work (albeit very infrequently) with such plays as the 2003 Iceland, a psychological drama about four unrelated characters that debuted in Philadelphia. He also continued his frequent film roles, with assignments including Shade (2003), God's Waiting List (2006), Confessions of a Call Girl (2006), and Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007).

Derrick Baskin (Actor) .. Ted Lancaster

Barrett Doss (Actor) .. Bertha Lancaster

Born: March 20, 1989
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Trivia: Is of African American descent.Moved recurrently when she was a child, living most of her childhood in Chicago.Was a member of the Chicago Children's Choir and was introduced to musical theater. Decided to pursue a career as an actress after auditioning for her first stage musical.Was supported by her family to pursue her dreams, as her mom decided to move to New York City to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress.In 2013, made her debut on television as an actress.Is skilled at basketball, and her mother was a professional basketball player.

Zanete Shadwick (Actor) .. Irene Lancaster

John Magaro (Actor) .. Irwin Freidman

Born: February 16, 1983
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States

Ahna O'reilly (Actor) .. Mrs. Richmond

Born: February 17, 1985
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States

Trivia: Her family moved to France when she was 6, and settled in a town in the Alps. Her mother had her and her two sisters audition for roles in a regional-theater production of The Sound of Music in order to keep busy, and they were chosen to play the Von Trapp daughters. As a teen, she and her siblings helped their mother develop a game similar to Go Fish, but with cards that depicted works by Renaissance artists. Her family were extras in the 2004 thriller Dinocroc. Credits her friendship with Octavia Spencer for helping her land a role in the hit 2012 film The Help. She and other cast members of The Help studied the PBS civil-rights series Eyes on the Prize and the documentary Yes Ma'am to prepare for their roles as black maids and white employers.

Jussie Smollett (Actor) .. Langston Hughes

Born: June 21, 1983
Birthplace: Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Trivia: Starred with his five siblings in the TV series On Our Own. Began working with the Black Aids Institute when he was 15. Released his debut EP, The Poisoned Hearts Club, in 2012.

Rozanda Thomas (Actor) .. Zora Neale Hurston

Andra Day (Actor) .. Minton's Singer

Born: December 30, 1984
Birthplace: Edmonds, Washington, United States

Trivia: Grew up in San Diego, California.Studied at Valencia Park Elementary School.Stevie Wonder introduced her to Adrian Gurvitz, who would later co-produce her debut album.Published unplugged covers and mashups on her YouTube channel, which became very popular.The second actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Billie Holiday.

Jeremy Bobb (Actor) .. John Strubling

Born: May 13, 1981
Birthplace: Dublin, Ohio, United States

Trivia: Worked as a landscaper after college in order to save money to move to New York City and pursue his acting career. In 2007, played the role of Phelim O'Shaughnessy in the Broadway production of Mark Twain's Is He Dead? Played Hamlet in the Gallery Players' production of Hamlet in 2010. In 2012, performed in the Bridge Project's worldwide tour of Richard III starring Kevin Spacey. Has narrated several audiobooks, including the Beyonders series written by Brandon Mull.

Jeffrey DeMunn (Actor) .. Dr. Sayer

Born: April 25, 1947
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Trivia: Began acting as a member of the Mountebanks, the oldest student theater group in the U.S. In college, planned to be an engineer. Was a member of the National Shakespeare Company and did summer seasons at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. Actually voiced O'Neill in the 1983 PBS documentary A Glory of Ghosts. Made his Broadway debut in 1976 in Comedians. Has appeared in a number of projects for writer-director Frank Darabont, who considers him a "good-luck charm." One of his most thrilling acting moments was his scene with James Cagney in 1981's Ragtime. Won a Cable ACE Award for his performance in HBO's Citizen X (1995).

Brendan Burke (Actor) .. Captain Burke

Marina Squerciati (Actor) .. Stella Friedman

Born: April 30, 1980
Birthplace: United States

Trivia: First professional role was in The Nutcracker in 1993. Won the Agnes Moorhead Award for her off-Broadway performance in Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story. Made her Broadway debut in To Be or Not to Be. Appeared in the theater production of Manipulation in 2014.

Sophia Bush (Actor) .. Jen at the Bar

Born: July 08, 1982
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Trivia: Like a lot of girls born into the upper-middle-class suburb of Pasadena, CA, Sophia Bush caught a whiff of the Hollywood air just down the road and took an interest in acting at an early age. After getting her feet wet in school plays at the Westridge School for Girls, she graduated in 2000 and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where she majored in journalism and minored in theater. It was that minor interest that proved to be her greatest passion, however, and in 2002, at the age of 20, she scored her first movie gig with a small role in National Lampoon's Van Wilder.Another onscreen role would follow in 2003, and a much more substantial one. Bush was cast as sassy cheerleader Brooke Davis in the WB series One Tree Hill. She left school to work full-time on the series, which paid off when One Tree Hill proved to be a huge hit. In addition to the professional success that the show brought her, the program also featured Bush's onscreen romance with co-star Chad Michael Murray -- which soon turned into a real-life love affair. The two were wed in 2005, but unfortunately, the union was not to last. After just five months, the two separated and eventually divorced, though they remained co-stars on the series. Bush took the personal hit in stride, continuing to act in additional projects such as Supercross: The Movie and the popular 2006 comedy John Tucker Must Die. Bush also proved to have a knack for tense and scary subject matter, from a recurring part on the series Nip/Tuck to a starring role in the 2006 horror flick Stay Alive. In 2007, she appeared in an even bigger horror movie as the female lead in a remake of The Hitcher, starring opposite veteran actor Sean Bean. While building up her impressive acting resumé, Bush still didn't lose the interest in journalism that she pursued in college, working as an assignment editor for Annenberg TV News when she wasn't on-set.Bush returned to TV in the short-lived sitcom Partners before playing the recurring role of detective Erin Lindsay on Chicago Fire. Her character was part of the planned 2014 spin-off, Chicago P.D.

Ed Jewett (Actor) .. Wright

Adriano Gatto (Actor) .. Bridgeport Court Clerk

Perris K. Fortson (Actor) .. Billy Lyons

Josie DiVincenzo (Actor) .. Ruthie

Dan Bittner (Actor) .. Smiling Racist

Edwin Lee Gibson (Actor) .. Bartender

Daniel Stewart Sherman (Actor) .. Officer McCoy

Born: August 16, 1970

Christopher Mele (Actor) .. Insurance Court Judge

Jada Kay (Actor) .. NAACP Secretray

Lauren Friedman (Actor) .. Rose Steinberg

Michael Bernardi (Actor) .. Mr. Weisman

Michael Carey Miller (Actor) .. Sprague

Robert S. Bates (Actor) .. Thug at Bar

Chris Pera (Actor) .. Thug at YMCA

Don Gervasi (Actor) .. Reporter #1

Jeremy Kreuzer (Actor) .. Reporter #2

Michael Dugan (Actor) .. Reporter #3

Joseph Giambra (Actor) .. Farmer

Benjamin Sheeler (Actor) .. Ellis

Richard Lambert (Actor) .. Maitre 'D

Mark St. Syr (Actor) .. Langston's Boyfriend

Jonathan Scialabba (Actor) .. Prison Guard

Bob Bozek (Actor) .. Gilman

Lisa Christie (Actor) .. Betha, Willis' Secretary

Irwin Gelman (Actor) .. Cantor

Kenneth Joseph Bolden (Actor) .. Algonquin Patron

Guy Tomassi (Actor) .. Algonquin Friend

Peter Johnson (Actor) .. Harlem Musician

Tracy Martin (Actor) .. Mississippi Father

Sybrina Fulton (Actor) .. Mississippi Mother

Benjamin Crump (Actor) .. Attorney Z. Alexander Looby

Alexander S. McBryde (Actor) .. Bartender/Patron

Rozonda "chilli" Thomas (Actor) .. Zora Neale Hurston

Born: February 27, 1971

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