The Last Airbender

Noah Ringer (Actor) .. Aang

Born: November 18, 1996

Trivia: Noah Ringer began practicing tae kwon do as a small child, a skill that would prove to be a serious professional asset. The Texas native sent in an audition tape for casting in the 2010 movie The Last Airbender, and when the process was said and done, the 12 year old scored the leading role of Aang, a powerful martial arts master in training, on a journey to harness mystical powers that control the elements. Before the film even hit theaters, Ringer signed on for his next role, in the 2011 action movie Cowboys & Aliens.

Dev Patel (Actor) .. Prince Zuko

Born: April 23, 1990
Birthplace: Harrow, Middlesex, England

Trivia: British actor Dev Patel began showing signs of his talent as a performer at a young age, earning praise for his work in school plays when he was still in primary school. Born to Indian parents, Patel grew up in the London suburb of Harrow, where he focused on drama in school. At 16, he was studying for the higher education qualifying exams that make up a rigorous portion of British academic life when he scored a role on the hit English teen drama Skins. By the next year, he was cast in the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's landmark film Slumdog Millionaire, playing a kid from the slums of Mumbai who experiences a miraculous series of events despite his desperate surroundings. Patel instantly became a worldwide star, and his performance in the award-winning film was celebrated by audiences and critics alike. Soon, he was parlaying the success into new projects, signing on to play Zuko in The Last Airbender. He followed that up two years later with a turn in the all-star ensemble The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Nicola Peltz (Actor) .. Katara

Born: January 09, 1995
Birthplace: Westchester County, New York, United States

Trivia: Actress Nicola Peltz wasn't yet a teenager when she began training at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan. By 12, the Connecticut native had appeared in the 2006 holiday comedy Deck the Halls, and in 2008 she appeared in the comedy Harold. In 2010, Peltz scored a more high-profile role, playing young martial artist Katara in director M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender, based on the popular animated series Avatar.

Jackson Rathbone (Actor) .. Sokka

Born: December 14, 1984
Birthplace: Singapore

Trivia: A quintessential screen heartthrob who bore more than a passing appeal to young female viewers, Jackson Rathbone began signing for movie roles in his early twenties. He made guest appearances on the TV series The O.C. and Close to Home, and held an ongoing role on the short-lived Daphne Zuniga drama series Beautiful People, but first began to attract serious attention and consideration with his fine contribution to the Hallmark made-for-television drama The Valley of Light (2007), as a young convict in the post-WWII American South. In 2008, Rathbone landed one of the starring roles in director Catherine Hardwicke's much-anticipated vampire drama Twilight. He played the role of Jasper in that film and in all the sequels. He also appeared in the ill-fated Donnie Darko sequel S. Darko and The Last Airbender. In 2010 he starred in an co-produced the drama Girlfriend, also contributing to the film's score. Once Twilight wrapped up, Rathbone focused more on his music, though he continued appearing in films and on TV, including a recurring run on the series Finding Carter.

Jessica Jade Andres (Actor) .. Suki

Born: May 30, 1985

Trivia: Minnesota native Jessica Andres first caught audiences' attention in 2010, when she was cast in the role of Suki in the much anticipated big-screen adaptation of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The 25-year-old actress followed the performance with a role in the 2011 romantic comedy Just Go With It.

Shaun Toub (Actor) .. Uncle Iroh

Aasif Mandvi (Actor) .. Commander Zhao

Born: March 05, 1966
Birthplace: Bombay, India

Trivia: Started working as a Daily Show correspondent the same day he auditioned for the job. Grew up in Bradford, England, and moved to Tampa with his family when he was 16. Wrote and starred in the Obie Award-winning Sakina's Restaurant, a one-man comedy about the Indian immigrant experience.

Cliff Curtis (Actor) .. Fire Lord Ozai

Born: July 27, 1968
Birthplace: Rotorua, New Zealand

Trivia: A ubiquitous actor specializing in ethnically oriented character roles of various racial backgrounds, New Zealand-born Cliff Curtis, who is of Maori decent, debuted onscreen in the very early '90s. He then proceeded to chalk up a myriad of effective supporting parts in A-list features including The Piano (1993), Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Whale Rider (2002), Runaway Jury (2003), Sunshine (2007), and Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Curtis ascended to supporting billing opposite Harrison Ford and Sean Penn in the immigration-themed drama Crossing Over (2008) and tackled another major supporting role in Roland Emmerich's prehistoric adventure 10,000 B.C. (2008). Over the coming years, Curtis would continue to appear on screen, most notably on shows like Trauma and Missing.

Seychelle Gabriel (Actor) .. Princess Yue

Born: March 25, 1991
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States

Trivia: Appeared on TV's The Wonder Years as an infant. Sang in her high-school choir. Provided the voice of Asami on the animated series The Legend of Korra. Sings and plays piano, guitar and harmonica. Received a Young Artist Award nomination (Best Performance in a Feature Film—Supporting Young Actress) for her work in The Last Airbender (2010).

Katharine Houghton (Actor) .. Katara's Grandma

Born: March 10, 1945

Trivia: The niece of superstar Katharine Hepburn (her mother was Hepburn's sister), Katherine Houghton attended Sarah Lawrence College before making her Broadway bow in Ruth Gordon's A Very Rich Woman (1965) She was then cast as Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's daughter--and Sidney Poiter's fiance--in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Though Houghton did go on to make other films, she spent the majority of her career onstage. In 1969, she won an Obie Award for her performance in Scent of Flowers. Three years later, she co-founded Kentucky's Pilgrim Repertory Theatre, then spent the next two decades appearing in one Broadway production after another. In the early 1990s she reemerged on the film scene as a character actress, essaying such roles as the "Cheese Lady" in The Night We Never Met (1993) and Mrs. Hale in Ethan Frome (1994). In addition to her extensive acting credits, Katharine Houghton is a prolific novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

Francis Guinan (Actor) .. Master Pakku

Damon Gupton (Actor) .. Monk Gyatso

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Trivia: Studied conducting under David Zinman and Murry Sidlin at Aspen Music Festival and under Leonard Slatkin at the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. Appointed an American Conducting Fellow of the Houston Symphony in 2004, and an assistant conductor of Kansas City Symphony in 2006. Has been a guest conductor at many orchestras, including Cleveland Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, and NHK Orchestra of Tokyo. Made his Broadway acting debut in the play Clybourne Park in 2012.

Summer Bishil (Actor) .. Azula

Born: July 17, 1988
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States

Trivia: After small and generally unremarkable roles in such productions as the Disney Channel made-for-cable movie Return to Halloweentown (2006), actress Summer Bishil revealed the extent of her abilities via a complex, demanding, and multifaceted lead portrayal in screenwriter Alan Ball's contemporary drama Towelhead (2007). The film -- adapted from the controversial best-selling novel of the same name by Alicia Erian -- observes the tumultuous events that befall a young Arab-American teen on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq (heading into the Gulf War) -- including confrontations with racism, hypocrisy, and mistrust.

Randall Duk Kim (Actor) .. Old Man in Temple

Born: September 24, 1943

Trivia: Though many viewers will associate him exclusively with Asian character roles in Hollywood features, Hawaii native Randall Duk Kim actually gained his footing as a classically trained thespian in Shakespearean plays, many of which were mounted at the New York Shakespeare Festival during the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Kim hardly limited his on-stage activity to the musings of the great Bard, however, with a resumé that included leads and supporting roles in dozens of non-Shakespearean plays -- everything from J.B. Priestley's When We Are Married to Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. One of his most prestigious accomplishments involved founding the American Players Theater in Wisconsin with Charles Bright and Anne Occhiogrosso. Kim's endless panoply of on-stage accomplishments brought him an off-Broadway Obie Award for "Sustained Excellence of Performance" in theatrical work. Unsurprisingly, Kim's Hollywood assignments (which began in 1994, after a 20-year stint focusing exclusively on the theater) represented several steps down in terms of sophistication and, as indicated, often typecast him in stock ethnic roles in martial arts or fantasy films. Credits included the epic Anna and the King (1999), the effects-laden action opus The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the CG-animated action comedy Kung Fu Panda (2008).

John D'Alonzo (Actor) .. Zhao's Assistant

Keong Sim (Actor) .. Earthbending Father

Birthplace: Vietnam

Trivia: Is of Korean descent. Grew up in Chicago. Has performed in stage productions in New York City, Cuba, Canada, England and the Czech Republic. Studied and performed improvisational comedy with Improv Olympic West, Upright Citizens Brigade and Chicago City Limits. Has taught improv-comedy classes.

Isaac Jin Solstein (Actor) .. Earthbending Boy

Born: November 17, 1998

Edmund Ikeda (Actor) .. Old Man of Kyoshi Town

John Noble (Actor) .. The Dragon Spirit

Born: August 20, 1948
Birthplace: Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia

Trivia: Australian actor John Noble may be best known for the role of Denethor, steward to the throne of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. A veteran of Australian television, Noble also established himself as a character actor on American television, playing Russian Consul Anatoly Markov on the series 24, and eccentric scientist Dr. Walter Bishop on the J.J. Abrams show Fringe. Additionally, Noble has directed over 80 stage plays both in the United States and in his home country of Australia. In 2010 he appeared in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender.

Morgan Spector (Actor) .. Lead Fire Nation Soldier

Karim Sioud (Actor) .. Fire Nation Prison Guard

Manu Narayan (Actor) .. Fire Nation Head Prison Guard

Born: August 16, 1973

Kevin Yamada (Actor) .. Earth Kingdom Prisoner

Ted Oyama (Actor) .. Kyoshi Villager

Ritesh Rajan (Actor) .. Fire Nation Soldier

Born: October 23, 1988
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States

Trivia: Became interested in acting after performing in a school production of The Magic School Bus in second grade. Originally planned on following in the footsteps of many of his family members and pursue a career in medicine before deciding that acting was his passion. Was co-captain of a hip-hop/Bhangra dance team called Pandemonium at New York University. Studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally after graduating from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Taught a Punjabi-inspired Zumba class in Los Angeles. Has long practiced Taekwondo.

George DeNoto (Actor) .. Teahouse Child

Manuel Kanian (Actor) .. Nervous Prison Guard

Christopher Brewster (Actor) .. Kicking Firebender

Ryan Shams (Actor) .. Lead Archer

Jeffrey Zubernis (Actor) .. Water Tribe Soldier

Born: July 24, 1987

Brian D. Johnson (Actor) .. Water Tribe Soldier

J.W. Cortes (Actor) .. Fire Lord Attendant

Ben Cooke (Actor) .. Avatar Roku

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Sunday, November 30 on WNJU HDTV (47.1)