Trivia: Since his impressive debut in Nick Gomez's gritty, independent drama Laws of Gravity, leading actor Adam Trese has become a respected player in American independent cinema. He has been acting since early childhood; he made his professional debut with a bit part in a production of Othello in New York's 1979 Shakespeare Festival. The production starred Raul Julia and Christopher Walken. Trese is a graduate of State University of New York at Purchase, where his classmates included actress Parker Posey. He has also attended the competitive Actors Training Program. The darkly handsome Trese next appeared opposite Christine Lahti in a Lifetime cable network film, The Good Fight, a fact-based drama about a married couple who take on a tobacco company. He showed a facility for comedy in Alan Taylor's Palookaville (1995). He reteamed with Gomez to play a vengeful convict in Illtown (1996). In addition to his feature film work, Trese has also occasionally appeared on television shows, such as Law & Order, N.Y.P.D. Blue (on which he had a recurring role as Kim Delaney's younger brother), and on an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street directed by Gomez.

Trivia: Of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side.Played soccer in high school.In 1992, was Rose Princess at the 103rd Tournament of Roses Parade.Studied at Imagined Life studios with Diana Castle.Has appeared in three versions of CSI: CSI Las Vegas, CSI Miami and CSI NY.Is an skilled snow skier.

Trivia: It may surprise fans to learn that former tomboy-turned-sex symbol Jaime Pressly is actually pretty old-fashioned given her numerous provocative film roles and a revealing layout in Playboy magazine. It's no secret that Pressly shudders at the idea of going in front of the cameras for a love scene, and even considers onscreen kissing a little too intimate for comfort. Born in Kinston, NC, in July of 1977, young Pressly studied dance and gymnastics for 11 years before taking a turn as a model in the U.S., Italy, and Japan. Following an appearance on the cover of Teen magazine, Pressly began to gain momentum in the modeling world, and it seemed inevitable that she would soon make the leap to celluloid. Legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15, Pressly made her feature debut as a teenage seductress in Poison Ivy: The New Seduction (she was offered the role after appearing as Drew Barrymore's body double in the original Poison Ivy [1992]), and went on to appear in such features as Can't Hardly Wait, Ringmaster (both 1998), and Poor White Trash (2000). On the small screen, Pressly made a big impression as a promiscuous dancer in the series Jack and Jill, and has made appearances on Hollywood Squares. In 1998, Pressly was married to Brodie Mitchell, resulting in a collective sigh of disappointment among her legions of male admirers, who have constructed countless Internet shrines to the toothsome actress. Increasingly in demand into the new millennium, Pressly appeared in such features as Tomcats, Joe Dirt, and Not Another Teen Movie (all 2001), as well as becoming the spokeswoman for Liz Claiborne's Lucky You fragrance. The actress would receive her widest exposure -- and critical acclaim to boot -- for her supporting role on the breakout hit TV series My Name Is Earl, in 2005. An Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series would follow, in July of 2006. Pressly lent her voice to Horton Hears a Who in 2008, and took a supporting role in the 2009 buddy comedy I Love You, Man.

Trivia: Jason Behr started working steadily on television just as he entered his twenties. He started with a number of guest appearances on programs as diverse as Pacific Blue, Step by Step, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He landed recurring roles on Push and the teen soap opera Dawson's Creek. He parlayed the success into a starring role as Max Evans on the teen sci-fi series Roswell. His film career includes appearances in films as diverse as The Shipping News and the horror film The Grudge. He also appeared in the New Zealand horror film The Tattooist. Behr returned to TV with a recurring role on A&E's Breakout Kings in 2012.

Trivia: Was brought up in Wembley, London, where his parents ran a shop selling school uniforms. Excelled in sports at school and initially wanted to be a sprinter before pursuing the arts. Took a two-year course at the Harrow School of Art at age 16, achieving distinction. Took a year out from his university course to work on a kibbutz in Israel, where he met his future wife, Orly. Worked as a scene painter at the National Theatre in Tel Aviv after graduating from university. Despite supporting Arsenal Football Club, Kaye worked as an in-house graphic designer for their rival team, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Got his major break with the creation of the character Dennis Pennis, a parody celebrity interviewer who would torment major stars on the red carpet. Originated the role of Mr. Wormwood in the West End musical Matilda, in 2011.

Trivia: Moved from the East Coast to a small town in Northern California with her family when she was 6.Was discovered by actor Perry Reeves, who lived in the same apartment as her and her mother, and was encouraged by her to pursue acting.First love was music, thanks to her mother who was a professional jazz and blues singer for several years.Played Callie Rogers on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless, from 1998 to 2000.Earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama for her work on The Young and the Restless.

Trivia: Best known as Jack Arnold, the husband and father with one of the world's softest hearts, on the period comedy drama The Wonder Years (1988-1993), burly actor Dan Lauria's accomplishments as an actor far outstripped that single characterization. Lauria sustained an impressive and versatile career that encompassed soap operas, situation comedies, long-form features and miniseries, and theatrical work, to name only a few arenas. As a young man, the Brooklyn-born Lauria attended Southern Connecticut State University, where he played collegiate football, then enlisted in the Marines. He received formal dramatic training under coaches Constance Welch (at Yale) and Davey Marlin-Jones (at the Washington Theatre Club) -- both of whom tutored him with an approach resolutely opposed to that of the classic "Method." Lauria then debuted onscreen in the early '80s largely with telemovies, such as the 1983 Without a Trace and the 1985 Brass, and with occasional appearances on sitcoms such as Growing Pains. The Wonder Years, of course, represented one of Lauria's most significant breaks, and he later reflected that it would remain his chief legacy as an actor. After Years wrapped in 1993, Lauria continued his small-screen work. He appeared on such programs as ER, Law & Order, Smallville, and Boy Meets World; played legendary network head Fred Silverman in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels; and played Crawford in the Martin Lawrence comedy vehicle Big Momma's House 2 (2006). He also maintained a busy theatrical schedule, with a particularly strong presence at L.A.'s Coronet Theater.

Trivia: A talented actor who began to win due notice in the late '90s, Sean Patrick Thomas broke through to mainstream audiences with winning turns in such films as Cruel Intentions (1999) and Save the Last Dance (2001). The son of immigrants from Guyana, Thomas was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1970. While attending the University of Virginia, where he studied English and planned to become a lawyer, Thomas decided to pursue a career in acting after auditioning for a student production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Thomas broke into film with small roles in productions that included Courage Under Fire (1996), Conspiracy Theory (1997), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). In 1996, he further added to his acting credentials by earning an M.A. in drama from New York University. Relative fame and even a blush of notoriety greeted the actor in 1999, with a pivotal role in Cruel Intentions, Roger Kumble's free and loose adaptation of Choderlos De Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Co-starring alongside alpha-teens Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, and Ryan Phillippe in the torrid tale of lust, betrayal, and negligent parenting on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Thomas earned (literal) exposure as the cello teacher/illicit lover of one of the film's principle characters. Even greater exposure followed for Thomas the subsequent year, when he was cast in a substantial role as Detective Temple Page on the critically acclaimed TV series The District. Riding high, he then won his first starring role on the big screen in Save the Last Dance (2001), an interracial love story set in Chicago's South Side that featured him as a black high school student in love with a white classmate (Julia Stiles). Although the film earned mixed reviews, it found an appreciative audience, and with it, a growing fan base for the young actor.

Trivia: In films from the age of 17, American actor Terence Knox has been busiest since the mid-1980s. Always working, if not always appreciated for his efforts, Knox could be seen in roles ranging from the executive-turned-survivalist in 1990's Snow Kill to the Jim Jones-type cult leader in 1993's Children of the Corn II. While the names of his films may not ring a bell, audiences are familiar with Knox through his TV work. In addition to co-starring in such series as St. Elsewhere (1984) (as a rapist doctor!) and All is Forgiven (1986), Terence Knox was top-billed as Sgt. Zeke Anderson in Tour of Duty, which ran from 1987 through 1989.