The Darkest Minds

Amandla Stenberg (Actor)

Born: October 23, 1998

Trivia: Name was inspired by Miles Davis' 1989 album, Amandla, which is also the Zulu word for power. Played the violin with the L.A. Unified School District Orchestra in 2009. Dressed as her character Rue by wearing dirty clothes and putting twigs in her hair for her final Hunger Games audition with the director of the movie, Gary Ross. Youth ambassador for No Kid Hungry, a non-profit organization that is working to end child hunger in the U.S. Supports the Ubunto Eduction Fund, a organization that helps underprivileged children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Created online video Don't Cash Crop on My Cornrows about her personal views on Black culture appropriation in 2014 that went viral. Advocate for encouraging young women to pursue interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math fields). Formed a band with her friend called Honeywater and released an an EP in 2015.

Mandy Moore (Actor)

Born: April 10, 1984
Birthplace: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Trivia: Although teen dance-pop sensation Mandy Moore may rank alongside Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as one of the most popular female singers of her generation, her midriff-free image and genuine vocal talents have propelled her from the recording studio to movie sets in projects that are both family friendly and positive in nature.Born in Nashua, NH, and raised in Orlando, FL, Moore was inspired to pursue a career as a vocal artist after attending a stage performance of Oklahoma! and witnessing the entrancing effect the lead performer had on the audience. Honing her skills with singing lessons and countless bedroom performances of "The Wind Beneath My Wings," Moore took to musical theater and began regularly performing the National Anthem at local sporting events. It wasn't long before two producers who had heard her sing at a game asked if she would be interested in cutting a demo. Eagerly accepting the offer, the young songstress recorded her first album at 14, with film roles following close behind. Gaining confidence in front of the camera with her self-titled MTV show in addition to appearances on The Andy Dick Show and a children's video entitled Magic Al and the Mind Factory, Moore loaned her voice to the character of a Girl Bear Cub in Dr. Dolittle 2 before making her feature debut (much against type as she claims) as a mean cheerleader in The Princess Diaries (2001). Dying her blonde locks brunette for her first major role in A Walk to Remember (based on Nicholas Sparks' best-seller), Moore brought her comparatively chaste image to the screen in an innocent tale of young lovers from opposite sides of the spectrum. Low key and with a plot that leans toward Christian themes, Moore proved with her feature debut that her values come well before public image regardless of how un-chic they may color her in the public eye.Publicly admitting that she was gravitating towards a career in front of the camera since it was easier than singing, Moore continued her onscreen career with films like How to Deal, Because I Said So, License to Wed. In 2010, Moore provided the speaking and singing voice for Rapunzel in the Disney movie Tangled. She voiced the character across other mediums, too- she performed the song "I See The Light" from the film at the Oscars that year and made a guest appearance as Rapunzel on the Disney show Sofia the First in 2014. Moore stuck with the Disney family, voicing the lead character in the Disney animated show Sheriff Callie's Wild West. She also picked up a recurring role on the short-lived FOX series Red Band Society. In 2016, she headlined NBC's new series This Is Us.

Gwendoline Christie (Actor)

Born: October 28, 1978
Birthplace: Worthing, West Sussex, England

Trivia: Graduated from drama school in 2005. Worked at an interiors boutique in Brighton, England. Modeled for noted photographer Polly Borland. Performed in stage productions of Dr. Faustus and Shakespeare's Cymbeline. Stands 6-foot-3.

Harris Dickinson (Actor)

Birthplace: Leytonstone, London, England

Trivia: Joined a theater program at the age of 15. Tried to study film and theater, but dropped out of school at the age of 17. Almost joined the Marines. Attended RAW Academy in London. Studied local accents while filming Beach Rats (2017) in the United States.

Patrick Gibson (Actor)

Born: April 19, 1995

Trivia: In 2016, won the Best Supporting Actor award at the London Film Awards for his role in Property of the State.Received the Rising Star Award at the 2017 IFTAs.Is perhaps best known for his role as Steve in Netflix sci-fi drama The OA.

Skylan Brooks (Actor)

Born: February 12, 1999
Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States

Trivia: Started acting at age 5; began with commercials and student films. Trained in dance during his childhood; credits this training for his athleticism in filming movies. Auditioned for Oprah as part of Boyz Crew, a child boy-band, at age 10. Earned two Breakthrough Performance nominations for The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete. Performed Steve Buscemi's monologue from Fargo for a movie, was later complemented by Buscemi himself for the performance.

Miya Cech (Actor)

Wallace Langham (Actor)

Born: March 11, 1965
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Trivia: HBO enthusiasts will invariably remember character actor Wallace Langham for his winning multi-season portrayal of Phil, the conceited head writer of Larry Sanders' late-night talk show, on the Garry Shandling-headlined sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. Langham (who first received billing in projects as Wally Ward) grew up in Los Angeles; his parents divorced at an early age and his mother, Sunni, designed costumes for the musical variety series Donny and Marie. Langham was, by all accounts, drawn magnetically to showbusiness; he enrolled in acting classes, signed with an agent, and landed a string of television commercials beginning at age 16 (in 1981). After high school, Langham enrolled briefly in Cal State Northridge, but dropped out after snagging a bit part in John Hughes' teenage sci-fi comedy Weird Science (1985). Scattered appearances on such series as Murder, She Wrote and Star Trek: Voyager followed -- as well as the recurring role of Josh, smart-alecky assistant to lingerie proprietor Veronica on the Kirstie Alley sitcom Veronica's Closet. It was the Shandling turn, however, that put Langham on top of his game. He made occasional feature appearances in such pictures as the Nora Ephron comedy-fantasy Michael (1996) opposite John Travolta, the Eddie Murphy vehicle Daddy Day Care (2003), the ensemble comedy drama Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the award-winning The Social Network and 2012's Ruby Sparks but -- outside of Larry Sanders -- he is probably best known for his fine work on the series drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. On that program, Langham sustained a multi-season portrayal as lab technician David Hodges.

Bradley Whitford (Actor)

Born: October 10, 1959
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Trivia: An actor whose well-scrubbed Midwestern good looks have served him well in a wide variety of roles, Bradley Whitford was born in Madison, WI, on October 10, 1959. Whitford developed an interest in acting while in high school, and after graduating in 1977, he attended Wesleyan University, where he majored in English and Theater. After completing his studies at Wesleyan, he went on to receive a master's degree in Theater from the Juilliard Theater Center, and began pursuing an acting career in New York. Whitford made his screen debut in 1985 in a low-budget thriller called Dead As a Doorman, but received a good bit more attention for a supporting role in a 1986 TV movie, C.A.T. Squad, directed by William Friedkin. In 1987, Whitford appeared in both the New York and Los Angeles productions of Sam Shepard's drama Curse of the Starving Class; while in L.A. with the play, Whitford was cast as Jack Ford in the TV movie The Betty Ford Story. After returning to New York, Whitford continued to alternate stage roles with film assignments, and by the early '90s was appearing in a steady stream of supporting roles in such films as Presumed Innocent, A Perfect World, and Philadelphia. However, Whitford soon began scoring more substantial roles on television, including a recurring role as Norman Gardner on the series NYPD Blue and a memorable turn as a distraught father-to-be on the Emmy-award winning "Love's Labor's Lost" episode of E.R. In 1999, Whitford's finally scored the role that made him famous when he was cast as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the TV series The West Wing (created by Aaron Sorkin, whose play A Few Good Men had featured Whitford in its Broadway cast). Whitford's work on the series eventually earned him an Emmy Award in 2001; the same year, he was also recognized as part of the show's ensemble cast by the Screen Actor's Guild Awards (also honored with Whitford was John Spencer, who had appeared with him in the movie Presumed Innocent).Whitford appeared in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005, as well as the critically acclaimed comedy drama Bottleshock in 2008. The actor enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in 2012 for his turn as a ruthless, yet oddly likable businessman in director Joss Whedon's popular horror comedy Cabin in the Woods.

Mark O'Brien (Actor)

Born: May 07, 1984

Wade Williams (Actor) .. The Captain

Born: December 24, 1961
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Trivia: With his bald, burly, and threatening presence and "tough guy" appearance, character actor Wade Williams (sometimes billed as Wade Andrew Williams) built a substantial career for himself playing thugs and hoods, initially on American television series. Early series credits, which extend back into the late '90s, include guest-starring appearances on such programs as NYPD Blue, Profiler, and Night Man. In time, Williams extended himself into different genres -- he appeared on HBO's show-business satire The Larry Sanders Show, for instance, on Star Trek: Voyager (in the episode "One"), and in the big-screen Jim Belushi cop comedy K-911. Williams drew greatest attention, however, for his portrayal of psychopath Capt. Brian Bellick, one of the administrators of the penitentiary on the Fox serialized drama Prison Break. Williams reportedly expressed some reservations before taking the role, due to the depraved nature of the character. Wade Williams the actor is not to be confused with the director and producer Wade H. Williams III, known for his high output (and extensive rights ownership) of science fiction titles.

Golden Brooks (Actor)

Born: December 01, 1970

Trivia: The lithe and alluring African-American actress Golden Brooks began life in San Francisco in late 1970, and grew up in both the Bay Area and the City of Angels. As a young woman, she attended the University of California at Berkeley as a sociology major, later earning her master's degree from Sarah Lawrence College. Brooks first broke into films in the mid-'90s, with a small role in Spike Lee's phone sex-themed comedy drama Girl 6 (1996); the 2000 series Girlfriends, however, brought Brooks her first recognition in the American press. This rabidly popular sitcom -- which reeled in critical kudos and maintained a broad fan base -- constituted the pet project of Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and producer Mara Brock Akil. It told of four African-American female friends in the Los Angeles -- all white-collar women -- struggling to balance personal and professional demands. Brooks played an assistant at a legal firm and the only woman in the ensemble with a happy marriage and a growing family. After scattered roles in acclaimed features through the first several years of the new millennium, Brooks made the pivotal decision to join the cast of the Queen Latifah-starrer Beauty Shop, about the colorful proprietors and denizens of an Atlanta-based hair salon. The following year, she also starred in Sanaa Hamri's acclaimed dramedy Something New.

Peyton Wich (Actor)

Catherine Dyer (Actor)

Born: November 25, 1958
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Trivia: Grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.Moved to Los Angeles in 1991.Had a one-woman-show called Sorry to Keep You Waiting.Worked as a Development Assistant for Lifetime Television's Original Movies Department.Moved back to New York City in 1997 to work for A&E Television's Biography.Author of the 2007 cookbook You Want Me To Bring A Dish? published by Lulu Press.

Lidya Jewett (Actor)

Trivia: Was born in Africa.Made her TV debut in the 2012 episode "See Dad Overreact" of the sitcom See Dad Run.First major TV role was Gracie Walker in the Nickelodeon sitcom WITS Academy.Appeared in print ads for Universal Studios' Wizardly World of Harry Potter, Disney Cruise Line, American Girl, Wal-Mart, Beaches Turks & Caicos, AT&T and Mad Science, among others.Volunteers packing relief meals for FEMA, and sponsors an orphan in Uganda.

Kaleigh Rivera (Actor)

Drew Scheid (Actor)

Sammi Rotibi (Actor)

Allie McCulloch (Actor)

Ashley Windham (Actor)

Kassidy Slaughter (Actor)

Charles Green (Actor)

Jordan Salmon (Actor)

Melissa Collazo (Actor)

Faye Foley (Actor)

Carson Holmes (Actor)

Audrey Hope (Actor)

Izabella Dzmitryieu (Actor)

Kami King (Actor)

Claire McReynolds (Actor)

Deja Dee (Actor)

Morgan Gao (Actor)

Morgan Marie (Actor)

Grace DeAmicis (Actor)

Rae Jordan (Actor)

John Crow (Actor)

Jasmine Bolton (Actor)

Lauren Frandsen (Actor)

Jordan Lane Price (Actor)

Born: March 13, 1989
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Trivia: At the age of 8, she started her career in entertainment doing musical theater.After starting in musical theater, she did professional theater and decided to pursue a career as an actress.Successfully auditioned to be part of the girl group Huckapoo when she was 15-years-old.Made her debut as an actress in movies in 2010.Dated actor Macaulay Culkin for four years.in 2015, she made her debut as a singer and released her first song, Sponge.

Kinsey Kunkel (Actor)

Tyler Stormant (Actor)

Gage Lawson (Actor)

Clifford Gay (Actor)

Larkin Campbell (Actor)

Born: May 05, 1967

Markus vonWismar (Actor)

McCarrie McCausland (Actor)

Camden Haydon (Actor)

Kara Brooke (Actor)

Hannah Grayce (Actor)

Gabe Bowles (Actor)

Isabella Goodwin (Actor)

Tegan Jones (Actor)

Renah Gallagher (Actor)

Berglind Jonsdottir (Actor)

Xander Call (Actor)

Blake Bertrand (Actor)

Meredith Grace Dabney (Actor)

Ethan Stormant (Actor)

Emma Faith (Actor)

Ella Myers (Actor)

Shannon Mosley (Actor)

Jacob Evans (Actor)

Jordan Ellizabeth Kennedy (Actor)

Lyric Jefferson (Actor)

JB Blaine (Actor)

Maiya Boyd (Actor)

Gianni Biasetti Jr. (Actor)

Kevin Schell (Actor)

Ivylyn Nickel (Actor)

Connor Murdock (Actor)

Meredith Fullenwider (Actor)

Bob Gilliam (Actor)

Darren Alford (Actor)

Heaven Hightower (Actor)

William Walker (Actor)

Sierra D. Jones (Actor)

Chris Schmidt Jr. (Actor)

Channing O'Halloran (Actor)

Lexston Bearss (Actor)

Ashlyn Woods (Actor)

Bella Noelle Winkowski (Actor)

Jordan Britt (Actor)

Isabella Holcomb (Actor)

Isaac Tillman (Actor)

Ahmed Zakzouk (Actor)

Kymberlee Nitzband (Actor)

Mary Murdock (Actor)

Ethan Alexander McGee (Actor) .. Teenage Boy

Cynne Simpson (Actor) .. Newscaster 1

Tara Jones (Actor) .. Newscaster 4

Mark Mester (Actor) .. Newscaster 6

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