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Josh Hopkins

Cast · Known for Cold Case, Ally McBeal

William Joshua Hopkins is an American actor, best known as Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal, Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town, and Liam O'Connor on Quantico.

Jane Krakowski

Cast · Known for Ally McBeal, 30 Rock, Pixels

Jane Krakowski (born October 11, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal and Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock, winning Screen Actors Guild Awards for both roles. She also regularly performs on the stage, winning a Tony Award for her performance in Nine, and an Olivier Award for Guys and Dolls in London's West End. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Krakowski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Richard T. Jones

Cast · Known for Judging Amy, Why Did I Get Married Again?, The Rookie

Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. He has worked extensively in both film and television productions since the early 1990s. His television roles include Ally McBeal (1997), Judging Amy (1998–2005), CSI: Miami (2006), Girlfriends (2007), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), Grey's Anatomy (2010), Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2014), Narcos (2015), and Criminal Minds (2017). Since 2018, he has played Police Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie. His film roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in Disney's Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio "Slim" Hightower in Rick Famuyiwa's coming-of-age film The Wood (1999), Mike in Tyler Perry's dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and Captain Russell Hampton in the Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla (2014).

Gil Bellows

Cast · Known for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Shawshank Redemption, The Exorcist: Martyrs

Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal and as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency.

Greg Germann

Cast · Known for Ally McBeal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gregory Andrew "Greg" Germann (born February 26, 1958) is an American actor. He played the roles of Richard Fish in the television series Ally McBeal, businessman Mattson from Child's Play 2 and the vet Laurence from Quarantine. He has also appeared in the Nickelodeon musical film Spectacular! and the Disney film Bolt.

Portia De Rossi

Cast · Known for Arrested Development, Ally McBeal, Scandal

Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress, model, and philanthropist. She is best known for her roles as Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017). De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. She began modeling as a child and appeared in several television commercials. In 1994, she made her film debut in the comedy Sirens. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 and began appearing in guest roles on television shows such as Ally McBeal and Chicago Hope. In 1998, de Rossi was cast as Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal. The role made her a star and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. De Rossi continued to work steadily after Ally McBeal ended in 2002. She starred in the films Stigmata (1999) and Girl (1998), and she appeared in the television series Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Better Off Ted (2009–2010). In 2014, de Rossi was cast as Elizabeth North on the political thriller series Scandal. The role earned her a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. De Rossi is also a philanthropist. She is a supporter of several organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. She is also a co-founder of the animal rescue organization Kindred Spirits. De Rossi is married to actress and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. They have been together since 2000 and were married in 2008.

Vonda Shepard

Cast · Known for Ally McBeal

Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular on Ally McBeal.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Cast · Known for Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, Two and a Half Men

Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, and Cheryl Mabel in According to Jim, as well as her recurring role in Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy. She was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Menlo Park, a suburb south of San Francisco. Her father, Walter Smith, was a computer market researcher and her mother Lora was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was seven years old and she lived with both parents at different stages. She has an older sister, Jennifer, who is an advertising executive. She attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, California, and graduated from Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California, in 1985. She also performed with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley while attending high school. Description above from the Wikipedia article Courtney Thorne-Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Calista Flockhart

Cast · Known for Ally McBeal, Brothers and Sisters, Supergirl

Calista Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress who is primarily recognized for her work in television. She is best known for playing the title character in Ally McBeal, and her role as Cat Grant in Supergirl. During her career, she has received a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and three Emmy Award nominations.

Rusty Schwimmer

An American film and television actress and singer. Her most prominent role so far is that of Barbara Ludzinski on The Guardian. Among her movie appearances are those as Joey B in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Mrs. Thornton in Twister, Mrs Pendleton in Amistad, Alice in EDtv, Irene "Big Red" Johnson in The Perfect Storm, Big Betty in North Country and Amelia Minchin in A Little Princess. Schwimmer has also appeared in minor roles in several television series, including episodes of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, In the Heat of the Night, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Tales from the Crypt, Married... With Children, ER, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, Judging Amy, The X-Files, Gilmore Girls, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shark, Criminal Minds, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Six Feet Under and others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rusty Schwimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Eric McCormack

Cast · Known for Will & Grace

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction The Lost World. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lovesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an Emmy Award in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. Aside from appearing in television, he made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of The Music Man and starred in the 2005 film The Sisters. Following the series conclusion of Will & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of Some Girl(s). He starred in the television mini-series The Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama Trust Me, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie Alien Trespass. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric McCormack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jon Bon Jovi

John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has released 15 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums. In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in the films Moonlight and Valentino and U-571 and appearing on television in Sex and the City, Ally McBeal and The West Wing. As a songwriter, Bon Jovi was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, he ranked number 50 on the list of Billboard magazine's "Power 100", a ranking of "The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Business". In 1996, People magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World". In 2000, People awarded him the title "Sexiest Rock Star". Bon Jovi was a founder and former majority owner of the Arena Football League team, the Philadelphia Soul. He is the founder of The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, founded in 2006.

Julia Campbell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Julia Campbell (born March 12, 1963) is an American actress, who is best known for her role as the "mean girl," Christie Masters-Christensen, in the feature film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. She has a starring role in the feature film, Tillamook Treasure (2006), in which she plays Kathryn Kimbell, the mother of the story's lead character. She has had recurring roles on Still Standing, Martial Law, and Herman's Head, and guest starring roles on Ally McBeal, Seinfeld ("The Frogger" episode), Friends, House M.D, The Mentalist, The Practice, The Pretender, and Dexter. Some of her earliest notable roles were on the daytime soap operas Ryan's Hope and Santa Barbara and the comedy film Livin' Large. In 2009, she guest starred on the NBC drama Heroes as Mary Campbell, mother of a new recurring character, Luke, in the episode "Trust and Blood". Julia was born in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. She is married to actor Jay Karnes. She appeared on the last episode of the series The Shield, as a lawyer for Dutch's partner, Steve Billings, who is instantly attracted to Dutch. She was previously married to Bernard White.

Taye Diggs

Cast · Known for Private Practice, All American

Taye Diggs (born Scott Leo Diggs, Taye comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as "Scottay") is an American theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch; the TV series Private Practice (2007-2013), Murder in the First (2014-2016), and All American (2018-2024); and the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), The Wood, The Best Man (both 1999), Brown Sugar, Chicago (both 2002), Malibu's Most Wanted, Basic (both 2003), The Best Man (1999) and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday (2013), and Baggage Claim (2013). He had a recurring role as Jackson Duper on Ally McBeal, Dean Levine-Wilkins on The Good Wife, Mike Boyce on Rosewood starring real life friend Morris Chestnut, and Councilman Angelo DuBois on Empire. He starred in the lead role on the series Kevin Hill, and as Detective Brett Hopper on Day Break.

Audrie Neenan

Audrie J. Neenan (born October 28, 1950) is an American stage and screen actress. Many of her roles have been portrayals of intimidating female figures such as judges, policewomen and mouthy waitresses. Notable film appearances include Sudden Impact (1983), Funny Farm (1988), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), The Departed (2006), and Doubt (2008). Neenan made her Broadway debut opposite Faye Dunaway in William Alfred's Curse of an Aching Heart, directed by Gerald Gutierrez. She went on to appear in productions of The Odd Couple (as Florence Ungar), Oklahoma! (as Aunt Eller), and Sister Act (as Sister Mary Lazarus). She is a frequent television guest star, appearing in shows such as Friends (1994), Ally McBeal (1997), and Gossip Girl (2008). She has appeared in several episodes of Law & Order: SVU as Judge Lois Preston.

Julianne Nicholson

Cast · Known for The Amateur, Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films August: Osage County (2013) and Blonde (2022), as well as the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–2009), Masters of Sex (2013–2014), Eyewitness (2016), and Mare of Easttown (2021), the lattermost of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Nicholson's other notable credits include Tully (2000), Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Kinsey (2004), Conviction (2006), Boardwalk Empire (2011–2013), Black Mass (2015), I, Tonya (2017), Togo (2019), and The Outsider (2020).

Vincent Misiano

Director · Known for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Medium

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vincent Misiano is an American television director. He has directed multiple episodes of Medium, Third Watch, and The West Wing. He is the older brother of fellow director Christopher Misiano. Misiano began working in television in 1995 as an episodic director for Law and Order. He directed a single episode of the fifth season. He returned to direct an episode of the sixth season in 1996. He also directed an episode of the seventh season. He was hired to direct two episodes for the second season of Ally McBeal in 1998. He became a regular director for the short-lived CBS drama Now and Again, directing seven first season episodes over 1999 and 2000. He directed a single first season episode of That's Life in 2000. Later in 2000 he directed two episodes of Level 9. In 2001 he directed an episode of the X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen. 2002 saw a significant increase in demand for his work. He directed single episodes of The Education of Max Bickford, MDs, and Ed. He also began a working relationship with ongoing series The West Wing and Third Watch. He directed a third season episode of The West Wing and returned in fall 2002 for a fourth season episode. Similarly, he directed a third season episode of Third Watch and returned for a further fourth season episode. Misiano continued his work on the fourth season of The West Wing into 2003 with a further episode. In fall 2003 he directed a fifth season episode of Third Watch and an episode of Judging Amy. In 2004 Misiano directed a fourth episode of The West Wing episode-7, "Change is Gonna Come," this time for the shows sixth season. He also directed an episode of Hack. 2005 saw the end of Third Watch with its sixth season, Misiano directed his fourth episode of the show before it ended. Misiano became a regular director for Medium later in 2005. He directed two episodes of the first season and then returned in the fall to direct an episode of the second season. He also directed three second season episodes of The 4400. He worked on another political drama, Commander in Chief, and directed two episodes. In 2006 Misiano directed the third season premiere of The 4400. He directed two episodes of short-lived legal drama Conviction, and single episodes of both Killer Instinct and Dr. Vegas. In fall 2006 he became involved with the second season of Fox action series Prison Break. He directed one second season episode in 2006 and another in 2007. He also directed a late third season episode of Medium in Spring 2007. In fall 2007 he directed a third season episode of Prison Break. In Spring 2008 Misiano directed a first season episode of Eli Stone and three fourth season episodes of Medium. In fall 2008 Misiano returned to Eli Stone to direct a second season episode. He directed another second season episode in 2009 before the show's cancellation. He continued to direct for 'Medium, directing a fifth season episode in 2009.

Scout Taylor-Compton

American actress and singer Scout Taylor-Compton began her acting career in 1998, with an appearance in the film A.W.O.L. with David Morse, and later in the short film Thursday Afternoon. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre. She went on to have small roles in both television and film including Ally McBeal, ER, Frasier, The Guardian and The Division. She appeared in several student films, commercials for Fuji Film and the Disney Cruise Line, and various skits on The Jay Leno Show. In addition to taking vocal lessons and singing the theme song for her film Chicken Night (2001), Taylor-Compton is recording her debut rock album. Taylor-Compton had also provided voice over work in other films, including The Core (2003) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Taylor-Compton's was nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress" for her portrayal of Clara in the television series Gilmore Girls. She made a comedic appearance in the film Four Fingers of the Dragon (2003) playing herself auditioning for a role in a fictional Kung Fu film. Later in 2004, she appeared in the teen comedy Sleepover, which had been her first large Hollywood film role. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists.

Kirsten Nelson

Cast · Known for Psych

Kirsten Nelson (born October 3, 1970) is an American actress and director. Born in Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and became a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles. She starred in the USA Network dramedy Psych, where her character, Chief Karen Vick, is promoted to Chief of Police in Santa Barbara in Season 2. Nelson’s other roles include roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The O'Keefes (as Ellie O’Keefe), Baby's Day Out, The Fugitive, Frasier, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Just Shoot Me! and Boy Meets World. Nelson is a Lutheran.

Erica Dickerson

Erica was destined to be in the entertainment industry. Born and raised in Los Angeles to a Hall of Fame football star and renowned celebrity makeup artist for a mother, Erica was instantly inspired by the lifestyle she was exposed to at an early age. The oldest of four, Erica started out as a child model at age nine and appeared in numerous campaigns including Macy's and Levi's among others. Meanwhile, she put together performance showcases anywhere she could and from there, Erica quickly found herself guest starring on hit television shows such as Ally McBeal, Traffic Light and Drake & Josh. Now a young adult, Erica is as adept at portraying strong, sexy women as she is playing vulnerable and complicated characters. This summer Erica made her starring role debut in the first original scripted television series on the Fuse network, titled The Hustle. The Hustle premiered to the highest rating the network has had to date and is awaiting a season 2. Erica plays Ya-Ya, an A&R professional trying to get rap duo, "Brooklyn's Finest", signed to a major record label while also trying to balance relationships, loyalties, a politics within her personal life and the industry. She will next be guest starring in the second season of the hit BET series The Real Husbands of Hollywood and just wrapped the BET movie, Let The Church Say Amen, with Leila Rochon and Steve Harris for Regina King, who is making her directorial debut.

Bryan Gordon

Director · Known for Curb Your Enthusiasm

Bryan Gordon is a television and film director and writer. He has been nominated three times for the Directors Guild of America Award and in 2002 received the Directors Guild award for comedy directing. He’s been nominated for an Emmy twice – both for his work on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he continues to direct now in its eighth season. He has directed such TV series as The Office, Weeds, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The West Wing, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Freaks and Geeks and The Wonder Years. He's directed numerous pilots - among them One Tree Hill - setting the look and design for the long running series. Most recently, he directed the TBS pilot The Band for the 2011 season. In 2009 and 2010, he directed and produced the series Party Down for the Starz Network, that stars Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan, Jane Lynch, Megan Mullally, Martin Starr, and Ryan Hansen. He started his career as a comedy writer on Fridays and as an independent filmmaker that included writing and directing the Academy Award winning short Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall and the feature film Pie in the Sky starring Anne Heche, John Goodman, and Josh Charles, as well as directing the film Career Opportunities. He was born and raised in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Dover High School and the University of Delaware where he has been honored as a member of the University’s Wall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Gordon, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dennie Gordon

Director · Known for Burn Notice

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dennie Gordon is an American film and television director. Her directorial television credits include, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, Dawson's Creek, Sports Night, Ally McBeal, The Practice, 30 Rock, Grounded for Life and among other series. She has also directed the feature films Joe Dirt, New York Minute and What a Girl Wants. In 2000, Gordon won the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety for episode of the HBO series, Tracey Takes On... starring Tracey Ullman. She is graduate of Yale School of Drama.

Albert Hall

Cast · Known for Ally McBeal

Albert P. Hall (born November 10, 1937) is an American actor. Born in Brighton, Alabama, Hall graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts in 1971. That same year he appeared Off-Broadway in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and on Broadway in the Melvin Van Peebles musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. His most famous film role to date is probably that of Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola's award-winning Apocalypse Now. Contemporary audiences may recognise Hall as stern judge Seymore Walsh, a recurring guest-role, on Ally McBeal and The Practice. Hall also has made guest appearances on Kojak, Miami Vice, Matlock, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Strong Medicine, 24, Sleeper Cell and Grey's Anatomy.

Harrison Page

Cast · Known for JAG

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harrison Page (born August 27, 1941) is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular shows, including Cold Case, JAG, ER, Ally McBeal, Melrose Place, Quantum Leap, The Wonder Years, 21 Jump Street, Murder She Wrote, Fame, Gimme a Break!, Benson, Hill Street Blues, Webster, The Dukes of Hazzard, Kung Fu, Kojak, Mannix, and Bonanza. His most famous role is perhaps that of the ill-tempered Captain Trunk in the ABC's 1980s police satire Sledge Hammer!. He was also a regular on C.P.O. Sharkey, starring Don Rickles. Page appeared with Jean-Claude Van Damme in the box-office hit movie Lionheart (1990). Page also has a cult following for his appearances in two well-known cult films, both directed by Russ Meyer: Vixen! (1968) and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Description above from the Wikipedia article Harrison Page, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.