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David Duchovny

Cast · Known for Californication, The X-Files

David William Duchovny (born August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for playing Fox Mulder on The X-Files and Hank Moody on Californication, both of which have earned him Golden Globe awards. Duchovny was born in New York City, New York in 1960. He is the son of Margaret "Meg" (née Miller), a school administrator and teacher, and Amram "Ami" Ducovny (1927–2003), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee. His father was Jewish, from a family that immigrated from the Russian Empire and Poland. His mother is a Lutheran emigrant from Aberdeen, Scotland. His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. Duchovny attended Grace Church School and The Collegiate School For Boys; both are in Manhattan. He graduated from Princeton University in 1982 with a B.A. in English Literature. He was a member of Charter Club, one of the university's eating clubs. In 1982, his poetry received an honorable mention for a college prize from the Academy of American Poets. The title of his senior thesis was The Schizophrenic Critique of Pure Reason in Beckett's Early Novels. Duchovny played a season of junior varsity basketball as a shooting guard and centerfield for the varsity baseball team. He received a Master of Arts in English Literature from Yale University and subsequently began work on a Ph.D. that remains unfinished. The title of his uncompleted doctoral thesis was Magic and Technology in Contemporary Poetry and Prose. At Yale, he was a student of popular literary critic Harold Bloom. Duchovny married actress Téa Leoni on May 6, 1997. In April 1999, Leoni gave birth to a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny. Their second child, a son, Kyd Miller Duchovny, was born in June 2002. Duchovny is a former vegetarian and, as of 2007, is a pescetarian. On August 28, 2008, Duchovny announced that he had checked himself into a rehabilitation facility for treating sex addiction. On October 15, 2008, Duchovny's and Leoni's representatives issued a statement revealing they had separated several months earlier. A week later, Duchovny's lawyer said that he planned to sue the Daily Mail over an article it ran that claimed he had an affair with Hungarian tennis instructor Edit Pakay while still married to Leoni, a claim that Duchovny has denied. On November 15, 2008, the Daily Mail retracted their claims. After getting back together, Duchovny and Leoni once again split on June 29, 2011.

Madeline Zima

Cast · Known for Subservience, Californication, The Nanny

Madeline Rose Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is mostly known for her six years as Grace Sheffield on the TV series The Nanny or more recently as Mia Cross on the Showtime dramedy Californication and as Gretchen Berg on Heroes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Madeline Zima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Carla Gallo

Cast · Known for Californication, Bones

Carla Paolina Gallo (born 24 June 1975) is an American actress. Gallo has had recurring roles in the television series Undeclared, Carnivàle, Bones, Californication, and a number of film roles. Since her role on Undeclared, she has made frequent appearances in other Judd Apatow productions.

Jade Catta-Preta

Jade Catta-Preta is known for her work on Manhattan Love Story (2014), Daddy Knows Best (2012) and Californication (2007).

Camden Gray

Camden Gray is an actor, known for Grudge Match (2013), Cougar Town (2009) and Californication (2007).

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Cast · Known for 24, Shell, 2 Broke Girls

Mary Lynn Rajskub (born June 22, 1971) is an American actress and comedian, best known for her roles as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24, Norah in The Tomorrow War, Theresa in Night School, Erin Roberts on the Starz series The Girlfriend Experience, Captain Davis in The Kings of Summer, Bridget Bay in Safety Not Guaranteed, Sarah in Julie & Julia, Lynn in Sunshine Cleaning, Janet Stone in Firewall, Reena Giuliani in Legally Blonde 2, Elizabeth Egan in Punch-Drunk Love, Dorothea in Sweet Home Alabama, and Zelmina in Dude, Where's My Car?. She has also had recurring roles as Lorraine Fuisz on the Hulu series The Dropout, Genevieve Mirren-Carter on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Goldie on Californication, and Gail the Snail on the FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Stephen Tobolowsky

Cast · Known for Californication, Memento, Basic Instinct

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project. Tobolowsky was born on May 30, 1951, in Dallas, Texas. He studied geology at Southern Methodist University but switched to theater after being cast in a production of "The Crucible." He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a degree in drama. Tobolowsky began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). He also had a recurring role on the television series Seinfeld (1989-1998). Tobolowsky's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he played Ned Ryerson in the comedy Groundhog Day. His performance in the film was critically acclaimed, and he has since become one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. Tobolowsky has continued to work steadily in film and television over the years. He has appeared in numerous other films, including Memento (2000), Mulholland Drive (2001), and The Informant! (2009). He has also had recurring roles on the television series Deadwood (2004-2006), Heroes (2006-2007), Californication (2007-2014), and Silicon Valley (2014-2019). In addition to his acting career, Tobolowsky is also a writer and a podcaster. He has written two books, The Dangerous Animals Club (2002) and The Tobolowsky Files (2017). He also hosts the podcast The Tobolowsky Files, in which he tells stories about his life and career.

Mark Margolis

Cast · Known for Better Call Saul, Scarface

Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Margolis went to Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He was perhaps most famous for his supporting roles in Scarface and the films of Darren Aronofsky: π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain specifically for Margolis. He had recurring roles on numerous TV shows, including The Equalizer, HBO's Oz, Law And Order, Crossing Jordan and most recently Showtime's Californication and Breaking Bad. He also appeared in a first season episode of Quantum Leap. In 1991, he also played Helmut Dieter in soap opera Santa Barbara.

Evan Handler

Cast · Known for Californication, Sex and the City

Evan Handler (born January 10, 1961) is an American actor who is best known for playing Harry Goldenblatt, a divorce attorney and later husband of Charlotte York on Sex and the City (2002–2004) and its revival series And Just Like That… (2021–present), and Charlie Runkle, Hank Moody's comically bumbling friend and agent, on Californication (2007–2014). Recently, he starred as Eastern District US Attorney Jacob Warner in the Starz drama Power. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Madeleine Martin

Cast · Known for Californication, Adventure Time

Madeleine Martin (born April 15, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for voicing JoJo Tickle, the title character in the animated TV series JoJo's Circus. She also portrayed the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on Showtime comedy-drama Californication.

Addison Timlin

Addison Jayne Timlin (born June 29, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jami Lerner in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) and Colleen Lunsford in Little Sister (2016). She is also known for playing Sasha Bingham in Showtime's Californication.

Damian Young

Cast · Known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Damian Young (born October 27, 1961) is an American actor. He's best known for his roles as Mr. Headwood on the AMC/TNT series Snowpiercer, Jim Rattelsdorf on Netflix's Ozark, Aidan Macallan on Netflix's House of Cards, Gideon Allen in The Oranges, Bill Lewis on Showtime's Californication, and Mark Berman on HBO's The Comeback.

Jason Beghe

Cast · Known for Chicago P.D., Californication

Jason Deneen Beghè (born March 12, 1960) is an American film and television actor and critic of Scientology. He is best known for his starring role as sergeant Hank Voight on the NBC TV series Chicago P.D. and for starring in the 1988 George A. Romero film Monkey Shines. He's also known for playing Demi Moore's love interest in G.I. Jane, appearing as a police officer in the film Thelma & Louise, starring opposite Moira Kelly on the series To Have & to Hold, and having recurring roles on Picket Fences, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope, American Dreams, Cane, and Californication. He began taking Scientology courses in 1994, and later appeared in a Church of Scientology advertising campaign and in promotional videos. According to Beghe, Church of Scientology head David Miscavige referred to him as "the poster boy for Scientology". Beghe left Scientology in 2007 and began publicly speaking out about his experiences within the church in April 2008. An on camera interview with Beghe about his experiences in Scientology conducted by Xenu TV founder and journalist Mark Bunker was published to the video site YouTube and later Vimeo. Marina Hyde of The Guardian newspaper called Beghe a Scientology celebrity whistleblower for his actions. As a young man he attended the Collegiate School in New York City, where he became best friends with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Duchovny.

Eva Amurri

Eva Amurri (born March 15, 1985) is an American actress, entrepreneur, blogger, and lifestyle influencer. She's the daughter of Italian film director Franco Amurri and Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon. Amurri has appeared in Saved!, Californication, and New Girl, and has often worked with her mother, including in the films Middle of Nowhere and The Banger Sisters and a Friends episode.

Philip Lenkowsky

Philip began his performing career as a silent clown and juggler on the streets of his native NYC. His focus changed to film when he was cast as Woody Allen's assassin in STARDUST MEMORIES. He played Salieri's Servant in Milos Forman's AMADEUS as well as a role in Forman's MAN ON THE MOON and Fritz in James Ivory's SLAVES OF NY. He has worked in Prague as The Guild Agent in the mini-series DUNE, in A KNIGHT'S TALE, and as Cipriani in the French production of NAPOLEON and recently in A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS and WHITE BIRD and in S. Africa as the psycho killer Cole in SUPERNOVA. TV credits include ER, NCIS, JUDGING AMY and CALIFORNICATION. He currently lives in Warsaw, Poland where he has continued his acting career having played the lead, Jack, in the feature film HEL, Wrona in DIVERSION END, Bronson in THE COLDEST GAME and a role in ZIARNO PRAWDY as well as roles in television serials PARADOKS, BARON 24, and M JAK MILOSC.

Callum Keith Rennie

Cast · Known for Californication, Fifty Shades of Grey, Memento

Callum Keith Rennie is a British-born Canadian actor, based in British Columbia. His breakthrough role was as punk rocker Billy Talent in the music mockumentary Hard Core Logo (1996), followed by a starring role as Det. Stanley Raymond Kowalski on the third and fourth seasons of the television series Due South (1997–99). He then won a Genie Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the Don McKellar film Last Night (1998). Rennie's television roles include Leoben Conoy on Battlestar Galactica (2003–09), Lew Ashby on Californication (2008–13), Rick Felder on The Killing (2011–12), Gary Connell on The Man in the High Castle (2016), Karl Malus on Jessica Jones (2018), and Commander Rayner on Star Trek: Discovery (2024). He won a Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of Detective Ben Sullivan on Shattered, and a second Genie Award for the film Normal (2007). He has also won four Leo Awards.

Ken Whittingham

Director · Known for Scrubs, Superstore, The King of Queens

Ken Whittingham is an American television director. Some of his directing credits include American Housewife, Gilmore Girls, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ugly Betty, Still Standing, Community, Yes, Dear, 30 Rock, Californication, Parks and Recreation, The Middle, The Mindy Project, Parenthood, The Bernie Mac Show, Scrubs, 2 Broke Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Modern Family, The King of Queens, Rules of Engagement, The Office, My Name Is Earl, Entourage, Suburgatory (also a producer), Bless This Mess, Single Parents, American Housewife, Kenan, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! and The Upshaws. Whittingham has won five NAACP Image Awards for his work on The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

Embeth Davidtz

Cast · Known for Schindler's List, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Embeth Jean Davidtz (born August 11, 1965) is an American-born South African actress and director. She has appeared in movies such as Schindler's List, Matilda, Bridget Jones's Diary, and The Amazing Spider-Man, and in the television series In Treatment, Californication, and Mad Men. In 2024 Davidtz made her directorial debut with Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, an adaptation of the best-selling memoir of the same name by Alexandra Fuller about growing up on a farm in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The film had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Davidtz was born on August 11, 1965, in Lafayette, Indiana, to South African parents John and Jean, while her father was studying chemical engineering at Purdue University. The family later moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and then to South Africa when Davidtz was nine years old Davidtz has Dutch, English, and French ancestry. She had to learn Afrikaans before attending school classes in South Africa, where her father took up a teaching post at Potchefstroom University. Davidtz graduated from The Glen High School in Pretoria in 1983 and studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. In 1992, Davidtz played the part of Sheila in Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness alongside Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams. The third movie in the Evil Dead franchise would eventually become a big cult classic worldwide. In 1993, Davidtz played the role of Helen Hirsch in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. In 1995, Davidtz had a central role in the fact-based film Murder in the First, and the Merchant Ivory Productions Feast of July.

Brigette Davidovici

Brigette Davidovici-Dean is an American actress & singer best known for her work in Jenny Hicks Must Go Down (2008), Gary’s Garden(2011), and Good Morning Today (2013). Brigette’s famous movies are Drop Dead Diva (2009-2014), Good Luck Charlie(2010-2014), Bullet (2010), Californication (2007-2014), Good Luck Charlie (2010-2014), BOTB Comedy (2011), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2012), Maya (2010).

Marcus D. Spencer

Growing up in Northern California as an all American Athlete with movie star good looks Big Spence began his acting career at the age of 16 performing in local theatrical productions. Big Spence realized at a very young age that he loved how actors could tell stories with their faces and set out to pursue a career in acting. Big Spence's natural talent and professional training in Acting has aided in the landing of several television, print, and film appearances. Big Spence's athletic physique, comedic timing, and dramatic rage is showcased in a multitude of performances ranging from critically acclaimed television series such as "Californication" to the 2007 Academy Award nominated film "The Pursuit of Happiness". Spence is tackling the Entertainment Industry one project at a time. Within his first year as a full-time professional actor Big Spence became eligible for SAG membership after working on the film "The Pursuit of Happiness". While on the set of the film, Oscar winner Will Smith took notice of the emerging talent and christened him with his Industry alias Big Spence. Spence's acting and creative production ability, in addition to his swagger make him a force to be auditioned, screened and casted.

Natascha McElhone

Cast · Known for Californication, The Truman Show

Natascha McElhone (born 14 December 1969) is an English actress of stage, screen and television, best known for her roles in Ronin, The Truman Show and Solaris. McElhone also plays a leading role in the Showtime series Californication.

John H. Radulovic

Producer · Known for Californication

John H. Radulovic has over four decades of experience in feature film, television, commercial, live show, and concert production. Currently, John produced season one of the Netflix production "The Brothers Sun," starring Michelle Yeoh. While at Showtime Network, John was a producer on the hit episodic series "Californication," "House of Lies," and "Ray Donovan," including the pilots for "City on a Hill" and "White Famous." Additionally, John has worked with 20th Century Fox on "The Finder" and was executive producer of the webisode series, "The Booth at the End" (Season One) for Michael Eisner's The Tornante Company. Past television pilots have included "The Big C" (Sony/Showtime), starring Laura Linney; "The Cleaner" (CBS/A&E), starring Benjamin Bratt; "Life" (NBC-Universal), starring Damien Lewis; and "Heroes" (NBC-Universal). John has been a producer, production manager, or first assistant director on feature films such as "The Shaggy Dog" (Disney) starring Tim Allen; "National Treasure(Disney) starring Nick Cage; "X2-X Men United" (Fox); "Nothing to Lose" (Touchstone) starring Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence; and "Batman and Robin" (Warner Bros.) starring George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger. During his four-year tenure as Head of Physical Production at Sony Pictures Imageworks, John oversaw the visual effects physical production on the features "Contact," "Starship Troopers," "Hollow Man," "Stuart Little," "City of Angels," and "Snow Falling on Cedars." John is passionate about filmmaking. His collective experience, knowledge, and relationships in all aspects of visual entertainment production, in all formats and budgets, enable him to bring together resources, talent, crew, and vendors to make his productions efficient, rewarding, and of the highest quality. Information above via their homepage.

Pamela Adlon

Cast · Known for King of the Hill, Californication, Uncle Grandpa

Pamela Adlon (née Segall; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, screenwriter, producer, director, and creator. She voiced Bobby Hill on the animated comedy series King of the Hill (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award, Ashley Spinelli on the animated comedy series Recess (1997–2003), and the title character from the Pajama Sam video game series. Her other voice work for cartoon series includes Bobby's World, Quack Pack, Jumanji (1996), Jungle Cubs, Recess, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Oblongs, Kid vs. Kat, Squirrel Boy, Pound Puppies, Bob's Burgers, Thundercats (2011), Rick and Morty, Big Mouth, and Human Resources. She provided the voice of Vidia in several Tinker Bell movies. She has also voiced for other animated movies including FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Animatrix, as well as the movies from the TV cartoon series Recess. Notably, she provided the cry of Halley Wolowitz, Howard's daughter, which sounds near identical to the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz, Howard's mom, on The Big Bang Theory. She also provided the voice of Mrs Wolowitz on one episode of Young Sheldon. She is known for her roles on the comedy-drama series Californication (2007–2014) and Louie (2010–2015), on which she was also a writer and producer. Since 2016, she has starred as Sam Fox on the FX comedy-drama series Better Things, which she also co-created, writes, produces and directs. Her movies include Say Anything..., The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Bed of Roses, Sgt. Bilko, Bumblebee, and The King of Staten Island.

Camilla Luddington

Cast · Known for Grey's Anatomy, Californication

Camilla Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is a British actress. Born and raised near London in Berkshire, England, her love of acting began when she started performing for her family and directing her younger brother at age 5. By 11 she had her first agent and appeared in local theatre productions. While continuing with theatre, she studied in the Theatre Arts program at the prestigious Italia Conti Academy in London, before coming to Hollywood in 2007. Camilla burst into the acting world in the iconic role of Kate Middleton in the Lifetime movie "William and Kate." Airing the week of the Royal Wedding, the ratings were the second highest in Lifetime's history, and the movie proved to be a worldwide success. Luddington portrays another iconic woman, Lara Croft, in the video game "Tomb Raider," produced by Crystal Dynamics. She was praised for giving "Tomb Raider" a much needed reboot. Within 48 hours of the game's release in March of 2013, it sold over 1 million copies. Luddington had a major recurring role opposite David Duchovny and Evan Handler on the critically acclaimed Showtime series, "Californication," in 2012, portraying sweet English nanny Lizzie, an aspiring actress who would do whatever it takes to make it in L.A. In 2012 she also recurred on the award-winning HBO series "True Blood," as Claudette, a fairy who helps protects Sookie (Anna Paquin) and educates her on the world of fairies. Luddington has appeared in various television series, including, "The Defenders," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "The Forgotten," Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush" and "Days of our Lives." She co-wrote, co-directed and appeared in a short comedy "The Filming of Shakey Willis." Luddington currently resides in Los Angeles.