Zooey Deschanel
"Failure to Launch"

Driven from an early age to become a successful actress, Zooey got her big break at age 17 playing a model on the TV sitcom Veronica's Closet. She got her first film role the following year in Mumford, which prompted her to quit university to pursue acting full-time. Mostly thanks to a role in Cameron Crowe's popular biopic, "Almost Famous," Zooey's rise to fame has been steadily increasing as the 21st century wears on. Her distinctive acting style found her critical acclaim in 2003 when she was voted Best Actress at the Mar Del Plata Film Festival for her role in David Gordon Green's "All The Real Girls." She also gained a Best Female Lead nomination (for the same film) at the following year's Independent Spirit Awards, but lost out to Charlize Theron.

Gregory Itzin
"24"

Currently Emmy-nominated for his portrayal of President Charles Logan on Fox’s hit series, “24,” Gregory Itzin has had a successful 30-year career on stage, screen and television, including Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his work in “The Kentucky Cycle,” and numerous other acting awards, Itzin has made a career of playing FBI and CIA agents, attorneys, District Attorneys, Mayors, the Governor of California and Attorney General John Ashcroft.  It was inevitable he would play the leader of the free world.  “I guess politics is in the blood, or at least the ability to play politicians convincingly,” said the actor.

He has made his living as an in-demand actor for many years, on over 140 television shows with multiple and recurring roles on “LA Law,” “Star Trek,” “Picket Fences,” “The Practice” and “Boston Legal.” His movie credits began with “Airplane” and include “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “Original Sin” and  “Life or Something Like It.”

Wendi McClendon-Covey
"Reno 911"

Wendi McClendon-Covey stars as Deputy Clementine Johnson in the Comedy Central series "Reno 911!" This summer, she will be seen in the Fox feature film "Reno 911: Miami" and "Closing Escrow." She recently completed the independent feature "Cook-Off!" which she produced, cowrote and costarred in. McLendon-Covey was also the cowriter of sketch shows "We're Blonde and Pretty — What Happened to You?" and "Girls Who Say Yes." She has appeared in numerous television specials for E! and VH-1, and is a member of the Los Angeles–based improv comedy troupe "The Groundlings.”

Timothy Olyphant
"Deadwood"

Olyphant's first film appearance came courtesy of a miniscule role in "The First Wive’s Club;" somewhat more substantial work followed in 1997's "Scream 2," in which the actor was cast as one of Neve Campbell’s friends.   After Olyphant’s memorable guest-shot on an episode of “Sex and the City,” the actor gave a scene-stealing performance playing the resident charismatic drug dealer of Doug Liman's "Go." Olyphant has since gone on to play prominent roles on the silver screen in such films as "The Girl Next Door," "A Man Apart," and Stephen King’s "Dreamcatcher."  You can currently find Timothy starring in HBO’s hour-long Western drama “Deadwood”.

Michael Rapaport
"The War at Home"

A true New Yorker through and through, Michael Rapaport strives to make every character a real human being. "Making a character human is important...not likable or unlikable...just well-rounded."  He has acted on the silver screen for such icons of cinema as Woody Allen (“Mighty Aphrodite”, “Small Time Crooks”) and Spike Lee (“Bamboozled”), and even worked with Shifting Baselines Exec. Producer Jason Ensler on his most recent film “Grilled”.  He has a long career in feature length films, but may be best known for his role as a Teacher on the hit TV show “Boston Public”, and his role as Lisa Kudrow's cop boyfriend on “Friends”.  You can currently see Michael in his featured Sunday night Fox comedy, “The War at Home”.

Rainn Wilson
"The Office"

Rainn Wilson, perhaps best known for his role as Arthur Martin, the pitiable mortician's apprentice on HBO's Emmy Award winning television series "Six Feet Under," and can currently be seen on NBC in the second season of the American version "The Office" alongside Steve Carell.

Wilson was most recently seen in Ivan Reitman's comedy for 20th Century Fox, MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND, opposite Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman. He spent his summer hiatus from "The Office" in Vancouver shooting the fantasy family feature MIMZY. Wilson's previous film credits include "Sahara" (with Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, and Penelope Cruz), "Baadasssss," Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal", Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous," "America's Sweethearts," "House of 1,000 Corpses," and "Galaxy Quest."