ABOUT THE FILM

Based on real events, the dramatic thriller “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis, focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played—information that was not declassified until many years after the event.

Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck (“The Town,” “Good Will Hunting”) directs and stars in the film, which is produced by Oscar® nominee Grant Heslov (“Good Night, and Good Luck.”), Affleck, and Oscar® winner George Clooney (“Syriana”).

On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, the Canadian and American governments ask the CIA to intervene. The CIA turns to their top “exfiltration” specialist, Tony Mendez, to come up with a plan to get the six Americans safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.

“Argo” also stars Bryan Cranston (TV’s “Breaking Bad”), Oscar® winner Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”), and John Goodman (“Trouble With the Curve”). The main cast also includes Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler and Chris Messina.

Affleck directed the film from a screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape,” by Joshuah Bearman.

David Klawans, Nina Wolarsky, Chris Brigham, Chay Carter, Graham King and Tim Headington are the executive producers, with Amy Herman co-producing.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar®-nominated director of photography Rodrigo Prieto (“Brokeback Mountain”), production designer Sharon Seymour (“The Town”); Oscar®-nominated editor William Goldenberg (“Seabiscuit,” “The Insider”); and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West (“The Social Network,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”). The music is composed by four-time Oscar® nominee Alexandre Desplat (“The King’s Speech,” “The Queen”).

Filming on “Argo” was accomplished in Los Angeles, Washington, DC and Istanbul.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with GK Films, a Smokehouse Pictures production, “Argo.”

Opening nationwide on October 12, 2012, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

BEN AFFLECK (Tony Mendez / Director / Producer) has been recognized for his work as an actor, writer, director, and producer.

Affleck made his directorial debut in 2007 with the feature “Gone Baby Gone,” for which he won several critics groups’ awards, including the Best Directorial Debut Award from the National Board of Review. He also won the Breakthrough Director of the Year Award at the 2007 Hollywood Film Festival. Ben also co-wrote the screenplay for the film, adapted from the Dennis Lehane novel.

In 2010, he directed and starred in “The Town,” in addition to co-writing the screenplay. The film was named a Movie of the Year by the American Film Institute (AFI), and the cast won the National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble. In addition, Affleck earned a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for “The Town,” which also brought Oscar®, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® nominations to Jeremy Renner. Also in 2010, Affleck starred alongside Tommy Lee Jones in John Wells’ drama “The Company Men.”

This summer, Affleck shot a starring role in “Runner, Runner,” directed by Brad Furman and slated for release next year. He is next set to direct a film about notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, in which he and Matt Damon will star. The film will be produced by their production company, Pearl Street Films.

Affleck first came to prominence in 1997 with the acclaimed "Good Will Hunting," which he starred in and co-wrote with Matt Damon. For their work, they won an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay, as well as a Golden Globe Award and Humanitas Prize. The following year, Affleck starred in John Madden’s Academy Award®-winning “Shakespeare in Love,” winning a SAG Award® as part of the ensemble cast.

His subsequent film credits include “Armageddon” and “Pearl Harbor,” both directed by Michael Bay; “Forces of Nature”; Ben Younger’s “Boiler Room”; Roger Michell’s “Changing Lanes”: “The Sum of All Fears”; the screen adaptation of Marvel Comics’ “Daredevil”; Kevin Smith’s “Jersey Girl”; and Kevin Macdonald’s “State of Play.”

In 2006, Affleck earned widespread praise for his portrayal of ill-fated actor George Reeves in the noir drama “Hollywoodland.” The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where Affleck won the coveted Volpi Award for Best Actor. He also received Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Best Actor, as well as the Best Actor Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. Affleck appeared in the ensemble casts of “Extract” and “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and starred in Kevin Macdonald’s crime thriller “State of Play,” alongside Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren and Rachel McAdams.

In 2000, Affleck partnered with Matt Damon, Chris Moore and Sean Bailey to form LivePlanet, Inc. Their first endeavor, “Project Greenlight,” aired on HBO and drew critical, audience and industry attention for its behind-the-scenes look at the challenges faced by a first-time filmmaker. The second season of “Project Greenlight” aired on HBO at the beginning of 2003, with a third season on Bravo. All three series were nominated for Emmy Awards.

In addition to his successful film career, Affleck is also a passionate advocate and philanthropist. In March 2010, he founded the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), an advocacy and grant-making initiative with the mission of helping the Congolese people support local community-based approaches that create a sustainable and successful society in the long-troubled region. ECI is the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo. Affleck is also a longtime political activist and strong supporter of many charitable organizations, such as Feeding America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, A-T Children’s Project and The Jimmy Fund.

BRYAN CRANSTON (Jack O’Donnell) has won three Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his portrayal of Walter White on AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” now in its fifth season. Cranston has the distinction of being the first actor in a cable series, and only the second actor in Emmy history, with three consecutive Best Actor wins. His performance on “Breaking Bad” has also brought him two Golden Globe nominations and four Screen Actors Guild Award® nominations, and he most recently received another Emmy nomination.

Cranston previously starred for seven seasons on the hit comedy series “Malcolm in the Middle.” He earned three Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for his role as the dad, Hal Wilkerson.

On the big screen, Cranston will next be seen in the comedy “Get a Job.” He also starred this summer as villain Vilos Cohaagen in the remake of the sci-fi thriller “Total Recall.” His recent film work also includes Adam Shankman’s “Rock of Ages,” “John Carter,” “Red Tails,” Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive,” and Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion,” in which he joined an all-star ensemble cast. He also lent his voice to the animated hit “Madagascar 3.” Cranston’s many other film credits include the Tom Hanks-directed films “Larry Crowne” and “That Thing You Do!”; The Lincoln Lawyer”; “Little Miss Sunshine”; “Seeing Other People”; and Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan.”

Born and raised in Southern California, Cranston began pursuing his acting career after college, starting on the stage in community theater and summer stock. He went on to appear in numerous television shows, including a recurring role on “Seinfeld.” Among his longform credits, he portrayed astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the award-winning HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon.” Cranston continues to return to the stage whenever possible. His theatre credits include productions of “The God of Hell,” “Chapter Two,” “The Taming of the Shrew,” “A Doll’s House,” “Eastern Standard,” “Wrestlers,” “Barefoot in the Park,” and “The Steven Weed Show,” for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.

Cranston has also enjoyed success behind the camera, most recently directing several episodes of “Breaking Bad,” on which he serves as a producer. He earlier wrote the original romantic drama “Last Chance” as a birthday gift for his wife, Robin Dearden, and also directed, produced and starred in the film. In addition, Cranston directed several episodes of “Malcolm in the Middle” and the Comedy Central pilot “Special Unit.” In early 2011, Cranston served as executive producer of an exclusive online series called “The Handlers” for Atom.com, in which he played Jack Powers, campaigning to win a seat in the State Senate.

ALAN ARKIN (Lester Siegel), long one of the most respected artists of the stage and screen, won an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 2006 hit “Little Miss Sunshine.” For his role, Arkin also won an Independent Spirit Award and a BAFTA Award, and shared in a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, in addition to receiving an individual SAG Award® nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

Following “Argo,” Arkin has a range of films forthcoming, including “Stand Up Guys,” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” His latest credits include the family hit “The Muppets,” the comedy “The Change-Up,” the heartwarming “Marley & Me” and the action comedy “Get Smart.”

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Arkin launched his career with Chicago's improvisational revue "Second City." This led to his 1963 Broadway bow in the play “Enter Laughing,” based on Carl Reiner’s book, for which Arkin won a Tony Award. The following year, he starred on Broadway in Murray Schisgal's hit “LUV.”

In 1966, Arkin made his major feature film debut, starring in Norman Jewison’s comedy smash “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming.” For his performance in the comedy, Arkin earned his first Oscar® nomination, for Best Actor, and won a Golden Globe Award. He garnered a second Best Actor Oscar® nomination for his performance in the 1968 drama “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter,” for which he also won a New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Award and received a Golden Globe nomination. He gained another Golden Globe nomination for the title role in “Popi.”

With more than 70 films spanning over 45 years, his long list of credits also includes “Wait Until Dark”; “Catch-22”; “Little Murders,” which marked his feature film directorial debut; “Hearts of the West,” for which he won an NYFCC Award; “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution”; “The In-Laws”; “Edward Scissorhands”; “Havana”; “Glengarry Glen Ross”; “Mother Night”; “So I Married an Axe Murderer”; “Grosse Point Blank”; “Gattaca”; “Slums of Beverly Hills”; “Jakob the Liar”; “America’s Sweethearts”; “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing,” receiving another Spirit Award nomination; “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”; “Rendition”; “Thin Ice”; “City Island”; and “Sunshine Cleaning.” He has also directed several short films, including “People Soup,” which was Oscar®-nominated for Best Live Action Short.

Arkin has also been recognized for his work on television, earning four Emmy Award nominations, the most recent for his performance in the telefilm “The Pentagon Papers.” He also earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the true-life Holocaust drama “Escape from Sobibor.” His other Emmy nods came for his guest role on “Chicago Hope” and the drama “ABC Stage 67.” Among his many other television credits, Arkin starred in the acclaimed A&E series “100 Centre Street,” created, written and directed by Sidney Lumet and also appeared in the Showtime movie “Varian’s War.” In addition, Arkin directed the television adaptation of the Broadway play “Twigs,” starring Carol Burnett, and two episodes of the PBS series “Trying Times.”

Arkin began directing for the stage in 1966 with the much-acclaimed “Eh?,” starring Dustin Hoffman at the Circle in the Square. He then won an Obie for directing Jules Feiffer’s “Little Murders,” followed by Feiffer’s “The White House Murder Case.” He won Drama Desk Awards for his direction of both plays, also presented at Circle in the Square. On Broadway, Arkin directed the Neil Simon hit “The Sunshine Boys,” for which he was nominated for a Tony for Best Direction of a Play. In 1998, he directed, starred in and co-wrote, with Elaine May, the hit production of “Power Plays” at the Promenade Theatre. His directing work also includes the Broadway musical “Molly”; “Rubbers and Yanks Three,” at The American Place Theater; “Joan of Lorraine,” at the Hartman in Stamford; “The Sorrows of Stephen,” at the Burt Reynolds Theatre, starring his son Adam; and “Room Service,” at the Roundabout in New York.

Arkin has also written several books, including eight children's books, the latest entitled Tony's Hard Work Day. An earlier book, The Lemming Condition, was honored by The Book Sellers of America by being placed in the White House Library. In 2011, Arkin released a memoir entitled An Improvised Life.

JOHN GOODMAN (John Chambers) is well known to both film and television audiences. He recently starred in the Best Picture Oscar® winner “The Artist,” writer/director Michel Hazanavicius’s homage to Hollywood’s silent film era. Goodman shared in both Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® and Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast as a member of the film’s ensemble.

Goodman is currently co-starring with Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake in “Trouble With the Curve.” Later this fall, he stars with Denzel Washington in Robert Zemeckis’ drama “Flight.” Among his other upcoming films are the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis”; the Will Ferrell comedy “The Internship”; and Todd Phillips’ “The Hangover Part III,” completing the blockbuster comedy franchise.

On television, Goodman starred with Al Pacino in the 2010 HBO biopic “You Don’t Know Jack,” earning Emmy and SAG Award® nominations for his portrayal of Jack Kevorkian’s longtime associate Neal Nicol. Goodman won an Emmy Award in 2007 for his guest role on Aaron’s Sorkin’s series “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” He earlier received two Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Special, for his work in the television adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” and for his performance in the title role of “Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long.”

Goodman first became a favorite of television viewers when he starred for nine seasons on the smash hit sitcom “Roseanne.” Over the course of the show’s run, he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, as well as earning three more Golden Globe nominations, seven Emmy nominations and a SAG Award® nomination. His numerous credits also include a recurring role on Sorkin’s “The West Wing,” and starring roles on seasons of HBO’s “Treme,” FX’s “Damages” and NBC’s “Community.”

On the big screen, Goodman received a Golden Globe nomination for his chilling performance in the Coen brothers’ 1991 film “Barton Fink.” He first collaborated with the Coens on the hit comedy “Raising Arizona,” and has since reunited with them on the films “The Hudsucker Proxy,” “The Big Lebowski” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”

Goodman was more recently seen in Stephen Daldry’s acclaimed drama “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” and Kevin Smith’s indie political thriller “Red State.” His long list of credits also includes “Evan Almighty,” “Speed Racer,” “Beyond the Sea,” “One Night at McCool’s,” “Coyote Ugly,” “What Planet Are You From?,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “Fallen,” “The Borrowers,” “Mother Night,” “The Flintstones,” “Born Yesterday,” “The Babe,” “King Ralph,” “Arachnophobia,” “Stella,” “Always,” “Sea of Love,” “Everybody’s All-American,” “Punchline,” “The Wrong Guys,” “The Big Easy,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Revenge of the Nerds,” to name only a portion.

In addition to his work in front of the camera, he has lent his distinctive voice to numerous animated features, including “Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Emperor’s New Groove,” “The Jungle Book 2,” “Bee Movie,” “The Princess and the Frog” and, most recently, “ParaNorman.” He will reprise his “Monsters, Inc.” role of Scully in the upcoming film “Monsters University.”

A St. Louis native, Goodman earned a BFA in Theatre from Southwest Missouri State, and has appeared in a wide range of plays, musicals and children’s theatre productions. He made his Broadway debut in “Loose Ends,” and, in 1985, earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for his work in the Broadway musical “Big River.” In 2001, he starred with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in the Shakespeare in the Park production of “The Seagull,” directed by Mike Nichols, followed by the Public Theatre’s 2002 presentation of “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.” He more recently starred in the 2009 Broadway revival of “Waiting for Godot.”

VICTOR GARBER (Ken Taylor) has been seen in some of the most memorable film, television and theatre projects of the past four decades. He has shared in two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast, the latest for Gus Van Sant’s award-winning biopic “Milk,” in which he portrayed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. The cast of “Milk” also won a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble. Garber was previously nominated for a SAG Award® as a member of the cast of James Cameron’s Oscar®-winning blockbuster “Titanic.” His additional film credits include “Kung Fu Panda 2,” “You Again,” “Legally Blonde,” “The First Wives Club,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Life with Mikey,” and the screen adaptation of the musical “Godspell.”

A six-time Emmy nominee, Garber received three of his Emmy nods for his role on the hit ABC drama “Alias,” in which he starred opposite Jennifer Garner. He has also earned Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Sid Luft in the telefilm “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,” and his guest roles on the comedy series “Frasier” and “Will & Grace.” In addition, Garber starred on the series “Web Therapy,” “Eli Stone” and “Justice,” and has guest starred on numerous shows, most recently including “Damages,” “30 Rock,” “The Big C,” “Glee” and “Nurse Jackie.” He has also starred in such longform projects as “The Last Templar,” “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man,” “Call Me Claus,” “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” “Annie,” “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” “Dieppe” and “The First Circle,” to name only a few. Garber is also an accomplished stage actor, whose extensive credits encompass lead roles in both plays and musicals. He has earned four Tony Award nominations, for his work in “Damn Yankees,” “Lend Me a Tenor,” “Little Me” and “Deathtrap.” He also starred in the Tony Award-winning play “Art” and the original Broadway productions of “Arcadia,” “The Devil’s Disciple,” “Noises Off” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” and performed in the workshops of Sondheim’s “Wise Guys,” as well as “Assassins.” He has since garnered rave reviews in Sondheim’s “Follies,” for City Center Encores, and “Present Laughter,” directed by Nicholas Martin at the Huntington Theatre. The latter moved to Broadway in January 2010, with Garber reprising his starring role.

TATE DONOVAN (Bob Anders) recently starred for three seasons on the acclaimed FX drama series “Damages,” with Glenn Close. He is currently working on the new NBC drama series “Infamous.”

On the big screen, Donovan was a member of the ensemble cast of George Clooney’s acclaimed 2005 drama “Good Night, and Good Luck.,” for which he shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award® nomination. His more recent credits include Antoine Fuqua’s thriller “Shooter,” with Mark Wahlberg; “Nancy Drew”; and the independent films “Neal Cassady,” “Wild About Harry” and “Below the Beltway.”

Among his previous film credits are “The Pacifier,” directed by Adam Shankman; Dominic Sena’s “Swordfish”; “Murder at 1600”; “The Only Thrill”; John Madden’s “Ethan Frome”; “Love Potion #9”; Alan Rudolph’s “Equinox”; “Inside Monkey Zetterland,” for which Donovan earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination; Michael Caton-Jones’ “Memphis Belle”; John Frankenheimer’s “Dead Bang”; Glenn Gordon Caron’s “Clean and Sober”; and the adventure hit “Space Camp.” He also voiced the title character of the animated feature “Hercules.”

On television, Donovan’s other credits include a regular role on the hit FOX series “The O.C.,” and recurring or guest roles on such shows as “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “The Guardian,” “Friends” and “Ally McBeal,” among others.

Behind the camera, Donovan has also enjoyed success as a director, helming episodes of such series as “Damages,” “Glee,” “Gossip Girl,” “Weeds,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Medium” and “The O.C.”

In 2011, Donovan starred on Broadway in the world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People,” opposite Frances McDormand. He previously earned a Backstage West Garland Award for his performance in the west coast debut of Lindsay-Abaire’s “Rabbit Hole” at the Geffen Theatre. Donovan’s earlier repertoire includes the Broadway plays “Amy's View,” with Dame Judi Dench, and “Picnic,” with Ashley Judd, as well as the long-running off-Broadway hit “Lobby Hero,” by Kenneth Lonergan. Among his other theatre credits, he has appeared in a number of productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, including “Once in a Lifetime,” “Under the Blue Sky” and “The Glass Menagerie.”

CLEA DuVALL (Cora Lijek) next stars in the independent action comedy “In Security,” on which she also serves as an executive producer, marking her first producing credit. This fall, she also joins the cast of the award-winning FX series “American Horror Story.”

Her recent film acting work also includes the fact-based drama “Conviction,” with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell; Jonathan Liebesman’s “The Killing Room,” which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; “Passengers,” with Anne Hathaway and Patrick Wilson; and David Fincher’s true-life thriller “Zodiac.”

DuVall first gained recognition in the independent feature “How to Make the Cruelest Month,” which screened in competition at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. Later that year, she earned acclaim as the rebellious loner, Stokely, in Robert Rodriguez’s “The Faculty.” Her subsequent film credits include “She’s All That”; “The Astronaut’s Wife”; “But I’m a Cheerleader”; the James Mangold-directed films “Girl, Interrupted” and “Identity”; John Carpenter’s “Ghosts of Mars”; “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing”; “The Slaughter Rule”; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “21 Grams”; and the horror hit “The Grudge.”

On television, she was seen in the telefilm “Helter Skelter” and in the acclaimed HBO production of “The Laramie Project.” DuVall also starred on the HBO series “Carnivale,” and had multi-episode arcs on “Heroes” and, more recently, “The Event.” Her other television credits include guest spots on numerous series, including “CSI: Miami,” “Law & Order,” “Bones,” “Private Practice,” “Numb3rs,” “Lie to Me” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

SCOOT McNAIRY (Joe Stafford) is an actor and producer who has, in recent years, gained attention in both capacities.

He was a Best Actor nominee at the 2010 British Independent Film Awards for his performance in the acclaimed film “Monsters,” written and directed by Gareth Edwards. The year prior, “In Search of a Midnight Kiss,” which McNairy both starred in and produced, was honored with the John Cassavetes Award—presented for Best Feature Made for Under $500,000—at the Independent Spirit Awards. The movie was written and directed by Alex Holdridge.

In addition to “Argo,” McNairy will be seen this year in Gus Van Sant’s “Promise Land,” written by and starring Matt Damon, and Andrew Dominik’s “Killing Them Softly,” with Brad Pitt, Ben Mendelsohn, and James Gandolfini. His upcoming films also include Lynn Shelton’s “Touchy Feely,” in which he stars opposite Ellen Page and Allison Janney, and Steve McQueen’s “Twelve Years and Slave,” with Brad Pitt and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

McNairy’s other film credits include Megan Griffith’s “The Off Hours,” starring Amy Seimetz, and Terry Zwigoff’s “Art School Confidential.”

On television, he has made guest appearances on such shows as “Six Feet Under,” “My Name is Earl,” “The Shield,” “CSI,” “How I Met Your Mother” and, in a recurring role, “Bones.”

With John Pierce, McNairy formed The Group Films. Currently, the company is in post-production on G.J. Echternkamp’s “Frank and Cindy,” inspired by the filmmaker’s award-winning documentary of the same name and starring Rene Russo and Michael Peña.

RORY COCHRANE (Lee Schatz) starred opposite Milla Jovovich in the 2011 comedy “Bringing Up Bobby,” directed by Famke Janssen. His other recent film credits include Mitch Glazer’s “Passion Play,” with Bill Murray and Mickey Rourke, and Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” in which he co-starred with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.

Cochrane previously co-starred with Robert Downey Jr. in Richard Linklater’s “A Scanner Darkly.” Earlier in his career, Cochrane played the far-out stoner, Slater, in Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused.” Among his other film credits are “Hart’s War,” with Bruce Willis; “The Prime Gig,” with Vince Vaughn; Joel Schumacher’s “Flawless,” with Philip Seymour Hoffman; and “Empire Records,” with Liv Tyler.

Cochrane is best known to television audiences for the role of Tim Speedle in “CSI: Miami,” on which he was a regular from 2002 through 2004. He later had a seven-episode arc, opposite Jon Voight, on the hit show “24.” His additional television credits include the award-winning TNT miniseries “The Company,” on which he co-starred with Michael Keaton and Chris O’Donnell.

CHRISTOPHER DENHAM (Mark Lijek) stars in Barry Levinson’s horror thriller “The Bay,” which premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Film Festival. He also starred in and co-produced the indie thriller “Forgetting the Girl.” His other film credits include “Sound of My Voice,” Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” Tony Gilroy’s “Duplicity,” Mike Nichols’ “Charlie Wilson’s War,” and Adam Rapp’s “Blackbird.” In 2008, Denham made his feature directorial and writing debut with “Home Movie,” starring Adrian Pasdar.

His television credits include episodes of “Person of Interest,” “Rubicon,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and the telefilm “Two Families.”

On the stage, Denham made his Broadway debut in the 2003 revival of Athol Fugard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “‘Master Harold’…and the Boys.” He returned to Broadway in 2006 in Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant of Inishmore.” His off-Broadway credits include “Wintertime” and Adam Rapp’s “Red Light Winter,” for which Denham won a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor. Denham’s own first play, “Cagelove,” played at the Rattlestick Playwright Theater under the direction of Rapp.

KERRY BISHÉ (Kathy Stafford) appears this fall in Edward Burns’ “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas.” She is currently shooting “Grand Piano” in Barcelona, in which she stars opposite Elijah Wood and John Cusack under the direction of Eugenio Mira. Her other film credits include Edward Burns' “Newlyweds” and “Nice Guy Johnny”; Kevin Smith’s “Red State”; "Turkey Bowl"; and “The Understudy.”

On television, she starred as Lucy Benne