KEVIN SPACEY (Jack Vincennes) won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for "The Usual Suspects" and was also seen in "Outbreak,"
"Swimming With Sharks" and "Seven." In addition, the
National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics, the Boston Film Critics,
the Chicago Film Critics, the Texas Society of Film Critics, the Broadcasters
Association, the Seattle Film Festival, the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors
Guild and the Independent Spirit Awards all honored him for his performances
in 1995.
He most recently appeared as a member of the ensemble in "Looking for
Richard," Al Pacino's documentary on Shakespeare, and made his directorial
debut with "Albino Alligator," starring Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway
and Gary Sinise. Last summer he appeared in Joel Schumacher's adaptation
of John Grisham's best-selling novel, "A Time to Kill," opposite
Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson, also for New
Regency and Warner Bros. His other starring roles include "Glengarry
Glen Ross," "Consenting Adults," "Iron Will" and
"The Ref."
Spacey has worked extensively on the New York stage and won the 1991 Tony
Award for his performance as Uncle Louie in Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers."
He studied for two years at the Juilliard School of Drama and made his
debut as a messenger in Joseph Papp's 1981 Central Park production of "Henry
IV, Part I." A year later, he made his Broadway debut as Oswald opposite
Liv Ullmann in Ibsen's "Ghosts." He was an understudy in Mike
Nichols' production of "Hurlyburly" on Broadway and co-starred
opposite Colleen Dewhurst in the Kennedy Center production of "The
Seagull." Spacey's other theater credits include "Barbarians"
at Soho Rep, "Right Behind the Flag" at Playwrights Horizons,
"Real Dreams" at Williamstown and "As It Is In Heaven"
at the Perry Street.
His breakthrough came as Jamie Tyrone in the 1986 Broadway and London productions
of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" with Jack
Lemmon. He was recently seen on the New York stage in the premiere cast
of Athol Fugard's "Playland" at the Manhattan Theater Club, directed
by the playwright.
Television audiences know Spacey as Mel Profitt on the series "Wiseguy"
and for his performance as Clarence Darrow in the American Playhouse production
of "Darrow," directed by John Coles.
Spacey most recently completed a starring role in Warner Bros.' filmed adaptation
of John Berendt's best-selling book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good
and Evil," directed by Clint Eastwood.
RUSSELL CROWE (Bud White), born in New Zealand and raised in Australia,
made his American film debut opposite Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman in "The
Quick and the Dead" and followed that by starring opposite Denzel Washington
in "Virtuosity." He will be seen in the upcoming "Breaking
Up," with Salma Hayek and "Rough Magic," with Bridget Fonda.
Crowe has been recognized three consecutive years by the Australian Film
Institute: in 1990 with a Best Actor nomination for "The Crossing,"
a Best Supporting Actor award in 1991 for "Proof," and the Best
Actor award for the 1992 production of the controversial "Romper Stomper."
Crowe's other Australian film credits include the role of Jack Thompson's
gay son in "The Sum of Us," "Prisoners of the Sun,"
"Hammers Over the Anvil," "The Efficiency Expert" with
Anthony Hopkins, "Love in Limbo," "For the Moment,"
"No Way Back" and the film version of the classic Australian children's
novel "The Silver Brumby."
Australian-born GUY PEARCE (Ed Exley) made an international impression
as one of the stars of "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert."
His additional feature film credits include "Snowy River: The McGregor
Saga," "My Forgotten Man," "Hunting" and "Heaven
Tonight."
JAMES CROMWELL (Dudley Smith) is probably best known for his 1995
Academy Award-nominated turn as Farmer Hoggett in the surprise box-office
hit "Babe," but he has garnered critical acclaim for roles in
more than 20 feature films, a number of appearances in series television
and scores of stage productions.
Cromwell's film credits include "Pennies From Heaven," "The
Man With Two Brains," "Pink Cadillac," "Oh God, Part
III," "The Babe," "Eraser" and, most recently,
"The People vs. Larry Flynt" and "Star Trek: First Contact."
He will next be seen starring in "The Education of Little Tree."
His many television appearances include a stint on the long-running series
classic, "All In the Family," where he starred as Stretch Cunningham.
Dedicated to the stage, Cromwell has appeared in productions of "All's
Well That Ends Well," "Othello," "Becket," "Johnny
Got His Gun," "Hamlet" and "The Iceman Cometh."
DAVID STRATHAIRN (Pierce Patchett) is one of Hollywood's most recognizable
character actors, having appeared in nearly 15 feature films. He worked
previously for director Curtis Hanson in "The River Wild."
His credits include "Delores Claiborne," "Sneakers,"
"Home For the Holidays," "Losing Isaiah," "The
Firm," "Lost in Yonkers" and "A Dangerous Woman."
In addition, Strathairn has appeared in six films directed by John Sayles:
"Return of the Secausus Seven," "Matewan," 'City of
Hope," "Passion Fish," "Eight Men Out" and "Brother
From Another Planet."
He has appeared on stage in productions of "The Tempest," Tom
Stoppard's "Hapgood" and the current New York production of Checkov's
"Three Sisters."
Since making her motion picture debut opposite Robert Redford in Barry Levinson's
"The Natural," KIM BASINGER (Lynn Bracken) has appeared
in more than a dozen feature films.
Her list of film credits includes "Fool For Love," directed by
Robert Altman; Adrian Lyne's sensual thriller, "9 _ Weeks"; "No
Mercy"; Blake Edwards' "Blind Date," in which she starred
with Bruce Willis; "Nadine"; and the box-office blockbuster "Batman."
In 1991, Basinger starred in "The Marrying Man," where she met
her future husband, Alec Baldwin, with whom she again so-starred in "The
Getaway." Her additional starring roles include "Final Analysis,"
"Cool World," "The Real McCoy" and Robert Altman's "Ready
to Wear."
DANNY DeVITO (Sid Hudgens) is one of Hollywood's most recognizable
stars and, over the last few years, has become one of its most successful
producers as well.
Since making an indelible impression as Martini opposite Jack Nicholson
in "One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," DeVito has starred in a
string of successful films. His credits include "Terms of Endearment,"
"Romancing the Stone," "Jewel of the Nile," "Ruthless
People," "Tin Men," "Throw Momma From the Train,"
"Twins," "The War of the Roses," "Batman Returns,"
"Hoffa," "Junior," "Get Shorty" and "Matilda."
His television career is highlighted by his role as Louis DePalma, the irascible
taxi dispatcher in the long-running "Taxi."
Since 1992, DeVito has branched out into the fields of producing, through
his Jersey Films production company, in addition to his successful directing
career. His producing credits include "Hoffa," "Pulp Fiction,"
"Get Shorty," "Sunset Park," "Feeling Minnesota"
and "Matilda." He has directed films such as "Throw Momma
From the Train," "The War of the Roses," "Hoffa"
and "Matilda."
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