WESLEY SNIPES, (Max Carlyle) one of the most diversified and talented
actors working today, will make his feature film producing debut with the
upcoming Blade, in which he stars with Stephen Dorff and Kris Kristofferson.
He is currently filming U.S. Marshalls with Tommy Lee Jones.
Snipes' other feature credits included the recent Murder at 1600, his turn
as a drag queen in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, and
the high-speed action-adventure Money Train, which paired him and Woody
Harrelson as double-dealing transit cops.
Snipes burst onto Hollywood's list of top leading men with his breakthrough
performances in the 1991 films New Jack City and Jungle Fever. Subsequent
credits include The Waterdance; White Men Can't Jump; Passenger 57, which
showcased Snipes' martial arts expertise; and Demolition Man. Among his
additional credits are Rising Sun, Sugar Hill, Drop Zone, King of New York,
Streets of Gold, Major League and Mo' Better Blues.
Born in Orlando, Florida, Snipes' family relocated to the South Bronx when
the actor was an infant. As a teen, Snipes attended New York's prestigious
High School for the Performing Arts and later earned his college degree
from SUNY Purchase. He then went on to land roles in such Broadway productions
as "Boys of Winter," "Execution of Justice" and "Death
and King's Horsemen."
NASTASSJA KINSKI (Karen) most recently starred in Father's Day with
Robin Williams and Billy Crystal for director Ivan Reitman, and will next
be featured in Somebody's Waiting with Gabriel Byrne. Recently, she finished
filming Savior with Dennis Quaid.
Kinski made her film debut in Wim Wenders' 1975 feature False Move after
being introduced to the director at age 13. Her career quickly gained momentum
when she posed for a series of high-profile fashion photographs taken by
Roman Polanski which were published in the 1976 Christmas issue of Vogue
magazine. The photographs prompted Polanski to cast Kinski in his landmark
drama Tess, in which her stunning performance as the film's heroine earned
her a Golden Globe Award as Best New Female Star of the Year in a Motion
Picture.
Kinski followed up her role in Tess with memorable performances in films
such as One From the Heart, Cat People, The Hotel New Hampshire and Symphony
of Love, which was the winner of the Bundes Preis -- a cultural award bestowed
on the film by the German government.
Kinski won the Italian Sentanello Best Actress Award for her turn in Maria's
Lovers, and she also appeared in Paris, Texas and Faraway, So Close -- both
winners of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and the Special Jury Prize.
In 1994, Kinski starred as a Russian spy opposite Charlie Sheen in the skydiving
thriller Terminal Velocity.
Last fall, Kinski starred in the motion picture for television "The
Ring," based on the best-selling Danielle Steele novel.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. (Charlie) earned an Academy Award nomination and
won the British Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the
title role of Richard Attenborough's biographical drama, Chaplin.
His searing, disparate roles in films like Natural Born Killers and Less
Than Zero have proven Downey Jr. to be a versatile, gifted actor. He portrayed
a skillful physician in the drama Restoration, an aspiring, burned-out actor
whose best friend commits murder in Robert Altman's Short Cuts, and a young
man who develops a special relationship with four ghosts in Heart and Souls.
His other film credits include Richard III, Soapdish, Air America, Chances
Are, True Believer, Johnny Be Good, 1969, The Pick-Up Artist, Back to School,
Tuff Turf, Weird Science, Firstborn and Pound, in which he made his feature
film debut and was directed by his father, filmmaker Robert Downey. Downey
Jr. recently teamed with his father on an upcoming film.
He has also worked behind the camera, producing and directing The Last Party,
an irreverent documentary chronicling the 1992 Presidential campaign.
MING-NA WEN (Mimi) first garnered attention for her critically acclaimed
performance as the gentle 'June' in Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club, based
on Amy Tan's celebrated novel. After she finished shooting The Joy Luck
Club, Wen was cast by Tony Award winner James Lapine in the world premiere
of "Luck, Pluck and Virtue" at the reknowned La Jolla Playhouse.
She also co-starred with Jean Claude Van Damme and the late Raul Julia in
the international hit Streetfighter. Wen will next be heard as the voice
of Fa Mulan in Disney's animated film Mulan, and will be making her Broadway
debut this Spring starring in David Henry Hwang's "Golden Child."
Born in Macao, China, Wen immigrated with her family to New York City at
the age of four. When she was nine years old, her family moved to Pittsuburgh,
where she lived through college. Wen graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Theater from Carnegie-Mellon University's acting school.
While performing Off-Broadway, Wen was given the first contract role in
daytime television history for an Asian actor on "As the World Turns."
She continued to work on the stage, with Tony Award winner Lanford Wilson
in "Redwood Curtain" and in David Mamet's "Speed the Plow."
Named as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, Wen landed the
coveted role of Deb Chen on the first season of "ER" and then
played the hip, Soho gallery owner Trudy Sloan on the television sitcom
"The Single Guy."
KYLE MacLACHLAN, (Vernon) who is perhaps best known for his performance
in David Lynch's twisted 1986 hit Blue Velvet, earned worldwide recognition
for his starring role as the deliberate, pie-craving FBI Agent Dale Cooper
in Lynch's popular series "Twin Peaks," for which MacLachlan received
two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award.
MacLachlan made his film debut in another Lynch film, the Dino DeLaurentiis-produced
futuristic drama Dune. He then received further acclaim for his performance
in the alien thriller The Hidden.
MacLachlan most recently starred opposite Elisabeth Shue in The Trigger
Effect and was also featured in the 1995 summer box office hit The Flintstones
for producer Steven Spielberg; Mad Dog Time with Richard Dreyfus, Jeff Goldblum,
Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne; and Paul Verhoeven's controversial collaboration
with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, Showgirls. MacLachlan has also appeared
as legendary Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek in writer-director Oliver Stone's
The Doors and as a young romantic in Bruce Beresford's Rich In Love.
On television, he starred with Samuel L. Jackson in HBO's award-winning
"Against the Wall," the story of the 1971 Attica Prison riots,
which was directed by John Frankenheimer. MacLachlan also starred in the
Showtime original sci-fi film "Roswell," based on the true story
of an historic UFO sighting in 1947.
MacLachlan made his directorial debut in 1993 with an episode of the darkly
comic hit television series "Tales From The Crypt."
GLENN PLUMMER (George) captured the attention of audiences nationwide
for his comedic turn as a startled driver who thinks Keanu Reeves is a carjacker
in the summer blockbuster Speed. Since then, he has gone on to star in such
features as Kathryn Bigelow's futuristic thriller Strange Days, Paul Verhoeven's
provocative drama Showgirls, opposite Tom Berenger in The Substitute, and
Up Close and Personal with Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Plummer's
other film credits include Frankie and Johnny, Colors, Menace II Society,
Funny Farm, Trespass and his film debut Who's That Girl?
For television, Plummer has appeared in such series as "Equal Justice,"
"L.A. Law" and "China Beach," the miniseries "Hands
of a Stranger" and the telefilms "Murderous Vision," "Hearts
of Stone," "The Father Clements Story" and "Tour of
Duty." Plummer also starred in the acclaimed TNT production "Heat
Wave," a drama chronicling the Watts riots, which was executive produced
by John Avnet.
Born in Richmond, California, Plummer studied acting at Diablo Valley College,
Contra Costa College and San Francisco State prior to moving to Los Angeles.
On-stage in L.A., he appeared in the stage productions "The Task,"
"Palladium is Moving," "Better Living" and "Three
Ways Home."
AMANDA DONOHOE (Margaux) was most recently seen in Liar Liar with
Jim Carrey, and she starred opposite Helen Mirren and Nigel Hawthorne in
the Academy Award-winning drama The Madness of King George.
Donohoe made her feature film debut in the 1986 English sex farce Foreign
Body. She next landed the lead opposite Oliver Reed in Nicholas Roeg's Castaway.
In 1988, she starred in Lady Sylvia and in Ken Russell's Lair of the White
Worm, and Russell cast her again as a lusty schoolteacher in The Rainbow.
She starred opposite Gabriel Byrne in the critically acclaimed Dark Obsession
and earned the Variety Club of Great Britain Film Actress Award for her
performance in Paper Mask.
She has earned a Golden Globe Award for her role as the liberal lawyer C.J.
Lamb on the hit television drama "L.A. Law." Donohoe also executive
produced and starred in the Cable Ace-nominated sequel to one of Lifetime's
most successful films "Shame."
Last year, Donohoe made her Broadway debut with a starring role in "Uncle
Vanya," for which she received an Outer Critics Circle nomination.
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH, (Don) who stars as the obnoxiously ambitious
advertising executive Ned Dorsey on the television sitcom "Ned and
Stacey," lists among his feature film credits Tombstone, Tales from
the Demon Knight and the independent feature Stolen Moments. He recently
served as executive producer on another indie film, Scotch and Milk, written
and directed by Adam Goldberg.
Church first garnered audience and critic appreciation with his comedic
talents on the hit series "Wings," portraying the eccentric airport
maintenance man Lowell Mather.
Previously, he won numerous film and television roles, including the telefilm
"To Protect and Serve" and many guest appearances on such shows
as "China Beach," "21 Jump Street," "Booker"
and a scene-stealing turn on "Cheers," which led to his role on
"Wings."
Raised in Texas, Church was hired as a professional disc jockey at local
radio stations while he completed high school and college. After graduating,
he worked as a voice-over artist until he was asked by a local casting director
to audition for Stolen Moments.
JULIAN SANDS (Charlie's Nurse) continues his association with Mike
Figgis on One Night Stand, having previously starred in the director's films
Leaving Las Vegas and The Browning Version. In Leaving Las Vegas, Sands
portrayed Yuri, a brutal and vicious Russian-born pimp who ultimately becomes
a pathetic victim.
Sands has starred in some of the screen's most memorable and controversial
films, including James Ivory's classic A Room With A View, the horror tale
Warlock, David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and Jennifer Lynch's controversial
Boxing Helena.
A classically trained actor, Sands studied at Britain's Central School of
Speech and Drama and began his professional career with the Forum Theatre
Company. He made his feature film debut in Derek Jarman's Broken English,
followed by Privates on Parade. Sands next delivered an unforgettable performance
in Roland Joffe's Academy Award-winning drama The Killing Fields.
Sands' other film credits include Arachnophobia, Oxford Blues, After Darkness,
The Doctor and the Devils, Gothic, Vibes, The Room, Wherever You Are, Night
Sun, Impromptu and Tales of a Vampire, among others.
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