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Born in New York City and raised in Fairfield, CT, Michael Weatherly left college to pursue a career in acting. His early and life-long passion for music gave him an additional creative outlet (he played in a band) and combined with the usual laundry list of starving actor odd jobs, provided enough professional success to keep a roof over his head while he pursued his acting career.

Weatherly's first real job as an actor was in the then No. 1 television comedy series "The Cosby Show", in which he played Theo Huxtable's occasionally-seen roommate . Also while in New York, he landed a role in the independent film "Trigger Happy" opposite Rosario Dawson. With this enviable resume, he headed to Los Angeles and to the great training ground of Television Guest Spots.

His first series-regular role was in the FOX Television series "Significant Others". While in production, he met director Whit Stillman, who cast him in the film "The Last Days of Disco" opposite Chloe Sevigny. From that project, he moved onto other feature films, including "The Specials" opposite Rob Lowe, "Venus and Mars" opposite Lynn Redgrave and "Gun Shy" starring Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock.

Just prior to winning his starring role on Dark Angel, Weatherly played Christina Applegate's ex-husband in the television series "Jesse".

Michael Weatherly was born on July 8, 1968 in New York City. He grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. One of the two sons of Michael Sr., the importer of the original Swiss Army Knife, and Patricia, a hospital administrator, he got hooked on acting while in college.

He was married to actress Amelia Heinle (who was the original "Jack" on "Jack and Jill" until the part was recast and Amanda Peet came onboard) from 1995-1997. The two met on the set of the now-defunct soap "Loving" and have a four year old son, August, born in 1996.

Weatherly had a hot and heavy romance with model Rachel Hunter, whom he met on the set of a movie called "Winding Roads" (Rod Stewart's ex wife). The two called it off in early '99.

He currently resides in Los Angles, with his fiance Jessica Alba. Whom he first met during casting for Dark Angel.

Acting Credits:

Venus and Mars (2001) .... Cody
"Dark Angel" (2000) TV Series .... Logan Cale/Eyes Only
Specials, The (2000) .... Verdict
Gun Shy (2000) .... Dave Juniper
Cabin by the Lake (2000) (TV) .... Boone Preston
Winding Roads (1998) .... Mick Simons
Last Days of Disco, The (1998) .... Hap
Advanced Guard, The (1998) (TV) .... Kevin
The Colony, (1998) (TV) (USA: video title)
"Significant Others" (1998) TV Series .... Ben Chasin
Asteroid (1997) (TV) .... Dr. Matthew Rogers
Meet Wally Sparks (1997) .... Dean Sparks
Pier 66 (1996) (TV) .... Decker Monroe
"City, The" (1995) TV Series .... Cooper Alden (1995-1996)
"Loving" (1983) TV Series .... Cooper Alden (1992-1995)

Credits courtesy of - Dark Angel - Cast documents & Legend10013
Picture courtesy of - TV Guide

A former Canadian track and field champion, Victoria most recently starred in the Spelling Television pilot "Forbidden Island". She also starred in the action series John Woo's "Once a Thief" that aired on Showtime following its Canadian run, and guest-starred in the two-part opener of "Xena: Warrior Princess" last season (1999).

Extremely athletic as a very young child, she began her lifelong love of competitive sports playing soccer with the town league. She started jogging in grade school, joined a regional track team at 15 and quickly became a star in a wide variety of track and field events. Intense training and competition led to numerous prizes, including a medal at the 1990 Canadian Track & Field Championships.

Following high school, Victoria attended York University where she studied anatomy, biomechanics and sociology, among other disciplines, to earn a degree with honors in kinesiology. She graduated summa cum laude and went on to work at the University in its Human Performance Lab, testing such elite professional athletes as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks. She was also offered a scholarship to the master's program in physiotherapy at the University of Toronto but declined, realizing she wanted to explore other interests.

She soon began writing a book on fitness and bodybuilding with one of her former university professors. When it was time to buy photos for the publication, she went to Robert Kennedy, publisher of "MuscleMag", one of the largest fitness magazines, and "Oxygen", a brand new magazine dedicated to women's fitness. He was extremely impressed by her look and signed her to a long-term contract with the two magazines as a writer and fitness model. When she revealed that her ultimate goal was a career in acting, Kennedy convinced her to study and she began taking classes at the Actors Network in Toronto.

Victoria soon broke into television as the on-air trainer on "Go for It", The Discovery Channel series about caving, rafting and other non-traditional sports. In the show, she taught the hosts how to get in shape for their adventures. She also co-hosted "Personal Edge", a fitness show that aired in Canada, before landing her first dramatic role in John Woo's "Once a Thief" only two days after signing with an agent in Toronto. Victoria was cast as young mob boss Jackie Janszik, who emerged as one of the series leads shortly after the launch of the show. Broadcast initially in Canada, the action hour was subsequently licensed to Showtime, which aired Victoria's first two episodes as the television movie "The Jackie Janszik Files".

Last season, Victoria guest-starred as 'Queen of the Amazons' in the two-part season premiere of "Xena: Warrior Princess". She went on to land a starring role in the series pilot "Forbidden Island" before being cast as Sarge in "Cleopatra 2525". Among her additional credits are a number of fitness videos, including "Karatics: The Ultimate Workout", a project featuring karate moves, stretching and conditioning exercises that paired her up with Robert Fletcher, the North American kickboxing champion and three-time U.S.A. karate champion.

Victoria is a blue belt in Shotokan karate and her current favorite form of exercise is kickboxing. Despite her 12-14 hour shooting days, she generally works out six days a week, alternating routines to keep herself in top shape. As a result, she was able to do most of her own fights and stunts in the show, "Cleopatra 2525".

In 2001, Victoria auditioned against four other actors for Shalimar, a main character in the hit series, "Mutant X". How she heard she got the part...the phone finally rings and a voice on the other end says, "Hi am I speaking to Shalimar Fox?" Victoria says, "I don't know, are you?" "I sure am" the voice says. Victoria shrieks with glee. Two seasons of a show guaranteed. It's almost unheard of. Shooting in …Toronto.

Victoria is currently filming season two of "Mutant X" in Toronto. But still resides in Los Angles when not filming.

Acting Credits

For lots more on Victoria visit her official website .

Credits courtesy of - Studio USA & Victoria Pratt Online
Picture courtesy of - Victora Pratt Online

His film credits include the psychological suspense thriller "Kiss the Girls"; starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd, "Event Horizon"'; starring Laurence Fishburne, the Academy Award-nominated "What's Love Got to Do With It", Penny Marshall's "Renaissance Man", "The Trigger Effect", "Johns" and "Jury Duty".

On stage, he has appeared in "As Soon As I Get Home" and "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".

Raised in Georgia and Southern California, Richard Timothy Jones entered Tuskegee University to study law. But his interest in film led him to enroll in an acting class, where his teacher quickly recognized his talent and persuaded him to audition for a small role in the college production of A Raisin in the Sun. He won the role, and his ambition to become a lawyer quickly dissolved.

Jones was born in Japan and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nancy, and their two children. His birth date is January 16, 1972.

Acting Credits

Auggie Rose (2000)
Book of Love (2000)
Second String (2000) (TV)
Lockdown (2000) .... Avery
Dirty Down Under... Up Here (1999)
"Judging Amy" (1999) TV Series .... Court Services Officer, Bruce Van Exel
Incognito (1999) (TV) .... Jake Hunter
Wood, The (1999) .... Slim
Goodbye Lover (1999)
Book of Love (1999)
Dirty Down Under... Up Here (1999)
Lock Down (1999) .... Avery
Ally McBeal (11/2/98, 12/14/98) .... Matt Griffin (guest appearance)
"Brooklyn South" (1997) TV Series .... Officer Clement Johnson
Kiss the Girls (1997) .... Seth Samuel
Event Horizon (1997) .... Cooper
Hollywood Confidential (1997) (TV) .... Dexter
Johns (1996) .... Mr. Popper
Trigger Effect, The (1996) .... Raymond
Black Rose of Harlem (1996) .... Cateye
Jury Duty (1995) .... Nathan
"Sweet Justice" (1994) TV Series
Renaissance Man (1994) .... Private Jackson Leroy
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) .... Ike Turner Jr

Information and picture courtesy of - CBS Worldwide Inc., 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, MCA/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., MGM-UA, BET, Playbill, Back Stage, Back Stage West, and The Internet Movie Database Ltd., an Amazon.com company. Source - Judging Amy - Cast.