The Cast
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The Cast |
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ALEX WHITMAN - Colin Hanks Colin Hanks makes his professional acting debut with "Roswell." Hanks grew up in Sacramento, and attended Loyola Marymount University, a liberal arts school in Westchester, California, where he began acting, appearing in school productions such as "Noises Off!" In addition to "Roswell" Hanks has also completed production in the upcoming feature "I’ll Be You," a high school version of "Cyrano de Bergerac," in which he plays a quirky character named Cosmo. In one eventful weekend, Hanks landed the role in "I’ll Be You" on Friday and started work on the film the next morning--the same day he received a call from executive producer Jason Katims, announcing that "Roswell" had received a place on the fall US network schedule. Hanks is 21 and currently lives in Los Angeles. |
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ISABEL EVANS - Katherine Heigl, though only 20 years old, Katherine Heigl has already amassed eight feature films to her credit and makes her television series debut with "Roswell." Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in New Canaan, Conn., Katherine got her first taste of the camera lens at age 9 as a child model. By her 12th birthday, she had made her feature film debut in "That Night," with Juliette Lewis. At 14, she had gained substantial roles in several movies, most notably her breakout performance as a rebellious teenager determined to grow up too fast in the comedy "My Father, the Hero," alongside Gerard Depardieu. Most recently, she starred in the theatrical release "Bride of Chucky," the fourth installment of the cult-hit "Child’s Play" series. Her other credits include a co-starring role in director Steven Soderbergh’s Depression-era release titled "King of the Hill." She enjoyed her first taste of the action genre starring with Steven Segal in "Under Siege 2," as his character’s niece who is kidnapped as bait when terrorists seize the train. Additional features include "Prince Valiant" and the comedy "Wish Upon a Star." On the small screen, Heigl starred opposite Peter Fonda in the television movie "The Tempest," which re-situated the classic Shakespearean drama as a Civil War period piece. She played the pivotal role of 16-year-old Miranda, who is torn between her devotion to her father (Fonda) and her love for a handsome young Union soldier. Between film projects, Katherine continued to concentrate on school and always returned to life as a "normal" New England teenager between projects. Once she graduated from high school, however, she moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on her acting career full-time. |
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KYLE VALENTI - Nick Wechsler A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, newcomer Nick Wechsler grew up not that far from the setting of "Roswell," a show that marks his first starring role on a network series. The fifth in a brood of eight sons, Wechsler grew up in Albuquerque, where his parents and most of his siblings still live. His father is a sheet-metal worker; his mother is a secretary for the U.S. Forest Service. He began his acting career in high school, turning in what he modestly describes as "awe-inspiring performances" in every succeeding school play. Wechsler moved to Hollywood immediately after graduating from high school and spent the next six months trying to break into the business. He soon landed a small role as a purse-stealing ruffian in the movie "Full Circle." Shortly thereafter he was cast as Trek, a child prodigy conceived at a "Star Trek" convention, in the syndicated series "Team Knightrider." He has also appeared in "Silk Stalkings," "Lazarus Man" and the feature film "The Perfect Game." He currently resides in Los Angeles. |
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LIZ PARKER - Shiri Appleby With a captivating performance on "Roswell," Shiri Appleby is set to make a name for herself as she builds on an acting career which began at the age of four. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley adjacent to Los Angeles, Appleby first appeared on television in numerous commercials, including those for Cheerios, Taco Bell and M&Ms. Appleby most recently portrayed a gang member in trouble on "7th Heaven." Additional guest-starring appearances include "thirtysomething," "ER," "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Doogie Howser, M.D." She also starred in the cable television movies "Perfect Family" with Jennifer O’Neill and Bruce Boxleitner, and "Family Prayers" with Paul Reiser and Anne Archer. She also starred on Norman Lear’s original series "Sunday Dinner." On the big screen, Appleby appeared in Lawrence Kasdan’s black comedy "I Love You to Death" with Kevin Kline, River Phoenix and Tracey Ullman. Appleby attends classes at the University of Southern California where she is majoring in English. |
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MARIA DE LUCA - Majandra Delfino, in just three short years, 18-year-old Majandra Delfino has taken Hollywood by storm, with a starring role in "Roswell" and no less than three upcoming movies set for release this year. The daughter of a Venezuelan father and Cuban-American mother, Delfino was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but moved with her family to Miami at age 3. Growing up, she excelled in academics but gravitated toward the arts, enrolling in ballet, singing and acting lessons and soon performing in school plays and community theater productions. At age 10 she danced in "The Nutcracker" with the Miami Ballet. At age 11 Delfino joined an all-girl singing quartet named China Doll. The group, which included her best friend, Samantha Gibb, daughter of the Bee Gees’ Maurice Gibb, specialized in Latin-styled pop. The group opened for the Bee Gees at a benefit concert at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach. A few years later, Delfino and Gibb left the group but continued to write and record as a duo. At age 15, her parents, dismayed with her acting aspirations, gave her a six-month deadline to test the waters--or fully concentrate on school. Within months, she had secured an agent and won the role of Kathleen Quinlan’s daughter in the family film "Zeus & Roxanne." The following summer, she landed her first television series, playing Tony Danza’s eldest daughter on "The Tony Danza Show." Adding to her big-screen credits, Delfino stars in the upcoming teen horror spoof "I Know What You Screamed Last Summer," as well as opposite Linda Hamilton in the coming-of-age drama "The Secret Lives of Girls." She will also be seen in the independent film "The Learning Curve." Delfino just completed her senior year of high school and resides in Los Angeles. |
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MAX EVANS - Jason Behr, already familiar to television viewers from roles on "Dawson’s Creek," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "7th Heaven," Jason Behr gives a smoldering performance as the ultimate teenage outsider in "Roswell." A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Behr got an early start in performing. He was only 5 years-old when he appeared in his first play. He continued to perform and enjoy the challenges of acting throughout his school years. Intent on an acting career, Behr moved to Los Angeles immediately after graduating from high school. There, unlike most aspiring newcomers, he found an immediate response to his auditions, soon guest-starring on such shows as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "7th Heaven", "Profiler", "JAG" and "Push." Last season, he starred in six episodes of "Dawson’s Creek." On the big screen, Behr appeared in "Pleasantville" and starred in the independent feature film "Rites of Passage," co-starring Dean Stockwell, which debuted at the 1999 Palm Springs Film Festival. Behr currently lives in Los Angeles, where he spends his spare time playing and watching sports and attending concerts. |
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MICHAEL GUERIN - Brendan Fehr, Since landing his first professional acting job less than two years ago, Brendan Fehr has emerged as one of Canada’s up-and-coming young actors and makes his debut starring in a television series with "Roswell." Growing up in the British Columbia hamlet of New Westminster, Fehr gave little thought to acting and instead spent his early years playing sports. Even now, he lists a total of nine sports -- led by hockey, skiing and snowboarding--as his favorites. No slouch in the classroom either, the studious-minded Fehr was intent on becoming an accountant. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and, while in his teens, friends advised the handsome Fehr to try modeling, which landed him work in local sportswear catalogues. On a trip to Vancouver, B.C., in the fall of 1997 to visit his family, Fehr looked into potential modeling work near his hometown. Within a week he was signed by his current manager and had landed a guest-starring role on the television series "Breaker High." That role soon led to many others, mostly shot on Vancouver’s burgeoning production scene. He has since guest-starred on the television series "Millennium," and starred in the television movies "Our Guys," alongside Eric Stoltz and Ally Sheedy, "Perfect Little Angels" and "Every Mother’s Worst Fear." His feature film credits include "Disturbing Behavior," directed by "Roswell" executive producer David Nutter and co-starring fellow cast member William Sadler. He also appeared in "Flight 180" opposite Devon Sawa, and starred in the independent feature "Christina’s House." He currently lives in Los Angeles. |
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SHERIFF VALENTI - William Sadler, in a 30-year acting career that spans films such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and theatrical productions such as"Biloxi Blues" on Broadway, William Sadler has played an extraordinary range of roles. He began his acting career on the New York stage, where he appeared in more than 75 productions over a 12-year period, earning him the Obie and Villager awards. His extensive stage experience culminated in his performance in the original Broadway cast of Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning show "Biloxi Blues." For his portrayal of Drill Sergeant Toomey, Sadler received a Drama Desk Award nomination and the Dramalogue and Actor’s Equity Award. His varied feature film work includes the diabolical villain Colonel Stewart in "Die Hard 2," the dim-witted inmate Haywood in the critically-acclaimed "The Shawshank Redemption," and the Grim Reaper in "Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey." Most recently, he appeared in "Disturbing Behavior," directed by David Nutter of "Roswell" and alongside fellow cast member Brendan Fehr. Additional film credits include "Trespass"," "Rocket Man," "The Hot Spot," "Hard to Kill" and "Rush." He has two upcoming feature projects: "The Green Mile" starring Tom Hanks, and the HBO movie "Witness Protection" starring Forest Whitaker and Tom Sizemore. He has appeared in such hit TV series as "Roseanne", "Newhart", "Murphy Brown", "St. Elsewhere", "The Outer Limits" and the premiere episode of "Tales From the Crypt," for which he garnered a CableAce nomination. He also had a recurring role on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Born and raised in New York, Sadler enjoyed a rural upbringing on a 13-acre farm near Buffalo. Though he currently lives in Los Angeles for the filming of "Roswell," Sadler and his wife Marni Bakst (a descendant of Leon Bakst, the Russian ballet designer who worked with Nijinsky) spend as much time as possible in their antique farmhouse, built in 1790, in upstate New York. |
