DAVID JAMES ELLIOTT as Lt. Cdr. Harmon Rabb, Jr.

David James Elliott stars as Lt. Cdr. Harmon Rabb, Jr., a Navy lawyer and officer in the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG) corps in the new weekly one-hour dramatic adventure series JAG, a Belisarius Production in association with Paramount Network Television. JAG premiered with a special two-hour episode on Saturday, September 23 at 8:00 pm on NBC.

With his role on JAG, Elliott is finally living out his childhood fantasies. "My dream has always been to be in war movies," he remembers. "When I was young, while other kids in other neighborhoods were playing `cowboys and indians,' we were playing war."

Elliott is often recognized for his recurring role as a charming multiple addict on "Melrose Place" -- but he credits his one-time gig as "Carl the Moving Guy" on "Seinfeld" for opening more doors than he could ever knock down on any of his previous action series. "I had fun playing a furniture mover who dated Julia Louis-Dreyfus," says Elliott. "I had always made a good living doing drama, but I learned that if you do a comedy, the whole world opens up."

Elliott was born the second of three sons in Toronto, Canada, on September 21. At 19, he was a member of a rock band and had no interest in acting until he read "King Lear" in a theater-history class and was encouraged to pursue acting as a career by his teacher. Against great odds, he was accepted at the prestigious Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (a Canadian arts college comparable to Juilliard) in 1983. Prior to his graduation, he was accepted to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, and he won the Jean Chalmers Award there as Most Promising Actor. In 1986, he appeared in "B-Movie: The Play" at the Edinburgh Festival, considered by many critics to be Canada's most successful play ever. Soon after, he starred in the CBC series "Street Legal" from 1985-88.

In 1990, Elliott was signed by Disney to a development deal and arrived in Southern California. His resume quickly expanded as he guest-starred on such series as "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "China Beach," "The Hitchhiker" and "Dark Justice." In 1992, he had a recurring role as a pro-baseball player opposite actress Nicollette Sheridan on "Knots Landing." That same year, he starred on the syndicated series "The Untouchables." Last season, Elliott portrayed the alcoholic husband of Dottie West in the TV movie "Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story," and he will be seen this fall starring in the NBC mini-series "Degree of Guilt."

Elliott and his wife have a 3-year old daughter. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing with his daughter, reading, golfing, writing and watching old movies. He also enjoys running and has competed in marathons which, he adds, "is my meditation -- I need it."

TRACEY NEEDHAM As Lt. JG Meg Austin

Tracey Needham co-stared as Lt. JG Meg Austin, a brilliant weapons specialist, JAG officer and junior partner to Lt. CDR. Harmon Rabb, Jr.

As the only girl sharing a roof with three brothers, ex-Texan Tracey Needham found her height gave her a leg up when she played football with the boys. "I grew up being very competitive with guys," says Needham, who is 5'11". "I was always jumping into football games and wanted to be treated equally and not have boys take it easy on me because I was a girl. But I usually ended up with a bloody nose."

Drawing on her own experience, Needham finds parallels with her role of a Navy JAG attorney. "Meg is a bright, strong woman constantly trying to prove herself in a largely male environment," she says.

Needham was born on March 28 in Dallas, TX, where her father was a home builder. When she was eight, the family moved to Denver and her father's work dictated that the family move back and forth between two cities. Needham was fully grown by the eighth grade, and later, when she took to heart a high school theatre director's snippy advice that she was too tall to appear on stage, she worked on theatrical crew instead.

After her high school graduation, Needham traveled through Europe and Australia. In 1988, she arrived in Los Angeles to study acting and audition for roles. She made her television acting debut in the drama series "Jake and the Fatman." After a few more acting classes, she landed the part of Paige Thatcher, the big sister on "Life Goes On" (1989-1993), beginning in the series second season. "On `Life Goes On', I learned for the first time how to hit a mark, developed confidence and became comfortable with myself," she says.

Needham's other TV credits include a guest starring role on "Shannon's Deal" and recurring roles on "VR.5" (as star Lori Singer's sister) and "Coach." She starred as Bonnie Parker in the TV version of "Bonnie and Clyde" (with Dana Ashbrook) as well as the TV movies "Prophet of Evil," "Lush Life" and "Sensation."

Needham is newly married to actor Tommy Hinkley and the couple resides in Los Angeles. In her leisure time, she enjoys playing cards, shooting pool, Western horseback riding, playing with her two Wheaton terriers, and traveling by car ("We just got back from a 9,000 mile road trip through the South -- it was great!")

Tracey Needham left JAG after the first season and is currently starring in the ABC show called "Total Security".

CATHERINE BELL As Major Sarah MacKenzie

In season one, Bell made a very short appearance as Lt Diane Schonke for whom Harm was arrested for murdering. In the second season of JAG, Bell replaced Needham as female lead. To learn more about her role, she spent time doing research at Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base in Southern California.

Bell became an actress by accident. She modeled part-time while in college at UCLA studying to be a doctor or biomedical engineer. Her studies were interrupted when she was sent to Japan to model. Bell believe, even though her model carrer was flourishing, that her shyness was holding her back. To solve this, she hired an acting coach and the rest is history.

She was born in London, England, and moved to Los Angeles when she was 3. She can speak Farsi Fluently and enjoys sky diving, bungi jumping, kick boxing, and painting. She lives with her husband, Adam, and their Italian greyhound,Leo, in Los Angeles.

Her other roles include being featured in "Death Becomes Her" and co-starring in "Men of War." On television she has appeared on "Friends," "Dream On," "Misery Loves Company," and syndicated "Hercules."

PATRICK LABYORTEAUX As Lt JG Bud Roberts

Patrick is a veteran of both film, television, and stage. He began his career at age 3 in a local stage play in Hollywood. His film credits include "Opening Night", "Mame", "Heathers", "Summer School", "Ghoulies III", "Ghoulies go to College", "Ski School", "Terminal Entry", and "3 Ninjas". On television he starred in the FOX series "The Last Frontier" and had a recurring role on the series "Little House on the Prairie". He has guest starred on "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", "Too Something", "Hope and Gloria", and "Living Single". He has also appeared on "The Captain and the Kings", "Young Joe the Forgotten Kennedy", and the cable film "Prince of Bel Air".

He has written and performed with Los Angeles' Famed Groundlings comedy troupe and wrote the film "National Lampoon's Last Resort". He, with his brother Matthew, founded the Youth Rescue Fund, a charity dedicated to helping runaway youth. In 1982, he went before a House Sub-Committee to plead the case of runaway teens and raised $11 million for youth shelters across America.

Patrick is single and lives in Los Angeles. He co-starred in the pilot of JAG and was also in the first season finale "Skeleton Crew".

JOHN M. JACKSON As Admiral Chegwidden

Jackson plays Harm and Mac's CO, Admiral Chegwidden. He has played several characters in the Navy, such as in "A Few Good Men" and "Family of Spies". For his role on JAG, he spoke with many retired Naval officers to find out how they act. Most of the replies were "an Admiral acts any damn way he wants to!".

Jackson's other credits include films such as "Glimmer Man", "The Spitfire Grill", "A Perfect World", "The Ledgend of Billy Jean", "The Hitcher", and "Local Hero". On television he has guest starred on the series "Northern Exposure", "Sisters", "Party of Five", "Dark Skies: The Awakening", and a recurring role on "Wiseguy". He has also appeared on television movies such as "Memory of Evil", "The Deception", "Roswell", "Black Widow Murders", "Shattered Vows", "Switched at Birth", "Adam", "Go Towards the Light", "Blind Justice", and "Sudie and Simpson". He has also performmed on stage in productions like "Pot Mom", "The Deal", "A Voice in the Theatre", "Gingerale Afternoon", "The Figure and Other Short Works", "The Carney Rod and Gun Club", "Ringers", "Four Corners", and "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?"

He is married and lives in Los Angeles. In his spare time, Jackson coaches pony baseball.

STEVEN CULP As Special Assistant Clayton Webb

Culp joins the cast as the recurring role of Special Assistant Clayton Webb. During graduate school he developed a love of the theater. His many stage roles include "Angels in America" at A.C.T. San Fransisco and "Raised in Captivity" at the South Coast Repertory. Also "Richard III" at New York's Shakespeare Festival, "Julius Caesar" at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, and he also performed at New York's Circle-in-the-Square, Playwright's Horizan, Williamstown Theatre, San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, and Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theater, in which he starred in "Light Up The Sky". He also has many credits in films and television. Most recently he was featured in Disney's "James and the Giant Peach", but has also appeared in "Fearless", "Jason Goes to Hell", "Dead Again", and Disney's "Gross Anatomy". On television he was in "Norma Jean and Marilyn", "A Walton Thanksgiving", and "Gore Vidal's Lincoln". He guest starred on the series "Touched by an Angel", "Sister", "Dream On", "Murphy Brown", and "L.A. Law".