August 2002

THE AGENCY

ROCKY CARROLL
(Carl Reese in THE AGENCY)

Rocky Carroll's television credits include starring roles in the CBS drama series "Chicago Hope," for which he was twice nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, and "Welcome to New York," also on the Network. He also starred in the comedy series "Roc" for three seasons, including the year it was broadcast live.

Carroll's feature film credits include "Crimson Tide," "The Great White Hype," "Born on the Fourth of July," "Prelude to a Kiss," "Talk Radio," "The Chase" and "Best Laid Plans."

He has appeared in numerous theatrical productions, including "Richard II" and "Henry IV, Part 1," with the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the Broadway hit "The Piano Lesson," for which he received a Tony Award nomination.

Carroll recently directed a professional equity production of Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson's "Fences," which was performed for public school students in Cincinnati. He continued the tradition last May, directing and starring in "The Piano Lesson," another of Wilson's plays.

He was born in Cincinnati and lives with his wife in Los Angeles. His birth date is July 8.

DAVID CLENNON
(Joshua Nankin in THE AGENCY)

David Clennon starred as Miles Drentell in "thirtysomething," which won him an Emmy Award-nomination in 1991 as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He reprised the role in the series "Once and Again."

Clennon made his feature film debut in 1973 in Sydney Pollack's "The Way We Were." Later that year, he had his first speaking role in "The Paper Chase," which led to featured roles in the films "The Thing," "The Right Stuff," "Star 80," "Being There," "Bound for Glory," "Missing," "Coming Home," "The Visit" and "Antitrust."

His other television credits include a starring role in the series "Almost Perfect," on the Network, and the mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon." His guest-starring role as Peter Brewer in the series "Dream On" won him an Emmy Award in 1993. He also guest starred in the series "Beauty and the Beast" on the Network, "Barney Miller," "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Just Shoot Me."

He was born in Waukegan, Ill., and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and twins. His birth date is May 10.

DANIEL BENZALI
(Robert Quinn in THE AGENCY)

Daniel Benzali has had an extensive stage, television, and film career that has spanned two continents. He began his career on the American stage and then moved to England where, among other things, he performed as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Benzali was a series regular in "Murder One" and has had recurring roles in the "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue." He guest starred in the series "UC: Undercover," "The X-Files," "Matlock," "Law & Order" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and has appeared in the television movies "The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A." and "Boss of Bosses."

Benzali's more than 30 feature films include "Murder At 1600," "A View to a Kill," "White Knights," "The Distinguished Gentleman" and "Heist."

He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and currently resides in Los Angeles. His birth date is Jan. 20.

BEAU BRIDGES
(Tom Gage in THE AGENCY)

Beau Bridges has won Emmy Awards for his roles in "The Second Civil War," "Without Warning: The James Brady Story" and "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom."

His additional television credits include a starring role in the CBS series "Harts of the West," the CBS mini-series "Million Dollar Babies" and movies "Flight of the Reindeer," "Songs in Ordinary Time" and "The Man with Three Wives." He also received Emmy nominations for his performances in the cable films "Hidden in America," "Kissinger & Nixon" and "The Sand Kings" and for his role in "P.T. Barnum." He recently starred in two cable movies, "We Were The Mulvaneys" and "Heartland Ghost."

His feature film credits include "Norma Rae," "The Other Side of the Mountain," "The Fabulous Baker Boys," "The Hotel New Hampshire," "Married to It" and "Rocket Man."

Bridges was born in Hollywood and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and five children. His birth date is Dec. 9.

RICHARD SPEIGHT, JR.
(Lex in THE AGENCY)

Richard Speight, Jr. starred as Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck in the Golden Globe Award-winning 10-part World War II mini-series "Band of Brothers." Speight was a regular in the series "Built to Last," "Running the Halls" and "Elvis." Additionally, he guest-starred on "ER," "Party of Five" and the CBS series "JAG."

His feature film credits include "Speed 2," "The Last Big Attraction" and "In God We Trust." He also co-directed, as well as co-starred, in the independent feature "North Beach."

Speight has also appeared in television commercials for IBM, Pacific Bell and Disney, as well as the popular "Got Milk?" campaign.

Speight was born in Nashville, Tenn., and currently resides in Los Angeles. His birth date is Sept. 4.

WILL PATTON
(Jackson Haisley in THE AGENCY)

Will Patton's varied roles in feature films won him a spot in Entertainment Weekly's "25 Greatest Actors of the 90s" issue, alongside Russell Crowe, Don Cheadle, Gary Sinise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. His feature film credits include "No Way Out," "The Spitfire Grill," "The Client," "Remember the Titans," "Gone in 60 Seconds," "Entrapment," "Armageddon" and the "Mothman Prophecies."

Among Patton's television credits are the series "VR.5" and the film "A Gathering of Old Men."

He won Obie Awards for his performances in "What Did He See," at the New York Public Theater, and "Fool for Love," at the Circle Repertory Theatre in New York.

He was born in Charleston, S.C., and lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is June 14.

PAIGE TURCO
(Terri Lowell in THE AGENCY)

Paige Turco's television credits include regular roles in the series "Party of Five," "NYPD Blue" and CBS's "American Gothic." She also had a guest-starring role in "The Fugitive" on the Network.

Turco's feature film credits include "Dead Dog," "Urbania," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" (and "3") and "The Pompatus of Love."

She was graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in drama, and studied ballet and performed as a soloist with the New England Dance Conservatory, the Amherst Ballet Theater Company and the Western Massachusetts Ballet Company.

Turco was born in Springfield, Mass., and lives in New York. Her birth date is May 17.

JASON O'MARA

(A.B. Stiles in THE AGENCY)

Jason O'Mara made his U.S. television debut as Lieutenant Thomas Meehan in the critically acclaimed mini-series "Band of Brothers." His additional television credits include series regular roles in the British series "High Stakes," "Monarch of the Glen" and "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries."

He has also appeared in the British mini-series "Berkeley Square" and "Playing the Field" as had a guest-starring role in the Irish series "The Cassidys."

O'Mara's theater credits include "Bash" at the Gate Theater in Dublin and "School for Scandal" with the Royal Shakespeare Company.