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As one of Hollywood's leading men, Bruce Boxleitner has starred in a major motion picture franchise, numerous feature films, and several popular television series, produced a major network film and TV series, performed on Broadway, and authored two science fiction novels.

Boxleitner received his formal acting training on stage. A native mid-westerner, he is an alumnus of Chicago's prestigious Goodman Theatre. In 1972, he starred in the Broadway production of Status Quo Vadis with Ted Danson. He then relocated to Los Angeles and quickly landed a guest spot on the legendary TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as well as numerous guest roles on series, including Hawaii Five-O (1968), Baretta (1975), Police Woman (1974), and Gunsmoke (1955).

Boxleitner's big break occurred when he was cast opposite James Arness in the pilot for the epic TV series How the West Was Won (1976). He went on to star in the CBS series Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); mini-series East of Eden (1981); and TV movie The Last Convertible (1979).

In 1982, Boxleitner was cast as the title role in Disney's cult film Tron (1982) which garnered him science fiction fans worldwide. However, it was in Boxleitner's four-year run for CBS's Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983), starring opposite Kate Jackson, which endeared him to fans everywhere and made him a household name. In 1994, Boxleitner joined the cast of the popular TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as John Sheridan, President of the Interstellar Alliance, a war hero-turned-diplomat at the helm of Earth Alliance Space Station in the year 2259. The show aired for five seasons.

Boxleitner most recently starred with Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy (2010), the popular motion picture sequel to TRON. The cast includes Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. In addition, Boxleitner reprised his role in Tron: Uprising (2012) on Disney's XD TV network, his first animated TV series. The multi-talented cast includes Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Lance Henriksen, and Paul Reubens. The original TRON recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Several motion pictures include Gods and Generals (2003) with Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang and Mira Sorvino; The Babe (1992) with John Goodman and Kelly McGillis; Kuffs (1992) with Christian Slater; and The Baltimore Bullet (1980) with James Coburn.

Numerous TV movie credits include The Secret (1992) with Kirk Douglas; Perfect Family (1992) with Jennifer O'Neill and Joanna Cassidy; Double Jeopardy (1992) with Rachel Ward, Sally Kirkland and Sela Ward; Passion Flower (1986) with Barbara Hershey and Nicol Williamson; and Hallmark Channel movies, Love's Everlasting Courage (2011) and Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006); among many others. The veteran actor has appeared in numerous recurring roles on TV series including GCB (2012) and Heroes (2006), and has guest-starred on NCIS (2003) and Chuck (2007), among others.

A skilled horseman, Boxleitner utilized his talents in numerous western TV series and films including The Gambler television movie series that aired on CBS and NBC, starring opposite Kenny Rogers; Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) with James Arness (Arness' final film); CBS' remake of Red River with Gregory Harrison, James Arness and Laura Johnson; Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994) with Hugh O'Brian; and Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986), based on legendary western author Louis L'Amour's novel of the same name.

Boxleitner was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in April 2012 honoring him for his illustrious career in western films. He is a two-time recipient of the Wrangler Award.

In 2013, Boxleitner co-starred with Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal in Hallmark Channel's first-ever prime-time series, Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove (2013) to rave reviews and an average of 2 million viewers. The #1 rated cable program was renewed for a third season and is scheduled to premiere in the summer of 2015.

In 1999, Boxleitner authored "Frontier Earth" and in 2001, its sequel "Frontier Earth: Searcher", published by The Berkley Publishing Group. Boxleitner resides in Los Angeles with his wife, publicist Verena King, and has three sons: Sam, Lee and Michael.

Kevin McKidd was born and raised in Elgin, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber. He was a member of the Moray Youth Theatre, before going on to study Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. While at the university, Kevin became involved with Bedlam Theatre, the university's student theatre company. At this point, Kevin decided to give up on engineering and dropped out of the university to pursue acting full-time. In 1994, he landed the leading role in the stageplay, "The Silver Darlings", produced by Robert Carlyle's Rain Dog Theatre Company. It was only a matter of time before Kevin made his screen debut as the vicious gangleader, "Malky Johnson", in Gillies MacKinnon's Small Faces (1995). His next role was as the tragic, gentle giant, "Tommy", in Trainspotting (1996).

Jim Gaffigan is a six-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. A top ten earning comedian according to Forbes' 2019 comedy list, Jim recently released his 9th stand-up special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora.

Up next, Gaffigan will be seen as the lead in the Sci-Fi drama Linoleum, which will premiere at SXSW in 2022, and will star as Mr. Smee in Disney's Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law's Captain Hook He was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar's highly anticipated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.

On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan's biggest year to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light - with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the "King of Sundance." Gaffigan also had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which was the grand finale of 2019 for Jim and features him as a ride share driver who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Both films are now available for download. Gaffigan can also be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films Most Wanted.

In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob's Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order. Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Gaffigan starred on Broadway with Brian Cox, Kieffer Sutherland, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in That Championship Season.

Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

Chelsea Brummet was born on 28 January 1987 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Gilmore Girls (2000), What I Like About You (2002) and All That (1994).

Ralph Riach was born on 26 January 1936 in Elgin, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Cloud Atlas (2012), Braveheart (1995) and Death Defying Acts (2007). He died on 20 March 2022 in Scotland, UK.

Glenn Horgan was born in Elgin, Illinois. Glenn is an actor, known for Moon Valley Quest.

Jake Helgren was born on 28 November 1981 in Elgin, Texas, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Dashing in December (2020), The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge (2024) and Bad Connection (2023).

David Otunga was born on 7 April 1980 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Call (2013), Criminal Minds (2005) and WWE Smackdown! (1999).

Courtney Reed was born on 10 August 1984 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Endings, Beginnings (2019), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and The Affair (2014).

Dallas Schaefer was born and raised in North Dakota, where he attended high school and college. After graduating Dallas spent the next three years backpacking throughout Australia and New Zealand on a working holiday visa, during which he discovered his passion for acting. In 2018, Dallas moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his acting career.

Allan Scott was born on 16 September 1939 in Elgin, Scotland, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Don't Look Now (1973), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Kon-Tiki (2012).

Monica Stevenson was born on 19 April 1934 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Saint (1962), The Avengers (1961) and Bachelor of Hearts (1958). She was married to Keith Younger. She died in 1986 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

Billy Dickson was born in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is known for Ally McBeal (1997), IQ-145 (2008) and The Palmer Supremacy (2014).

Henry MacLeod Robertson was born in Elgin, Scotland on 19 November 1932. His professional music career began in 1957 as composer and conductor for TV shows such as Six-Five Special and Oh Boy! Applying for membership of the Performing Right Society the following year, he registered the pseudonyms Henry MacLeod, Harry Robertson and Harry Robinson, the last-named of which became his usual credit. He also worked for record labels EMI and Decca, and was musical director for artists such as Craig Douglas. Robinson's own hit record Hoots Mon performed by Lord Rockingham's XI (actually Robinson and the studio band) topped the charts for three weeks in 1958. For the West End stage Robinson arranged and conducted the Lionel Bart musicals Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be (1960) and Maggie May (1964), and he did television spectaculars for Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli and The Beatles. His film music career began in 1966 with a series of features and serials for the Children's Film Foundation, but he is chiefly remembered for Hammer horror scores such as The Vampire Lovers (1970), Countess Dracula (1971) and Twins of Evil (1971). Confusingly for filmgoers, Robinson occasionally reverted to his alternate pseudonym Harry Robertson, notably for Hawk the Slayer (1980). He also scored commercials such as Barclaycard. Robinson's untimely death at 63 occurred in Wandsworth, London, on 17 January 1996, and the death was registered under his real name Henry MacLeod Robertson.

Ben Kalina was born on 5 October 1981 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. Ben is a producer and production manager, known for Big Mouth (2017), The Midnight Gospel (2020) and Niko and the Sword of Light (2015).

Brandon Johnson was born on 27 March 1976 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He has been married to Stacie Rencher since 22 December 1998. They have three children.

Shawn Montgomery was born on 22 April 1985 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for Retribution (2023), Baghead (2023) and UglyDolls (2019).

Michael Galvin was born on 10 November 1973 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Shank's Mare (2004), The White Room (2000) and Vengeance of the Dead (2001).

Jayson Creek was born on 16 June 1956 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Gilmore Girls (2000), Suddenly Susan (1996) and Angel (1999).

Brian Oldfield (The Big O) is a legendary shot-putter, best known for perfecting the rotational style of shot-putting, which he used to become the first man to throw 75 feet in 1975.

Oldfield, well-known for his eccentric behaviour both on and off track, was also successful as an athlete in the Scottish Highland Games and appeared on television's "Superstars" and "World's Strongest Men" competitions.

Essie Shure was born on 30 October 1981 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Smile (2005), Experimental Me (2002) and Wrigleyville (2005).

Gordon MacArthur was born on 7 November 1961 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Take the High Road (1980), Boswell's London Journal (1984) and Win, Lose or Draw! (1990).

Robert David MacDonald was born on 27 August 1929 in Elgin, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Shallow Grave (1994), Scarlet and Black (1993) and Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965). He died on 19 May 2004.

Kevin Martin was born on 9 April 1969 in Elgin, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Children of Men (2006), Airheads (1994) and The D Train (2015).

Heidi spent her childhood in majestic Portland, Oregon. She still longs to set roots there - and hopefully will have an opportunity to work with Gus Van Sant. She later found herself all over the great city of Chicago. A graduate of DePaul University she spent time developing at The Piven Theatre Workshop and Act One Studios. A short film, The Spooky Incident (2000), won Chicago Film Fest Best Short in 2000. Numerous independents and industrials later, Heidi packed up and headed west. Recently she attended the California Independent Film Festival just east of San Fransisco. An ensemble piece, _My Brother's Light (2001)_, screened there after making numerous stops at festivals thoughout the year.

Still searching for the breakthrough role, Heidi finds herself networking with fellow passionate indie filmakers through IFP, Women in Film, and several production jobs.