Characters

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  Shawn Spencer

  James Roday

  James Roday began his career studying theatre at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing and graduated with a degree in fine arts. From there, he garnered a slew of New York theatre production credits both in classical ("The Three Sisters," "Twelfth Night," "A Respectable Wedding") and contemporary ("Severity's Mistress," "Sexual Perversity In Chicago") material.

  Roday had since gone on to several feature film roles including Wim Wenders' "Don't Come Knocking," "Rolling Kansas" directed by Thomas Haden Church and the Warner Brothers film adaptation of "The Dukes of Hazzard," as Billy Prickett, in 2005. Last year, Roday reunited with his "Dukes of Hazzard" director, Jay Chandresekhar, in the independent film "Beerfest."

  In addition to acting, Roday and his writing partners Todd Harthan and James DeMonaco, wrote the screenplay for the Lions Gate Film "Skinwalkers." Also, he will next direct the film "Gravy," which he and Harthan wrote, currently in pre-production with Infinity and Gold Circle Films. Roday co-wrote the first season finale of PSYCH as well as two episodes of season two.

  Along with partner Brad Raider, Roday runs the Los Angeles based non-profit theatre company Red Dog Squadron.

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  Burton "Gus" Guster

  Dulé Hill

  Best known for his work as Charlie Young on "The West Wing," Dulé Hill first came to prominence as The Kid opposite Savion Glover and Jeffrey Wright in "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk" (Public Theatre, Broadway's Ambassador Theatre), directed by George C. Wolfe.

  The history of the African-American people told through tap dance and music, "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk," proved one of the most exciting events of the 1996 season. His stage credits also include "Black and Blue" (Broadway's Minskoff Theatre), "Shenandoah" (Paper Mill Playhouse) and "The Little Rascals" (Goodspeed Opera House). Last January, Hill returned to the stage where he stared in "Dutchman" (Cherry Lane Theatre), Amiri Baraka's Obie award-winning play about a white woman who seduces a naïve bourgeois black man on a train with terrifying results.

  In 1999, Hill joined the cast of NBC's acclaimed series "The West Wing," as Charlie Young, Personal Aide to the President (Martin Sheen) and subsequently, Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff (Allison Janney). During his seven seasons on the acclaimed series, Hill garnered an Emmy Award nomination and four Image Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as receiving two Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the  ensemble in a drama series.

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  Henry Spencer

  Corbin Bernsen

  The eldest of three children, Bernsen was born in North Hollywood to a producer father and actress mother. He earned his Master’s in Playwriting from UCLA’s Theater Arts Department, later receiving a Drama-Logue Award for his scenic design of the Pilot Theater production of  “American Buffalo.” After moving to New York and appearing in the off-Broadway production of “Lone Star” and a touring company of “Plaza Suite,” he became a regular for two years on the daytime drama “Ryan’s Hope.”

  Roles in Blake Edwards’s “S.O.B.,” “King Kong” and “Eat My Dust,” in addition to guest starring credits on a number of episodic mainstays, prompted an exclusive deal with NBC, which led to his role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on “L.A. Law.”

  Bernsen has also starred in an impressive string of films for television, ranging from playing the role of civil rights lawyer Morris Dees in the NBC telefilm “Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story,” to a gumshoe ghost in the lighthearted NBC mystery romance “Love Can Be Murder” with Jaclyn Smith. Othertelefilm roles include “Full Circle,” “Riddler’s Moon,” “The Dentist,” “The Dentist II,” “Two of Hearts” and USA Network’s “Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss.”

  Bernsen makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Amanda Pays and their four sons.

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  Juliet O’Hara

  Maggie Lawson

  Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Lawson started appearing in local community and dinner theater when she was eight years old. She went on to study theater at the University of Louisville and became a youth journalist for the local FOX station before moving to Los Angeles.

  Lawson’s television credits are numerous and include series regular roles on “Crumb,” “It’s All Relative,” “Inside Schwartz” and “Spellbound,” and guest-star and recurring appearances on “E.R.,” “Tru Calling,” “Party of Five,” “Smallville” and “Felicity.” Other television credits include a number of TV movies including “Heart of a Stranger” for Lifetime, CBS’s “The Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman,” and “Rules of Engagement,” and “Model Behavior” for ABC Family Channel.

  Lawson’s film credits include roles in “Cheaters,” “Sheer Bliss,” “Pleasantville” and “Nice Guys Sleep Alone.”

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  Karen Vick

  Kirsten Nelson

  Born in Oklahoma and raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and then went on to become one of the founding members of Chicago’s Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles.

  Nelson’s numerous television credits include the series “Thanks” and “The O’Keefe’s.” She also enjoyed recurring roles on “Everwood” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as well as memorable guest appearances on “The West Wing,” “Frasier” and “Malcolm in the Middle.” Other television credits include “Without A Trace,” “Ally McBeal,” “Providence,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Boy Meets World” and “The Practice.”

  Film credits include “War of the Worlds” directed by Steven Spielberg and the HBO film “Mrs. Harris.”