Characters

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  Elena Delgado

  Roselyn Sanchez

  Roselyn Sanchez, who plays Elena Delgado on "Without a Trace," had a breakout role in the feature film "Rush Hour 2" as undercover Secret Service Agent Isabella Molina. She has also starred in the films "Edison," "Boat Trip," "Underclassman," "Basic," "Chasing Papi," "Held Up," "Nightstalker," "The Game Plan" and "Yellow," which she developed and produced.

  Among her television credits are the series "Ryan Caulfield: Year One," "Fame L.A." and "Kojak," with Ving Rhames. She also starred in the daytime drama "As the World Turns." She began her television career on Puerto Rico's number one comedy/variety show, "Que Vacilon!," at age 19 and moved to New York when she was 21 years old.

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  Jack Malone

  Anthony LaPaglia

  Anthony LaPaglia won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in "A View from the Bridge."  He is also producing a feature film version of the Arthur Miller classic.

  LaPaglia's other stage credits include the off-off-Broadway production of "The Guys," the story of a fire captain and an editor who discuss the people that were lost in the World Trade Center attack on September 11.  Sigourney Weaver and LaPaglia will star in the upcoming feature film version of the play.  He also appeared in the off-Broadway comedy "Bouncers," "Northeast Local," "On the Open Road" and "The Rose Tattoo," which earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.

  LaPaglia's television credits include a recurring role on "Frasier," for which he earned an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Daphne's brother, Simon Moon.

  LaPaglia was born on January 31 in Adelaide, Australia, and currently lives in New York City with his wife, actress Gia Carides.

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  Samantha Spade

  Poppy Montgomery

  Poppy Montgomery was first seen in a starring role in the feature film "Dead Man on Campus."  Her other movie credits include "The Other Sister," "Life," "The Cold Equations" and "Devil in a Blue Dress."

  Montgomery's television credits include the miniseries "Blonde," in which she played Marilyn Monroe, and the telefilms "Jake Lassiter" and "Desert's Edge."  Montgomery was a series regular on "Relativity" and "The Beat" and guest starred on "Party of Five" and "NYPD Blue."

  She was born on June 19 in Sydney, Australia.  Like Poppy, whose middle name is Petal, her four sisters are all named after flowers:  Rosie Thorn, Daisy Yellow, Lily Belle and Marigold Sun.  Montgomery currently lives in Los Angeles.
   

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  Vivian Johnson

  Marianne Jean-Baptiste

  Marianne Jean-Baptiste received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and British Academy Award nominations for her feature film debut role as Hortense Cumberbatch in "Secrets & Lies" in 1996.  Since then, she has been seen in the films "The Cell," "28 Days," "The 24 Hour Woman," "Mr. Jealousy" and "Spy Game."

  She is also a writer and composer and wrote the score for Mike Leigh's feature film "Career Girl."  She has written and performed with British jazz musicians including Jason Rebello, for whom she wrote and recorded four tracks on his album "Keeping Time."

  Jean-Baptiste is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has starred in the Royal National Theatre productions of "The Way of the World" and "Measure for Measure."  She recently starred in Peter Brook's production of "Le Costume" in Paris.

  She was born on April 26 in London, England, and currently lives there.
   

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  Danny Taylor

  Enrique Murciano

  Enrique Murciano attended Tulane University and Boston Law School prior to reaching the decision to become an actor.  Once that choice was made, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his goal.

  He made his feature film debut in "Traffic" and was also seen in the film "Black Hawk Down."  His other feature film credits include "How To Go out on a Date in Queens" and "Speed 2:  Cruise Control."

  Murciano was born on July 9 in Miami and divides his time between Florida and Los Angeles.

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  Martin Fitzgerald

  Eric Close

  Eric Close starred in the series "Now and Again," "The Magnificent Seven" and "Dark Skies."  His other television credits include appearances on "Sisters," "McKenna" and "Santa Barbara."  He also starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation "Follow the Stars Home" and can be seen in the series "Taken." Close's feature film credits include "Liberty, Maine," "The Sky Is Falling," "Alvarez and Cruz," "American Me" and "Safe House."

  Close was born in Staten Island, New York, on May 24.  He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.