CAST BIOS
JEREMY LONDON (James White) – London’s recent credits include starring roles in two independent feature films: “Kiss Me Again,” which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and “Descendant,” a suspense thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” He was previously seen in “Gods and Generals,” co-starring with Jeff Daniels, Robert Duvall and Mira Sorvino. Other feature credits include starring roles in “Mallrats,” “The Babysitter” and “Levitation.”
In addition to his regular series role as Neve Campbell’s ex-husband ‘Griffin,’ on “Party of Five,” London also starred in the USA Network feature film “Romantic Comedy 101,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth” opposite Treat Williams and Bryan Brown, and he co-starred in the Showtime movie “The Defenders.” Additional television credits include the made-for-television movie, “My Sister’s Keeper,” and a starring role in “I’ll Fly Away.”
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DORIE BARTON (Sadie Ryder) – Barton has guest-starred in a number of television series such as the hit dramas “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Guardian” and “Angel,” as well as comedies such as “Stark Raving Mad,” “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” and “I’m With Her,” in which she played a recurring role. She also had a regular role in the daytime drama “One Life to Live.”
In the television movie “Martha Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart,” she played the domestic diva in her younger years. She also starred in the Hallmark Channel movie, “Just Desserts.” Her feature film credits include “Down with Love,” “Bewitched” and “Meet the Fockers.”
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SALLY STRUTHERS (Aunt Trudy) – Struthers is a two-time Emmy® Award and Golden Globe Award winner for her performance in the groundbreaking series “All in the Family.” She has also starred in the comedy series “9 to 5,” “Gloria” and “Still Stnakding” and is currently seen in a recurring role on “The Gilmore Girls.”
Struthers’ television movies include “A Gun in the House,” “And Your Name is Jonah,” “The Great Houdinis,” “Hey, I’m Alive,” “In The Best Interest of the Children,” “My Husband is Missing” and “Intimate Strangers.”
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She first came to public attention in her co-staring role in two legendary motion pictures in the 1970s: “Five Easy Pieces” with Jack Nicholson and “The Getaway” with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw. For three years she starred as Miss Mamie Lynch on Broadway and on tour in the Tommy Tune production of “Grease,” as well as in the coveted role of Miss Hannigan in the 20th Anniversary National Tour of “Annie.”
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JAMES GAMMON (Karl Ryder) – Gammon is perhaps best known for his role as grizzled baseball team manager Lou Brown in the hit motion picture, “Major League,” and as Don Johnson character’s rambunctious father in the long-running CBS series, “Nash Bridges.” Other feature film credits include the upcoming release, “The Final Season,” “Cold Mountain,” “Ironweed” and “Urban Cowboy.” Television credits include a regular role in the CBS Comedy, “Middle Ages” and featured roles in motion pictures for television such as “Monte Walsh” and “The Sacketts.”
His theater credits include a Tony nomination as Best Actor in the Sam Shepard play “Buried Child” and a Drama Circle Critics Award for “The William Inge Trilogy.”
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STEVE MONROE (Jake Ryder) – In addition to guest starring roles in television series such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Unscripted” and “Veronica Mars,” Monroe has appeared in recurring roles in “JAG,” “Seventh Heaven” and “Costello.” He also starred in the series pilot, “Helmet Head” for Warner Bros.
His feature film credits include a starring role opposite Sandra Bullock in “Miss Congeniality” and in the feature, “House of the Dead II: Dead Aim.”
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CHASE HOYT (Zeb Ryder) – Hoyt has appeared in television series such as “NUMB3RS,” “Star Trek: Enterprise” and “American Dreams.” His film credits include a starring role in the independent feature, “Dr. Chopper,” and supporting roles in films such as “Legion of Dead” and “The Yellow Butterfly.”
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JONNY ACKER (Travis Ryder) – Acker’s credits include feature films such as “Surviving Christmas” and Wes Craven’s “Crushed.” He has appeared in series such as “Without a Trace” and “Malcolm in the Middle,” and had a recurring role in the daytime drama, “Days of Our Lives.”
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JOHN LITTLEFIELD (Clint Cotten) – In addition to a co-starring role in the television series, “The West Wing,” Littlefield has guest starred in series such as “Rosewell” and “Law & Order:SVU.” He also appeared in a recurring role in the daytime drama, “The Guiding Light.” His feature film credits include “Hulk,” “Fracture” and “Rendezvous in Samarkand.”
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ROD MCCARY (Tom Lambert) – McCary has been seen in feature films such as “28 Days,” “Moon Over Parador,” “The Flintstones” and “Stir Crazy.” He was a series regular in “Harper Valley PTA” and “Just Our Luck,” as well as the daytime drama, “General Hospital.”
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