CAST BIOS

KELLI WILLIAMS (Holly Grant) – Kelli Williams is best known for her starring role as ambitious attorney Lindsay Dole in the acclaimed television drama “The Practice.” Her most recent television appearance was in the NBC series, “Medical Investigation” and she has guest starred on numerous series including “Law & Order,” “Third Watch,” “Scrubs” and “Lyons’s Den.”

Williams’ TV movie credits include “Flowers for Algernon,” “Sweetwater,” “The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story,” “Lifepod,” “For Their Own Good” and “Mary and Tim” with Candice Bergen.

Williams made her feature film debut in “There Goes My Baby” and later appeared in the independent film “E=MC2.” She currently resides in her native Los Angeles with her husband and three children.

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PATRICK MULDOON (Ryan Hughes) – Patrick Muldoon became a model for the famed Wilhelmina Agency while playing football for the University of Southern California. He began his television career as a series regular on the daytime drama “Days Of Our Lives,” then segued to the primetime soap “Melrose Place.”

Muldoon’s feature film credits include the cult favorite “Starship Troopers” and the independent features “Whacked,” “Blackwoods,” “Black Cat Run” and “Wicked,” which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

A student of the esteemed acting coach, Larry Moss, Muldoon’s passions include writing music and performing with his blues-rock band. He resides in Los Angeles, CA.

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CHARLES DURNING (Santa Claus) – After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, landing at Normandy, and receiving a Purple Heart and Silver Star for valor, Charles Durning worked as half of a ballroom dance act for 11 years. He then became a stage actor, notably as part of the New York Shakespeare Festival where he appeared in 35 plays.

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Durning’s career breakthrough came when he was cast as the corrupt police lieutenant in “The Sting.” He earned Oscar® nominations for his work in “To Be or Not to Be” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”

A prolific TV actor, Durning’s most recent role is co-starring as Denis Leary’s alcoholic father in the hit FX series, “Rescue Me.” He was nominated for Emmy® Awards for his roles in “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,” “Captains and The Kings,” “Attica,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Evening Shade” and “Homicide: Life on the Street.”

Durning continues to work on stage, winning a Tony Award for his portrayal of Big Daddy in the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

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MARTIN MULL (Martin Grant) – Martin Mull made an indelible impression on TV audiences with his portrayal of Ohio talk show host Barth Gimble on Norman Lear’s “Fernwood 2Nite” and “America 2Nite.” His other television credits include regular roles in the series “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” “Roseanne” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.”

Among Mull’s notable feature films are “Mr. Mom,” “Clue,” “The Player,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Jingle All the Way.”

A well renowned artist, Mull has a master’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and has published a compilation of his work called “Painting, Drawing and Words.”

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