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‘THE LAST COWBOY’ CAST BIOS JENNIE GARTH (Jacqueline “Jake” Cooper) -- Became a breakout star when she portrayed Kelly Taylor on the primetime television drama “Beverly Hills, 90210,” a role that would last for ten seasons. She currently stars in the comedy series “What I Like About You,” and previously starred in the series “The $treet” with Bradley Cooper. Garth began starring in telefilms in 1993. Her first was “Danielle Steele’s Star,” from the best selling novel. The following summer she starred in and executive produced “Without Consent” for ABC, which tells the story of a girl who is committed by her parents to a private psychiatric hospital. The success of this project led to a development deal at ABC for Garth to develop and produce additional projects. The most recent of these, “A Loss of Innocence,” was a period piece about illicit love set in a Mormon community. When she is not working, Garth likes to spend time at her ranch with her family, including her four-year-old daughter Luca Bella and her many animals. She is very active in animal rights issues and works closely with environmental organizations. # # # BRADLEY COOPER (Morgan Murphy) -- Currently stars as Ben Turpin on the popular drama television series “Alias.” He was also recently featured in the motion picture “Changing Lanes,” starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson and previously starred with Jennie Garth in “The $treet.” Cooper graduated from the Honors English program at Georgetown University in 1997. He then moved to New York City to enroll in the Master of Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School. There, with the guidance of such mentors as Ellen Burstyn, Susan Batson and Elizabeth Kemp, Cooper developed his stage work, culminating with his thesis performance as John Merrick in Bernard Pomerance's "The Elephant Man," performed at Circle in the Square. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL / ‘Last Cowboy’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 BRADLEY COOPER (Morgan Murphy) – Cont’d While still in school, Cooper began his professional career when he appeared opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex and the City" and in the series "The Beat." His weekends were spent with LEAP (Learning through the Expanded Arts Program), a non-profit organization that teaches acting and movement to inner city school children. The summers took him all across the globe, from kayaking in British Columbia with Orca whales to ice climbing in the Peruvian Andes, while hosting "Extreme Treks in a Wild World". Cooper had to skip his graduation ceremony from the Actor's Studio in order to star in his first feature film, "Wet Hot American Summer," opposite Janeanne Garofolo, David Hyde Pierce and Molly Shannon. # # # LANCE HENRIKSEN (John William Cooper) -- A graduate of the famed Actors Studio, Lance had his big debut in the hit film “Dog Day Afternoon” starring Al Pacino. Other successful film roles followed in motion pictures such as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Damien: Omen II,” “Prince of the City,” “Jagged Edge,” “The Right Stuff,” in which he portrayed Astronaut Wally Schirra, “The Terminator,” “Aliens,” in which he played the android, Bishop, and most recently, “Scream 3.” His television credits include the drama series “Millennium” and the telefilm “The Day Lincoln Was Shot,” among many others. # # # M.C. GAINEY (AMOS RUSSELL) -- Is one of the most active character actors in the film and television business. Gainey was most memorable as the escaping convict, Swamp Thing, in the high-pitched action-adventure “Con Air.” On the warm and fuzzy side, he was recently featured as Roadie in “The Country Bears.” His other feature film credits include “The New Guy,” “Tyrone,” “Happy, Texas,” “The Haunting,” “Meet the Deedles,” “Breakdown,” “Citizen Ruth,” “The Fan,” “The Mighty Ducks,” “Starman” and “Frances,” among many others. His television credits include numerous guest appearances on series such as “Walker, Texas Ranger,” “Nash Bridges” and “The X-Files.” - HALLMARK CHANNEL - .

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