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‘ALL YOURS’ CAST BIOS NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN (Cass) – Nicollette Sheridan has won a worldwide audience with her past television and film roles. The talented actress/producer/writer exploded on the small screen with her Golden Globe nominated role of Edie Britt, the hilarious and audacious bombshell of Wisteria Lane, on ABC’s hit Emmy award winning show “Desperate Housewives.” Sheridan was honored in her native England, receiving the 2006 Glamour Women of the Year Award for Best U.S. TV Actress, adding to her back-to-back 2005-2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born and raised in England, Sheridan discovered a passion for ballet as a small child and studied furiously, broadening her love of the arts as a student at the Arts Educational School in London. In addition to theatre, she nurtured her talents as an avid equestrienne, a sculptress and is an outstanding athlete. Moving to Los Angeles and being courted to explore her talents was a natural progression. Sheridan became a household name portraying the intelligent, powerful and manipulative Paige Matheson on “Knots Landing.” This led to a myriad of other roles including those in “The People Next Door” with Faye Dunaway, “A Time To Heal” opposite Gary Cole, “Indictment: The McMartin Trial” with James Woods and “Dead Husbands” with John Ritter, along with a special guest appearance on the season finale of “Will & Grace.” Sheridan was first introduced to film audiences in Rob Reiner’s “The Sure Thing” opposite John Cusack, going on to appear in other film comedies such as “Noises Off” opposite Michael Caine, “Spy Hard” opposite Leslie Nielsen and “Beverly Hills Ninja” with Chris Farley and Chris Rock. With an affinity for the animated world, she has brought her English accent to the Disney animated series “Tarzan and Jane” and was also heard as a Russian fly in the animated feature “Fly Me to the Moon” with Tim Curry, Kelly Ripa, Christopher Lloyd and Buzz Aldrin. Sheridan starred in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Honeymoon for One” and produced/starred in “The Christmas Spirit.” Sheridan supports fellow actors in their creative endeavors with projects such as Scott Foley’s “Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife” and the movie “Jewtopia” with Jon Lovitz, Rita Wilson and Jennifer Love Hewitt. She also starred in the award-winning Sci Fi short film “XXit,” for Canon directed by Sam Nicholson. She also starred in a pilot for CBS directed by Larry Charles called the “Untitlted Ant Hines Project” produced by Sony Pictures Television. Additionally, Sheridan completed voicing the role of “Zenna” in Promenade Pictures’ animated film “Noah’s Arc: The New Beginning” in which she stars opposite Michael Keaton, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley. Generous with her time, Sheridan is a humanitarian and environmentalist – and has lent her devotion and star presence to philanthropic causes including those focused on women’s rights, women and children at risk, and natural disaster relief, as well as such entities as the Red Cross, Humane Society, Last Chance for Animals, Best Friends Animal Society and The Amanda Foundation. Sheridan teamed up with Natural Balance Pet Foods to raise money for National Guide Dog Awareness Month. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California. HALLMARK CHANNEL /’ALL YOURS’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 DAN PAYNE (Matthew) – Dan Payne is one busy actor. In 2015 he starred in the features “Stanger in The House,” “Lover’s Leap” and “Cradle of Lies,” and began filming his recurring role on Hallmark Channel’s popular series “The Good Witch.” This year, upon the completion of Dan’s season of TGW, Dan was proud to stay in the Hallmark family and work alongside Nicolette Sheridan in “Love Springs.” Dan is also currently shooting “Karen Kingsbury’s A Time To Dance” with Jennie Garth and Corbin Bernsen airing in May on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Dan was born in Victoria, BC, Canada and subsequently lived a nomadic lifestyle as his family moved a great deal. At 6’4 and 225 pounds Payne was a natural to become an athlete but he also had a thirst for higher education. Upon graduating from high school, he had earned several university scholarships and chose the University of Calgary for his post-secondary education. There he played volleyball for the U of C Dinosaurs, traveling throughout Canada. His successful professional volleyball career ended in Holland and Dan includes having had the privilege of coaching volleyball camps for special needs as a highlight. A subsequent move to Australia for four years to join his brother Josh led to a stint as a professional photographer and a renewed love of the arts. He started in stand-up comedy, performing in shows that were co-written and co-directed by him and his brother. Moving to London, England, Dan continued to study acting and to perform on stage, eventually returning to Canada once he had honed his craft and his confidence. Dan has become a familiar face on television, most notably for his series lead role on the CTV sitcom “Alice I Think.” He has also guest starred on such successful series as “Supernatural,” “Once Upon A Time in Wonderland,” “Fairly Legal,” “Tower Prep,” “Human Target,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Sanctuary,” “Dead Like Me,” “Whistler,” “The L Word,” “Saved,” “Stargate SG1,” “Stargate: Atlantis,” “Smallville,” and “The Chris Isaac Show.” Dan also starred in the title role for two seasons on the web series “Divine.” His feature credits include, leading roles in Lifetime’s “The Secret Lives of Second Wives” and Hallmark Channel’s “A Christmas Miracle.” He was thrilled to play alongside film legend Faye Dunaway in Hallmark Channel’s “A Family Thanksgiving.” Dan’s big screen credits include starring as the villain in the comedy feature “No Clue,” “John Tucker Must Die,” directed by Betty Thomas, the Warner Brothers feature “Watchmen,” directed by Zach Schneider, the indie film “Mulligans” plus two Muppet movies: “A Very Muppet Christmas” and “The Muppets Wizard of Oz.” Dan continues his efforts to constantly expand on his experiences in both comedy and drama, which only strengthens his lifelong passion for acting. His career has enjoyed growing success, and the future looks promising for Dan with his leading-man good looks and sense of humor. # # #. HALLMARK CHANNEL /’ALL YOURS’ – Cast Bios – Page 3 JAYNE EASTWOOD (Vivian): Born and raised in Toronto, Jayne began her career as a member of the cast of the musical “Godspell” at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Following “Godspell,” Jayne was one of the founding cast members of the Second City Theatre Troupe with fellow cast members Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Gilda Radner and Eugene Levy. She has received rave reviews for her parody “Going Down The Road” with John Candy and Joe Flaherty. Though Eastwood moves effortlessly from comedy to drama, comedy remains her magnetic north, drawing her to work with “Women Fully Clothed,” a group of performers nominated for several comedy awards for best sketch troupe. Eastwood has appeared in films such as “Chicago,” “Hairspray,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “Christmas at the Cartwrights,” “No Stranger than Love” and “Beethovan’s Treasure Tail”, to name a few. Eastwood received the Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement and was the recipient of the Dave Broadfoot Award at the Canadian Comedy Awards. She is a lifelong resident of Toronto, CA. # # # -- HALLMARK CHANNEL -- .