Characters

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  Eli Stone

  Jonny Lee Miller

  British actor Jonny Lee Miller plays the title role in Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim's ABC legal drama "Eli Stone," which chronicles a lawyer who learns he may be a prophet. Having worked with some of the most renowned contemporary filmmakers, Miller had previously collaborated with John Wells on his acclaimed yet short-lived CBS drama, "Smith."

   

  In terms of film, Miller most recently played the lead role in "The Flying Scotsman," which opened the Edinburgh Film Festival and garnered him a Best Actor nomination from the Scottish BAFTAs in the process. The film recounts the true story of an unemployed amateur cyclist (Miller) who broke the world record on a bike he made of scrap metal. Though he first caught the attention of U.S. audiences opposite Angelina Jolie in "Hackers," it was Miller's star turn with Ewan McGregor in another Scotland-based film, "Trainspotting" for director Danny Boyle, that has paved the way to an impressive list of credits.

   

  Miller has also co-starred with Charlize Theron in "Aeon Flux," with Will Ferrell in Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda," and in the thriller "Mindhunters" for director Renny Harlin. Additional film credits include the role of Jeffrey Byron in Alan Rudolph's "Afterglow," Lord Byron himself in "Byron" with Vanessa Redgrave, "Love, Honour and Obey" with Jude Law, Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park," and "Plunkett & Maclean," which reunited him with Robert Carlyle of "Trainspotting." He recently completed work on "Endgame" directed by Pete Travis and stars opposite William Hurt and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

   

  Miller honed his talents on stage in such productions as "Feston," "The Play What I Wrote," "Democracy," "Four Knights in Knaresborough," "Beautiful Thing," and more recently in the revival of Frank McGuinness' "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" in London's West End.

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  Jordan Wethersby

  Victor Garber

  Film, stage and television actor Victor Garber stars in ABC's "Eli Stone." He also starred as Jack Bristow in ABC's hit spy drama, "Alias," a role that earned him Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Altogether he has been nominated for six Emmys for his work on television.

   

  One of Garber's most notable film roles to date is his charismatic performance as the architect of the ill-fated ship in "Titanic," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Also on the big screen he performed opposite Goldie Hawn in "The First Wives Club," Tom Hanks in "Sleepless in Seattle" and Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde." He will next be seen as Mayor George Muscone in Gus Van Sant's "Milk," opposite Sean Penn.

   

  Garber's numerous television credits include FOX's courtroom drama "Justice"; Richard Benjamin's "Laughter on the 23rd Floor"; the ABC miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," in which he was nominated for an Emmy Award; "Meredith Wilson's The Music Man"; the role of Daddy Warbucks in ABC's musical version of "Annie," with Kathy Bates; "Invisible Child," opposite Rita Wilson; "External Affairs"; and the role of Inspector Philip Millard in the Criminal Instinct Mysteries "Love and Murder," "Deadly Appearance," "The Wandering Soul Murders" and "A Colder Kind of Death," all based on the novels of Gail Bowen. He also performed in ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney" film, "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella," and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," opposite Meredith Baxter. Garber received Gemini Award nominations for his performances in the miniseries "Dieppe" and the TV movie "First Circle," and Emmy nominations for his guest appearances on "Frasier" and "Will and Grace." He will also be seen in the upcoming NBC miniseries "The Last Templar," opposite Mira Sorvino.

   

   

  Garber began acting at the age of 10 in children's productions at the Grand Theatre in his hometown of London, Ontario, Canada. At 16 he moved to Toronto, where he joined the singing group The Sugar Shoppe, who were featured on the Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson shows. One of his first film roles was for director George Bloomfield in CBC's "Paradise Lost." Soon after, he landed the role of the hippie-Messiah in the Toronto production of "Godspell," a role he would later reprise in the musical film version.

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  Taylor Wethersby

  Natasha Henstridge

  Natasha Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland, Canada and raised in Fort McMurray, Alberta. She was barely a teen when she entered and earned the first runner-up prize in the Casablanca Modeling Agency's worldwide "Look of the Year" contest. At age 14, with the reluctant blessing of her parents, Henstridge left home to pursue a modeling career in New York and Paris. She landed her first cover on "French Cosmopolitan" when she was only 15, and has since graced the covers of many international fashion magazines. She has also appeared in commercials for such products as Lady Stetson, Oil of Olay and Old Spice.

   

  Like many models-turned-actress before her, Henstridge grew tired of being just another pretty face and craved a more intellectually stimulating career. She left the runways of Paris for the lights of Hollywood and never looked back. At 21 she beat out hundreds of other doe-eyed hopefuls when she was cast in "Species" for MGM. She returned as an extraterrestrial in 1998 in "Species II." More roles soon followed. She was cast in "Maximum Risk" with Jean-Claude Van Damme, "Adrenaline: Fear the Rush," and appeared in an episode of "Homeboys in Outer Space" in 1996.

   

  Then came the comedy hit "The Whole Nine Yards," in which she played mob moll Cynthia Tudeski, the estranged wife of a hit man (Bruce Willis) who manages to charm her way out of dangerous situations. Matthew Perry plays her love interest in the film, which garnered Henstridge critical praise.

   

  In 2000 Henstridge appeared in the Ben Affleck romantic film, "Bounce." In 2001 she accepted the role of Cassie in the television series "She Spies," which lasted two seasons and is currently finding success in syndication. She also starred in ABC's "Commander & Chief," opposite Geena Davis, in 2005 and is currently starring in the ABC legal drama, "Eli Stone."

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  Matt Dowd

  Sam Jaeger

  Sam Jaeger's inherent talent and carefully selected roles have him poised to become a major leading man in Hollywood. He was just seen in the romantic comedy "Catch & Release," also starring Jennifer Garner and Kevin Smith. Written and directed by Susannah Grant, writer of "Erin Brockovich" and "In Her Shoes," the film opened in January 2007.

  Jaeger's other credits include the A&E biopic "The Riverman," opposite Carey Elwes and Bruce Greenwood, and the indy hit "Lucky Number Slevin," opposite Bruce Willis and Josh Hartnett, which was seen at Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and opened nationally to critical acclaim.

   

  Jaeger began his professional career in New York while attending college, landing a guest-starring role on "Law & Order." He also spent several seasons doing theater in NY before making the move to Los Angeles. Once in LA, he landed parts in two feature films, "Traffic" and "Behind Enemy Lines." After those standout roles, he won the powerful role opposite Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in MGM's "Hart's War." In the years following, Jaeger has built an impressive television resume, including roles in such hits as "ER," "CSI," "The West Wing," "NYPD Blue," "Scrubs," "That's Life" and "Girls Club."

   

  In addition to his film and small screen credits, Jaeger has also co-written and co-produced two short films. The first, "Quiz Bowl," caught the eye of actress Kate Bosworth (Superman), who later agreed to star in his next short, "Advantage Hart." "Advantage Hart" had its premiere at The Hollywood Film Festival. Jaeger is currently working on his feature directorial debut, "Take Me Home."

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  Patti

  Loretta Devine

  Equally at home on stage or on screen, award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television. Devine first captured national attention in the role of Lorrell, one of the three original "Dreamgirls" in Michael Bennett's classic award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. She followed that performance with a fiery portrayal of Lillian in Bob Fosse's critically acclaimed stage production, "Big Deal." Subsequent work in George C. Wolfe's "Colored Museum" and "Lady Day at Emerson "Bar and Grill" cemented Devine's status as one of the most talented and versatile stage actresses.

   

  Film roles soon followed, including a poignant turn as a single mother opposite Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Gregory Hines in "Waiting to Exhale," which earned her an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress. Devine also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Penny Marshall's "The Preacher's Wife," and received an IFP "Spirit" Award nomination for Best Actress for her work in "Women Thou Art Loosed." Devine was featured in the Academy Award-winning film "Crash" and the hit movie of "Dreamgirls." Additional film credits include appearances in the successful "Urban Legend" franchise, "I Am Sam," opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn, "Kingdom Come," "What Women Want," "Punks," "Hoodlums," "Down in the Delta" and "Stanley and Iris." She also appeared in "Sticky Fingers," "Amos and Andrew," "The Breaks," "The Price of Kissing," "Lover Girl," "Class Act," "Living Large," "Caged Fear" and "Little Nikita." Most recently Devine co-starred in two Sony Screen Gems films -- "This Christmas" and "First Sunday." Both films opened Number 1 at the box office. Rounding out her 2007 slate of films was the film festival favorite "Dirty laundry." Up next is the 2008 release of the animated feature "South of The Border" for Disney, starring Drew Barrymore. Devine voices the character of Delta, the chocolate brown toy poodle.

   

  On television, Devine can be seen in ABC's sophomore series, "Eli Stone," as well as her recurring role as Adele on the hit ABC medical drama series "Grey's Anatomy." She received three NAACP Image Awards for her role on David E. Kelley's Fox series, "Boston Public." Additional credits include series roles in "A Different World" and Lifetime Television's "Wild Card." She also provided the voice of Muriel Stubbs on the beloved animated series, "The PJ's.

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  Dr Chen

  James Saito

  James Saito is currently a regular on the ABC series "Eli Stone." Other film and TV appearances include "I Think I Love My Wife," "Pearl Harbor," "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Henry Fool," "Robot Stories," "Home Alone 3," "Devil's Advocate," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Law & Order," "Law & Order Criminal Intent," "Third Watch," "Sex and the City," "Star Trek Voyager," "100 Centre St.", "Blood and Orchids," and most recently the title role in "Heroes and Villains: Shogun" for the BBC.

   

  Saito has also appeared on Broadway in such productions as "Golden Child" and "The King and I," while his Off Broadway and regional credits include such theatrical venues as Public Theater-Durango (Obie Award), Long Wharf Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Kennedy Center, Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown, Seattle Rep, Arena Stage, the Guthrie Theatre and Singapore Rep.

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  Nathan Stone

  Matt Letscher

  After attending the University of Michigan, Matt Letscher made his professional debut at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, MI, in the Daniels-penned farce, "The Tropical Pickle." This led directly to being cast in Turner Films' Civil War epic, "Gettysburg," after he was seen by director Ron Maxwell.

   

  Living in Los Angeles since 1993, Letscher has steadily built an extensive and diverse resume covering screen and stage. Films include "Straight-Jacket," "Identity," "Gods and Generals," "Madison," "Supersucker," "Lovelife," "The Mask of Zorro" and, most recently, Alan Ball's "Nothing is Private," opposite Toni Colette. Television work includes series regular roles on "Good Morning Miami," Fox's "Living in Captivity" and CBS' "Almost Perfect," and starring roles in TNT's "King of Texas," ABC's "The Beach Boys: An America Family" and NBC's "Jackie, Ethel, and Joan: Women of Camelot." Letscher has more recently appeared on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and "The West Wing," as well as in "Joey," "NYPD Blue" and "Criminal Minds."

   

  On stage Letscher has appeared on Broadway in "The Rivals" at Lincoln Center and Neil Simon's "Proposals," and regionally in the world premiere of Lanford Wilson's "Raindance," "Love's Labors Lost," "As You Like It," "Julius Caesar," "The Sisters," "Absolution," "On Approval," "Tonight at 8:30" and "The Seagull." He has recently been working once again with the Purple Rose Theater, this time as a playwright and director, with the premiere of his farce, "Sea of Fools." Most recently he performed at the South Coaast Repertoire in "What They Have".

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  Keith Bennett

  Jason George

  In 1996, while still a graduate student in Philadelphia, Jason George went to an open call at a local mall for Aaron Spelling's new daytime drama, "Sunset Beach." During the nationwide talent search casting directors saw more than 14,000 hopefuls, but George landed the regular role, playing gang leader turned lifeguard Michael Bourne.

   

  Since then George has been a series regular on multiple hit television shows such as the UPN comedy "Eve," where he starred opposite the famous musician in this self-titled show. He also starred in the DreamWorks/WB series "Off Centre" as rap star Status Quo, opposite Eddie Kaye Thomas and John Cho, and in the drama "Platinum." Over the past few years he has been a series regular on JJ Abrams' "What About Brian."

   

  George's feature credits include Paramount's "Clockstoppers," Screen Gems' "Three Can Play at that Game" and most notably the MGM comedy "Barbershop," directed by Tim Story, where he starred alongside Anthony Anderson, Ice Cube and Sean Patrick Thomas.

   

  Born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA, George majored in rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Virginia and later honed his craft earning an MFA from Temple University's theater department.

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  Maggie Dekker

  Julie Gonzalo

  Not many actors can say they landed a role on their first movie audition, but that's just what Julie Gonzalo did, and she hasn't ever looked back.

   

  Gonzalo can be seen starring on the ABC drama series "Eli Stone." Before that she starred as Parker on the final season of the critically acclaimed series "Veronica Mars." On the big screen Gonzalo most recently starred in her first Spanish language film, "Ladran que Roba a Ladran." Additional film credits include roles in "Must Love Dogs," with Diane Lane and Dermot Mulroney; "Christmas with the Kranks," with Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis; "A Cinderella Story," opposite Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray; "Dodgeball," opposite Vince Vaughn and Justin Long; and the 2003 remake of "Freaky Friday" with Lindsay Lohan. Her first film, the one she landed on her first film audition ever, was "I'm with Lucy," starring Monica Potter and Gael Garcia Bernal.

   

  Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gonzalo moved with her family to Miami Beach at the age of eight. She began her career in front of the camera as a model, but knew from an early age that what she wanted to do was become an actress. She studied acting, dance and movement throughout high school, and soon thereafter decided to make the trip to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television.