Frank Whaley was born in Syracuse, New York in 1963. He earned a Bachelor of Arts for drama from the State University of New York at Albany in 1985. He made his motion picture debut in 1988 starring opposite Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed. He has since appeared in over sixty films including Swimming with Sharks, Pulp Fiction, Born on the Fourth of July, The Doors, JFK, Hoffa, The Freshman and Field of Dreams. He recently starred in World Trade Center, his fourth collaboration with Oliver Stone, Vacancy opposite Luke Wilson, and Ruffian opposite Sam Shepard. In 1999, he made his directorial debut with Joe the King starring Noah Fleiss, Val Kilmer and John Leguizamo which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival earning him the Waldo Salt screenwriting award. His second film The Jimmy Show in which he starred opposite Ethan Hawke and Carla Gugino, premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Mr. Whaley resides in New York City with his wife and two children.
Rachel Peters began her career as a fashion stylist/producer, producing fashion shoots for clients such as Conde Nast and Hearst Publications. She made the transition into film production in 1993 when she joined Hart Sharp Entertainment. There she developed, raised financing, and produced features including DARK HARBOR, BOYS DON’T CRY, and YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. In 2001, she left Hart Sharp to form the film production company Archer Entertainment. Under the shingle Archer Entertainment, Rachel has produced several feature films, including Alan Hruska's NOLA and THE WARRIOR CLASS. She co-produced GRAY MATTERS with Bob Yari's El Camino Pictures. Rachel will serve as Producer for Joe Reidy's film entitled SHE NEEDED ME in Spring 2008.
Freddie Prinze Junior was born in LA in 1976. He landed his first role on the ‘90s television sitcom, Family Matters. Freddie’s film debut was in To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996), co-starring Claire Danes and Michelle Pfeiffer. His breakout film role was in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), a worldwide box-office success that spawned a sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. His next film, She’s All That (1999), earned Freddie more awards and recognition, including being named as one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000. Freddie’s recent filmography includes, Head Over Heels, Summer Catch, and Boys and Girls. In 2002, he and wife Sarah Michelle Gellar starred together in the blockbuster Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo II. Freddie recently starred in the self-titled sitcom for ABC, Freddie. Freddie's next role is the voice of the title character in the animated film Delgo.
A native Midwesterner, Chris Klein was born in 1979. While still in high school, Chris was discovered by Alexander Paine who was scouting locations for his upcoming film Election (1999). Chris made his professional debut in this satirical comedy about a high school election. His next role was in the summer box office hit American Pie, and after only two films, Chris had already developed a following. Next, he starred in Here On Earth in 2000, opposite Leelee Sobieski and went on to do Say It Ain’t So, produced by the Farrelly brothers. In 2002 he portrayed a young 2nd Lieutenant in We Were Soldiers, starring alongside Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear, and Keri Russell. The following year, Chris starred opposite Oscar-nominated actress Michelle Williams in The United States of Leland (2003). Just Friends (2005) casts him with Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart. In 2006, Chris was featured in American Dreamz, reuniting him with his American Pie director Paul Weitz. Chris has roles in the up-coming Play Dead and Hank and Mike.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been acting and singing since the age of 7. She got her start in New York regional theater, and has since starred in over two dozen theatrical productions including Annie, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, The Wiz, and Gypsy. Jamie made her Broadway debut as Belle in Disney's production of Beauty and the Beast from October 2002 through February 2003. Beyond her theatrical appearances, she starred as Meadow Soprano in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos. For her work on the show, she received the 1999 and 2000 Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award for Best Young Actress in a Dramatic Television Series and 2001 and 2002 ALMA nominations. She also has a SAG award for Best Ensemble Cast for The Sopranos (1999). The series wrapped earlier this year. Jamie-Lynn completed her first feature film, Extreme Dating, in 2004 and more recently worked on Mike Cerrone's Homie Spumoni and can be seen in the upcoming TV miniseries The Gathering.