Six Feet Under
HBO (ended 2005)
Cast & Crew
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Justina Machado
Vanessa Diaz
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Peter Krause
Nate Fisher
Peter Krause was born on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. His parents still reside in his hometown of Minneapolis, where he grew up as one of three children. Peter spent his teenage years as an athlete. He was active in gymnastics, specializing on the pommel horse and rings, as well as track and field. In high school, a pole vaulting accident ended his athletic career. Peter would try acting at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, where he graduated with a degree in English Literature. Following the four years he spent at Gustavus Adolphus College he moved to New York City and completed the prestigious New York University Master of Fine Arts Acting Program. While in New York City Peter worked as a bartender with Aaron Sorkin. After graduation, Peter moved out to Los Angeles and began work on television and landed a role on Carol Burnett's short-lived comeback comedy "Carol & Company" (1990) within two months. After the show ended he guest starred on many hit television shows including "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), "Seinfeld" (1990), "Drew Carey Show, The (1995) and "If Not For You" (1995), with Elizabeth McGovern and Hank Azaria. In 1995, Peter became a series regular as long-suffering son-in-law Kevin on the hit series, "Cybill" (1995). His first film was Blood Harvest, a 1987 slasher film starring ukulele player Tiny Tim. Over the next few years he starred in several independent films such as Lovelife (1997) and My Engagement Party (1998). Then, in 1998, Peter made his breakthrough performance in the critically acclaimed "Sports Night" (1998). For two years he appeared on ABC as Casey McCall but low ratings forced the show to be canceled after two seasons. In 2000 Peter signed on to star in another critically acclaimed series, this time for HBO called "Six Feet Under" (2001) for which he is best know as Nate Fisher, the prodigal son who came home to help run the family's funeral business. Peter is still acting on stage in Los Angeles, where he currently resides, honing his craft and directing in several Los Angeles theater companies.moreless -
Richard Jenkins
Nathaniel Fisher
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James Cromwell (I)
George Sibley (episode 40+, recurring previously)
James Cromwell is the son of Kay Johnson (actress) and John Cromwell (actor/director), and stepson of Ruth Nelson(actress). He started his further education at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, studying mechanical engineering, but after spending a summer on the set with his father, he dropped out and joined the theater. He spent ten years traveling the country and appeared in Chicago and LA amongst other cities. He began working in television in 1974, most notably as Stretch Cunningham on All in the Family. Inspite of director Blake Edwards once calling him a Useless entity as he did not like that he was so tall (6'7") he has had a busy career in both TV and movies. His most recent appearance being in Secretariat .
He is a vegan and supports a number of charities which campaign against animal cruelty.moreless -
Mathew St. Patrick
Keith Charles
Mathew St. Patrick, a Philadelphia native, is best known for playing Adrain Sword on the daytime drama "All My Children" for which he was nominated for 2 NAACP Image Awards. He has also recurred on "General Hospital" and has guest starred on "NYPD Blue", "Diagnosis Murder", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Moesha" and "Six Feet Under." St. Patrick has performed in West Coast Ensemble's "Full Court Press" and the L.A. Theater Center's "Criminal Ties." He studied with the Hudson Theater, Vincent Chase Workshop, and Fine Art Dance Space, among others.moreless -
Frances Conroy
Ruth Fisher
Frances Conroy was born in Monroe, Georgia in 1953. Frances is a graduate of the Juilliard Drama Division and a member of The Acting Company. She won a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the Broadway hit "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan". Her other Broadway credits include "Ring Round the Moon", "The Little Foxes", "The Rehearsal" (Drama Desk Nominee), "Broken Glass", "In the Summer House" (Drama Desk Nominee) and "The Secret Rapture" (Drama Desk Nominee). Conroy's numerous off-Broadway plays include "The Dinner Party", "The Skin of Our Teeth", "The Last Yankee" and "Othello" (Drama Desk Nominee). Frances is also known from her work on the HBO series Six Feet Under. Frances won a Golden Globe in 2004 as Best Actress in a Drama, followed by a Screen Actors Guild Award in the same category later that year.moreless -
Lauren Ambrose
Claire Fisher
Born in Connecticut, USA, on February 20, 1978, Lauren Ambrose is yet only in her twenties, but she is already well famous for several memorable roles and awards. Daughter of Frank and Anne (who broke up in 2001), and sister of John (born 1985). Lauren is married to Sam Handel, a photograper from Boston, since September 2001.
Lauren gave birth to their first boy, Orson Halcyon Handel, on january 16, 2007.
Lauren started her career in the age 14, when appearing on stage in Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son, a drama play Off-Broadway. In addition, she participated in shows of the Ensemble Studio Theater and Naked Angels Troupes. But of course theater isn't enough, and soon Lauren found her way to Television and to the big screen.
Lauren's debut performance held on TV was in Law & Order during 1992 and 1993. She took several memorable supporting roles as a guest. Later, in 1998, she returned to the series for another quite impressing guest role.
Lauren started to catch attention on the cinema in 1997. She had a participated in Frank Oz's comedy In and Out, as Vickie Rayburn student who blames her English teacher for inappropriate sexual life. Moreover, in 1998 she had a proper success after playing Denise in the comedy Can't Hardly Wait. That's when people started to recognize her and she was well remembered.
Using that applause, she joined as recurring star to the comedy Party of Five in 1999. She was Myra, a teenager who tried to solve her problems with alcohol and attempted to fake a story about the pseudo-patriarch Charlie (Matthew Fox), which tries to ruin her career. It was said that Lauren gave life and spirit into her role, creating a 3D image of that rebel girl.
She caught more screen in the movies Swimming (in 1999) and Psycho Beach Party (in 2000). In the former, she was starring as a tomboy in a small town, who spends the summer alongside her boyfriend and a mysterious drifter. She managed to draw the audience sympathy in every state of her role, again showing a unique ability of playing.
Currently, Lauren is starring on HBO's comedy Six Feet Under. She joined the cast in 2001. There, she is Claire Fisher, the youngest child in a family of morticians. She questions life, and, as an artist, raises her own opinions about the world. Lauren was nominated for Emmy in 2002 for that role.
There are currently also 2 pre-productions movies in which Lauren is intended to star.
With so many abilities, and qualities that fascinate every audience, there is much more yet to come for Lauren. She is still young, and only in the beginning of her career. Viewers are going to know her very well, soon enough.moreless -
Freddy Rodriguez
Federico Diaz
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Michael C. Hall
David Fisher
Michael C. Hall is a North Carolina native and graduate of NYU's Master of Fine Arts program in acting. His most recent performance was on Broadway as the emcee inCabaret. Hall has previously starred in nearly a dozen major off-Broadway plays, including Macbeth for the New York Shakespeare Festival, Cymbeline for the New York Shakespeare Festival at Central Park's Decone Theater, Timon of Athens and Henry V at the Public, The English Teachers for Manhattan Class Company, Corpus Christi at the Manhattan Theatre Club and Skylight at the Mark Taper Forum.
For his performance on Dexter, C. Hall was awarded a Golden Globe award.He has starred in such films as Gamer and Peep World, and such television shows as Six Feet Under, and To Appamattox (miniseries).
He eloped on December 31, 2009 with Dexter co-star Jennifer Carpenter.
In January, 2010 he announced he was undergoing treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
In April 2010, Hall received a clean bill of health.
In December, 2010 Carpenter filed for divorce.
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Rachel Griffiths
Brenda Chenowith
Rachel Anne Griffiths was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on December 18, 1968.
Her mother, Anna Griffiths, is an art consultant. Her uncle is a Jesuit priest. Has two older brothers. One brother, Ben, is a ski instructor. Lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland until age five, then moved to Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well at school and learned ballet. When she was 11, her father left home with an 18 year old woman. She hasn't seen him for years. Her mother was an art teacher at the time and raised the children alone. Has an Education Degree in dance and drama. Worked for the theatre company The Woolly Jumpers, in Geelong. Made famous by Muriel's Wedding (1994). She marrried her husband Andrew Taylor December 31 2002 and together they have 2 children. Banjo Patrick Taylor born in 2003 and Adelaide Rose Taylor in 2005.moreless -
Jeremy Sisto
Billy Chenowith
Jeremy Merton Sisto was born on October 6, 1974 to Reedy Gibbs and Richard Sisto. He was born in Grass Valley, California, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He has one sister, Meadow, who is also an actress. His mother Reedy is an actress too. His father is a jazz musician. Jeremy's parents divorced when he was four years old. He became interested in acting when he was six. He started out doing plays at The Goodman Theater and also acted and directed plays in high school. His big break came when he was cast as Roberto in the film "Grand Canyon" when he was 16. Since his debut he has played numerous roles and recently even played the part of Jesus in the CBS mini-series "Jesus". Jeremy is currently working on several film roles and also is a musician. His band is hoping to get an album out in the future.moreless -
Eric Balfour
Gabe
Eric was born on April 24, 1977 in L.A. He started acting on-screen in 1991 with a role as himself in the Disney Channel show Kids Incorporated. From then, he went on to do a lot of other television work in the 1990's.
His film career also began to blossom in the 1990's. He had roles in such movies as Arresting Behavior, Shattered Image, Trojan War and Can't Hardly Wait.
In 2003, Eric starred in the short-lived ABC drama Veritas: The Quest. Since then, Eric has gone on to do many more television and movie roles, such as playing in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.moreless -
Joanna Cassidy
Margaret Chenowith
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Joel Brooks
Robbie
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Justin Theroux
Joe
JUSTIN THEROUX gained a BA in acting at Bennington College in Vermont before progressing to the British American Drama Academy where he appeared in productions of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Twelfth Night'. From there, his theatrical repertoire was further expanded by performances in New York at the city's Theatre Workshop, Roundabout Theatre and Actor's Playhouse where he was involved in 'Hide Your Love Away', 'Water And Wine' and Anton Chekhov's 'The Three Sisters'. Extensive work in regional theatre followed including Joe Orton's 'Loot', 'Alice In Wonderland', 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' and 'A Winter's Tale'. In 1996, he secured the role of Mark the Revolutionary in director Mary Harron's 'I Shot Andy Warhol' that ignited his interest and involvement in independent film. He returned to work for Harron in the globally successful 'American Psycho' in 1999. Also during this period his prominence on television gained momentum with successful performances in, most notably, HBO's 'Sex And The City', Fox's 'Ally McBeal' and CBS' 'The District'. He lives in New York City. His birthdate is August 10.moreless -
Justina Machado
Vanessa Diaz
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Ed Begley Jr.
Hiram
Edward James Begley, Jr. (born September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an environmentalist first and an actor second. Edward had a recurring role in Six Feet Under, VeronicaMars, Arrested Development, and several other TV shows. He also starred in Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital.moreless -
Jeremy Sisto
Billy Chenowith
Jeremy Merton Sisto was born on October 6, 1974 to Reedy Gibbs and Richard Sisto. He was born in Grass Valley, California, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He has one sister, Meadow, who is also an actress. His mother Reedy is an actress too. His father is a jazz musician. Jeremy's parents divorced when he was four years old. He became interested in acting when he was six. He started out doing plays at The Goodman Theater and also acted and directed plays in high school. His big break came when he was cast as Roberto in the film "Grand Canyon" when he was 16. Since his debut he has played numerous roles and recently even played the part of Jesus in the CBS mini-series "Jesus". Jeremy is currently working on several film roles and also is a musician. His band is hoping to get an album out in the future.moreless -
Tim Maculan
Father Jack
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Kathy Bates
Bettina
The award winning actress, Kathy Bates, was born in Memphis, but graduated from Southern Methodist University, in Dallas,TX. She earned her BFA degree from that school in 1969. Right after school, she headed to New York, where she began acting in the Theatre. It wasn't long, before she was appearing in such award winning plays as, "night, Mother", and "Come Back To The Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean". She was asked by Robert Altman, along with the rest of the cast, to appear in the film of Come Back To The.........". This was unusual, because Kathy would often star in critically acclaimed plays, such as "Frankie and Johnny in The Clair De Lune", only to be passed over when it was decided to make a movie of the play. Fortunately, she was cast in what is probably her best known film, "Misery", and won the Oscar for her brilliant portrayal of Annie Wilkes. More frequent offers, and better film roles followed. Kathy Bates is no stranger to television, having appeared in several TV movies, and even directing episodes of such shows as HBO's Six Feet Under. She was cast by David E. Kelley, in his new program, Harry's Law.moreless -
Melissa Marsala
Angelica
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Idalis DeLeon
Sophia
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Kellie Waymire
Melissa
Kellie Waymire was born on July 27, 1967 in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor Degree of Fine Arts in Theater, and in 1993 earned a Master's degree from University of California, San Diego. She is probably best known as Crewman Elizabeth Cutler on the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise. She is also known for a variety of roles on television, they include: Wolf Lake (2001) and The Pitts (2003), which both she had a staring role in. She has also guest stared on many TV shows, Star Trek: Voyager, Six Feet Under, Ally McBeal, The Practice, The X-Files, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Wonderfalls, Seinfeld, Friends, Everwood and many more. Sadly, she died from undiagnosed cardiac arrhythmias on November, 13 2003 at her in home in Venice, California at the age of 36. She is buried in West Milton, Ohio, at Riverside Cemetery.moreless -
Ben Foster
Russell Corwin
Ben was born in Boston, Massachusetts on the 29th of October 1980. His family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where Ben was then raised. He quit school during his junior year, moving to Los Angeles to become an actor. Ben starred in Disney's "Flash Forward" and had roles in numerous films. His brother Jon is also an actor, and the two have an apartment together in Los Angeles.moreless -
Aysia Polk
Taylor
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Mena Suvari
Edie
Blonde, blue-eyed, and looking for all the world like Heather Graham's little sister, Mena Suvari made her film debut with a small role in Gregg Araki's 1997 Nowhere. The same year, Suvari, who was born in Newport, RI, on February 9, 1979, appeared in two other films, Snide & Prejudice and Kiss the Girls. After another small role, in The Slums of Beverly Hills (which starred her future American Pie co-star Natasha Lyonne), Suvari landed her breakthrough role playing the sweet, virginal Heather in the 1999 sex comedy smash American Pie. The same year, the actress (who had also done television work on shows such as ER and Chicago Hope) won further recognition with a lead role as the teen-aged object of Kevin Spacey's middle-aged affections in the hugely acclaimed American Beauty. With yet another lead role that year, this time in the made-for-TV disaster film Atomic Train, Suvari seemed perfectly poised on the well-trod brink of stardom. Her profile received another boost in 2000, thanks to starring roles in Sugar and Spice and Loser, the latter of which saw her starring as the apple of American Pie co-star Jason Biggs' eye. That same year, the then 21-year-old actress made headlines of a different sort with her marriage to Richard Brinkman, a cinematographer 17 years her senior.moreless -
Ed O'Ross
Nikolai
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Peter Facinelli
Jimmy
Born November 26, 1973, Peter Facinelli is perhaps best-known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane.
The 5'10" Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, in a family with a rich Italian-American heritage. He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City; his teachers there included William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Camryn Manheim.
Facinelli met his future wife, Jennie Garth, Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. They currently have three daughters together.
Facinelli's was in Hollow Man 2, which co-stars Christian Slater. It was released direct-to-video in 2006. He can also be seen in films such as Riding in Cars with Boys, The Scorpion King, and Can't Hardly Wait. In 2004 and 2005, he recurringly appeared on the hit HBO show Six Feet Under, playing Jimmy. Facinelli has recently finished filming the film adaption of the book Twilight that is to be released November 21, 2008.moreless -
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Timm Sharp
Andy
Timm Sharp was in various school plays. After his senior year in high school he got the lead in the big summer production in Fargo of "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum." He played Hysterium along with one of his good friends who played Psudelos. He attended a theater academy in New York.
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Coping With Death, Dead Parents, Dysfuntional Families, Ensemble Cast, Fish Out Of Water
