Taken
Syfy (ended 2002)
Cast & Crew
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Julie Benz
Kate Keys
Julie Benz was supposed to be a doctor, not an ice skater, not an actress. She comes from a whole family of doctors. Her father is a well-respected surgeon in Pittsburgh. Once he made her watch 6 hours of hemorrhoid surgery on videotape. That's when she decided not to be a doctor. She would rather play one on TV. Julie competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with David Schilling, placing 13th. She knew she wanted to get out of skating by the time she was 18 but her skating ended before then. When she had bad leg fracture and stopped competing at the age of 16. From there she got involved in modeling which later lead to her moving to NY for acting work. She took acting classes at NYC and has been with her manager, Vincent Cirrincione for 14 years.
Julie first began acting in 1990 with the small role in the film Due occhi diabolici. In 1997, Julie had a memorable role in the movie As Good as It Gets as a receptionist. That same year, she also started her role as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She eventually went on to Buffy's spin-off show, Angel, where her character got more of a back-story and more screen time.
Julie married actor and comedian Jon Kassir in 1998. Jon is better know as the voice of the "Crypt Keeper" from HBO's Tales From the Crypt.
She is most memorable for her character Darla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Her Theater work includes:
ROMEO AND JULIET (Interact)
TO SLEEP (Nikitsky Theater)
ON THE TOWN (Abe Burrows Theater)
GREASE (University Theater)
THE PROPOSAL (The Company Theater)moreless -
Adam Kaufman
Charlie Keys
Adam is an actor who has appeared in guest star roles on shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Law and Order and CSI Miami. Adam attended Lynchburg College and the Eugene O'Neill Center's National Theater Institute. Adam and his partner Poppy Montgomery welcomed a son, Jackson Phillip Kaufman, on December 23, 2007 in Los Angeles.moreless -
John Hawkes
Marty Erickson
John Hawkes was born John Perkins in 1959 in Minnesota. He graduated from Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minnesota in 1977. He moved to Austin, Texas to begin his acting career after graduation. He co-founded the Big State Productions theater company. John starred in the national touring company production of "Greater Tuna" touring Chicago, San francisco and Los Angeles. He has also wrote and performed a critically acclaimed play called "Nimrod Soul". In addiction to acting he also writes, records, and plays music with his bands, Gangster Folk and King Straggler. King Straggler's websites are www.kingstraggler.com and www.myspace.com/kingstraggler .moreless -
Michael Moriarty
Colonel Thomas Campbell
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James McDaniel
General Beers
James McDaniel attended the University of Pennsylvania, but left to work in theatre, film and television, in New York City. He earned a coveted spot in A Soldiers Play, but was not cast in the movie which followed. Coincidentally, he both starred in the off and broadway productions of Six Degrees of Separation, but lost out again - in the movie version, his character was portrayed by Will Smith. Guest starring roles soon followed in numerous television series, and movies such as Malcolm X. Prior to joining the cast of Detroit 1-8-7, Mr. McDaniel was best known as Lt. Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue.moreless -
Ryan Merriman
Sam Crawford
Merriman began his career doing commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater in Oklahoma. Ryan has starred in several television films including Lifetime's Dangerous Child, Rocket's Red Glare, Luck of the Irish, Smart House, Hallmark's Night Ride Home, Lansky, Everything That Rises, and Taken, on the Sci-Fi Channel produced by Steven Spielberg. Ryan played the recurring role of Young Jarod on the NBC hit series The Pretender, which ran for four successful seasons on NBC. He was also a series regular on the NBC television sitcom, The Mommies. His film credits include Final Destination 3, The Ring, and The Ring Two. Merriman has received seven nominations for a Young Artist Award of Hollywood, winning five times. In addition, he has been nominated five times for a Hollywood Reporter Young Star Award.moreless -
Steve Burton
Capt. Russell Keys
Steve was born in Indianapolis and was raised in the Midwest. He attended several high schools in the area before relocating with his father to California. He studied drama as the Beverly Hills High School and was a member of the school's acclaimed Theatre 40. Steve is 5 feet and 11 inches high and has dark blond hair and blue eyes. Steve has appeared in several commercials which lead to a three year run on the comedy show Out Of This World. Steve made his daytime television debut on Days Of Our Lives before landing the contract role of Jason on General Hospital in 1991. Steve won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor In a Drama Series for his role of Jason in 1998. He left General Hospital in 2000 to pursue other roles. He made his feature film debut in The Last Castle. He also appeared in the Steven Spielberg series Taken. He has now returned to the role of Jason on General Hospital and was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 2005 Daytime Emmy's.moreless -
Eric Close
John (Alien Visitor)
Eric Close was born in Staten Island, New York on May 24th, 1967. Before settling down in San Diego at the age of seven, his family had moved to Indiana and Michigan. Eric's father is an orthopedic surgeon. He is the eldest of three brothers. In fact, one of the brothers (Chris) had a part in The Magnificent Seven episode "Wagon Train". Eric graduated with a B.A. in communications at the University of Southern California in 1989.
He married Keri in 1995 and has two daughters, Katie (born in October 1998) and Ella (born in April 2001). Eric is a very reserved person who likes to keep his private life separate from his work. He loves traveling the world. He's a sportsman, preferring outdoor sports such as mountain climbing/free climbing, snow skiing, tennis, golf, sailing and surfing. He mentioned in one of his many interviews that he liked fly-fishing.
Having always been a passionate reader of historical books, when the part of John Loengard (Dark Skies television series based in the '60's) was proposed to him in an interview he declared, "Perfect. I now have the opportunity to live the moments that I could only have heard by what people said. Taking part in a project like this, it's like having a time machine at your disposal. Kennedy's new frontiers, which for my generation are stories told long ago, sometimes faded and incomplete. It would be wonderful to breathe filling your lungs with the air of that era."
Eric had been interested in acting from a very early age. His first stage experiences he had was when he was in elementary school, already demonstrating his outstanding talent. It seemed as though his acting career was just a beautiful dream and would never come true. In 1989, he appeared in a small film made by some college students. Eric had become determined to start his career as an actor. He also had the ambition to become a film director. After his graduation, he had attended various auditions and done some publicity spots.
His first role was in the theater production Rat Songs in L.A. He was then offered a part in the film American Me and Safe House, directed by Elena Mannus. Eric returned to the theater with Thanksgiving Cries.
He appeared as a guest star in many television series: Santa Barbara (Sawyer Walker), MacGyver (security guard), and Major Dad (private tutor). He starred in McKenna (Brick McKenna), Sisters (police officer), Dark Skies (John Loengard), the television western The Magnificent Seven (Vin Tanner), and Now and Again (Michael Wiseman).
At this moment Eric is filming a series called Without a Trace. This television series is based on a group of FBI agents who investigate cases of missing persons. He is also co-starring in Steven Spielberg's mini television series, Taken. His role is an alien.
Eric has also played part in Keeping Secrets, Without Constant, A Stranger Beside Me, Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, Long Island Fever, and N.T.S.B./Everything That Rises.
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Emily Bergl
Lisa Clarke
Emily Bergl was born on April 25, 1975 in England. When she was six years old, Emily and her family moved to the United States eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois. She attended Glenbrook South High School, Grinnell College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and English in 1997. Afterwards, she moved to New York to pursue an acting career.moreless -
Matt Frewer
Dr. Chet Wakeman
Best known as that late '80s cyber-icon, Max Headroom, Matt Frewer is the son of a career Canadian Navy officer and was raised in Victoria, British Columbia and Ottawa, Ontario. His first love was sports, serving as quarterback on his high school football team, but a serious hockey injury at the age of 16 sidelined his hopes for a sports career. He chose to study acting and traveled to England, where he received a comprehensive classical theatre education. During his eleven years in England, Matt appeared in numerous stage productions, BBC telefilms and movies. While in England he met and married a young actress, Amanda Hillwood, who was well known in the UK for her TV appearances. They have one daughter, born in 1996. Since Max Headroom, Frewer has continued to work steadily in films and television in both the USA and Canada. He is a committed environmentalist and serves as spokesperson for the Rainforest Action Network. In the past he has also been named Celebrity Spokesperson for Wolf Song of Alaska (for which he and his wife have volunteered) and on the Honorary Board of the Ryan White Foundation (which folded in October 1999 due to lack of funding). In 2001 he starred in three Sherlock Holmes films for Muse Entertainment and the Odyssey Channel. His hobbies include reading, writing short stories and screenplays, sketching wildlife and playing (and watching) sports. Matt Frewer has also become famous in the animation business for voiceovers playing parts in various cartoons including Aladdin, Hercules Batman: The Animated Series and Mighty Ducks. Since 2001, he has had a resurgence in his career, starring in hit tv shows such as Eureka and Intelligence as well as starring in such films as Dawn of the Dead and National Lampoon's Going the Distance.moreless -
Catherine Dent
Sally Clarke
Catherine Dent stared FX drama series "The Shield". The series took place in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is blurred and is often crossed. The Hollywood Reporter calls Catherine Dent "beguiling" and praises "The Shield isn't just one of the best new cop shows to come along since 'NYPD Blue.' Its also the bravest dramatic hour in recent television memory." TV Guide applauds, "The Shield is fascinating, troubling and easily the finest series in a crowded new field of mid-season wannabes." Catherine also stared in the Steven Spielberg 10-part series "Taken" which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel. This mythological series weaves the stories of three families and their very different experiences with aliens and abductions from the 1940's through the present. On the big screen, Catherine completed Paul Schroeder's Auto Focus with William Defoe and Greg Kinnear. After graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts, Catherine made her feature film debut in 1994 with Robert Benton's Nobody's Fool opposite Paul Newman. In 2001, she co-starred in The Majestic playing the role of "Mable" opposite Jim Carrey and as Ashley Judd's sister in Someone Like You. Catherine has also enjoyed a successful string of television appearances with diverse roles on such shows as "Darma & Greg," "The X Files," "The Sopranos," "Frasier," and "Law & Order S.V.U." to name a few. She has also worked on Broadway, off Broadway and in regional theatre. Her favorite roles include anything by Tennessee Williams. A native of Louisiana, Catherine enjoys yoga, modern fiction and traveling. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband Peter and their son.moreless -
Jason Gray-Stanford
Howard Bowen
Jason Gray-Stanford was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He decided to pursue acting by the time he got to high school. He attended and holds a BFA in theater from the University of British Columbia.
Jason began his career dubbing Japanese cartoons into English, and he went on to star in films such as Mystery, Alaska and A Beautiful Mind.
Jason has appeared in numerous U.S. and Canadian television series. His biggest TV role was playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the TV series Monk, which completed an eight-year run on the USA Network in December, 2009.moreless -
Chad Morgan
Becky Clarke
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Dakota Fanning
Allie Keys
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Chad Donella
Jacob Clarke
Chad Donella started acting in his high school plays, later he went to work in various theater plays in Toronto and thanks to that opportunity in the theater, he could made his debut on the Renny Harbin thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight; then he continued appearing on Canadian television shows such as Straight Up, Fast Tracks and the ABC television movie Superfire; also he made guest spots on E.R., The X-Files and Smallville. Also he worked in movies as Disturbing Behavior and the cult movie Final Destination.moreless -
Anton Yelchin
Jacob Clarke (Child)
Anton Yelchin was born on March 11, 1989 in St. Petersburg, Russia to Viktor and Irina Yelchin. His parents were professional pairs figure skaters ranked third in the country, and had previously qualified for the 1972 Winter Olympics. Citing persecution because of their Jewish faith, they left Russia when Anton was six months old and claimed refugee status in the United States. Anton started acting at the age of nine in an independent film called 'A Man Is Mostly Water'. His first major film role was in 'Hearts In Atlantis', for which he won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor. At sixteen he played kidnap victim Zack Mazursky in the movie 'Alpha Dog', for which he received critical acclaim. More plaudits came for his portrayal of the eponymous hero in the teen comedy 'Charlie Bartlett' in 2007. Yelchin's first high profile TV role was as Byrd Hoffstodt, the son of the main character in the seies 'Hoff'(2004). Previous to this he had guest starred in single episodes of 'ER', 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'NYPD Blue'. In 2009 Anton appeared as the young Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and as Kyle Reese in Terminator : Salvation.moreless -
Joel Gretsch
Owen Crawford
Television sci-fi icon Joel Gretsch was born, in a small town in Minnesota, to parents Russ and Barb. He has one sister, Jane, and a brother. After six months of acting courses at the prestigious Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Joel moved to Los Angeles, California in 1989 to pursue an acting career. His professional debut came on stage in a small production of Molire's Tartuffe. He then played the title role in John Patrick Stanley's of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. Joel also trained under renowned acting guru Larry Moss, who trained the likes of Helen Hunt, Hilary Swank, and Jim Carrey. Gretsch began his television career with a bit part in the pilot episode of Freshman Dorm in 1992. After several guest appearances on TV shows such as Married with Children, Melrose Place, Friends, and JAG, Joel made his film debut in the thriller Kate's Addiction (1999). Subsequently, he won more prominent roles during early 2000 starring alongside Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance, Tom Cruise in Minority Report, and Kevin Kline in The Emperor's Club. In 2002, Gretsch caught his first major break on television as he played Air Force captain and government conspirator Owen Crawford in Steven Spielberg's gripping series on alien abduction, Taken. From 2004 to 2007, Joel portrayed lead protagonist, former FBI agent Tom Baldwin, in another sci-fi series, USA Network's The 4400. After the show ended, he briefly appeared as the father of time-traveling Dan Vasser in NBC's short-lived sci-fi drama, Journeyman. In 2009, Joel was again tapped for yet another sci-fi show, playing the part of Father Jack Landry on V, which is based the popular 80's miniseries of the same title.moreless -
James Kirk
Jesse Keys (Child)
James Kirk was born on May 2, 1986, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a Canadian actor. His parents are Al and Jackie Kirk. Al is a fireman, and Jackie works at a bank. He has two younger brothers. Their names are Charlie and Kevin. He currently lives in Vancouver.moreless -
Ryan Hurst (I)
Tom Clarke
Ryan Hurst is an actor in film and TV. Ryan has worked on such productions as Sons of Anarchy, Medium, and CSI: Miami. He also starred in such films as,Remember the Titans, We Were Soldiers, and The Ladykillers.
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Julie Ann Emery
Amelia Keys
Emerging young actress Julie Ann Emery's career is quickly gaining momentum. She first worked with Rod Lurie on the pilot "Capital City," which co-starred Peter Fonda, Tom Berenger and Mary Steenburgen. Emery also appeared in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries "Taken," produced by Steven Spielberg, having previously co-starred opposite Eric Paladino on "ER." Other television credits include guest appearances on "CSI: Miami," "Providence," "The Drew Carey Show" and "First Monday," alongside Dean Stockwell. She began her career at the age of 16 on the theatrical stage. Most recently she starred opposite Nancy Travis in "Boy Gets Girl" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. In Chicago she received rave reviews in the title role of "Gypsy." In New York she appeared in "Twelfth Night," "HotL Baltimore" and "Caesar and Cleopatra." In addition she was featured in the national touring productions of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Annie." Born and raised in Crossville, Tennessee, Emery attended Webster Conservatory in St. Louis, where she studied acting. She currently resides in Los Angeles. PERSONAL INFORMATION HOMETOWN: Crossville, TN BIRTHDATE: January 16 Source: ABCmoreless -
Andy Powers
Eric Crawford
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Heather Donahue
Mary Crawford
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Desmond Harrington
Jesse Keys
Film and television actor Desmond Harrington, known for movies like Ghost Ship (2002), Wrong Turn (2003), and TiMER (2009), was born in Savannah, Georgia but was raised in Bronx, New York, where his mother was originally from. As a child, he used to watch films repeatedly until he could memorize their lines. After graduating from a Jesuit-run high school in New York, Desmond enrolled at Manhattan College. But it only took him six weeks to realize that what he really wanted was to be an actor. He then dropped out of college and attended acting training courses under John Strasberg. While honing his craft and auditioning for minor parts in film and on television, Harrington took on odd jobs to support himself.
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He began his film career by playing Aulon in the 1999 biopic drama, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, which also starred Milla Jovovich (as the title character), Faye Dunaway, and Dustin Hoffman. Before he was cast as Jesse Keys in the Steven Spielberg mini-series Taken in 2002, Harrington would portray a variety of film roles such as a stock broker trainee in Boiler Room (Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi), Bobby in Riding in Cars with Boys (Drew Barrymore, Brittany Murphy), and a Vietnman war combatant in We Were Soldiers (Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear).
In the 2002 suspense thriller Ghost Ship, Desmond played Jack Ferriman, the Canadian Air Force pilot who spotted the mysterious vessel drifting in the Bering Sea. In Wrong Turn (2003), he portrayed medical student Chris Flynn, who got lost driving through the West Virginia mountains on his way to an interview. On television, Harrington has had significant recurring and series regular roles in prime-time shows, including Det. Jimmy McCarron on the crime drama L.A. Dragnet, Wylie Blake on the family comedy Sons & Daughters, and Troy on the action-suspense series Rescue Me. In 2008, he was hired as Joey Quinn, the newest cop for the Miami Metro Police Department on Showtime's critically-acclaimed drama Dexter. Early the following year, Desmond played Jack Bass, the scheming older brother of Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick), in multiple episodes of CW's Gossip Girl. -
Tina Holmes
Anne Crawford
Holmes grew up in New York City and Connecticut. She attended Yale University for a few years. After Yale she moved to Paris to study French literature at the Sorbonne. After she moved back to the U.S., Holmes entered Brown University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Comparative Literature. Holmes began her film career with Edge of Seventeen. She has been seen in several television series such as Law and Order: SVU, Invasion, CSI, 24, Third Watch. Tina had a role as Maggie on Six Feet Under.moreless -
Willie Garson
Dr. Kreutz
Willie Garson has appeared in a long list of hit motion pictures, television and stage productions. Among his most prominent feature film credits are Being John Malkovich, There's Something About Mary, Mars Attacks!, The Rock, Kingpin, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Groundhog Day, Ruby and Soapdish. On television, Garson has made a wide variety of television appearances including guest-starring on such popular series as Early Edition, Just Shoot Me, Friends, Caroline in the City (as Sanford the Agent), Touched By An Angel, The Single Guy, Mad About You and The X-Files. He was a series regular on Ask Harriet and Black Sheep, and enjoyed recurring roles on Party of Five, Sex and the City, Ally McBeal, Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, The Practice and Boy Meets World. His movie-of-the-week credits include ABC's Come On Get Happy and The Barefoot Executive. A graduate of Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in theatre, Garson also attended Yale Drama School. His regional theatre credits include The Winslow Boy, Topics of Our Time, The Heart Outright, The Crackwalker, Naked At the Coast and Big Al.moreless -
Michael Jeter
William Jeffries
Michael Jeter was born and raised in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He attended Memphis State University, originally majoring in medicine, before deciding to switch his major to acting. Michael first started his career in plays, and won a Tony for his performance in the musical Grand Hotel. Michael got his big break in television when he was cast in the role of Herman Stiles on Evening Shade. He was nominated for four Emmys in that role, and won in 1992. Michael was diagnosed with HIV and died from complications of the disease in 2003.moreless -
Mark Shera
Radio Caller(Bruce from Nebraska)
Mark Shera was born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. He attended Boston University and graduated in May 1971 with a BFA in acting. In December of 1971 he was back in Boston and for nine months appeared in the Boston production of "Godspell" He then joined the New York production in the role of "Jesus" After 4 months, he began touring the country in "Godspell". While on tour he was spotted by a Hollywood producer and invited to be in the pilot for a tv show "Nicky's World. The pilot for Nicky's World debuted on April 19, 1974 and even though the show was not a success, someone from the show "Kojak" saw Mark in it and offered him a guest starring role on an episode of "Kojak" Other guest starring roles followed and eventually Mark was cast in the tv show "S.W.A.T. as "Officer Dominic Luca", a role for which most people associate him with. After the cancellation of S.W.A.T., Mark moved over to the tv show "Barnaby Jones" and created the other role that he is known for playing. Mark played the character of "Jedediah (J.R.) Jones for the last four seasons of Barnaby Jones. While starring on "Barnaby Jones", Mark recorded songs for Capitol Records. One of the songs he recorded in 1979 was titled "Morning Girl". His best selling record in Europe was titled "Girl You'll Be A Star". In the 80's and early 90's Mark made various guest appearances on tv shows. He starred in the CBS unsold pilot "Adam's House", a comedy that aired on July 14, 1983. He also starred in the ABC unsold pilot "The Ladies of Sweat Street" with Doris Roberts in the spring of 1990.moreless -
Brent Stait
Sheriff Kerby
Brent Stait grew up in The Pas and in Flin Flon, Manitoba and like most young Canadian boys he spent most of his spare time playing hockey. At 18 he went to work in the mines for the Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. A year later he spent a summer at the Banff School of Fine Arts and then moved to Toronto to study acting at the Ryerson Theatre School. After Ryerson, Brent worked at the Stratford Festival spending three years there performing and perfecting his craft. He still performs on stage when he isn't working in film or television.moreless -
Michael Moriarty
Colonel Thomas Campbell
He is one of the tallest actors in Hollywood at 6' 4½" (1.94 m). Moriarty is reknowned as a character actor. Especially also for his role as EADA Benjamin Stone on Law & Order. -
Steve Makaj
Sweatshirt Guy
In addition to his numerous television credits, Steve has also appeared in such films as Edison, The Perfect Score, Peter Benchley's Creature, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and Betrayal of Silence.
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