In 1997, Beach was in the hit film �Soul Food� about a family dealing with death and survival (starring Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox). Directed by George Tillman and produced by Kenneth �Babyface� Edmonds. In what many consider to be his breakout film role, Beach starred in �Waiting to Exhale� opposite Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston. He also starred in the feature �A Family Thing� with Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones, �White Man�s Burden,� �True Romance,� �One False Move,� �Internal Affairs,� �Lean on Me� and �The Abyss.�
On television, Beach had a recurring role on NBC�s Emmy Award-winning drama �ER,� portraying Jeanie Boulet�s (Gloria Reuben) husband who had contracted the HIV virus and passed it on to her. Beach also starred opposite Don Cheadle in the cable movie �Rebound,� directed by his best friend, Eriq La Salle (�ER�). He has played the nephew to Cicely Tyson�s Scrooge in �Ms. Scrooge,� a cable network�s movie update of Charles Dickens� classic �A Christmas Carol,� and starred opposite Lela Rochon in the TV movie �The Ruby Bridges Story,� a true depiction of desegregation in public schools. He will appear in the independent film �Crazy as Hell,� directed once again by La Salle, and the film �Asunder� with Blair Underwood.
Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Beach has been acting since high school when a friend talked him into auditioning for a school play. He has performed off-Broadway, in regional theater and in Los Angeles theater in such productions as �Much Ado About Nothing� and �Ascension Day.�
Beach�s birthday is October 30.
The son of Broadway veteran Michel Bell (�The Civil War�), the younger Bell always wanted to entertain people. �I got my acting debut as Baby Bear in my kindergarten class production of �Goldilocks and the Three Bears,�� says the actor.
Referring to his �Third Watch� character, Bell sees many similarities. �We�re both in the early stages of our careers and both very committed to our work.�
Bell�s first television role was on NBC�s �ER� (executive-produced by �Third Watch� creator John Wells). He also appeared on �Buffy the Vampire Slayer,� �Players,� �Smart Guy� and �The Parent �Hood.�
During downtime, Bell enjoys playing basketball and tennis. He also sings and plays keyboard in a band. In addition, Bell likes to volunteer as a Big Brother.
The native California who is an honors graduate of San Jose State University, has relocated his residence to New York where �Third Watch� films. His birthday is May 11.
Cannavale has appeared in such films as "Gloria" with Sharon Stone and "Night Falls on Manhattan" and Kevin Costner's "The Postman". He was seen in the cable war movie "When Trumpets Fade" and had a recurring role in "Trinity" from John Wells Productions.
Cannavale's stage credits include Paul Rudnick's "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" at the Williamstown Theater Festival and the world premiere of Langford Wilson's "Virgil is Still the Frog Boy" at Bay Street Theater. He also performed in the world premiere of "The Young Man adn the World" at the Circle in the Square Theater in New York. With Numerous other theatrical counts his role in the Feydeau farce "A Flea in Her Ear" is one of his favorites. He is a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre and the Lab Theatre Company, both based in New York City.
Cannavale recently finished filming an episode of "Sex and the City" and will appear opposite Danny Glover in the Spike Lee produced independent film "3 AM". Cannavale also appeared in "The Bone Collector" opposite Angelia Jolie and Denzel Washington.
Cannavale's favorite role, however, is as father to his 5 year old son. Cannavale and his family live in New York City. His birthday is May 3.
Carlson previously portrayed the wife of the title character (played by Jason Gedrick) in the drama series 'Falcone.' In addition to a recurring role on Fox�s 'Get Real,' Carlson has guest-starred on 'NYPD Blue,' NBC�s 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' and 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.' Her film credits include 'If These Walls Could Talk Part 2' with Nia Long and Chloe Sevigny, 'Thanks of a Grateful Nation' with Ted Danson and Brian Dennehy, and several independent features.
Prior to her work in primetime, Carlson appeared on the NBC daytime drama 'Another World.' Her portrayal of Josie Watts Sinclair earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1998.
Carlson has traveled the world extensively and has visited every state in the U.S. She currently resides in New York City. Her birthday is July 7.
�Jimmy Doherty is a dedicated and confident firefighter who will do whatever it takes to get the job done. He takes pride in his work, but also knows how to turn on the charm and have a little fun.�
Cibrian�s film credits include the Farrelly Brothers� �Say It Isn�t So,� the independent feature �But I�m A Cheerleader� and �Living Out Loud,� in which Cibrian made a memorable feature-film debut as Holly Hunter�s masseur. His television credits include the Biblical miniseries �In the Beginning,� the television movie �Logan�s War: Bound by Honor,� and a starring role on the daytime drama �Sunset Beach.�
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cibrian began his acting career as a child by landing a national Coca-Cola commercial on his very first audition. A number of other commercials soon followed, eventually leading to a starring role in Malcolm-Jamal Warner�s Emmy Award-winning television special, �Kids Killing Kids.� Soon after, Cibrian began landing roles on daytime dramas, including �The Young and the Restless� and �The Bold and the Beautiful.� He also appeared in multiple episodes of �Beverly Hills, 90210� and �Saved by the Bell: The College Years.�
In his spare time, Cibrian enjoys playing golf, football, tennis and basketball. He is involved in a number of charitable organizations, including Make-a-Wish Foundation, the American Paralysis Association, and Stitches, a group in South-Central Los Angeles that provides kids with an alternative to gangs.
Cibrian and his wife Brandi, split their time between New York City and Los Angeles. His birthday is June 18.
A fine arts graduate of Boston University, Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and mentor Wynn Handman. She is fluent in French and German, a language that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.
Raver is thrilled to be reunited with �Third Watch� creator John Wells (with whom she worked on �Trinity�) and loves the complexities of her character, �She is thrill-seeking and compassionate, a dedicated adrenaline junkie with a streak of self�destructiveness when it comes to men.�
In the beginning of her career, Raver paid her bills by acting in commercials that brought her to Venice, Italy, for a Visa ad and put her in a Jeep for �Blade Runner� director Ridley Scott.
Raver�s big break came with her Broadway debut in the play �Holiday� in which she co-starred with Laura Linney (�The Truman Show�) and Tony Goldwyn.
Among Raver�s other television credits are a lead role on the drama �Trinity� and guest-starring roles in such series as �The Practice,� �Spin City,� and NBC�s �Law & Order,� plus a recurring role on �Central Park West.� She also appeared in the feature film �City Hall� with Al Pacino.
Raver co-starred with David Schwimmer (NBC�s �Friends�) and John Spencer (NBC�s �The West Wing�) in the Williamstown production of �The Glimmer Brothers,� written by Warren Leight. Most recently, Raver finished shooting the independent film �Martin & Orloff� with Andy Richter and Janeane Garofalo.
Raver lives in New York. She spends her free time running, practicing yoga and being near her close-knit family. Her birthday is March 15.
Ruivivar describes his role as paramedic Carlos Nieto as, �an ethnically three-dimensional character you don�t often see on TV with a lot of room to explore. I am happy to portray who I am ethnically and not have to identify with only one part of my background. My father is Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish and my mother is Scottish and German. The writers have allowed [my unique diversity] to be who Carlos is on the show, and that�s brave.�
Ruivivar�s feature-film credits include the critically praised �High Art� as well as �In & Out,� �Starship Troopers,� �Simply Irresistible� (with Sarah Michelle Gellar), �Race the Sun� (with Halle Berry) and �White Fang II� (directed by Ken Olin). He�ll next star on the big screen in the independent features �Saturn� and �Swimming,� as well as the future DVD release of �Cash Crop� with James Van Der Beek.
The actor had a recurring role on the daytime drama �All My Children� and guest-starred on NBC�s �Law & Order.� Ruivivar maintains his roots in New York theater as a member of both the Imua! Theater company and Circle East (formerly known as the Circle Repertory Theatre).
In his free time, Ruivivar -- whose father is a musician -- enjoys writing and playing music. True to his Hawaiian upbringing, he loves boogie-boarding and surfing.
Ruivivar lives in New York City with his wife. His birthday is November 4.
Sudduth plays a streetwise police officer named Sully who endures a rocky new marriage. �I love the combinations in Sully,� he says. �He�s a veteran with a good heart. He�s sarcastic without being cynical. He sees himself as the town sheriff.�
Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, Sudduth was an Air Force brat until he was 10, and his parents expected him to become a doctor (his mother, a nurse, worked on the first open-heart surgery team). He earned an undergraduate degree in biology, labored in hospitals and was headed toward medical school until he was diverted down a very unique career path that included stints in public relations and wine making. Eventually he found his calling when he landed in Chicago working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Sudduth�s film credits include �54,� Spike Lee�s �Clockers,� �A Cool Dry Place� and �Money Train.� He also starred alongside Robert De Niro and Jean Reno in the action-thriller �Ronin.� The film was praised for its amazing car chase sequences and Sudduth, a race-car enthusiast, did 90 percent of his own driving stunts. Sudduth later starred in Joel Schumacher�s �Flawless� (again with De Niro).
Among Sudduth�s guest-starring television appearances are NBC�s �Law & Order,� �Homicide: Life on the Street,� �Trinity,� �Mad About You� and �Cosby.� Sudduth also appeared in the cable movie �George Wallace� and the cable series �Oz.�
Sudduth�s Broadway stage work includes Lincoln Center�s production of Shakespeare�s �Twelfth Night� with Helen Hunt, �On the Waterfront� and �The Grapes of Wrath.� Off-Broadway, he has been seen at Joseph Papp�s prestigious Public Theatre in �Marisol� and �The Big Funk.� He is a member of New York�s Rumble-in-the-Redroom sketch comedy ensemble.
Over the past 20 years, Sudduth has directed plays, comedy revues and short film projects while steadily working as an actor. In addition, Sudduth is a singer-songwriter and co-founder of the acoustic rock band Minus Ted. The band has just released their second album entitled �Really Really.�
Sudduth lives in New York City. His birthday is August 23.
