AIDAN QUINN (Tom Guthrie) began his motion picture career starring in the film "Reckless," alongside Daryl Hannah. Since then he has been featured in "Desperately Seeking Susan," The Mission," "Legends of the Fall," "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," "Michael Collins," "The Assignment," "Practical Magic," "Music of the Heart" and "Songcatcher," which earned him a Special Jury Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance at Sundance. In television, Quinn received an Emmy nomination for his wrenching portrayal of a person with AIDS in "An Early Frost" (1985). He starred in Showtime's "Lies of the Twins," "Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone," and recently played the title role in "Benedict Arnold," alongside Kelsey Grammer. Quinn made his stage debut in Chicago in "The Man in 605." He then made his way to New York where he appeared in Sam Shepard's acclaimed off-Broadway drama, "Fool For Love." He starred in a modern-day "Hamlet," directed by Robert Falls, then did another Shepard play, "A Life of the Mind," which won the 1985 New York Drama Desk Award.
	RACHEL GRIFFITHS (Maggie) is the Australian-born actress best known to American television audiences for her role as Brenda Chenowith on HBO's "Six Feet Under." Griffiths' first acting break came when she costarred with fellow Aussie actress Toni Colette in "Muriel's Wedding" (1994), for which she won the Best Supporting Actress award from the Australian Film Institute. Griffiths then appeared in a number of Hollywood and independent films, including "Cosi," "Jude" and "My Best Friend's Wedding." In 1998, she was Oscar-nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the codependent sister of a troubled, world-famous concert cellist, in "Hilary and Jackie." This past summer, she starred opposite fellow Aussie actor Guy Pearce in the crime thriller, "The Hard Word." Griffiths has garnered kudos as a director for her films "Tulip" (at the Aspen Shortfest), and "Roundabout," which won Best Short Fiction Film from the Australian Film Institute. Griffiths' work on "Six Feet Under" has earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Drama Series Ensemble), a Golden Globe (Best Performance by an Actress in a Series) and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.
	AMERICA FERRERA (Victoria Roubideaux) was the 16-year-old breakout star of 2002's Sundance Film Festival for her debut starring performance in "Real Women Have Curves," for which she earned a Special Jury Prize. Ferrera is currently studying for a double-major in International Relations and Theater at the University of Southern California. The youngest of six children in a single-parent home (her mother is an immigrant from Honduras), Ferrera started acting in community theater and school plays at the age of eight. She has appeared in the television series "Touched by an Angel" and "Gotta Kick It Up!"
	GEOFFREY LEWIS (Raymond McPheron) makes his second appearance in a Hallmark Hall of Fame production, following his turn in last year's "A Painted House." Lewis is probably best recognized for his roles in several Clint Eastwood films, including "High Plains Drifter," "Every Which Way But Loose," "Bronco Billy" and "Pink Cadillac." He is also a veteran television actor who has made guest appearances in such series as "Mannix," "Hawaii Five-O," "Kung Fu," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Starsky and Hutch," "Little House on the Prairie," "The A-Team," "Magnum P.I.," "MacGyver," "Murder, She Wrote," "Walker, Texas Ranger" and "The X-Files." Lewis directed the television series "Land's End," in which he also starred alongside Fred Dryer. One of his current projects is the feature film "The Drummer," for which he is screenwriter, director and star. Lewis, the father of actress Juliette Lewis, is a member of the trio Celestial Navigations, which combines New Age music with Lewis' original stories.
	WILLIAM ANDREWS (Harold McPheron) made his first television appearance more than half a century ago in 1950, in an episode of "Lux Video Theatre." Later that decade he appeared in installments of "Playhouse 90," "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars," "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" and "Alcoa Theatre." Among the many early series in which he appeared are "Death Valley Days," "Rawhide," "The Fugitive," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "The FBI" and "Mission: Impossible." More recent series credits include "S.W.A.T.," "LA Law," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Team Knight Rider." Feature film credits include "The Longest Day," "Mommie Dearest" and "Spies Like Us."
	MEGAN FOLLOWS (Ella) comes from a Canadian showbiz family. Her father, mother and one of her sisters are all actors, another sister is a producer and writer, and her brother is also a producer. Follows appeared in her first commercial when she was nine. At age 17, she became known to television audiences around the world when she appeared in the title role in the beloved miniseries "Anne of Green Gables" (1985); two years later she appeared in the sequel. Follows starred as Juliet in the Stratford (Ontario) Festival's 1993 production of "Romeo & Juliet."
	ZACHERY BRYAN (Russell) was born in Colorado in 1981. He spent several seasons as Brad Taylor in the popular television series "Home Improvement," and has also appeared in "Smallville," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Boston Public," "ER" and "Touched by An Angel." His first feature film was "First Kid;" other big-screen credits include "True Heart," "Longshot" and "Slammed."
	CODY ARENS (Bobby), born and raised in Vermont, was discovered at the tender age of seven months when he won a Connecticut Baby Modeling Contest, which earned him his first television commercial for Huggies Diapers. Since then he has shot about 50 commercials. Once his family moved closer to New York City, Arens was cast by Penny Marshall in the feature film "Riding in Cars with Boys" to play Drew Barrymore's son, Jason.
	MICK HAZEN (Ike) was first noticed by a casting director who visited St. Ann's School in Brooklyn Heights, New York, where Hazen currently attends fifth grade. Before making his film debut in PLAINSONG, he appeared on "Chappelle's Show." Hazen plays percussion and piano, and enjoys writing songs. He studies acting at the famed HB Studio in Manhattan, and loves all sports, especially tennis and basketball.
	MARIAN SELDES (Iva Stearns) is widely regarded as one of the great American stage actresses. Not only a dedicated performer--Seldes earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for appearing in "Deathtrap" from 1978 through 1982 without missing a single performance--she is also a dedicated teacher. Her students at New York's Juilliard School have included Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Kevin Spacey and Laura Linney. Seldes studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under the legendary acting coach, Sanford Meisner. She won a Tony Award in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" and has since appeared in Albee's "Three Tall Women" and "The Play About the Baby." Her three other Tony nominations came from performances in "Father's Day (1971)," "Deathtrap (1978)" and "Ring Around the Moon" (1999). No stranger to the small screen, Seldes has made guest appearances on "Gunsmoke," "Have Gun Will Travel," "Perry Mason," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Rifleman," "Mannix," "Kate and Allie," "Who's the Boss," "Murder, She Wrote," "Murphy Brown" and "Sex and the City." Her big-screen credits include "The Greatest Story Ever Told," "Tom and Huck," "Affliction," "The Haunting," and "Celebrity" and "Hollywood Ending," both directed by Woody Allen. Most recently, Seldes appeared in "Mona Lisa Smile."