Character List
Denise Sherwood
Denise Sherwood
CATHERINE BELL
Best known for her work as the headstrong Marine Corps attorney Lt. Sarah ‘Mac’ MacKenzie on the action drama series “JAG,” Catherine Bell now stars in “Army Wives,” the one-hour ensemble drama series on Lifetime. “Army Wives,” which is currently shooting its 7th season, captures the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women – and one man – living with their spouses and families on an active army post. They deal with the pressures and traditions the military imposes on those who are left behind while their partners serve their country. Bell plays Denise Sherwood, a devoted wife who has returned to work as a nurse while her husband is a major in Iraq and whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Bell was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with her family at the young age of three. While studying biomedical engineering at UCLA, Bell ventured into modeling, which soon led to immediate recognition in both the United States and overseas. Building on her success as a model, she decided to pursue an acting career, which was launched soon thereafter.
Her feature film credits include Universal’s mega-hit “Bruce Almighty” opposite Jim Carrey and opposite Steve Carrell in the sequel, “Evan Almighty,” as well as “Men of War.”
Bell starred in Hallmark Channel’s highest-rated original movie series “The Good Witch,” “The Good Witch’s Garden,” “The Good Witch’s Gift” and “The Good Witch’s Family” as Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale. Bell’s other recent small screen credits include Lifetime’s “Still Small Voices,” “Law & Order,” and “Friends.”
Bell, along with her 2 children, divides her time between their home in Southern California and Charleston, South Carolina where “Army Wives” is filmed.
Joan Burton
Joan Burton
WENDY DAVIS
Originally from Joppatowne Maryland, Wendy caught the acting bug in college while attending Howard University in Washing DC, where she earned a B.A. in theater. Upon graduation, Davis landed guest-starring roles on many television series, but her first big break came when she was cast as a series regular on the ABC drama series “High Incident.” Of the pilot episode “The Hollywood Reporter” wrote, "The large and strikingly good cast all make outstanding first impressions, and Wendy Davis is magnificent as a cop's widow".
Wendy was next cast as a detective on "EZ Street", a one-hour drama produced by Paul Haggis, Academy Award winning writer/director of "Crash". In 2007 Wendy was cast as Colonel Joan Burton on Army Wives and is one of the original cast members. Davis was nominated for four NAACP awards for her work on Army Wives.
Her additional television credits include “Commander in Chief,” “Cold Case,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The District,” “Angel,” “Coach,” “Between Brothers,” “Profiler,” “Smart Guy and “In Living Color.” During hiatus from Army Wives this year, Wendy played recurring character Kimberly Mitchell in five episodes of the hit series Scandal. Her feature film credits include “Rendezvous,” “Return to Two Moon Junction,” “Mother Ghost,” “Reptile Man” and “Trapped.”
Latasha Monclair
Latasha Monclair
ASHANTI
Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter, Actor and Author Ashanti is a native of Glen Cove, Long Island. Ashanti burst onto the music scene with her 2002 smash hit debut album self titled Ashanti. It landed the #1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200/ and R&B album charts, selling a whopping 504,593 units in its first week. Her first week showing set a sound scan record as the most albums sold by any debut female artist in the chart’s history, granting her a spot in the Guinness book of world records. With her song, “Foolish”, Ashanti also secured the #1 top spot on SIX Billboard Charts simultaneously including Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, The Billboard 200, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, Hot 100 Airplay, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Hot 100! “Foolish” stayed on the billboard charts for 11 consecutive weeks. She made Billboard history by having her first three chart entries land in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. She is the first female to accomplish this feat, previously only attained by the Beatles.
That year she was awarded 8 Billboard Awards. Her album “Ashanti” topped the Billboard Album Chart and also won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. In addition, that year she won 2 American Music Awards and the Soul Train Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the year Award. Her follow-up release, “Chapter II,” debuted in the number 1 slot for two consecutive weeks on the Billboard Album Chart and spawned two Top-10 singles. In addition to her Grammy, she’s also received Multiple Soul Train Awards, A MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Award, A Comet Award (Grammy Equivalent in Germany), Lady of Soul Awards a Teen Choice Award and Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Award, along with many other nominations including an MTV movie award nomination and an NAACP Image Award Nomination for her role as Kera in “Coach Carter.”
Ashanti’s other albums include “Ashanti’s Christmas", "Concrete Rose", a remix album titled, "Collectibles by Ashanti" and she was the Executive Producer on her last Album The Declaration which was released on her Label “Written Entertainment” distributed by Universal Records. It featured producers and Artists, Babyface, LT Hutton, Diane Warren, Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Pharell, Robin Thicke, Brian Cox, and Neffu to name a few. The First Single off of The Declaration “The Way That I Love You” won The Music Choice Video of the Year Award in 2009.
Ashanti is the CEO of her Own Label Written Entertainment where she is the first artist off of this label.. She is currently in the studio recording her fifth studio Album “Braveheart” to be released in 2013. The first single “The Woman You Love” features Busta Rhymes and is available for purchase in Itunes now. The 2nd single "That's What awe Do" features R. Kelly also available in iTunes.
Ashanti made her Directorial Debut for her video “The Woman You Love” featuring Busta Rhymes off of her label Written Entertainment. She is certainly considered a Mogul in this business!
Ashanti made her telefilm debut helming “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz,” opposite Miss Piggy and Kermit. She also starred in the Disney Animated Series “The Proud Family”. She got her start in acting on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” and portrayed Dionne Warwick on “American Dreams.” She has also played herself and performed on the hit TV series “Vegas”. She appeared as the special guest for the successful ABC Network TV show Extreme Makeover Home Edition and was the Special Guest Performer for the Biggest Loser on NBC as well.
In her feature film debut “Coach Carter,” she co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the #1 Box office Hit (MTV/Paramount). Ashanti’s other films include yet another #1 Box office Hit, “Resident Evil Extinction” where she starred as “Nurse Betty” opposite Milla Jovovich (Sony Screen Gems). Previously, she starred in the hugely successful “John Tucker Must Die” (Twentieth Century Fox) alongside Jessie Metcalfe. She can be seen as an Indian Songstress who sings in Hindi and English as she dances in the Bollywood film, “Bride & Prejudice.” with Aishwarya Rai (Miramax/Casablanca).
Ashanti recently wrote the title track for the film “Dream House” produced by Morgan Creek starring Daniel Craig that was released September 30, 2011 under her Label Written Entertainment. The name of the song is “Never too Far Away”. The film received Oscar “buzz” via Variety Magazine. She will also write on the score and sound track of the new film “Tupac” also produced by Morgan Creek to be released Fall of 2014.
She has written her first book of poetry through Hyperion titled Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love which is currently in its eighth edition and is also an Audio Book/Spoken Word.
Ashanti made her Theatre Stage debut with the starring role as Dorothy in the Broadway Tony Award winning adaption of The Wiz. She also participated in the 5 th Anniversary of the Broadway smash “Wicked” alongside Joy Bayhar and sang “Defying Gravity. She was a part of the 70 th Anniversary of the Classic Wizard of OZ at Tavern on the Green where she sang the Judy Garland version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. She released her version of the song in iTunes again under her Record Label Written Entertainment.
Ashanti is an entrepreneur! She has her own fragrance, "Precious Jewel" sold at Wal-Mart and other fine stores as well as a Dietary Supplement Vitamin called “Ashanti’s OPC-3 Beauty Blend”.
Her endorsements include: Herbal Essences, where she is the first African American to land a national campaign, Candies Apparel, as well as MUDD Jeans, "DELICIOUS CURVES" and Johnson&Johnson Body Care.
Ashanti has performed before Presidents and Royalty. She has performed duets with the likes of Pattie Labelle, Smokey Robinson, Ronald Isley, Stevie Wonder and Kenny Chesney to name a few. She has appeared on shows ranging from Oprah, Ellen, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Regis & Kelly, “Live With Kelly and Michael”, Saturday Night Live, The View, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, BET 106 & Park, MTV TRL, VH1 Hip Hop Honors and Fuse TV among others. She has performed on virtually every music awards show from the Grammys to the American Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Awards, VMA’s Japan, The BET Awards, The World Music Awards, The Much Music Awards, the Soul Train Awards, Teen Choice Awards and the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. She is an American Favorite, singing the National Anthem and God Bless America for major events including the World Series and the NBA Finals Play off Series as well as performing for the NBA All Star Game.
She Executive Produced her first television special on ABC/Family in 2004. Ashanti has recently partnered with Warren Miller to shoot a Pilot for a docudrama which she Executive Produced. In 2012, she was also an Executive Producer of “Fuse News,” on FUSE TV the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company to debut in February of 2013.
She has just begun her newest venture starring in season 7 of the hit Lifetime series “Army Wives” with ABC Studios.
She continues to reign at the top as one of Billboards Top Females of the Decade from 2000-2010. She is currently on the list of The Twenty Best Selling Music Singles Since 1990 for her single “Foolish” selling 8.2 million copies to-date.
With all of this amazing success, Ashanti has never lost sight of who she is and how important it is to give back to the community. She has been very active supporting a whole list of charities and good causes. Ashanti is the Ambassador for the Jumpstart reading program and also is a Chain of Confidence Counselor for the Tupperware Brand. She became the Youth of the Year Ambassador for the Boys and Girls Club of America in 2009 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame. She became a member of their "BE GREAT" Campaign with Denzel Washington who she shot a National PSA on education with. It debuted at the Congressional Breakfast, September 2011. The PSA was directed by Oscar Winner Ron Howard.
Look for this Independent young Lady to conquer the World in 2013 and the Future!
Jackie Clarke
Jackie Clarke
KELLI WILLIAMS
Kelli Williams is best-known as a star of the Emmy Award-winning courtroom drama “The Practice,” which ran for seven seasons on ABC. Williams went on to star in numerous television productions, most recently three seasons of Fox's "Lie To Me" opposite Tim Roth.
Williams was born and raised in Los Angeles, and still resides there with her husband and their three children.
Katherine 'Kat' Young
Katherine 'Kat' Young
BROOKE SHIELDS
Brooke Shields began her accomplished professional career at only eleven months of age when she was selected as the Ivory Snow Baby, and by age 3 was a runway model. At age 9, Shields began her extensive film career when she won her first acting role in "Alice Sweet Alice" and rapidly gained fame after staring in Louis Males' "Pretty Baby," the Palme D'or Award winner at the Cannes Film Festival, and the coming of age tales "Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love." As a model, Brooke has graced the covers of hundreds of magazines, most notably Time Magazine as the "Face of the Eighties". Today, Shields continues her prolific appearances in a broad range of worldwide publications, decades after it all began.
In addition to her film achievements, Shields has maintained a successful and critically acclaimed television career. Her work on The NBC hit "Suddenly Susan" garnered her a Golden Globe nomination, and she received an American Comedy Award nod for her guest role on "Friends". Brooke is the recipient of five People's Choice Awards, and has previously starred in NBC's "Lipstick Jungle," in addition to guest appearances on a wide range of hit shows including "That 70's Show", "Hannah Montana," "Two And A Half Men" and "The Middle." Shields will portray brash and brilliant Air Force Colonel Katherine "Kat" Young this spring in Lifetime's critically acclaimed drama, "Army Wives."
Shields is the best-selling author of several books, including "The Brooke Book," "On Your Own," and the highly publicized and critically acclaimed "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression." Brooke has recently tapped into her experiences as a mother, successfully branching out into the world of children's books, penning "Welcome To Your World, Baby" and "It's the Best Day Ever Dad" for Harper Collins.
While attending Princeton University, Brooke pursued her love of Theatre as a member of the Princeton Triangle Club. Shortly after graduating with honors, she made her Broadway debut as Rizzo in the hit musical "Grease", for which she earned the Theatre World Award in 1994 for "Outstanding Debut on Broadway." Shields went on to star in "Chicago", "Wonderful Town", and "Cabaret", all of which earned her rave reviews. Last year, Brooke starred in a variety of on-stage productions. She assumed the iconic role of Morticia Addams alongside Roger Rees in the hit Broadway show, "The Addams Family." Brooke appeared in the acclaimed ensemble "Girls Talk," written and directed by Roger Kumble.
Critically acclaimed nightclub debut at Feinstein's at The Loews Regency, performing "In My Life", a freewheeling music and stand-up romp through her life's ups and downs. The show sold out its entire run.
In 2012, Shields starred alongside Richard Chamberlain in playwright John Pielmeier's world premiere adaptation of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, this stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty's famous 1971 novel transformed the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.
In addition to her professional career, Brooke continues to be a strong advocate for children's rights and literacy, and is the happily married mother of 2 beautiful daughters.
Gloria
Gloria
ALYSSA DIAZ
Alyssa Diaz was born in Los Angeles. The highly accomplished actress of Colombian, Mexican, and Irish descent began acting at the age of twelve when a teacher encouraged her to sign up for the school’s theatre program one summer.
Starting off with modeling and smaller roles, Alyssa landed her first big role on the soap opera As The World Turns, where she played Celia Ortega. Relocating to New York exposed Alyssa to the rigorous demand of the craft of acting and inspired Alyssa to further pursue her theatre training, in addition to studying singing, painting, and martial arts.
This multi-faceted and eloquent actress is quickly emerging as a noteworthy leading lady, playing numerous diverse characters in a variety of film and television projects.
Alyssa is currently shooting the seventh season of Lifetime’s smash hit Army Wives. She joined the cast last season in the role of Gloria Cruz, and quickly made a mark amongst the impressive cast. Concurrently, she is recurring on the CW’s The Vampire Diaries in their current season, and had a notable guest spot on NBC’s new cult drama Revolution. On the big screen, she recently co-starred in the long delayed remake of Red Dawn.
More recently, she starred in the short-lived Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011) for ABC Family and also starred in the film Shark Night 3-D (2011) for Relativity Media.
Alyssa’s past televisions credits include a recurring role on TNT’s critically acclaimed cop-drama, Southland, Fox’s cult hit, Lie to Me, and the television film, The Jensen Project, co-starring with Kellie Martin, Levar Burton and Patricia Richardson. Her other prominent television roles include guest starring roles on Necessary Roughness, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Greek, The Unit, Shark, Law & Order: Los Angeles, ER, and Three Rivers. Additionally, she starred in the lead role in Cartoon Network’s Ben 10: Alien Swarm, a live action television film, based on the popular animated series.
She also co-starred opposite America Ferrara in the Sundance indie, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005).
Alyssa resides in New York City and devotes her free time to traveling the globe and charity work that empowers at-risk youth.
Maggie Hall
Maggie Hall
TORREY DEVITTO
Torrey Joël DeVitto has recently signed on to star in the 7th season of Lifetime popular drama “Army Wives.” She plays the drop-dead gorgeous Maggie Hall, a smart ex-Army Airbone who is now a truck driver who comes to Joint Base Marshall with her new husband Staff Sergeant Eddie (Hall) and is devoted to her 10 year old son Tanner and her husband ‘s 14-year old daughter.
Torrey was most recently seen in the CW television series, “Vampire Diaries” as Meredith Fell, and continues to have a popular recurring role as Melissa on ABC Family’s hit show, “Pretty Little Liars.” Torrey wrapped the film "EVIDENCE", starring Stephen Moyer, which is now being discussed as a 2013 release, depending on festival inclusion.
Born and raised in Huntington, New York, to Mary & Liberty DeVitto, from the time Torrey was born, she was surrounded by the entertainment industry. For 28 years her father played the drums for Billy Joel. She spent most of her early years traveling on the road with her parents. By the time Torrey could walk, her heart was in the music and acting world. She began violin lessons at age six and was in the 4th grade when she had already earned her place as the 4th chair violinist in a New York high school orchestra. From 1995 to 1997, she played in the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra; from 1998 to 1999, she played in the Florida Youth Artist Orchestra, traveling with the orchestra to Austria; at age 12 she played a solo violin piece at the wedding of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook; and in 1997 Torrey played on stage with her father at a Terri Binion show in Orlando, earning her first standing ovation.
Torrey later studied dance with the Kings Park Dance Center in New York. She began taking acting classes at Zoe & Company in Orlando, Florida. At 15 she started working in commercials, modeling, and print ads. Torrey’s first break in acting came in 1999 when she participated in the Spelling Production, “Safe Harbor.” One year later, she booked the Nickelodeon pilot, “Noah Knows Best.” In her junior year of high school, she enrolled in the Crenshaw Performing Arts School where she graduated 6 months early and at the top of her class. During the summer after high school graduation, Torrey stayed in Japan working for Avenue One Modeling Agency. Her break came in 2002 when she earned the lead in playwright, Lee Blessing’s three woman play, “Eleemosynary,” which was performed at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Her performance won her rave reviews in the Orlando Sentinel.
After graduating high school, Torrey moved to Los Angeles, where her career as an actress began to take off. Her work includes: playing Alexandra on the MTV pilot, “Alexandra the Great;” guest starring on the FBC pilot, “One Big Happy;” guest starring in “The Untitled Michael Jacobs Pilot” for FBC; as well as guest starring on episodes of “Scrubs,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “Jack & Bobby,” “The King of Queens “Drake & Josh,” “CSI Miami,” and “Castle.” Torrey booked her first lead on the ABC Family series, “Beautiful People,” as aspiring model Karen Kerr. On the film front, her film debut was in “Starcrossed,” and she has appeared in the 2006 movie sequel, "I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer," "The Rite" with Anthony Hopkins, "Green Flash," "Killer Movie," and "Heber Holiday." However, above all she is most notable for her chilling recurring role as Carrie on The CW drama series, “One Tree Hill.”
Staying true to her love of music, in 2002, she played violin with the Tommy Davidson Band at the Sunset Room in Hollywood. Her solo performance earned her another standing ovation. She also played violin on Raphael Saadig’s CD, “Ray Ray,” in 2004, and in 2011 she played on Stevie Nicks’ album, “In Your Dreams.”
Outside work, Torrey dedicates much of what free time she has to philanthropy. She is a Hospice Ambassador going on five years (www.caringinfo.org/torrey), and also supports PETA and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). She shares, “To most, death is an incredibly scary and taboo idea. Hospice provides a shoulder to lean on... and the important duty of easing the fears and doubts that naturally reside in our minds as we approach the end of our lifetime. There is nothing I am more proud or passionate about than being a part of this work. It is a life-long commitment for me. A passion that I find to be more gratifying than anything I have ever known. My hope is to inspire others to join me in this fulfilling journey.”
Torrey also makes time to dote on her dog Beau, a 7 ½ year old Chihuahua mix that she adopted at Much Love, a pet adoption agency in Los Angeles.
Holly Truman
Holly Truman
ELLE MCLEMORE
Elle McLemore grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada in a show business family. At the age of 3, she made her start in the entertainment industry, performing in a magic touring show along with her family. Her father was a pyrotechnician, and her mom a dancer/showgirl.
She returned to Las Vegas, going to school and performing in benefit productions alongside the Las Vegas casts of "Phantom," "Mamma Mia" and "Spamalot." She was homeschooled her senior year, commuting to Los Angeles, and guest starring in Disney's "The Suite Life on Deck" and ABC's "The Middle."
A week after graduation, Elle moved to LA and starred in her first feature film "At the Top of the Pyramid," a cheerleading based independent film co-starring Dean Cain and Steve Guttenberg.
Elle returned to her "stage roots" to star as the pint-sized "All About Eve" inspired villain, Eva, in the National Tour of Universal Pictures Stage Productions/Beacon Entertainment's "Bring It On: The Musical." The show was composed of the Tony Award winning creative team of "In the Heights", "Avenue Q" and "Next to Normal." The national tour premiered at the prestigious Center Theater Group's "Ahmanson" theatre in Los Angeles. It then continued on to 12 more cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, St. Louis, and Toronto.
"Bring it On" went on then went on to New York City, where Elle made her Broadway debut at the St. James Theatre.
Michael Holden
Michael Holden
BRIAN MCNAMARA
Brian McNamara got his break in Hollywood with a part in the hit movie “Short Circuit,” and has since appeared in numerous roles in both film and television.
Most recently, McNamara starred in the Lifetime movie “The Secret Lives of Second Wives,” and the feature films “Hallowed Ground” and “Lost Signal,” which he also directed. His other film credits include “Arachnophobia,” “Mystery Date,” “The Mystery of Spoon River,” “Caddyshack 2” and “I Know Who Killed Me.”
Early in his career, McNamara was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work in the TV movie “Billionaire Boys Club.” His additional television credits include guest-starring roles in such popular series as “Seinfeld,” “Monk,” “NYPD Blue,” “St. Elsewhere,” “JAG,” “The O.C.,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “Mad About You,” “Matlock,” “Ellen,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Murphy Brown,” “Homefront” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.”
McNamara resides in Los Angeles.
Frank Sherwood
Frank Sherwood
TERRY SERPICO
Born at Ft. Sill, OK., the youngest of three, Terry lived on seven Army Posts in the US and Europe before his father retired as a full colonel after 26 years of service.
Terry started acting during his sophomore year in high school when he was cast as Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" He attended Boston University in the Theatre Dept. and eventually earned his BFA from SUNY-Purchase in upstate NY.
He moved to NYC, pursued an Acting career in fits and starts, tended bar, got married, started a family and paid his dues. After 20 years and over 50 roles in Film and Television, Serpico landed the role of Maj. Frank Sherwood on Army Wives. Other than Army Wives this season, he can be seen on “Person of Interest” and “The Carrie Diaries.”
Terry lives in Charleston with his teenaged son. He loves to work, surf, play golf and is an avid Crossfitter.
Hector Cruz
Hector Cruz
JOSEPH JULIAN SORIA
With distinguished roles in a variety of projects, Joseph Julian (J.J.) Soria is proving that he possesses the talent, energy and experience to bring memorable characters to life on the small and silver screen. Most recently, Soria was bumped up as a series regular on Lifetime's top rated series, "Army Wives," so this year, he continues his role as Private First Class "Hector Cruz.”
Although often cast as the bad boy, Soria has proven to have the chops to conquer many other roles, including comedic characters. His latest film Filly Brown (Olmos Productions), premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition to rave reviews.
Soria plays the lead antagonist, ‘MC Wyatt’ opposite Gina Rodriguez (Go For It). The film hits theaters in April 2013 after a long awaited delay and much controversy around the loss of the film’s supporting actress, Latin superstar Jenni Rivera. Filly Brown was the fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival for Soria, his other films include All She Can (2011), High School (2010), and Hamlet 2 (2008). Soria additionally has a lead role the indie film Mission Park in the pipeline for 2013.
This past year, Soria had remained in demand as he most recently wrapped two films. He shot a lead role in Ten Cent Pistol, a neo-noir heist film and stars alongside Joe Mantegna and Jena Malone. In addition, he shot the lead in Salvatore Totino's directorial debut film: Every Hero’s Dream. Every Hero's Dream, which focuses on Soria’s character: a bad thug who boasts about outsmarting law enforcement but later has to come to terms with his own impending death. The projects do not have release dates yet. Additionally, Soria's acting resume includes featured guest spots on many of today’s notable television shows including “Dexter,” “The Shield,” “CSI: Miami, “Sons of Anarchy, “The Closer,” “Bones” and “Southland.” In film, Soria's credits include Fast and Furious and Crank: High Voltage, High School (2010) and All She Can (2011). In 2008, he was buzzed about as one of the hottest breakout actors tied to his role in director Andrew Fleming’s Hamlet 2, starring alongside Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener. The film is, and still remains, the third highest selling independent film coming out of the Sundance Film Festival.
In his spare time, Soria finds ways to contribute to causes that are close to his heart. In 2011, he joined the Tough Mudder Run in northern and southern California to benefit the Wounded Warriors Program, an organization that provides assistance to wounded U.S. Veterans and their families. In addition, Soria, regularly contributes to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and recently participated on their annual walk in honor of his friend who was diagnosed with the condition.
Soria resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Tim Truman
Tim Truman
JESSE MCCARTNEY
Jesse McCartney is an American actor, singer and songwriter who started his career at 7 years old on the NY stage performing in Community Theatre. As a child, he appeared in the leading roles of the Broadway musicals; The King and I (9 yrs) and A Christmas Carol (11 yrs) with Roger Daltrey.
From the ages of 11 to 13, McCartney simultaneously acted on ABC's All My Children, which earned him two Daytime Emmy Award nominations and recorded with the group Dream Street, whose debut album went gold.
Jesse released his first solo album, Beautiful Soul, in 2004 which went platinum, selling over 1.8 million copies. He also co-wrote the smash hit "Bleeding Love" for singer Leona Lewis which was a #1 hit in 34 countries, the only song in over a decade to achieve this status. The song won ASCAP’s song of the year and was nominated for a Grammy Award. His single, “Leavin’,” landed him a #1 spot on the charts and was Top 40 Radio's most played song of 2008. “How Do You Sleep” followed in 2009, also charting in the top 10.
McCartney’s film credits include the teen cult classic Keith, which won five international film festival awards, followed by Beware The Gonzo and Chernobyl Diaries.
McCartney has voiced numerous animated characters for films, video games, and television series including all three Alvin and the Chipmunks films, Horton Hears a Who, Kingdom Hearts, and Young Justice.
Besides appearing on television in the role of “J.R.” Chandler on All My Children for 3 seasons, McCartney later co-starred in the hit series Summerland with Lori Loughlin, the highest rated show on the WB Network during its 2 year run, and recently guest starred on Greek, Law & Order SVU, and CSI: Las Vegas. He has recently joined the cast of Army Wives as Private Tim Truman.
Quincy
Quincy
JOSHUA HENRY
Joshua Henry Is thrilled to be making his Lifetime Channel debut with Army Wives. Recently seen starring as Jake in the Tony Award–winning revival ofThe Gershwin's Porgy and Bess Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Award nomination for best leading actor in a musical), American Idiot, In the Heights. At New York City Center: The Wiz, The Cotton Club Parade. Regional: American Idiot (Berkerley Repertory), Godspell (Paper Mill Playhouse), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (American Repertory Theatre). Off-Broadway: In the Heights. Film and TV: Sex and the City (film) and Kings. Composer of the new children's musical Amigo Duende. Thanks to Station Three entertainment, Ken Weinrib and Cathryn.
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall
BURGESS JENKINS
Burgess Jenkins, a native of Winston-Salem, NC, attended Lenoir-Rhyne University where he studied Psychology in graduate school. Burgess later enrolled at the famed Playhouse West in LA where he studied for 4 years under Bob Carnegie and actor Jeff Goldblum. In the summer of 2000 Burgess landed the role of Ray Budds in the Blockbuster "Remember the Titans" with two-time Academy award winner Denzel Washington. He would follow that up with the biblical thriller "The Reaping" opposite Hilary Swank. Notably, Burgess has recurred on "Nashville", "One Tree Hill", Ridley Scott’s series “Coma” and the comedy mini-series “Marry Me” with Lucy Liu. Recently he starred in the thriller "Jimmy” with Ted Levine, and won Critical acclaim and the Boston Film Festival "Best Actor" Nomination for the indie drama "In/Significant Others".
Burgess and his wife Ashlee are closely involved in the philanthropy for Children's Cancer Support that they started in his Grandfather's name. They are also active in their church & community and have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter Lila Harper.
Denise Sherwood
CATHERINE BELL
Best known for her work as the headstrong Marine Corps attorney Lt. Sarah ‘Mac’ MacKenzie on the action drama series “JAG,” Catherine Bell now stars in “Army Wives,” the one-hour ensemble drama series on Lifetime. “Army Wives,” which is currently shooting its 7th season, captures the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women – and one man – living with their spouses and families on an active army post. They deal with the pressures and traditions the military imposes on those who are left behind while their partners serve their country. Bell plays Denise Sherwood, a devoted wife who has returned to work as a nurse while her husband is a major in Iraq and whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Bell was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with her family at the young age of three. While studying biomedical engineering at UCLA, Bell ventured into modeling, which soon led to immediate recognition in both the United States and overseas. Building on her success as a model, she decided to pursue an acting career, which was launched soon thereafter.
Her feature film credits include Universal’s mega-hit “Bruce Almighty” opposite Jim Carrey and opposite Steve Carrell in the sequel, “Evan Almighty,” as well as “Men of War.”
Bell starred in Hallmark Channel’s highest-rated original movie series “The Good Witch,” “The Good Witch’s Garden,” “The Good Witch’s Gift” and “The Good Witch’s Family” as Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale. Bell’s other recent small screen credits include Lifetime’s “Still Small Voices,” “Law & Order,” and “Friends.”
Bell, along with her 2 children, divides her time between their home in Southern California and Charleston, South Carolina where “Army Wives” is filmed.
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