JACK WARDEN (Jehan Daas)
JEREMY JAMES KISSNER (Older Nello)
JESSE JAMES (Nello, aged 7)
JON VOIGHT (Michel La Grande)
CHERYL LADD (Anna Cogez)
STEVEN HARTLEY (Carl Cogez)
BRUCE McGILL (William, the Blacksmith)

JACK WARDEN (Jehan Daas) began his career in New York in various stage productions including "View from the Bridge," "Lullaby," "Picnic," "Golden Boy," "Death of a Salesman" and "The Man in the Glass Booth."

After his talents were noticed by Hollywood, Warden soon found himself working closely with some of the silver screen's most famous performers including Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity," Henry Fonda in "Twelve Angry Men," Clark Gable in "Run Silent, Run Deep" and John Wayne in "Donovan's Reef."

In 1972, Warden jumped form the big screen to television and subsequently earned an Emmy Award for his performance in "Brian's Song" opposite James Caan. Returning to film, ti wasn't long before Warden received two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor (one for "Shampoo" and the other for "Heaven Can Wait," both opposite Warren Beatty).

Warden's additional film credits include "All the President's Men," "The Champ," "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure," "Being There," "…And Justice for All," "The Presidio," "Toys," "Bullets Over Broadway," "While You Were Sleeping," "Might Aphrodite" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead." Warden recently completed filming the latest untitled Warren Beatty film.

JEREMY JAMES KISSNER (Older Nello) made his impressive feature film debut starring as Finnegan Bell, age 10, in the 1998 version of "Great Expectations," starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Bancroft. The young actor began modeling and taking acting classes, while also starring in several television commercials. The Minnesota native was discovered at a large New York talent convention-and the following summer was filming "Great Expectations." Kissner has since relocated to Los Angeles, where he attends school (both regular and acting classes), and his hobbies include sports, collecting baseball cards and watching action movies and comedies.

JESSE JAMES (Nello, aged 7) has, at age 9, already amassed an impressive list of feature and television credits and is becoming one of the industry's promising young actors.

James most recently appeared on the motion picture screen opposite Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn and Paul Newman in "Message in a Bottle." Spotted at a photo shoot for his actor-father Shane James, Jesse soon landed his first acting jobs (and a national print campaign for Tommy Hilfiger) on PBS's "Sesame Street" and the CBS drama "Walker, Texas Ranger." His other feature film credits include the short "Puppies for Sale" (opposite Jack Lemmon), the James L. Brooks' multiple-Oscar-winner "As Good As It Gets" (opposite Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt), with Kenneth Branagh in Robert Altman's thriller, "The Gingerbread Man," and the Oscar-winning independent drama "Gods and Monsters" (starring Sir Ian McKellan and Brendan Fraser).

JON VOIGHT (Michel La Grande), a native of Yonkers, New York, began his acting career at Archbishop Stephanie High School and continued with it while attending Catholic University in Washington, D.C. (he graduated with a BFA in scenic design and art). He moved to New York City and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse under the tutelage of the legendary Sandy Meisner. Voight made his stage debut in 1961 in the Off-Broadway musicl "O, Oysters," and debuted on Broadway, taking over the role of Rolf in the long-running musical "The Sound of Music."

Other acclaimed stage roles followed-opposite Robert Duvall in the revival of "A View from the Bridge," opposite Irene Papas and Tyne Daly in "That Summer-That Fall" (earning him a Theatre World Award) and at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" and Ariel in "The Tempest." While in California, he began working in television (the series "Cimarron Strip," "Gunsmoke," "Hour of the Gun") and in film (the lead in "Out of It"). The turning point in his career came when he earned his first Academy Award nomination, the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, as well as the British Academy Award for his performance in John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy."

Other memorable films include "Catch-22," "Deliverance," "Conrack" and "The Odessa File." Other stage plays during that time include "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Hamlet." His role opposite Jane Fonda in "Coming Home" earned Voight (all as Best Actor) an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, the Cannes International Film Festival Award and both the New York and Los Angeles Films Critics Awards.

Voight's additional film credits include "The Champ," "Lookin' to Get Out" (which he produced and co-wrote), "Table for Five" (which he produced), "Runaway Train" (his third Academy Award nomination and London Films Critics Award nomination) and "Desert Bloom." His more recent starring film roles include "Mission: Impossible," Frances Ford Coppola's "The Rainmaker," Oliver Stone's "U-Turn," "Most Wanted," "Anaconda," John Singleton's "Rosewood," Michael Mann's "Heat," Jerry Bruckheimer's "Enemy of the State," John Boorman's "The General" and "Varsity Blues."

Voight's television credits include the recent "Noah's Ark," "The Tin Soldier" (his directoral debut, which won several awards including Best Children's Film at the Berlin Film Festival), Showtime's "Convict Cowboy," "Return to Lonesome Dove," "The Last of His Tribe" (CableACE Award-winner) and "Chernobly: The Final Warning."

Voight continues his humanitarian efforts on behalf of the homeless, Vietnam veterans and Native Americans. He served as host of the "Love of Life Telethon," a Catholic charity for the benefit of the St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino. He was also responsible for helping UNESCO and Chabad's effort to rescue the sick children of Chernobyl.

CHERYL LADD (Anna Cogez) achieved enormous success playing Kris Munroe in the hit 70s series "Charlie's Angels" and has gone on to star in more than 35 telefeatures and feature films. Most recently, Ladd starred in the highly rated CBS telefilm "Michael Landon, The Father I Knew" (directed by Michael Landon, Jr.), on the hit NBC series "Jesse" (opposite Christina Applegate) and in the motion picture "Permanent Midnight" (opposite Ben Stiller).

A native of Hurron, South Dakota, Ladd began acting, singing and dancing at an early age. She sang with a local group that eventually landed in Los Angeles; the band broke up but Ladd remained in LA. Her first break came as the singing voice of Melody on the popular animated series "Josie and the Pussycats." She also starred (alongside Steve Martin and Teri Garr) in "The Ken Berry WOW Show" before being cast as Kris Munroe.

While still on "Charlie's Angels," Ladd began to star in other projects, beginning with "When She Was Bad" (a hard-hitting telefeature dealing with child abuse-Ladd developed the project and eventually became an ambassador for Childhelp USA, the largest national non-profit organization combatting child abuse). Her additional television credits include starring roles in the miniseries "Grace Kelly," "Jekyll and Hyde," "A Death in California," "Bluegrass," "Crossings," "Changes," "Deadly Care," "Tangled Web," "Perfect Little Angels" and "Every Mother's Worst Fear," in which she starred opposite her daughter, Jordan Ladd. Her additional feature film credits include "Poison Ivy," "Millennium" and "Purple Hearts."

Ladd's humanitarian efforts have been recognized by Childhelp USA, who awarded her their "Woman of the World" Award in 1987, and by the Washington, D.C. Touchdown Club, who awarded her (the first female to be so honored) with the prestigious "Hubert H. Humphrey Humanitarian Award."

STEVEN HARTLEY (Carl Cogez) - Unavailable at present.

BRUCE McGILL (William, the Blacksmith) has enjoyed an extensive career as a character actor in film and television and on stage. He has worked for such acclaimed motion-picture directors as John Singleton in "Rosewood," Mike Nichols in "Silkwood," Jonathan Demme in "Citizen's Band," Clint Eastwood in "A Perfect World" and Ed Zwick in "Courage Under Fire." Among his other film credits are "Ground Control," "Letters from a Killer," "Lawn Dogs," "Black Sheep," "Time Cop," "Cliffhanger," "The Last Boy Scout," "My Cousin Vinnie," "The Secret of My Success," "Animal House" and "Into the Night." His upcoming projects include Michael Mann's next film (as-yet untitled) and Rodney McDonald's "Deep."

On television, McGill has been seen in such movies-of-the-week as "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple," "Murder She Purred," Dennis Quaid's "Everything That Rises," "Shadow of a Doubt," "Good Old Boys" and "A Whale for the Killing." He was also seen in "Star Trek Voyager," "Dave's World," "Babylon 5" and "Tracy Takes On…" and as series regulars in "Live Shot" and "A Black Tie Affair."