NICOLAS CAGE (Cris Johnson, Producer)

JULIANNE MOORE (Callie Ferris)

JESSICA BIEL (Liz)

THOMAS KRETSCHMANN (Mr. Smith)

TORY KITTLES (Cavanaugh)

PETER FALK (Irv)

CAST BIOS

NICOLAS CAGE (Cris Johnson, Producer) gave a memorable performance as a suicidal alcoholic in the drama "Leaving Las Vegas," directed by Mike Figgis. His work earned him an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and Best Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Chicago Film Critics and the National Board of Review.

Cris (NICOLAS CAGE) is a man with special cognitive abilities who is sought after by the FBI to help them thwart a nuclear terrorist threat

Cage further solidified his leading-man status when he received Academy Award®, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA nominations for his dual role in Spike Jonze’s comedy “Adaptation,” co-starring Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.

Cage most recently starred in Sony Pictures’ worldwide box office hit film “Ghost Rider” directed by Mark Steven Johnson, Oliver Stone’s acclaimed “World Trade Center” for Paramount Pictures and “The Wicker Man,” a mystery/thriller directed by Neil LaBute. Other recent starring roles include Gore Verbinski’s “The Weather Man” opposite Michael Caine, Andrew Niccol’s controversial “Lord of War,” “National Treasure,” directed by Jon Turteltaub and “Matchstick Men,” directed by Ridley Scott.

In 2002, Cage directed his first feature film “Sonny” starring Golden Globe winner James Franco in the title role, Mena Suvari, Brenda Blethyn and Harry Dean Stanton. The film was accepted into the 2002 Deauville Film Festival.

Also in 2002, Cage’s production company, Saturn Films, produced “The Life of David Gale,” starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet and Laura Linney. Saturn Films also produced “Shadow of the Vampire,” for which Willem Dafoe earned an Academy Award® nomination.

In 2002, Cage starred in John Woo’s World War II film ‘Windtalkers.” Other notable starring roles include “Captain Correlli’s Mandolin,” “The Family Man,” the 2000 remake of “Gone in 60 Seconds” opposite Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi, Martin Scorcese's “Bringing Out the Dead” opposite Patricia Arquette and John Goodman, “Eight Millimeter” with Joaquin Phoenix, the romance “City of Angels,” opposite Meg Ryan, Paramount Pictures’ “Snake Eyes” and “Face/Off,” opposite John Travolta. “Face/Off” earned him a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor in an Action/Adventure movie as well as three MTV Movie Award nominations for Best Male Performance, Best On-Screen Duo (with John Travolta) and Best Villain.

Cage has also starred in ”Con Air,” opposite John Cusack and John Malkovich, in the blockbuster action film “The Rock,” with Sean Connery and Ed Harris, “Guarding Tess” with Shirley MacLaine, the acclaimed film noir “Red Rock West,” the romantic comedy “It Could Happen to You” with Bridget Fonda and Rosie Perez and Barbet Schroeder’s thriller “Kiss of Death.”

Cage’s portrayal of a tormented Vietnam vet in “Birdy” established him as a serious actor. Cage went on to earn a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor for his role as Cher’s lover in “Moonstruck.” David Lynch’s “Wild at Heart,” in which Cage starred with Laura Dern, won the Palme d’Or at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

Cage received another Golden Globe nomination for his role in the romantic comedy “Honeymoon in Vegas,” which also starred Sarah Jessica Parker and James Caan.

Among his other honors was the Montreal World Film Festival’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, the first ever Distinguished Decade in Film Award at ShoWest and he was honored by the American Cinematheque with their 2001 Moving Picture Ball Award, which had previously been won by such actors as Sean Connery, Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster.

His other film credits include “Valley Girl,” “Cotton Club,” “Racing With the Moon,” “The Boy in Blue,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Raising Arizona,” “Vampire's Kiss” and “Fire Birds.”

Cage was raised in Long Beach, California and moved to San Francisco when he was 12. Cage began acting at age 15 at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre, where he appeared in the school’s production of “Golden Boy.” He later moved to Los Angeles, and while still a high school student landed a role in the television film “The Best of Times.” He made his feature film debut in “Rumble Fish” in 1983.

Cage currently resides in Los Angeles with wife Alice Cage.

JULIANNE MOORE (Callie Ferris), an actress of exceptional range, has delivered outstanding work in both boxoffice hits and independent features.

FBI agent Callie Ferris (JULIANNE MOORE) is tracking a terrorist group

Moore recently starred opposite Samuel L. Jackson in “Freedomland,” directed by Joe Roth, Alfonso Cuaron’s futuristic “Children of Men” opposite Clive Owen, “Trust the Man,” directed by Bart Freundlich and co-starring David Duchovny, Billy Crudup and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Prior to that she starred in Joseph Ruben’s hit thriller “The Forgotten” opposite Dominic West, Peter Howitt's romantic comedy “Laws of Attraction” opposite Pierce Brosnan and Jane Anderson’s “The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio” opposite Woody Harrelson. She has also starred opposite Matthew Broderick in the independent film “Marie and Bruce.”

Moore is one of only nine people in Academy history to receive two acting Oscar® nominations in the same year; she was simultaneously cited for “Far From Heaven,” (as Best Actress) and “The Hours” (as Best Supporting Actress). In addition, her work in “Far From Heaven” earned her critical honors from the National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Film Critics and the Broadcast Film Critics, among others.

She earned an Independent Spirit Award as Best Actress for her performance and also scored Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. “The Hours” brought her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

Moore starred opposite Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett in “The Shipping News,” directed Lasse Hallstrom, in Bart Freundlich’s “World Traveler,” as Clarice Starling in the blockbuster hit “Hannibal,” opposite Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman, and in the comedy “Evolution” opposite David Duchovny.

Moore received rave reviews for her performances in “The End of the Affair,” opposite Ralph Fiennes and directed by Neil Jordan, and “Boogie Nights,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The former earned her a Best Actress nomination and the latter mention in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Other notable appearances include Robert Altman’s “Cookie’s Fortune,” co-starring Glenn Close, Charles Dutton and Liv Tyler, the remake of “Psycho,” directed by Gus Van Sant and co-starring Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, Vince Vaughn and William H. Macy and “An Ideal Husband,” with Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver and Cate Blanchett, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

Moore also starred in “A Map of the World,” opposite Sigourney Weaver, “Magnolia,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” directed by Steven Spielberg, “The Myth of Fingerprints,” directed by Bart Freundlich and the Coen Brothers’ “The Big Lebowski.”

Moore was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for both Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts” and Todd Haynes’ “Safe.” She also received critical acclaim for her performance in Louis Malle’s “Vanya on 42nd Street” and James Ivory’s “Surviving Picasso.” Additional film credits include “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Benny & Joon,” “The Fugitive,” “Nine Months” and “Assassins.”

Moore received the Excellence in Media Award at the 2004 GLAAD Media Awards, the Actor Award at the 2002 Gotham Awards and the “Tribute to Independent Vision” at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

After earning her B.F.A. from Boston University for the Performing Arts, Moore starred in a number of off-Broadway productions, including Caryl Churchill’s “Serious Money” and “Ice Cream/Hot Fudge” at the Public Theater. She appeared in Minneapolis in the Guthrie Theater’s “Hamlet,” and participated in workshop productions of Strindberg’s “The Father” with Al Pacino and Wendy Wasserstein’s “An American Daughter” with Meryl Streep.

JESSICA BIEL (Liz) who was named “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Esquire Magazine, has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-out actresses. Her television series acting debut came on WB’s “7th Heaven,” which led to a host of prestigious film roles, of which the most recent are “Home of the Brave” with Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci, “The Illusionist” opposite Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti and “London” co-starring Jason Statham, Chris Evans and Kelli Garner.

Liz (JESSICA BIEL) falls in love with a man who has special cognitive abilities

Biel also starred in Cameron Crowe’s “Elizabethtown” opposite Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst and Susan Sarandon, the action/thriller “Stealth” with Josh Lucas and Jamie Foxx and “Blade: Trinity” opposite Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson and Ryan Reynolds. Biel’s other film credits include the hit remake of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Cellular” costarring Kim Basinger and Chris Evans, “The Rules of Attraction” for director Roger Avary, the romantic comedy “Summer Catch” co-starring Freddie, Prinze Jr. and the holiday film “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” with Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In an impressive display of versatility, Biel garnered rave notices for her portrayal as the rebellious daughter in Victor Nunez’s critically acclaimed “Ulee’s Gold” with Peter Fonda. Selected as the Centerpiece Premiere for the 1997 Sundance Film Festival and presented at the Cannes Film Festival, the movie opened to glowing reviews.

As a child, Biel initially pursued a career as a vocalist and, starting at age nine, starred in such productions as “Annie,” “The Sound of Music” and “Beauty and the Beast.” She soon turned to modeling and commercial work after competing in The International Modeling and Talent Association’s Annual Conference in 1994.

In her spare time Biel is involved with charities such as Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and PETA. Her hobbies include ballet, soccer, running, yoga and hiking with her dog East. Jessica currently resides in Los Angeles.

THOMAS KRETSCHMANN (Mr. Smith) was born in East Germany and before becoming an actor trained as an Olympic swimmer. At age 19, he began a month-long trek from East to West Germany to escape Communism, during which he lost part of his finger to frostbite. He crossed four borders with nothing other than a passport and the equivalent to $100 in his possession.

His other films include “Grimm Love,” “King Kong,” “Celestine Prophecy,” “U-Boat” and “Blade 2.”

He has played a Nazi in six films: “Stalingrad,” “U- 571,” “The Pianist,” “In Enemy Hands,” “Untergang, Der” (“The Downfall”) and “Head in the Clouds.”

For television, he played the title character in “Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II.”

TORY KITTLES (Cavanaugh) most recently starred in Jim Sheridan’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” opposite 50 Cent. Kittles was born and raised in Lawtey, Florida, approximately forty miles outside of Jacksonville. A basketball player at Valencia Community College in Orlando, he transferred to the University of Central Florida to continue his studies. To earn tuition money, he answered a local newspaper ad searching for extras and was hired on the Nickelodeon comedy show “Kenan & Kel.”

Kittles soon began studying with Russ Blackwell and got his first role in a film as a featured character in “Instinct” starring Anthony Hopkins. He subsequently appeared in Joel Schumacher’s “Tigerland,” for which the director asked Kittles to write a song that became the film’s theme song, “Looking for Charlie.” He was subsequently cast by Schumacher in “Phone Booth,” again opposite Colin Farrell.

Kittles’ additional film credits include “Dirty” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Clifton Collins, Jr., “Little Athens” with DJ Qualls and Shawn Hatosy, “Against the Ropes” directed by Charles S. Dutton, starring Meg Ryan and Omar Epps, and “Malibu’s Most Wanted” with Jamie Kennedy.

Television credits include the FX film “Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie,” the Mel Gibson and Jet Li produced telefilm “Invincible” and a guest starring role on “CSI: NY.”

PETER FALK (Irv) was born in New York City on September 16, 1927 and raised in Ossining, New York. When he was 12 years old, he made his first stage appearance in a production of “The Pirates of Penzance” at Camp High Point in upstate New York.

Cris (NICOLAS CAGE, left), a man with special cognitive abilities, asks his friend Irv (PETER FALK, right) to help him elude the FBI

After graduating from Ossining High School, where he was a star athlete and president of his class, Falk served as a cook in the Merchant Marine, then studied at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He completed his work for a B.A. in Political Science at the New School for Social Research in 1951. He earned a Masters in Public Administration at Syracuse University in 1953. After applying unsuccessfully for a job with the Central Intelligence Agency, he became a management analyst with the Connecticut State Budget Bureau, in Hartford. In his spare time, he acted with the Mark Twain Maskers in Hartford and studied at the White Barn Theatre in Westport, where he began to consider the possibility of becoming a professional actor. In 1956, at the age of 29, he left his job with the Budget Bureau and moved to Greenwich Village to pursue an acting career.

Falk made his professional debut off-Broadway in Moliere’s “Don Juan” at the Fourth Street Theatre on January 3, 1956, and the following season he appeared in the Circle in the Square’s successful revival of “The Iceman Cometh” with Jason Robards. For the next three years Falk was never out of work, bouncing from one off-Broadway theater to another.

Although Falk was enjoying success onstage, a theatrical agent advised him not to expect much work in motion pictures because of his glass eye. Surgeons had removed his right eye, along with a malignant tumor, when he was three years old.

In 1960, Falk left New York and moved to Hollywood, where he landed his first movie, “Murder Incorporated,” and was nominated for an Oscar® as Best Supporting Actor. The same year, he was nominated for an Emmy for playing a drug addict in “The Law and Mr. Jones.” Frank Capra’s “A Pocketful of Miracles” with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford was Falk’s second feature in 1961 and it brought him a second Oscar® nomination. He garnered a second Emmy nomination that same year in The Dick Powell Playhouse’s presentation of “The Price of Tomatoes,” this time taking home the prize.

After rejecting several other TV series offers, in 1965 Falk agreed to star in “The Trials of O’Brien,” which brought him critical kudos. But it was his turn as the inimitable Lt. Frank Columbo that made him a household name and earned him four Emmys. What began as two TV movies, “Prescription: Murder” and “Ransom for a Dead Man,” evolved into the 90- minute “Columbo,” part of three alternating NBC mystery shows. “Columbo” quickly climbed to the top five in the Nielsen Ratings. Though the series ended in 1977, it was revived in 1988 as a two-hour TV movie and continues to this day.

Also in 1971, Falk returned to Broadway for Neil Simon’s, “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” directed by Mike Nichols, for which he received a Tony Award. The love affair with Neil Simon continued with three starring roles in the films “Murder by Death” with Peter Sellers, “The Cheap Detective” with Stockard Channing and “The Sunshine Boys” with Woody Allen. He also toured in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Glengarry Glen Ross” with Joe Mantegna.

Falk’s film career includes three memorable films with his close friend John Cassavetes: “A Woman Under the Influence” with Gena Rowlands, “Husbands” with Cassavetes and Ben Gazzara and “Mikey and Nicky,” in which he and Cassavetes starred for writer/director Elaine May. Falk’s comedic flair is a standout in his personal favorite “The In-Laws” with Alan Arkin, directed by Arthur Hiller. In Rob Reiner’s fantasy “The Princess Bride,” Falk plays the beloved grandfather. In Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” he played an ex-angel. He also won acclaim for his roles in “Cookie,” “Tune in Tomorrow,” “Faraway, So Close!,” “Roommates” and “Vig.”

Falk returned to the stage in spring 1998 to star in Arthur Miller’s new drama “Mr. Peter’s Connections” at the Signature Theatre in New York, for a sold-out engagement. In 1999, Falk delivered a heartfelt performance in the drama “A Storm in Summer” directed by veteran filmmaker Robert Wise and written by Rod Serling. Later that year he appeared in Joe Mantegna’s directorial debut “Lakeboat,” which also starred Mantegna, Andy Garcia, John Turturro and George Wendt. It was followed by a role in the mobster drama “Made” starring starring Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Sean ”Puffy” Combs. In spring 2000, Falk starred in the Los Angeles production of “Defiled” opposite Jason Alexander, which enjoyed a sold-out run at the Geffen Playhouse.

In the comedy “Corky Romano,” Falk appeared opposite “Saturday Night Live” star Chris Kattan, and subsequently appeared in the TV mini-series production of the classic “The Lost World” with Bob Hoskins and “A Town Without Christmas” starring with Patricia Heaton, CBS’s highest rated movie of 2001. In 2002, Falk starred in the feature “Undisputed” directed by Walter Hill with Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames.

In January 2003, the 69th “Columbo” episode, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife,”" aired on ABC. In April 2003, the 5th Annual Method Fest Independent Film Festival honored him with the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In “Wilder Days,” a TNT/Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation film which aired in October 2003, Falk played father to Tim Daly and grandfather to Josh Hutcherson on a road trip examining the emotions among three generations of males. He reprised his role of an angel from “A Town Without Christmas” when he costarred with Valerie Bertinelli in “Finding John Christmas.”

Falk provided the voice of Don Brizzi in the animated hit “Shark Tale” and soon after received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual David Di Donatello Awards in Italy. In 2004, he starred in “Checking Out,” a film version of the Tony Award-winning play, as well as a third turn as the angel Max in the TV movie “A Town Without Ornaments.” He next starred in the film “The Thing About My Folks” opposite Paul Reiser. He also starred in “Retirement” alongside George Segal and Rip Torn.

Beyond his talents as an actor, Falk also excels as an artist – preferring charcoal pencil – although lately he has been dabbling in watercolors. This passion began as a way to pass the time between scenes while filming on location.

Aside from numerous gallery shows and a 2004 exhibition of his art at Bulgari’s in Rome, he shares many of his drawings on his website, www.PeterFalk.com, and sells some of his lithographs as well.