‘AFTER THE FALL’
CAST BIOS
ANDREA BOWEN (Jenna Danville) – An industry veteran at the age of 19, Andrea Bowen
has not stopped working since she appeared on Broadway at the age of 6 as Young Cosette in
Les Miserables, becoming the youngest Cosette in the show's 16-year run.
She went on to originate the role of Marta Von Trapp in the 1998 Broadway revival of The
Sound of Music and the role of Adele in the 2000 Broadway musical production of Jane Eyre.
She also appeared as Young Dorothy in the Lincoln Center Workshop production WAS, directed
by Tina Landau, and as Leisl at the Hollywood Bowl in The Sound of Music with John Schneider
and Melissa Errico. In the summer of 2008 she starred in the hit play Dog Sees God at the
Hudson Backstage and in the LA Theatre Works production of Speech and Debate with former
SNL cast member Nora Dunn.
Best known for her portrayal of Julie Mayer on the hit TV series “Desperate Housewives,” for
which she won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Performance by an Ensemble, Bowen’s
numerous television credits include a series regular role on ABC's “That Was Then,” recurring
and guest appearances on “Boston Public,” “Without A Trace,” “Law & Order,” “Third Watch,”
“Arliss,” “One Tree Hill,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Strong Medicine,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and
“King of the Hill.”
In 2007, Bowen starred opposite Jennie Garth in the multi-award winning film, “Girl, Posi+ive,”
in which she played a high school student infected with the AIDS virus. Her performance
garnered her the 2008 Prism Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries and a
2008 WIN Award. She is also the recipient of a Rising Star Award from Big Brothers/Big Sisters
of Greater Los Angeles.
Currently, Bowen is filming the sixth season of “Desperate Housewives.”
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GREG EVIGAN (Philip Danville) – Greg Evigan has enjoyed success as an actor, singer,
songwriter and musician. He is known around the world for his character portrayals of B.J.
McKay on the hit television series “B.J. and the Bear” and Joey Harris in “My Two Dads.”
Born in South Amboy, New Jersey, Evigan, who has been successful in both drama and
comedy, started his talented career in music, performing in local New Jersey bands. At age 17,
he got his first job as a singer in the original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Two years later, he continued his stay on the Broadway stage in the leading role of Danny Zuko
in the original production of Grease.
After Evigan’s back–to-back hit shows on Broadway, music and television producer Don
Kirschner brought him to California. Evigan went on to star in thirteen television series, twelve
films, and more than 56 different television shows including “Desperate Housewives.” He
recently executive produced the made-for-TV movie, “Phantom Racer,” for the Sy-Fy Network,
in which he also had a starring role as J.J. Sawyer.
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Evigan has sung the theme songs for many of the series that he has appeared in, including the
“B.J. & the Bear” theme. In addition, he co-wrote and sang the theme for the hit series "My
Two Dads," called “You Can Count On Me,” and sang a duet with Sheryl Crow for the "P.S. I
Love You" soundtrack.
A musician who plays the piano, drums, saxophone and writes in a variety of different styles of
music, Evigan is currently mixing a new CD, with more original pieces, recorded with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The Modern Classical album features
Evigan at the piano.
Evigan considers his greatest achievement raising three children with his wife Pam -- Briana, an
actress, Jason, a musician and Vanessa Lee, an actress.
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GAIL O'GRADY (Dr. Susan Miles) – Multiple Emmy® nominee Gail O'Grady has starred in
every genre of entertainment, including feature films, television movies, miniseries and series
television. O’Grady will next been seen as a series regular on the new CW series “Hellcats,”
premiering fall 2010. Recently, O'Grady starred in a recurring role on "Desperate Housewives"
as a married woman having an affair with the teenaged son of Felicity Huffman's character. On
"Boston Legal," her multi-episode arc as the sexy and beautiful Judge Gloria Weldon, James
Spader's love interest and sometime nemesis, garnered much praise.
Starring series roles include the Kevin Williamson/CW drama series "Hidden Palms," which
starred O'Grady as Karen Miller, a woman tormented by guilt over her first husband's suicide
and her son's subsequent turn to alcohol. Prior to that, she starred as Helen Pryor in the
critically acclaimed NBC series "American Dreams." But O'Grady will always be remembered as
the warm-hearted secretary Donna Abandando on the series "NYPD Blue," for which she
received three Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series.
O'Grady has made guest appearances on some of television's most acclaimed series, including
"Cheers," "Designing Women," "Ally McBeal" and "China Beach." She has also appeared in
numerous television movies and miniseries. Most recently, she starred in Hallmark Channel's
"All I Want for Christmas" and Lifetime's "While Children Sleep" and "Sex and the Single Mom,"
which was so highly rated that it spawned a sequel in which she also starred. Other television
credits include "The Mentalist," "Vegas," "CSI," "Two and a Half Men," "Monk," "Two of Hearts,"
"Nothing Lasts Forever" and "Billionaire Boys Club."
In the feature film arena, O'Grady has worked with some of the industry's most respected
directors, including John Landis, John Hughes and Carl Reiner, and has starred with several
acting legends. She appeared in "Walking Across Egypt" with Ellen Burstyn, "That Old Feeling"
with Bette Midler, "She's Having a Baby" with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern and "Deuce
Bigalow: Male Gigolo" opposite Rob Schneider.
Born in Detroit, O'Grady now resides in Los Angeles.
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RICK MALAMBRI (Will Dutton) – Rick Malambri will next be seen as the lead in the Adam
Shankman-produced franchise movie, “Step Up 3D,” premiering in 2010. He most recently
appeared in the 2009 film, “Surrogates,” starring Bruce Willis.
Born in Destin, Florida, Malambri was always a fan of the arts. Spotted on the subway by a
talent agent in the summer of 2006, he quickly moved to Los Angeles and landed his first
professional acting gig on an episode of “How I Met Your Mother.”
Outside of acting, Malambri is a huge sports fan. He loves to ski and snowboard and is an avid
surfer and video gamer. From the age of seven, Malambri has been addicted to computers,
naturally falling into a major of graphic design and animation at college. A self-professed nerd,
Malambri considers himself a huge geek on the inside, with hidden talents in web and graphic
designing.
Malambri currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his fiancé, Lisa.
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FIONA DOURIF (Annie Tolgen) – Fiona Dourif is a native of Woodstock, New York. She was
educated in Dublin, Ireland and later graduated from the William Esper Studio in New York City.
She performed in the off-Broadway production Some Americans Abroad at Second Stage
Theater before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television and film.
Dourif has appeared in the HBO series “Bored to Death” and “Deadwood,” as well as “Law and
Order: Special Victums Unit” and FX's “Thief.” Her film credits include “Little Chenier,” “Garden
Party” and Orin Moverman's “The Messenger.”
She is the daughter of character actor Brad Dourif (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” “Lord of
the Rings”) and currently resides in Los Angeles.
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