Biography: James Wolk is well-known to television audiences for his portrayal of Douglas Hammond in the Golden Globe-nominated mini-series “Political Animals,” opposite Sigourney Weaver. Previously, Wolk received critical acclaim for his starring role in the series “Lone Star” and was most recently seen on the award-winning series “Mad Men” as well as the role of Zach Cropper on “The Crazy Ones,” on the Network.

Wolk’s additional television credits “Happy Endings,” “Shameless” and the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie “Front of the Class,” also on the Network.

His feature film credits include “You Again,” “There’s Always Woodstock” and “For a Good Time, Call,” which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. His theater credits include the West Coast production of the Tony Award-nominated show “Next Fall” at the Geffen Playhouse.

A native of Farmington Hills, Mich., Wolk graduated from the University of Michigan’s drama school. Inspired by the subject matter of “Front of the Class,” Wolk is currently on the Board of Directors for the Brad Cohen Tourette’s Foundation and volunteers at Camp Twitch and Shout, a summer camp for children with Tourette’s Syndrome.

Currently, Wolk resides in Los Angeles. His birthday is March 22. He can be followed on Twitter at @JamesWolk. (Courtesy CBS, 2015)

Biography: Nonso Anozie’s film and television career includes leading roles in Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning productions. Most recently, he appeared in “Cinderella,” directed by Kenneth Branagh. His other film credits include “Atonement,” “Happy Go Lucky,” “Conan the Barbarian,” “The Grey,” “Brighton Rock,” Guy Ritchie’s “RocknRolla,” “Cass,” “The Last Legion,” “Ender’s Game” and “Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit.” His upcoming feature film, “Pan,” will be released in October 2015.

Anozie’s television credits include “Occupation,” “Stolen,” and a major guest role as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in “Game of Thrones.” He played Samson in the Emmy Award-nominated series “The Bible,” for the History Channel, and appeared in “Dracula” for Sky NBC. Nonso will appear in “Tut” for Spike TV, premiering in July 2015. Additionally, his distinctive voice has been included in many different commercials and video games worldwide.

Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Anozie’s theatre career has taken him to major cities all over the world. Upon graduating in 2002, he became the youngest person in history to play “King Lear” for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He then played opposite Kenneth Branagh as the Prisoner in “Edmond” at the National Theatre. Nonso won worldwide acclaim as the title role in Cheek by Jowl's world tour of “Othello.” He also played the lead in “Death and the King’s Horseman” at the National.

Anozie was born in London. He can be followed on Twitter at @NonsoAnozie. (Courtesy CBS, 2015)

Biography: Alexis Conran, star of Discovery Channel’s Man v Expert, has turned the world of scamming into a massively entertaining art form. You don't want to play cards with this guy...

Born in Paris but raised in Athens, Alexis came to London aged 16 to study acting. After graduating from LAMDA and pursuing a career on stage and screen, he followed a curious desire to learn the art of magic. Within three years, he was working as a professional magician specialising in card cheating, and was performing at exotic, celebrity-fuelled private parties worldwide.

In 2003, Alexis was part of a team advising the writers and actors on the hit BBC TV series Hustle, before going on to write and star in the flagship BBC3 follow-up series The Real Hustle.

In 2007 he was part of a magic special for BBC1, Don't Miss a Trick, and since 2010 has been extensively involved as a consultant producer from the very early stages on both series of The Magicians, Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery, Discovery Channel's Breaking Magic, and Troy. He also devised, wrote and presented Gambling Addiction and Me: The Real Hustler for the BBC.

Most recently, Alexis starred in Discovery Channel’s Mind Control Freaks, which was broadcast to over 220 countries around the world.
(Courtesy Discovery UK, 2015)