The Dresden Files Cast

Actor: Paul Blackthorne - Best known to television audiences as Stephen Saunders in season three of “24,” Paul Blackthorne has also appeared in a number of critically acclaimed television and film projects. He was a series lead on “Presidio Med,” alongside Dana Delaney and Blythe Danner and made guest appearances on “Monk,” “Medium,” ER,” “Deadwood,” and the hit British series “Holby City.”

Blackthorne can currently be seen in the film “Special” opposite Michael Rappaport. In 2001, he starred as Captain Andrew Russell in the Academy Award nominated film “Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India.”

Off-screen, Blackthorne is a critically acclaimed photographer who has had his work exhibited in London. The British-born Blackthorne is also an avid football (soccer) enthusiast – a diehard Arsenal FC fan – and plays cricket regularly as part of a league in Los Angeles.

Actor: Terrence Mann - Terrence Mann’s credits include roles on the Broadway stage, in film and television, and behind the scenes as a director and composer.

On Broadway, he originated the roles of the ‘Beast’ in “Beauty and the Beast,” for which he received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations, ‘Inspector Javert’ in “Les Miserables” for which he received a Tony nomination, ‘Rum Tum Tugger’ in “Cats” and ‘Chauvelin’ in “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” Other Broadway credits include “Lennon,” “The Rocky Horror Show” where he played ‘Frank 'N' Furter,’ “Getting Away With Murder,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Rags,” “Barnum,” “Jerome Robbin's Broadway” and “Jekyll and Hyde.” Mann was the director/composer for the musical adaptation of “Romeo & Juliet.”

One of the roles of which he is the proudest is founding Artistic Director of the Carolina Arts Festival. He also served as Artistic Director of the North Carolina Theatre for 14 years.

Mann’s film and television appearances include “Critters,” “Chorus Line,” “Big Top Pee Wee,” “Solar Babies,” “Love Monkey,” “Law and Order,” “Mrs. Santa Claus,” “American Revolution,” “One Life to Live” and “As the World Turns” – for which he received an Emmy Nomination.

Actor: Valerie Cruz - Valerie Cruz was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and is of Cuban ancestry. She attended Florida State University where she received a B.F.A. in theatre. While Cruz is known for her roles in films like “Cellular” in which she played ‘Dana Bayback’ opposite William H. Macy, she has also become a strong presence on television.

Cruz had recurring roles on “Nip/Tuck” (‘Grace Santiago’) and “Invasion” (‘Col. Sabrina Lopez’). She has also made many guest appearances on network heavyweight shows such as “Grey's Anatomy,” “Las Vegas,” “LAX” and “Crossing Jordan” among others. Cruz will play ‘Maria Nolan’ on the new coming-of-age drama “Hidden Palms” due to premiere in January 2007. She also just completed the independent feature film “LA Blues” in which she stars opposite Anthony Michael Hall and Dave Foley.

Cruz currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Actor: Conrad Coates - Conrad Coates has played numerous roles in theatre, film, television and radio.

He has performed in more than 30 stage productions including two seasons at Canada’s premier Shakespearean theatre, The Stratford Festival, appearing in “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Twelfth Night.”

Coates has also appeared in such television programs as “Kevin Hill,” Pax Network’s “Body and Soul,” “The L Word,” “Street Time” and “The Jimi Hendrix Story.” He was ‘Adama’ in the U.S. television movie “The Pretender: Island of the Haunted.” He has also appeared in “Twice in a Lifetime,” “Relic Hunter,” “La Femme Nikita,” and “Degrassi: the Next Generation.”

His extensive list of film credits include appearances in “Hollywood Flies” with Vinnie Jones and Brad Renfro, “To Die For” with Nicole Kidman, “Critical Care” and recently “The Sentinel,” staring Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland. Coates can soon be seen in the film “Breach” with Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillippe.

Actor: Raoul Bhaneja - Born in Manchester, U.K, Raoul Bhaneja grew up in Ottawa and Bonn, Germany. A graduate of Canterbury Arts High School in Ottawa and the National Theatre School of Canada, he began acting at 15 as a founding member of the Shakespearean street theatre group A Company of Fools.
Bhaneja has appeared in the critically acclaimed productions “Helen’s Necklace” and “The Domino Heart” at the Tarragon Theatre. Other selected theatre credits include “Savage Sensuality” at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in the U.K. for which he received the Christopher Plummer Artistic Fellowship Award and “Sin City,” for which he received a 2002 Canadian Comedy Award Nomination.
Bhaneja appeared as a series regular on “Train 48, where he also made his television-directing debut. Other guest star and leading credits include “The Eleventh Hour,” “The Associates,” “Street Time,” “Open Heart” and most recently “Runaway.” Bhaneja's feature film credits include “Ararat,” “Extraordinary Visitor,” “Violet,” “Picture Claire,” “Godsend,” “Touch of Pink,” “The Sentinel” and “Weirdsville” starring Wes Bentley and Scott Speedman. He recently co-wrote and produced “Just Visiting,” a short film in which he also starred.
Bhaneja is also the leader of the Maple Blues Award-winning band, Raoul and The Big Time. They have completed two videos and released their second CD, “Cold Outside.”