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KATHRYN HAHN’s (Carla) versatility in both comedy and drama has made her one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors— expertly shaping a career full of memorable roles.

Upcoming, Hahn will star in the Jon Lucas and Scott Moore holiday-themed A Bad Moms Christmas, alongside Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell. The film is a follow up to Bad Moms, in which Hahn portrayed an over-worked, over-committed and exhausted mom who joins forces with two other moms who all go on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities.

Hahn was recently seen in Jill Soloway’s Amazon comedy, “I Love Dick,” starring opposite Kevin Bacon. Adapted from the lauded feminist novel of the same name, the show is set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas. It tells the story of a struggling married couple, Chris (Hahn) and Sylvere, and their obsession with a charismatic professor named Dick, while navigating their troubled marriage and the awakening of an artist.

Prior to that, Hahn was seen in season three of the Emmy® Nominated Amazon original series “Transparent” created by Jill Soloway. For her portrayal of ‘Raquel Fein,’ Hahn received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.”

Hahn has completed production on Tamara Jenkins’ Private Life, which follows an author (Hahn) who is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband, played by Paul Giamatti, at risk. Additionally, she has lensed Max Winkler’s indie coming-of-age film, Flower, starring opposite Adam Scott, Zoey Deutch and Tim Heidecker, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.

Film credits include Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic opposite Viggo Mortensen; Steven Brill’s The Do- Over alongside Adam Sandler and David Spade; Peter Bogdanovich’s She’s Funny That Way, alongside Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston; M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit; Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel’s The D Train; Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland opposite George Clooney; as well as Shawn Levy’s This is Where I Leave You. Additional credits include Jason Bateman’s, Bad Words, Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; and Rawson Marshall Thurber’s We’re the Millers, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis. Hahn also starred in Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and garnered Hahn a 2013 “Breakthrough Actor” Gotham Award nomination.

Other feature film credits include David Wain’s Wanderlust; Jesse Peretz’s Our Idiot Brother; James Brooks’ How Do You Know; Neal Brennan’s The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard; Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road; Adam McKay’s Step Brothers; Robert Shaye’s The Last Mimzy; Nancy Meyers’ The Holiday; as well as Adam McKay’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Television credits include Showtime’s dark comedy “Happyish” opposite Steve Coogan. Hahn played the wife to Coogan’s character, a man facing his own obsolescence after his advertising agency is taken over. Hahn also had a guest-starring arc on the NBC hit show “Parks & Recreation,” as well as HBO’s “Newsroom” and “Girls.” Additional roles include NBC’s “Crossing Jordan,” “Four Kings,” “Hung” and “Free Agents.” She has also lent her voice to the FX animated series “Chozen,” and Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers” as well as “American Dad!”

Hahn made her Broadway debut in the Tony®-winning play “Boeing-Boeing,” alongside Bradley Whitford, Gina Gershon, Mary McCormack, Christine Baranski and Mark Rylance. “Boeing-Boeing” won the 2008 Tony in the category of “Best Revival of a Play.”

No stranger to the stage, her theatre credits also include “Dead End,” at the Ahmanson Theater and Huntington Theater Company; “Ten Unknowns,” at Huntington Theater Company; “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Chaucer in Rome” and “Camino Real,” at Williamstown Mainstage and “Hedda Gabler,” at Williamstown/Baystreet.

Hahn received her Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and her Masters in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, where she appeared on stage in “Othello” and “The Birds.”

JAY HERNANDEZ (Jessie Harkness) had one of those serendipitous experiences that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high rise in his native Los Angeles he was approached by a talent manager who suggested he had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. Now Hernandez is noted as one of the few Latino leading men in the entertainment industry, and has had the honor of working with some of the most

in-demand writers, directors, producers, and actors of his time.

Hernandez starred in two of the biggest summer movies of 2016. He portrayed

‘El Diablo’ in the Warner Bros. feature Suicide Squad from director David Ayer that is based on the DC Comic about supervillains who are recruited by the government for dangerous black ops missions, which earned over $745 million worldwide. He also starred opposite Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell in the R-rated comedy Bad Moms from writer/directors Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover) that grossed over $183 million worldwide.

Hernandez is currently recurring on the hit ABC series “Scandal” opposite Kerry Washington for powerhouse producer/creator Shonda Rhimes. He reunited with director David Ayer and Will Smith on the Netflix crime fantasy Bright that will be released on December 22^nd.
Jay Hernandez emerged onto the Hollywood scene opposite Kirsten Dunst in the 2001 Buena Vista Pictures’ film Crazy/Beautiful which earned him an ALMA Award nomination for “Outstanding Actor.”
Hernandez was also recently seen in the Warner Bros. family drama feature Max opposite Thomas Haden Church and Robbie Amell and on the small screen in an arc on the hit series “The Expanse” for SyFy opposite Thomas Jane. Hernandez was also one of the leads in the Fox series “Gang Related” from creator Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious franchise) and had a memorable arc on ABC’s “Nashville,” playing Hayden Panettiere’s love interest turned blackmailing ex-boyfriend who met an unfortunate end. He also had a stint as the villain on ABC’s “Last Resort” alongside Andre Braugher.
In 2006, Hernandez starred alongside Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena in the acclaimed Oliver Stone 9/11 project World Trade Center for Paramount Pictures. The story follows three New York City Port Authority officers (Cage, Pena, and Hernandez) who volunteered to enter the World Trade Center after the planes were flown into the towers.
Hernandez starred in the disturbing psychological thriller Hostel, from writer/director Eli Roth and executive producer Quentin Tarantino. Premiering at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, the film opened #1 at the box office and earned Hernandez a Teen Choice Award nomination.
Hernandez is also known for the Universal film Friday Night Lights opposite Billy Bob Thornton that won the AFI Award for “Movie of the Year,” Ladder 49 alongside Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta for Buena Vista Pictures, the Warner Bros. action-thriller Torque with Ice Cube, Disney’s sleeper hit The Rookie opposite Dennis Quaid for director John Lee Hancock, and the acclaimed, yet short-lived, J.J. Abrams drama series “Six Degrees” for ABC.
Hernandez’s other credits include Screen Gems’ Takers opposite Matt Dillon and Idris Elba, Overture Films’ Nothing Like the Holidays alongside John Leguizamo and Alfred Molina, Screen Gems’ fast-paced action thriller Quarantine and the crime-drama Lakeview Terrace with Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington for Screen Gems.

He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Actress, Producer and Director CHERYL HINES (Sandy) is a two-time Emmy nominee for her role as ‘Cheryl David’ on HBO's Golden Globe Award-winning series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the brainchild of “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David. Cheryl will be returning for Season 9 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” premiering October 1^st.
Earlier this year, Cheryl starred on FOX’s hit comedy “Son of Zorn,” opposite of Jason Sudeikis and Tim Meadows. Hines also appeared in FOX Searchlight/Craig Johnson’s “Wilson” opposite Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern as ‘Polly’ (Laura Dern’s sister). In 2016, Hines co-starred in the film, “Nine Lives” starring Kevin Spacey, Christopher Walken, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
In 2014, Hines wrapped a three-season run on the ABC comedy series “Suburgatory,” opposite Jeremy Sisto and Jane Levy. Her additional television projects include starring as ‘Lori’ in the TV movie "Cuckoo" along with Michael Chiklis. Hines has also recently appeared on Freeform’s “Young & Hungry,” ABC’s “The Middle” and “TripTank.”

 

Hine’s feature film directorial debut, “Serious Moonlight" was released in 2009 through Magnolia Films.  The film premiered with critical acclaim at the Tribeca Film Festival. The screenplay was written by the late Adrienne Shelly, who directed Cheryl in the critically acclaimed Waitress. The film is a dark comedy centered on the troubled marriage of a high-powered female attorney (played by Meg Ryan) who learns that her husband (Timothy Hutton) is about to leave her for another woman.  

 

Hines has also produced and directed several television projects including serving as Executive Producer and creator of the NBC Television Series "School Pride," a proactive, alternative series that told the stories of communities coming together to renovate their aging and broken public schools.   The cameras followed students, teachers and parents as they rolled up their sleeves and rebuilt their own schools, concluding with the unveiling of a brand new, completely transformed school.   She also produced the award-winning comedy series “Campus Ladies” for the Oxygen Channel and the Starz Networks original comedy series "Hollywood Residential."  

 

Hines is one of Hollywood's busiest film actresses with starring roles in a number of critically acclaimed feature films and box office hits including Christmas Eve, Life After Beth, Cold Turkey, The Ugly Truth, RV, Waitress, The Grand and Bart Got a Room.” 

Born in New York City, PETER GALLAGHER (Hank) is an award-winning actor at home on stage, film and TV. He last appeared on Broadway in 2008 in Mike Nichols’ production of The Country Girl co-starring with Frances McDormand and Morgan Freeman. Previously he has starred in The Royal National Theatre’s hit revival of Noises Off, the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson (Drama Desk Nomination), Long Day’s Journey Into Night opposite Jack Lemmon (Tony Award nomination), Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing also directed by Mike Nichols (Clarence Derwent Award), The Corn is Green starring with Cicely Tyson (Theatre World Award), and Harold Prince’s production of the Comden and Green musical, A Doll’s Life. Gallagher made his Broadway debut in the first revival of Hair and then joined the original Broadway production of Grease in the role of Danny Zuko.
In film, Gallagher made his debut in Taylor Hackford’s The Idolmaker and has done over 50 films since then, including Sex, Lies & Videotape and The Underneath for Steven Soderbergh and The Player and Short Cuts (Golden Globe Award) for Robert Altman. Gallagher received a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as ‘Buddy Kane’ in the Academy Award® winning American Beauty. Most recently, he had a supporting role in the film, Hello My Name is Doris starring Sally Field and Max Greenfield.
Other films include Dreamchild, High Spirits, Watch It, The Hudsucker Proxy, While You Were Sleeping, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, The Man Who Knew Too Little, Center Stage, Mr. Deeds, Burlesque, Conviction, Adam and Step Up Revolution.
On television, currently, Gallagher recurs on both NBC’s “Law and Order: SVU” and Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie.” He wrapped five seasons as Arthur Campbell in the international spy drama “Covert Affairs.” He completed a recurring role in the first season of Mark and Jay Duplass’ comedy for HBO, “Togetherness.” Previously, Gallagher starred as Sandy Cohen on, “The OC,” as Dean Koons opposite David Duchovny on “Californication,” Father Phil on Denis Leary’s “Rescue Me” and as Whitney’s father, Vince, on “Whitney” as well as roles on “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Nick Kroll Show” for Comedy Central.
Gallagher’s other television work includes the Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning miniseries “The Murder of Mary Phagan,” “Terrible Joe Moran,” “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial” for Robert Altman, “Fallen Angels” for Steven Soderbergh, “The Big Knife,” and “Path to Paradise.”
As a singer, Gallagher recorded an album, 7 Days in Memphis, for Epic Records and is featured on the soundtracks for Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls, A Doll’s Life and others. He continues to perform his one-man show, How’d All You People Get in My Room?, all over the country.
Gallagher was honored with a Light on the Hill Award and a Jumbo Award from Tufts University. He also received the Steve Chase Humanitarian Award from The Desert AIDS Project. He serves on the National Advisory Council of the Alzheimer’s Association, and is presently co-chair of the National Board of Advisors for the Actor’s Fund.
JUSTIN HARTLEY (Ty Swindel) can currently be seen starring on NBC’s record-breaking hit series “This Is Us” alongside Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz. This critically acclaimed, provocative drama follows a group of people who share the same birthday, and whose lives intertwine and challenge the everyday presumptions about the people you think you know. Hartley shines as Kevin, a handsome, successful television actor who has become disinterested with his current bachelor lifestyle, and yearns for more than his guaranteed paycheck as the “Manny” on national TV. “This Is Us” debuted to record-breaking numbers, earning the series an immediate two-season renewal. The show has since been nominated for dozens of awards including: 2017 Golden Globe Award for “Best Television Series – Drama” (nomination), 2016 Critics' Choice TV Award for “Most Exciting New Series” (won), and 2017 AFI Awards “TV Program of the Year” (won).
Hartley’s additional film credits include indie Race you to the Bottom, Red Canyon opposite Norman Reedus and Christine Lakin, Spring Breakdown opposite Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Seth Meyers for Warner Home Video, A Way with Murder opposite Michael Madsen, and most recently the award winning, boxing indie The Challenger for Vision Films. He is currently in post-production on Another Time, which he stars in alongside Arielle Kebbel, and executive produced.
Born in Knoxville, Ill., and raised in Orland Park, Ill., Hartley had a love for bringing characters to life at an early age, however he began to take acting seriously once he got to college. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at Chicago, majoring in History and Theatre. After watching Edward Norton in Primal Fear, Hartley was fascinated watching an actor take on a completely different personality, and do it so seamlessly. He decided at that moment that acting wasn't something he just loved to watch, but a craft he wanted to work at and dedicate his life to as a career. Upon graduation, he decided to make the move to Los Angeles, packing up his truck with no money and job, to give the entertainment industry a shot.
In 2002 Hartley landed his first regular gig on the daytime soap “Passions,” a role he held until 2006. He then landed the role of billionaire Oliver Queen (the Green Arrow) on the long running, hit CW series “Smallville.” He quickly became a fan favorite on the Superman-inspired show, joining the cast in Season six and becoming a series regular by Season 8. Hartley was able to showcase his talents behind the camera as well, writing (“Sacrifice,” Season 9) and directing (“Dominion,” Season 10) two episodes. Once “Smallville” came to an end, Hartley went on to appear on a handful of hit series including: “Chuck,” “Castle,” and “Hart of Dixie.” In 2012, he returned to the CW as a series regular on the medical drama “Emily Owens, M.D.” opposite Mamie Gummer. Throughout 2013-16 Hartley juggled a handful of TV projects, appearing on 12 episodes of ABC’s “Revenge,” 16 episodes of ABC’s summertime drama “Mistresses,” and taking over the role of Adam Newman in the long running CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” Hartley was nominated for a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for “Lead Actor in a Drama Series,” for his work on the show. While filming “Y&R” it was announced that Hartley would be joining the cast of NBC’s fall 2016 passion project: “This Is Us.”
On the charity front, Hartley has been a supporter of The Water Project for several years. When not on set you can find him following his favorite teams (the Cubs, Dodgers, and the Chicago Bears), traveling (in the last few years he has been to Mexico, Brazil, Canada, France, and all over the US) and spending time with his hilarious daughter, Isabella.

One of the entertainment industry’s most honored actresses, CHRISTINE BARANSKI (Ruth), has achieved acclaim in every medium in which she has performed. Christine is an Emmy, two-time Tony, Screen Actors Guild, Drama Desk and American Comedy Award winner.

A native of Buffalo, Baranski attended the Juilliard School. She received her big break being cast in Tom Stoppard’s hit Broadway comedy The Real Thing, directed by Mike Nichols for which she won a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.
Baranski went on to earn a second Tony Award for her performance in Neil Simon’s Rumors. She also appeared in Boeing-Boeing, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, The Loman Family Picnic, Regrets Only, Encores! productions of Follies, Promises, Promises, and On Your Toes and the Kennedy Center productions of Sweeney Todd and Mame.
In addition to the Emmy for the hit CBS comedy CYBILL, Baranski received an American Comedy Award as “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy,” as well a Screen Actors Guild Award as “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy.” She also received three additional Emmy and three Golden Globe nominations. She was also seen as a guest on Frasier, for which she received a fifth Emmy nomination. She has appeared on multiple episodes of the CBS series The Big Bang Theory, and received four Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actress in A Comedy Series”. She recently concluded seven years on the hit CBS series The Good Wife, for which she received six Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” and two Critics’ Choice Television Award Nominations.
Recently, Baranski starred and reprise her role as Diane Lockhart in The Good Fight, which picks up one year after the events of the series finale of The Good Wife. The series had its broadcast premiere on CBS on February 19, 2017 and then moved exclusively to CBS All Access. It’s been announced that CBS has renewed The Good Fight for a second season, which will premiere in early 2018.
Next year, audiences will be able to see Baranski in Mamma Mia 2!. Her other film credits include Trolls, Miss Sloane, Into the Woods, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bowfinger, Bulworth, Cruel Intentions, The Birdcage, Reversal of Fortune, Legal Eagles, The Ref, The Addams Family Values, Welcome to Mooseport, The Guru, 9 ½ Weeks, and Jeffrey.
The extremely versatile SUSAN SARANDON (Isis) brings her own brand of sex appeal and intelligence to every role – from her fearless portrayal of Annie Savoy in Bull Durham to her Oscar®-nominated performances in Thelma & Louise, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Client, and Atlantic City to her Academy Award®-winning and SAG® Award-winning role as Sister Helen, a nun consoling a death-row inmate in Dead Man Walking.

  

Sarandon made her acting debut in the movie Joe in 1970, which she followed with a continuing role in the TV drama “A World Apart.” Early film credits include The Great Waldo Pepper, Lovin’ Molly, Billy Wilder’s The Front Page, the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Louis Malle’s controversial Pretty Baby. She went on to receive her first Oscar® nomination in Malle’s Atlantic City.

Additional film credits include The Hunger, The Witches of Eastwick, A Dry White Season, White Palace, Light Sleeper, Bob Roberts, Little Women, Stepmom, Cradle Will Rock, Igby Goes Down, The Banger Sisters, Moonight Mile, Shall We Dance?, Alfie, Elizabethtown, Romance and Cigarettes, Enchanted, The Lovely Bones, Jeff Who Lives at Home, Robot & Frank, Arbitrage, Tammy and The Meddler.

 

The hard-working actress has made a career of choosing diverse and challenging projects in film as well as television, having just finished portraying ‘Bette Davis’ in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Bette & Joan opposite Jessica Lange. In 2008, she received an Emmy® Nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries” for her role in the HBO film “Bernard and Doris,” as well as a Golden Globe® and SAG® nomination. She received an Emmy and SAG nomination for her work in Barry Levinson’s You Don't Know Jack with Al Pacino for HBO.

Sarandon has made guest appearances on “Friends,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “ER,”

“30 Rock,” “The Big C,” “Doll & Em,” “Mike & Molly” and in the “Mother Lover” video on “Saturday Night Live” as well as lent her voice to numerous animation projects including The Simpsons, James and the Giant Peach, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, April and the Extraordinary World, Hell and Back, Spark: A Space Tail and Skylanders Academy.

 

Upcoming projects include the upcoming season of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” with Liev Schreiber, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan with Kit Harrington and Jessica Chastain and Going Places with John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale and Audrey Tautou. Sarandon was also named as one of the new faces of L’Oreal in 2016.

OONA LAURENCE (Jane Mitchell) appeared most recently in Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled for Focus Features opposite Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning and Kirsten Dunst.  In July, 2017 she was singled out in Variety's Young Hollywood Impact report.

She was last seen playing Mila Kunis’ daughter in STX’s highly successful Bad Moms for Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, as well as David Lowery’s Pete’s Dragon for Disney with Bryce Dallas Howard and Robert Redford.

Previously, Laurence received rave reviews for her heartbreakingly poignant performance as ‘Leila Hope,’ opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw, after which she was named as one of Variety's “Actors to Watch.”

In 2014's acclaimed festival-winner Lamb, she gave a haunting performance as a young girl who develops an unlikely relationship with a 47-year-old man for writer/director/co-star Ross Partridge. 

The singer/dancer/actress won a Tony Award in 2013 as one of Broadway’s original “Matilda's.”

EMJAY ANTHONY (Dylan Mitchell) was born to Trisha and Michael Salazar on June 1, 2003 in Clearwater Beach, Florida. After living a rather adventurous lifestyle, even racing dirt bikes with

training wheels, he began modeling and was selected for a National Werther's Candy commercial at the age of 4. At the age of 5, Emjay relocated to his parent's home state of California and within the first year he booked the 2009 feature film It’s Complicated starring Meryl Steep and Alec Baldwin, playing the role of Baldwin's step son, Pedro.

After a short break to focus on schooling, Anthony returned to acting where he booked several national commercials as well as the pilots “Applebaum” and “Members Only” for CBS, he went on to book a series regular role in the Fox series “Rake,” starring Greg Kinnear. He also worked on the series “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Mentalist,” “What Would Diplo Do,” and played kid #1 opposite Johnny Depp in “Donald Trump’s the Art of the Deal.”
Anthony most notably starred as Percy, son to Jon Favreau and Sophia Vergara, in the Favreau written and directed feature Chef. He rejoined Favreau to appear in the Disney feature The Jungle Book where he played the voice of a young wolf. In addition to playing the role of Hector in the second installment of Veronica Roth’s book series Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent, he stars opposite Toni Collette and Adam Scott in the Universal feature Krampus and played the role of Keanu Reeves son in Replicas due to come out late 2017.
When he is not working or schooling, Anthony enjoys playing air soft, riding his dirt bike and his BMX bike with his dad. Emjay's sister, Sage, is his only sibling who is ten years older.