Lincoln Burrows
Dominic Purcell
Dominic Purcell recently starred in the adventure/thriller "Primeval," shot on location in South Africa. In the film, Purcell portrayed a member of a news team sent to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. During his hiatus from PRISON BREAK, Purcell completed filming the thriller "Town Creek," directed by Joel Schumacher and scheduled for release this November.
Purcell grew up in Australia and attended the prestigious Australian Theatre for Young People. After beginning his training there, he attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alongside fellow actors Hugh Jackman and Frances O'Connor. After graduating, Purcell quickly landed a leading role on the Australian television series "Raw FM."
Soon thereafter, Purcell was cast as a nemesis in the feature film "Mission: Impossible II" starring Tom Cruise and directed by John Woo. Purcell's additional feature credits include "Blade: Trinity" opposite Wesley Snipes, "Three-Way," "Equilibrium" and "Visitors."
Purcell's television credits include the title role in the FOX action-drama series "John Doe," "First Daughter" opposite Mariel Hemingway and "Moby Dick" with Gregory Peck and Patrick Stewart.
Purcell's theater credits include "Antony and Cleopatra," "Angels in America," "The Pillars of Society" and "Romeo and Juliet."
Purcell lives in Orange County, CA.
Michael Schofield
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Miller is a critically acclaimed actor whose credits span both television and feature film. In 2006 Miller was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for his work on PRISON BREAK.
Miller lives in Los Angeles.
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Sarah Wayne Callies
Sarah Wayne Callies has quickly established herself as a talent to watch.
Callies starred opposite Josh Holloway and Dule Hill in Stewart Hendler's thriller "Whisper," a film about a kidnapping in a small New England town.
Her television credits include the role of "Officer Jane Porter" on "Tarzan" and a recurring role on "Queens Supreme" with Oliver Platt. She has also appeared on "Law & Order: SVU," "Numb3rs" and Dragnet."
Callies earned an MFA degree from the National Theatre Conservatory and resides with her family in Los Angeles.
Alex Mahone
William Fichtner
William Fichtner returns for his third season on PRISON BREAK. Fichtner was most recently seen on the big screen in the comedies "The Amateurs" co-starring Jeff Bridges and "Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell. Previously, Fichtner co-starred in the Academy Award-winning film "Crash," from writer-director Paul Haggis, for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for "Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film." Fichtner also starred opposite Adam Sandler in the remake of the comedy "The Longest Yard." Moving between television and feature films, Fichtner was also seen in the critically acclaimed film "Empire Falls" with Paul Newman and Ed Harris. Fichtner's additional television credits include "The West Wing" and "Invasion."
Fichtner had two films premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival: Rodrigo Garcia's "Nine Lives" and DreamWorks' "The Chumscrubber." Additional film credits include Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"; "What's The Worst Thing That Could Happen"; Wolfgang Peterson's "The Perfect Storm"; "Drowning Mona"; "Ultraviolet" and "Equilibrium" for writer-director Kurt Wimmer; "Passion of Mind"; "Armageddeon"; Michael Mann's "Heat"; "Contact"; Doug Liman's "Go"; "Strange Days"; Steven Soderbergh's "The Underneath"; "Switchback"; Agnieszka Holland's "Julie Walking Home"; "The Settlement" alongside John C. Reilly; Kevin Spacey's directorial debut, "Albino Alligator"; and the independent film "First Snow" with Guy Pearce.
As a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre, Fichtner won critical acclaim for his role in "The Fiery Furnace," directed by Norman Rene. He has also appeared on stage in "Raft of the Medusa" at the Minetta Lane Theatre, "The Years" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, "Clothes for a Summer Hotel" at the Williamstown Theatre festival and "Machinal" at The Public Theatre.
Fichtner currently resides in Los Angeles.
Fernando Sucre
Amaury Nolasco
Amaury Nolasco, a native of Puerto Rico, studied biology full-time at the University of Puerto Rico. His plan to enroll in medical school and become a doctor was cut short when a director approached Nolasco and encouraged him to pursue acting. He was immediately cast in his first television commercial and began working consistently as an actor in Puerto Rico.
Eventually, Nolasco moved to New York and studied at the American British Dramatic Arts School. Shortly thereafter, he guest-starred on several series including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "ER," "The George Lopez Show," "Eve" and "CSI: New York."
Nolasco landed his first major supporting role in the film "2 Fast 2 Furious" as "Orange Julius." He went on to co-star in several more films including "Mr. 3000" opposite Bernie Mac and "Benchwarmers" opposite Rob Schneider and David Spade. Most recently, Nolasco co-starred in Michael Bay's "Transformers" and David Ayer's "Street Kings" opposite Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie. This fall, Nolasco can be seen co-starring in "Armored" opposite Laurence Fishburne, Matt Dillon and Jean Reno, as well as "Max Payne" opposite Mark Wahlberg.
Nolasco lives in Los Angeles.
Brad Bellick
Wade Williams
Wade Williams has had a prolific career in television, film and theatrical productions. On the big screen, he has appeared in such features as "Jarhead," "Collateral," "Ali" and "Erin Brockovich." His television appearances include "Over There," "Six Feet Under," 24, "NYPD Blue," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the recurring role of "Father Cronin" on "The Bernie Mac Show."
Williams, who has two sisters and one brother, was born and raised in Atlanta, and went to high school and college in Tulsa, OK. Although he had a passion for drama and music, he graduated high school intending to study medicine at the University of Tulsa. However, after signing up for voice lessons, Williams changed his career plans. He complemented his bachelor's degree in Theatrical Studies with an MFA in Acting from Rutgers' Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he studied under William Esper.
Upon graduation, Williams landed a job with Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival. He debuted at the Delicort Theatre in Central Park in "The Taming of the Shrew" with Morgan Freeman and Tracey Ullman, and appeared in "Richard III" with Denzel Washington.
Williams performed on Broadway in "Les Misérables" and "Guys and Dolls," in addition to touring nationally in productions such as "Kiss of the Spiderwoman" with Chita Rivera, "Ragtime" and "Showboat."
Williams and his wife now live in Los Angeles with their lovely daughter. His fascination with the arts and music extends to photography, songwriting and playing the harmonica, guitar, banjo and fiddle. Williams' adventurous side takes him to the mountains, where he enjoys hiking and mountain biking.
Theodore “T-Bag” Bagwell
Robert Knepper
A fan-favorite in the role of Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, Robert Knepper will next be starring in "Transporter 3," opposite Jason Statham and was most recently seen on the big screen in the feature film adaptation of "Hitman." Knepper's additional feature film credits include "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Hostage," "Species III," "Swatters" and "Love & Sex," as well as "Young Guns II," "Renegades," "That's Life" and "Wild Thing."
On television, Knepper has had recurring roles on the series "Carnivale," "Thieves," "Haunted" and "Presidio Med." He has guest-starred on series such as "ER," "The West Wing" and "Getting Out." Knepper also starred in the mini-series, "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot."
Knepper owes his acting career in large part to his mother, who, when he was a child, worked in the props department for a community theater in Fremont, OH. This involvement sparked Knepper's interest in the arts, leading him to work in community theater and high school productions. He went on to study drama at Northwestern University.
Knepper lives in Los Angeles.
Don Self
Michael Rapaport
In 1993 Michael Rapaport made his film debut in "Zebrahead," receiving critical acclaim for his genuine and confident portrayal of a Jewish teenager growing up in a predominantly African-American Detroit neighborhood. The performance garnered him an Independent Spirit Award nomination and the film itself won the 1993 Sundance Film Festival's Filmmaker's Trophy.
Rapaport is familiar to FOX audiences for his role in the comedy series "War At Home" and David E. Kelley's "Boston Public." Rapaport most recently played a recurring role on the hit comedy series "My Name Is Earl." He also appeared as a recurring guest on the hit series "Friends" as "Phoebe"'s (Lisa Kudrow) boyfriend.
Rapaport will next be seen again at Sundance in the film "The Sophomore" (aka "Assassination of a High School President") alongside Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton and Melonie Diaz. In 2006, his film "Special" also premiered at the festival to critical acclaim. He also appeared in the feature films "Only in New York" and "The Saints of Mt. Christopher."
Rapaport co-starred in the romantic comedy "Hitch" opposite Will Smith, as well as the comedy "Live Free or Die." Prior to that, he starred in the dramatic thriller "29 Palms" and the independent dark comedy "Comic Book Villains." He also starred opposite Woody Allen and Hugh Grant in the comic-caper "Small Time Crooks," gave a controversial performance opposite Damon Wayans and Jada Pinkett-Smith in the Spike Lee comedy "Bamboozled," starred in the period drama "Men of Honor" with Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr., co-starred with John Travolta in the Nora Ephron comedy/drama "Lucky Numbers" and appeared in the sci-fi thriller "The 6th Day" with Arnold Schwarznegger.
From his dramatic roles in John Singleton's "Higher Learning" and Barbet Schroeder's "Kiss of Death" to his comedic turns in Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite" and Ted Demme's "Beautiful Girls," Rapaport has exhibited a unique versatility throughout his career. Additional film credits include "Metro," "A Brother's Kiss," "Cop Land," "Kicked in the Head," "True Romance," "The Pallbearer," "Illtown," "Palmetto" and "Deep Blue Sea."
Rapaport also has his own production company, Release Entertainment. When not working, he divides his time between New York and Los Angeles.
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