Tzi Ma (Ed Wong)

Tzi Ma was most recently featured in Joel & Ethan Coen’s The Ladykillers opposite Tom Hanks, and in Phillip Noyce’s critically acclaimed The Quiet American opposite Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser.  Ma began his acting career in New York City on the stage where he had two plays written for him: The Dance and The Railroad by Tony award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) and In Perpetuity Throughout the Universe by Eric Overmyer.  Some of Ma’s feature film roles include Consul Han in Rush Hour, Chen Jung Song in Golden Gate, Volcanologist Stan in Dante’s Peak, Tommy Kinman Tau in Rapid Fire, and Dr. Lu Chen in Chain Reaction.  Ma has guest starred in many television series such as The Practice, ER, Law & Order, Boomtown, and has had recurring roles on 24, NYPD Blue, Gideon’s Crossing, City of Angels, Martial Law, and his own series Yellowthread Street.  Among the many awards for his work are the Cine Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor in The Dance and The Railroad, an Ace Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in The Forgotten, a Dramalogue Best Choreographer/Best Director Award for The Dance and The Railroad and a Garland Award nomination for Best Actor, as well as a Los Angeles City Council Citation for his role in the Mark Taper Forum production of Flower Drum Song.

Jacqueline Kim (Samantha Wong)

Jacqueline Kim’s most recent work, Charlotte Sometimes, a feature film which she helped to develop and produce, earned her a supporting actress nomination for a 2003 IFP Spirit Award.  Other films include Brokedown Palace, The Operator, In Search of Cezanne, Disclosure and Volcano.  A former member of the Guthrie acting company in Minneapolis, she played heroines such as Nina in Chekhov’s The Seagull, the title role in Electra by Sophocles, and Marivaux’s cross dressing Phocion / Princess in The Triumph of Love.  Kim enjoys frequent collaborations with New York's Symphony Space, performing new works for their Selected Shorts program on NPR, recorded Ann Cameron’s book, Colibri, and garnered the 2004 Garland and LA Drama Critics’ Circle award for best female lead performance as Fosca in East West Players’ acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, Passion.  She received her B.F.A. from the Theatre School at DePaul University.

Freda Foh Shen (May-Li Wong)

Freda Foh Shen made her professional debut on Broadway in Prince/Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures, as The Shogun’s Wife.  She received an Obie Award as Lady Nijo in Top Girls (Public Theatre).  Other theatre work in New York includes Lady Macbeth in Shogun Macbeth, Miranda in Julie Taymor's The Tempest, Nancy Wing in Yellow Fever, and Queen Isabel in Joe Papp’s Richard II opposite Peter MacNichol. She received a Dramalogue award as well as LA Drama Critics and Ovation nominations for her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, as well as for Phyllis Stone in Follies.  She originated Le Thi in Julian Barry’s The Reunification Hotel (Dramalogue award).  Her most recent film work includes The Ladykillers, A Mighty Wind, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and the voice of Mulan's mother in Mulan and Mulan II.  On TV, she has co-starred with Mandy Patinkin in the movie NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323, with Robbie Coltrane in Cracker: Lucky White Ghost, and played Mrs. Kultida Woods opposite Keith David in The Tiger Woods Story.  She has had recurring roles on 24, Everwood, Desperate Housewives, ER, Seventh Heaven, Party of Five and Gideon’s Crossing.  Her TV movies Horse Sense and Miracle in Lane Two can be seen on the Disney Channel.

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee (Katie Wong)

Kathy Shao-Lin Lee was most recently featured in Elaine Liu’s The Projectionist, a short film set during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Other film credits include lead roles in Georgia Lee’s award-winning short films Educated and The Big Dish, Thomas Moon’s 98.599, and Sammy Tsang’s Being With Me.  She also starred in DigIt Digital’s feature film trailer for Contemplating Emily and appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York opposite Daniel Day-Lewis.  Lee’s print and commercial work includes national and international campaigns for AT&T and IBM.  On stage, she has trained at David Mamet and William H. Macy’s Atlantic Acting School in New York City and toured with Princeton University’s prestigious Triangle Club, the oldest collegiate musical-comedy troupe in the nation.

Elaine Kao (Julie Wong)

Elaine Kao’s most recent television and film credits include Girlfriends on UPN, Cynthia Liu’s short film Red Thread, Philip Chung’s A Ribbon of Dreams with James Shigeta, and numerous national commercials. Theatre credits include Sisters Matsumoto, A View from the Bridge, Howard Barker’s Wounds to the Face, and the critically-acclaimed The Caliban at Sacred Fools.  She has worked at the Cleveland Playhouse, East West Players, South Coast Repertory, Taper Too, the Met Theatre, and is a member of Lodestone Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.  She received her MFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts.

Mia Riverton (Mia Scarlett)

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Sebastian Stan (Simon)

Sebastian Stan is completing his BFA at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, where he has worked and studied under Bill Esper and Barbara Marchant.  He also completed a full year of training at Shakespeare's Globe in London, England, where he had the privilege to work with Mike Alfreds on Twelfth Night and Pericles.  Some of his recent credits include a guest lead on Law and Order and "Johnny" in the film version of Tony and Tina’s Wedding.

Rossif Sutherland (Alex)

Rossif Sutherland’s most recent television credits include a recurring role as Dr. Lester Kertzenstein on NBC’s ER.  He was also featured in the film adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Timeline. Sutherland speaks fluent French and composes and performs original songs on his father’s guitar.

Jayce Bartok (Mark)

Appearing most recently in Tom McCarthy’s sleeper-hit The Station Agent (Miramax), Bartok has been acting in film, TV and theater for over a decade.  He started out working in films like Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and John Frankenheimer’s Andersonville, eventually building up a reputation in independent film since his starring role in Richard Linklater’s SubUrbia.  He has gone on to star in over a dozen films, HBO’s OZ, Law and Order, movies for ABC and CBS, and a sitcom for the WB.  Notable recent roles include a cameo in Spiderman and leading roles in The Tollbooth and Tempting Adam for the Oxygen Network.  In addition, he is proud to be the Voice of Robert Redford’s Sundance Channel. The Cake Eaters, currently in pre-production, marks Bartok’s screenwriting debut (he also stars).