ANDREA CORR - Anne

Andrea Jane Corr is a member of the Irish pop/rock/Celtic musical group The Corrs. The other band members are her sisters Caroline and Sharon, and her brother Jim. In her younger years, Andrea was the best student among all the siblings. She began her life with the band as soon as she graduated from secondary school. The Corrs' parents were musicians who strongly encouraged each of their children to pursue music. Andrea learned the piano, as did all of her siblings. In The Corrs band, Andrea is the lead singer and is their main lyricist when the group writes songs. Andrea also plays the tin whistle, which when combined with her sister Sharon's fiddle playing gives the group its distinctively Irish sound. The Corrs music shows strong influences from traditional Celtic but also modern pop such as the Eagles and the Carpenters.

The Corrs first performed as a band when they auditioned to play in the musical film Commitments, The (1991). Andrea landed a speaking role in the film. The movie's musical director John Hughes saw potential in the band and became their manager. In 1994 The Corrs landed a recording contract with producer David Foster of Atlantic Records (USA). Their debut album was "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (1995), followed by "Talk on Corners" (1997), "In Blue" (2000) and their latest album "Borrowed Heavan" (2004). To date they have sold some 40 million albums. The Corrs have peformed on tour with musical acts U2, Celine Dion, and the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger has commented "They blew us, the Stones, off our own stage". The Corrs have also appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and have made an MTV-sponsored "Unplugged" video. In 2001 they began a tour of Europe and Australasia. Andrea is also an aspiring actress, and in addition to being featured in "The Commitments" she also played opposite Madonna in a minor role in Evita (1996).

BERNARD HILL - John Joe

Bernard Hill appeared in The Ghost and the Darkness, with Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas. Best known for his portrayal of Pauline Collins' husband in Shirley Valentine, Hill's film credits also include Madagascar Skin, Mountains of the Moon, The Bounty and Sir Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning Gandhi. Hill was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed television series Boys from the Blackstuff, for which he also received the Press Guild Award for Achievement of the Decade. He recently starred in the BBC telefilm Skallagrig, which went on to receive the BAFTA Award for Best TV Play. On the London stage, Hill's leading roles include A View from the Bridge, The Cherry Orchard and Macbeth.

COLM MEANEY - Jimmy

Anyone who enjoys Star Trek recognizes this magnificent Irish face. Although he is best known by fans as Chief OíBrien of ìStar Trek: the Next Generationî and ìStar Trek: Deep Space Nineî, he is an absolutely terrific character actor in films, TV and on stage. He is one actor I would describe as charismatic as he emanates a kind of enthusiasm, joy or even evil when he plays sinister type roles. When heís in a film, you know heís there! At 5' 11" and stockily built, his round face, rosy cheeks and smiling Irish blue eyes framed by a tousled head of curly red hair and a jolly demeanor make for a perfect good guy image. His film credits include: John Hustonís The Dead (1987) as Mr. Bergin; Dick Tracy(1990) as Cop; as Pilot of Windsor Plane; The Commitments (1991) as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.; Far and Away (1992) as Kelly; the beautifully filmed Last of the Mohicans (1992) as Maj. Ambrose; Under Siege (1992) with Steven Seagal as Doumer, a convincing role as a bad guy; The Road to Wellville (1994) as Dr. Lionel Badger; The Van (1996) as Larry; Mystery, Alaska (1999) as Mayor Scott R. Pitcher, another fine performance; Chapter Zero (1999) as Frank Lazarus; Most Important (1999) as Dan OíNeill; How Harry Became a Tree (2001) as Harry and Backflash (2001).

PATRICK BERGIN - Padjo

Patrick Bergin is a versatile actor who made his feature-film debut in 1988 with The Courier; that year he also won acclaim for his role as an IRA informer in the TV movie Act of Betrayal. His success with the latter film lead director Bob Rafelson to cast him as Sir Richard Burton in his epic Mountains of the Moon (1990). While in Britain, Bergin typically played heroes, but in Hollywood he is usually cast as a villainous lowlife. He was particularly nasty as the obsessed, abusive husband in Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). Some of his latest roles have been in Gas Station Jesus (2001), Devilís Prey (2001), and The Follower (2000).

SHAUN EVANS - Teddy

New comer Shaun Evans graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2001 has been seen on the BBC in The Project and on television in Teachers 11. He is a native of Liverpool.

PHILIP BARANTINI - Alex

Philip Barantini most recently appeared with Heath Ledger in Ned Kelly and in The Escapist. He was seen in the award winning TV series Band of Brothers playing Sgt. Wayne ëSkinnyí Sisk. Other television appearances include Dream Team and Big Cat.

CHARLOTTE BRADLEY - Maisie

Charlotte Bradley is known for her role as Alice in About Adam with Kate Hudson and costars with Cate Blanchette as Anne Harris in Joel Schumacherís upcoming Veronica Guerin. Other films include Smillaís Sense of Snow directed by Billie August, The Van directed by Stephen Frears (in which she also worked with Colm Meaney) and Moll Flanders directed by Pen Densham.

Bradley has had a long rich career in the theatre working with companies such The Passion Machine Theatre Co., The Donmar Warehouse, The Abbey and The Peacock Theatre and in Amh ar clann de hIde Theater of Douglas Hyde. She has worked several times with Brendan Gleeson, playing Kate in Pilgrims and in Cake for TG4. Other theatre includes The Vagina Monologues in Dublin. She has made many Irish language films including Draiocht directed by Aine OíConnor with Gabriel Byrne and a series of three films of the same story shot from three different perspectives with Owen McPolin. Other credits include Television productions, Random Passage, On Home Ground, TrÌ ScÈal and Mystic Knights of Tir Na. Bradley dreams of playing Granuaile - Grace O Malley, The Pirate Queen. She lives in Dublin with her children

CATHERINE BYRNE - Bernie

Catherine Byrne has appeared extensively in Irish Theater and on Broadway in the Tony Award winning Dancing at Lughnasa and Molly Sweeney. Her recent film and television credits include A Tale of Two Isaacs, Upwardly Mobile, Ballykissangel, Kidnapped, A Man of No Importance and Eat the Peach.