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Jason Wiles as Maurice “Bosco” Boscorelli
Playing the glory-hungry “Bosco,” Jason Wiles relishes the role of a hot-headed New York cop on “Third Watch.” “Bosco’s attitude gets
him in trouble,” says Wiles. “But he’s the guy you’d want there in a crisis because he gets the job
done.” He adds that he sees a little Bosco in himself as well: “I’m generally very laid back, but when I’m
pushed, it comes out.”
Wiles, who is from Lenexa, Kansas, says he always wanted to be an actor and got his start as an extra and stand-in. At 19, after playing a non-speaking
part in the Paul Newman-Joanne Woodward film “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,” Wiles moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. After a year
of struggling, he landed some commercial work and made his television acting debut in a role on an After-School Special, “Big
Boys Don’t Cry.”
Wiles has appeared in the films “Higher Learning,” for director John Singleton,
as well as Robert Rodriguez’ “Road Racers.” He was also seen in the feature “Kicking and Screaming.”
On television, he guest-starred in “Beverly Hills, 90210” and was a series regular on “To Have and to Hold,” and starred
in numerous television movies.
Wiles recently appeared in the play “Safe” directed and co-written by series
co-star Anthony Ruivivar.
Wiles and his wife reside in New York with their daughter. His birthday is April 25.
Coby Bell as Ty Davis Jr.
A native of Orange County,
California, Coby Bell came to the cast of “Third
Watch, ” now in it’s fifth season, from his role as Patrick Owen on the drama series “L.A. Doctors.”
The son of Broadway veteran Michel Bell (“The Civil War”), the younger Bell always wanted to entertain people. “I
got my acting debut as Baby Bear in my kindergarten class production of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears,’”
says the actor.
Referring to his “Third Watch” character, Bell sees many similarities. “We’re both in
the early stages of our careers and both very committed to our work.”
Bell’s first television role was on NBC’s “ER”
(executive-produced by “Third Watch” creator John Wells). He also appeared on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,”
“Players,” “Smart Guy” and “The Parent ’Hood.”
Bell recently appeared in the play “Safe”
directed and co-written by series co-star
Anthony Ruivivar.
During downtime, Bell enjoys playing basketball and tennis. He
also sings and plays keyboard in a band. In addition, Bell likes to volunteer as a Big Brother.
The native California who is an honors graduate of San Jose State University, has relocated his residence to New York where “Third Watch” films, and
lives there with his wife and twin daughters. His birthday is May
11.
Skip
Sudduth as John "Sully" Sullivan
A stage and
screen veteran, Skipp Sudduth came to “Third Watch,” now entering its sixth season, after appearing in the critically
acclaimed Broadway production of “The Iceman Cometh” starring Oscar winner Kevin Spacey.
Sudduth plays
a streetwise police officer named Sully who works alongside his young, idealistic partner, Ty Davis (Coby Bell). “I
love the combinations in Sully,” he says. “He’s a veteran with a good heart. He’s sarcastic without
being cynical. He sees himself as the town sheriff.”
Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, Sudduth was an Air Force
brat until he was 10, and his parents expected him to become a doctor (his mother, a nurse, worked on the first open-heart
surgery team). He earned an undergraduate degree in biology, labored in hospitals and was headed toward medical school until
he was diverted down a very unique career path that included stints in public relations and wine- making. Eventually he found
his calling when he landed in Chicago, working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Sudduth’s film credits
include “54,” Spike Lee’s “Clockers,” “A Cool Dry Place” and “Money Train.”
He also starred alongside Robert De Niro and Jean Reno in the action-thriller “Ronin.” The film was praised for
its amazing car chase sequences and Sudduth, a race-car enthusiast, performed 90 percent of his own driving stunts. Sudduth
later starred in Joel Schumacher’s “Flawless” (again with De Niro).
Among Sudduth’s guest-starring
television appearances are NBC’s “Law & Order,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Trinity,”
“Mad About You” and “Cosby.” Sudduth also appeared in the cable movie “George Wallace”
and the cable series “Oz.”
Broadway stage work includes Lincoln Center’s production of Shakespeare’s
“Twelfth Night” with Helen Hunt, “On the Waterfront” and “The Grapes of Wrath.” Sudduth
recently appeared in Woody Allen’s Off-Broadway production “Writer’s Block.” He has been seen at Joseph
Papp’s prestigious Public Theatre in “Marisol” and “The Big Funk.” Sudduth is also a member
of New York’s Rumble-in-the-Redroom sketch comedy ensemble.
Over the past 20 years, Sudduth has directed plays,
comedy revues and short film projects while steadily working as an actor. In addition, Sudduth is a singer-songwriter and
co-founder of the acoustic rock band Minus Ted. The band has just released their second album entitled “Really Really.”
Sudduth lives in New York City. His birthday is August 23.
Kim Raver
as Kim Zambrano
Born and raised in New York City, Kim Raver
had a regular role on the seminal children’s television series “Sesame Street” from the ages of 6 to 9.
After “Sesame Street,” the young actress joined off-Broadway’s first all-children’s theater.
A
fine arts graduate of Boston University, Raver continues to study theater in New York with teacher and mentor Wynn Handman.
She is fluent in French and German, a language that she learned as a child from her German-born mother.
Raver is thrilled
to be reunited with “Third Watch” creator John Wells (with whom she worked on “Trinity”) and loves
the complexities of her character, “She is thrill-seeking and compassionate, a dedicated adrenaline junkie with a streak
of self–destructiveness when it comes to men.”
In the beginning of her career, Raver paid her bills by
acting in commercials that brought her to Venice, Italy, for a Visa ad and put her in a Jeep for “Blade Runner”
director Ridley Scott.
Raver’s big break came with her Broadway debut in the play “Holiday” in which
she co-starred with Laura Linney (“The Truman Show”) and Tony Goldwyn.
Among Raver’s other television
credits are a lead role on the drama “Trinity” and guest-starring roles in such series as “The Practice,”
“Spin City,” and NBC’s “Law & Order,” plus a recurring role on “Central Park West.”
She also appeared in the feature film “City Hall” with Al Pacino.
Raver co-starred with David Schwimmer
(NBC’s “Friends”) and John Spencer (NBC’s “The West Wing”) in the Williamstown production
of “The Glimmer Brothers,” written by Warren Leight. Most recently, Raver finished shooting the independent film
“Martin & Orloff” with Andy Richter and Janeane Garofalo.
Raver lives in New York with her husband
and son. She spends her free time running, practicing yoga and being near her close-knit family. Her birthday is March 15.
Nia Long
as Sasha Monroe
Nia Long has quickly
built a reputation as an actress of exceptional range in feature film hits, independent features and television series.
Long
will star in Charlie Shyer's highly anticipated re-make of "Alfie," opposite Jude Law and scheduled for release in late October.
Additionally, she will star in Brian Levant's "Are We There Yet?" opposite Ice Cube due in January 2005.
Long starred
last May in Mario Van Peebles' critically acclaimed documentary, "Baadasssss!" opposite Van Peebles and Joy Bryant.
In
addition, Long also starred in 20th Century Fox's box office hit, "Big Momma's House" opposite Martin Lawrence. Her role in
this film garnered her a 2001 NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture and a 2001 Blockbuster
Award Nomination for Favorite Actress.
Long's other film credits include "Boiler Room," "Best Man," "The Broken Hearts
Club," "In Too Deep," "Held Up," "Stigmata," "Soul Food," "Made in America," "Friday," "Boyz in the Hood" and "Love Jones"
(which won the prestigious Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival).
Long stars on NBC's popular drama "Third
Watch" as Sasha Monroe, a tough and principled cop dedicated to improving her community. The series is currently is in its
sixth season and is syndicated on the A&E Channel. As a result of her work in the series, Long received a 2004 NAACP Image
Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.
Long's other television credits include "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,"
"Judging Amy," "If These Walls Could Talk 2" and NBC’s "ER."
A resident of New York, Long’s birthday is
October 30th.
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Molly Price as Faith Yokas
Molly Price, who plays Faith Yokas, the long-suffering partner of grandstanding police officer Maurice “Bosco”
Boscorelli (Jason Wiles) on “Third Watch,” sees many personal parallels with her character: “Faith cares
greatly for her family and works very hard for what she believes in,” she says. Price herself is no stranger to a close
family, being one of five children (two brothers and two sisters), and she is married to a New York City firefighter.
Price
has appeared in such films as “Pushing Tin” with John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett, Sydney Pollack’s
“Random Hearts” with Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas and Woody Allen’s “Sweet & Lowdown”
with Sean Penn and Uma Thurman in which Price plays Penn’s love interest. Price also was in the films “Kiss Me,
Guido,” “Jersey Girls,” “The Visitors” and “Chasing Sleep” (with Jeff Daniels).
In addition to her film work, Price has guest-starred on NBC’s “Law & Order” and “Sex
in the City,” as well as in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie “Saint Maybe.” She also appeared in the Andrew
Dice Clay sitcom “Bless This House” and had a recurring role as Mel on the daytime drama “As the World Turns.”
Price’s New York stage credits include “Salome” at Circle-in-the-Square, “Servie ‘N’
Bernice 4-Ever” at Circle Repertory Theatre and “Scrapple” with the EST Marathon. Regional theater credits
include “Cover of Life” with Hartford Stage, “The Heidi Chronicles” with St. Louis Repertory and “The
Crucible” at the Long Wharf Theatre.
In addition to acting, Price enjoys boxing and reading. She has also made
another of her passions – cooking – a career, by opening a gourmet sandwich shop on Block Island called Three
Sisters.
A graduate of Rutgers University, Price grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey and currently lives in New
York City with her husband, Derek Kelly. Her birthday is December 15.
Anthony Ruivivar as
Carlos Nieto
Though born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Anthony Ruivivar received his bachelor of fine arts
degree 6,000 miles away at Boston University.
Ruivivar enters his sixth season playing paramedic Carlos Nieto on “Third
Watch.” He describes his role as “an ethnically three-dimensional character you don’t often see on TV with
a lot of room to explore. I am happy to portray who I am ethnically and not have to identify with only one part of my background.
My father is Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish and my mother is Scottish and German. The writers have allowed [my unique diversity]
to be who Carlos is on the show, and that’s brave.”
Ruivivar’s feature film credits include the
critically praised “High Art” as well as “In & Out,” “Starship Troopers,” “Simply
Irresistible” (with Sarah Michelle Gellar), “Race the Sun” (with Halle Berry)“White Fang II”
(directed by Ken Olin), “Saturn” and “Swimming.”
Ruivivar maintains his roots in New York
theater as a member of both the Imua! Theater company and Circle East (formerly known as the Circle Repertory Theatre). Last
summer, Ruivivar teamed up with Tony Glazer and the IMUA! Theatre Company, to write “Safe,” starring fellow cast
members Jason Wiles, Coby Bell and Yvonne Jung. Yvonne has appeared in numerous episodes of “Third Watch” as a
paramedic opposite Anthony. Off screen, Ruivivar and Jung are married and have a son.
In his free time, Ruivivar --
whose father is a musician -- enjoys writing and playing music. True to his Hawaiian upbringing, he loves boogie-boarding
and surfing.
Ruivivar
lives in New York City with his wife and son. His birthday is November 4.
Tia Texada as Sgt. Maritza Cruz
Tia Texada
stars on the multifaceted drama “Third Watch” now in its sixth season, as Sgt. Maritza Cruz, the tough-talking
leader of an elite anti-crime unit recently joined by the erratic officer Bosco (Jason Wiles).
Born in Louisiana,
Texada spent most of her childhood traveling around the country with her family. Her career began when, as a child, she lent
her voice to children’s dance records, jingles and cartoons. Since then her singing voice has been heard in the films
Paulie and Welcome to the Neighborhood, as well as the television shows, “Dawson’s Creek” and “The
Wild Thornberries”.
Texada was recently seen in David Mamet’s “Spartan” opposite William H.
Macey and Val Kilmer. Her other feature film credits include Joel Schumacher’s dramatic thrill “Phone Booth,”
staring alongside Forrest Whitaker and Colin Farrell, “Nurse Betty,” “Glitter,” “Crazy as Hell,”
“13 Conversations About One Thing” and “Bait” with Jamie Foxx.
In addition to her feature
work, Texada has recently recurred on the cable series “Mind of a Married Man.” Her notable guest appearances
include NBC’s “ER,” “American Embassy,” “Arli$$,” “Brooklyn South,”
“NYPD Blue,” “Sisters” and “Working.” Tia is also a dancer appearing in videos for Brazilian
artist, Alexandre and South America’s, Iviano. Stage credits include “Twist of Fate” and “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” at the Globe Theatre, and “The Rose Tattoo” at New York’s Hudson Theater/CTG.
Tia currently resides in New York, Her Birthday is December 14th.
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Chris Bauer as Fred Yokas
A native of Los Angeles, Chris Bauer honed his skills after numerous
years on stage in Chicago performing with such noted ensembles as the Steppenwolf Theatre Company – which later provided
his career with a boost after his controversial role – as well as with the famed Goodman Theatre there.
From
there, Bauer studied at the Yale School of Drama and then moved to New York, where he became a member of the Atlantic Theater Company which was
founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy. After a while, he returned to Chicago’s stage community where he gained notice for
his performance in Steppenwolf’s production of the disturbing “Clockwork Orange,” which Bauer credits as
a watershed moment in his career.
Later, Bauer gained his first feature-film role in “Snow White” opposite
Sigourney Weaver. His other film credits include “Face/Off,” “Devil’s Advocate,” “Flawless,”
“8MM” and “Animal Factory” (directed by Steve Buscemi). Bauer also recently appeared in HBO’s
series “The Wire” and acclaimed TV movie “61*” which addressed New York Yankee star Roger Maris’
torturous 1961 assault on Babe Ruth’s single-season home-run record.
On “Third Watch,” Bauer portrays
a trouble-prone blue-collar worker who frequently verbally spars with his dissatisfied wife (fellow series star Molly Price)
over his drinking and irresponsible habits. “Fred is a good man, but is the last to believe it,” says Bauer. “He
cares deeply for his family but many times is blinded by his emotions.”
Even though the series is filmed in
New York
City,
Bauer resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two children.
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Josh Stewart as Office
Brendan Finney
West Virginia native Josh Stewart ("Jekyll") steps up to the big city as he joins the cast of NBC's
“Third Watch” in its sixth season as rookie cop Brendan Finney. “Finney is a stand-up guy, though his family’s
past puts him at odds with the rest of the division," says Stewart. "He is a hard charger that won’t take no for an
answer, which usually ends up with him feeling like a diver on the platform who just noticed that all the judges are Russian
-- and not really caring.”
Born and raised in the small town of Diana, West Virginia, Stewart attended West
Virginia Wesleyan College then transferred after a year to West Virginia University where he graduated with a business degree
in marketing.
Stewart got his start doing local theater at the Landmark Theatre in Sutton, West Virginia, and eventually
moved to NewYork where he studied at the T. Schreiber Studios (and was a company member of the 13th Street Repertory Theatre).
He then moved to Los Angeles and performed on stage in “Light Bulb”and “Beacon” (which also starred
Robert Forster and Brooke Shields).
In addition, Stewart also had a part in the independent film “Jekyll,”
and won a co-starring role in his first pilot, “Then Came Jones.” Other credits television include a guest-starring
role on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”
Bonnie Dennison as Emily Yokas
Bonnie Dennison joins the cast of the multifaceted drama “Third Watch”
now in its fifth season. She plays the trouble-prone teenaged daughter of Officer Yokas (series star Molly Price).
Dennison
portrays Emily Yokas, who over the course of the season has seen her father (Chris Bauer) suffer a near-fatal heart attack.
Her character also has survived a severe drug overdose while trapped in a snowdrift and a terrifying hostage experience during
a bank holdup.
"I think Emily is a responsible and caring sister and daughter, and she's been forced to grow up too
quickly resulting in some of her 'questionable' behavior. I've really enjoyed portraying her because she's a more multi-layered
and interesting character and she continues to grow.”
Other television credits include NBC’s “Law
and Order,” “Law and Order:SVU,” “The Education of Max Bickford” and “100 Centre Street.
She has also appeared in two Columbia graduate films “Deros” and “Persona.”
Dennison is a native
of New York City and resides there with her mother and sister. Her birthday is February 15.
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