HENRY CZERNY (Neale Donald Walsch)

One of Canada’s most respected dramatic actors, Henry Czerny has earned acclaim on stage, television, and in feature films, both in his native land and in Hollywood. Born and raised in Toronto, Czerny cut his professional teeth on Shakespearean and classical theater following his graduation from Canada’s National Theater School in 1982.

His blood-chilling portrayal of a priest running an orphanage for young boys in the 1993 CBC-produced miniseries ?The Boys of St. Vincent?, provided Czerny with the needed star-making turn. In 1994, the critically acclaimed role earned Czerny a 1994 Canadian Gemini award for “best performance by an actor in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries”.

He got his break in Hollywood after playing a father in the CBS tele-movie ?Ultimate Betrayal: The Rodgers Sisters Story? (1994). Shortly after signing to the William Morris Agency, he was cast as the manipulative and clever chief of CIA operations opposite Harrison Ford in CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994). The film was a smash hit. Czerny has subsequently been kept very busy, appearing in Canadian and Hollywood feature films and in television movies. His film credits include JENIPAPO (1995), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (1996), THE ICE STORM (1997), KAYLA (1998), THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005), FIDO (2006) and THE PINK PANTHER (2006). He is currently on location in Ireland shooting ?The Tudors,? a 10-part series for Showtime .

VILMA SILVA (Leora Garcia)

A company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival since 1994, Silva has played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet , Celia in As You Like It , Rosaura in Life Is a Dream , Viola in Twelfth Night , Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers , Lise in OSF and Kennedy Center productions of The Magic Fire , and Yolande and Lynx in Daughters of the Revolution in the OSF and Berkeley Repertory Theatre productions and the touring productions to Birmingham Repertory Theatre in England, the Barbican Theatre in London and the La Jolla Playhouse, in San Diego, CA.

She has also performed various roles at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theater Center, The Group Theatre (Seattle), American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, El Teatro Campesino, Sundance Institute Playwrights Lab.

On television, she has played Zenaida in “Redwood Curtain,” Hallmark Hall of Fame, (1995), and Pamela Mossman in “A Cry in the Night”, NBC, (1991).

BRUCE PAGE (Fitch)

After a thriving career as a high school teacher, Bruce Page returned to acting, something he'd loved in college, in 1990. Working primarily out of the Boston area, he concentrated on film. In 1996, after roles in several independent films, stage shows, and a few commercials (most notably an ESPN spot for the initial ?Extreme Games?), he and his family moved to the West. Shortly thereafter, an offer to star in a limited run, Off-Broadway show brought him and his family back East. He did several stage shows within a short period. Next, Clint Eastwood cast him in MYSTIC RIVER (2003), he landed the starring role in an Italian production RING OF THE BISHOP (2004), and most recently, Phillip Noyce and Blake Masters cast him in the Showtime series ?Brotherhood?.

ABDUL SALAAM EL RAZZAC (Chef)

A founding member of the African-American Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, Abdul has directed productions at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Zephyr Theater, Los Angeles Theater Company, and Glaxa Theater and is a company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

He earned the Los Angeles DramaLogue Award for best director for Oliver Mayer's Joe Louis Blues , an NAACP Image Award for his performances as Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Spencer in Etta Jenks , and he also received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

He has also appeared on popular television shows such as ?Martin?, ?Star Trek: The Next Generation?, ?General Hospital?, ?Becker? and ?Frasier?, among others. On the big screen, Abdul has acted in PRETTY WOMAN (1990) , 8 MILE (2002), GLORY (1989) , MALCOLM X (1992) , TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991), and more.

ZILLAH GLORY (Carly)

The eldest of seven children, Zillah grew up in a small town in Minnesota and now enjoys life on the road as an actress touring for theatre companies. She has performed in many musicals and theatre productions. Some of her favorite roles include: Maggie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof , Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing , Alex in On The Verge and Reggie Fluty in The Laramie Project . Zillah currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina and appears nightly in the Queen City's equity hit, Shear Madness.

INGRID BOULTING (Sunny)

Ingrid Boulting spent the first seven years of her life in South Africa where she lived with her grandparents at the edge of a river. At age 15, a fashion editorial for Bazaar magazine launched a successful modeling career. She worked with some of the greatest photographers, such as Richard Avedon (in whose books she appears), David Bailey, Arthur Penn and more.

She followed the family tradition of her father, who was a film director and producer, and then, at age 18, toured in repertory with the Oxford Playhouse. She acted on stage, in TV and films, working with actors such as Orson Wells, Lawrence Harvey, Olivia de Haviland, Nicole Williamson, and played opposite Robert DeNiro in THE LAST TYCOON (1976).

She gave up her acting career soon after her daughter was born, and settled in Ojai, CA with her family. CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD marks her return to the silver screen.

JOE IVY (Bob Friedman)

Joe Ivy has been a performer and director in theatre, and an actor in film for over 30 years. As a member of AEA, SAG, and AFTRA, he has directed or appeared in over 60 plays and more than 35 film and television productions. He is also a familiar face in commercials .

Over the course of his lengthy career, he has won awards too numerous to mention. Joe has been married to a costume designer/actress for 20 years and has a son who is currently attending college.

MICHAEL GOORJIAN (Roy “The Morning Boy”)

Michael’s is a familiar face in American living rooms, where he was a regular guest star on television series “Growing Pains” (1985) and then as a regular on the ABC hit show “Life Goes On” (1989). At age 22, he snagged his first Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor as an autistic boy in the CBS TV movie “David's Mother” (1994). And the morning after, he was signed to join Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

Later in 1994, Michael engaged the role of Justin Thompson in “Party of Five” (1994). His character was so compelling and fan-amiable that his six-episode contract was lengthened to three more years.

In 1997, he took leave of the “Party” scene to become a filmmaker. He wrote and sold screenplays and starred in movies such as SLC PUNK! (1999), SOMETHING MORE (1999), and THE INVISIBLES (1999), which he co-produced. His latest effort , ILLUSION , starring Kirk Douglas, which Goorjian wrote, directed and also stars, and HAPPILY EVER AFTER , both premiered on the festival circuit in 2004. ILLUSION, starring Kirk Douglas, which Goorjian wrote, directed and also stars, and Happily Even After, both premiered on the festival circuit in 2004. Illusion took 1st Place Feature and the Audience Choice Award at the Spiritual Cinema Circle’s first annual Festival-at-Sea, 2005.

CAROLYN HENNESY (Sharon)

Carolyn Hennesy is a Los Angeles native, who trained at the American Conservatory Theatre and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was the recipient of the 2000 Natalie Schafer Award for Outstanding Comedic Actress, as well as The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and Ovation Award for her work in the play The Fan Maroo .

She has been in over 100 theatrical productions spanning the LA regional and international theater scenes. Carolyn is a familiar face on television with regular, guest star and recurring roles on ?Girlfriends?, ?Misconceptions?, ?Barbershop?, ?Life of Leisure?, ?What I Like About You?, ?Half and Half?, and ?That ?70s Show".

Her feature films include BULL RUN, OUTTA SYNC, TERMINATOR 3, LEGALLY BLONDE 2, THE POLAR EXPRESS and WAVE BABES.

Carolyn is also an accomplished writer and currently, is awaiting publication of her series of Young Adult novels: “Pandora: A Chronicle of Miss-Adventures”.

JERRY McGILL (Oscar)

Jerry McGill is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and quadriplegic whose life path it is to help people with disabilities become featured more prominently in the media.

At 16-years-old, Jerry McGill became the youngest member of the National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped (NTWH). In an actors' benefit performance of ?A Christmas Carol,? he starred as Tiny Tim, opposite Christopher Reeve.

Shortly thereafter, McGill left the NTWH for the 52 nd Street Project, another theater company in Manhattan, where he became the company's first actor with a disability. There, he found himself working with such performers as Lili Taylor, Frances McDormand and Martha Plimpton.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD marks McGill's film debut.

RUTH DeSOSA (Georgia)

Ruth de Sosa is a multi-lingual Air Force "kid" who went to thirteen schools and 2 universities in the US and abroad. Her travels kept her very interested in different cultures and languages and also fueled her desire to communicate through acting.

She began her professional career in the theater, working for 9-years and performing in back-to-back shows, playing diverse roles from drama to comedy/dramedy and back again.

Currently, Ruth is working regularly in all theatrical mediums: voice-over, stage, film, TV, cartoons and commercials. One of her favorite roles was playing Young Indiana Jones' mother, in George Lucas' TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Ruth resides in the multi-cultural Historic West Adams district of Los Angeles in a 1909 craftsman home, which will soon be listed in Los Angeles' Historic Register.