生於俄克拉荷馬州並於芝加哥長大，Nelson曾於西北大學就讀並為芝加哥Roadworks劇團的創使成員之一。而後則遷移至洛杉磯定居。Nelson的電視演出作品包括影集《Thanks》以及《The O’Keefe’s》，並於《Everwood》以及《Buffy the Vampire Slayer》成為固定演出班底。此外她在《The West Win》、《Frasier》與《Malcolm in the Middle》亦有令人印象深刻的客串演出。其他演出作品則包括：《Without A Trace》、《Ally McBeal》、《Providence》、《Just Shoot Me》、《Boy Meets World》以及《The Practice》。

Born in Oklahoma and raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and then went on to become one of the founding members of Chicago’s Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles.  Nelson’s numerous television credits include the series “Thanks” and “The O’Keefe’s.” She also enjoyed recurring roles on “Everwood” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as well as memorable guest appearances on “The West Wing,” “Frasier” and “Malcolm in the Middle.” Other television credits include “Without A Trace,” “Ally McBeal,” “Providence,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Boy Meets World” and “The Practice.”

出生並於肯塔基州的路易斯威爾長大，Lawson八歲起便於當地的社區劇院演出。日後Lawson於路易斯威爾大學修讀戲劇，並擔任當地FOX電視台青年記者。Lawson現已遷移至洛杉磯定居。 Lawson參與過多部電視作品，包括在《Crumb》、《It’s All Relative》、《Inside Schwartz》以及《Spellbound》皆有固定演出。並於《E.R.》、《Tru Calling》、《Party of Five》、《Smallville》以及《Felicity》客串演出。其他作品包括Lifetime頻道推出的電視電影《Heart of a Stranger》；CBS頻道的《The Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman》；以及ABC Family頻道製播的《Rules of Engagement》與《Model Behavior》。

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Lawson started appearing in local community and dinner theater when she was eight years old. She went on to study theater at the University of Louisville and became a youth journalist for the local FOX station before moving to Los Angeles.  Lawson’s television credits are numerous and include series regular roles on “Crumb,” “It’s All Relative,” “Inside Schwartz” and “Spellbound,” and guest-star and recurring appearances on “E.R.,” “Tru Calling,” “Party of Five,” “Smallville” and “Felicity.” Other television credits include a number of TV movies including “Heart of a Stranger” for Lifetime, CBS’s “The Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman,” and “Rules of Engagement,” and “Model Behavior” for ABC Family Channel.

出生於北好萊塢，Bernsen身為演藝之家三個小孩之中的老大，父親執導演筒，母親則為一名女演員。他於洛杉磯加州大學戲劇學系獲得編劇學士學位，並靠著《American Buffalo》這項作品的舞台設計獲得Drama-Logue Award。在搬到紐約後，Bernsen於非主流劇場界演出《Lone Star》以及《Plaza Suite》，而後正式成為日間戲劇作品《Ryan’s Hope》長達兩年的固定演員班底。憑著Blake Edwards的作品《S.O.B.》、《King Kong》與《Eat My Dust》中的角色演出，以及眾多主流劇集的客串演出經驗，順利幫助他與NBC頻道簽訂了獨家演出合約，於《L.A. Law》中飾演一名機智俊帥的離婚律師Arnie Becker。

The eldest of three children, Bernsen was born in North Hollywood to a producer father and actress mother. He earned his Master’s in Playwriting from UCLA’s Theater Arts Department, later receiving a Drama-Logue Award for his scenic design of the Pilot Theater production of “American Buffalo.” After moving to New York and appearing in the off-Broadway production of “Lone Star” and a touring company of “Plaza Suite,” he became a regular for two years on the daytime drama “Ryan’s Hope.”  Roles in Blake Edwards’s “S.O.B.,” “King Kong” and “Eat My Dust,” in addition to guest starring credits on a number of episodic mainstays, prompted an exclusive deal with NBC, which led to his role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on “L.A. Law.”

以《The West Wing》中Charlie Young一角獲得廣大知名度的Dulé Hill最早其實是從George C. Wolfe執導的《Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk》（曾於公開劇院以及百老匯大使劇院演出）中，以演出與Savion Glover以及Jeffrey Wright有對手戲的小孩一角而獲得關注。《Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk》藉由踢踏舞與音樂劇的形式演出非裔美國人的故事，並於1996年代成為轟動一時的熱門話題。Dulé Hill並於其他多部舞台劇演出，包括《Black and Blue》、《Shenandoah》以及《The Little Rascals》。此後Hill重回劇場界於Amiri Baraka 的得獎作品《Dutchman》演出，故事描述一名白人女子於火車上勾引一名單純的中產階級非裔美人，並造成不堪的後果。

Best known for his work as Charlie Young on "The West Wing," Dulé Hill first came to prominence as The Kid opposite Savion Glover and Jeffrey Wright in "Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk" (Public Theatre, Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre), directed by George C. Wolfe.  The history of the African-American people told through tap dance and music, "Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk," proved one of the most exciting events of the 1996 season. His stage credits also include "Black and Blue" (Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre), "Shenandoah" (Paper Mill Playhouse) and "The Little Rascals" (Goodspeed Opera House). Last January, Hill returned to the stage where he stared in "Dutchman" (Cherry Lane Theatre), Amiri Baraka’s Obie award-winning play about a white woman who seduces a naïve bourgeois black man on a train with terrifying results.

James Roday的演藝生涯始於就讀紐約大學實驗戲劇系，並獲得藝術學位。在紐約大學期間，他在古典（包括《The Three Sisters》、《Twelfth Night》以及《A Respectable Wedding》）以及當代（包括《Severity’s Mistress》以及《Sexual Perversity In Chicago》）兩類中皆獲得為數不少的製作成就。 Roday自此參與多部電影演出，包括由Wim Wender執導的《別來敲門》、Thomas Haden Church執導的《Rolling Kansas》以及華納兄弟於2005年推出的改編電影《飆風天王》中飾演Billy Prickett一角。並於2006年再度與《飆風天王》的導演Jay Chandresekhar合作拍攝獨立電影《Beerfest》。

James Roday began his career studying theatre at New York University’s Experimental Theatre Wing and graduated with a degree in fine arts. From there, he garnered a slew of New York theatre production credits both in classical ("The Three Sisters," "Twelfth Night," "A Respectable Wedding") and contemporary ("Severity’s Mistress," "Sexual Perversity In Chicago") material.  Roday had since gone on to several feature film roles including Wim Wenders’ "Don’t Come Knocking," "Rolling Kansas" directed by Thomas Haden Church and the Warner Brothers film adaptation of "The Dukes of Hazzard," as Billy Prickett, in 2005. Last year, Roday reunited with his "Dukes of Hazzard" director, Jay Chandresekhar, in the independent film "Beerfest."