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Canadian-born actor Matt Craven is among the most sought after character actors of film and television today, starring in such blockbuster critically acclaimed films as the Academy-Award-nominated "Crimson Tide" and "A Few Good Men" and SAG Award nominated "X-Men: First Class." Craven has starred opposite great Hollywood actors such as Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Helen Mirren, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, James Gandolfini, and Michael Caine, to name a few, and was recently seen starring in the hit ABC science fiction drama series "Resurrection" as Fred Langston, sheriff of Arcadia, Missouri, a town that's turned upside down as deceased loved ones return after death. Craven can also be seen starring in Roland Emmerich's film "Stonewall," which chronicles a young man's political awakening and coming of age leading up to the Stonewall Riots (set for 2015 release) and "Unless," based on the novel of the same name, opposite Academy-Award-nominated Catherine Keener, also set for a 2015 release.

Originally from Ontario, Canada, Craven did not catch the acting bug until later in his years. Craven's father died six weeks after his birth, and he ultimately dropped out of high school to help support his mother and family. He found himself working odd jobs such as driving trucks and working maintenance for electrical companies. It wasn't until Craven was about 20 years old that his love for acting sparked when he found an ad in the local newspaper announcing auditions for a local production of Dracula. Craven auditioned, landed the role of Jonathan Harker, and from then on, never looked back. He found his true passion.

Craven's first feature film was opposite Bill Murray in "Meatballs" as Hardware, one of Tripper Harrison's (Murray) counselors-in-training at Camp North Star, a cut-rate summer camp. This hilarious comedy was the start of Craven's career, especially in the comedy world. During this time, Murray took Craven under his wing and immediately started teaching him the fundamentals of improve and how to create and mold a character. Craven's second major project, the live action short "Bravery in the Field" was nominated for an Academy Award.

In the following years, Craven moved on to star in three different sitcom pilots opposite the likes of Alan Arkin, Richard Lewis, Annie Potts and Holland Taylor. Moving away from the comedy scene, Craven's first major dramatic break came when he was cast in the drama/horror/mystery cult favorite, "Jacob's Ladder," which follows a haunted Vietnam war veteran as he attempts to discover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. Craven starred as Michael, a chemist in the Army's chemical warfare division where he worked on a drug that was secretly given to the veteran's unit. This critically acclaimed film raised Craven's career to a whole new level, proving his versatility as an actor, and truly gave him a taste of Hollywood stardom.

Craven has since starred in massively popular feature films including "Public Enemies," "Disturbia," "Déjà vu," "The Life of David Gale," "The Statement," "Indian Summer," "K2" and "Tin Men." On the small screen, Craven has worked exclusively with Graham Yost on HBO's acclaimed award winning series, "From the Earth to the Moon", "The Pacific", and "Boomtown." Most recently on "Justified", he also starred on TNT's "Nuremberg" and "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long", Steven Spielberg's "High Incident" and opposite Jeff Goldblum on NBC's "Raines".

Truly a man of many talents, Craven has also made a successful impact in theater as well, as his first off-Broadway play was the award winning "Blue Window," which was ultimately picked up and filmed for American Playhouse. He also successfully brought one of his favorite Canadian plays, "The Crackwalker" to be produced at The Hudson Guild Theater in New York City, starring himself, a young Joe Mantello ("Wicked") and Frances Fisher ("Titanic"). Additionally, Craven starred in the critically acclaimed American premiere of the German playwright, Franz Xaver Kroetz's "The Nest."

Off the screen, Craven is a strong supporter of "One Heart Source," an organization designed to empower at risk children through education in Africa. He is also an avid golfer and is ranked third by Golf Digest in Hollywood's Top 100 Golfers. He also enjoys gardening, cooking and woodworking, and, most of all, spending time with his wife of over 25 years, Emmy-Award-winning Make Up Artist Sally Sutton, and their two children, Nicholas and Josephine.

Melissa McIntyre was born on 31 May 1986 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Redwall (1999) and Degrassi: Minis (2005).

Christina was born and raised in Port Colborne, Ontario where at a young age spent most of her days playing dress up and pretending to be teen detective, Nancy Drew. A triple threat performer, she graduated at the top of her class from the Randolph Academy For The Performing Arts and The Second City (Toronto). A "tour de force", Sicoli is an award winning actress, character driven comedienne, writer and accomplished improvisor.

Anna Mitchell-Hedges was born on 1 January 1907 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. She died on 11 April 2007 in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.

Rhonda Kristi was born on 20 October 1953 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Degrassi High (1987) and Danger Keep Out! (1987). She died on 31 March 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Canadian folk singer and community activist, Simone Johnston (m. Simone Taylor), was born Simone Cook in the Niagara Region of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada on October 22, 1932. The youngest of six, and only surviving female, Simone learned early on how to stand tall in a predominantly male run society, something that would help her later on in her fight for women's rights and equality. Her father, Jack Cook, a Russian immigrant from the Ukraine, worked as a refiner in the local nickel plant. In his successful attempts to organize a union, he would often take young Simone door to door under the guise that they were just "visiting friends", as to avoid a backlash from the management and anti-union persons. It was during this time, that Simone learned the value of a union, worker's rights, and her love for singing, as Jack would often sing folk songs in his lovely, deep, Russian timber along their journey.

After high school, Simone moved to London, Ontario, where she got a job in a plastics factory. From there, she got a job in a dental laboratory, and eventually became a dental assistant. Through co-workers, she learned of the Russian Choir of Toronto. In 1952, she decided to move to Toronto, ON. to join the choir. A year later, she would leave the Russian Choir to join the National Federal Labor of Youth (NFLY) Choir, where she met fellow member and future husband, Mel Johnston (m. 1956-1965). Shortly after, she was invited to join and tour with the United Jewish Peoples Order (UJPO) Choir. While a member of the UJPO, she met the Canadian folk group, The Travellers at Camp Neivalt in Brampton, Ontario. The Travellers, inspired and encouraged by fellow folk singer, Pete Seeger, were founded and formed by Jerry Gray (lead singer, banjo), Sid Dolgay (mando-cello), and singers, Jerry Goodis, Oscar Ross, and Helen Gray at Camp Neivalt in 1953. At this time, they were mostly known for performing at union halls, labor events, strikes, and protests. They also developed a Canadian version of "This Land is Your Land", a song originally written by American black-listed folk artist, Woody Guthrie. Their version is still known, sung, and respected nationwide, and all proceeds from their later recorded version were donated to Guthrie's family and The Huntington's Disease Foundation. In 1954, after the departure of Helen Gray, Simone was asked by fellow UJPO member and co-founder of The Travellers, Jerry Goodis, to join the group. That same year, under the direction of Samuel Goldberg, they made their television debut on the CBC program, Haunted Studio. In 1956, they achieved national exposure when they placed second on CBC's "Pick the Stars", beating out singer Paul Anka and comedian Rich Little. The Travellers started their recording career in 1958 with the album, "Across Canada with The Travellers", followed by "The Travellers Sing Songs of North America" (1959), "Quilting Bee" (1960), and "Introducing the Travellers" (1961).

In 1961, The Travellers performed at the first Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia, Ontario. Later that year, Goodis and artistic director, Goldberg, left the group to concentrate on their growing advertising agency, Goodis, Goldberg, & Soren. Goodis was replaced by guitarist Raymond Woodley. In 1962, they were invited by the Canadian government to tour the Soviet Union as part of a Canada-USSR cultural exchange performing 19 concerts. While the tour proved successful and inspiring, it also caused political friction between various members of the group, something that resulted in Dolgay's departure in 1965. Upon their return home, they embarked on a tour of Canada, and in 1964 were part of a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II during her tour of Canada, and were subsequently invited to tour Britian playing before the Queen yet again. In 1965, Sid Dolgay was replaced by American bassist, Joe Hampson. In 1967, they started on the Centennial Tour of Canada, a tour which involved over a 100 concerts, including performances at the 1967 Expo, the Northwest Territories, and the Peace River district of northern Alberta. During this time, they continued to record as well, releasing the albums "The Travellers on Tour" (1962), "Something to Sing About" (1963), "We're on Our Way Again" (1964-5), "The Travellers Still Travelling" (in part a reissue of material previously released by Columbia), "A Century of Song" (1967), "This Land, the Travellers Centennial Album" (1967), and "The Travellers Applaud Canada" (1968).

It was after The Travellers appeared on a national television commercial for Molson Canadian Beer that Simone started to doubt the direction of the group. She felt the band had strayed from their "roots" and were more interested in becoming mainstream. In 1969, she left The Travellers due to artistic differences. She was replaced by Pam Fernie.

Simone married her fellow NFLY choir singer, Mel Johnston in 1956, they had one son. They divorced amicably in 1965, and later that year she married American born, former U.S. Marine and fellow activist, Phillip Taylor. They had three daughters. Although, she legally took the name of Taylor, she continued to record and perform under the name Johnston for artistic reasons. She still resides in Toronto where she is active in her community.

Alberto White was born on 2 January 1984 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He is a set decorator, known for Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017), Big Sky (2020) and Honor Society (2022).

Louis Crompton was born on 5 April 1925 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Luis Diaz-Perdomo. He died on 11 July 2009 in El Cerrito, California, USA.

Elmer Iseler was born on 14 October 1927 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Due South (1994), Folio (1955) and Take Thirty (1962). He died on 3 April 1998 in Caledon East, Ontario, Canada.

Audrey changed her name to Audre when she embarked on her modelling and acting career in the early 1950's. She appeared mainly on the stage, running her own theatre company in Montreal Canada in the 1960's. She appeared in several movies filmed on location in Canada, including "Niagara" starring Marilyn Monroe (for which she was not credited) and "The Luck of Ginger Coffey" as Ms. Monture. She was an acting coach, and includes such actors as Michael Sarasin among her students. She later married and hosted her own radio talk show in Illinois as Audre Knecht.

Nicci Van Viegen was born on 11 January 1979 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. She is known for Damaged Goods (2002), Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007) and Killing Zelda Sparks (2007).

Alexis Davis was born on 4 October 1984 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.

Don Simmons was born on 13 September 1931 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for NHL on CBS (1957), 1963 Stanley Cup Finals (1963) and 1963 NHL All-Star Game (1963).