PAIGE TURCO (Elena)
Paige Turco Paige Turco is well known for her starring role as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II and III. Recently, Turco simultaneously had recurring roles as "Annie" in the Fox television hit Party of Five and as "Abby" on ABC's Emmy Award-winning drama NYPD Blue. Her film credits include Dark Tides, Dead Funny, Vibrations, The November Conspiracy, and The Pompatus of Love. She recently finished the feature Urban Folk Tales. On TV she was a series regular on CBS's highly acclaimed American Gothic and NBC's Winnetka Road. She recently appeared Off-Broadway with Philip Seymour Hoffman in Richard Greenberg's play The Author's Voice. Turco recently starred in Runaway Virus, an ABC movie of the week and she will be co-starring in the upcoming CBS prime-time series, The Agency, this fall season.

 RICK STEAR (Alex)

Rick Stear Rising star Rick Stear gained notices for his role as Sebastian in Lincoln Center's acclaimed 1998 production of Twelfth Night in which he co-starred opposite Academy-Award winner Helen Hunt, Kyra Sedgwick, and Paul Rudd under the direction of Nicholas Hytner (director of the films The Madness of King George, The Crucible, and The Object of My Affection). Previous to that Stear appeared as Edmund with Academy-Award winner Ellen Burtsyn in the Alley Theatre's production of Long Day's Journey Into Night which was revived at the Hartford Stage Company in early 1999. His other theatre credits include A Madhouse in Goa starring opposite Judith Ivey, Anthony and Cleopatra at the great lakes Shakespeare Festival, Indiscretions at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, and Tybalt in the Hartford Stage Company's production of Romeo and Juliet. Stear recently made his feature film debut in the fall 2000 release Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God…Be Back by Five starring opposite Jon Cryer and Ione Skye. Stear recently made his TV debut as a guest star in the WB series Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.

 ED SETRAKIAN (Demo)

Ed Setrakian A veteran of stage and screen, Ed Setrakian has had principal roles in numerous films including Three Days of the Condor, Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cookie, Murphy's Law, The Pope of Greenwich Village, and The Hard Way. He has appeared on Broadway in featured roles opposite Lynn Redgrave in St. Joan, Days in the Trees with Mildred Dunnock, and Almost an Eagle opposite James Whitmore. Setrakian has appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Othello, Coriolanus, Hamlet, and Macbeth. His numerous Off-Broadway and regional appearances include starring opposite James Earl Jones in Of Mice and Men and Arturo UI with Al Pacino. On television Setrakian co-starred with Walter Matthau in the CBS movie Against Her Will, has had running parts on five soap operas, and recently guest starred on NBC's Law & Order. Setrakian is a member of the Actor's Studio where he directed their productions of A Wound of Love and Dark Laughter.

JOSEPH D'ONOFRIO (Theo)

Joseph D'Onofrio Joseph D'Onofrio is familiar to most filmgoers for his role as the young Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. D'Onofrio teamed up again with Robert De Niro playing Slick in A Bronx Tale and appearing in Night and the City. His other credits include Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, I Love Trouble, The Pallbearer, and The Deli. D'Onofrio's television credits include guest starring roles in The Cosby Show, Hardware TV, Girlfriend, and Here & Now.

GERALDINE LIBRANDI (Soula)

Geraldine Librandi Geraldine Librandi appeared in the film Mr. North. Her numerous Off-Broadway and regional theatre credits include Approaching Simone at the La Mama Theatre for which she received an OBIE nomination, North Shore Fish at the WPA Theatre, The Proposition and The Lunch Hour at the Manhattan Theatre Club, The Diary of Anne Frank at the Cleveland Playhouse, and numerous productions at the prestigious Trinity Rep. Librandi's television credits include guest-starring roles in Fox's Medicine Ball and Against the Law, as well as NBC's Missing Rewards.

STEVEN J. CHRISTOFER (Lakis)

Steven Christofer A native of Greece, Steven Christofer has made New York his home for almost twenty years. His film credits include Prizzi's Honor, The King of Comedy, and Weeds. He also appeared in the Greek/American co-production Olympic Games 1896. Christofer has numerous film, television, and national theatre credits to his name in Greece. His theatre credits include productions of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Beyond the Horizon for the West 4th Street Theatre.

YIANNI SFINIAS (Mitsos)

Yianni Sfinias Yianni Sfinias' film credits include The Mirror Has Two Faces, Palookaville, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Wall Street, Big, Falling in Love, Quick Change, and Vampire's Kiss. On television he has appeared on The Equalizer, As the World Turns, Guiding Light, The David Letterman Show, and as a recurring performer on Saturday Night Live. Sfinias has also appeared Off-Broadway in Stranger in a Strange Land at the 18th Street Playhouse and regional productions of Of Mice and Men and A View From the Bridge.

GREGORY SIMS (George)

Gregory Sims Gregory Sims makes his feature-film debut in ASTORIA. A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Sims had a recurring role on the HBO, David Letterman produced series High Life. Other TV credits include appearances on The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show and a role in Starglitz for WQED in Pittsburgh. Sims' theatre credits include being part of the ensemble for La Mama Rep 2000 for the La Mama Mainstage; an Off-Broadway production of Hot Keys; and roles in Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure at the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival.

STELIO SAVANTE (Nick)

Stelio Savante Stelio Savante has appeared in the films Children of the Dark, Clean Break, Blood Red Lipstick, Rich, Close Up, Urban Jungle and will soon be seen in the upcoming Ron Howard film Beautiful Mind, starring Russell Crowe. His television credits include a recurring role in HBO's hit drama The Sopranos. His theatre credits include the Off-Broadway productions of The Vampire Trilogy, Children of the Dark, and My Blackie. Savante has performed regularly on TV's Comedy Central and has appeared in guest roles on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

CHELSEA ALTMAN Betty
JAMES DUKAS Kostas
GEORGE MORAFETIS Nikos
NIA HATSOPOULOS Lisa
ELSA TSARTSIDOU Katina
KLEANTHIS BAKALIS Cardplayer #1
NICHOLAS BELLEAS Cardplayer #2
CHRIS KORON Cardplayer #3
AJAY MEHTA Lawyer
ZOE BOURNELIS Airport Ticket Agent
IEROTHEOS MARKOPOULOS Priest REV.
AHMED NAZIR Demo's Buyer
ATHENA EFTER Waitress at Café
DESPINA KOUMIS
ELEFTHERIA CHRISTOPOULOS
HELEN DRIVAS
Dancing Girls at Club
MARTHA KYRIAKIDES Waitress at Social Club