Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and television director. Born into a show business family, Cryer made his motion picture debut as a teenaged photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy "No Small Affair"; his breakout role came in 1986, playing "Duckie" Dale in the John Hughes-written film "Pretty in Pink". In 1998, he wrote and produced the independent film "Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five".
Andrew Connolly
At sixteen years old he left school for a seven-month stint in the Merchant Navy, and later served eighteen months of "torture" in the Irish Navy before returning to Dublin, where he became involved in the Dublin Youth Theater. Connolly began his screen career with a recurring role in the RTÉ television series "Inside" in 1985, with his first film role coming three years later opposite Gabriel Byrne in "The Courier". Connolly received roles in several high-profile projects in the 1990s, including the film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel "Patriot Games" in 1993, and he received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of an abusive soldier in 1995's "Guiltrip".