AMBASSADORS OF HOLLYWOOD

Raymond Cruz is best known for portraying the frighteningly lethal Tuco Salamanca in AMC’s critically acclaimed show, “Breaking Bad”—a character he later reprised for the first two episodes of the spinoff “Better Call Saul.” The role garnered him a nomination for the Best Performance in a Television Series from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Cruz also appeared in TNT’s “Major Crimes” as Julio Sanchez, a role that originated on TNT’s “The Closer,” which earned Cruz a nomination for Best Supporting Actor from the Imagen Foundation. His other television works include “Mayans M.C.,” “CSI: Miami,” “Lauren,” “White Collar,” and “Los Americans,” among others. Cruz appeared in numerous films, including the highly touted “Collateral Damage,” “Training Day,” “Medellin,” “Blue Miracle” and “Alien: Resurrection.”

Paul Adelstein is known for his work as a series regular on shows such as “Cruel Summer,” “True Story,” “Prison Break,” “I Feel Bad,” “Private Practice,” “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” and “Chance.” Adelstein also had recurring roles on “Chicago P.D.”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Get Shorty,” “Scandal,” and “Imposters,” which he co‐created. Adelstein’s film credits include “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” opposite Zac Efron; “The Menu,” opposite Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor‐Joy; the Coen brothers’ “Return to Zero” and “Intolerable Cruelty,” opposite Minnie Driver; and Harold Ramis’ “Bedazzled.” Adelstein directed episodes of “Imposters” and “Private Practice” and wrote for the film “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce.”

Tiya Sircar was the lead character in the ABC series “Alex, Inc.,” alongside Zach Braff. Sircar is credited in dozens of movies and television shows, appearing as a regular on the NBC hit comedy “The Good Place.” Sircar appeared in multiple shifting roles on “The Good Place,” opposite Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, from an altruistic human rights lawyer to a power-hungry demon. Entertainment Weekly dubbed her role a “scene stealer” on “The Good Place.” Sircar also exercised her comedic and dramatic skills in guest roles on series such as Netflix’s “Master of None,” Fox’s “The Mindy Project,” Lifetime’s “Witches of East End,” The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” CBS’s “The Crazy Ones,” and Disney’s “Hannah Montana” and “The Suite Life on Deck.” Sircar was featured in the 20th Century Fox comedy “The Internship,” opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. She also starred in the foreign drama “The Domino Effect” and in New Line’s “17 Again,” with Zac Efron.

Darby Stanchfield stars as Nina Locke in the Netflix hit series “Locke & Key.” Previously, Darby portrayed fan-favorite Abby Whelan for seven seasons on Shonda Rhimes and ABC’s “Scandal.” In between television seasons, Darby completed many independent films, including “The Rendezvous,” “Medicine Men,” “Slumber,” and “Carnage Park.” Additionally, she appeared in Adrienne Shelly’s critically acclaimed “Waitress,” opposite Nathan Fillion and Keri Russell, and an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” co‐starring with Josh Duhamel. Before “Scandal,” Stanchfield’s television credits include recurring roles on AMC’s Emmy Award‐winning drama “Mad Men,” ABC’s crime thriller “Castle,” CBS’s “NCIS” and “Jericho,” and guest spots on “Burn Notice,” “CSI: Miami,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “CSI: New York,” “The Mentalist,” “Private Practice,” “Bones,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Without a Trace” and “Monk.”