Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez)
Cabrera joins the cast of
HEROES as "Isaac Mendez", a heroin-addicted artist, whose dark, violent and apocalyptic paintings are actual premonitions of future events.
Before becoming an actor, Cabrera originally planned on becoming a soccer player and played semi-pro for three years on college scholarships in Chile. After graduating from Drama Centre London, Cabrera got his first role as "Montano" in Shakespeare's
Othello at Greenwich Theatre in London. His career break-through came with his leading role of "Octavius" in
Empire. The actor recently completed filming
Goal! 2: Living the Dream and will star in the lead role in
Goal 3.
Cabrera grew up in London, Romania, Toronto and Madrid. He currently splits his time between London and Los Angeles. In addition to his native Spanish language, He is fluent in English, French and Italian.
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Monhinder Suresh)
Ramamurthy stars in
HEROES as Monhinder Suresh, a genetic professor at the University of Madras in India, whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory - there are people with extraordinary abilities living among us.
Ramamurthy is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Prior to drama school, he graduated from Tufts University in Boston. In London's West End, Ramamurthy starred in The Royal Shakespeare Company production of
A Servant to Two Masters. In addition, he commanded the stage in the New York premiere of Tom Stoppard's
Indian Ink at the Soho Repertory Theatre and
East Is East.
On the small screen, he starred in the series Ultimate Force and has made guest appearances on
Numbers, The Evidence and
Grey's Anatomy. His other film credits include
Thanks to Gravity, Orient Express and
Little India.
Currently, Ramamurthy lives in Los Angeles.
Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura)
Masi Oka stars in
HEROES as "Hiro Nakamura", a Tokyo nonconformist computer/anime enthusiast, who develops a way to pierce the space-time continuum and move back in time through sheer will power.
Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of six. No stranger to television, Oka has had recurring roles on NBC's
Scrubs as "Franklyn" and
Luis as "Deng Wu". He also guest-starred on
Without a Trace, Joey, Reba, The Loop, All of Us, Still Standing, Will & Grace, Yes, Dear and
Gilmore Girls.
Oka currently resides in Los Angeles. He is fluent in Japanese and proficient in Spanish. His hobbies include Kendo (Japanese sword sighting), playing video games, watching and writing romantic comedies, playing the piano, and singing.
Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli)
Milo Ventimiglia stars in
HEROES as 'Peter Petrelli", a male nurse and politician's younger brother, who is plagued by nightmares that he can fly.
At 18 years, Ventimiglia started auditioning, booking jobs and working his way up. He received scholarship to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. Before landing a role on
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Ventimiglia has also guest starred on series such as
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Law and Order: SVU and
Boston Public.
His break came when he played broody teen "Jess Mariano" on
Gilmore Girls and a 1960s war radical in
American Dreams. Ventimiglia recently completed work on the sixth installment of the "Rocky" series, playing Sylvester Stallone's son in
Rocky Balboa.
Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet)
In
HEROES, Panettiere portrays "Claire Bennet", a high school cheerleader who learns through trial-and-error that her flesh is indestructible.
Panettiere began appearing in commercials at just eleven months old and first landed a role on
One Life to Live at the age of eight. Since then she also starred in
Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, Punk'd and
Law & Order: SVU.
Her career break came when she dazzled audiences in her role as a competitive ice skater in
Ice Princess and recorded
I Fly for the film's soundtrack. She recently received Movieline's Hollywood Life Magazine's Young Hollywood Exciting New Face/Female Award for 2005.
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