The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Meet the Cast

JON FOSTER as ART

Born and raised in Iowa, Jon Foster began his career working in local theatre productions. When he moved to Los Angeles he started working in television and featured in the series "Murder in Greenwich" and "Judging Amy, amongst others. His earlier film credits include "Life As A House" and "Thirteen Days", before winning his breakout role in "The Door In The Floor" opposite Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges. This year he had a leading role in the television series "Windfall" and starred in the horror film "Stay Alive". He most recently completed production on the John Polson directed "Tenderness", co-starring Russell Crowe.


PETER SARSGAARD as CLEVELAND

Peter Sarsgaard studied acting at the Washington University in St. Louis. He began his career with "Dead Man Walking" but first gained critical recognition for his role in "Boys Don't Cry". Other notable earlier film credits include "K-19: The Widowmaker", "The Man in the Iron Mask" and "Skeleton Key". His role in "Shattered Glass" garnered him awards from the Boston, San Francisco, St. Louis, Toronto and the National Society of Film Critics, as well as Golden Globe and Spirit Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2004 he was highly praised for his role in the biopic "Kinsey", earning him a Critics' Choice Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. That same year he co-starred in the independent hit "Garden State". His most recent film credits are "Jarhead", "The Dying Gaul" and "Flight Plan". Earlier this year he completed production on "Year Of The Dog" co-starring Laura Dern and John C. Reilly.


SIENNA MILLER as JANE

Sienna Miller was born in New York and raised in London where she was educated prior to returning to the United States where she studied drama. Before working in film she launched her career in theatre and television. Her breakthrough role came in Matthew Vaughn's "Layer Cake" co-starring Daniel Craig. She followed this with a leading role in the remake of the cult classic "Alfie" co-starring Jude Law and Susan Sarandon. Miller was most recently seen opposite Heath Ledger in Lasse Halstrom's Casanova. She recently completed production on "Factory Girl", in the lead role of Andy Warhol's muse and later, "Camille", a love story opposite James Franco, in which she also stars.


NICK NOLTE as JOE

Nick Nolte studied acting in Los Angeles and later worked in theatre, before winning his breakout role in "The Deep" opposite Jacqueline Bisset. He has had starring roles in "Afterglow", Martin Scorsese's thriller "Cape Fear", "I love Trouble", opposite Julia Roberts and the critically acclaimed "Lorenzo's Oil". For Paul Schrader's "Affliction", he received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Independent Film nominations for Best Actor. For his role in "Prince of Tides" he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe for Best Actor. Additional film credits include "Hotel Rwanda" starring Don Cheadle, Neil Jordan's "The Good Thief", and Ang Lee's "The Hulk". He was most recently seen in "The Beautiful Country", directed by Hans Peter Moland and "Clean", co-starring Maggie Cheung. He recently completed production on "The Peaceful Warrior" directed by Victor Salva and "Neverwas" co-starring Ian McKellan, Jessica Lange and William Hurt.


MENA SUVARI as PHLOX

Mena Suvari's breakthrough role came with "American Pie", which was closely followed by "American Virgin". She first caught the world's attention for her portrayal as the object of Kevin Spacey's desire in the Oscar Award winning film "American Beauty", a role for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress by The British Academy Awards. This year Suvari finished production on "Factory Girl" opposite Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce. She also co-starred in "Day of The Dead" with Nick Cannon and Ving Rhames. She will soon be seen in the Michael Corrente film, "Brooklyn Rules" as well as the upcoming independent feature "The Dog Problem" opposite Don Cheadle. Other recent film credits include the romantic comedy "Rumor Has It", the action thriller "Domino", the MGM comedy "Beauty Shop" and two widely applauded independent features, "Sonny" directed by Nicolas Cage and "Spun" opposite John Leguizamo.