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Actress and screenwriter Nicole Houston Reed was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She has two brothers. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Reed's parents divorced when she was two and she lived with her mother. She attended Alexander Hamilton High School, but dropped out and was home-schooled. As she entered her teenage years, Reed began a difficult period in her life, resulting in her moving out of home at 14 years old.

Reed first met Catherine Hardwicke when Hardwicke was dating her father. They kept in touch and in 2002 began scripting Thirteen (2003), based on Reed's writing from her early teens. When Hardwicke was unable to find the right actress for the character of Evie, a reluctant Reed was persuaded to take the role. She received critical acclaim for the part.

Various roles followed including a stint in the popular TV series The O.C. (2003). She collaborated again with Catherine Hardwicke in 2008 when she appeared as Rosalie in Twilight (2008). Reed also appeared in the film's sequels - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012).

Nikki is married to actor and model Ian Somerhalder.

Corey Burton is an American voice actor with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is known for voicing Mole in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Atlantis: Milo's Return, Captain Hook in Return to Neverland and Kingdom Hearts, Count Dooku in various Star Wars media whenever Christopher Lee is unavailable, Hugo Strange in Batman: Arkham City, Judge Claude Frollo in Kingdom Hearts 3D, Nicolai in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, Doctor Nefarious Tropy and N.Gin in Crash Bandicoot, Volteer in The Legend of Spyro and Zeus in the God of War video game series. He is one of the most prolific autistic voice actors alongside Billy West.

Born on Sept. 2, 2005 in West Hills, California, Riley B. Smith is an accomplished American child actor, best noted and known for his comedic timing in his roles for television shows such as his role of Ralph Dineen, Paige's genius son, in the television drama series Scorpion since 2014. Recurring in the first season, he was promoted to series regular for Season 2. He began his acting career at the age of 3 when he was cast in the feature film "The Back-Up Plan," starring Jennifer Lopez. Soon after, he began a steady career as a commercial actor, booking spots for Clear Wire, U.S. Cellular, Netflix, Lowes and a national campaign for DirecTV. Smith's television series credits include guest roles in "The Middle" and "Hot in Cleveland." Additionally, he does voiceover work for many projects, including "Clarence" on the Cartoon Network. His additional feature film credits include "American Sniper." In his spare time, Riley hikes in the Canyons, plays video games, enjoys watching every genre of film, and spends as much time as he can with his best friend. His father is World renowned guitarist Josh Smith and he was named after the legendary B.B. King, whose first name was Riley. His family dedicates themselves to the arts and encourages Riley to pursue what he loves and find his purpose. He hopes to one day work with actors whom he admires such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Eddie Redmayne, Keenu Reeves, Jason Ritter and countless others.

Pat Smear was born on 5 August 1959 in West Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Real Steel (2011), The Other Guys (2010) and Psycho (1998).

David Lautman was born in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to acting in Film and TV, David has performed in Theatre and in over 165 commercials including a campaign spokesperson role for Canon, CarGurus, LiDL, and Health-Ade. David credits his father Ben Lautman for inspiring him to become an Actor. Ben is most known for appearing in the original Broadway production of HAIR from 1970-1974.

Brian Eliyahou was born in West Los Angeles, California, USA. Brian is an editor, known for The Divorce Project (2012).