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Holly Marie Combs-Piper Halliwell
 
Holly Marie Combs, popular with audiences for her role as teen-aged Kimberly Brock on the Emmy Award-winning series Picket Fences, returned to series television in Charmed, starring as Piper Halliwell.

Combs was born in San Diego, Calif., and moved with her family to New York when she was 8 years old. Following her mother's footsteps as an aspiring actress, she began her career working in television commercials and print advertisements at age 10. She won her first movie role by 13, playing the daughter of Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon in the feature film Sweet Hearts Dance.

At 18, Combs got her big break starring for four seasons as the insightful daughter of parents played by Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker in the critically acclaimed drama Picket Fences. In television movies, she has played an impressive range of starring roles, including the daughter of a murdered heiress in the fact-based Daughters, killer Diane Zamora in Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder and a rape victim in Sins of Silence. Most recently, Combs starred opposite Charisma Carpenter in the ABC Family Network comedy See Jane Date, in which she portrayed a smalltime actress who makes it big because of her affair with an A-list actor.

In feature films, Combs appeared in Steven Soderbergh's remake of Ocean's Eleven opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt, in which she played herself along with The WB's stars Barry Watson and Joshua Jackson. She also played a young girl propositioned by a wheelchair-bound Tom Cruise in the 1989 Vietnam War saga Born on the Fourth of July. Additional big-screen credits include Chain of Desire with Malcolm McDowell and Linda Fiorentino and Simple Men. Offscreen, Combs lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys gardening and horseback riding
 
Alyssa Milano-Phoebe Halliwell
 
Alyssa Milano has literally grown up on television and now enjoys a prolific career spanning film, television and theater. Milano currently stars as Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Milano got her start with the national touring company of Annie. At 10, she was cast as Samantha Micelli in the long-running comedy Who's the Boss? starring opposite Tony Danza for eight years. The show ended in 1992, and she continued to hone her talents on both the big and small screens. Milano's next starring role was on the hit drama Melrose Place for two seasons.

Milano starred in the title role in the feature comedy Hugo Pool. Directed by Robert Downey, Sr. and co-starring Sean Penn, Malcolm McDowell and Richard Lewis, the film chronicled a day in the life of a Bel-Air pool cleaner (Milano). Her additional feature credits include the psychological thriller Fear with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg, Double Dragon, Where the Day Takes You and Commando. Milano will next be seen in the feature film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, opening in September.

She has starred in a wide range of television movies including Braving Alaska, The Surrogate, Conflict of Interest, Candles in the Dark and in Gold Rush, an original television movie on The Wonderful World of Disney. She also guest-starred in an episode of Showtime's Rebel Highway.

On stage, Alyssa starred in Tender Offer, a one-act play written by Wendy Wasserstein, All Night Long, and the first American musical adaptation of Jane Eyre. She returned to her theater roots in 1991 when she starred in and produced a Los Angeles production of Butterflies Are Free.

Milano has taken groundbreaking action to protect her rights and the rights of celebrities on the World Wide Web. She has won several copyright infringement suits, and has dedicated the settlement money to the launch of a new search index on the web, Safesearching.com, a global community bringing a safe way to get the best entertainment information on the Internet. Milano resides in Los Angeles, California and spends her free time writing, attending dance classes and traveling.

 
Rose McGowan-Paige Matthews
 
Rose McGowan joined the cast of Charmed last season as Paige Matthews, a long-lost sister of the Charmed Ones.

One of six children, McGowan was a citizen of the world at an early age. Raised in Italy, she spent her childhood traveling throughout Europe. She returned to the United States to attend high school in Seattle, Washington.

A chance trip to Los Angeles resulted in her being cast in the film The Doom Generation. Her performance in Gregg Araki's dark and stylish road movie earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. Also in 1996, Rose appeared in Wes Craven's smash hit Scream as Sydney's (Neve Campbell) doomed best friend who met with an unseemly death under a garage door.

Since this auspicious debut, McGowan has worked non-stop. In 1997, she had the distinction of starring in four films appearing at the Sundance Film Festival: Going All the Way, Louis & Clark & George, Nowhere and the short film Seed. In 1998, Rose starred with Ben Affleck and Peter O'Toole in the feature thriller Phantoms and in the independent film Southie, which won Best Picture at the 2000 Seattle Film Festival.

Recent starring roles include the 1999 dark comedy Jawbreaker, about three high school girls who conspire to cover up the accidental murder of their friend. In addition to her roles in Scream and The Doom Generation, McGowan was also seen in Monkeybone, co-starring Brendan Fraser. She will next star in the independent film Vacuum, which was co-written and will be directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the duo that created the Broadway hit Stomp. McGowan currently lives in Los Angeles.

 
Brian Krause-Leo Wyatt
Actor Brian Krause has "charmed" his way into the otherworldly Halliwell household playing Leo, the resident guardian angel who married Piper (Holly Marie Combs).

Krause first rose to attention when he starred opposite Milla Jovovich in The Return to the Blue Lagoon. Shortly thereafter, he landed the lead role of Charles Brady in Stephen King's feline thriller Sleepwalkers. Additional features credits include Breaking Free with The WB's Jeremy London and Christine Taylor, Naked Souls with Pamela Anderson Lee, The Liars' Club with Wil Wheaton, and December costarring Balthazar Getty and Jason London. He also starred opposite Judd Nelson in the television thriller Return to the Cabin by the Lake.

In addition to his series regular work, Krause has made guest appearances on a number of shows including Walker, Texas Ranger and Tales From the Crypt, as well as a six-month stint as Matthew Cory on the daytime drama Another World. Born and raised in Southern California, Krause enjoys playing golf, tennis and basketball when he's not on the beach or playing Scrabble with friends and family.

Drew  Fuller Chris Peterson  

Drew Fuller joins the cast of The WB hit series Charmed as Chris Peterson, the Charmed Ones' new "Whitelighter" guardian angel.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Fuller was discovered by an agent when he was 12 years old after a family friend put him on the cover of UCLA magazine. After deciding to wait a few years, Fuller entered the modeling world at age 16 and quickly became a top model for such prestigious companies as Tommy Hilfiger, Prada and Club Med. His good looks helped him make the transition to commercials easily and he booked numerous spots, including J. Crew, Subway, Toyota and Pepsi opposite Britney Spears.

Fuller starred as the real-life criminal Rod Farrell in Vampire Clan. He played the drug-crazed killer who claimed he was a vampire and brutally murdered an innocent family in Florida in 1996. His next film, The One, just won the audience award at The Sundance Film Festival. Other film credits include Angels Don't Sleep Here and Close Call. He also appeared in The WB's drama Black Sash. In his spare time, Fuller enjoys playing basketball, rock climbing, surfing, snowboarding and tennis. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his cat "The Chad."

Dorian Gregory-Lt. Darryl Morris

This season marks Dorian Gregory's sixth season as Lieutenant Darryl Morris on The WB's Charmed.

Gregory's career has grown steadily from his beginnings in local theater, skit-comedy, television and commercials. He began his television career with recurring and guest starring roles in series such as Murder She Wrote, Pacific Blue, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Prey. He also appeared in a variety of comedy series such as 3rd Rock from the Sun, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Living Single, Moesha and The WB's The Steve Harvey Show. Before joining the cast of Charmed, Gregory co-starred as the parapsychologist Diamont Teague on the syndicated nighttime drama Baywatch Nights.

Gregory further developed his comedic skills in the role of the doctor in the Disney feature remake of The Barefoot Executive. He also appeared in Just Write with Jeremy Piven and The Apocalypse with Sandra Bernhard. Gregory also starred in the film Deliver Us from Eva, starring opposite L.L. Cool J and Gabrielle Union.

Gregory added talk show host to his repertoire when he joined Dick Clark, Danny Bonaduce and Mario Lopez on the daytime talk program The Other Half.

Gregory is one of the founding members of the Epiphany Theater Group, established by actor/writer/producer/director Bill Duke. He also co-hosted the "politically incorrect" syndicated radio show Lighten Up.

An active humanitarian, Gregory is involved in organizations such as the Jeopardy Program sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Department for youths at risk and the American Diabetes Association for which he serves as the national spokesperson. Gregory currently resides in Los Angeles.