Psych Actors Bios

James Roday attended Taft High School in San Antonio. He studied theatre at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. He is also co-artistic director of RED DOG SQUADRON, a Los Angeles theatre company he co-founded with Brad Raider.

Although of Mexican descent, Roday, son of namesake Jim Rodriguez, uses a more Anglo Saxon stage name because, as he has explained in several interviews, he did not want to be cast in only one type of role or character. When asked if he would do it again, he says he has no regrets, and that the change was for the better. He has been dating his Psych co-star Maggie Lawson since 2006. He stated,"My girlfriend is entirely made out of sunshine

  Dule Hill was born in East Brunswick, parents JenniferNew Jersey to Jamaican , an education consultant, and Bert Hill, an investment banker. He was raised in Sayreville, New Jersey. He studied tap dance from an early age, and performed in the musical The Tap Dance Kid as Savion Glover's understudy on Broadway, and then played the part on the show's national tour. Hill graduated from Sayreville War Memorial High School, in Sayreville, New Jersey, in 1993. Hill studied acting at William Esper Studio and attended Seton Hall University. Hill married actress Nicole Lyn on July 10, 2004.

His first film role, in Sugar Hill, came in 1993 during his senior year of high school. During his time at Seton Hall, he was cast in a starring role in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway. In 1999, Hill was cast on The West Wing as Charlie Young, personal aide to President Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). During the sixth season of the series, Charlie became a Special Aide to the Chief of Staff. Hill starred as Charlie for six seasons before he chose to leave the show at the beginning of the seventh season (September 2005) to star in the pilot for the new television show Psych for the USA Network, which premiered July 7, 2006. However, when the announcement was made that The West Wing would be ending in May 2006, Hill returned for the show's last episodes. Hill also had roles in She's All That in 1999 starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Rachel Leigh Cook (he later reunited with Cook in Psych), as a Los Angeles doctor named Owen in the movie and series 10.5, and the Disney movie Holes as Sam the Onion Man (the movie itself was referenced in 65 Million Years Off), and The Guardian.

 

Maggie Lawson 12 August 1980,was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV personality who filed news reports targeted for her fellow kids. At 17, she moved to Los Angeles for her first professional TV appearance in a recurring role on the sitcom "Unhappily Ever After" (1995). She finished her senior year in high school with a correspondence course. In 2000, she starred in twin roles as a model and a nerdy student in the movie Model Behavior (2000) (TV). In her free time, she enjoys singing and songwriting.

 Timothy Omundson was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on July 29, 1969, the youngest of four children. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his family moved when he was one. His father is a former railroad man and his mother was a teacher. Tim started to study theatre at the age of 12 at The Seattle Children's Theater, and interned at theaters throughout high school. With acting as his main focus, he spent the summer of his junior year in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and he was a Washington State Debate Champion in Dramatic Interpretation for two years. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from USC and received the Jack Nicholson Award and the James A. Doolittle Award for outstanding achievements in acting. Shortly after graduation, he got his first professional job as a guest shot on "Seinfeld" (1990). Next was the recurring role of Dr. Joshua Levin on "SeaQuest DSV" (1993). Tim currently lives in the Hollywood Hills with his wife, Allison and their dogs, Betty and Sally.

   Corbin Dean Bernsen the eldest of three children, Bernsen was born in North Hollywood to a producer father and actress mother. He earned his Master's in Playwriting from UCLA's Theater Arts Department, later receiving a Drama-Logue Award for his scenic design of the Pilot Theater production of "Amercian Buffalo." After moving to New York and appearing in the off-Broadway production of "Lone Star" and a touring company of "Plaza Suite," he became a regular for two years on the daytime drama "Ryan's Hope." Roles in Blake Edwards' "S.O.B.," "King Kong" and "Eat My Dust," in addition to guest starring credits on a number of episodic mainstays, prompted an exclusive deal with NBC, which led to his role as Arnie Becker, the shrewd and handsome divorce attorney on "L.A. Law." 

Bernsen has also starred in an impressive string of films for television, ranging from playing the role of civil rights lawyer Morris Dees in the NBC telefilm "Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story," to a gumshoe ghost in the lighthearted NBC mystery romance "Love Can Be Murder" with Jaclyn Smith. Other telefilm roles include "Full Circle," "Riddler's Moon," "The Dentist," "The Dentist II," "Two of Hearts" and USA Network's "Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss." 

Bernsen makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Amanda Pays, and their four sons.

  Kirsten Nelson was born in Oklahoma and raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and then went on to become one of the founding members of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles. Nelson's numerous television credits include recurring roles on "Everwood" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as well as guest appearances on "The West Wing," "Frasier," and "Malcolm in the Middle." Other television credits include "Without A Trace," "Ally McBeal," "Providence," "Just Shoot Me," "Boy Meets World," "The Practice" and "The O'Keefe's." 

Nelson lives in Los Angeles.

 

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