Fringe is an American science fiction television series co created by J J Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.  The series follows FBI special agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv),  mad scientist Walter Bishop (John Noble) and his son Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) as they investigate aspects of fringe science.  All over the world a series of apparent experiments are occurring for reasons unknown, Olivia, Peter, and Walter are in charge of investigating these strange events to determine their source.  In all the cases investigated by the Fringe team Massive Dynamic  a leading global technology company has been connected to the pattern that holds the patents for a number of new and important technologies.   Their enemy is ZFT  a bio terrorist organization which is orchestrating all of the strange occurrences in order to prepare for a destructive technological singularity.  Connecting both sides together is a drug called Cortexiphan which was developed by Walter and his partner William Bell (Leonard Nimoy) now chairman of Massive Dynamic.   As children Olivia and a number of others were treated with this drug not knowing why she investigates the series ends with Olivia meeting William Bell in a parallel universe where among other differences the World Trade Center was not destroyed by the September 11 attacks,  Season 2 of Fringe is currently in production.
Anna Torv as Olivia Dunham
Anna Torv is an Australian actress best known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox television series Fringe.  She has made only a few films most of her work has been in TV series. The films she has stared in are Traveling Light (2003) and The Book of Revelation (2006). She has appeared in TV series such as Young Lions, McLeod’s Daughters, The Secret Life of Us, Mistresses, The Pacific and Fringe. In 2007 she lent her voice to the video game Heavenly Sword.

Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop
Joshua Jackson is a Canadian American actor he is best known for playing Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson’s Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series Fringe.  His films include Crooked Hearts (1991), The Mighty Ducks (1992), D2 The Mighty Ducks (1994), Andre (1994), Digger (1994), Magic in the Water (1995), D3 The Mighty Ducks (1996), Scream 2 (1997), The Battery (1998), Apt Pupil (1998), Urban Legend (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), The Skulls (2000), Gossip (2000), The Safety of Objects (2001), The Laramie Project (2002), Lone Star State of Mind (2002), I Love Your Work (2003), Cursed (2005), Americano (2005), Aurora Borealis (2005), The Shadow Dancer (2005), Bobby (2006), Battle in Seattle (2007) and  Shutter (2008) and One Week (2008).  He has appeared in TV series such as Champs, The Outer Limits, Dawson’s Creak and Fringe.
John Noble as Dr Walter Bishop
John Noble is an Australian film and television actor his films include The Dreaming (1988), A Sting in the Tale (1989), Call Me Mr Brown (1990), The Nostradamus Kid (1993), The Monkey’s Mask (2000), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Black (2003), The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003), Fracture (2004), Voodoo Lagoon (2006), Running Scared (2006), One Night with the King (2006), The Last Airbender (2010) and Risen (2010).  He has appeared in TV series such as Agatha Christie Poirot, Police Rescue, Time Trax, The Bill, Young Lions, All Saints, Stargate SG 1, Home and Away, 24, The Unit and Fringe.

Lance Reddick as Phillip Broyles
Lance Reddick is an American actor his films include Great Expectations (1998), The Siege (1998), I Dreamed of Africa (2000), Don’t Say a Word (2001), Bridget (2002) (2002), Brother To Brother (2004), Dirty Work (2006) and Tennessee (2008), The Way of War (2009) and Jonah Hex (2010).  He has appeared in TV series such as The West Wing, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, Oz, CSI Miami, Numb3rs, The Wire, Lost and Fringe.

Jasika Nicole as Astrid Farnsworth
Jasika Nicole is an American actress She is most famous for portraying the character of Astrid Farnsworth in the TV series Fringe.  Her films include Take the Lead (2006) and She’s Out of My League (2010). She has appeared in TV series such as Law & Order Criminal Intent, The Return of Jezebel James and Fringe.

Kirk Acevedo as Charlie Francis
Kirk Acevedo is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent his films include Arresting Gena (1997), Kirk and Kerry (1997), The Thin Red Line (1998), Boiler Room (2000), In the Weeds (2000), The Visit (2000), Bait (2000), Dinner Rush (2000), The New World (2005), 5up 2down (2006) and Invincible (2006).  He has appeared in TV series such as Law & Order, The Sentinel, Third Watch, Band of Brothers, Oz, NYPD Blue, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Law & Order Trial by Jury, Numb3rs, 24, Cold Case and Fringe.

Blair Brown as Nina Sharp
Blair Brown is an American actress her films include House of Lovers (1972), The Paper Chase (1973), The Choirboys (1977), One Trick Pony (1980), Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981), A Flash of Green (1984), Stealing Home (1988), Strapless (1989), The Good Policeman (1991), Passed Away (1992), The Astronaut’s Wife (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Grasp (2002), Dogville (2003) Loverboy (2005), The Sentinel (2006), The Treatment (2006), Love in Manhattan (2006), Dark Matter (2007) and First Born (2007).  She has appeared in TV series such as The Rockford Files, Kojak, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Touched by an Angel, Smallville, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, ED, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Fringe.

Mark Valley as John Scott
Mark Valley is an American actor his films include The Innocent (1993), Breast Men (1997), Some Girl (1998), The Siege (1998), The Next Best Thing (2000), Jericho (2000) and Big Time (2001).   He has appeared in TV series such as Days of Our Lives, Diagnosis Murder, CSI Crime Scene Investigation, Spin City, ER, The 4400, Boston Legal, Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Fringe and Human Target.

Leonard Nimoy as William Bell
Leonard Nimoy is an American actor and film director his films include Queen for a Day (1951), Kid Monk Baroni (1952), Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), Old Overland Trail (1953), Them (1954), The Brain Eaters (1958), The Balcony (1963), Seven Days in May (1964), Deathwatch (1966), Catlow (1971), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Star Trek (2009).  He has appeared in TV series such as Dragnet, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Rawhide, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, Perry Mason, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, The Virginian, Gunsmoke, Columbo, Star Trek, T.J Hooker, Star Trek The Next Generation and Fringe.  His films as a director include Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), 3 Men and a Baby (1987), The Good Mother(1988), Funny About Love (1990) and Holy Matrimony (1994).

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