WITHOUT A TRACE is a riveting procedural drama about the New York
Missing Persons Squad of the FBI. The sole responsibility of the
special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced
psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the
victims' lives and trace their whereabouts in an effort to discover
whether they have been abducted, been murdered, committed suicide
or simply run away. The team reconstructs a "Day of Disappearance"
timeline that details every minute of the 24 hours prior to the
disappearance and digs into every facet of the victim's life, following
one simple rule: learn who the victim is in order to learn where
the victim is. Senior agent Jack Malone (Anthony LaPaglia), a tough
but compassionate, seasoned and astute professional, heads the dedicated
team that knows too well that every second counts when someone vanishes.
His squad includes Samantha Spade (Poppy Montgomery), an agent whose
blonde good looks belie a tough, complex approach to her work; Vivian
Johnson (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a no-nonsense investigator with
a special insight into victims' families; Danny Taylor (Enrique
Murciano), whose sensitivity is often covered up by his street smarts,
and the strait-laced Martin Fitzgerald (Eric Close), who joined
the team as a result of his father's connections but has since earned
his stripes. As the agents work on varied and complicated cases,
details about their own lives continue to unfold.
Episode
Example
Pilot
Missing Persons Squad have to solve the case of a 28-year-old female
marketing executive who appears to have simply walked away from
every thing in her life, having left everything of hers behind.
She was last seen by her doorman on the night that she vanished,
her apartment appears to be intact with even her purse and cell
phone left behind in her apartment. Her parents and co-workers reveal
that she is a hard worker, and that she is a loner and had just
been dumped by a married co-worker with whom she had an affair.
A security tape from her apartment building shows her walking away
into the night. Jack fears that she is lost forever until a ransom
note appears on her mother's email list demanding a million dollars
for her safe return.
CAST
Anthony LaPaglia
as Jack Malone
Anthony LaPaglia has received widespread critical acclaim for his
portrayal of Jack Malone in WITHOUT A TRACE, for which he won a
Golden Globe Award and earned a SAG Award nomination.
He
won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award
for his performance in the Arthur Miller classic "A View From
the Bridge," a play that he is producing as a feature film.
LaPaglia's
other stage credits include the Off Off Broadway production of "The
Guys," the story of a fire captain and an editor who discuss
the men lost in the World Trade Center attack on September 11. Sigourney
Weaver and LaPaglia starred in the subsequent feature film version.
He has also appeared Off Broadway in "Bouncers," "Northeast
Local," "On the Open Road" and "The Rose Tattoo,"
which earned him a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured
Actor in a Play.
His
television credits include a recurring role in "Frasier,"
for which he earned an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Daphne's
brother, Simon Moon. Other television credits include the series
"Murder One" and the movies "Never Give Up: The Jimmy
V Story," on CBS, "Criminal Justice," for which he
received a CableACE nomination, and "Garden of Redemption."
His
numerous feature film credits include the critically acclaimed "Lantana,"
"Betsy's Wedding," "The House of Mirth," "Sweet
and Lowdown," "The Client," "Company Man,"
"Summer of Sam," "Autumn in New York," "Lansky,"
"Phoenix," "Commandments" and "Brilliant
Lies." He will next star in "Winter Solstice."
LaPaglia
was born in Adelaide, Australia, and lives in Los Angeles with his
wife, actress Gia Carides, and their daughter. His birth date is
January 31
Poppy Montgomery
as Samantha Spade
Poppy Montgomery was first seen in a starring role in the feature
film "Dead Man on Campus." Her other film credits include
"The Other Sister," "Life" and the upcoming
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Between."
Among
her television credits are the CBS mini-series "Blonde,"
in which she starred as Marilyn Monroe, and the movie "Raising
Waylon," also on CBS. She was a series regular in "Relativity"
and in "The Beat," opposite Mark Ruffalo.
Born
in Sydney, she lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is June 19.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
as Vivian Johnson
Poppy Montgomery was first seen in a starring role in the feature
film "Dead Man on Campus." Her other film credits include
"The Other Sister," "Life" and the upcoming
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Between."
Among
her television credits are the CBS mini-series "Blonde,"
in which she starred as Marilyn Monroe, and the movie "Raising
Waylon," also on CBS. She was a series regular in "Relativity"
and in "The Beat," opposite Mark Ruffalo.
Born
in Sydney, she lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is June 19.
Enrique Murciano
as Danny Taylor
Enrique Murciano made his feature film debut in "Traffic"
and also appeared in "Black Hawk Down." It was during
the filming of "Black Hawk Down" that he was introduced
to Jerry Bruckheimer, a meeting that led to his role in WITHOUT
A TRACE. His other film credits include a lead role in the upcoming
"Miss Congeniality 2," with Sandra Bullock, and "How
to Go Out on a Date in Queens."
He
attended Tulane University and Boston Law School before deciding
to become an actor. Once that decision was reached, he moved to
Los Angeles to pursue his goal.
Murciano
was born in Miami and divides his time between Los Angeles and Miami.
His birth date is July 9.
Eric
Close
as Martin Fitzgerald
Eric Close has starred in the series "Now & Again"
and "The Magnificent Seven," on CBS, as well as "Dark
Skies" and "McKenna." His other television credits
include appearances in the series "Sisters" and "Santa
Barbara." He also starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation
"Follow the Stars Home," on CBS, and the 20-hour, 10-part
mini-series "Taken," which was executive-produced by Steven
Spielberg and received a Golden Globe nomination.
His
feature film credits include "Liberty, Maine," "The
Sky Is Falling," "Alvarez and Cruz," "American
Me" and "Safe House."
Close
was born in Staten Island, New York, and lives in Los Angeles with
his wife and two daughters. His birth date is May 24. |
