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Sean Biggerstaff, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jamie Denton

Ever since I saw Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, I have wondered about the boy who plays Oliver Wood, Harry’s quidditch coach. Can you tell me about him?
—Kayce A., Arizona

Sean Biggerstaff, a 19-year-old Glasgow, Scotland, native, realized he wanted to be an actor when he was just 7 years old. He joined the local drama group and stuck with it for five years, nabbing his first professional acting job at age 10 in a production of MacBeth. Biggerstaff spent another six years with the Scottish Youth Theater, where actor Alan Rickman (Die Hard) spotted him and hired young Biggerstaff for a role in the film he was directing, The Winter Guest. Soon afterward, he got the part in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Biggerstaff keeps in touch with his many new fans on his own website, www.seanbiggerstaff.com, via an online diary. Playing the guitar is Biggerstaff’s other passion, and he names Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Extreme, Man, and Rage Against the Machine among his favorite bands. Biggerstaff will reprise his role as Oliver Wood in the next Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

I really like NBC’s Providence. Who sings the theme song? Can I buy it?
—Deana H., Kentucky

Canadian songstress Chantal Kreviazuk sings In My Life, her version of the Beatles song that opens each episode of Providence. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear on either of her two previous albums and was not released as a single. Kreviazuk, 29, taught herself to play piano when she was 3 by watching her older brothers as they practiced. She went on to study classical music while secretly writing her own pop songs in her spare time. In 1994, she had a serious motorcycle accident and threw herself into songwriting while recovering. Kreviazuk signed a record contract at age 22. In addition to Providence, you may have heard her on the Armageddon soundtrack (Leavin’ On A Jet Plane) or Dawson’s Creek (Feels Like Home). She also was featured on the Stuart Little 2 soundtrack. Kreviazuk is finishing an album scheduled for release this fall.

Please give us some information on the gorgeous man who played the judge—Kim Delaney’s boyfriend—on Philly.
—Ginny H., Michigan

Philly’s Jamie Denton is a Tennessee native now living in North Hollywood, where he remodels houses, scuba dives, and climbs in his spare time. As Judge Ripley, the love interest of Kathleen Cavanaugh (Kim Delaney), Denton generated a lot of buzz. Denton, 39, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and sold ads for radio stations for four years before embarking upon an acting career. He headed to Chicago for his big break and served a stint as a company member of The Griffin Theater and Strawdog Theater Ensemble. Television viewers have been captivated by the actor in The Pretender, in which he played Mr. Lyle. He also re-created that role in two TNT Pretender movies. He has appeared in guest roles on JAG, Ally McBeal, and West Wing. ABC chose not to renew Philly after its debut season.

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