Meet the cast of MCNEAL, which opens previews tonight on Broadway

English: LCT and Broadway debut. Downey’s acting career began under Robert Downey Sr.’s direction in Pound. Downey’s credits include Iron Man/Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (Oscar), HBO/A24’s “The Sympathizer” (Emmy nomination), Sherlock Holmes (Golden Globe Award), Tropic Thunder (Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG nominations) and Chaplin (BAFTA, London Film Critics’ Circle awards; Oscar, Golden Globe nominations). In 2010, Downey and his wife, Susan, founded Team Downey where he served as executive producer on Netflix’s “Sweet Tooth” (Emmy Awards) and HBO’s “Perry Mason” (Emmy nominations). Downey produced and starred in Max’s “Downey’s Dream Cars” (Emmy Award) and the Netflix documentary “Sr.” (NBR Best Documentary Award). Downey is also the co-author (with Thomas Kostigen) of the New York Times bestseller “Cool Food: Erasing Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time” and partnered with Craig Dubitsky to launch the happy® coffee brand. Coming up: Doctor Doom in the next two Marvel Avengers movies.

Broadway debut. LCT: Flex (Lortel Award nomination for best ensemble). Off-Broadway: Scarlett Dreams (Greenwich House Theater), sandblasted (Vineyard), Fat Ham (The Public), RETREAT (NBT). Other plays: Create Dangerously (Miami New Drama); Blues for an Alabama Sky, The Bluest Eye (Guthrie); Wine in the Wilderness, King Hedley II, Seven Guitars (Two River); Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Magician’s Daughter (The Geva); Skeleton Crew (Baltimore Center Stage); Sunset Baby (TheaterWorks Hartford); It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, The Mountaintop (Northern Stage); and The Last Tiger In Haiti (La Jolla/Berkeley Rep). Television: “The Equalizer,” “American Rust,” “The Blacklist,” “Eye Candy,” “The Knick.” Movies: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., Everything Absolutely. Education: MFA in Acting, The New School for Drama; BS in Mathematics, Spelman College.

Andrea Louise Martin is an American-Canadian actress, best known for her work on the television series SCTV and Great News. LCT: Act One (Outer Critics Circle Award), My Favorite Year (Tony, Drama Desk, Theater World awards). Broadway: Pippin (Tony, DD, OCC, Elliot Norton, IRNE awards), Candide (Tony, DD nominees), Oklahoma! (Tony, DD, OCC nominees), Young Frankenstein (Tony, DD nominee), Noises Off (Tony nominee), Exit the King (DD, OCC nominees), A Christmas Carol. Her stage work also includes Nude Nude Totally Nude (DD nominee). Her films include Club Paradise, Stepping Out, Wag the Dog, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, All Over the Guy, Diane, My Big Fat Greek Wedding (SAG Award nominee; People’s Choice Award) and its sequels. Television series include “SCTV” (two Emmy Awards), “Sesame Street” (Special Emmy Award), “Hairspray Live! “, “Modern Family”, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, “30 Rock”, “The Good Fight”, “Harlem”, “Great News”, “Difficult People”, “Evil” (Critics Choice nominee), “Only Murders in the Building” and “The Gilded Age”. Author: Lady Parts (Harper Collins).

LCT and Broadway debuts. Film credits include A Star is Born (alongside Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga), Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering (British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Newcomer), and Amazon/MGM’s Mercy (upcoming). Television credits include Ghosts of Beirut (Showtime/Paramount+); Godfather of Harlem (MGM+); Catch-22 (Hulu); Westworld (HBO); Homecoming (Amazon); Counterpart (Starz).

LCT Debut. A recent graduate of NYU Tisch Grad’s Acting Program, Saisha is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut. IG: @saishatalwar

LCT debut. Theatre credits include Roxie Hart in Chicago (Broadway), Fantine in Les Misérables (The Hollywood Bowl), and Toni in Appropriate (Mark Taper Forum). Film credits include Hannah Montana: The Movie, 17 Again, 27 Dresses, Absolute Power, and Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie. Television credits include Jan Levinson in “The Office,” Trudy Monk in “Monk,” Tammy in “Transparent” (Emmy nomination), semi-finalist on the 30th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Bold Type,” and “A Million Little Things.” Hardin has sung in films including Disney’s The Rocketeer and Tower of Terror and has released three albums available on Spotify. Her artwork and wallpapers can be found at www.melora.com.

English: LCT: The King and I (Tony Award, Grammy nomination; also London, Olivier Award nomination; also Tokyo). Broadway: Sweeney Todd (Tony nomination), Sunday in the Park with George (also City Center Encores!). Other plays: Sondheim on Sondheim (The Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic; also Boston Pops), The Light in the Piazza (City Center Encores!), and Here Lies Love (Theatre World Award, Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical). TV/Film: Sherri Kansky in “All Rise” (CBS, OWN) and Over the Moon (Netflix). Education: MA in Music, NYU Steinhardt.

Debut at LCT. Broadway: 25 productions including Patriots, The Shark is Broken, A Christmas Carol, Hangmen, Trouble in Mind, The Ferryman, Travesties, Farinelli and the King, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Hughie, King Charles III, The Elephant Man (also West End), Casa Valentina, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Norman Conquests, A Man For All Seasons and Present Laughter. TV: “The Gilded Age,” “FBI’s Most Wanted,” “New Amsterdam,” “Blacklist,” “Deception,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Homeland,” “House of Cards,” “Sally Hemings,” “Law & Order” »

LCT and Broadway debut. Theatre credits include The Salvagers (Yale Rep) and Thumbelina: A Little Musical (ART). Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama.

English: LCT: How to transcend a happy marriage. Broadway: Chicago; Movin’ Out ; Never Gonna Dance; Kiss Me, Kate; Dream; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Guys and Dolls. Regional: Love All, Sweat, Other Desert Cities, God of Carnage, Romeo and Juliet. Movie: Ocean’s 8, The First Purge. TV: “Girls on the Bus,” “Poker Face,” “City on a Hill,” “WeCrashed,” “FBI,” “Power,” “Madam Secretary,” “Jessica Jones,” “Elementary,” “The Good Wife,” Law & Order. »

LCT Debut. Broadway: Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (and national tour), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (OBC). Ben continued with Cursed Child as Steven Hoggett’s Associate Movement Director for all North American productions. Off-Broadway: Good Vibrations. Education: National Theatre School of Canada.