January Jones’ portrayal of the ‘perfect’ '60s wife and young mother has garnered the attention of critics and viewers alike and earned her two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama. She has also joined with the entire cast to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for three consecutive years.

Jones has an extensive film career in addition to her work on Mad Men, and was most recently seen with Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce in Seeking Justice, directed by Roger Donaldson, and as Emma Frost in the latest installment of the X-Men series, X-Men First Class. She also appeared alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in Unknown, directed by Juame Collet-Serra, and opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman and Kenneth Branagh in The Boat That Rocked, written and directed by Richard Curtis. Jones first came to critics’ attention for her performance in the film The Three Burials of Meliquiades Estrada for actor/director Tommy Lee Jones, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, and also starred in the critically acclaimed festival hit Swedish Auto, and in the McG-directed We Are Marshall opposite Matthew Fox and Matthew McConaughey.

Additional film credits include roles in American Wedding; Anger Management alongside Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson; Love Actually with Colin Firth and Kiera Knightly; Bandits with Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis and Cate Blanchett for director/producer Barry Levinson; and Full Frontal directed by Steven Soderbergh.

A native of Sioux City, South Dakota, Jones currently resides in Los Angeles.

Christina Hendricks’ flawless portrayal as brash and sassy office manager Joan Harris has earned her critical acclaim, including two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and the 2011 Critics’ Choice Television Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She has also joined with the entire cast to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for three consecutive years.

Hendricks began her career as the opportunistic, career-climbing intern on Showtime’s Beggars and Choosers, which led to a production deal with John Wells. Additional television credits include starring with Taye Diggs in the comedy Kevin Hill, the series The Big Time, and ABC’s The Court in which she starred opposite Sally Field. Hendricks had a recurring role on the extremely successful drama series ER and also recurred on Joss Whedon’s Firefly, Life and Notes From the Underbelly. Additionally, Hendricks has guest starred on some of primetime’s highest rated shows including Body of Evidence, Cold Case, and Without a Trace.

Hendricks film credits include her startling role alongside Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan in the critically acclaimed Drive, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, as well as I Don’t Know How She Does It opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Greg Kinnear, and Life as We Know It for director Greg Berlanti. She recently began work on Bomb, alongside Annette Bening and Elle Fanning with director Sally Porter, and completed work on the independent feature Leonie, for director Hisako Matsui and The Family Tree for director Vivi Friedman. Additional film credits include La Cucina, South of Pico and Driving Lessons with Dermot Mulroney and Hope Davis.

A native of Idaho, Hendricks currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Geoffrey Arend.

Rich Sommer’s extensive stage credits include Todd in Far Away; Mike in A Lie of the Mind; and William Gibbs in Off the Map. On the small screen, Sommer has appeared in numerous commercials and had roles in some of television’s most popular series, including The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order, CSI, and Burn Notice. Sommer made his feature film debut as Anne Hathaway’s drinking buddy Doug in The Devil Wears Prada and recently completed work on Fairhaven opposite Sarah Paulson and Chris Messina and The Giant Mechanical Man with Jenna Fischer and Topher Grace.

A student, performer and teacher of improvisation, Sommer received his training and experience with The Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis and the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and went on to study at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, where he received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Acting.

Sommer and his wife, Virginia, live in Los Angeles with their two children.

A veteran actor on TV, film and stage, John Slattery made his theater debut in the 1989 play, Lisbon Traviata, which also starred Nathan Lane. Since then, he has appeared on Broadway in Betrayal, Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Rabbit Hole, for which the Drama League nominated him.

Off-Broadway, he graced the stage of the Manhattan Theatre Club with performances in Night and Her Stars, Mi Vida Loca and The Extra Man. He also received an LA Drama Critics Award for his role in Three Days of Rain.Most recently, Slattery’s had a recurring role as a new love interest of Gabrielle on the hit series Desperate Housewives and appeared in Clint Eastwood’s critically acclaimed World War II film Flags of Our Fathers.

Slattery has also starred in Mona Lisa Smile, Bad Company, Eraser, Sleepers, City Hall and HBO’s groundbreaking series K Street, which was produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. He has performed memorable guest appearances on such hit shows as Sex and the City, Will & Grace, Law & Order and Party of Five and was a series regular on Jack and Bobby.

He  was also in Charlie Wilson’s War, which was directed by Mike Nichols, Reservation Road and Underdog.

Elisabeth Moss, best known for playing the president’s daughter on M-Net Series' popular show The West Wing for six seasons, had her New York stage debut in 2002 in the title role of Richard Nelson’s Franny’s Way. Soon after, she received critical acclaim for her lead role in the independent film, Virgin, in which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress in 2004.

She also starred in Ron Howard’s The Missing with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones and Girl, Interrupted with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. Among other film and television credits, Moss has appeared in The Joyriders, Gypsy, Imaginary Crimes and A Thousand Acres.

Since she was five years old, Moss studied ballet inLos Angelesand she continued her studies at theSchoolofAmerican BalletinNew Yorkbefore studying with Susan Farrell at the Kennedy Center in Washington,D.C.

Vincent Kartheiser has appeared in countless television shows, including Sweet Justice and ER, but he is best known for his recurring role as Connor on the hit spin-off show Angel. He has appeared in more than a dozen films, which include MGM’s Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Another Day in Paradise alongside James Woods and Melanie Griffith and the 2004 Sundance film Dandelion.

One of his breakout roles was in the 1996 film Alaska, in which his performance was nominated for the Young Artist Award.

Kartheiser was born inMinneapolis,Minnesota, and majored in history at UCLA.

Before playing the lead character in M-Net Series' Mad Men, John Hamm spent plenty of time on television. Most recently, he appeared in The Unit and the  series What About Brian.

 He was a series regular on The Division for three seasons and has also appeared on such shows as CSI: Miami, Point Pleasant, NUMB3RS and Gilmore Girls.

Hamm received a scholarship to study acting at the University of Missouri in Columbia and soon moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career. Film credits include roles in Kissing Jessica Stein, We Were Soldiers, Space Cowboys, and Ira and Abby. Off Broadway and regional theater credits include: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lipschtick (which would later become the film Kissing Jessica Stein) and The Mousetrap.

He lives in Los Angeles with his girlfriend and his dog.