DYLAN McDERMOTT (Charles Newman), 1998 Golden Globe winner, currently stars as idealistic defense attorney Bobby Donnell in David E. Kelley's Emmy Award-winning series, "The Practice," on ABC. McDermott recently completed production on the Miramax feature "Texas Rangers" opposite James Van Der Beek.

McDermott's extensive film work includes "Hamburger Hill," "Steel Magnolias" and the Jodie Foster-directed "Home for the Holidays," starring opposite Holly Hunter and Robert Downey, Jr. The actor also starred alongside renowned director Sir Richard Attenborough in the John Hughes' 1994 remake of "Miracle on 34th Street." McDermott received accolades for his role as Clint Eastwood's secret service partner in Wolfgang Petersen's 1993 "In the Line of Fire."

Born in Connecticut and raised in New York City, McDermott first developed an interest in acting in high school, due partly to the encouragement of his stepmother (and professional playwright) Eve Ensler. Earning his drama degree at Fordham University, McDermott graduated from the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, where he went on to Broadway in Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues." His other theater credits include "Golden Boy," directed by Joanne Woodward at the Williamstown Theater Festival.