IAN McSHANE (Max) The Homecoming marks both the 40th anniversary of the Pinter play and McShane's debut on Broadway in The Promise. Other theatre credits include the original staging of Joe Orton's Loot, The Big Knife, Pinter's Betrayal and John Osbourne's Inadmissible Evidence, the last two winning him LA Critics Awards for Best Actor. He made his musical theatre debut as Daryl van Horne in the original West End production of The Witches of Eastwick. McShane was 'Mick' in Pinter's television production The Caretaker which won a best International Program Emmy. McShane also produced, directed and starred in the BBC-TV series Lovejoy. His riveting and critically acclaimed performance as Al Swearengen in HBO's “Deadwood” earned Emmy and SAG Award nominations while capturing the highly coveted Golden Globe and Television Critics Awards for Best Actor. McShane has appeared in over 40 films including Sexy Beast, Nine Lives, Villain, The Battle of Britain, The Last of Sheila and Scoop. Current film projects include Case 39 with Renee Zellweger and Death Race. McShane's versatile voice can be heard in Shrek the Third and the upcoming Kung Fu Panda, Coraline and The Golden Compass. He was born in Blackburn, England, the son of Irene and Harry McShane, an ex Manchester United soccer player. McShane is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. A father and grandfather, he is married to Gwen Humble McShane.

EVE BEST (Ruth) received a Tony and Olivier nominations as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards for her performance as Josie in the Old Vic Theatre production of A Moon for the Misbegotten. Other theatre includes Hedda Gabler (Almeida; Best Actress Critics’ Circle Awards); Mourning Becomes Electra (National Theatre; Best Actress, Critics’ Circle Award); Three Sisters (National Theatre); The Coast of Utopia (National Theatre); The Misanthrope (Chichester Festival Theatre); Macbeth (Shakespeare’s Globe); The Heires (National Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (Young Vic; Outstanding Newcomer, Evening Standard Award; Most Promising Newcomer, Critics’ Circle Award). Television includes “Prime Suspect”, “Vital Signs”, “Inspector Lynley Mysteries”, “Waking the Dead”, “Lie with Me”, “Shackleton”.

JAMES FRAIN (Teddy) will be making his Broadway debut in The Homecoming. He is currently appearing as Thomas Cromwell in the television series “The Tudors.” London theatre credits include Christopher Shinn's Other People for the Royal Court, Edmond in King Lear for the Almeida, Hastings in She Stoops to Conquer for The Peter Hall Company, Nick Dear's Zenobia for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Film credits include: Shadowlands, Elizabeth, Hilary and Jackie, The Count of Monte Cristo, Sunshine, Where the Heart Is, Titus. Television includes: “Prime Suspect 3,” “Armadillo” (A&E), “Path to War” (HBO), “The Closer,” “24,” “Medium,” “Numb3rs,” “The Mill on the Floss,” “The Buccaneers,” Macbeth in “Macbeth on the Estate,” (all for BBC TV) Iago in Othello and Claudius in Measure for Measure (Radio 4).