Sex and Lies in Sin City

Cast & Characters

CHARACTER: Sandy Murphy

A stripper who becomes accused of murdering her billionaire boyfriend

Mena Suvari

Mena Suvari is best known for portrayal as the object of Kevin Spacey’s desire in the Academy Award-winning film “American Beauty,” a role for which she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress by The British Academy Awards. Film audiences also know Suvari from her roles in "American Pie," "American Pie 2," "Sugar and Spice," "The Slums of Beverly Hills," "Factory Girl," "Rumor Has It," "Domino," "Beauty Shop," "Spun" and "Kiss the Girls." Television audiences will know Suvari from her guest roles on "Six Feet Under," "High Incident" and "Chicago Hope." The actress will soon be seen in the upcoming films "The Garden of Eden," "Day of the Dead" and "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" opposite Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard.

CHARACTER: Ted Binion

A drug addicted casino heir who falls into a downward spiral of gambling and drug abuse

Matthew Modine

A veteran of over 50 films, Matthew Modine has starred in “Birdy,” “Married to the Mob,” “Vision Quest,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “Orphans,” “Pacific Heights” and “Any Given Sunday,” to name a few. For his work in Robert Altman’s “Streamers,” he and his fellow actors won the Best Actor Golden Lion Award. He received a second award from the Venice Film Festival, a Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast in Robert Altman’s Golden Lion Award winning “Shortcuts.” The cast went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Ensemble. Modine also earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for his performance in HBO’s critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning drama “And the Band Played On.” Modine also received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in “What the Deaf Man Heard.” Modine also appeared in the Emmy nominated miniseries “Hitler: The Rise and Fall Of Evil.” Other television credits include Steven Spielberg’s “Into the West,” “The Winning Season” and “The Bedford Diaries.” He was most recently seen on the Showtime series “Weeds.”

CHARACTER: Becky Binion

Ted Binion's sister, who is desperate to convince the police that her brother was murdered

Marcia Gay Harden

One of film, theatre and television’s uniquely original talents, the versatile Marcia Gay Harden won an Academy Award in 2001 for her stunning portrayal of Lee Krasner opposite Ed Harris in the feature film “Pollock.” In 2004, she garnered a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the critically-acclaimed film “Mystic River,” directed by Clint Eastwood. Harden’s recent film credits include “Into the Wild,” “The Hoax,” “Rails and Ties,” “Canvas,” “The Invisible,” “Dead Girl” and Stephen King’s “The Mist.” Additional feature film credits include “American Dreamz,” “American Gun,” “Bad News Bears,” “Welcome to Mooseport,” “Mona Lisa Smile” and “Casa de Los Babys.” Other film credits include “Miller’s Crossing,” “Late for Dinner,” “Used People," “Space Cowboys,” “Meet Joe Black,” “Flubber,” “Desperate Measures,” “Safe Passage,” “Crush,” “The First Wives’ Club” and “Gaudi Afternoon.” Television appearances include playing opposite Patrick Stewart in “King of Texas” for TNT; the CBS drama series “The Education of Max Bickford” opposite Richard Dreyfuss; and the A&E movies “Small Vices” and “Thin Air” as well as the CBS movie “Guilty Hearts.” In 1992, Harden quickly came to the attention of television audiences for her portrayal of Ava Gardner in the CBS miniseries “Sinatra.” Last year, she received an Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role on “Law & Order: SVU.”

CHARACTER: Rick Tabish

Ted Binion's confidante, who is put on trial for the billionaire's death

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech was most recently seen in “Prom Night” opposite Brittany Snow. Last year, Schaech starred in the award-winning independent features “Little Chenier,” “A Cajun’s Life” and “Sea of Dreams.” Other film roles include “The Sparrow,” “The Doom Generation,” “How to Make an American Quilt” opposite Winona Ryder, “Hush” opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Jessica Lange, “That Thing You Do!” opposite Tom Hanks, “Finding Graceland”, “Brave New World” “The Forsaken” and “Welcome to Woop Woop.” On television, Schaech starred as the legendary illusionist in TNT’s original biopic “Houdini” and also starred as the title character in “Judas” for ABC. He also co-starred opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jennifer Garner in the Fox series “Time of Your Life.” Last year, he starred in the Lifetime Original Movie, “Nora Roberts’ Angels Fall” opposite Heather Locklear and in “Living Hell” for the Sci Fi channel. Schaech will next be seen in “Quarantine” opposite Jennifer Carpenter this October.