Bobby Cannavale

Born: May 3 1971
Where: Union City, New Jersey, USA

The actor - who had no formal training - is probably best known for the role of the garallous Cuban fast-food vendor Joe in The Station Agent.

His career began in theatre and he starred in productions for Lee Strasberg, Naked Angels and Circle Rep.

Cannavale made his feature debut in the Herb Gardner comedy I'm Not A Rappaport and went on to star in Sidney Lumet's Nights Falls on Manhattan.

Lumet cast him again in Gloria (Cannavale would later marry the director's daughter Jenny) and he also appeared in the Philip Noyce thriller The Bone Collector.

Subsequent appearances include the crime mystery 3AM, Kevin Costner's ambitious flop The Postman and The Guru with Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei.

TV work includes Sex in the City and the final series of Ally McBeal as well as the American series Trinity.