Alexis Cruz has a veteran film and television career, having captured audience attention for over a decade. He is a graduate of New York's prestigious High School of Performing Arts, and has since gone on to become one of the most respected young actors of his generation.

A Bronx born native of New York, Alexis made his first television appearance with a guest-starring role on, "The Cosby Show" during it's first hit season and then landed the lead role in, "Gryphon" for the acclaimed PBS series, "Wonder Works". His feature career began with roles in films such as, "The Pick-Up Artist" with Robert Downey Jr. and "Rooftops" by legendary director Robert Wise. A prestigious and prolific body of work soon followed and Alexis found himself starring opposite Anthony Quinn as his encouraging young friend, Manolo, in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie, "The Old Man & The Sea", directed by Jud Taylor. By the age of 17, he had performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and began directing theatre at the School of Performing Arts with his productions breaking 50 years of box-office records at the institution two years running. Alexis had also become a regular cast member on PBS's award winning "Sesame Street" at this time which earned him a huge following of young fans.

Dean is probably best known for his nine seasons playing Langly, one of the computer geeks known as "The Lone Gunmen" from the hit FOX TV series The X-Files. He also starred in the The X-Files spin-off series The Lone Gunmen. His character is so popular that Dean is a main attraction at X-File and Sci-Fi conventions all over North America. He appears on trading cards, T-Shirts and even has his own comic book ("The Lone Gunman" published by Dark Horse Comics). A long-time comedy improviser, Dean got his start with the likes of Ryan Stiles and Colin Mockery (Whose Line is it Anyway?) in the internationally award winning Vancouver TheatreSports League. He now regularly performs in Los Angeles with The Groundlings and Second City. Catch him nearly every Friday night at The Friar's club where he performs with Second City alumni such as Dan Castellaneta (Homer on The Simpsons).

Dean performs his special blend of stand-up and improv, headlining at comedy clubs and colleges across North America. He has performed in and hosted at Montreal's world famous Just for Laughs festival. He is a favorite host of award shows (Entertainment Media Awards, California Independent Film Festival, Armenian Independent Film Festival) and writes and performs for corporations such as Coca Cola, Hewlard Packard, Apple Computers and Mitsubishi. His home comedy club is the world famous The Improv in Los Angeles, where he can be seen most weeks. Dean maintains a successful acting career in film and television. His television credits include roles in the series "VIP Pamela Anderson", "Home Improvement" "The Commish," "Sliders," "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," the animated series "Robocop" and "The Big Guy." His feature film credits include "The X-Files: Fight the Future" "Radio Free Steve", "Design of Darkness", "Rice Girl" and the animated feature film "Tom Sawyer." Dean Haglund trained at Simon Fraser University, where he received a Bachelors in Fine and Performing Arts.