Luke Jacobz (born Luke Jacob Ashwood) on 14 February 1981, Sydney is an Australian actor and television presenter.

'Jacobz' is a screen name, derived from adding a 'z' to the actor's middle name of Jacob. In 2008, Jacobz was crowned Dancing with the Stars champion along with dancer and mentor Luda Kroitor.

He appeared in a high School production of The Man of Steel in 1995. He came to public attention when he starred as Zac Croft for two years on the Australian teen drama television series Heartbreak High. He then went on to resurrect his attention by hosting popular television programs such as the now cancelled television series The Big Arvo and Popstars Live. He then made a return in McLeod's Daughters as Patrick Brewer, appearing throughout 2005–2008. He returned to television in a six-month recurring role as Angelo Rosetta in Home and Away. After becoming a viewer favourite, he was then upgraded to series regular.

In 2010, Jacobz was nominated for the Silver Logie Award for the most popular actor for his role on Home and Away.

Dustin Clare is a Logie Award winning Australian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and Spartacus: Vengeance, and as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters.

Dustin grew up in Australia. He is originally from country and north coast NSW, but studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in dramatic arts. He is also an ambassador for the 2011 Warrambeen Film Festival in his home country of Australia. He is of Irish and Scottish stock.

Dustin is also an Ambassador for the White Ribbon Foundation, promoting an end to violence against women.

Dustin starred as Riley Ward on the series McLeod's Daughters (48 episodes ).

In 2009 he played Sydney hitman and gangland figure Christopher Dale Flannery in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and also as Sean in the Showtime Network series Satisfaction.

Dustin's claim to fame is when he starred as Gannicus, the champion gladiator of the House of Batiatus, in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. This is the prequel to the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. He returns his role as Gannicus in the sequel season to Spartacus: Blood and Sand entitled Spartacus: Vengeance.

Tessa James (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Nicole Franklin in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.

James has performed in school plays and amateur theatre throughout primary school and high school. She has been dancing since the age of five, has sung for the Young Australian Broadway Chorus and the Children Performing Choirs Australia.^{[citation needed]} She took up acting at the age of 7. She attended Methodist Ladies' College Melbourne.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2010, James became engaged to professional rugby league footballer Nate Myles. The pair wed on 23 December 2011.

Her first television role was playing Anne Baxter in the soap opera Neighbours. She also played the lead role in the Australian short film, Hugo.

James joined the cast of Home and Away as Nicole Franklin in 2008. In an interview, James stated that she likes playing Nicole because they are complete opposites and that she is not a fan of wearing lots of make-up, unlike Nicole.^{[citation needed]} In March 2011, James confirmed that she had left Home and Away after three and a half years. She plans to audition for roles in Los Angeles.