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| TV's biggest stars |
Julie Bowen
Ty Burrell
Jim Caviezel
Caviezel held down steady acting gigs — including parts in "The Thin Red Line" and "Déjà Vu" — before his breakout role in a controversial Mel Gibson film. Since 2011, he has played an ex-CIA agent on a vigilante justice spree.
Jon Cryer
Cuoco made a big splash playing John Ritter's teen daughter on "8 Simple Rules." Since 2007, she has played the lone non-nerd, Penny, on this top sitcom . Her impressive take-home landed her on Forbes' "Highest Paid TV Actresses" list last year.
Ted Danson
Danson made sitcom history with his long-running, celebrated hit, "Cheers." He has never really left the TV screen, thanks to roles on "Damages," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Bored to Death." He put the jokes on hold and joined the CSI cast in 2011 .
Patrick Dempsey
Dempsey has played "McDreamy" since the show debuted in 2005. In addition to playing a doctor on TV , he also has real-life ties to the medical world. Despite earning a whopping sum, Dempsey's future with "Grey's" is reportedly in question.
George Eads
Aside from a short-lived run on a bygone soap opera, the crime series has been Eads' bread and butter. He plays forensics investigator Nick Stokes, one of the few characters to remain since the show's 2000 debut. The star recently celebrated his second wedding anniversary.
Michael Emerson
Emerson's good at spooking viewers. He kept "Lost" fans on the edge of their seats as Ben Linus and won an Emmy playing a serial killer on "The Practice." He now plays a mysterious billionaire on "Person of Interest" and he has been able to mix business with pleasure — his wife has had a recurring role.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Ferguson plays a fussy attorney who's always ready to deliver an "I told you so" to his life partner . In July, the actor/fashion entrepreneur became a married man.
Nathan Fillion
Fillion became a cult favorite thanks to a leading spot on "Firefly" and a fiendish role on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." . Now, he plays a novelist-turned-crime fighter, a role that has won him raves.
Johnny Galecki
Galecki — a former child star (his big break?) — went from playing a slacker on "Roseanne" to playing a super genius on network TV's No. 1 comedy. Since his show's riding high, there's been buzz that Leonard wants a bigger payday.
Mark Harmon
After portraying a detective and a doctor during the 1990s, Harmon now plays a crime investigator on TV's top show . The actor/activist ranks as one of TV's highest-paid stars.
Taraji P. Henson
Henson's better-known for her Hollywood roles, including parts in "Hustle and Flow" and her acclaimed work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Since 2011, she has found a home on the small screen, playing an NYPD detective. But she's not through with movies yet.
Angus T. Jones
Jones, who has played the titular "half" man for 10 years, has grown up before viewers' very eyes . The 19-year-old has had his fair share of growing pains and public tantrums lately.
Stana Katic
Katic is Castle's leading lady. Before snagging the part, the Canadian-born actress had recurring roles on such series as "24" and "Heroes." The show's fans have been left wondering whether her character will choose a proposal from the title character or a job with the FBI .
Ashton Kutcher
Over the past few years, Kutcher has been in the news as much for his romances — past and present — as for his career . He's taken on Charlie Sheen's vacated spot and has been dubbed the "highest-paid sitcom actor on TV."
LL Cool J
The rapper-turned-actor put his signature physique to good use playing an ex-Navy SEAL on this NCIS off-shoot .
Lucy Liu
Liu first turned heads on "Ally McBeal" and then made the jump to film with the "Charlie's Angels" franchise, "Kill Bill" and this G-rated series. With "Elementary," she has flipped the script by playing a character who has traditionally been male. But the show nearly went on without her.
Johnny Lee Miller
This British actor has rebooted the character of detective extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes for CBS's hit crime show. Before the series hit the air, he was best-known for roles in "Trainspotting," "Dexter" and the ABC series "Eli Stone." He also has worked with the UK's "Sherlock" actor.
Chris O'Donnell
O'Donnell's resume ranges from ‘90s superhero to a 2000s TV Romeo . On "NCIS: LA," he's in charge of an elite squad of crime-fighting agents. Last season, the actor took the lead in real life as well.
Jim Parsons
Parsons has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe playing uber-nerd Sheldon , and he's in the running for the top funnyman spot at the 2013 Emmys . On the show, he has been paired off with former "Blossom" actress Mayim Bialik.
Ellen Pompeo
Pompeo has led the cast of this medical drama since its 2005 debut and remains a crowd pleaser nine seasons later. Her character went from a flighty hospital newbie to an attending physician who's juggling marriage and motherhood.
Tom Selleck
Selleck can't seem to get enough of fighting crime. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his iconic ‘80s private investigator role on "Magnum, P.I." He has played a police chief in the "Jesse Stone" TV movie series and is now a patriarchal police commissioner on this CBS series .
Elisabeth Shue
Shue's best-known characters were polar opposites — a plucky teen in "Adventures in Babysitting" and a doomed prostitute in "Leaving Las Vegas." In 2012, she joined the CSI team . Though she's on a TV hit, she hasn't abandoned Hollywood.
Sofia Vergara
When Vergara isn't playing the show patriarch's feisty second wife , she's busy designing her own clothing line , filming ads for Pepsi and taking CoverGirl shots. Last year she topped the list of TV's highest-paid actresses.
Michael Weatherly
Before finding fame as Special Agent Tony DiNozzo , Weatherly was Jessica Alba's leading man — professionally and privately — on "Dark Angel." He has been on NCIS since its launch and is paid handsomely for it.
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