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With every role he plays, DENNIS QUAID upholds his place as one of the most charismatic actors of our time. This fall, Quaid stars in the upcoming drama series for CBS entitled, Vegas. Directed by James Mangold, Quaid plays 'Ralph Lamb,' a former cowboy who becomes the sheriff of Las Vegas in 1962 who reshapes the police department, and brings law and order to a town run by mobsters and small time crooks. He also completed work on Gabriele Muccino's Playing The Field which is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2012 and on Ramin Bahrani's film, Heartland which will be released in the Fall of 2012.

In 2011, Quaid starred in Soul Surfer and appeared as 'Reverend Shaw' in the well-received remake of Footloose. In 2010, Quaid starred in Legion and also portrayed 'President Bill Clinton' in the HBO movie, The Special Relationship for which Dennis received a Golden Globe nomination as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and an Emmy Award nomination. His list of starring roles crosses genres and decades, reaffirming his place as one of the most versatile and magnetic actors on the screen today. Quaid has also received honors from the New York Film Critics Circle and The Independent Spirit Awards as Best Supporting Actor of the Year and also garnered nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actor's Guild Award for his performance in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Far From Heaven.

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