They don't get top billing. You know the face but can't quite place the name. Though they toil in the shadows of more famous leads, to imply that character actors merely 'support'

Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip/Tuck

The first major precursor award nominations were handed out this morning as the Screen Actors Guild revealed their 15th set of nominations.

Poppy, the perpetually sunny heroine of "Happy-Go-Lucky," finds that her beloved bicycle has been stolen from outside a London bookstore at the film's start.

Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip/Tuck actress Joely Richardson (1965), "Vera Drake" star Imelda Staunton (1956),

Harry Potter giant Robbie Coltrane and Vera Drake star Imelda Staunton will both receive honors from British monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Staunton, who won a BAFTA for her 2004 portrayal of a backstreet abortionist in director Mike Leigh's 1950s drama, will also receive an Order of the British Empire (OBE) from the Queen at London's Buckingham Palace.

Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip/Tuck actress Joely Richardson (1965), "Vera Drake" star Imelda Staunton (1956), American country singer Crystal Gayle (1951), New York Doll David Johansen (1950), Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page (1944), British actress Susannah York (1942), singer/activist Joan Baez (1941), "Gilligan's Island" actor Bob Denver (1935; d. 2005), Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Bart Starr (1934), "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" actor Lee Van Cleef (1925; d. 1989), guitarist/inventor Les Paul (1915), 37th President of the United States Richard M. Nixon (1913; d. 1994), and choreographer George Balanchine (1904; d. 1983).