1.   Before landing his role in the super-soap series, Nader was a model who made it into movies.

2.   The producer never laughed -- perhaps he knew all the jokes -- but Crawford landed the role of Junior Sailen.

3.   He landed the role of Buddy Baker, the shy younger son of a New York Jewish family who turns into a playboy.

4.   And he landed the role of Doug Ross.

5.   And he has landed roles in three new films.

6.   Biggs landed the role in a series of auditions, eventually nailing the part by reading a scene in which Jim asks a geeky girl to the prom.

7.   Between work as a statistician for the London Transport Authority and clerical jobs, he began landing roles in BBC dramas and British movies.

8.   Critics complained, saying a Mexican-American should have landed the role, not a New York Puerto Rican.

9.   During his lean early years, he landed occasional roles in television and on Off Broadway.

10.   For example, when an older actor lands a plumb role, networks often try to camouflage the fact.