THE WORLDS OF FIGURE SKATING AND SPEED SKATING COLLIDE IN THE ABC FAMILY ORIGINAL MOVIE "THE CUTTING EDGE: FIRE AND ICE," STARRING FRANCIA RAISA AND BRENDAN FEHR, PREMIERING SUNDAY, MARCH 14 AT 8:00PM ET/PT, ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (February 11, 2010) � What happens when a world champion speed skater and a world champion figure skater team up? Find out on ABC Family's original movie "The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice," starring Francia Raisa ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager") and Brendan Fehr ("Roswell"), premiering on Sunday, March 14 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT).

In "The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice," Francia Raisa reprises her role as Alexandra "Alex" Delgado in the film franchise, whose figure skating career came to an abrupt halt after her partner (on and off the ice) became injured. As their love affair cooled, a heart-broken Alex stopped competing and turned to teaching. Enter James McKinsey (Fehr), the smoldering bad boy of speed skating, who has had fiery Alex in his sights as a skating partner ever since he was banned from speed skating. There aren't many girls who say no to James � Alex may well be the first. However, James pushes her buttons, challenging her like no one else � and her fighting spirit returns. She agrees to be his partner and they begin a grueling practice regimen fueled (and occasionally derailed) by their own tempestuous relationship which heats up as they get closer to competition. But will their passion destroy Alex's chance to bring home the gold again?

"The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice" marks the fourth installment of the successful franchise produced by MGM Television. The movie is directed by Stephen Herek and is written by Holly Brix. It is executive-produced by the MGM team of Craig Roessler, Sara Berrisford and Hudson Hickman.

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"THE CUTTING EDGE: FIRE AND ICE"

CAST BIOS

Francia Raisa

"Alexandra 'Alex' Delgado"

Born on July 26, Francia Raisa was born and raised in Southern California by her mother Virginia Almendarez and her father Maximo Renan Almendarez Coello. Her father is the No. 1 disc jockey in Los Angeles on La Raza 97.9 FM, known to many as the Latin radio personality "El Cucuy."

As a junior in high school, Raisa began modeling for print ads, starring in commercials and dabbling in the world of sitcoms. After shooting "Bring it On: All or Nothing" starring opposite NBC's "Heroes'" Hayden Panettiere, Raisa starred in the Nickelodeon film "Shredderman Rules." She has recently starred in "Underground," directed and written by Tinieblas Gonz�lez and had the lead female role in MGM's ABC Family TV movie, "The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream." This summer she shot "The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice," which will air on ABC Family in March 2010.

Brendan Fehr

"James McKinsey"

A native of Manitoba, Canada, Brendan Fehr began his acting career while visiting Vancouver for a friend's wedding when, on a whim, he stopped by a talent agency to check into modeling jobs and instead was offered the advice to try acting. A week later he found himself up for a nine-line guest role on the series, "Breaking High," and decided to forgo his college plans to give acting his full attention.

Since then Fehr has quickly made a name for himself with roles in numerous film and television projects including the lead character of Michael Guerin on the critically acclaimed WB series "Roswell." Additional television credits include appearances on the Emmy-nominated Fox series, "Millennium" and the recurring role of Dan Cooper on the CBS hit "CSI: Miami," as well as a recurring role on "Bones" for Fox in 2009 playing David Boreanz's younger brother. Brendan also starred in the ABC Family original movie, "Samurai Girl," opposite Jamie Chung.

On the film side, Fehr's credits include roles in New Line's "Final Destination," Sony's "The Forsaken," and the independent film, "The Other Side of the Tracks," which is currently showing at a number of film festivals.