Oliver Platt

Appeared as a High Priest in the biblical comedy "Year One"; directed by Harold Ramis

Appeared opposite Lauren Graham in the Broadway revival of "Guys And Dolls"

Played the President's Chief of Staff in Roland Emmerich's disaster film, "2012"

Portrayed Bob Zelnick in Peter Morgan's feature adaption of "Frost/Nixon"

Cast in a recurring role on the FX drama "Nip/Tuck" as a TV producer; earned an Emmy nomination in 2008 for Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Portrayed George Steinbrenner, the owner of the NY Yankees in “The Bronx is Burning” (ESPN); earned a SAG nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries

Cast as the haunted husband in the Broadway production of "Shining City"; earned a Tony nomination for his performance

Co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick in the Kevin Bacon directed "Loverboy"; premiered at Sundance (lensed 2003)

Cast opposite John Cusack in the dark comedy "Ice Harvest"; directed by Harold Ramis

Starred with Heath Ledger in Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova"

Cast as Hank Azaria's best friend in the Showtime drama "Huff"; received Golden Globe (2004) and Emmy (2005, 2006) nominations for Best Supporting Actor

Cast opposite Liam Neeson in Bill Condon's "Kinsey" the story of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research

Played the patriarch in the indie feature "Pieces of April"

Had a recurring role as the White House counsel in several episodes of "The West Wing" (NBC); received Emmy nomination

In August, signed one-year talent deal with CBS that included a drama series pilot for the 2002-2003 TV season

Played a psychiatrist in "Don't Say a Word" co-starring Michael Douglas

Cast as a tabloid newspaper reporter in the shortlived series "Deadline" (NBC); created by Dick Wolf

Delivered a scene-stealing performance as a caustic gay architect working alongside Matthew Perry in "Three to Tango"

Co-starred with Stanley Tucci as deadbeat Depression-era actors who unleash bizarre improvisations on an unsuspecting public in Tucci's "The Impostors"; the pair had created the characters a decade earlier when appearing together in a play

Garnered praise for his turn as Warren Beatty's manic campaign manager in "Bulworth"

Offered a fine turn as Ashley Judd's suitor in "Simon Birch"

Played shifty, the alcoholic mentor of attorney Jake Brigance (McConaughey) in "A Time to Kill"

Producing debut, the independent feature "Big Night"; co-directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott

Starred oppopsite Jerry Lewis in "Funny Bones"

TV-movie debut, "The Infiltrator" (HBO), portraying a journalist who exposes a group of neo-Nazis

First film lead as Porthos, one of the titular characters in "The Three Musketeers"

Played the attorney who draws up the agreement between Demi Moore and Robert Redford in "Indecent Proposal"

Initial film with Stanley Tucci, "Beethoven"

First film with director Joel Schumacher, "Flatliners"

Acted in "Moon Over Miami" at the Yale Rep; cast included Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci

Starred as Pere Ubu in the Lincoln Center production of "Ubu"

Film acting debut, "Crusoe"; screened at Cannes

First US-released film, Jonathan Demme's "Married to the Mob"

Acted onstage in Manhattan Punch Line productions

TV acting debut with a guest spot on "The Equalizer" (CBS)

Moved to NYC

After graduating from college, stayed in the Boston area for three years working in theater

Raised in Washington, DC, Asia (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing) and the Middle East