Reed Diamond

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Biography

He began taking lessons before he was in high school and won bit parts in a 1974 "ABC Afterschool Special" entitled "Sara's Summer of the Swans" and the film "Two Minute Warning" (1976). He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for two years before transferring to the prestigious Juilliard School. While still studying, he was cast by producer David Puttnam as Virgil, a crew member aboard "Memphis Belle" (1990), a fictional …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

July 20, 1967

Career Milestones

1974

Made professional debut in ABC Afterschool Special, "Sara's Summer of the Swans"

1976

Made feature film debut with bit part in "Two Minute Warning"

1988

First starring role in "Date Rape," an ABC Afterschool Special; billed as Reed Edward Diamond

1990

Played supporting role as crew member in feature "Memphis Belle"

1992

Co-starred in CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, "O Pioneers!"

1993

Co-starred in CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "Blind Spot"

1993

Played recurring role on Fox series "Class of '96"

1995

Played Det, Mike Kellerman on NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street"

2000

Co-starred in the TNT remake of "High Noon"

2001

Starred in the ABC Family movie "Three Days"

2005

Starred in the George Clooney-directed "Goodnight, and Good Luck," a 1950s-era drama that chronicles broadcaster Edward R. Murrow's campaign against Senator Joseph McCarthy

Awards

2006

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Good Night, And Good Luck