Ron Eldard

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Biography

(His Off-Broadway debut had come in an almost identical role as Tony in "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding".) The attention, however, spooked him, and he passed on the first round of film offers coming his way, electing instead to remain in Queens and concentrate on theater while deciding what he wanted from life. After starring as Servy in the 1991 Off-Broadway production of "Servy-n-Bernice 4Ever", the former Golden Gloves contender decided to stick …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

February 20, 1965

Career Milestones

2011

Played a former Blue Oyster Cult roadie who returns home to take care of his ailing mother (Lois Smith) in "Roadie"

2011

Co-starred in the J. J. Abrams directed and Steven Spielberg produced film "Super 8"

2008

Co-starred in the Lifetime mystery movie "The Tenth Circle"

2006

Cast in Joe Roth's "Freedomland"

2006

Debuted in the role of Father Flynn in the Tony Award winning Broadway production of "Doubt"

2005

Played a blind cop on the ABC drama "Blind Justice"

2003

Co-starred with Jennifer Connelly in "House of Sand and Fog"

2002

Co-starred with offscreen companion Julianna Margulies in "Ghost Ship"

2001

Cast as an officer taken hostage during a skirmish with local fighters in the fact-based drama "Black Hawk Down"

1999

Portrayed a hockey player in "Mystery Alaska"; scripted by TV phenom David E. Kelley

1999

Succeeded Kevin Anderson as Biff in the award-winning Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman"; recreated role in the 2000 Showtime production

1999

Acted in the off-Broadway production "Bash"; reprised role in L.A. and in the 2000 Showtime adaptation

1998

Starred as Private David Manning in HBO's engrossing World War II film "When Trumpets Fade"

1998

Portrayed an astronaut in Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact"

1996

Co-starred on the first season of NBC's "Men Behaving Badly"

1996

Delivered an effective turn as the abusive stepfather of a young girl in the Showtime movie "Bastard Out of Carolina," Anjelica Huston's directorial debut

1995

Played recurring role of Shep, a swashbuckling (but tortured) paramedic on NBC's "ER"

1995

Portrayed Terry Malloy in failed Broadway adaptation of "On the Waterfront"

1993

Co-starred on the Fox sitcom "Bakersfield, P.D."

1992

Landed a small part in "Scent of a Woman" as the policeman who stops the car driven by a blind man (Al Pacino)

1992

TV series debut on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Arresting Behavior"

1992

TV-movie debut, "Jumpin' Joe" (ABC)

1991

Starred off-Broadway as Servy in "Servy-n-Bernice 4Ever"

1991

Appeared in the questionably funny fantasy-comedy "Drop Dead Fred"

1989

Feature acting debut playing the bridegroom in Nancy Savoca's "True Love"

1988

Off-Broadway debut, starring as the groom Anthony Angelo Nunzia in "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding"

1988

Represented Gleason's Gym as a light heavyweight in the Golden Gloves Competition at Madison Square Garden

1986

Understudied Matthew Broderick in the Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues"; unceremoniously fired by playwright Neil Simon during an understudies rehearsal just days before he was to take over part

Raised in Queens, NY