Skipp Sudduth

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Biography

He joined the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1988, working alongside such actors as John C Reilly and company founder Gary Sinise. When Steppenwolf's production of "The Grapes of Wrath" made it to Broadway, Sudduth relocated to Manhattan, where he was subsequently featured in the short-lived Broadway adaptation of "On the Waterfront" (1995). With TV credits including the movie presentations "Lethal Innocence" (PBS, 1991) "The Secret" …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

August 23, 1956

Career Milestones

1999

Had a regular role on the NBC drama "Third Watch", as veteran police officer John 'Sully' Sullivan

1999

Reteamed with De Niro, playing the security guard pal of his unhappy invalid Walt in "Flawless"

1999

Played Chuck Morello, a bartender planning to marry a prostitute in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh", starring Kevin Spacey

1999

Make second guest appearance on an episode of "Law & Order" (NBC)

1998

Played Larry, one of a group of five espionage experts, in John Frankenheimer's action film "Ronin", starring Robert De Niro

1998

Guest starred on episodes of "Mad About You" and "Trinity"

1998

Had a featured role as Fabian in the Broadway revival of "Twelfth Night"

1998

Played the demanding father of Ryan Phillippe's Shane O'Shea in the drama "54"

1997

Acted in the TNT biopic miniseries "George Wallace", alongside Gary Sinise

1996

Appeared in the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle "Eraser"

1996

Acted in episodes of "Swift Justice" (UPN) and "Kindred: The Embraced" (Fox)

1995

Guest starred on "Law & Order" (NBC) and "New York News" (CBS)

1995

Had supporting role in the action film "Money Train"

1995

Made feature debut, playing a narcotics officer in Spike Lee's "Clockers"

1995

Featured in the short-lived Broadway production of "On the Waterfront"

1994

Appeared in "Same Difference", a "CBS Schoolbreak Special" about a romance between teens from different cultural backgrounds

1993

Acted in the pay cable presentations "Daybreak" (HBO) and "Scam" (Showtime)

1992

Featured in the dyslexia-themed CBS TV-movie "The Secret"

1991

Acted in the PBS presentation "Lethal Innocence", a fact-based story about a small town in Vermont that sponsors a Cambodian refugee family

1990

Relocated to NYC, where he made Broadway debut in a production of "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steppenwolf (aired on PBS in 1991)

1988

Joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Moved to Chicago following graduate school to pursue a stage acting career

Grew up in Danville, Virginia

Was an Air Force brat until age ten, living in various US cities