Ted Levine

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Biography

Levine left Marlboro College in Vermont to pursue the stage, joining the Burlington (VT) Shakespeare Festival. He later toured as Sgt. Toomey in the national company of "Biloxi Blues." Dedication to theatre led Levine to turn to directing as well as acting and he established the Dratman Theatre Company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before moving to Chicago to join first The Remains Ensemble and later the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He has …
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Job Title

Actor

Career Milestones

Will co-star in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster," alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe

2007

Portrayed local Sheriff James Timberlake in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

2006

Appeared in the remake of Wes Craven's 1977 horror classic, "The Hills Have Eyes"

2005

Cast in "Memoirs of a Geisha" an adaptation of Arthur Golden's novel, directed by Rob Marshall

2004

Starred in Jonathan Glazer's "Birth," with Nicole Kidman

2003

Appeared as a detective opposite Val Kilmer in "Wonderland"

2002

Cast as police Captain Stottlemeyer on "Monk" (USA)

2002

Cast in the thriller feature "The Truth About Charlie," which reunited Levine with director Jonathan Demme

2001

Played Sgt. Tanner, opposite Paul Walker in "The Fast and the Furious"

2000

Debut as series regular on the ABC drama "Wonderland"

1999

Played the villainous General McGrath in "Wild Wild West"

1993

Appeared opposite Cheryl Ladd in CBS' "Broken Promise"

1991

Played serial killer Jamie Gumb, aka Buffalo Bill, in "The Silence of the Lambs"

1989

Played male lead opposite Cheryl Ladd in CBS TV-movie "The Fulfillment of Mary Gray"

1987

Film debut, "Ironweed"

1986

TV series debut as regular in role of Frank Holman on "Crime Story" (NBC)

1983

Made TV debut in bit role in ABC's "Through Naked Eyes"

Became member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Moved to Chicago; joined The Remains Theatre Ensemble

Established the Dratman Theatre Company in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Toured with West Virginia Theatre Company

Joined Burlington (Vermont) Shakespeare Festival after graduating college

Awards

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in American Gangster