Bodhi Elfman | |
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Born | Bodhi Pine Saboff July 19, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Danny Elfman (uncle) |
Bodhi Pine Elfman (born Bodhi Pine Saboff) [1] is an American actor. He is the son of filmmaker Richard Elfman and Rhonda Joy Saboff. He is best known for playing the roles of Avram Hader in the Fox television series Touch and for his recurring role in the CBS television series Criminal Minds as Peter "Mr. Scratch" Lewis.
Elfman has had film roles in Mercury Rising , Collateral , Godzilla and Armageddon , and smaller parts in The Mod Squad , Keeping the Faith , and Gone in 60 Seconds . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Elfman starred in the UPN television series Freedom , alongside Holt McCallany, Scarlett Chorvat and Darius McCrary, and in Pirates of Silicon Valley alongside Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall. [6] [7] He appeared in the short-lived ABC television series Hiller and Diller, guest-starred in an episode of Sliders , [8] [9] and was part of the recurring cast of Touch . Elfman also guest-starred in his wife Jenna's television show Dharma & Greg , playing a performance artist who asks Dharma to be a part of his living display gallery. [10]
In 2012, Elfman and his wife Jenna started their podcast, Kicking and Screaming by Jenna and Bodhi Elfman. [11]
Bodhi Pine Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in the city's Hollywood district. He is the son of actor/director Richard Elfman and Rhonda Joy Saboff, grandson of author Blossom Elfman, and nephew of composer Danny Elfman. [12] In February 1991, he met Jennifer Mary Butala (Jenna Elfman) during an audition for a Sprite commercial. [13] Four years later, they were married on February 18, 1995. Bodhi is of Jewish descent, and Jenna [14] was raised Catholic. When they met he was a practicing Scientologist. Jenna became a Scientologist after her husband introduced her to its teachings.
In 2000, Bodhi and Jenna Elfman bought the home owned by Madonna, a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) 1920s house on a gated two-acre lot in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. Having paid US$4 million, they later sold the property in April 2004 for US$4.7 million to actress Katey Sagal, of Married... with Children fame. [15] [16]
Their first child, son Story, was born in 2007, and their second child, son Easton, was born in 2010. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Sneakers | Centurion S&L Night Guard | |
1993 | Stepmonster | Photo Cashier | Direct to video film |
1994 | Shrunken Heads | Booger Martin | |
1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | TV Studio P.A. | |
1995 | Ripple | Unknown | Short film |
1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Coffee Customer | Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1996 | Going Home | Daniel | Short film |
1997 | The Others | Douglas "Sluggo" Zelov | |
1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | "Tag" | Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1998 | Mercury Rising | Leo Pedranski | Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1998 | Girl | Derek | |
1998 | Godzilla | Freddie | |
1998 | Armageddon | Math Guy | |
1998 | Enemy of the State | NSA Agent Van | Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1999 | The Mod Squad | Gilbert, Skinny Freak | Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1999 | Rituals and Resolutions | Arno | Short film |
2000 | Keeping the Faith | Howard, The Casanova | |
2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | "Fuzzy" Frizzel | |
2000 | Almost Famous | Alice's Manager (director's cut only) | Uncredited |
2000 | Sand | Max | |
2001 | The Shrink Is In | Charley | |
2002 | Lost | Hugh | Short film |
2002 | Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | Unknown | Opening film at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah |
2004 | Collateral | Young Professional Man | |
2004 | Funky Monkey | Drummond | |
2006 | Love Hollywood Style | James | |
2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Krist Skolnik | |
2008 | Struck | Joel (lead) | Short film |
2009 | Tomorrow | Nick | Short film |
2011 | Angela Wright | Mr. Taylor | Short film |
2012 | Desperate Measures | He | Short film |
2014 | Lennon | Greg Mayburn | Short film |
2015 | Medicine Men | Baker | |
2015 | Whitehorse | Kenny | Short film |
2016 | Sing For Your Supper | Glen | Short film |
2018 | Electromagnetic | Stanley | |
2019 | Aliens, Clowns & Geeks | Eddy Pine / Clown Zippy | |
2020 | Browse | Kyle |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Life Goes On | Mark | Episodes: "Life After Death", "Out of the Mainstream" |
1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Joe | TV movie |
1992 | Melrose Place | Messenger | Episode: "Picture Imperfect" |
1993 | Double Deception | Burglar #1 | TV movie |
1993 | Phenom | Burt | Episode: "Angela's Wild Ride" |
1993 | Sisters | Busboy | Episode: "The Best Intentions" |
1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Sean | Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict" |
1994 | Married... with Children | Clerk | Episode: "Dial B for Virgin" Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1994 | Step by Step | Garry | Episodes: "Great Expectations", "Something Wild", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1995 | Clerks | Ray | TV pilot |
1996 | Ellen | Surfer Dude | Episode: "Too Hip for the Room" Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1996 | The Faculty | Unknown | Episode: "The Brain Teaser" |
1996 | Hang Time | Bob | Episode: "Fake ID-ology" |
1996–1997 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Clerk / Orderly | Episodes: "My Mother the Alien", "I Brake for Dick" Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1997 | Ink | Kevin | 3 episodes |
1997 | Hiller and Diller | Unknown | |
1997 | George & Leo | Bellboy | Episode: "The Halloween Show" |
1998 | Sliders | Trevor Blue | Episode: "Genesis" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1998 | Party of Five | Unknown | Episode: "Separation Anxiety" Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
1998 | Hollyweird | Trey | TV movie |
1998–2001 | Dharma & Greg | Terry / Survivor / Ted | 3 episodes |
1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | John Gilmore | Original TNT TV movie Credited as Bodhi Pine Elfman |
2000 | The Huntress | Toby Anders | Episode: "The Kid" |
2000 | Veronica's Closet | Neil | Episodes: "Veronica Loses Her Olive Again", "Veronica's Clips" |
2000–2001 | Freedom | Londo Pearl | Main cast; 11 episodes |
2001 | Providence | Suspicious Guy | Episode: "Falling" |
2003 | ER | Nicky | Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
2003 | Without a Trace | Chris Roland | Episode: "No Mas" |
2003 | Dragnet | Kevin O'Malley | Episode: "Daddy's Girl", aka "The 2003 series: L.A. Dragnet", as part of the Dragnet franchise |
2003 | Las Vegas | Steven | Episode: "Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye" |
2003 | Karen Sisco | Fred | Episode: "Nobody's Perfect" |
2003 | Coyote Waits | Odell Redd | Adapted novel Coyote Waits for television – aired on PBS |
2004 | Charmed | Kyle Donie | Episode: "Witch Wars" |
2005 | Fielder's Choice | Lou | TV movie |
2005 | Misadventures in Matchmaking | Andy | 5 episodes |
2009 | The Mentalist | Rick Tiegler | Episode: "Russet Potatoes" |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rylan Gauss | Episode: "418/427" |
2011 | Handsome Sportz Klub | Leopold Von Gugenstein | 3 episodes |
2011 | Prime Suspect | Paul Robie | Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence" |
2012–2013 | Touch | Avram Hadar | 10 episodes |
2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Unknown | Episode: "Katie You Can Drive My Car" |
2015 | Code Black | Kenny | Episode: Black Tag |
2015–2017 | Criminal Minds | Peter "Mr. Scratch" Lewis | Episodes: "Mr. Scratch", "The Storm", "The Crimson King", "Mirror Image", "True North", "Wheels Up" |
2016 | Rizzoli & Isles | Josh Walker | Episode: "Ocean Frank" |
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