Chris Bauer

Last updated
Chris Bauer
ChrisBauerSDComicConJuly2014.jpg
Bauer at the True Blood panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2014
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Laura Bauer
​
(m. 1997)​
Children2

Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire , Third Watch , True Blood , Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire , and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.

Contents

Early life and education

Bauer is of German and Irish descent. He attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California and played on the Miramonte football team in his senior year, 1984, the year the team won the state championship. Later, he attended the University of San Diego and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama.

Career

Television

Bauer has starred in numerous television series including The Wire , as port-union boss Frank Sobotka. [1] He initially auditioned for the role of Jimmy McNulty. [2] He also starred in Billy Crystal's 2001 film 61* , as New York Yankees player Bob Cerv. His roles on network television include a regular role as Fred Yokas, husband of Officer Faith Yokas, on the NBC series Third Watch , lead FBI Agent Dodd on the short-lived CBS series Smith , a priest on ABC's Life on Mars , and as Detective Lou Destefano in the original Sci-Fi channel miniseries The Lost Room . In 2004, he played Lee Nickel on the ESPN series Tilt. He appeared in the episode "The No-Brainer" of the television series Fringe as Brian Dempsey, and appeared in multiple episodes of Numb3rs as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Galuski and in Criminal Minds , in season one, as the antagonist.

Chris Bauer played Det. (later Sheriff) Andy Bellefleur on the TV-series True Blood . [3] He also played Dennis Halsey, a guard on Unforgettable in the fourth episode of the first season, "Up In Flames", and appeared as a rival salesman from the Syracuse branch of Dunder Mifflin in Season 8 of The Office (US). [4] In 2014, Bauer guest starred in an episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation .

In October 2014 Bauer started a recurring role on the Starz comedy Survivor's Remorse . He played Jimmy Flaherty, the owner of a fictitious Atlanta professional basketball team. The show was written by Mike O'Malley, who also served as an executive producer along with NBA star LeBron James, and star Jessie T. Usher. Survivor's Remorse ran 4 seasons and concluded in 2017.

Bauer played Det. Tom Lange in the FX limited series American Crime Story . [5] Bauer appeared as Tim Rutten in the NBC mini-series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers , and from 2017 co-stars as Bobby Dwyer in the HBO series The Deuce .

In 2018, Bauer guest starred as the negotiator Dennis Cole in Brooklyn Nine-Nine Series 5 Episode 13 "The Negotiator". [6]

In 2019, Bauer portrayed NASA astronaut and Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton in the first season of the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.

Film

Bauer's first film appearance was in Snow White: A Tale of Terror, with Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, and Monica Keena. Soon after, Bauer played schoolteacher/pedophile Lloyd Gettys in the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate . He played prisoner NB9674932-65 Ivan Dubov in the 1997 action film Face/Off , where he met Nicolas Cage. He then appeared as the masked character 'Machine' in the 1999 film 8mm also starring Cage. [7] He starred as fetish photographer Irving Klaw in the 2005 Bettie Page biopic The Notorious Bettie Page , and as famous author Ken Kesey in a 2007 Neal Cassady biopic. Bauer played a small role in the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film, Broken Flowers . He was featured in the movie The Conspirator , as a fellow officer following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and played a minor role in Flags of Our Fathers . In 2015, Bauer played the role of 'Pa' in Disney's Tomorrowland . He also appeared in Money Monster as Lt. Nelson, and played Larry Rooney in Sully .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints JerryCredited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror KonradCredited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Colin Fitz Tony Baby Shark
1997 The Devil's Advocate Lloyd GettysCredited as Christopher Bauer
1997 One Night Stand BartenderCredited as Christopher Bauer
1997 Face/Off Dubov
1998 A Cool, Dry Place Larry IvesCredited as Christopher Bauer
1999 Sweet and Lowdown Ace - Pool Player
1999 Flawless Jacko
1999 8mm Machine
1999 Cradle Will Rock VTA - Carpenter
1999 The Hunley SimkinsTV movie
2000 The Photographer Paul
2000 Animal Factory Bad Eye
2000 High Fidelity Paul
2001 61* Bob CervTV movie
2001Taking Back Our TownJames MelanconTV movie
2002The Story of Calvin Stoller, Last Abstract ExpressionistCalvin Stoller
2002 Bug Ernie
2002Anatomy of a BreakupJakeShort / Credited as Christopher Bauer
2002 Angels Crest Teddy
2002 Keane Bartender
2004 Hell's Island Lalo
2005 Broken Flowers Dan
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Irving Klaw
2005 The Exonerated Cop #1TV movie
2005 Our Fathers Olan HorneTV movie
2006 Bernard and Doris Chef
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Commandant Vandegrift
2007 Neal Cassady Ken Kesey
2008 The Guitar Chief of SurgeryUncredited
2010 The Conspirator Major Smith
2015 Tomorrowland The Frank's Dad
2015 Wrestling Isn't Wrestling RefereeVideo documentary short
2016 Sully Larry Rooney
2016 Money Monster Lt. Nelson
2016TempsMike
2017DismissedMr. Ward
2019 3 Days with Dad Father Rose
2021 The Little Things Detective Sal Rizoli

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodesRef.
1989 Midnight Caller Baby ChaseEpisode: "Truck Driver"
1989 A Fine Romance CrewmanEpisode: "The Tomas Crown Affair"
1992, 1996, 2002 Law & Order Homeless David / Mickey Scott / Sergeant“Forgiveness”, “Aftershock”, “Patriot”
1994 The Untouchables DoormanEpisode: "Stadt"
1996 New York Undercover Terry FillpotEpisode: "Unis"
1999–2004 Third Watch Fred YokasMain role; 53 episodes
2001 Dead Last DaleEpisode: "To Serve, with Love"
2001 The Fugitive GoonEpisode: "Thanatos"
2003 The Wire Frank SobotkaMain role; 12 episodes
2005 Jonny Zero StringerRecurring role; 6 episodes
2005 Criminal Minds Ted BryarEpisode: "Derailed"
2005 Tilt Leeland Lee NickelMain role; 9 episodes
2006 Masters of Horror Larry PierceEpisode: "Sounds Like"
2006 Conviction Mr. FoyeEpisode: "Denial"
2006 The Lost Room Lou DestefanoMain role; 2 episodes
2006 American Experience (TV Series documentary)Hiram PierceEpisode: "The Gold Rush"
2006 Smith Agent DoddMain role; 3 episodes
2007 The Black Donnellys Huey FarrellEpisodes: “Wasn't That Enough?” / “The World Will Break Your Heart” / “Pilot”
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent MurtaughEpisode: “30”
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Paul BrowningEpisode: "Sweet Jane"
2007, 2008 Numb3rs Ray GaluskiEpisode: "Velocity" (2007) / "Breaking Point" (2008
2008–2014 True Blood Andy BellefleurMain role; 81 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Andrew GleasonEpisode: "Reclassified"
2008 Life on Mars Father Tim“Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead”
2009 The Good Wife James McCloonEpisode: "Fixed"
2009, 2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bill Tattenger / Sgt. Tom Cole“Hammered” (2009) / “Next Chapter” (2017)
2009 Fringe Brian DempseyEpisode: "The No-Brainer"
2011 Unforgettable Dennis Halsey / GuardEpisode: "Up in Flames"
2011 Hawaii Five-0 Cory SampsonEpisode: "Ike Maka"
2012 Prime Suspect StevieEpisode: "Stuck in the Middle with You"
2012 The Office Harry JanneroneEpisode: "Turf War"
2013 Elementary Detective Gerry CoventryEpisode: "On the Line"
2014 Parks and Recreation HaroldEpisode: "Ann and Chris"
2014 The Divide Jared Bankowski / Justice“Facts Are the Enemy” / “The Way Men Divide” / “No Such Thing”
2014 Full Circle Richie DeStefano"Jimmy & Richie" / "Shelly & Katie" / "Richie & Shelly"
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Tom Horn“Capsize” / “The Sister's Grimke”
2016 American Crime Story Detective Tom LangeMain role (first season)
2014–2017 Survivor's Remorse Jimmy FlahertyMain role; 17 episodes
2017 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders Tim RuttenMain role; 9 episodes
2018 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dennis KoleEpisode: "The Negotiation"
2018 Modern Family Officer StablitzkyEpisode: "CHiPs and Salsa"
2018 Unsolved Sheriff HilmanEpisode: "Unsolved?"
2017–2019 The Deuce Bobby DwyerMain role; 24 episodes
2019 For All Mankind Deke Slayton Recurring role; 9 episodes
2020 FBI Dan OsborneEpisode: "Payback"
2020 Homeland Kevin DanceEpisode: “The English Teacher”
2021-2023 Heels Wild Bill HancockMain role
2021 Gaslit James McCord
2022 Sprung StanRecurring role; 4 episodes [8]
2023 Fellow Travelers McCarthy Recurring role [9]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2009 14th Satellite Awards Best Cast (or Best Ensemble) – Television Series True Blood Won
2010 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Schirripa</span> American actor (born 1957)

Steven Ralph Schirripa is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos, Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He is the voice of Roberto in the Open Season film series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penelope Ann Miller</span> American actress (born 1964)

Penelope Ann Miller, sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway in the original run of Biloxi Blues (1985–1986), later appearing in the 1988 film adaptation of the same name. After playing small roles in the comedies Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988), and receiving a Tony Award nomination for her leading role in the Broadway revival of Our Town (1988–1989), Miller came to prominence with a succession of major parts in films such as The Freshman, Awakenings, Kindergarten Cop, Other People's Money (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Shadow (1994), and The Relic (1997). For her portrayal of exotic dancer Gail in Carlito's Way (1993), she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Frain</span> English stage and screen actor (born 1968)

James Dominic Frain is an English stage and screen actor. His best known television roles include Thomas Cromwell in the Showtime/CBC historical drama The Tudors (2007–2009), Franklin Mott in the HBO drama True Blood (2010), Warwick the Kingmaker in the BBC drama serial The White Queen (2013), John Sumner in the Sky/Canal+ crime drama The Tunnel (2013), Ferdinand Chevalier in the BBC/Space sci-fi thriller Orphan Black (2015–2017), Theo Galavan/Azrael in Fox's Gotham (2015–2016), and Sarek in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2019). He also played leading roles in the BBC dramas Armadillo (2001), The Buccaneers (1995) and The Mill on the Floss (1997).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike O'Malley</span> American actor, writer and producer (born 1966)

Michael Edward O'Malley is an American actor, writer and television producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game shows Get the Picture and Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee.

<i>Third Watch</i> American NBC crime drama series created by John Wells (1999–2005)

Third Watch is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 23, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by John Wells Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christopher Meloni</span> American actor (born 1961)

Christopher Peter Meloni is an American actor. He is best known for playing NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and its spin-off Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. He also played inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz (1998–2003) and starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! (2017–2019).

Jacqueline Danell Obradors is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Tortilla Soup (2001), A Man Apart (2003) and Unstoppable (2004). She is also the voice of Audrey Rocio Ramirez in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On television, Obradors is known for her role as Detective Rita Ortiz in the ABC crime drama series NYPD Blue (2001–2005).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamara Tunie</span> American actress

Tamara Tunie is an American film, stage, and television actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles as attorney Jessica Griffin on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns and as medical examiner Melinda Warner in the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2021). Tunie also appeared in films such as Rising Sun (1993), The Devil's Advocate (1997), The Caveman's Valentine (2001) receiving Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination, Flight (2012), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Monaghan</span> American actor and model

Cameron Riley Monaghan is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Ian Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama series Shameless and as twins Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, who serve as origins for the Joker, on the DC Comics-based TV series Gotham. He also portrayed Cal Kestis in the action-adventure game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and its sequel Jedi: Survivor. Monaghan began his career as a child model at the age of three and as a child actor at the age of seven.

Law & Order is a media franchise composed of a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment. They were originally broadcast on NBC, and all of them deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system. Together, the original series, its various spin-offs, the TV film, and crossover episodes from other shows constitute over 1,000 hours of programming.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Kwanten</span> Australian actor and comedian (born 1976)

Ryan Christian Kwanten is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series Summerland, portraying Jay Robertson. From 2008 to 2014, he played Jason Stackhouse in True Blood. From 2018 to 2019 he produced and starred in the crime drama series The Oath as Steve Hammond. In 2021 he starred in season one of the horror drama anthology series Them as George Bell. In 2022, he portrayed Thomas Weylin in Kindred, a series adaptation based on Octavia E. Butler's celebrated 1979 novel of the same name.

Molly Price is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama series Third Watch (1999–2005). Price has also appeared in recurring and guest-starring roles in many other television dramas and co-starred in a number of films, including Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Chasing Sleep (2000), and Not Fade Away (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrie Preston</span> American actress (born 1967)

Carrie Preston is an American actress known for her work on the television series True Blood, Person of Interest, Crowded, The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Claws. Preston received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Elsbeth Tascioni on CBS's drama series The Good Wife and The Good Fight. For her work on The Good Wife, Preston received two nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, winning once. She is set to reprise the role in her own series Elsbeth in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Alejandro</span> American actor

Kevin Michael Alejandro is an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the TNT crime drama Southland, Forklift Mike in the NBC series Parenthood, Jesús Velázquez in the HBO supernatural thriller True Blood, Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood in The CW superhero series Arrow and as detective Daniel Espinóza in the Fox/Netflix supernatural comedy-crime drama Lucifer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramón Rodríguez (actor)</span> Puerto Rican actor

Ramón Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican actor known for his current role as the title character in the ABC series Will Trent. Previous roles of interest included The Wire (2006–08) and Day Break (2006–07), and in the films Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). He portrayed John Bosley in the 2011 reboot of Charlie's Angels. In 2014, Rodríguez starred as Ryan Lopez on the Fox crime drama television series Gang Related. In 2018, he played the role of Benjamin Cruz on the Showtime television series The Affair.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jesse Plemons</span> American actor (born 1988)

Jesse Plemons is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015), he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in "USS Callister", an episode of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror (2017).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristin Bauer van Straten</span> American actress

Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series True Blood, Jerry's girlfriend Gillian on Seinfeld, and as Maleficent in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Smith (actor)</span> American actor (1931–1995)

John Smith was an American actor whose career primarily focused on westerns. He had his leading roles in two NBC western television series, Cimarron City and Laramie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colman Domingo</span> American actor (born 1969)

Colman Jason Domingo is an American actor. Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jason Mitchell</span> American actor

Jason Mitchell is an American actor. Mitchell started his career acting in minor roles in films such as the action-thriller Contraband (2012), and the neo-noir Broken City (2013). He is best known for portraying rapper Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. The film is considered his career breakthrough, for which he received numerous award nominations including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture. Mitchell has also appeared in the Key and Peele comedy film Keanu (2016), the Netflix film Barry (2016), James Franco's The Disaster Artist (2017), and the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island (2017). He has also appeared in critically acclaimed film such as Kathryn Bigelow's crime drama Detroit (2017), Dee Rees' historical drama Mudbound (2017) and Janicza Bravo's black comedy Zola (2021).

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Bauer on "The Wire," "True Blood" and Addiction | The Fix". The Fix. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Abrams, Jonathan (2018). All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire. New York: Crown Archetype. p. 107. ISBN   978-0-451-49814-4.
  3. ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (15 July 2013). "True Blood's Chris Bauer on Faery Fatherhood and His Alexander Skarsgård Impression". Vulture. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "OfficeTally". 18 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' recap: 'From the Ashes of Tragedy'". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Mendoza, Linda (2018-03-25), The Negotiation (Comedy, Crime), Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, retrieved 2021-02-22
  7. ↑ Interpreting Tennessee Williams Archived July 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005
  8. ↑ Sprung (Comedy), Garret Dillahunt, Shakira Barrera, Phillip Garcia, 3 Arts Entertainment, Amazon Studios, 2022-08-19, retrieved 2023-10-03{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2022-07-21). "Showtime Limited Series 'Fellow Travelers' Adds Five to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.