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Frank L. Ridley | |
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 Ridley in 2018 | |
| Born | Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | frankridley |
Frank L. Ridley is an American film and television actor. Born into a musical family in Michigan, he originally trained as an opera singer with Richard Conrad. After attending Boston Conservatory of Music, he started his career as a regular member of Sarah Caldwell's Opera Company of Boston. [1]
His television career started when he was cast as Terry Mulligan in the Showtime network series Brotherhood . [2] His other TV work includes roles on House of Cards , Orange is the New Black , Alpha House , Olive Kitteridge , The Night Of , The Leftovers , and 30 Rock . [3]
He also can be seen in a variety of films including Inside Llewyn Davis , Birdman , and The Judge . [3]
Honest Gil Fulbright is a satirical political candidate portrayed by Frank Ridley. [4] Fulbright originally "ran" for the U.S. Senate in 2014 as an "honest politician for Kentucky" on behalf of RepresentUs. [5] His campaign message was "I'm only in this thing for the money, but at least I'm honest about it." [6]
Ridley has portrayed Fulbright on CNN, [7] The Today Show , [8] Fox & Friends , [9] Al Jazeera, [10] The Washington Post , [11] and The Huffington Post . [12]
Fulbright's campaign got a powerful boost when noted artist Shepard Fairey reimagined his iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster as a Gil Fulbright "SOLD" poster to help raise funds for the finance-reform-minded satirical campaign. [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Next Stop Wonderland | Whale Watch Captain (voice) | ||
| 1998 | Bobby Loves Mangos | Dwight Stevenson | Short film | |
| 1999 | Temps | Himself | ||
| 2003 | Little Erin Merryweather | Joe Havey | ||
| 2005 | Long Distance | Sheriff | ||
| 2007 | Underdog | Police Sergeant | ||
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Security Guard | ||
| 2009 | The Box | Detective Starrs | ||
| 2014 | The Call to the Post | Ray | Short film | |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | Automatic Weapons Cop | ||
| 2011 | Jimmy Boy | Barney | Short film | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Union Hall Man 1 | ||
| 2014 | Birdman | Mr. Roth | ||
| 2014 | The Judge | Jury Foreman | ||
| 2017 | Professor Marston and the Wonder Women | Office Manager | ||
| 2017 | The Post | New York Times Staffer | ||
| 2019 | Jungleland | Burly Father | ||
| 2021 | Don't Look Up | Flight Director Anderson | ||
| 2022 | Out of the Blue (2022_film) | Frank | ||
| 2022 | Boston Strangler | Ida's Super | ||
| 2022 | Mr. Harrigan's Phone | Reverend Mooney | ||
| TBA | Finestkind | Salty | Completed | |
| TBA | Martyr of Gowanus | Laszlo Gaspari | filming | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Waterfront | Maître d' | Unproduced TV series | |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Coach Bloom | Episode: "Offense" | |
| 2007 | I'm Paige Wilson | Oscar Tucson | TV movie | |
| 2006–2008 | Brotherhood | Terry Mulligan | 16 episodes | |
| 2009 | Empire State | Steve Marks | TV movie | |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | Traffic Cop | ||
| 2009 | Mercy | Leo Kalinowski | ||
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Conductor | ||
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dispatcher | ||
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Burly Man | ||
| 2012 | Nurse Jackie | Patient on Gurney | ||
| 2013 | Clear History | Detective | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Orange is the New Black | Bob Shore | ||
| 2014 | The Leftovers | Neighbor Paul | ||
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge | Mr. Thibodeau | TV miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Alpha House | Agribusiness Guy #2 | ||
| 2015 | House of Cards | Harlan Traub | ||
| 2016 | The Night Of | Jerry | TV miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Bull | Judge Albert Darling | ||
| 2017 | Orange is the New Black | Frank | ||
| 2017 | GLOW | Marlo | ||
| 2017–2018 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Sal | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Lieutenant Chesterton | 2 episode | |
| 2018 | Bizaardvark | Santa Claus | Episode: "Holiday Video Sketchtacular" | |
| 2020 | Bull | Detective Jacobson | ||
| 2020 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Brian Gold | ||
| 2021 | At That Age | ICU Doctor | ||
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Skeptical Landlord | ||
| 2022 | FBI: Most Wanted | Matthew Pitts | ||
| 2023 | The Gilded Age | Mr. Whitmore | ||
| 2023 | The Blacklist | Heinrich Wittelsbach |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pharaoh | Pharaoh, Market vendors |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Jim "Boy" Calloway |
| Year | Award | Category | Motive | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Won [14] |
| 2015 | San Diego Film Critics Society Award | Best Performance by an Ensemble | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Won [15] |
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