Jeffrey Nordling

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Jeffrey Nordling
Born
Jeffrey Richard Nordling

(1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 62)
Education Ramsey High School
Alma mater Wheaton College (BA)
Southern Methodist University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Notable work
SpouseFrancia Dimase
Children3

Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in Once and Again , Larry Moss in 24 , Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives , and Gordon Klein in Big Little Lies , as well as various films.

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Early life and education

Nordling was born March 11, 1962, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to Robert George Nordling and Lois Nordling (née Dickson). [1] He grew up in Washington Township. After moving to Saddle River, New Jersey, Nordling attended Ramsey High School, graduating in 1980. [2] After high school, Nordling attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in art in 1984. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1987 from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. [3] Nordling is a Swedish surname.

Career

One of his major roles was playing Ted Orion, an NHL pro turned hockey coach in D3: The Mighty Ducks . The 1997 TV movie Soul Mates, starring Nordling and Kim Raver, is shown by market researchers at Television Preview as a "new" pilot. He played Gaëtan Dugas in And the Band Played On , the HBO production of Randy Shilts' chronicle of the evolving AIDS epidemic, and Capote Duncan in Sex and the City . In 1999 he portrayed original Apple investor Mike Markkula in the TNT movie Pirates of Silicon Valley .[ citation needed ]

He played Sela Ward's ex-husband, Jake Manning, on the TV drama Once and Again from 1999 to 2002. He starred as Brent Barrow alongside Courteney Cox in the series Dirt on the FX cable network in 2007–08. He has also appeared as FBI agent Larry Moss in the seventh season of 24 . [4]

During the 2009–10 season of Desperate Housewives , Nordling played Nick Bolen, a regular and the on-screen husband of Drea de Matteo, but the roles of the Bolens were discontinued after the one season. [5] [6]

Nordling starred as 9/11 hero Tom Burnett in Flight 93 . In 2011, he began a recurring role on the medical/crime drama Body of Proof , playing Todd Fleming, the ex-husband of Dana Delany's character, which he played until the show's cancellation.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Working Girl Tim Rourke
1992 Ruby Hank
1994 Holy Matrimony Link
Quiz Show John Van Doren
Love Affair Lou
1996 D3: The Mighty Ducks Coach Ted Orion
1998 Polish Wedding Father Don
1999 Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying Elliot
2006 Flicka Rick Koop
Home of the Brave Cary
2008Hole in the Paper SkyProf. CoryShort
Surfer, Dude Eddie Zarno
2009 Love Hurts Curtis
2010 Tron: Legacy Richard Mackey
2014Beautiful GirlJ.B.
2016 Sully Barry Leonard
2023 The Locksmith Ian Zwick

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Beauty and the Beast TylerEpisode: "The Alchemist"
Shooter Matt Thompson / GrunwaldUnsold TV pilot
1989 American Playhouse Roy HowardEpisode: "Ask Me Again"
Alien Nation Ted HealyEpisode: "Chains of Love"
1990 The Outsiders Dean ViolaEpisode: "Maybe Baby"
1991 The Young Riders Frank PikeEpisode: "The Exchange"
Brooklyn Bridge Gil Hodges2 episodes
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisTaskerTelevision film
1992 Black Death Dr. Jake Prescott
Citizen Cohn G. David Schine
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Tahna LosEpisode: "Past Prologue"
Journey to the Center of the Earth Chris TurnerTelevision film
Time Trax Carl ManheimEpisode: "Face of Death"
And the Band Played On Gaëtan Dugas Television film
Murder, She Wrote Bruce HastingsEpisode: "Dead to Rights"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Richard HawkesEpisode: "To Kill a Legend"
Dangerous HeartLeeTelevision film
Baby Brokers John
Someone She Knows Greg Philips
1995The Shamrock ConspiracyFrank
A Stranger in TownLarry
Chicago Hope Mr. ScheppsEpisode: "Songs from the Cuckoo Birds"
Trail of TearsMichaelTelevision film
Touched by an Angel Jackson SpearsEpisode: "The Big Bang"
1996Harrison: Cry of the CityFrankTelevision film
Roseanne Joe MatthewsEpisode: "Morning Becomes Obnoxious"
RemembranceCol. Brad FullertonTelevision film
Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong
1997Soul MatesDennis
The Sleepwalker Killing Det. Lloyd Boyko
True Women Dr. Peter Woods
Veronica's Closet TomEpisode: "Veronica's First Date"
Melrose Place Eric BainesRecurring role
Almost Perfect Jack Chenault2 episodes
1998 Sex and the City Capote DuncanEpisode: "Sex and the City"
Arliss Joe LansingEpisode: "Behind Every Great Client..."
Saint MaybeDanny BedloeTelevision film
1999Blue MoonBilly Medieros
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Mike Markkula
Chicken Soup for the Soul TomEpisode: "A Salesman's First Sale"
1999–2002 Once and Again Jake ManningMain role
2000Personally YoursJesse StantonTelevision film
2001 Just Ask My Children Scott Kniffen
2002 State of Grace Dell AdamsEpisode: "Take Good Care of My Baby"
Providence Dr. David BaylorRecurring role
2003The FlannerysBarrett FlanneryTelevision film
War StoriesIan Rhys
The Lone Ranger James Landry
Still Standing Matt RussellEpisode: "Still Sisters"
Crossing Jordan Tom Crane"Episode: Cruel & Unusual"
The Lyon's Den Special Agent Colton MeadEpisode: "The Fifth"
2004Beverly Hills S.U.V.Jeff AronsonTelevision film
Cold Case Roy MinardEpisode: "Hubris"
Nip/Tuck RogerEpisode: "Kimber Henry"
Searching for David's Heart Bill DeetonTelevision film
2005 Life As We Know It Mike2 episodes
Listen Up Dr. SwerlingEpisode: "Colon-oopscopy"
Judging Amy Prof. Kurt TomkoEpisode: "Too Little, Too Late"
All Grown Up! Big Red / Crazy Australian (voice)Episode: "Dude, Where's My Horse?: Parts 1 & 2"
The Closer Hart PhillipsEpisode: "Good Housekeeping"
Killer Instinct The ProfessorEpisode: "Pilot"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mark ThayerEpisode: "Secrets & Flies"
Bones David RossEpisode: "The Man on Death Row"
Close to Home Coach Matt WhitingEpisode: "Baseball Murder"
2006 Flight 93 Tom Burnett Television film
Justice OC DA Richard LaneEpisode: "Behind the Orange Curtain"
2007 Shark FBI Special Agent Oliver HayesEpisode: "Student Body"
2007–2008 Dirt Brent BarrowRecurring role
2008 The Mentalist Price RandolphEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 24 Larry Moss Regular role
Mrs. Washington Goes to SmithProf. Terry O'NeillTelevision film
2009–2010 Desperate Housewives Nick Bolen Recurring role
2010The QuickeningGabeTelevision film
2011NormalMark Maddux
In Plain Sight Kurt GaffneyEpisode: "Kumar vs Kumar"
The Protector Lt. Jack Brennan2 episodes
CSI: NY Sen. Kirk Matthews
2011–2012 Body of Proof Todd FlemingRecurring role
2012This American HousewifeStanford SwiftEpisode: "Pilot"
Happily Divorced MatthewEpisode: "Peter Comes Out, Again"
Malibu Country Bobby2 episiodes
2012–2014 Arrow Frank Bertinelli3 episodes
2013 Necessary Roughness Glenn PurlmanEpisode: "There's the Door"
2014Sea of FireRev. Bobby McAllisterTelevision film
Cloud 9 Sebastian Swift
Killer Women Sen. Jake ColtonGuest role
Rake Bruce ManganMain role
Castle Marcus LarkEpisode: "The Time of Our Lives"
Criminal Minds Jack WestbrookEpisode: "The Boys of Sudworth Place"
2015Cain EnabledS.G.2 episodes
Hawaii Five-0 Josh BennettEpisode: "A Make Kaua"
Motive Deputy Chief Earl Halford2 episodes
2017–2018 Nashville Brad Maitland19 episodes
2017 Big Little Lies Gordon Klein14 episodes
I'm Dying Up Here Eli Gershmann7 episodes
Salvation Daniel3 episodes
2017 & 2019 The Gifted Daniel Reynolds2 episodes
2018 The Man in the High Castle Dr. Daniel Ryan5 episodes
2018–2019 Suits Eric Kaldor4 episodes
2019 Proven Innocent Rick Zahn5 episodes
The Summer PeopleRobertTelevision film
2020 High Fidelity Tim ParkerEpisode: "Uptown"
Better Things DonnyEpisode: "She's Fifty"
2021 Walker Stan Morrison4 episodes
2022 This Is Us EricEpisode: "One Giant Leap"
Law & Order Jordan ReedEpisode: "Free Speech"
2022 Five Days at Memorial Richard T. Simmons, Jr.3 episodes
2022–2024 So Help Me Todd Gus EastonRecurring role

Video games

YearTitleRole
2016 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Ethan

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  2. Rohan, Virginia. "Bergen County native’s ‘Dirt’ character reaps what he sows" Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine , The Record (Bergen County) , January 1, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2007. "Nordling was born 3,000 miles from the craziness, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and grew up mostly in Washington Township (in the only house on the town's Times Square). When he was 15, the family moved to Saddle River, and Nordling transferred to Ramsey High School, where he became a soccer star."
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