Lawrence Monoson

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Lawrence Monoson
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Lawrence Monoson is an American film and television actor.

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Career

Monoson's first film was the 1982 comedy The Last American Virgin , in which he starred as Gary," [1] a "girl-hungry" teen despite himself being gay. [2] Other well-known film roles include the 1984 horror movie Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as Ted Cooper, [3] and the 1985 drama Mask as Ben. [4]

Monoson starred in the short-lived (only two episodes were aired) 1997 TV series Prince Street . He had a recurring role on the series Resurrection Blvd. as Joey 'The Rock' Manelli, appearing in seven episodes during its first two seasons (2000 and 2001). Monoson also made guest appearances on episodes of a number of TV series, including Diff'rent Strokes , Beverly Hills, 90210 , ER , NCIS , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , 24 , the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993 episode "The Storyteller" and the Star Trek: Enterprise 2001 episode "Fortunate Son".

Monoson's last film role was in 2005's Guns Before Butter, while his last television role was in the 2010 episode "The 34th Floor" on the series CSI: NY .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 The Last American Virgin Gary
1983 Diff'rent Strokes JerryEpisode: "A Growing Problem"
1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Ted
1985 Mask Ben
1987 Gaby: A True Story Fernando
1988 Dangerous Love Gabe
1991 My Life and Times Joe MortonEpisode: "April 9, 2035"
1991PayoffVictor ConcionTV movie
1992Final JudgementDoorman at Art Gallery
1993 Lies and Lullabies Christopher BentlageTV movie
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine HovathEpisode: "The Storyteller"
1993 And the Band Played On ChipTV movie
1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Jon Farrino3 episodes
1995 A Woman of Independent Means Walter BurtonTV miniseries
1995 JAG Detective AxelradEpisode: "Déjà Vu"
1996A Promise to CarolynRandy GoodsonTV movie
1996 Murder, She Wrote Craig HaberEpisode: "Evidence of Malice"
1996Black Rose of HarlemJoey
1996 Touched by an Angel Tony Du BoisEpisode: "The Violin Lesson"
1997 Prince Street Det. Jimmy Tasio6 episodes
1997 Orleans Bernard PalissyEpisode: "Luther's Temptation"
1997 Chicago Hope Jerry AshworthEpisode: "Cabin Fever"
1998I Know What You DidPhillyTV movie
1998 The Practice PDA John Seymour2 episodes
1998 To Have & to Hold Johnny MorrisonEpisode: "Right My Fire"
1999 Profiler Anthony FlemingEpisode: "All in the Family"
1999 The Strip RomanEpisode: "Murder by Numbers"
1999–2000 ER Dean Rollins4 episodes
2000 Sharing the Secret Phil PaigeTV movie
2000 Seven Days Jack DawesEpisode: "The Cure"
2000–2001 Resurrection Blvd. Joey "The Rock" Manelli7 episodes
2001 Any Day Now Virgil SmithEpisode: "One Hour of Drama"
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise First Officer Matthew RyanEpisode: "Fortunate Son"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Toby ArcaneEpisode: "Abra Cadaver"
2003 Marines Sgt. Larby
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Lt. Pavlov DillTV movie
2004 The Division 2 episodes
2004 CSI: Miami Tommy NovacEpisode: "Legal"
2005 24 GaryEpisode: "Day 4: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m."
2005 NCIS Adam O'NeillEpisode: "Mind Games"
2005 Medium James MasseyEpisode: "The Reckoning"
2005Guns Before ButterCharlie
2006 Without a Trace Al CarterEpisode: "The Little Things"
2007 The Closer Scott HauserEpisode: "Saving Face"
2009 Dark Blue Franzine's GuyEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Cold Case Ray Bianchi (1983)Episode: "Chinatown"
2009His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thHimselfDocumentary
2010 CSI: NY Rudy AronikaEpisode: "The 34th Floor"

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