Matt Mulhern

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Matt Mulhern
Born (1960-07-21) July 21, 1960 (age 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
City College of New York (MA)
Fordham University
OccupationActor
Years active1986–2015 (acting)
SpouseKaren
Children2

Matt Mulhern (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor and historian who has starred in such films as One Crazy Summer and Biloxi Blues , and such television series such as Major Dad , JAG , and Rescue Me (playing Lt. John Stackhouse).

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Mulhern attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey. [1]

Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University, where he received a BFA in Acting in 1982. He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning Biloxi Blues . From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as One Crazy Summer , Extreme Prejudice , Biloxi Blues , Junior , Walking to the Waterline , Infinity, The Sunchaser , and others.

New York theater credits include: The One-Armed Man at Ensemble Studio Theater, Surviving Grace at the Union Square Theater, The Night Hank Williams Died at the Orpheum Theater, Wasted at the WPA. Regional appearances at La Jolla Playhouse in The Glass Menagerie , The Habitation of Dragons, at Pittsburgh Public Theater, the National Tour of Death of a Salesman as Biff opposite Hal Holbrook, and The Orphans Home Cycle at Hartford Stage. [2] [3]

On TV, Mulhern played Lieutenant Eugene "Gene" Holowachuk on the top-ten CBS hit Major Dad from 1989 through 1993. Other guest appearances include NBC's Third Watch, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,The Education of Max Bickford and Ed; a recurring role on FX's Rescue Me ; and appearances on Fox's Fringe; and CBS's CSI, Blue Bloods.

He has written and directed two films, Walking to the Waterline , in which he also acted, and Duane Hopwood , starring David Schwimmer, which Roger Ebert named one of 2005's best films. [4]

He also wrote a novel, Crossing Open Spaces, published by CreateSpace in March 2009.

After a 35-year career he left acting, writing, and directing in 2015, and received a master's degree in history from City College-CUNY in 2019. [5] He is currently pursuing a PhD. in history at Fordham University.

Mulhern lives north of New York City with his wife, Karen, an interior designer, trained at UCLA and NYC's Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA).[ citation needed ] He and Karen have two grown sons, Connor, a composer, and Jack, an actor.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Dallas: The Early Years Garrison SouthworthTV movie
1986 One Crazy Summer Teddy Beckersted
1986–1987 The Ellen Burstyn Show Mikey2 episodes
1987 Extreme Prejudice Staff Sergeant Declan Patrick Coker
1987 Private Eyes Tommy DadeEpisode: "High Heels and Silver Wings"
1988 Biloxi Blues Private Joseph T. WykowskiReprisal of Broadway role
1988Now I KnowJim
1989–1993 Major Dad Lieutenant Gene Holowachuk96 episodes
1992 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man Will McCallTV movie
1994 Terror in the Night Tom CrossTV movie
1994 Murder, She Wrote Walter PerryEpisode: "Deadly Assets"
1994 A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story John MarshTV movie
1994 Junior Mover
1996 The Sunchaser Dr. Chip Byrnes
1996 Infinity Gate Guard
1998 Walking to the Waterline Francis McGowanAlso director and writer
1999 Third Watch Stanley, Faith's BrotherEpisode: "History of the World"
2000 Young Americans Charlie2 episodes
2000 Law & Order Officer Pete BennettEpisode: "Standoff"
2001 18 Wheels of Justice SheriffEpisode: "Honor Thy Father"
2001 JAG Lieutenant Commander StinsonEpisode: "Valor"
2001 Ed Coach GaleEpisode: "Replacements"
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Officer Will ColemanEpisode: "Past, Present, Future"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Greg KendallEpisode: "Risk"
2003 Queens Supreme Mr. SuttonEpisode: "Let's Make a Deal"
2005 Duane Hopwood —Director and writer
2006 Rescue Me Lieutenant John Stackhouse3 episodes
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Officer SajakEpisode: "Siren Call"
2007 Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot Andy
2008 Law & Order Chief BaranekEpisode: "Illegal"
2009 Fringe DennisEpisode: "Inner Child"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Plant ManagerEpisode: "Bump and Grind"
2014 Blue Bloods Steve BrandtEpisode: "Power of the Press"

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References

  1. ↑ James, Michael S. (October 13, 1992). "Fine Teaching Instrument Pascack Students Use a Computer to Learn Music". The Record . Woodland Park, NJ. Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2007. The new programs are an important element at Pascack Hills, a highly rated public school that prides itself on its Related Arts Department, according to Principal Bart DiPaola. He proudly points to a number of talented young people who have come out of the school, including Matt Mulhern, an actor on the television show Major Dad.
  2. ↑ Fucillo, Rita A. (February 9, 1996). "Death of a Salesman: Birth of an Audience". Playbill .
  3. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (November 6, 2009). "Actor Fired from 'Orphans' Home Cycle' Is Compensated" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ↑ Ebert, Roger (November 17, 2005). "Drink, drank, drunk, 'Duane'". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 2021-10-25– via RogerEbert.com.
  5. ↑ Mulhern, Matt (December 10, 2019). "Excellent Propaganda" Zbigniew Brzezinski's Narrative for the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (MA). City College of New York. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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