Maury Sterling

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Maury Sterling
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Sterling at the 2015 PaleyFest
Born
Charles Maury Wallace Sterling

(1971-09-01) September 1, 1971 (age 53)
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
OccupationActor
Spouse
Alexis Boozer
(m. 2014)
Children1

Charles Maury Wallace Sterling (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Max Piotrowski in Homeland , Rafferty in the comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua , and Lester Tremor in the action film Smokin' Aces .

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Early life and education

Sterling was born in Mill Valley, California, [1] and started acting in theater productions at age 7. [2] After graduating from San Francisco University High School, [3] he graduated from UCLA where he was educated in its Theater Department. [2] After graduation, he co-founded the nonprofit Buffalo Nights Theater Company. [2] [4]

Career

Sterling has guest starred on numerous television series, including Judging Amy , ER , Star Trek: Enterprise , 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to name a few. His only TV series regular was in the sitcom Alright Already , which lasted only one season from 1997-98. It originally aired on the now-defunct WB Television Network. [5]

Sterling has appeared in a number of films, mostly in supporting roles. His prominent role came in the 2006 action film Smokin' Aces where he played Lester Tremor of the psychotic neo-Nazi Tremor Brothers (alongside Chris Pine and Kevin Durand). His role required shaving his head, and shaving his eyebrows off. [6] His other prominent role was in Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as the antagonist Rafferty. [7] [8]

In January 2023, Sterling and his wife co-founded a production company, Little Idea Media, that, among other projects, created the story for the film My Dead Friend Zoe that won several Woodstock Film Festival awards and an Audience Award at South by Southwest (SXSW). [2]

Personal life

Sterling and actress Alexis Boozer were married in 2014 and they have a son. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Outbreak Sandman One Pilot
1996Full Moon RisingVan Jaspers
Bulletproof Skinny Guy
Somebody is WaitingMan In Cell
1997 Columbo: A Trace of Murder Store Clerk Made-for-TV film
Behind Enemy Lines Donny
2001 Imposter Comms Tech
2002 Hart's War Private First Class Dennis A. Gerber
March 1stMaury Short film
2003Frankie and Johnny are MarriedRoger
2004The Old Man and the StudioPaulShort film
IllusionGrant
2005 Andre the Butcher Hoss
Short FuseSam
Come as You AreCraig
2006 Smokin' Aces Lester Tremor
2007The FrolicJohn DoeShort film
LeoAgentShort film
Stars'Moe'Short film
2008Depth ChargeAllenson
FractalusCorey
Beverly Hills Chihuahua Rafferty
2010 The A-Team Gammons
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Lester Tremor
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Wolf Soldier #3Voice [11]
2012 Longmire

Cyrus Brooks

2013 Coherence Kevin
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke Paris FranzVoice [11]
2019 Batman: Hush Thomas Elliot Voice [11] [12]
2024Blood and WaterTravShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Picket Fences
1996 Boy Meets World Eddie Hunter
Boston Common Morgan
Townies Doug
Dark Skies Mark Waring
The Single Guy Mordecai
Diagnosis Murder Martin Donner Kingston
1997 The Pretender Donny Beaulieu
1997 - 1998 Alright Already Vaughn LernerSeries regular
1998 Touched by an Angel Eddie Williams
Two of a Kind Policeman
1999 JAG Petty Officer Simpkins
G vs E Harlowe
Angel Barney
2000 V.I.P.
2002 Do Over Mr. Adams
2002 - 2003 Judging Amy Paul Zimberg (2002)
Spencer Carls (2003)
1 episode each
2003 - 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Anders Molyneaux (2003)
Detective Ken Martz (2008)
1 episode each
2003 Crossing Jordan Scott Marshall
Star Trek: Enterprise Tarquin"Exile"
2004 Without a Trace Glenn Remick
Six Feet Under Pot Dealer
Nip/Tuck Ron
Charmed Lord Dyson
Monk Lewis
2004 - 2006 ER Dr. Nelson5 episodes
2005 Deadwood Elmer - Chez Ami Labourer2 episodes
2006 Criminal Minds Jim Meyers
2007 CSI: Miami Barry Ellis
24 Kozelek Hacker2 episodes
Close to Home Brian Flynn2 episodes
2008 Cold Case Tommy Connell
2009 Dollhouse Eddie
2010 Lie to Me 'Sully'
2011 In Plain Sight Ronnie Dalembert / Ronnie McIntire2 episodes
2011 - 2020 Homeland Max Piotrowski45 episodes
2012 Private Practice Kurt Wilson
2013 Switched at Birth George Papagus's Killer
2014 Extant Gordon Kern
2015 - 2018 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Rob FrumpkisRecurring role
2017 NCIS: New Orleans John Stone3 episodes
2021 The Rookie Marcus Lindsey2 episodes
2022 NCIS: Hawaii Hank Braddocks1 e17
2024 Interior Chinatown Carrey
2024 Creature Commandos Sgt. Rock Voice, episode: "Cheers to the Tin Man" [11]
2025 Suits LA David Bowie4 episodes
2025 The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep BeratVoice

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Prototype Additional Voices
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Guard [11]
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Male Smuggler [11]
2012 Starhawk Rifters / Outcast [11]
2015 Battlefield Hardline Additional Voices

References

  1. "Maury Sterling on MovieTome". MovieTome. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sterling, Maury. "Maury Sterling Actor" . linkedin.com. LinkedIn . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  3. "Maury Sterling". publift.playback.fm. Playback.FM. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  4. "Buffalo Nights Theatre Company, Inc". guidestar.org. Candid . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  5. "Alright Already on The WB". TV Guide . Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  6. "Maury Sterling Interview - Smokin' Aces Movie Premiere Video". About.com. January 17, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  7. "Maury Sterling Interview - Beverly Hills Chihuahua Video". MovieWeb. 2008. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  8. "PetLifeRadio-OhBehave- Bo-WOW! We Chat with the Cast of Beverly Hills Chihuahua". PetLifeRadio. 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  9. Juneau, Jen (April 1, 2020). "'Homeland' 's Maury Sterling and Wife Alexis Welcome Son Ford Bryant: 'Our Little Bear'". people.com. People . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  10. Cardoza, Riley (April 1, 2020). "Homeland's Maury Sterling Welcomes 1st Child, a Baby Boy, With Wife Alexis Boozer". usmagazine.com. Us Weekly . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Maury Sterling (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 18, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  12. Vejvoda, Jim (March 27, 2019). "Batman: Hush Movie - Exclusive First Look Photo and Voice Cast News". IGN. Retrieved March 27, 2019.