Ptolemy Slocum

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Ptolemy Slocum
Born (1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 48)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Ptolemy Slocum (born 20 November 1975) [1] [2] is an American actor, known for his role as Sylvester in Westworld .

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Slocum was born in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. He was named after the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy and has been active as an actor since 2003. [1] He first starred in several short films, before his first film appearance in 2005, portraying Ron in Hitch . As a result, he began to take on guest roles in numerous well-known US series, such as The Sopranos , The Wire , [3] Fringe , Burn Notice , How I Met Your Mother , Criminal Minds , Emergence and others.

Slocum has taken on more recurring roles, such as in Looking and Preacher . He played the role of Sylvester in the science fiction series Westworld from 2016 until the series was cancelled in 2022. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Slocum is an alumnus of the George Washington University and college comedy group receSs. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Barbie Corporate Man
2019 The Mandela Effect Manning
2018 Vice Focus Group Participant
2016 Wild Oats Luke
2013 Detour Preston
2012 Would You Rather Shift Manager
2009 (Untitled) Monroe
2005 Hitch Ron

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
20202021 Good Girls Carl2 episodes
2019 The Man in the High Castle Raymond Doyle3 episodes
2019 Emergence Ken2 episodes
2019 Baskets George2 episodes
2018 iZombie Doc Greeley1 episode
2017 Inhumans Tibor4 episodes
20162020 Westworld Sylvester12 episodes
2016 Looking Hugo5 episodes
2016 Preacher Linus2 episodes
20152016 Adam Ruins Everything Phil2 episodes
2015 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Geoff3 episodes
2014 Looking Hugo5 episodes
2013 Veep Cody Marshall1 episode
2012 How I Met Your Mother LarryEpisode: "46 Minutes"
2008 Fringe Mark YoungEpisode: "The Dreamscape"
2008 The Wire Business Card Homeless Man3 episodes
2006 Wonder Showzen Coonter2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Manhunt 2 Daniel LambVoice and motion capture
2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Electron Zone Steve

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