Ptolemy Slocum

Ptolemy Slocum
Born	(1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 49) Nairobi, Kenya
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

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

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020–2021	Good Girls	Carl	2 episodes
2019	The Man in the High Castle	Raymond Doyle	3 episodes
2019	Emergence	Ken	2 episodes
2019	Baskets	George	2 episodes
2018	iZombie	Doc Greeley	1 episode
2017	Inhumans	Tibor	4 episodes
2016–2020	Westworld	Sylvester	12 episodes
2016	Looking	Hugo	5 episodes
2016	Preacher	Linus	2 episodes
2015–2016	Adam Ruins Everything	Phil	2 episodes
2015	Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell	Geoff	3 episodes
2014	Looking	Hugo	5 episodes
2013	Veep	Cody Marshall	1 episode
2012	How I Met Your Mother	Larry	Episode: "46 Minutes"
2008	Fringe	Mark Young	Episode: "The Dreamscape"
2008	The Wire	Business Card Homeless Man	3 episodes
2007	The Sopranos	Keith, Card Playing Patient	1 episode
2006	Wonder Showzen	Coonter	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Manhunt 2	Daniel Lamb	Voice and motion capture
2005	Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories	Electron Zone Steve

References

1. "Ptolemy Slocum". IMDb.
2. "ptolemy slocum on Twitter" . Retrieved 18 September 2018.
3. "Actor Ptolemy Slocum on the Emotional Last Night of Shooting 'The Wire'". 10 March 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
4. "'Looking' Actor Ptolemy Slocum Joins HBO's 'Westworld' (Exclusive)". 11 August 2014.
5. "'Westworld': That Entire Bonkers Season 2 Ending, Explained".
6. "Ptolemy Slocum of Westworld" . Retrieved 18 September 2018.
7. "Should WESTWORLD's Sylvester and Felix Worry About Job Security? - Nerdist". 9 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
8. "Alums of comedy group at GW hit the real world". The GW Hatchet. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

External links

• Ptolemy Slocum at IMDb