Randall Batinkoff

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Randall Batinkoff
Born (1968-10-16) October 16, 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Film, stage, television
Years active1974–present
Relatives Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (sister)

Randall Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films For Keeps , School Ties , and Higher Learning .

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Early life and education

Batinkoff was born in Monticello, New York, the son of Barbara (née Carnel) and Barry Batinkoff, a photographer. [1] [2] His family is Jewish. [3] [4] He was raised near Ferndale, New York. [5] His sister is event planner Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. After his parents divorced, his mother remarried to Bruce Winston, the son of jeweler Harry Winston. Batinkoff attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Brown University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in international relations.

Career

Batinkoff made his television debut in a 1974 commercial, after an agent spotted him at a toy store. He appeared in several made-for-television films in the 1980s, such as The Stepford Children , before being cast opposite teen starlet Molly Ringwald in the 1988 comedy, For Keeps . [6] He starred as Terrance Dean on the short-lived CBS series, Better Days which only lasted 5 weeks before being canceled. In the early 1990s, Batinkoff had roles in several widely released films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer , The Player , School Ties (all released 1992) and 1995's Higher Learning . From 1994 to 1995, he played Reverend David Grantland on the CBS television series, Christy . He also appeared in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets where he shared an on-screen kiss with Helen Hunt.

Batinkoff still acts regularly in television, on stage, and in films. He most recently appeared in the made-for-television movies Skip Tracer and Black Widow , and the film The Last Lullaby and Munger Road .

Personal life

Batinkoff is married to Brown classmate Hilary Lambert and they have a daughter.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Streetwalkin' Tim
1988 For Keeps Stan Bobrucz
1992 The Player Reg Goldman
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jeffrey
1992 School Ties Rip Van Kelt
1995 Higher Learning Chad Shadowhill
1996 Walking and Talking Peter
1997 The Peacemaker Ken
1997 Mad City CTN Junior Executive
1997 As Good as It Gets Carol's Date
1998 The Curve Rand
1998 Heartwood Johnny Purfitt
1999 Let the Devil Wear Black Bradbury
1999The Last MarshalJamie
2000 Just Sue Me Gardner
2000 Forever Lulu Terry Cowens
2001 Free Lawrence
2002The Month of AugustSam
2003DetonatorBeau Stoddard
2003 I Love Your Work Frat Brat Date Rapist
2003 April's Shower Pauly
2004 Blue Demon Nathan CollinsDirect-to-video
2005Walking on the SkyNick
2005TouchedScott Davis
2005Venice UndergroundSgt. Frank Mills
2006Ring Around the RosieJeffDirect-to-video
2006Love Hollywood StyleMax Sherman
2006 Broken Cliff
2007 Bordertown Frank Kozerski
2007True LoveJim
2008 The Last Lullaby Rick
2010 Kick-Ass Tre Fernandez
2010 Raspberry Magic Dylan
2011 X-Men: First Class Man In Black Suit Agent
2011 Munger Road Deputy Hendricks
2011 Ties That Bind Dan Dubick
2012Shadow WitnessTy Saunders
2014 37: A Final Promise AdamAlso director
2016 Who Gets the Dog? Glenn Hannon
2017 Bad Grandmas Detective Randall Mclemore
2017DriverXRyan
2020 Angie: Lost Girls Dan
2020 The Last Champion Bobby Baker
2023 Dead Man's Hand Winters

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Better Days Terence Dean11 episodes
1987 The Stepford Children David HardingTelevision film
1994–1995 Christy Rev. David Grantland20 episodes
1996–1997 Relativity Relativity6 episodes
1999 Hefner: Unauthorized Hugh Hefner Television film
2000 Touched by an Angel Calvin ChilcuttEpisode: "Finger of God"
2002 Son of the Beach Guido GreasyEpisode: "Saturday Night Queefer"
2003 She Spies James GreenEpisode: "Learning to Fly"
2004 CSI: Miami Ken DawsonEpisode: "Rap Sheet"
2007 Dirt Jimmy RembarEpisode: "The Thing Under the Bed"
2008 Black Widow Danny KeeganTelevision film
2008Skip TracerScott Colbert
2010 Castle Brad WilliamsEpisode: "Nikki Heat"
2012 Touch Patrick McGrathEpisode: "1+1=3"
2014 Mind Games JonahEpisode: "Pet Rock"
2015 Allegiance Steven GallagherEpisode: "Chasing Ghosts"
2017 Legends of Tomorrow George Washington 2 episodes
TBAHead TripRandalPost-production

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Kick-Ass: The Game Kick-Ass / Big Daddy / Red Mist

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