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| Born | September 20, 1965 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor. He made his film debut in the teen comedy Weird Science (1985) and subsequently appeared in the horror films A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and Vamp (1986). He starred as Tommy Hook in the skateboarding cult film Thrashin' (1986) and as "Buzz" in the 1989 film Shag .
Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. [1]
His first film role was Max in the 1985 comedy Weird Science . He appeared later that year in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Grady. In 1986, he co-starred with Chris Makepeace in the horror comedy Vamp and with Josh Brolin in the teen sports drama Thrashin' .
He also played Richard Lawson in the 1991 TV film Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back . Rusler has appeared in television series, such as the short lived 1990 series The Outsiders as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 series Angel Falls, but his best known TV role may be as Lt. Warren Keffer, commander of a space fighter wing, in season 2 (1994–1995) of Babylon 5 . He has acted in the 1995 sci-fi video game flight simulator, Wing Commander IV , which starred Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. He also appeared in an episode of the TV series The Unit.
Rusler has made guest appearances on television shows ranging from The Facts of Life , Snoops , Cold Case , Medium , The Unit , The Closer , 24 , Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service , and Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Anomaly" as Orgoth. He has appeared in a Heineken commercial directed by Oliver Stone.
note: feature film, unless otherwise stated
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | The Facts of Life | Neil | Episodes: "Gone with the Wind Part 1" and "Gone with the Wind Part 2" |
| 1985 | Weird Science | Max | |
| 1985 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | Ron Grady | |
| 1986 | Dangerously Close | n/a | |
| 1986 | Vamp | A.J. | |
| 1986 | Thrashin' | Tommy Hook | |
| 1987 | Tonight's the Night | Kenny Costner | TV movie |
| 1989 | Shag | Buzz Ravenel | |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | Tim Shepard | Main cast |
| 1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | Richard Lawson | TV movie |
| 1992 | Final Embrace | Kyle Lambton | |
| 1992 | Crisis in the Kremlin | Jack Reilly | |
| 1993 | Amityville: A New Generation | Ray | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Angel Falls | Toby Riopelle | |
| 1994–1995 | Babylon 5 | Lt. Warren Keffer | Main cast (season 2) |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Pete Menteer | Episode: "The Secret of Gila Junction" |
| 1995 | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | Seether | Video game |
| 1997 | The Underworld | Dick | TV movie |
| 1999 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Jimmy Grecco | Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere" |
| 1999 | Wasted in Babylon | Chaz | |
| 1999 | Snoops | n/a | Episode: "Bedfellas" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Greg Canton | Episode: "In/Famous" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Orgoth | Episode: "Anomaly" |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet | n/a | Episode: "Slice of Life" |
| 2004 | The Whole Ten Yards | Policeman #2 | |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Lt. Nash Cavanaugh | Episode: "The Plan" |
| 2004 | Air Strike | Ben Garrett | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | NCIS | Lt. Col. Curtis Teague | Episode: "Vanished" |
| 2005 | Rebound | Falcon Coach | |
| 2006 | 24 | Hank | Episode: "Day 5: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m." |
| 2006 | Surveillance | Ben Palmer | |
| 2006 | Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2006 | Shifted | Skippy, Tail O' The Pup Employee | |
| 2006 | The Hunt Chronicles | Himself | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Hunt | Atticus Monroe | |
| 2006 | Horror's Hallowed Grounds | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Forfeit | Jimmy | |
| 2007 | Agenda | Alec Foster | |
| 2007 | The Closer | Joe White | Episode: "Lovers Leap" |
| 2007 | The Unit | Colonel | Episode: "M.P.s" |
| 2008 | Medium | David Barrington | Episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
| 2008 | LA LA Land | Jerry Flaxman | TV movie |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Himself | Direct-to-video documentary film |
| 2010 | The Black Belle | Robert Rusler | |
| 2011 | Delivered | Wiggs | |
| 2011 | Metro | Balmer | TV movie |
| 2012 | Bones | Hunter Sherman | Episode: "The Warrior in the Wuss" |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween | Mr. Blake | |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Gus O'Dea | Episode: "Breakfast of Champions" |
| 2016 | Murder in the First | Detective Ron Bestul | Episode: "Daddy Dearest" |
| 2018 | Light as a Feather | Mr. Morris | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | S.W.A.T. | Leo Moretti | Episode: "Bad Faith" |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2021 | Jakob's Wife | Tom Low |
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