Ron Eldard

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Ron Eldard
Born
Ronald Jason Eldard

Education State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present

Ronald Jason Eldard is an American actor.

Early life

Eldard was born on Long Island, New York. He is the sixth of seven children, and has four sisters and two brothers. He is of Irish and Scottish descent. [1] Eldard's mother died in a car accident when he was a child, and Eldard and his siblings were sent to live with various family members. He attended grade school in Utah while living with his aunt and uncle.

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Career

Eldard made his film debut in the comedy True Love (1989), written and directed by Nancy Savoca, and co-starring Annabella Sciorra. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Eldard has performed on Broadway in critically acclaimed productions of On the Waterfront , Biloxi Blues , Bash: Latterday Plays, and Death of a Salesman. The latter two were filmed for Showtime productions.

Eldard is known for his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy Drop Dead Fred (1991); [2] as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996), and as Dodge, a Marine Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship (2002).

Beginning January 11, 2006, he starred as Father Flynn in the Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway production of Doubt , opposite the British actress Dame Eileen Atkins. He was scheduled to assume the role for the January 10 performance, but was ill. [3] The production closed July 2, 2006. In 2014, he starred in the indie horror film Poker Night . [4]

Personal life

Eldard was in a relationship with his ER co-star Julianna Margulies from 1991 to 2003. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 True Love Michael
One Life to Live Blade Television series
1991 Drop Dead Fred Mickey Bunce
1992Jumpin' JoeJoe Dugan Television film
Arresting Behavior Officer Donny WalshTelevision series
Scent of a Woman Officer Gore
1993TribecaPhilTelevision series
1993–1994 Bakersfield P.D. Detective Wade PrestonTelevision series
1995Sex & the Other ManBill Jameson
The Last Supper Pete
1995–1996 ER Paramedic Ray 'Shep' ShepardTelevision series
1996 Bastard Out of Carolina Glen Waddell
Sleepers John Reilly
1996–1997 Men Behaving Badly [6] Kevin MurphyTelevision series
1998 Deep Impact Oren Monash
When Trumpets Fade Pvt./Sgt./Lt. David ManningTelevision film
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Emmet CareyTelevision series
Delivered Reedaka Death by Pizza
The Runner Edward Harrington
Mystery, Alaska Matt 'Skank' Marden
2000 Death of a Salesman Biff LomanTelevision film
2001 Bash: Latter-Day Plays Television film
Black Hawk Down CWO Michael Durant
2002 Just a Kiss Dag
Ghost Ship Dodge
2003 House of Sand and Fog Lester Burdon
2005Fathers and SonsTomTelevision film
Blind Justice Detective Jim DunbarTelevision series
2006 Freedomland Danny Martin
Diggers Jack
2007DemonsGusTelevision film
Already Dead Thomas Archer
2008 The Tenth Circle Daniel StoneTelevision film
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Geno ParnellTelevision series
2011 In Plain Sight Carl HarrisTelevision series
Super 8 Louis Dainard
Roadie Jimmy Testagross
2013 Justified Colton "Colt" RhodesTelevision series
Jobs [7] Rod Holt
2014 Poker Night Cunningham
2018 Higher Power Joe Steadman
Odds Are...The Homeowner

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