Joseph Sikora

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Joseph Sikora
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Sikora interviewed in 2016
Born (1976-06-27) June 27, 1976 (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education DePaul University
Columbia College Chicago (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Known forPortraying Tommy Egan in Power , Book II and Book IV
SpouseTania Ribalow [1]

Joseph Sikora (born June 27, 1976) is an American actor best known for his starring role as Tommy Egan on the Starz series Power and its subsequent spin-offs and sequels, Power Book II: Ghost and Power Book IV: Force , in which he is the protagonist.

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Early life

Sikora was born in Chicago, Illinois to mother Barbara and father Albin. One of three boys, he lived in the Jefferson Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods. He is of Polish and Dutch descent. [2] He graduated high school from Notre Dame College Prep in 1994, studied toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University from 1994 to 1996, and graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 1998. [3] [4]

Career

As a teenager, Sikora appeared in a McDonald's commercial with Michael Jordan in 1990. He made his Broadway debut in 2006 after he was cast as one of the leads on The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial . [5] He is also an ensemble member of Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre Company.

Sikora made his television debut in an episode of The New Adam-12 after playing extras on a few TV shows. He was cast as Johnny in Rudy . After small appearances in TV shows and films such as Early Edition , Turks , The Watcher , and Ghost World , he was cast in two episodes of Third Watch .

In 2003, Sikora was cast as Roger in the direct-to-video biographical-drama film Gacy . After a few appearances in low-budget movies, he was cast in the Golden Globe-nominated Normal . It was there that he had what he considers his "breakthrough" moment: when the film's star, Tom Wilkinson, told him, "All you have to do is think the line and the camera will read it". [6]

Sikora also appeared onstage. He was part of the Geffen Theatre's production of Fat Pig and the Los Angeles Theatre's production of Killer Joe. [7] He made many TV appearances between 2005 and 2012, including major network shows such as ER , Grey's Anatomy , Criminal Minds , Without a Trace , CSI: Miami , Prison Break , White Collar , Lost , and Dollhouse . [8] He appeared the 2007 horror film Night Skies .

He appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010. That year, he also portrayed Hans Schroeder in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire , and an orderly at the mental hospital in Shutter Island . In 2011, he was in the television pilot for Body of Proof , and had a full role in Adult Swim's comedy horror TV series The Heart, She Holler , as Sheriff. In early 2012, he appeared in Safe as the son of the head of the Russian mafia. He returned to theater in September 2012 with The Freedom of the City . [9]

In 2012, Sikora appeared in the Tom Cruise feature film Jack Reacher as an Army sniper wrongfully accused of gunning down random people in Pittsburgh, who requests Jack Reacher's assistance to prove his innocence. [10]

In October 2013, he was cast in the Starz original drama series Power . [11]

In 2020, Sikora portrayed Frank Cosgrove Jr. on the third season of the Netflix crime drama Ozark , released on March 27, 2020. [12] In 2021, he and his Black Fox Productions company signed a first look deal with Lionsgate TV. [13]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Rudy 17-Year-Old Johnny
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Stoner Guy #1
2000 The Watcher Skater
2001 Ghost World Reggae Fan
2002BountyMattyShort
2003 Normal Wayne ApplewoodTV movie
Gacy RogerVideo
2005HomeInmateShort
NocturneTrentShort
2007 Night Skies Joe
Charlie Wilson's War Chess Player
2008Fashion VictimAgent Reichman
Pants on FireWayne
2010 Shutter Island Glen Miga
Trust Rob Moscone
2011The Best Man for the JobTommy
2012 Safe Vassily Docheski
Jack Reacher James Mark Barr
White AlligatorBrad Paul
2018That's HarassmentHimShort
The SeparatistsFinnShort
2019 The Intruder Mike
Jacob's Ladder Paul Rutiger
2023 Fear Rom Jennings

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Roomies RayEpisode: "The Ditch"
1990 The New Adam-12 UnknownEpisode: "The Sniper"
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Guard #2Episode: "The Prisoner"
Missing Persons Andy TedescoEpisode: "I Can't Even Imagine"
1998 Early Edition Rick WilliamsEpisode: "Teen Angels"
1999 Turks Pete CedrosEpisode: "Friends & Strangers"
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger BrophyEpisode: "The Day of Cleansing"
Movie Stars SimonEpisode: "Last Dance"
2002 Frasier Man In BarEpisode: "Moons Over Seattle"
2003 JAG Petty Officer AtwoodEpisode: "Pulse Rate"
2004 Monk Boz HarrelsonEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy"
Third Watch J.D. HartEpisode: "Purgatory" & "Spanking the Monkey"
CSI: NY Joe RiggsEpisode: "A Man a Mile"
2005 Carnivàle PunkEpisode: "Outskirts, Damascus, NE"
NYPD Blue Detective Joe SlovakEpisode: "Moving Day"
ER RileyEpisode: "The Show Must Go On"
Grey's Anatomy Shane HermanEpisode: "Something to Talk About"
Criminal Minds Jimmy BakerEpisode: "Natural Born Killer"
2006 Without a Trace Malcolm NeilusEpisode: "Patient X"
CSI: Miami Howard BenchleyEpisode: "Collision"
Prison Break Sara's BoyfriendEpisode: "Brother's Keeper"
2008 Lost Co-PilotEpisode: "There's No Place Like Home: Part 1"
2009 Dollhouse Terry KarrensEpisode: "Belle Chose"
2010 Rubicon Daniel BurnsEpisode: "Keep the Ends Out" & "The Outsider"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason GambelRecurring cast: Season 12
2010–11 Boardwalk Empire Hans SchroederEpisode: "Boardwalk Empire" & "Georgia Peaches"
2011 Body of Proof Tom HansonEpisode: "Pilot"
White Collar Jonas GanzEpisode: "Countermeasures"
Blue Bloods Mark PhelanEpisode: "Silver Star"
2011–13 The Heart, She Holler SheriffMain Cast: Seasons 1-2
2013 The Good Wife Agent NorwichEpisode: "Whack-a-Mole"
2014 True Detective GingerRecurring cast: Season 1
Unforgettable BobEpisode: "East of Islip"
Banshee Matt SharpRecurring cast: Season 2
2014–20 Power Tommy Egan Main Cast
2015 The Player Dominic McCallEpisode: "Ante Up"
2016 Chicago P.D. Kevin BinghamEpisode: "Start Digging"
2016–17 Underground Jack 'Frog Jack'Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 2
2018 Maniac J.C.Recurring cast
2020 The Shivering Truth Additional VoicesEpisode: "Carrion My Son"
2021, 2023 Power Book II: Ghost Tommy EganEpisode: "Heart of Darkness", Season 3: Episodes 9-10
Teenage Euthanasia Additional VoicesEpisode: "The Bad Bang Theory" & "Suddenly Susan"
2020–22 Ozark Frank Cosgrove Jr.Recurring cast: Seasons 3-4
2022– Power Book IV: Force Tommy EganMain Cast

Music videos

YearMusic videoArtist(s)Ref.
2022"Do We Have a Problem?" Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby [14]

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