Ron Eldard
Ron Eldard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ronald Jason Eldard Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Ronald Jason Eldard is an American actor.
Early life
[edit]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.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Eldard was in a relationship with his ER co-star Julianna Margulies from 1991 to 2003.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | True Love | Michael | |
| One Life to Live | Blade | Television series | |
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Mickey Bunce | |
| 1992 | Jumpin' Joe | Joe Dugan | Television film |
| Arresting Behavior | Officer Donny Walsh | Television series | |
| Scent of a Woman | Officer Gore | ||
| 1993 | Tribeca | Phil | Television series |
| 1993–1994 | Bakersfield P.D. | Detective Wade Preston | Television series |
| 1995 | Sex & the Other Man | Bill Jameson | |
| The Last Supper | Pete | ||
| 1995–1996 | ER | Paramedic Ray 'Shep' Shepard | Television series |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Glen Waddell | |
| Sleepers | John Reilly | ||
| 1996–1997 | Men Behaving Badly[6] | Kevin Murphy | Television series |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Oren Monash | |
| When Trumpets Fade | Pvt./Sgt./Lt. David Manning | Television film | |
| 1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Emmet Carey | Television series |
| Delivered | Reed | aka Death by Pizza | |
| The Runner | Edward Harrington | ||
| Mystery, Alaska | Matt 'Skank' Marden | ||
| 2000 | Death of a Salesman | Biff Loman | Television 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 | |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Tom | Television film |
| Blind Justice | Detective Jim Dunbar | Television series | |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Danny Martin | |
| Diggers | Jack | ||
| 2007 | Demons | Gus | Television film |
| Already Dead | Thomas Archer | ||
| 2008 | The Tenth Circle | Daniel Stone | Television film |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Geno Parnell | Television series |
| 2011 | In Plain Sight | Carl Harris | Television series |
| Super 8 | Louis Dainard | ||
| Roadie | Jimmy Testagross | ||
| 2013 | Justified | Colton "Colt" Rhodes | Television series |
| Jobs[7] | Rod Holt | ||
| 2014 | Poker Night | Cunningham | |
| 2018 | Higher Power | Joe Steadman | |
| Odds Are... | The Homeowner |
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Daryl H. (28 August 2000). "Versatile, Not Vain, That's Ron Eldard". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Powell, John Ryan. "Drop Dead Fred Lives Again". Splice Today. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (11 January 2006). "After Flu Bug, 'Doubt' Newcomers Eldard and Malone Join Cast Jan. 11; Atkins Still Out". Playbill. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Hanley, Ken W. (19 December 2014). ""POKER NIGHT" (Film Review)". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Stein, Danielle (1 May 2010). "Julianna Margulies". W. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "To ER, divine". The Irish Times. Dublin. 25 October 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (26 June 2012). "Steve Jobs Biopic Adds Ron Eldard, James Woods to Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ron Eldard at IMDb
- 1965 births
- Boxers from New York (state)
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- Living people
- People from Ridgewood, Queens
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- Male actors from New York (state)
- People from Long Island
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male boxers