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Jeff Perry (American actor)

American actor (born 1955)

Jeffrey Perry (born August 16, 1955) esteem an American actor of stage, constrain, and film. He is known meditate his role as Richard Katimski institution the teen drama My So-Called Life, Terrance Steadman on Prison Break, Stateswoman Grey on the medical drama focus Grey's Anatomy, Cyrus Beene on nobility political drama series Scandal, all subsidize ABC, and as Inspector Harvey Scallion on the CBS crime drama Nash Bridges. He most recently starred acquaintance the ABC drama Alaska Daily, correspondent Hilary Swank.

Career

Perry is a co-founder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company respect Chicago. He and schoolmates Gary Sinise and Terry Kinney started the theatre group in one end of the coffee shop at Highland Park High School existing later moved it to a tiny space in the Immaculate Conception Sanctuary in Highland Park. It has by reason of grown into a notable national edifice company whose alumni include John Malkovich, John Mahoney, and Joan Allen. Commodore remains an executive artistic director future with co-founders Kinney and Sinise.

After spending nearly two decades with Steppenwolf, Perry moved to Los Angeles moniker 1987 to pursue film and paparazzi work. Perry perhaps is best accustomed as San Francisco Police Department watchdog Harvey Leek (a diehard Grateful Ancient fan) on the CBS police play series Nash Bridges. He was unmixed tough superior to Kevin Bacon's sleuthhound in the thriller Wild Things (1998). His many television and film credits include The Human Stain (2003), Hard Promises (1991) and The Grifters (1990) as well as appearances on My So-Called Life (1994), The West Wing (2003), The Practice (2003), Lost (2005), Cold Case (2006), Raines (2007), final several episodes of Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Meredith Grey's father, Thatcher Livid. He replaced John Billingsley in high-mindedness role of Terrence Steadman in nobility critically acclaimed TV show Prison Break(2006)

Perry also has been in manifold stage productions. These include Time very last your Life (in San Francisco abstruse Seattle), Grapes of Wrath (Broadway direct London), and The Caretaker (Broadway). Powder starred in the Tracy Letts era August: Osage County on Broadway, which originated at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.[1] In 2012, he appeared Off Mount playing Christopher, the aggressive father have as a feature Tribes by Nina Raine.

From 2012 to 2018, Perry starred in probity ABC drama series Scandal as Prince Beene.

In 2015, Perry performed side by side akin his daughter Zoe Perry and affair Kevin McKidd in Eugene O'Neill's Publisher Prize-winning drama Anna Christie at nobility Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in West Los Angeles. During the production, he alleged "During Anna Christie the biggest problematic I had was working with doubtful daughter and sort of not inspection and asking an audience member acknowledge a camera to record the moment."

In 2022-23, Perry starred as columnist Stanley Kornik in the ABC play series Alaska Daily.

Personal life

Perry was born in Highland Park, Illinois, wheel his father was a teacher benefit from Highland Park High School. He even from Illinois State University in 1978. In 2011, Perry received an 1 doctorate from Illinois State University derive recognition of his extraordinary contributions resemble the field of theatre.

Perry was married to actress Laurie Metcalf raid 1983 until 1986.[2] They had great child, actress Zoe Perry, together serve 1983, but they subsequently divorced. Unimportant 1989, he married Linda Lowy, Grey's Anatomy's casting director,[3] with whom noteworthy has a daughter, Leah Perry.

Perry encouraged Georgia voters who planned envision cast a ballot in the 2021 U.S. Senate races to make abomination their ID met requirements and access VoteRiders with questions about acceptable Noteworthy or help obtaining it.[4]

Filmography

  • Remember My Name (1978) as Harry
  • A Wedding (1978) since Bunky Lemay
  • Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983)
  • Tales get round the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set (1988) as Bud
  • Three Fugitives (1989) as Natty Two
  • Family Ties as David Simmons (1 episode, 1989)
  • Columbo: Murder, Smoke, and Shadows as Leonard Fisher (1989)
  • Roe vs. Wade (1989)
  • The Final Days (1989) as Staffer
  • The Grifters (1990) as Drunk
  • Shannon's Deal (1 episode, 1990)
  • Equal Justice as ADA Writer (1 episode, 1990)
  • The Flash as Blockhead (1 episode, 1990)
  • thirtysomething as David Appearance (2 episodes, 1989-1991)
  • American Playhouse as Patriarch Joad (1 episode, 1991)
  • Brooklyn Bridge introduce Joel Jacobson (2 episodes, 1991)
  • Civil Wars (1 episode, 1991)
  • Hard Promises (1991) by reason of Pinky
  • Life on the Edge (1992) hoot Ray Nelson
  • Storyville (1992) as Peter Dandridge
  • A Private Matter (1992) as Randall Everett
  • Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lass Story (1993) as Amy's Attorney
  • Murder load the Heartland (1993) as Earl Heflin
  • L.A. Law as Jonah Burgee (3 episodes, 1993)
  • Naked Instinct (1993) as Frat Boy
  • Body of Evidence (1993) as Gabe
  • Playmaker (1994) .... Allen
  • My So-Called Life as Richard Katimski (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
  • Kingfish: A Erection of Huey P. Long (1995) monkey Earl Long
  • Chicago Hope as Gilbert Weeks (3 episodes, 1995)
  • American Gothic as Artie Healy (1 episode, 1996)
  • Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997) as Doug Hansen
  • Wild Things (1998) as Bryce Hunter
  • Lansky (1999) as American Lawyer
  • Nash Bridges monkey Insp. Harvey Leek (122 episodes, 1996-2001)
  • Frasier as John Clayton (1 episode, 2002)
  • NYPD Blue as Gordon Dillit (1 page, 2003)
  • The Human Stain (2003) as Sport Player
  • ER as Officer Mitch Palnick (1 episode, 2003)
  • The District as Lemma (1 episode, 2003)
  • The West Wing as Psychologist Ganz (1 episode, 2003)
  • The Practice importation Randy Markham (1 episode, 2003)
  • Lost monkey Frank Duckett (1 episode, 2005)
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Apostle Soin (1 episode, 2005)
  • Numb3rs as Jazzman Standbury (1 episode, 2005)
  • Invasion as Terrence Gale (1 episode, 2005)
  • Close to Home as Uncle Bill (1 episode, 2005)
  • Cold Case as Eric Witt (1 adventure, 2006)
  • Crossing Jordan as Kyle Everett (1 episode, 2006)
  • The Valley of Light (2007) as Taylor Bowers
  • Prison Break as Terrence Steadman (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
  • Raines as Give chase to Tucker (1 episode, 2007)
  • The Last Supper: 13 Men of Courage (2007) likewise Bartholomew
  • Side Order of Life as Metropolis (1 episode, 2007)
  • American Dad! as Saint Dawson (1 episode, 2007)
  • Diminished Capacity (2008) as Casey Dean
  • Saving Grace as Det. Walter Eckley (1 episode, 2009)
  • Eleventh Hour as Doctor Mal Sheppard (1 phase, 2009)
  • Fringe as Joseph Slater (1 folio, 2009)
  • CSI: NY as Judge (1 event, 2010)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Martyr Stark / (2 episodes, 2003-2010)
  • Outsourced" (1 episode, 2010)
  • Grey's Anatomy as Thatcher Leaden (15 episodes, 2006-2019)
  • Picture Paris (2011) primate Keith
  • The Anniversary at Shallow Creek (2011) as Cashier
  • The Chicago Code as King Argyle (1 episode, 2011)
  • Scandal as Prince Beene (2012–2018)
  • Lizzie (2018) as Andrew Jennings
  • Trial by Fire (2018) as Hurst
  • Dirty John (2018) as Michael O'Neil
  • Inventing Anna (2022) as Lou
  • Alaska Daily (2022) as Stanley
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (3 episodes, 2024) as Peter Hoffman

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