Craig Bierko
Craig Bierko (born August 18, 1964 in Rye Brook , New York ) is an American actor .
Life
Craig Bierko was born in Rye Brook, Westchester County, to Pat and Rex Bierko. His parents ran a local theater. His mother was a native Jew , but converted to Christianity . After high school , Bierko studied journalism at Boston University and languages at the School of Speech at Northwestern University .
Bierko's big breakthrough as an actor came in 1990 with the sitcom Sydney , in which he starred alongside Valerie Bertinelli and Matthew Perry in one of the leading roles. He then became an active television actor and has appeared on series such as High Flyer and Ally McBeal .
In addition to his television career, Bierko also appears regularly in films. He played one of his most famous film roles in 1997 in the action film Deadly Christmas , where he could be seen as Timothy . In 2005 he played the boxer Max Baer in the boxer drama Das Comeback . For this role he had to train himself a lot of muscle in order to be able to embody the boxer credibly. A year later he played the character Tom Ryan in the film parody Scary Movie 4 , who recreates the part of Tom Cruise from the film War of the Worlds in a parodistic manner.
Bierko was originally slated for the role of Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom Friends . He turned down the role, however, and his former series colleague Matthew Perry took over. In the fourth season of Sex and the City , he played one of Carrie Bradshaw's short-term lovers ( Sarah Jessica Parker ). In 2006 he appeared in Boston Legal as attorney Jeffrey Coho .
Bierko was originally supposed to star in To Be or Not to Be on Broadway at the Manhattan Theater Club , but withdrew from the production in 2008 for undisclosed reasons. In 2009 he appeared in the musical Guys and Dolls in the leading role of Sky Materson . The musical was performed in New York's Nederlander Theater .
Bierko was voted Sexiest Broadway Star by People Magazine in November 2000 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987: Love Note
- 1996: Deadly Christmas (The Long Kiss Godnight)
- 1998: Jackpot - Noise in Atlantic City (Sour grapes)
- 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 1999: The Suburbans - The Beat Goes On! (The Suburbans)
- 1999: The 13th Floor - Are you what you think? (The Thirteenth Floor)
- 2002: Everyone loves Lucy (I'm with Lucy)
- 2003: Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star
- 2003: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 5x11)
- 2005: The Comeback (Cinderella Man)
- 2006: Scary Movie 4
- 2006: Visions - The Dark Gift (Danika)
- 2006–2007: Boston Legal (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2007: Meet Bill
- 2008: Superhero Movie
- 2010: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series, episode 1x11)
- 2010: Damages - Im Netz der Macht ( Damages , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2011: As changed (The Change-Up)
- 2011: The Mentalist (TV series, episode 4x09)
- 2012: Die Stooges - Drei Vollpfosten turn (The Three Stooges)
- 2012: Elementary (TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2012, 2014: Hot in Cleveland (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Body of Proof (TV series, episode 3x10)
- since 2015: UnREAL (TV series)
Web links
- Craig Bierko in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bierko, Craig |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rye Brook , New York |