David Thornton (actor)

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David Thornton (born June 12, 1953 in Cheraw , South Carolina ) is an American actor .

life and career

David Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, the son of Dr. Robert Donald Thornton, a longtime English professor at Harvard University , was born. He attended Hamilton College and the Yale Drama School , as well as the Lee Strasberg 's Actors' Studio.

Thornton has been an actor since 1983 and took his first role in the television film Sessions . Since then he has appeared regularly in television series and has taken on supporting roles in films, including for example in Hot Nights in Java , Man with Honor - You only pay attention to what you fear , Mrs. Parker and her vicious circle , The Movie Maker , A Light in Mine Hearts , All for Love , Too Tired to Die , Icy Silence , Blue Moon , John Q - Desperate Anger , Like a Single Day , Alpha Dog - Deadly Friendships , In My Sister's Life , Dirty Movie or The Harmful Friends .

His series appearances include Miami Vice , Crime Story , American Playhouse , New York Undercover , Criminal Intent , Law & Order , Elementary and Homeland . He played his best-known series role between 2003 and 2010 as Lionel Granger in Law and Order: New York .

Private

Thornton has been married to the famous singer Cyndi Lauper since November 1991 . They met on the set of the movie Moon over Miami . In 1997 they became parents to a son named Declyn Wallace Thornton.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jane Wollman Rusoff: Cyndi Lauper is still unusual, but within reason . The New York Times. June 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Robert Donald Thornton - Obituary
  3. ↑ Angela Neustatter: How We Met: 41. David Thornton and Cyndi Lauper . The Independent. July 5, 1992. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Caroline Sullivan: 'I've always been the outsider' . The Guardian. October 12, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Thornton, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheraw , South Carolina , United States