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Richard Speight Jr. (born September 4, 1970 in Nashville , Tennessee ) is an American film and television actor and director .
life and career
Speight Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were Barbara and Richard Speight. After graduating from school, he attended the “Montgomery Bell Academy” and the “University of South California's School of Theater”, where he graduated (degree: cum laude ).
He played the role of "Sergeant Warren 'Skip' Muck" in the award-winning war series Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers . Speight Jr. also starred in other series, for example The Agency - In the crosshairs of the CIA , Emergency Room - The emergency room , Jericho - The attack and Supernatural . He had other supporting roles in Speed 2: Cruise Control , in Jason Reitman's short film In God We Trust , he took on the lead role. Speight Jr. worked with Reitman. also composed in Thank You for Smoking . In 2010 he was one of the two protagonists in the PepsiCo television commercial . The commercial is a new version of the "PepsiCo versus Coca-Cola " commercial from 1995.
Speight Jr. has two older sisters and is married.
He also plays guitar and bass .
Filmography (selection)
- 1995: Emergency Room - The emergency room ( cameo )
- 1996: Independence Day (cameo)
- 1997: Speed 2 - Cruise Control
- 2000: In God We Trust
- 2001: Band of Brothers - We were like brothers
- 2001–2003: The Agency - In the crosshairs of the CIA
- 2005: Thank You for Smoking (cameo)
- 2006: Open Water 2
- 2006–2008: Jericho - The attack
- 2009: Life
- 2007–2010, 2014, 2018: Supernatural (12 episodes)
- 2011: Three Blind Saints
- 2012: Noobz
Web links
- Richard Speight junior in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Speight, Richard Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Speight, Richard Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , United States |