Jeffrey Nordling
| Jeffrey Nordling | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffrey Richard Nordling March 11, 1962 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Francia Dimase |
Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in Once and Again, Larry Moss in 24 and Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives as well as various films. He currently plays Todd Fleming in Body of Proof alongside Dana Delany.
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Personal life [edit]
Nordling was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and grew up in Washington Township. After moving to Saddle River, New Jersey, Nordling attended Ramsey High School, graduating in 1980.[1] After high school, Nordling attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated with a degree in art in 1984. Nordling has two children, twin daughters Eloise and Miranda, born in 1996.
Career [edit]
One of his major roles was playing Ted Orion, an NHL pro turned hockey coach in D3: The Mighty Ducks. The 1997 TV movie Soul Mates, starring Nordling and Kim Raver, is shown by market researchers at Television Preview as a "new" pilot. He played Gaëtan Dugas in And the Band Played On, the HBO production of Randy Shilts' chronicle of the evolving AIDS epidemic, and Capote Duncan in Sex and the City. In 1999 he portrayed original Apple investor Mike Markkula in the TNT movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.
He is best known for playing Sela Ward's ex-husband, Jake Manning, on the TV drama Once and Again from 1999-2002. He starred as Brent Barrow alongside Courteney Cox in the series Dirt on the FX cable network in 2007-08. He most recently appeared as FBI agent Larry Moss in the seventh season of the Fox series 24.[2] During the 2009-10 season of Desperate Housewives, Nordling played Nick Bolen, a regular and the on-screen husband of Drea de Matteo, but the roles of the Bolens were discontinued after the one season. [3][4] Nordling also starred as 9/11 hero Tom Burnett in Flight 93. In 2011, he began a recurring role on the medical/crime drama Body of Proof, playing Todd Fleming, the ex-husband of Dana Delany's character.
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Working Girl | Tim Rourke | |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Eric Baines | |
| 1996 | D3 The Mighty Ducks | Ted Orion | |
| 1997 | True Women | Dr. Peter Woods | |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Capote Duncan | |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Mike Markkula | |
| 1999 | Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying | Elliot | |
| 2000 - 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mark Thayer | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Roy Minard | |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Price Randolph | |
| 2008 | Hole in the Paper Sky | Prof. Cory | Short |
| 2009 | 24 | Larry Moss | 19 episodes |
| 2009 - 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Nick Bolen | 23 episodes |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Richard Mackey, CEO | |
| 2010 | Body of Proof | Todd Fleming | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Senator Kirk Matthews | |
| 2012 | Malibu Country | Bobby Gallaghar | |
| 2012 | Arrow | Frank Bertinelli |
References [edit]
- ^ Rohan, Virginia. "Bergen County native’s ‘Dirt’ character reaps what he sows", The Record (Bergen County), January 1, 2007. Accessed September 22, 2007. "Nordling was born 3,000 miles from the craziness, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, and grew up mostly in Washington Township (in the only house on the town's Times Square). When he was 15, the family moved to Saddle River, and Nordling transferred to Ramsey High School, where he became a soccer star."
- ^ FOX Broadcasting Company 24 Minisite. http://www.fox.com/24/characters/#bio:larry-moss
- ^ "Desperate" Books Nordling, Mirchoff, Hollywood Reporter, July 10, 2009
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Welcomes the Bolens, TV Guide Magazine, August 5, 2009
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