Tuc Watkins
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| Born | Charles Curtis Watkins III September 2, 1966 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
Tuc Watkins (born Charles Curtis Watkins III on September 2, 1966 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor. He is known for his role as David Vickers on One Life to Live (1994–1996, 2001–2012) and for his role as Bob Hunter on Desperate Housewives (2007–2012).
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[edit] Personal life
Watkins is of Welsh descent and is the son of Charles Curtis Watkins II, a salesman, and a photographer mother.[1] He attended Indiana University.[2]
He has a younger sister Courtney (born in 1968).[2]
[edit] Career
Watkins started his career with guest appearances on various television series including Sisters (three episodes from 1991 to 1992), Baywatch ("Game of Chance," 1992), and Melrose Place ("Single White Sister," 1993). He portrayed con-man David Vickers on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from 1994 to 1996,[3][4] next joining the soap opera General Hospital in the recurring role of Dr. Pierce Dorman from 1996 to 1997.[5] Watkins went on to star as Malcolm Laffley on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers for its two-season run from 1999 to 2001. In 1999 he made his film debut in The Mummy, later guest-starring on TV series such as NYPD Blue ("The Irvin Files," 2000), Six Feet Under ("Out, Out, Brief Candle," 2002), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Cats in the Cradle...," 2002). After brief appearances in 2001 and 2002, Watkins rejoined the cast of One Life to Live full time from 2003 through 2006, with several short term returns to the show in 2007, 2008, and 2009.[4][6] Soap Opera Digest named Watkins's David their "Most Entertaining Male Character" of 2008, noting that "Time and time again, David's harebrained schemes and Tuc Watkins's side-splitting performances provide amusement we're always sorry to see end."[7]
On October 21, 2007, Watkins made his first appearance on ABC's prime time series Desperate Housewives as Bob Hunter, a new resident of Wisteria Lane who is a gay lawyer with a husband. On November 4, 2007 Watkins guest-starred on the Cold Case season 5 episode "World's End." In July 2009, a Funny or Die video called The Sentimentalist starring Watkins was ranked #5 on Entertainment Weekly's "The Must List," which notes the magazine's ten weekly choices among film, television, DVDs, books, music, and online entertainment for "The Top 10 Things We Love This Week."[8]
Tuc Watkins joined the cast of Desperate Housewives as a series regular.[9]
[edit] Filmography
- 1990: Get a Life as Sapphire (1 episode)
- 1990: Growing Pains as Trainer (1 episode)
- 1991: Harry and the Hendersons as Marcel (1 episode)
- 1991 - 1992: Sisters as Brad (3 episodes)
- 1992: Sibs as Unknown (1 episode)
- 1992: Baywatch as Gary (1 episode)
- 1992: Santa Barbara Reggie (1 episode)
- 1992: Little Sister as Ted Armstrong (uncredited)
- 1992: The Edge as Unknown (1 episode)
- 1993: Melrose Place as Tom Brooks (1 episode)
- 1993: High Tide as Shane Wilson (2 episodes)
- 1994 - 1996: One Life to Live as David Vickers (Role since: 1994 - 1996, October 2001, January 2002, August 2003 - November 2006, March 6, 2007, May - July 26, 2007, November 2007, May 7 - August 6, 2008, December 26, 2008 - March 2, 2009, April 7, 2009, April 22–27, 2009, August 10, 2009, June 3, 2010–January 12, 2012)
- 1996 - 1997: General Hospital as Pierce Dorman #2 (unknown episodes)
- 1997: I Think I Do as Sterling Scott
- 1997: Silk Stalkings as Special Agent Sidley (1 episode)
- 1997 - 1998: C-16: FBI as Jimmy Rooney (3 episodes)
- 1998: The Thin Pink Line as Ted
- 1999: Can't Stop Dancing as Reuben Clairmont
- 1999: The Mummy as Mr. Burns
- 1999 - 2001: Beggars and Choosers as Malcolm Laffley (37 episodes)
- 2000: Miracle in Lane 2 as God / Bobby Wade
- 2000: NYPD Blue as Derrick (1 episode)
- 2001: Family Law as Sean Santoro (1 episode)
- 2002: Infested as Carl
- 2002: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Marcus Remmick (1 episode)
- 2002: Six Feet Under as Trevor (1 episode)
- 2005: All My Children as David Vickers (2 episodes)
- 2006: The Good Shepherd as Sound Technical Officer
- 2007: Cold Case as Felton Metz '38 (1 episode)
- 2006: 13 Graves as Lawrence
- 2007: The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman as Josh (1 episode)
- 2007–2012: Desperate Housewives as Bob Hunter (Role since: Season 4 - episode 4)
- 2008: Point View Terrace as Freddy Hayes
- 2009: Moon Lake Casino as Skipper
- 2012: Parks and Recreation as Pistol Pete
[edit] References
- ^ "Tuc Watkins Biography". FilmReference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Tuc-Watkins.html. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ a b http://www.tucwatkins.com/biography.html
- ^ Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 163–188. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
- ^ a b "SOAP STAR STATS: Tuc Watkins (David, OLTL)". SoapOperaDigest.com. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/tucwatkinsbio/index.html. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Waggett (1997). "General Hospital". Soap Opera Encyclopedia. pp. 124–134. ISBN 0061011576.
- ^ "David Vickers profile". Soaps.com. http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/cast/274/David_Vickers. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ "The Best & Worst of 2008". Soap Opera Digest. December 16, 2008 (Vol. 33, No. 51). pp. 84. ISBN 0809253852.
- ^ "The Must List". Entertainment Weekly (Issue #1056): 4. July 17, 2009.
- ^ Tuc Watkins Talks "Desperate Housewives" & Playing a Rogue Off Broadway, Access Hollywood, June 3, 2010
