Mark Christopher Bauer (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in ''
The Wire
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'', ''
Third Watch
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'', ''
True Blood
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The serie ...
'', ''
Survivor's Remorse
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,'' ''
The Deuce and'' the
Apple TV+
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original
science fiction
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space
drama
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series
''For All Mankind''. He has also appeared on Broadway, in ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
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'', and has originated roles in plays by
David Mamet
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,
John Patrick Shanley
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and
Jez Butterworth
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Life and career
In March 1969, Butterworth was born in Lo ...
.
Early life and education
Bauer was born in
Los Angeles, California
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, and is of German and Irish descent. He attended
Miramonte High School
Miramonte High School is a public high school located in Orinda, California, United States. It is part of the Acalanes Union High School District. The school has a college-preparatory program, with 15 Advanced Placement courses offered.
Histo ...
in
Orinda, California
Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city's population as of the 2020 census is estimated at 19,514 residents.
History
Orinda is located within four Mexican land grants: Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados ...
and played on the Miramonte football team in his senior year, 1984, the year the team won the state championship. Later, he attended the
University of San Diego
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and the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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, and graduated from the
Yale School of Drama
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.
Career
Television
Bauer has starred in numerous television series including ''
The Wire
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'', as port-
union
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Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
boss
Frank Sobotka
Francis "Frank" Sobotka is a fictional character in of the HBO drama '' The Wire'', played by the actor Chris Bauer.
Plot
Frank is a respected Polish-American treasurer for the International Brotherhood of Stevedores at the Baltimore docks ...
. He initially auditioned for the role of
Jimmy McNulty
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. He also starred in
Billy Crystal
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's 2001 film ''
61*'', as
New York Yankees
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player
Bob Cerv
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. His roles on network television include a regular role as
Fred Yokas, husband of
Officer Faith Yokas, on the
NBC
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series ''
Third Watch
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'', lead FBI Agent Dodd on the short-lived
CBS
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series ''
Smith
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People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland
** List of people wi ...
'', a priest on
ABC's ''
Life on Mars
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'', and as Detective Lou Destefano in the original
Sci-Fi channel
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miniseries ''
The Lost Room
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''. In 2004, he played Lee Nickel on the ESPN series ''Tilt''. He appeared in the episode "
The No-Brainer
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It first aired i ...
" of the television series ''
Fringe
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'' as Brian Dempsey, and appeared in multiple episodes of ''
Numb3rs
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'' as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Galuski and in ''
Criminal Minds
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'', in season one, as the antagonist.
Chris Bauer played
Det. (later
Sheriff
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) Andy Bellefleur on the TV-series ''
True Blood
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The serie ...
''. He also played Dennis Halsey, a guard on ''
Unforgettable'' in the fourth episode of the first season, "Up In Flames", and appeared as a rival salesman from the Syracuse branch of Dunder Mifflin in Season 8 of ''
The Office
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The original series o ...
'' (US). In 2014, Bauer guest starred in an episode of
NBC
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's ''
Parks and Recreation''.
In October 2014 Bauer started a recurring role on the
Starz comedy ''
Survivor's Remorse
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''. He played Jimmy Flaherty, the owner of a fictitious Atlanta professional basketball team. The show was written by
Mike O'Malley
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, who also served as an executive producer along with
NBA
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star
LeBron James
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, and star
Jessie T. Usher
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. ''Survivor's Remorse'' ran 4 seasons and concluded in 2017.
Bauer played Det. Tom Lange in the FX limited series ''
American Crime Story
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''. Bauer appeared as Tim Rutten in the NBC mini-series ''
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers'', and from 2017 co-stars as Bobby Dwyer in the HBO series ''
The Deuce''.
In 2018, Bauer starred as the negotiator Dennis Cole in ''
Brooklyn Nine-Nine''
Series 5 Episode 13 "The Negotiator".
In 2019, Bauer portrayed
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
astronaut and Director of Flight Crew Operations
Deke Slayton
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in the first season of the
Apple TV+
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original
science fiction
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space
drama
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series
''For All Mankind''.
Film
Bauer's first film appearance was in ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', with Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, and Monica Keena. Soon after, Bauer played schoolteacher/
pedophile
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Lloyd Gettys in the 1997 film ''
The Devil's Advocate''. He played
prison
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er NB9674932-65 Ivan Dubov in the 1997 action film ''
Face/Off
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The first Hollywood film in which Woo was given major creativ ...
'', where he met
Nicolas Cage
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. He then appeared as the masked character 'Machine' in the 1999 film ''
8mm'' also starring Cage.
Interpreting Tennessee Williams
- ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005 He starred as fetish photographer Irving Klaw
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in the 2005 Bettie Page biopic ''The Notorious Bettie Page
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'', and as famous author Ken Kesey
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in a 2007 Neal Cassady biopic. Bauer played a small role in the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film, '' Broken Flowers''. He was featured in the movie ''The Conspirator
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'', as a fellow officer following Abraham Lincoln
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's assassination, and played a minor role in ''Flags of Our Fathers
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''. In 2015, Bauer played the role of 'Pa' in Disney's ''Tomorrowland
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''. He also appeared in ''Money Monster
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'' as Lt. Nelson, and played Larry Rooney in '' Sully''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1966 births
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
Miramonte High School alumni
People from Orinda, California
University of San Diego alumni
Living people
Yale School of Drama alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
American people of German descent
American people of Irish descent