Ian Stuart Bohen (born September 24, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Peter Hale in
MTV
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's ''
Teen Wolf
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'' and as Ryan in
Paramount Network
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The channel was or ...
's drama series ''
Yellowstone
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''. Bohen also appeared in a recurring role as Roy Hazelitt
AMC
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Film and television
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's ''
Mad Men
''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...
''.
Life and career
Bohen was born and raised in
Carmel, California
Carmel-by-the-Sea (), often simply called Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, founded in 1902 and municipal corporation, incorporated on October 31, 1916. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, Carmel is known for its n ...
. He began his film-acting career in 1993, making his debut in
Todd Field
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's
AFI Conservatory
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project, ''
Delivering''.
He followed this with a turn as "Young Earp" to
Kevin Costner
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's "Wyatt," in
Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the ''Star Wars'' films ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), and ''Solo: A Star Wars Stor ...
's 1994 Oscar nominated film, ''
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which law ...
''.
In 1997, Bohen landed the role of Young Hercules in ''
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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''. He recurred in flashbacks as the young hero during the series.
A spin-off of the popular show was made into a television movie, ''Young Hercules'', with Bohen appearing again as Hercules in his formative years.
A children's television series was later commissioned, but Bohen declined to return to the role as he was unwilling to move to New Zealand full-time.
Between 1998 and 2001, he appeared in ten episodes of ''
Any Day Now'' as Johnny O'Brien. He appeared in season one of ''
Mad Men
''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...
'' as beatnik Roy Hazelitt, who fell in love with one of Don Draper's many women, Midge Daniels.
In 2012, Bohen was guest starred in four episodes of "
Major Crimes" as supporting character Rusty Beck's natural father, "Daniel Dunn".
From 2011–2017, Bohen had a recurring role in
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
's ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' portraying Peter Hale.
The main antagonist of the first season, he appeared in 42 episodes during most of the subsequent seasons until the show's end. Bohen enjoyed the challenge of playing such a morally ambiguous character. He also was proud of ''Teen Wolf'' portraying LGBT relationships on television.
In 2016, Bohen was cast in
Taylor Sheridan
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's directorial feature film debut, ''
Wind River''. Bohen co-starred in ''
Sicario: Day of the Soldado'', the sequel to the 2015 film ''
Sicario'', directed by
Denis Villeneuve
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. The film premiered on June 29, 2018. Starting in June 2018, Bohen has portrayed recurring character Ryan, a Cowboy wrangler, in the television series ''
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...
''.
Bohen appears in ''
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
'', a modern adaption of
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and ''Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...
's novel of the same name, portraying Freddy Bhaer, a German professor who strikes up a friendship with Jo March. The film was released on September 28, 2018, to coincide with the book's 150th anniversary publishing date.
Bohen later recurred in season two of ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and E ...
'' as Lt.
Mitch Anderson.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
Director
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from California
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California