Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor, known for playing Jake Harrison on daytime's ''One Life to Live'' (1990–1992) and Byron Sully on the television series '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' (1993–1998). Joe Lando as Sully

Life and career

Lando attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. His first acting role was as a patrolman in '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.'' He received attention for his role as Jake Harrison in the

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'', and went on to co-star in the popular drama ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' as

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's love interest, Byron Sully. He also appeared in the television series ''

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'' and starred in '' Higher Ground'', for which he also served as executive producer. He had a small part in the series '' Summerland'', and appeared in eight episodes of the TV series ''

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'' as John Blackwell, the father of the main character. In 2014 he joined several ''Dr. Quinn'' castmates as they all reprised their roles for the "Funny or Die" parody ''Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman''. He has appeared in various feature films, including ''Seeds of Doubt'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1998). He reunited with '' Dr. Quinn'' costar,

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, in 2011 for Hallmark Channel's ''Perfectly Prudence'', and again in 2022 for Lifetime's ''A Christmas Spark''. He was named one of ''People'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World for 1993.(1993, May 3) Joe Lando, ''People Magazine'', Vol. 39, No. 17, p. 124 He and his wife, Kirsten, have been married since 1997 and have four children.

Filmography

References

External links

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Joe Lando on Twitter
(official Twitter account)
Joe Lando Friends
(fan site with articles, photos, & interviews)
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
(fan site with behind-the-scenes info and photos) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lando, Joe 1961 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Illinois American male film actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors American people of Italian descent American people of Polish descent American people of Russian descent Living people People from Lake County, Illinois