Lawrence Edward Sullivan, Jr. (born September 10, 1970) is an American

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. Among his prominent roles is that of Robert, Will's ballet dancing boyfriend, on the

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television series ''

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''. The episode was the show's first ever holiday episode, titled " Jingle Balls." Sullivan frequently appears as Officer Andy Akers on the

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television series ''

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''. Sullivan appeared in 3 episodes of '' 24'' as Secret Service Agent Hoskins. His latest work includes a guest appearance on ''Modern Family'' as Mitchell's ex-boyfriend in the episode " My Hero" and a recurring role in the first season of the HBO series ''Big Little Lies''.

Life and career

Sullivan was born in

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on September 10, 1970, to Lawrence and Sheryl Sullivan. Sullivan was a member of the First National Tour of the

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Musical ''

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'', and starred in the West Coast Premiere of '' Hello Again'' by

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's The Blank Theatre Company in

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. Sullivan played the leading role of Alan Oakley in '' The Trip'', for which role he won Best Actor at the Dallas OUT TAKES Film Festival. Sullivan's husband is actor

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; they have one adopted child together. The family was featured in a

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commercial in 2015.

Filmography

Television

Other work

*2002: ''

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'' (Video Game) (voice) *2011: ''

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'' (Video Game) as A. D. A. Leonard Petersen (voice)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Larry 1970 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut American gay actors LGBT people from Connecticut 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors