Matt Mulhern (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor and historian who has starred in such films as '' One Crazy Summer'' and '' Biloxi Blues'', and such television series such as '' Major Dad'', '' JAG'', and '' Rescue Me'' (playing Lt. John Stackhouse). Mulhern attended

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, where he received a BFA in Acting in 1982. He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in

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winning '' Biloxi Blues''. From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as '' One Crazy Summer'', '' Extreme Prejudice'', '' Biloxi Blues'', ''

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'', '' Walking to the Waterline'', ''Infinity'', '' The Sunchaser'', and others. New York theater credits include: ''The One-Armed Man'' at Ensemble Studio Theater, ''Surviving Grace'' at the Union Square Theater, ''The Night Hank Williams Died'' at the Orpheum Theater, ''Wasted'' at the WPA. Regional appearances at

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in ''

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'', ''The Habitation of Dragons'', at Pittsburgh Public Theater, the National Tour of ''

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'' as Biff opposite

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, and ''The Orphans Home Cycle'' at Hartford Stage. On TV, Mulhern played Lieutenant Eugene "Gene" Holowachuk on the top-ten

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hit '' Major Dad'' from 1989 through 1993. Other guest appearances include

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's ''Third Watch'', ''Law and Order'', ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'',''The Education of Max Bickford'' and ''Ed''; a recurring role on FX's '' Rescue Me''; and appearances on

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; and CBS's ''CSI'', ''Blue Bloods''. He has written and directed two films, '' Walking to the Waterline'', in which he also acted, and ''

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'', starring

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, which Roger Ebert named one of 2005's best films. He also wrote a novel, ''Crossing Open Spaces'', published by

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in March 2009. After a 35-year career he left acting, writing, and directing in 2015, and received a master's degree in history from City College-CUNY in 2019. He is currently pursuing a PhD. in history at Fordham University. Mulhern lives north of

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with his wife, Karen, an interior designer, trained at UCLA and NYC's Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA). He and Karen have two grown sons, Connor, a composer, and Jack, an actor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mulhern, Matt 1960 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Philadelphia Pascack Hills High School alumni