Patrick Muldoon (born September 27, 1968) is an American

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, film producer, and musician.

Early life and education

Muldoon was born in San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna, a homemaker, and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury lawyer. He is of

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descent on his father's side and of Croatian descent on his mother's side. He attended Loyola High School, a Jesuit school. Muldoon graduated in 1991 from the

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, where he was a member of the

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fraternity and played

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on the

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football team.

Career

Muldoon was the first actor to play the role of Austin Reed on ''

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'', from 1992 to 1995 and again from September 2011 to July 2012. Prior to that, he landed a role on the popular teen television series ''

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'' in 1991. During the '90s, Muldoon became the only actor ever to hold an exclusive development deal with

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. Muldoon co-produced programming with Spelling Television's vice president Tony Shepherd, and their television development began with the USA Petite Model Show created by actress-model Ann Lauren. The show was filmed on-location at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas on the renowned Colosseum

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Showroom stage, in The Forum Shops and sponsored by Cartier. The televised special was co-hosted by Patrick Muldoon and Ann Lauren with special guest co-star

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of Dallas and broadcast on WWOR and WGN Superstations distributed by Spelling Television Worldvision. Muldoon's roles include playing the popular villain Richard Hart on the primetime soap opera ''

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'' from 1995 to 1996. He starred in ''Black Cat Run,'' which also marked the debut of director

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('' Disturbia'', ''

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'') with

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. He also played

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in the Patsy Rodenburg production of ''

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''. He played Zander Barcalow in the

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-directed ''

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''. He has starred in many popular television movies and has been a regular in many films for the Lifetime & Hallmark channels. In the past decade, he has also become a prolific film producer. In 2015, he produced and starred in ''Badge of Honor'' and in 2020, he appeared in ''

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'' and '' The Comeback Trail''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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The official Sleeping Masses website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muldoon, Patrick 1968 births Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American people of Croatian descent American people of Irish descent American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people People from San Pedro, Los Angeles Players of American football from Los Angeles USC Trojans football players 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors