Theodore William King (born October 1, 1965) is an American

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, previously credited as T. W. King, best known for starring as

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on the hit-series ''

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'' during its first season.

Career

He was first known for playing Danny Roberts on the

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'' Loving'' (later re-titled'' The City''). The next year he appeared as the major male leading co-star in the primetime series ''

'' as detective

and the nascent burgeoning, soon-to-be-eight-year franchise around it as the series began its first season run chronicling the adventurous lives of the three Halliwell sister-witches, the "

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". King's character Andy, with a background as their childhood friend, is an inspector who helps the sisters cover up complications of supernatural villains and magic's side effects as their new-found witch powers grow and attract evil hoping to absorb their magical abilities. He was the first season's major male love interest of the leading actress,

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(playing

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), from the October 1998 pilot to the May 1999 finale, where his character nobly sacrificed himself in the season finale to save his love and her sisters from an otherwise insoluble magical

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. In 2002, King returned to soaps as

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on ''

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'' until his character was killed off. However, he later returned to ''General Hospital'' as Luis' identical younger brother,

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. He has had guest-starring roles on such series as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', among many others. His feature film credits include ''The X-Files'' movie and a role in the independent feature film “ Hoodlum & Son.” King was born in

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, and raised in both

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and

Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in ...

. He received his college degree from The University of California, Santa Barbara, and went on to study film direction at the

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. He has worked in film editing and been involved in New York Theater over the past several years. King is credited with co-founding the Portal Theater Company, an

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repertory company, where he directed “Beggars in the House of Plenty,” written by

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. Off-screen King is active in various charitable organizations, including The

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. In December 2008, King was cast as the mysterious character Downey on the hit series ''

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'', making his first appearance on December 22. The role lasted until the end of the season (May 2009). In February 2011, King began the role of Tomás, long lost brother of

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and romantic interest of

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, on ''

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'' remaining until the soap's cancellation in January 2012. In April 2015, King played the role of Corporal Daniel Collins on the '' NCIS'' season 12 episode "Lost in Translation". ''

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'' exclusively reported on June 21, 2021, that King had been cast on his fifth soap opera ''

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'' as Jack Finnegan, John "Finn" Finnegan's (played by

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) father and in what will be the part of the development of Finn's "very dramatic backstory". King's first episodic appearance was on July 30 of that year. He won his first

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for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series for his role as Jack in 2022.

Personal life

In September 2008 King married his girlfriend Maya Rodwell, with whom he became engaged the year before. The couple had their first child before they were married. The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Ava Celeste, on October 15, 2010.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Ted 1965 births Male actors from California American male film actors American male television actors American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series winners Living people People from Bethesda, Maryland Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles Tisch School of the Arts alumni University of California, Santa Barbara alumni