Robert Lloyd Stanton (born March 8, 1963) is an American actor, director and playwright.

Early life

Stanton was born on March 8, 1963 in

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and raised in

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Graduate Acting Program and began his acting career in

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's production of the play ''

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'' at the Delacorte Theater in 1985. He was in the resident company of the

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from 1989 to 1991. He appeared on Broadway in James Graham’s '' Ink'',

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’s '' Saint Joan'',

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's ''

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'',

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's ''

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'',

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's '' The Coast of Utopia'', and

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''. Two-dozen

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credits include David Lindsay-Abaire's ''

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'',

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's ''A Cheever Evening'', and

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's '' Owners'' and ''Traps''. He won an Obie Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in David Ives's '' All in the Timing'' in 1994. He directed the premiere of Ives's play ''Don Juan in Chicago'' Off-Broadway in 1995. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared in Off-Broadway productions of ''Love Child'', a 22-character farce for two actors, with his co-writer,

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. In March and April 2012, he appeared in the

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play ''

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'' at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, in the role of Charles Marsden; he returned in January 2016 to play Mr. Puff in Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of

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's '' The Critic'' and Moon in Stoppard's '' The Real Inspector Hound'' on a double-bill, winning the company's

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for his performances.

Film and television roles

Stanton made a brief appearance in the 1988 thriller '' The House on Carroll Street''. In 1992, he appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' Bob Roberts''. In 1993, he appeared in his first major supporting role, playing Henry Mitchell in '' Dennis the Menace'' for writer-producer John Hughes. He played John Chapman in the 1994–95 television show '' The Cosby Mysteries''. He later appeared in a variety of films, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Washington Square'', '' Red Corner'', '' Next Stop Wonderland'', ''

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'', '' The Quiet American'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' '' Find Me Guilty'', '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'', two sequels to

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's ''

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'', playing Armand Montgomery, father to

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's Arthur, and ''

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''. Stanton appeared in episodes of the television shows ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', '' Ed'', '' Third Watch'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also played Anthony “Robi” Frobisher, boss to mass killer '' Mr. Mercedes'', in David E. Kelley’s 2017 television adaptation of

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’s novel.

Filmography

Films

* '' The House on Carroll Street'' (1988) - Dionysus * '' Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White'' (TV movie, 1989) - Lloyd-Smith * ''Love or Money'' (1990) - Dudley * ''

'' (1992) - Western Union Delivery Man * '' Bob Roberts'' (1992) - Bart Macklerooney * '' Dennis The Menace'' (1993) - Henry Mitchell * '' Don't Drink the Water'' (TV movie, 1994) - Mr. Burns * ''

'' (1996) - Erb Crandal * '' Washington Square'' (1997) - Arthur Townsend * '' Hudson River Blues'' (1997) - Jeff * '' Red Corner ''(1997) - Ed Pratt * '' Next Stop Wonderland'' (1998) - Robert * ''

'' (1998) - Dean Crandell * '' Happy Accidents'' (2000) - Fetishist * '' The Quiet American'' (2002) - Joe Tunney * ''

'' (2003) - Advisor * ''

'' (2004) - Ted Van Sant * '' Find Me Guilty'' (2005) - Chris Newberger * ''The Convention'' (short film, 2006) - Good Samaritan * '' Gigantic'' (2008) - James Weathersby * '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009) - Derek Smeath * '' Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'' (French: ''Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard'', also known in English as ''Arthur and the Invisibles 2'' or simply ''Arthur 2'' as well as ''Arthur and the Great Adventure'' for its UK re-release) (2009) - Armand Montgomery * '' Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds'' (French:'' Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes'', also known in English as ''Arthur and the Invisibles 3'' or simply ''Arthur 3'' as well as ''Arthur and the Great Adventure'' for its UK re-release) (2010) - Armand Montgomery * '' True Story'' (2015) - Jeffrey Gregg * ''

'' (2016) - Government Lawyer

Television

* ''

'' (1991) - Jed Knox (episode "''The Wages of Love''") * '' The Cosby Mysteries'' (1994-1995) - Medical Examiner John Chapman (14 episodes) * ''

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'' (also known as ''C.P.W.'') (1995) - Tom Chasen (2 episodes) * '' Cosby'' (1996-1997) - Mr. Acker (2 episodes) * ''

'' (1997) - Jacob Sutter (episode "''Harvest''") * ''

'' (1998) - Ben (episode "''The Zoo Story''") * '' Ed'' (2000) - Arthur Daily (episode "''Just Friends''") * '' Third Watch'' (2001) - Donald Simkins (episode "''Duty''") * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2002) - Dennis Griscom (episode "''The Third Horseman''") * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2003) - P.B.A. Representative (episode "''Rotten''") * ''

'' (2003) - Tim Grayson (episode "''Seer''") * ''

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'' (2003) - Dr. Patz (episode "''Secrets and Lies''") * ''

Jonny Zero ''Jonny Zero'' is an American television action-crime drama series, created and written by R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by John Wells, that premiered on Fox on January 14, 2005. The series principally stars Franky G as Jonny Calvo, a ...

'' (2005) - Stuart (episode "''Bounty''") * ''

'' (2006) - Douglas Preston (episode "''Avatar''") * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2010) as Mr. Nower, School Official (episode "''Three-in-One''") * ''

'' (2011) as Pastor Stephen Yates (episode "''Next One's on Me, Blondie''") * ''

'' (2012) as Steve Cowan (episode "''Jumpers''") * ''

'' (2013) as Hugh Saxon (episode "''Going for the Gold''") * ''

'' (2013) as Maury Kind (2 episodes) * '' Mr. Mercedes'' (2017) - Anthony "Robi" Frobisher (10 episodes) * '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'' (TBA) - Marshall Clanton (TBA)

Video Games

* '' Manhunt'' (2003) - Smilie member * '' Bully'' (2006) - Mr. Galloway

References

External links

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