Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith is an American actor who has worked extensively in stage, film, and television. Born in Washington, D.C., he turned to acting after first studying literature and working as a teacher, beginning his professional career in New York City in 1978 under Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. His Broadway credits include the premieres of Next Fall, An American Daughter, and Burn This, and he toured in Art with Judd Hirsch. He was a longtime member of Circle Repertory Company, co-founded The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, and co-founded the Cornerstone Theatre Company in Milwaukee, serving as its artistic director from 2001 to 2007. His screen debut came as Robert Kennedy in the miniseries Blood Feud; he later played the President in X2: X-Men United (2003) and had regular roles on Equal Justice and Night Stalker. He won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award in 1996 and has taught acting at The New School for Drama.