Ron Eldard

Ron Eldard is an American actor born on Long Island, New York. His first screen role came in True Love (1989), the comedy Nancy Savoca wrote and directed, with Annabella Sciorra co-starring. It took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. His Broadway work includes On the Waterfront and Biloxi Blues, and he was also in Bash: Latterday Plays. He acted in Death of a Salesman as well; those last two plays were filmed for Showtime. He played Mickey Bunce in Drop Dead Fred (1991), a cult comedy, and was the street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996). In Ghost Ship (2002), a horror movie, he was the marine salvage expert Dodge. He played Father Flynn in the Broadway production of Doubt beginning in January 2006. He appeared in the independent horror film Poker Night (2014). His last film credit was the lead in Higher Power (2018), and his last television part was a recurring role on Justified in 2013.