Ron Livingston
Biography
Ron Livingston is an American actor who got his start on stage in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he was born, and at Yale University, where he studied theater and sang with the Whiffenpoofs before graduating in 1989. After moving to Chicago he worked at the Goodman Theatre, and he landed his first film role in 1992 in Straight Talk. His first major screen part came in Swingers (1996), and he played Peter Gibbons in Office Space (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). He went on to appear in Adaptation (2002), The Cooler (2003), The Conjuring (2013), Drinking Buddies (2013), James White (2015) and Tully (2018), and he starred as Sam Loudermilk in the series Loudermilk from 2017 to 2020. He also appeared in Boardwalk Empire, A Million Little Things and The Flash (2023).
59years old
Turns 60 on June 5in 233 days
- Born Cedar Rapids
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Ronald Joseph Livingston
Movie Career
- Films
- 43
- Career span
- 27 years1996 to 2023
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First role
During a school job shadowing, Livingston was introduced to a group, and that led to his first acting work at Theatre Cedar Rapids.
Early training
Livingston studied at Yale University, where he was a member of The Whiffenpoofs. He earned a B.A. in Theatre Studies and English Literature and graduated in 1989.
Early training
Livingston graduated from Yale in 1989 and then relocated to Chicago. There he acted in Goodman Theatre productions and became friends with Jon Favreau, who was doing improvisational comedy in the city at the time.
Big break
In 1996, Livingston took on his first major role, appearing in Swingers, which was written by Favreau and also featured him as a co-star.
Beyond film
Livingston took the off-Broadway stage in the summer of 2007, acting in the world premiere of Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House, a production from MCC Theater.
Ron Livingston movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jay Roach directed two of these films. Rosemarie DeWitt appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rosemarie DeWitt's page
Stephen Tobolowsky's page
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
Kathy Bates's page
Justin Long's page
Octavia Spencer's page
Jay RoachDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2012
All films by Jay Roach
Also two films together21 more actors
- Drew BarrymoreGoing the Distance (2010) and Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
- Beth GrantLucky (2017) and Addicted to Fresno (2015)
- John C. McGinleyAmerican Crude (2008) and Office Space (1999)
- John Carroll LynchShangri-La Suite (2016) and The Pretty One (2013)
- Beverly D'AngeloVacation (2015) and Relative Strangers (2006)
- Maria BelloThe 5th Wave (2016) and The Cooler (2003)
- M.C. GaineyRelative Strangers (2006) and The Cooler (2003)
- Jerry O'ConnellBuying the Cow (2002) and Body Shots (1999)
- Amanda PeetBody Shots (1999) and Two Ninas (1999)
- Aubrey PlazaAddicted to Fresno (2015) and 10 Years (2011)
- John RothmanGame Change (2012) and Two Ninas (1999)
- Nick KrollVacation (2015) and Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
- Norman ReedusVacation (2015) and Beat (2000)
- Jason SudeikisDrinking Buddies (2013) and Going the Distance (2010)
- Christina ApplegateVacation (2015) and Going the Distance (2010)
- Dale DyeMusic Within (2007) and 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
- Jake JohnsonDrinking Buddies (2013) and The Pretty One (2013)
- Tony RevoloriThe Long Dumb Road (2018) and The 5th Wave (2016)
- Charlie DayVacation (2015) and Going the Distance (2010)
- Michael HitchcockAddicted to Fresno (2015) and Pretty Persuasion (2005)
- Adina PorterSitting in Bars with Cake (2023) and Body Shots (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ron Livingston's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
28 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 43 films: 28 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 28Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$321M27.5% of the total
- 2$271M23.2% of the total
- 3$110M9.4% of the total
- 4$104M8.9% of the total
- 5$101M8.7% of the total
- 6$86M7.4% of the total
- 7$56M4.8% of the total
- 8$42M3.6% of the total
$76.1 millionfrom the other 20 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.