John Bedford Lloyd (born January 2, 1956) is an American character actor.
John Bedford Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 2, 1956 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | John Bedford-Lloyd |
| Education | Williams College (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
editLloyd was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Ann Storrs Lloyd and Edward B. Lloyd of Southport, Connecticut. His father was an architect.[1] He has a sister, Susan Storrs Lloyd, and a brother, Thomas Bedford Lloyd. Thomas was married to Susan DeLong Ball.
While studying at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, he was cast in the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and decided to become a professional actor.[2]
He later attended Yale School of Drama.[1] After graduating, he moved to Manhattan and began his professional acting career on the stage. He's appeared in movies such as Trading Places, Crossing Delancey, Philadelphia, Fair Game, The Bourne Supremacy, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, The Front Runner and in TV series such as Hometown, Law & Order, Aliens in the Family, John Adams, and Ozark.[3]
He married actress Anne Twomey on August 23, 1986.[1] The couple has two daughters, Hannah and Elizabeth.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Trading Places | Andrew | |
| 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Shadow Man | |
| 1987 | Sweet Lorraine | Jack | [4] |
| Tough Guys Don't Dance | Wardley Meeks III | ||
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Nick | |
| 1989 | The Abyss | Jammer Willis | |
| 1990 | Waiting for the Light | Reverend Stevens | |
| 1991 | Diary of a Hitman | Dr. Jameson | |
| 1992 | Primary Motive | Pat O'Hara | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Matt Beckett | |
| 1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Dr. Karl Menninger | |
| Fair Game | Det. Louis Aragon | ||
| Nixon | Cuban Man | ||
| 1998 | Mixing Nia | Larry | |
| 2001 | Super Troopers | Mayor Timber | |
| Riding in Cars with Boys | Mr. Forrester | ||
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Teddy | |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Jay "J.B." Johnston | ||
| 2005 | Winter Passing | Leontes | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Frank Mccullough | |
| 2007 | The Killing Floor | Martin Soll | |
| 2010 | 13 | Mark | |
| Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Treasury Secretary | ||
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Byron 'Whizzer' White | |
| 2014 | Away from Here | Jon | |
| 2016 | The Brooklyn Banker | Agent Cahil | |
| No Pay, Nudity | Ron | ||
| 2018 | Radium Girls | Arthur Roeder |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hometown | Peter Kincaid | 10 episodes |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Bass | TV movie |
| 1985-87 | Spenser: For Hire | Keith Kincaid / Powers' Thug |
2 episodes |
| 1988 | The Equalizer | D.A. Francis Scanlon | 2 episodes |
| 1989-1993 | L.A. Law | Mitch Gelleher / Duane Butler |
2 episodes |
| 1992-2022 | Law & Order | Jerry Ryan / Prentiss's Lawyer / Dr. Christian Varick / Jonathan Ryder |
4 episodes |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Leslie ”The Regulator” Farina | S1: E11 |
| 1996 | Aliens in the Family | Doug Brody | 8 episodes |
| 1996-97 | Remember WENN | Victor Comstock / Jonathan Arnold #1 |
25 episodes |
| 1996-2000 | Spin City | Wayne Sheridan / Dr. Bronsteen |
3 episodes |
| 1999 | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Robert Murphy | TV movie |
| The West Wing | Lloyd Russell | Episode: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc" | |
| 2001 | All My Children | Warren Dunn | Unknown episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mike Tucker | Episode: "Outcry" |
| 2008 | John Adams | Richard Palmes | Episode: "Join or Die" |
| 2009 | Taking Chance | General Kruger | TV movie |
| 2009-10 | Three Rivers | Dr. Yorn | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Vincenzo | Episode: "Dedication" |
| Suits | Gerald | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Pan Am | Captain Dennis | Episode: "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Hal | Episode: "16 Hours" |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Don Enrietto | Episode: "Get My Cigarettes" |
| 2018-2022 | Ozark | Frank Cosgrove | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Bull | Commissioner Taylor | Episode: "Excessive Force" |
| 2019 | Gotham | General Wade | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Tommy | Lou Woods | 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Anne C. Twomey, Actress, Weds John Bedford Lloyd". The New York Times. August 24, 1986. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
- ^ Bryant, Clell (November 15, 2011). "Katonah Residents Anne Twomey Lloyd and John Bedford Lloyd's Acting Careers". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ John Bedford Lloyd at IMDb
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1987-05-01). "FILM: 'SWEET LORRAINE'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
