George Newbern - wikipedia George Newbern This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( January 2011 ) George Newbern Newbern at the Muppets Most Wanted premiere on March 11, 2014 George Young Newbern ( 1964 - 12 - 30 ) December 30, 1964 ( age 53 ) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Occupation Actor, voice actor Years active 1982 -- present Spouse ( s ) Marietta DePrima ( m. 1990 ) Children George Young Newbern ( born December 30, 1964 ) is an American actor and voice actor, best known for his roles as Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride ( 1991 ) and its sequel Father of the Bride Part II as well as Danny ( The Yeti ) in Friends. He is also well known for his recurring role as Julia 's son Payne in Designing Women and for providing the voices of Superman from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series, as well as Nooj and Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series. He is known for his voice role as Bark in Pup Star. He is also known for having appeared in Saw VI as well as his role as `` Charlie '' on the hit TV show Scandal. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Superman 1.2 Other roles 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Video games 4 References 5 External links Life and career This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources : `` George Newbern '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( August 2016 ) Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Betty, a Spanish teacher, and David Newbern, a radiologist, he began his acting career at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, in the role of the younger brother in Life With Father, based on Clarence S. Day Jr. 's autobiographical novels. This first acting role spurred him on to other acting roles and eventually on to movie roles. Newbern 's first lead role was in 1987 's Double Switch, a retelling of The Prince and the Pauper that aired as a part of the Wonderful World of Disney television series. From 1986 - 1992, Newbern had a recurring role as Payne McElroy, the son of designer Julia Sugarbaker ( played by Dixie Carter ), on the series Designing Women. He has since guest - starred on television in such series as Providence, Chicago Hope, Friends, Bull, CSI, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, Touched by an Angel, Criminal Minds, and Private Practice. He has a recurring role as a former CIA operative in Scandal. He starred as Neal Morris, father of Melissa Morris ( Emily Osment ), in the 2009 Disney Channel movie Dadnapped, and portrayed Apollo 14 astronaut Stu Roosa in the HBO mini-series From The Earth To The Moon. Film credits include Adventures in Babysitting ( 1987 ) with Elisabeth Shue ; Double Switch ( 1987 ) ; Switching Channels ( 1988 ) with Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve ; and Father of the Bride ( 1991 ) and its sequel Father of the Bride Part II. In 2009 he appeared in Locker 13. Superman As a voice actor, Newbern is notable for his role as Clark Kent / Superman on the Cartoon Network series Justice League, Static Shock and Justice League Unlimited ( as a replacement for Tim Daly due to his contractual obligations elsewhere ). He also reprised his role as Superman in The Batman fifth season two - part opener `` The Batman / Superman Story '' and the series finale episode `` Lost Heroes '' even though that series was described as existing in a different continuity. He recently reprised his role as Superman in the DC Showcase short Superman / Shazam ! : The Return of Black Adam and as well as Superman vs The Elite. On February 26, 2016, the DC Universe Online Facebook page reported that Newbern would be taking over the role of Superman from Adam Baldwin. He also provides the voice of Superman in the game Injustice : Gods Among Us and its sequel. Other roles Newbern 's voice acting career began in 1991 with the cartoon series The Pirates of Dark Water, and he has also done voiceovers on a number of video games and game - related productions. He has also voiced in the infamous Theodore Rex as the character of the same name. In 2003, Newbern provided the voice of Mevyn Nooj in Final Fantasy X-2. His performance as Nooj reportedly impressed the developers at Square Enix enough for them to cast him as Sephiroth in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II ( replacing Lance Bass ) and he would also go on to reprise the role in the English - language releases of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia : Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. He later appeared in the second season of Jericho as the President of the Allied States of America. In 2009, he sent a DNA sample into space to preserve the Newbern genome. Newbern also narrated Toyota 's commercials for the 2010 model year of the Prius, one of the car company 's younger automotive models, and portrayed Harold in Saw VI. Personal Life He married actress Marietta DePrima in 1990 ; the couple have three children. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 My Little Girl Woody Adventures in Babysitting Dan Lynch 1988 Paramedics Uptown 1988 Switching Channels Siegenthaler 1988 It Takes Two Travis Rogers 1991 Father of the Bride Bryan MacKenzie Little Sister Mike 1993 Doorways Dr. Thomas Mason TV movie 1993 Doppelganger Patrick Highsmith TV movie 1993 Torch Song Wedge TV movie 1994 I Spy Returns Bennett TV movie 1994 Witness to the Execution Phillip Tyler TV movie 1995 Father of the Bride Part II Bryan MacKenzie 1995 Theodore Rex Theodore Rex Voice The Evening Star Tommy Horton 1999 Friends and Lovers Ian Wickam 2000 If These Walls Could Talk Tom TV movie 1998 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Christian Nelson TV movie The Sons of Mistletoe Jimmy Adams TV movie 2003 Kids ' Ten Commandments : Stolen Gearts Matthew Voice Direct - to - DVD animated short film 2005 Buffalo Dreams Dr. Nick Townsend TV movie 2006 Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children Sephiroth Computer animated movie 2007 A Dennis the Menace Christmas Henry Mitchell 2008 Fireflies in the Garden Jimmy 2008 Batman : Gotham Knight Man in Black, Guido, Man, Youth 3 Voice 2009 The Patient George 2009 Dadnapped Neal Morris TV movie 2009 Locker 13 Robert Diener Segment : `` Midnight Blues '' 2009 Saw VI Harold Abbott Superman / Shazam ! : The Return of Black Adam Clark Kent / Superman Voice Direct - to - DVD animated short film 2011 The Heart of Christmas Dr. Sandler TV movie 2012 3 Day Test Martin Taylor Direct - to - DVD film 2012 Monster High : Escape from Skull Shores Andy Beast Voice TV animated film 2012 Superman vs. The Elite Clark Kent / Superman Voice Direct - to - DVD animated film 2014 Justice League : War Steve Trevor Voice Direct - to - DVD animated film 2015 Justice League : Throne of Atlantis Steve Trevor Voice Direct - to - DVD animated film Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 The Blue and the Gray Pvt Lawrence Jones ( Union deserter at Bull Run ) TV miniseries 1986 Family Ties Eric Episode : `` My Brother 's Keeper '' 1986 -- 92 Designing Women Payne McIlroy 4 episodes 1990 Poochinski Det. Robert McKay TV pilot 1990 Working Girl Everett Rutledge 12 episodes 1991 -- 93 The Pirates of Dark Water Ren Voice 1995 Courthouse Sean 5 episodes 1997 Gold Fever Will Patterson Documentary 1997 Touched by an Angel Michael Burns Episode : `` Amazing Grace : Part 2 '' 1997 Promised Land Michael Burns Episode : `` Amazing Grace : Part 1 '' 1997 The Outer Limits Ryan Unger Episode : `` Stream of Consciousness '' 1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Damon Voice Episode : `` Friendship '' 1997 Perversions of Science Walter Episode : `` Planely Possible '' 1997 -- 98 Chicago Hope Dr. Scott Frank 6 episodes 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Stu Roosa TV miniseries 1998 Friends Danny 3 episodes 2000 Bull Robert `` Ditto '' Roberts III 20 episodes 2001 -- 04 Justice League Clark Kent / Superman Voice 2002 Providence Owen Frank 21 episodes 2003 Static Shock Clark Kent / Superman Voice Episode : `` Toys in the Hood '' Boston Legal Dr. Allen Konigsberg Episode : `` Loose Lips '' CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Todd Coombs Episode : `` Bloodlines '' Johnny Bravo Man, Waiter, Moustache Man Voice Episode : `` Get Shovelized / T Is for Trouble '' 2004 -- 06 Justice League Unlimited Clark Kent / Superman, Bizarro, Evil Star Voice 20 episodes 2006 Cold Case Bill Huxley ( 1979 ) Episode : `` The Key '' 2007 -- 08 The Batman Clark Kent / Superman Voice 4 episodes 2008 CSI : Miami Kevin Weaver Episode : `` To Kill a Predator '' 2008 Ben 10 : Alien Force Frank Tennyson Voice Episode : `` What Are Little Girls Made Of '' 2008 Grey 's Anatomy Stan Mercer Episode : `` There 's No ' I ' in Team '' 2008 Ghost Whisperer Roger Gardner Episode : `` Ball & Chain '' 2008 Jericho President John Tomarchio Episode : `` Condor '' 2009 Criminal Minds Steven Baleman Episode : `` Soul Mates '' 2009 CSI : NY Alex Sheridan Episode : `` Rush to Judgement '' 2009 Castle Howard Peterson Episode : `` Nanny McDead '' 2009 The Cleaner Perry Episode : `` Path of Least Resistance '' 2009 Private Practice Brian Reynolds Episode : `` Slip Slidin ' Away '' Nip / Tuck Dr. Curtis Ryerson 4 episodes The Mentalist Dr. Cliff Edmunds Episode : `` Code Red '' Miami Medical Frank Episode : `` All Fall Down '' NCIS Arthur Haskell Episode : `` Dead Air '' 2010 -- 11 Hot in Cleveland Jordan 2 episodes 2012 -- present Scandal Charlie 2015 Granite Flats Scottie Andrews 8 episodes 2017 Grimm Julian Levy Episode : `` The Son Also Rise '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2003 Final Fantasy X-2 Nooj 2006 Kingdom Hearts II Sephiroth 2007 Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth 2008 Dissidia Final Fantasy Sephiroth 2011 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Sephiroth 2013 Injustice : Gods Among Us Clark Kent / Kal - El / Superman 2016 DC Universe Online Clark Kent / Kal - El / Superman 2017 Injustice 2 Clark Kent / Kal - El / Superman 2018 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Sephiroth References Jump up ^ Profile at Film Reference.com Jump up ^ `` San Diego Comic - Con 2016 Injustice 2 ''. Comic - Con 2016. Archived from the original on 2016 - 08 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 11. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) External links George Newbern on IMDb Voice chasers Interview with George Newbern on Voiceover Role in Superman vs the Elite VIAF : 41584498 LCCN : no2005122366 ISNI : 0000 0000 4907 970X BNF : cb166231322 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Newbern&oldid=826742072 '' Categories : 1964 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male video game actors Little Rock Central High School alumni Male actors from Little Rock, Arkansas 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown BLP articles lacking sources from January 2011 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards BLP articles lacking sources from August 2016 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 February 2018, at 19 : 34. 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Question: who played brian in father of the bride
Answer: George Young Newbern