# Ted Rooney

Ted Rooney is an American actor and educator, known for his role as Morey Dell on Gilmore Girls, neonatologist Dr. Tabash on ER, and John McGarrigle on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

## Early life and education

Rooney was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He is the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Grant High School, where his father, Ed Rooney, was a teacher and basketball coach. Rooney completed his undergraduate degree in theater at Lewis & Clark College and received his MFA in acting at Temple University.

## Career

After college, Rooney played semi-pro basketball in Germany. He lived for six years in New York City pursuing theater, and he lived ten years in Los Angeles continuing with theater pursuits, commercial work and appearances on television. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he continues to pursue acting and teaches acting for television.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride | Tony Sheppard | |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Confessor | |
| 2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Attendant | |
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Grim reaper | Voice |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Bingo Caller | |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Admissions Guy | |
| 2002 | Big Fat Liar | Boring Teacher | |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise | Security Guard | |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Forensics #1 | |
| 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Principal | |
| 2004 | Envy | Upscale Auctioneer | |
| 2007 | Naked Under Heaven | The Boss | |
| 2011 | Bucksville | Dr. Don French | |
| 2012 | Gone | Henry Massey | |
| 2012 | Cell Count | Abraham Walker | |
| 2012 | The Kill Hole | James | |
| 2012 | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Mr. Miller | |
| 2012 | Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids | Mother of Black Eyed Kid | |
| 2013 | Future Perfect | Tony | |
| 2014 | A Standing Still | Jack | |
| 2014 | Wild | Crazy Guy | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The Weather Outside | Daniel | |
| 2016 | Undeserved | Mark | |
| 2018 | Last Seen in Idaho | McNeely | |
| 2018 | Pretty Broken | Dr. Armstrong | |
| 2019 | First Cow | Fort Trapper | |
| 2020 | The Water Man | Edward Schaal | |
| 2020 | The Last Champion | Mr. McCormick | |
| 2022 | Showing Up | Ted | |
| 2022 | Losing Addison | Dr. Alfred Hunter | |
| 2023 | Somebody I Used to Know | Barry | |
| TBA | You Can't Win | Jack Black's Father | Post-Production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | In the House | Candidate #2 | Episode: "Record Breaking Time" |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Acupuncturist | Episode: "Jaroldo!" |
| 1997 | Profiler | Ben | Episode: "Blue Highway" |
| 1997 | Sliders | Technician | Episode: "Stoker" |
| 1997, 1998 | Sparks | Waiter / Detective | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | ER | Neonatologist Dr. Tabash | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Preston Arnold | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Seinfeld | Crichton | Episode: "The Bookstore" |
| 1998 | The Closer | Mark | Episode: "My Best Friend's Funeral" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Attendant | Episode: "Physician, Heal Thyself" |
| 1998 | Columbo | Mortician #2 | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 1998 | Sister, Sister | Edgar | Episode: "The Grass Is Always Finer" |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete | Tannery Man | Television film |
| 2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Harry | Episode: "With Thee I Swing" |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Varn | Episode: "Live Fast and Prosper" |
| 2000 | Buddy Faro | Date | Episode: "The Match Game" |
| 2000–2001 | Roswell | Mr. Whitman | 3 episodes |
| 2000–2007 | Gilmore Girls | Morey Dell | 19 episodes |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion | Black Hand | Episode: "Crime Time" |
| 2001 | Jack & Jill | Karaoke Salesman | Episode: "Crazy Like a Fox, Hungry Like the Wolf" |
| 2001 | Nikki | Trent Turner | Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral" |
| 2001 | State of Grace | Mr. Linquist | Episode: "Eve of Discussion" |
| 2001 | Earth vs. the Spider | Coroner | Television film |
| 2003 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Steven | Episode: "The Anniversary" |
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Fritz | Episode: "Christmas Trees" |
| 2003–2005 | Carnivàle | Flasher / Talker / Talker #1 | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Dr. Halliwell God | Episode: "Recreation" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Denny Kingsley / Sherlock Holmes | Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock?" |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Curator | Episode: "The Gang Finds A Dead Guy" |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Jeffries | Episode: "Malum" |
| 2007 | 7th Heaven | Crossroads Deacon | Episode: "Inked" |
| 2008 | Assorted Nightmares: Janitor | Janitor | Episode #1.1 |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Cappy | Episode: "Sold a Guy a Lemon Car" |
| 2009 | Mental | Grayson Emerson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Weeds | Ingrid's Supervisor | Episode: "Su-Su-Sucio" |
| 2009 | Community | Marketing Professor | Episode: "Environmental Science" |
| 2010 | Leverage | Capt. Danny McCann | Episode: "The Bottle Job" |
| 2010 | Zeke and Luther | Snotsworth | Episode: "Treasure" |
| 2010 | Pair of Kings | Royal Tracker | Episode: "Where the Wild Kings Are" |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | John McGarrigle | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Grimm | James Addison | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Librarians | Sheriff Heyer | Episode: "And the Fables of Doom" |
| 2016 | Camp Abercorn | Bob | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Morey | Episode: "Spring" |
| 2017, 2018 | Automata | Roscoe | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | American Vandal | Sam Pinkerton | Episode: "Wiped Clean" |
| 2018 | Angie Tribeca | Bank Teller | Episode: "Freezing Cold Prestige Drama" |