Jeffrey Nordling Jeffrey Nordling is the American actor who portrayed Tahna Los in the episode . He is perhaps best known for playing Jake Manning on the television series " Once and Again " and for his major role in the 1996 film " D3 : The Mighty Ducks " . He also starred as FBI Special Agent in Charge Larry Moss in the seventh season of the hit espionage series " 24 " . Early life . Nordling was born in Ridgewood , New Jersey , and grew up in Washington Township , New Jersey . When he was fifteen years old , he moved to Sadle River , New Jersey , where he attended Ramsey High School , graduating in 1980 . During his high school years and while attending Wheaton College in Illinois , he excelled in soccer . After receiving his undergraduate degree from Wheaton , Nordling opted to pursue a career in acting , ultimately receiving Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University ' s Meadows School of the Arts in 1987 . Television work . 1988 - 1996 . In January 1988 , Nordling made his television debut in an episode of " Beauty and the Beast " , the CBS fantasy drama series which starred Ron Perlman . Nordling ' s episode , titled " The Alchemist " , also featured James Avery , Ellen Geer , and Tony Jay . That same year , Nordling starred in the Paramount Television movie " Shooter " , which aired on NBC . Nordling ' s co - stars in this movie included Jefrey Alan Chandler , Rosalind Chao , Alan Ruck , and Noble Willingham . In 1989 , Nordling appeared on the science fiction series " Alien Nation " , on which Gary Graham , Eric Pierpoint , and Michele Scarabelli were regulars . Nordling later had guest appearances on such shows as " Brookyln Bridge " ( with Natalia Nogulich ) , " Murder , She Wrote " ( with Sam Anderson , Molly Hagan , Wallace Langham , Richard Libertini , Gail Strickland , and William Windom ) , and " Chicago Hope " ( with Dean Stockwell ) Robert Iscove directed Nordling , as well as Vaughn Armstrong , Gordon Clapp , Bob Gunton , Andrew Prine , and Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa , in the 1991 CBS TV movie " Mission of the Shark : The Saga of the U . S . S . Indianapolis " . The following year , Nordling appeared in Emmy Award - winning TV movie " Citizen Cohn " , along with Daniel Hugh Kelly and Fritz Weaver . In 1993 , Nordling again worked with F . Murray Abraham , as well as John Neville , Carel Struycken , and s Tim Russ , in a TV movie version of Jules Verne ' s " Journey to the Center of the Earth " . Nordling also had a supporting role in the Emmy Award - winning 1993 TV movie " And the Band Played On " , along with Christopher Carroll , Reg E . Cathey , David Clennon , Richard Fancy , Ken Jenkins , Thomas Kopache , Clyde Kusatsu , Rob LaBelle , Dakin Matthews , Lawrence Monoson , Sierra Pecheur , Saul Rubinek , and William Wintersole . Also in 1993 , Nordling appeared on an episode of the short - lived science fiction series " Time Trax " , with Patrick Kilpatrick . Nordling worked with Sharon Lawrence in two TV movies which aired in the 1990s . The first was 1994 ' s " Someone She Knows " , which also featured Spencer Garrett . The second was 1999 ' s " Blue Moon " , in which Nordling and Lawrence played husband - and - wife , with Richard Kiley playing Nordling ' s father - in - law . ( Nordling and Lawrence later reunited for a 2008 episode of " Dirt " . ) Nordling portrayed astronaut Neil Armstrong in the 1996 TV movie " Apollo 11 " . Jim Metzler also starred in this movie as Michael Collins , another member of Apollo 11 ' s flight crew . 1997 - 2002 . In 1997 , Nordling played the recurring role of Eric Baines on the drama series " Melrose Place " . He appeared in nine episodes of the series , during which time he worked with Joanna Cassidy , Willie Garson , Salome Jens , Mark L . Taylor , and Dey Young , as well as directors such as Chip Chalmers , Charles Correll , and Anson Williams . Nordling played Capote Duncan in the pilot of the HBO series " Sex and the City " . actress Kim Cattrall was a regular on this series ; the aforementioned Willie Garson also appeared in the pilot . Unlike garson , however , Nordling did not appear on any future episodes of the series . In the 2000 movie " Personally Yours " , Nordling played the father of Michael Welch ' s character . This was followed by " Just Ask My Children " in 2001 , in which Nordling and Virginia Madsen portray a married couple . This latter production also featured Casey Biggs , John Billingsley , Spencer Garrett , Robert Joy , Jack Shearer , Armin Shimerman , Kitty Swink , and Barbara Tarbuck . Nordling ' s other TV movies during this period include " The Sleepwalker Killing " ( 1997 , with Charles Esten , Natalia Nogulich , Sam Anderson , Julianna McCarthy , Joel Polis , John Rubinstein , and J . Patrick McCormack ) , " True Women " ( 1997 , with Salli Elise Richardson and Tony Todd ) , and " Pirates of Silicon Valley " ( 1999 , with J . G . Hertzler , Paul Popowich , and Marc Worden ) . From 1999 through 2002 , Nordling starred as Jake Manning in the ABC drama series " Once and Again " . Fellow " Star Trek " alumni Billy Campbell and Susanna Thompson were also regulars on this series . Nordling auditioned for Campbell ' s role as well as the role of Jake before ultimately being cast in the latter . After " Once and Again " came to an end , Nordling was cast in the recurring role of Dr . David Baylor for the fifth season of the NBC drama series " Providence " . During his time on the show , he worked with such actors as Concetta Tomei , Ellen Bry , Paul Eiding , Michael Ensign , Louis Giambalvo , Brad William Henke , Sally Kellerman , Clyde Kusatsu , Dakin Matthews , Mark Moses , and Ethan Phillips . 2003 to present . Nordling has made numerous television guest appearances in recent years . Among the shows on which he has appeared are : " Crossing Jordan " ( with Miguel Ferrer , Susan Gibney , and Wallace Shawn ) , " Life As We Know It " ( with Megan Gallagher ) , " Judging Amy " ( with Gregory Itzin and Kitty Swink ) , " The Closer " ( with James Avery and Raymond Cruz ) , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( with Wallace Langham , Tina Lifford , Conor O ' Farrell , and Liz Vassey ) , and " Shark " ( with Ron Glass and series regular Jeri Ryan ) . Nordling starred as airline passenger Tom Burnett in the 2006 made - for - TV movie " Flight 93 " , which chronicled the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11 , 2001 , leading up to the plane ' s crash in Pennsylvania . Gwynyth Walsh had a supporting role in the movie , while Bill Mondy also made an appearance . Nordling was a main cast member on the FX television series " Dirt " in 2007 , playing DirtNow publisher Brent Barrow . His character made recurring appearances in the second season of the show , which aired in 2008 during which time it was canceled . Also in 2008 , Nordling was seen in the pilot episode of the new hit drama series " The Mentalist " , as was Steven Culp . In 2007 , Nordling joined the cast of the hit Fox network series " 24 " for its seventh season , which did not begin airing until January 2009 . On the show , Nordling played Larry Moss , the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Washington , DC . His character was the boss of FBI Agent Renee Walker , played by guest star Annie Wersching , whom Moss had feelings for . His character was killed off by Carlos Bernard ' s character Tony Almeida . Bob Gunton was also a regular on the series during this season , and Billingsley had a brief recurring role , as did Glenn Morshower ( reprising his long - running role as Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce ) , Kurtwood Smith , and Tony Todd . Later that year , it was announced that that fall , Nordling would join the cast of the series " Desperate Housewives " , which features Teri Hatcher and Brenda Strong , among others . Film work . Nordling made his feature film debut in the hit 1988 comedy " Working Girl " . Robert Easton , Zach Grenier , and Timothy Carhart also had roles in this film . Nordling ' s next movie was the 1989 thriller " Eye of the Widow " , which featured F . Murray Abraham and Ben Cross . Nordling was directed by Leonard Nimoy in the 1994 comedy film " Holy Matrimony " , as were Richard Riehle and John Schuck . Nordling then appeared in the Academy Award - nominated 1994 film " Quiz Show " , as did Christopher McDonald . Also in 1994 , Nordling was seen in the film " Love Affair " , along with Boris Lee Krutonog and the aforementioned Rosalind Chao . His most significant role to date was in the 1996 family ice hockey film " D3 : The Mighty Ducks " , in which he played Ted Orion , the new coach for the Ducks . Nordling then had supporting roles in the films " Polish Wedding " ( 1998 ) and " Turbulance II : Fear of Flying " ( 1999 ) . More recently , Nordling ' s film credits have included the 2006 family horse drama " Flicka " ( in which he and Dey Young play a married couple ) , the 2006 war drama " Home of the Brave " ( with James MacDonald ) , and the 2008 comedy " Surfer , Dude " ( with Todd Stashwick ) . He also co - starred with Stephen Collins in the short film " Hole in the Paper Sky " . Nordling ' s upcoming films include the drama " Pornstar " ( with Scottie Thompson ) and the comedy " Love Hurts " .