Ron Eldard
Ronald Jason Eldard (born February 20, 1965) is an American actor. Early life. Eldard, the second youngest of seven children (he has four sisters and two brothers), was born on Long Island, New York. He is of Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mother died in a car accident when he was a child, and Eldard and his siblings were sent to live with various family members. He attended grade school in Utah while living with his aunt and uncle. Career. Eldard made his film debut in the comedy "True Love" (1989), written and directed by Nancy Savoca , and co-starring Annabella Sciorra. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Eldard has performed on Broadway in critically acclaimed productions of "On the Waterfront", "Biloxi Blues", "Bash: Latterday Plays", and "Death of a Salesman." The latter two were filmed for Showtime productions. Eldard is known for his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy "Drop Dead Fred" (1991); as street thug John Reilly in "Sleepers" (1996), which co-starred Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Minnie Driver; and as Dodge, a Marine Salvage Expert , in the horror film "Ghost Ship" (2002), alongside Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Karl Urban, Desmond Harrington and Isaiah Washington. On January 9, 2006, he starred as Father Flynn in the Tony Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway production of "Doubt", opposite the British actress Dame Eileen Atkins. In 2014, he starred in the indie horror film "Poker Night". Personal life. Eldard was in a relationship with his "ER" co-star Julianna Margulies from 1991 to 2003.