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John Rhys Coiro(born March 12, 1979)[1]is an American actor. He began acting onBroadwaybut is best known for on-screen roles such as Billy Walsh on the television seriesEntourage.
Rhys Coiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Rhys Coiro March 12, 1979 |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University(BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Kat Coiro |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editBorn inSanto Stefano in AspromonteCalabria,Italy, to David Coiro and Ann Baynes Coiro,[2]Coiro grew up inPrinceton, New Jerseyand attendedPrinceton High School.[3]As a teenager, Coiro began working for a local artist[4]who introduced him to the artistic director of The Passage Theater, June Ballinger.[5]Ballinger got him involved with the State Street theater project in Trenton NJ, modeled after Primary stages' 52nd street project. From there, Coiro spent summers building sets and operating lights atthe New Jersey Shakespeare festival.Inspired by numerous productions, includingJulie Taymor'sTitus AndronicusatTFANA,Coiro decided to study theater atCarnegie Mellon University,where he eventually graduated with a BFA.[6]He also spent time studying atThe Moscow Art Theaterin Russia.[7]
Career
editAt age 19, Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere ofConor McPherson's off-Broadway playThis Lime Tree Bowerdirected byHarris YulinatPrimary Stages.[8]Within a month of graduating from CMU, Coiro landed the role of Eddie the Bellhop in theLincoln Centerrevival ofGeorge S. Kaufman'sDinner at Eight,directed byGerald Guitierrez.[9]
Coiro then moved to Los Angeles and began working in construction, including a stint building a house withNick Offerman.In fact, Coiro received the call that he'd landed his first on-screen acting gig, as Billy Walsh onEntourage,while digging a hole for a deck inEcho Park.[10]The role of Walsh was originally meant to be a guest star but soon evolved into an iconic character that has defined Coiro's career.
Coiro shared a studio space in Historic Filipino town with then-unknown painterJonas Wood.During this period, Coiro formed an underground, traditional Irish music band with artistsMatt Johnsonand Greg Santos, that played around East LA. In 2007, following the birth of his first child, Coiro accepted the role ofSean Hillingeron the 7th season of24.Coiro was cast inThe Last House on the Leftbut had to pull out when the writer's strike abruptly ended and production resumed on24.The role ended up being given toAaron Paul.In 2009 Coiro returned to the stage, starring in a production ofHoward Korder'sBoys' LifeatSecond Stagein New York oppositeJason Biggs.[11]In 2010 Coiro starred inSlamdance[12]winnerSnow and Ashesand in 2011 appeared alongsideAlexander SkarsardinScreen Gems' remake ofStraw Dogs.In 2014, Coiro was antagonist toStevie Van Zandt's character on the final season of Netflix's first original series, the Norwegian mega-hitLillyhammer[13]and he played one of the original Texas Rangers in The History Channel's mini-seriesTexas Rising,alongsideRay Liotta,Bill PaxtonandBrendan Fraser.[14]During this show he honed his riding and roping skills. In 2015 Coiro played Armenian gangster Ari Adamian on the final season of USA'sGraceland.[15]In 2017 and 2018 Coiro appeared as a series regular inUnsolvedand in arcs onRay Donovan,The Walking Dead,andS.W.A.T.
Personal life
editCoiro is fluent inItalianandSpanish.
In 2016, Coiro traveled toStanding Rock,North Dakotato take part in thepeaceful protest against the North Dakota Access Pipeline.[16]
Coiro is married to directorKat Coiro,with whom he worked onLife HappensandShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.[17]They live inLos Angeleswith their three children.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Making Revolution | Italian Activist | |
| 2007 | Look | Ace | |
| Mama's Boy | Trip | ||
| 2009 | The Unborn | Mr. Shields | |
| Kidnapping Caitlynn | Daniel | ||
| Man Without a Head | Dino | ||
| 2010 | Snow and Ashes | Blaise Dumas | |
| High School | Vato | ||
| Order of Chaos | John | ||
| MacGruber | Yerik Novikov | ||
| 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | Paul | ||
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Marcus | |
| Life Happens | Marc | ||
| Straw Dogs | Norman | ||
| 2013 | Chlorine | Pat | |
| As Cool as I Am | Ron | ||
| 2014 | Electric Slide | Glen the Mormon | |
| This Last Lonely Place | Sam Taylor | ||
| 4 Minute Mile | Eli | ||
| 2015 | Entourage | Billy Walsh | |
| Hollywood Adventures | Gary Buesheimer | ||
| Forever | Gordon | ||
| 2016 | Chronically Metropolitan | The Georgian | |
| 2017 | Valley of Bones | Nate | |
| Dead Ant | Pager | ||
| 2018 | Gotti | Rudy Pipes | |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Ray Darrow | |
| Hustlers | Spencer | ||
| 2022 | Agent Game | Reese | |
| One Way | Coco | ||
| Who Invited Charlie? | Ray | ||
| 2024 | Running on Empty | Simon | |
| TBA | Lear Rex | Oswald | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | One on One | Zorbo Vishanisavik | Guest star |
| 2003, 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kelly James / Reverend's Lawyer | 2 episodes |
| 2004–2011 | Entourage | Billy Walsh | Recurring character |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Wolf | Guest star |
| CSI: Miami | Diablo | Guest star | |
| CSI: NY | Razor | Guest star | |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Vincent Bianchi | 2 episodes: "Queens for a Day","Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Ricky Jones | Guest star |
| Criminal Minds | Ethan | Guest star | |
| Raines | Eddie | Guest star | |
| Tell Me You Love Me | Jaime's Rebound | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | 24 | FBI Agent Sean Hillinger | Regular character |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Vince Cutler | Guest star |
| Dark Blue | Victor | Guest star | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Bradford Matinsky | Guest star | |
| 2011–2012 | A Gifted Man | Dr. Zeke Barnes | Recurring character |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Jordan Hester | Guest star |
| 2013 | Dexter | Andrew Briggs[18] | Guest star |
| Longmire | Bill Norquist | Guest star | |
| 2013–2014 | Hostages | Kramer Delaney | Main cast |
| 2013, 2021 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Santiago Morales / Gabe Navarro | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Franklin & Bash | The Bone | Guest star |
| Lilyhammer | Tommy Mangano | Recurring character | |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Chester Phipps | 3 episodes |
| Texas Rising | Vern Elwood | 5 episodes | |
| Graceland | Ari Adamian | Recurring character | |
| 2017 | Ray Donovan | Rob Heard | Recurring character |
| The Mick | Ip deLuca | Guest star | |
| 2018 | Unsolved | Jim Black | Recurring character |
| Sideswiped | Charlie | Recurring character | |
| S.W.A.T. | Remy | Guest star | |
| The Walking Dead | Jed | Recurring character | |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave | Billy | Episode: "The Bones Are Their Money" |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Adam | 8 episodes; TV spinoff ofAmerican Satan |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Donny Blaze | Guest star |
| 2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Richard Grace | 2 episodes |
| The Penguin | Sebastian Hady | Guest star |
References
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- ^"Karen McLean - Artist | Photographer | 609.466.3475".www.karenmclean.com.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"June Ballinger".Passage Theatre.2015-01-06. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-01-20.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^(CMU), Carnegie Mellon University."People's Choice - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU".www.cmu.edu.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"Moscow Art Theater School | A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater".americanrepertorytheater.org.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"Theater Review A staging of 'Lime Tree Bower' that speaks for itself — Irish Echo".irishecho.com.16 February 2011.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^Sommer, CurtainUp, Elyse."Dinner at Eight, a CurtainUp review".www.curtainup.com.Retrieved2017-01-12.
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- ^"Second Stage's Boys' Life, with Biggs, Coiro and Scanavino, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 20 | Playbill".Playbill.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"'Snow and Ashes,' 'American Jihadist': Slamdance Winners ".Alt Film Guide.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^""Entourage" -stjerne klar for "Lilyhammer"".VG.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^Team, The Deadline (2014-04-18)."Rhys Coiro & Joe Egender Join History's 'Texas Rising'".Deadline.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"Ari Adamian (Character)".IMDb.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"Entourage and Graceland Star Rhys Coiro Makes Impromptu Visit to Standing Rock - Indian Country Media Network".Indian Country Media Network.2016-12-03.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^"Rhys Coiro and Kat Coiro Photos Photos: LA Film Fest Premiere of" Life Happens "- Red Carpet".Zimbio.Retrieved2017-01-12.
- ^West, Kelly (June 6, 2013)."Dexter Photos Offer New Clues For Season 8".Cinema Blend.RetrievedJune 21,2013.