Ned Vaughn
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Ned Vaughn | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Adelaide (m. 1997) |
Children | 5 |
Ned Vaughn(born November 20, 1964) is an American film and television actor who served as vice president of theScreen Actors Guildprior to becoming the founding executive vice president ofSAG-AFTRA.He resigned that position on 21 August 2013, when he announced he would run as aRepublicancandidate forCalifornia's 66th State Assembly district,representing Los Angeles County'sSouth Bayregion.[1]However, he later withdrew from the race.
Early life and education[edit]
Ned Vaughn was raised in Huntsville, Alabama with his sister Anna by their parents, Helen and Ed Vaughn. Vaughn's father was a news anchor and reporter for Huntsville's CBS Television affiliate (WHNT-TV) before starting his career as a civilian public affairs officer for the U.S. Army'sSpace and Missile Defense Command,which included work on Ronald Reagan'sStrategic Defense Initiative,popularly known as Star Wars. Ned's mother, Helen, is an active professional artist whose early works were described as "celebrations of the many aspects of womanhood" and focusing on "the psychological truth of being female in today's society."[citation needed]
At age 10, Vaughn performed his first acting role in a community theater production of the musicalOliver!,staged in theVon Braun Center's2000-seat concert hall. Vaughn continued acting as he attendedLee High Schooland performed in several productions while attendingBirmingham-Southern College.It was there that Vaughn decided to pursue acting as a career. He drove to New York with just $600 and initially stayed with a family acquaintance, making the commute toNew York CityfromPeekskill.
While taking classes atHB StudioinGreenwich Village,Vaughn made ends meet by working as a doorman at New York's Wellington Hotel, which he described as a crash course in human nature.[citation needed]
Acting career[edit]
In January 1986, Vaughn booked his first professional job from his first audition: aMiami Vice-themedPepsicommercial directed byRidley Scott,which premiered during the 1986Grammy Awardstelecast. However, Vaughn's role did not appear in the final cut. Over the remainder of 1986, Vaughn was cast in more commercials and performed in the HB Playwrights Foundation production ofK on KbyFranz Kafka.
In February 1987, Vaughn was cast in his first starring film role inThe Rescue,which also starredKevin Dillonand featuredJames Cromwell.After filming was completed in New Zealand and Hong Kong, Vaughn moved to Los Angeles.
Vaughn's acting career quickly took off and in 1989, he was cast as Seaman Beaumont of theUSSDallasin the blockbuster filmThe Hunt for Red October.The same year, Vaughn joined theABCtelevision seriesChina Beach,playing the role of Corporal Jeff Hyers. Throughout his career, Vaughn has gravitated toward characters who serve in the military (24,The Tuskegee Airmen,JAG,NCIS), law enforcement (Heroes,Frost/Nixon), and politics (The Unit).
In 1995, Vaughn appeared inApollo 13.In 1998, Vaughn performed inHellcabat theTivoli Theatrein Dublin, Ireland during theDublin Theatre Festival.
In addition to his film work, Vaughn has appeared in a wide variety of television programs, with nearly one hundred episodes to his credit. In 2011, Vaughn provided the face and voice of LAPD Captain Gordon Leary in video gameL.A. Noire,which was the first video game to be shown at theTribeca Film Festival.
Screen Actors Guild / SAG-AFTRA leadership[edit]
In 2008, Vaughn campaigned to merge theScreen Actors Guildwith theAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists(AFTRA). Vaughn was elected to the SAG board in 2008 and became SAG 1st Vice President in 2010. During his tenure, Vaughn focused on uniting SAG and AFTRA. In January 2012, it was announced that a merger referendum would be presented to members of both unions. Merger opponents and SAG board membersMartin SheenandEd Harris,along with former SAG presidentEd Asner,filed a federal lawsuit to block the referendum, but the vote went ahead. When their case was dropped, Vaughn commented, "Dropping this frivolous lawsuit is the first good decision the plaintiffs have made."[2]On 30 March 2012, the merger passed overwhelmingly, with 86% of AFTRA members and 82% of SAG members voting to createSAG-AFTRA,the largest union representing performers in the entertainment and media industries. Vaughn was the organization's founding executive vice president, serving as the second-ranking and only Republican national officer of the 160,000-member organization.
Politics[edit]
On 21 August 2013, Vaughn announced he would run as a Republican candidate forCalifornia's 66th State Assembly district,representing Los Angeles County'sSouth Bayregion. On the same day, he resigned his position asSAG-AFTRAexecutive vice president in order to focus on his Assembly campaign.[3]On 16 October 2013 Vaughn announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy.
Personal life[edit]
Vaughn married his wife, Adelaide, in 1997. They have five children and live inAugusta, Georgia.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | What Waits Below | American Soldier #1 | |
1988 | The Rescue | Shawn Howard | |
1988-1991 | China Beach | Cpl. Jeff Hyers / Dewey | 14 episodes |
1990 | Big Bad John | Billy Mahoney | |
1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Seaman Beaumont (the Sonar trainee) - USSDallas | |
1992 | Wind | competitive sailor Charley Moore | |
1992 | Life Goes On | Eric | 3 episodes |
1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Ensign Cortin "Corey" Zweller | Episode: "Tapestry" |
1995 | Apollo 13 | CAPCOM 2 | |
1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Capt. Butler - B-17 | TV movie |
1995 | The Tie That Binds | Officer David Carrey | |
1995-1996 | Murder One | Dean Crowley | 12 episodes |
1996-2001 | JAG | Lieutenant Carl Barrett / Captain Rogers / Lieutenant (jg) Arnoldi | 4 episodes |
1996 | Courage Under Fire | Chelli | |
1999 | Life | Young Sheriff Warren Pike | |
2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | Al Jardine | 2 episodes |
2002 | The Climb | Michael Harris | |
2005 | 24 | terroristMitch Anderson | 4 episodes |
2005 | The Inner Circle | Jimmy | |
2006 | Shark | Sam Bemis | Episode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again" |
2006 | Criminal Minds | Donald Curtis | Episode: "What Fresh Hell?" |
2007 | Cane | Michael Bronson | 8 episodes |
2008 | Frost/Nixon | Secret Service Agent | |
2009 | Mad Men | Ed Lawrence | Episode: "Souvenir" |
2011 | The Event | Dr. Reed | 3 episodes |
2011 | L.A. Noire | Capt. Gordon Leary | Video game |
2013 | Bukowski | Second Doctor | |
2014 | Parts Per Billion | CDC Spokesman | |
2014 | Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? | Gerald Starnes | |
2019 | The Best of Enemies | Wilbur Hobby |
References[edit]
- ^Bond, Paul (August 21, 2013) "No. 2 Officer of SAG-AFTRA Resigns to Run for State Assembly as a Republican"The Hollywood Reporter
- ^Handel, Jonathan (May 16, 2012) "SAG-AFTRA Merger Lawsuit to be Dropped"The Hollywood Reporter
- ^Verrier, Richard (August 21, 2013) "Ned Vaughn resigns from SAG-AFTRA to run as Republican for Assembly"The Los Angeles Times