Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer
Hart Bochner
Born Hart Matthew Bochner
(1956-10-03 ) October 3, 1956 (age 68) Occupations
Actor
director
screenwriter
producer
Years active 1977–present Parent Lloyd Bochner (father)
Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian TV, film and voice actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), The Wild Life (1984), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988), Apartment Zero (1988), Mr. Destiny (1990), Mad at the Moon (1992), Break Up (1998), Liberty Stands Still (2002) and Spread (2009). On television, he has starred in War and Remembrance (1988–89), Children of the Dust (1995), Baby for Sale (2004), The Starter Wife (2008) and Scandal (2015).
Early life
Bochner was born in Toronto , Ontario , the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and actor Lloyd Bochner .[ 1] His family is Jewish .[ 2] Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards . His grand-uncle was journalist, lawyer and philanthropist Isaiah L. Kenen .[ 3]
Career
Bochner appeared in such films as Islands in the Stream (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), Supergirl (1984), Apartment Zero (1988), Die Hard (1988), Mr. Destiny and Fellow Traveller (1989). In the late 1990s, Bochner had a voice role in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and starred opposite Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999). He also appeared in the films Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), and Say Nothing (2001). Bochner had an uncredited role in the 2013 remake of Carrie .
On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance . More recently, he starred as Zach, the boyfriend of Molly Kagan (Debra Messing ), on USA Network 's short-lived series The Starter Wife (2008).
Among the films he has directed are PCU (1994), High School High (1996), and Just Add Water (2008).
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1980
Haywire
William "Bill" Hayward
Television film
1981
East of Eden
Aron Trask
Miniseries; 3 episodes
1982
Having It All
Jess Enright
Television film
Callahan
Callahan
Television film
1984
The Sun Also Rises
Jake Barnes
Miniseries
1988–1989
War and Remembrance
Byron Henry
Miniseries; 12 episodes
1990
Teach 109
Dr. Bonner
TV Short
1991
Screen Two
Clifford Byrne
Episode: "Fellow Traveller"
And the Sea Will Tell
Buck Walker
Television film
1993
Complex of Fear
Ray Dolan
Television film
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Roland
Voice, episode: "The Shadows of Destiny"
1995
Children of the Dust
Shelby Hornbeck
Television film
2001
Night Visions
Jack
Episode: "Now He's Coming Up the Stairs/Used Car"
Silicon Follies
Unknown
Television film
2003
Crossing Jordan
Dr. Ben Hothorne
Episode: "Ockham's Razor"
Once Around the Park
Nick Wingfield
Television film
2004
Baby for Sale
Steve Johnson
Television film
2005
The Inside
Cole Brandt
Episode: "Old Wounds"
2008
The Starter Wife
Zach McNeill
10 episodes
2012
Scruples
Ellis Ikehorn
Television film
Leverage
Frank Madigan
Episode: "The Corkscrew Job"
2013
Grey's Anatomy
Julian Crest
Episode: "This Is Why We Fight"
Franklin & Bash
Patrick Fitzgerald
Episode: "Shoot to Thrill"
2014
Feed Me
Will
Episode: "The Goal of Sexual Intercourse"
2015
Scandal
Mayor Verrano
Episode: "I'm Just a Bill"
Royal Pains
Bruce Beeman
Episode: "Lending a Shoulder"
2017
Criminal Minds
Sam Bower
Episode: "Unforgettable"
2019
Too Old To Die Young
Lieutenant
Recurring
References
External links
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