Joe Lando

Joe Lando
Lando in February 2017
Born
Joseph John Lando

(1961-12-09) December 9, 1961 (age 63)
Prairie View, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouse
Kirsten Barlow
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(m. 1997)​
Children4

Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor, known for playing Jake Harrison on daytime's One Life to Live (1990–1992) and Byron Sully on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998).

Lando as Sully on the set of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in 1998
Lando at a meeting with fans in 2000
Lando in April 2012

Life and career

Lando attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.[1]

His first acting role was as a patrolman in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He received attention for his role as Jake Harrison in the soap opera One Life to Live, and went on to co-star in the popular drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Michaela Quinn's love interest, Byron Sully.[2] He also appeared in the television series Guiding Light[3] and starred in Higher Ground, for which he also served as executive producer.[4] He had a small part in the series Summerland, and appeared in eight episodes of the TV series The Secret Circle as John Blackwell, the father of the main character. In 2014 he joined several Dr. Quinn castmates as they all reprised their roles for the "Funny or Die" parody Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman.

He has appeared in various feature films, including Seeds of Doubt (1996) and No Code of Conduct (1998). He reunited with Dr. Quinn costar, Jane Seymour, in 2011 for Hallmark Channel's Perfectly Prudence, and again in 2022 for Lifetime's A Christmas Spark.

He was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World for 1993.[5]

He and his wife, Kirsten, have been married since 1997 and have four children.

Filmography

Year Film / TV Show Role Notes
1985 Star Search Contestant
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Shore Patrolman Film debut
1989 Nightingales Repairman S1 E4
1990 Beauty and the Beast One of Gabriel's Thugs S3 E5 "Beggar's Comet"
1990 I Love You to Death Pizza Guy Also technical advisor in the pizza kitchen
1990 One Life to Live Jake Harrison Part of the iconic couple "Jake & Megan"
1993 Guiding Light MacAuley West
1993-1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Byron Sully Co-starred with Jane Seymour in 143 episodes
1994 Shadows of Desire Sonny Snow
1995 The Nanny Himself, and in character as Byron Sully S3 E11 "The Unkindest Cut"
1996 Seeds of Doubt Raymond Crawford
1996 The John Larroquette Show Todd S3 E15 "The Train Wreck"
1996 Alien Nation: The Enemy Within Rick Shaw
1997 California Byron Sully Spinoff of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1997 Any Place But Home Lucas Dempsey
1998 Tracey Takes On... Himself S3 E2 “Hollywood”
1998 Blindness Patrick
1998 JAG Christopher Ragle 2 Episodes: S4 E8 "Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington" and S4 E9 "People v. Mac"
1998 No Code of Conduct Willdog
1999 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie Byron Sully AKA "Revolutions," this film continues the story of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."
2000 The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter King Gregory
2000 Higher Ground Peter Scarbrow Starred in 22 episodes, also Executive Producer for the series.
2001 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within Byron Sully This film continues the story of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."
2002 Counterstrike Secret Service Agent Vince Kellogg AKA "Attack of the Queen"
2003 Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke David Arthur Powell
2003 Devil Winds Peter Jensen
2004 Summerland Tyler 'Driftwood Guy' James Obergon S1 E11 "Life in the Fishbowl"
2004 Combustion Scott Daniels
2005 1-800-Missing SiAC Tobias Burke E2 S15 "John Doe"
2005 Bloodsuckers Churchill AKA "Vampire Wars"
2005 Wildfire Pete Ritter 7 episodes, 2005–2006
2006 Engaged to Kill Robert Lord Lifetime Movie
2006 A.I. Assault Major Richard Tunney AKA "Shockwave"
2010 Meteor Apocalypse David DeMatti
2010 NCIS Lieutenant Commander Rob Clarke S7 E12 "Flesh and Blood"
2010 Spotlight Cal Johnson Short film
2011 Perfectly Prudence Jack Jameson Hallmark Movie that reunited him with Dr. Quinn co-star, Jane Seymour
2012 The Secret Circle John Blackwell The CW series, 8 episodes
2012 Layover/Abducted Elliot Lifetime Movie as Layover; on DVD as Abducted
2014 Hit the Floor Detective Ray Harris 2 Episodes: S2 E11 "Sudden Death" and S2 E12 "Winner Takes All"
2014 Born Wild Will Brooks Formerly known as "Thriftstore Cowboy". Reunited him with Dr. Quinn castmate, William Shockley.
2014 Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman Byron Sully Short parody produced by "Funny or Die" that reunited him with Jane Seymour & several Dr. Quinn castmates.
2015 Earthfall Steven Lannon
2016 Casa Vita Cliff Lindstrom TV movie for PixL; airs on other channels as "Love Throws a Curve"
2016 Freshwater Sheriff Jones
2016 Spotlight—Pt. 2 Cal Johnson Short film with Dr. Quinn castmate Jonelle Allen.
2017 Sniper: Ultimate Kill Special Agent John Samson
2018 The Bold and the Beautiful Judge Craig McMullen
2019 The Untold Story Danny Formerly After Ours
2020 Hammurabi Jake Short Film
2020 Friendsgiving Handsome Man Appeared with Dr. Quinn costar Jane Seymour. Premiered in theaters Oct. 23, 2020.
2020 A Very Charming Christmas Town Darren Premiered on Lifetime on Nov. 8, 2020.
2022 Paloma's Flight Sam Moses Series TV pilot
2022 A Christmas Spark Hank Maris Appeared with Dr. Quinn costar Jane Seymour. Premiered on Lifetime on Nov. 27, 2022.
2022 The Bay Lee Nelson Season 7, Episodes 3 & 4, Aired in December 2022
2023 The Bold and the Beautiful Judge Craig McMullen Aired Jan. 9-11, 2023
2023 Night Train Chuck McCord Theatrical Release on Jan. 13, 2023.
2024 The Legend of Van Dorn Dr. George B. Peters (Upcoming)

References

  1. ^ Nenni, Pete. "Stevenson grads make a name for themselves in television roles", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), May 13, 2003. Accessed January 20, 2008. Archived March 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 5000 Episodes And No Commercials, The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD in 2007, Pg 85
  3. ^ Catoosa County News Plus, July 14, 1993
  4. ^ Canadian Television Made for the United States Market, by Marsha Ann Tate, McFarland 2007, Pg 206
  5. ^ (1993, May 3) Joe Lando, People Magazine, Vol. 39, No. 17, p. 124