Stephen Bishop (actor)

Stephen Bishop
Bishop at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970 (age 54)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S
OccupationActor
Children1

Stephen C. Bishop (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor and former baseball player. He was a regular cast member in the television series Being Mary Jane (2013–15), Imposters (2017–18) and Run the World (2021–23). Bishop also appeared in films Friday Night Lights (2004), Moneyball (2011), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2017) and Fatal Affair (2020).

Baseball career

Bishop attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played baseball for the Highlanders from 1991–1992.[2] After college he signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for Atlanta's affiliate in the Pioneer League in 1993.[1] In 1994, he played for the Sioux Falls Canaries and the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, and in 1995 he played for the High Desert Mavericks, the advanced A ball affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles.

Acting career

In 2000s, Bishop began acting career, playing supporting roles in films The Rundown (2003), Friday Night Lights (2004) and Americanese (2006). He starred in the 2006 horror film Sam's Lake opposite Fay Masterson.[3] On television, Bishop appeared in two episodes of UPN comedy series Girlfriends in 2004, and the following years guest-starred on Friday Night Lights, Brothers & Sisters, The Game, Lost, Grey's Anatomy and The Mentalist. In 2011 he played David Justice in the biographical sports drama film Moneyball starring Brad Pitt.[1][4][5]

Bishop at the Moneyball premiere in 2011

In 2013, Bishop was cast opposite Gabrielle Union in the BET drama series, Being Mary Jane as Mary Jane's love interest.[1][6] In 2014 he appeared in the comedy-thriller Miss Meadows and in 2015 in the romantic comedy With This Ring opposite Regina Hall. In 2017 he starred in the TV One pilot movie Media alongside Penny Johnson Jerald. Later that year he starred in the psychological thriller film 'Til Death Do Us Part alongside Annie Ilonzeh and Taye Diggs.[7]

From 2017 to 2018, Bishop starred in the Bravo comedy series, Imposters.[8] In 2018, it was announced that Bishop had been cast in a recurring role on Criminal Minds as Supervisory Special agent Andrew Mendoza, who will be a love interest for Emily Prentiss.[9] He also guest-starred on Greenleaf, SEAL Team and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In 2020, Bishop starred in the Netflix psychological thriller film, Fatal Affair.[10][11][12] From 2021 to 2023, Bishop starred in the Starz comedy series, Run the World.[13] In 2022 he had a recurring role in the Apple series The Terminal List and later was cast in The Equalizer.

Personal life

On November 29, 2017, he and his former partner, model Jesiree Dizon, welcomed their first child Charli Kekuʻulani.[14]

Filmography

Film

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Road Home Tyrell Hunt Also known as Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003 The Rundown Knappmiller
2004 Friday Night Lights Loie Harris
2006 Americanese Miles
2006 Sam's Lake Franklin
2008 Hancock ER Doctor Uncredited
2010 The Town Derrick Uncredited
2010 The Company We Keep Dwight
2011 Moneyball David Justice
2012 Safe House Marine Guard
2012 Battleship JPJ OOD
2013 Thank You Card Detective Browning Short film
2014 Miss Meadows Lt. Danny
2016 Grandma's House Edgar
2017 Jeep Compass: Baseball Coach Himself Short film
2017 'Til Death Do Us Part Michael Roland
2019 The Trap K.P.
2019 Keys to the City Mayor Kenneth Briggs Also executive producer
2020 Fatal Affair Marcus Warren
2022 Singleholic Michael Webb
2023 Imani Sen Grant Powell
2024 One Night Stay Marcus Also executive producer
2024 Finding Tony Tony Greene Also producer

Television

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Girlfriends Alex Mendoza 2 episodes
2006 Friday Night Lights Interviewer Episodes: "Eyes Wide Open"
2006 Brothers & Sisters Rick Episode: "Mistakes Were Made: Part 2"
2007 The Game Eva's Fiance Episode: "Out of Bounds"
2007 Lost Kincaid Episode: "The Man from Tallahassee"
2008 Grey's Anatomy Firefighter 2 episodes
2009 CSI: Miami Hazmat Team Leader Episode: "Bolt Action"
2011 The Mentalist Trey Holcombe Episode: "Pink Tops"
2011 Prime Suspect Agent Biddle Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence"
2012 Hart of Dixie Zach Jeffries Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
2013 Royal Pains Tripp Doby Episode: "Lawson Translation"
2013 Mob City Smooth Watson Episode: "His Banana Majesty"
2013–2015 Being Mary Jane David Paulk Recurring (Season 1)
Main cast (Season 2-3)
2015 With This Ring Nate TV movie
2017 Media Will Randolph TV movie
2017–2018 Imposters Patrick Campbell / Agent Simons Main cast
2018 Greenleaf Michael Episode: "The Promised Land"
2018 Coins for Christmas Alec TV movie
2018–2020 Criminal Minds SSA Andrew Mendoza 4 episodes
2019 SEAL Team Master Chief Winston Blake Episode: "The Ones You Can't See"
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Major Brandon Gamble 2 episodes
2021–2023 Run the World Matthew Powell
2022 The Equalizer Dr. Miles Fulton Episode: "Hard Money"
2022 The Terminal List Richard Fontana

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Stephen Bishop - Actor". TV Insider. October 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "2010 UC Riverside Highlanders Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). UC Riverside Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sam's Lake (2006) - Andrew C. Erin, Andrew Christopher Erin | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  4. ^ Alexander, Jim. "BASEBALL: Former UCR star shines in "Moneyball" | Sports Southern California". PE.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "MLB News, Expert Analysis, Rumors, Live Updates, & more". Yahoo Sports.
  6. ^ Being Mary Jane character bio: David Paulk (played by Stephen Bishop) Archived November 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "'Til Death Do Us Part | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 7, 2015). "Parker Young & Stephen Bishop Cast In Bravo Pilot 'My So Called Wife'".
  9. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (October 19, 2018). "Criminal Minds Love Interest to Be Played by Imposters' Stephen Bishop". TVLine. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  10. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 2, 2019). "Nia Long To Produce & Star Alongside Omar Epps And Stephen Bishop In Netflix Film 'Fatal Affair'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Lawrence, Gregory (July 1, 2020). "The Trailer for Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' Delivers Cheesy Domestic Thriller Realness". Collider. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (July 20, 2020). "'Fatal Affair': Film Review".
  13. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 25, 2023). "'Heels,' 'Run the World,' 'Blindspotting' Canceled at Starz; 'Venery of Samantha Bird' Not Moving Forward (EXCLUSIVE)".
  14. ^ "Who is Shemar Moore's Girlfriend? All About Jesiree Dizon".