Stephen Caffrey (actor)

Stephen Caffrey
Born (1959-09-27) September 27, 1959 (age 65)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)Film, television, & theatre actor
Years active1984–present

Stephen Edwin Caffrey (born September 27, 1959, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American television, film and stage actor.

Early life

He is the fifth of seven children born to an Irish-American family in Cleveland. At the age of 17, he and his family permanently settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Steven pursued an acting career after graduation and with a close knit group of acting friends, he founded the Immediate Theatre in Chicago.

Career

Film and television

He has appeared on such TV series as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; CSI: Miami; Touched by an Angel; Judging Amy; Providence; Profiler; The Practice; Seinfeld; Chicago Hope; Murder, She Wrote; Columbo and Diagnosis Murder. His longest stint, for which he is best known, are as Lt. Myron Goldman on CBS's Vietnam War drama series, Tour of Duty. He also starred as Andrew Preston Cortlandt on ABC's All My Children. He appeared in such films as Longtime Companion (1990), The Babe (1992), Buried Alive II (1997), and Blowback (2000).

Theatre

Caffrey has performed regularly at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. In 1997, he performed in Leslie Ayvazian's Singer's Boy, directed by Carey Perloff.[1][2]

In 2003, Caffrey replaced Canadian actor Geordie Johnson as Torvald Helmer in a production of A Doll's House due to visa issues as a result of the war on terror.[3] In 2004, he was in a production of The Real Thing.[4] In 2005, he was Anthony Voysey in David Mamet's adaptation of The Voysey Inheritance.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1984-1985 All My Children Andrew Preston Cortlandt
1987-1990 Tour of Duty Lt. Myron Goldman
1989 Longtime Companion Fuzzy
1990 Columbo Justin Rowe Episode: Columbo Goes to College
1990-1993 Murder, She Wrote Alex Seletz/Jonathan Baker 2 episodes
1991 L.A. Law David Schaeffer Episode: The Beverly Hills Hangers
1992 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Jack Parker TV movie
For Richer, for Poorer Mark TV movie
The Babe Johnny Sylvester (age 30)
Dinosaurs Scabby (voice) Episode: Leader of the Pack
The House on Sycamore Street Dr. Jack Parker TV movie
The Legend of Prince Valiant Toby/Messenger Boy (voice) 2 episodes
1993 A Twist of the Knife Dr. Jack Parker TV movie
1993 Murder of Innocence Matthew Wade TV movie
1994 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies John Ford TV movie
1997 Seinfeld Arnie Episode: The Yada Yada
2000 Touched by an Angel Phil Grabowski Episode: A House Divided
Blowback Agent Norwood
2005 CSI: Miami Gary Hall Episode: Nailed
2011 Cinema Verite Tom
2015 American Odyssey David Tennant 4 episodes
2019 NCIS Kevin Braddish Episode: Bears and Cubs
2021 Bosch Andrew Patterson Episode: "Workaround"

References

  1. ^ Willis, John; Lynch, Tom, eds. (1999). "Singer's Boy". John Willis Theatre World 1996-1997 Season Volume 53. Applause Theatre Book Publishers. p. 174. ISBN 1-55783-343-5. OCLC 42465014. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (1997-06-29). "Singer's Boy". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  3. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (December 15, 2003). "Canadian Actor Denied Visa to Appear in A Doll's House in San Francisco". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  4. ^ "Emotion — 'The Real Thing' — surfaces in ACT play". East Bay Times. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2005-03-31). "The Voysey Inheritance". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-20.


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