Ron Eldard
Ronald Jason Eldard is an American actor.Early life
Eldard, the second youngest of seven children, was born on Long Island, New York. He is of Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mother died in a car accident when he was a child, and Eldard and his siblings were sent to live with various family members. He attended grade school in Utah while living with his aunt and uncle. At age 13, Ron moved to Ridgewood, Queens to live with his sister Lana and her husband.Career
Eldard made his film debut in the comedy True Love, written and directed by Nancy Savoca, and co-starring Annabella Sciorra. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Eldard has performed on Broadway in critically acclaimed productions of On the Waterfront, Biloxi Blues, Bash: Latterday Plays, and Death of a Salesman. The latter two were filmed for Showtime productions.
Eldard is known for his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy Drop Dead Fred ; as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers, which co-starred Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Minnie Driver; and as Dodge, a Marine Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship, alongside Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington and Isaiah Washington.
On January 9, 2006 he starred as Father Flynn in the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway production of Doubt, opposite the British actress Dame Eileen Atkins. In 2014, he starred in the indie horror film Poker Night.Filmography
