Ron Eldard

Ronald Jason "Ron" Eldard (born February 20, 1965) is an American actor.

Eldard, the second youngest of seven children (4 sisters and 2 brothers), was born in 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.

Eldard made his film debut in the 1989 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 role as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy film Drop Dead Fred (1991).

He is also known for his role as street thug John Reilly in the 1996 film Sleepers, which co-starred Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Minnie Driver.

On January 9, 2006 he debuted in the role of Father Flynn in the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway production of Doubt opposite the British actress Dame Eileen Atkins. 2014 starred in the indie horror film Poker Night.