Nick Chinlund

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Nick Chinlund
Born
Zareh Nicholas Chinlund

(1961-11-18) November 18, 1961 (age 62)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Barbara Joan Steeg
(m. 2005)
Children1

Zareh Nicholas Chinlund (born November 18, 1961) is an American actor.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Chinlund was born in New York City. He attended the Friends Seminary in Lower Manhattan, later moving to Albany, New York in order to participate in Albany High School's varsity basketball program. Chinlund had designs on further pursuing basketball at Brown University and majoring in history, but was sidelined with a shoulder injury. The resulting injury left a two-inch scar on his left shoulder.

Career[edit]

Chinlund guest starred on The X-Files second-season episode "Irresistible" playing serial killer Donnie Pfaster, for which he garnered major critical acclaim.[citation needed] In 2000 he had a small role in episode two of Gilmore Girls. In 2000 he had a recurring role in two episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Listening to Fear" and "Into the Woods".

Chinlund has been seen in several independent projects, notably A Brother's Kiss (1997). He also served as the executive producer of the film, which was directed by childhood friend Seth Zvi Rosenfeld. A Brother's Kiss was filmed in and around the neighborhood where Chinlund and Rosenfeld grew up. The film tells the story of two brothers, Lex (Chinlund) and Mick (Michael Raynor), who grow up in the hard streets of New York. Chinlund continued in his long vein of independent features with roles in Chutney Popcorn (1999), Amy's Orgasm (2001), Goodnight Joseph Parker (2004) and Sinner (2007).

Chinlund has starred in big-screen movies including Tears of the Sun (2003), Con Air (1997), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), directed by David Twohy, who also directed Chinlund in the underwater thriller Below (2002), and Ultraviolet (2006). He also reprised his X-Files role as Donnie Pfaster for a seventh-season episode entitled "Orison". Chinlund was also in Training Day, Eraser and The Legend of Zorro.

Chinlund has also made guest appearances in the long-running TV drama series Law & Order, as well as in its spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Chinlund had originally screen-tested for the co-starring role of Elliot Stabler in the latter show, according to Christopher Meloni, who won the role.[1]

As with his film roles, he played villainous roles in those two shows, most notably as a defense attorney and an unethical journalist in the original Law & Order, and a serial killer in Special Victims Unit. Chinlund also played a Native American Casino President and CEO, "Chief Doug Smith" in the fourth-season episode "Christopher" of the hit HBO original series, The Sopranos. In 2009, he made an appearance on Castle in the first-season episode "Home Is Where The Heart Stops". In 2010, he made an appearance on House in the sixth-season episode titled "The Down Low", playing a drug dealer named Eddie.

Awards[edit]

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role, Sinner, 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Ambulance Hugo
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Hatchett
1993 Daybreak Commander
Joshua Tree Deputy Tomay
1994 Unveiled Jeremy Avery
1994, 2000 The X-Files Donnie Pfaster Episode: "Irresistible" and "Orison"
1994 Bad Girls Pinkerton Detective O'Brady
Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica
Reform School Girl Dr. Ted Meeks
1995 Letter to My Killer Nick Parma
1996 Eraser CIA Agent Calderon
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Quan Chi Episode: "The Secret of Quan Chi"
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Greg Temple Episode: "Race Against Danger"
1997 Mr. Magoo Bob Morgan
Rough Riders Frederic Remington
Con Air Billy 'Bedlam' Bedford
A Brother's Kiss Lex
1998 Frogs for Snakes Iggy
1999 Chutney Popcorn Mitch
Resurrection Dr. Jake Sandler TV
2000 Once in the Life Mike Murphy
Gilmore Girls Ian Jack Episode: "The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton"
Something Sweet Lee
Auggie Rose Salesman
Diagnosis: Murder Jim/Jeff TV
Law & Order Barry Peck Episode: "Endurance"
2001 Training Day Detective Tim
Walker Texas Ranger Theodore McNeely Episode: "6 Hours"
Amy's Orgasm Matthew Starr
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mickey Rutledge / Apollo Episode: "You've Got Male"
2002 100 Mile Rule Paul
Below Chief
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Major Ellis 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Matthew Linwood Brodus TV
The Sopranos Chief Doug Smith Episode: "Christopher"
2003 Bun-Bun Father 2
Tears of the Sun Michael 'Slo' Slowenski
Law & Order Frank Elliott Episode: "Embedded"
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Toombs Voice
The Chronicles of Riddick Toombs
Goodnight, Joseph Parker Joseph Parker
2005 The Legend of Zorro Jacob McGivens
Desperate Housewives Detective Sullivan
2006 Ultraviolet Vice-Cardinal Ferdinand Daxus
Ghost Whisperer Frank Morrison Episode: "Drowned Lives"
2007 Sinner Anthony
The Fifth Patient John Reilly
Avenging Angel Bob Quinn
Hallowed Ground Jonas Hathaway
2008 Ball Don't Lie Anthony
Felon Sergeant Roberts
Street Warrior Mr. Pope
The Onion Movie Bryce Brand
NCIS Detective Steve Rosetti
2009 24 Masters 2 episodes
Wyvern Jake
Castle Evan Mitchell
The Mentalist Alex Episode: "Throwing Fire "
2010 House, M.D. Eddie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gus Davis Episode: "Internal Combustion"
2011 How to Make It in America Yosi Season 2
2011–2021 Young Justice Sportsmaster Voice
2012 Grimm Leo Taymore
666 Park Avenue Victor Shaw
2013 Golden Boy Lieutenant Vince Madrin
2014 Need for Speed Officer Lejeune
General Hospital Mickey Diamond [2]
2015 Close Range Sheriff Jasper Calloway
2016 Mercury Plains The Captain
The Prey Tagger
Major Crimes Jack Miller Episode: "Family Law"
2017 American Violence Belmonte
2017 Training Day Detective Tim Wallace Episodes: "Elegy" and "Elegy Part 2"
2019 The Orville Captain Dalak 209 2 episodes
2019 Godfather of Harlem Gary D'Alessandro 3 episodes
2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Prison Warden Episode: "Episode 100"
2019 Sleeping in Plastic Coach Baker
2019 Dinner in America Bill
2020 The Prey: Legend of the Karnoctus Tagger
2022 The Terminal List Admiral Gerald Pillar 5 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christopher Meloni Home Page. Chris is a talented actor who has starred in movies, television and theatre. In movies, he has appeared in Runaway Bride, Bound and The Souler Opposite and several others. His television credits include Law & Order: SVU, NYPD Blue, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Oz
  2. ^ "GENERAL HOSPITAL - COMINGS & GOINGS". Soaps.sheknows.com. July 11, 2014. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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