Matt Mulhern
Matt Mulhern (born July 21, 1960) is an American actor who has starred in such films as One Crazy Summer and Biloxi Blues, and such television series such as Major Dad, JAG, and Rescue Me (playing Lt. John Stackhouse).
Matt Mulhern | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–2015 (acting) |
| Spouse(s) | Karen |
| Children | 2 |
Mulhern attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey.[1] He received a BFA in Acting in 1982 from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. After a 35 year career he left acting, writing, and directing in 2015, and received a Masters in History from City College-CUNY in 2019. He is currenty pursuing a PhD. in History at Fordham University.
Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in Acting. He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning Biloxi Blues. From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as One Crazy Summer, Extreme Prejudice, Biloxi Blues, Junior, Walking to the Waterline, Infinity, Sunchaser, and others.
New York theater includes: The One-Armed Man at Ensemble Studio Theater, Surviving Grace at the Union Square Theater, The Night Hank Williams Died at the Orpheum Theater, Wasted at the WPA. Regional appearances at La Jolla Playhouse in The Glass Menagerie, The Habitation of Dragons, at Pittsburgh Public Theater, the National Tour of Death of a Salesman as Biff opposite Hal Holbrook, and The Orphans Home Cycle at Hartford Stage.
On TV, Mulhern played the Lieutenant on the top ten CBS hit Major Dad. Past guest appearances include NBC's Third Watch, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, a recurring role on FX's Rescue Me, and appearances on Fox's Fringe, CBS's CSI, NBC's The Education of Max Bickford, NBC's Ed, and CBS's Blue Bloods.
He has written and directed two films, Walking to the Waterline, which he also acted in, and Duane Hopwood, starring David Schwimmer, which was named one of 2005's best films by Roger Ebert.
He also has a novel, Crossing Open Spaces, published by CreateSpace in March 2009.
Mulhern lives north of New York City with his wife, Karen, an interior designer, trained at UCLA and NYC's Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA). He and Karen have two grown sons, Connor, a composer, and Jack, an actor. He left acting in 2015, and received a Master's degree in History from City College in Manhattan in 2019. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in History at Fordham University.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Dallas: The Early Years | Garrison Southworth | TV movie |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer | Teddy Beckersted | |
| 1986–87 | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Mikey | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker | |
| 1987 | Private Eyes | Tommy Dade | Episode: "High Heels and Silver Wings" |
| 1988 | Biloxi Blues | Joseph Wykowski | |
| 1988 | Now I Know | Jim | |
| 1989–93 | Major Dad | Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk | 96 episodes |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Will McCall | TV movie |
| 1994 | Terror in the Night | Tom Cross | TV movie |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Walter Perry | Episode: "Deadly Assets" |
| 1994 | A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story | John Marsh | TV movie |
| 1994 | Junior | Mover | |
| 1996 | Sunchaser | Dr. Chip Byrnes | |
| 1996 | Infinity | Gate Guard | |
| 1998 | Walking to the Waterline | Francis McGowan | Also director and writer |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Stanley, Faith's Brother | Episode: "History of the World" |
| 2000 | Young Americans | Charlie | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Officer Pete Bennett | Episode: "Standoff" |
| 2001 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Sheriff | Episode: "Honor Thy Father" |
| 2001 | JAG | Lt. Cmdr. Stinson | Episode: "Valor" |
| 2001 | Ed | Coach Gale | Episode: "Replacements" |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Officer Will Coleman | Episode: "Past, Present, Future" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Greg Kendall | Episode: "Risk" |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | Mr. Sutton | Episode: "Let's Make a Deal" |
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | N/A | Director and writer |
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Lt. John Stackhouse | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Officer Sajak | Episode: "Siren Call" |
| 2007 | Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | Andy | |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Chief Baranek | Episode: "Illegal" |
| 2009 | Fringe | Dennis | Episode: "Inner Child" |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Plant Manager | Episode: "Bump and Grind" |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Steve Brandt | Episode: "Power of the Press" |
References
- James, Michael S. (October 13, 1992). "FINE TEACHING INSTRUMENT PASCACK STUDENTS USE A COMPUTER TO LEARN MUSIC". The Record (Bergen County). Archived from the original on July 14, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
The new programs are an important element at Pascack Hills, a highly rated public school that prides itself on its Related Arts Department, according to Principal Bart DiPaola. He proudly points to a number of talented young people who have come out of the school, including Matt Mulhern, an actor on the television show Major Dad.
