- Holt McCallany
Infobox actor
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birthplace =New York City ,New York Holt McCallany (born
September 3 ,1964 ) is an American actor offilm ,television andtheatre . He is also avideo game voice actor.McCallany is the son of Michael McAloney, an actor, producer, and
Presbyterian minister andJulie Wilson , a singer and actress. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/92/Holt-Mccallany.html Holt Mccallany Biography (1964-) ] ] He was raised inNebraska and attended school inIreland , studying theatre inParis .He is involved with the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. [ [http://www.dratlasfoundation.com/celeb_supporters.htm Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation ] ] He made his debut in the Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues"
He speaks French.
Biography
Holt McCallany was born in New York City, the son of a legendary cabaret singer and a Tony award winning actor/ producer. He began school at the age of five in Dublin, Ireland, and then returned to the States following his parents’ divorce.
His stage debut came in the 2nd grade where he played Dopey in the local school’s production of “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs”. He had one line, “Look, someone has stolen our dishes!”. The performance met with mixed reviews.
At the age of fourteen, after being expelled from high school, he ran away, hopping a Greyhound bus to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Instead, he wound up working in a screwdriver factory in Gardena, CA unloading trucks. Eventually his parents tracked him down and shipped him off to an Irish boarding school, the same school his father had attended some forty years prior.
Upon graduating high school he moved to Paris, France to study theater at the Ecole Marcel Marceau. After his course of study in France, he returned to New York where he was cast as an understudy in the Broadway production of Neil Simon’s “Biloxi Blues”.
The ruggedly handsome actor then began appearing on the big screen in films such as Stephen King’s “Creepshow 2”, Brian De Palma’s “ Casualties of War”, and David Fincher’s directorial debut, “Alien 3”. Next came the cult classic comedy, “The Search for One Eye Jimmy” and William Friedkin’s thriller, “Jade”.
After portraying the renowned boxing trainer, Teddy Atlas, in the HBO telefilm ,“Tyson”, he became a strong supporter of the Atlas Foundation Charity.
Holt then re-teamed with director David Fincher for the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s best seller “Fight Club” and followed this with a role in David O. Russell’s Gulf-war polemic “Three Kings”.
Other memorable performances include Rourke in the period drama, “Men Of Honor”, a role which he prepared for by undergoing months of deep-sea diving training, and Loomis in David Twohy’s submarine ghost-thriller “Below”, which he described as, “The most fun I ever had on a picture.”
From 2003-2005 Holt joined the cast of the CBS crime series “CSI: Miami” playing John Hagen , a homicide detective with emotional and psychological problems who commits suicide in the season 3 finale.Recent film appearances include the action drama “Vantage Point” directed by Pete Travis and the upcoming “A Perfect Getaway” working once again for David Twohy.
Holt’s range and intensity have long earned him respect from directors, fellow actors, and audiences alike.
Personal life
Maintains homes in New York and Los Angeles.
Filmography
*"Toxic" (2008) — Van
*"Vantage Point" (2008) — Agent Ron Matthews
*"Heroes" (2007) — Ricky McKenna
*"" (2007) — Rourke
*"Alpha Dog " (2006) — Det. Tom Finnegan
*"Against the Ropes " (2004) — Doug Doherty
*"" (TV series) (2003 - 2005) — Detective John Hagen
*"Below (2002) — Loomis
*"Men of Honor " (2000) — MM1 Dylan Rourke
*"Freedom" (2000) — Owen Decker
*"Three Kings" (1999) — Capt. Doug Van Meter
*"Fight Club" (1999) — The Mechanic
*"The Peacemaker" (1997) — Mark Appleton
*"The Search for One-eye Jimmy " (1994) — Les
*"Alien³ " (1992) — Junior
*"Creepshow 2 " (1987) — Sam WhitemoonReferences
External links
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