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Character on Jericho: Stanley RichmondBorn: September 20,1973
Hometown: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Biography:Born Bradford G Beyer Jr., Brad is a 1992 graduate of Waukesha's Catholic Memorial High School.
While at CM, he lettered in three varsity sports: basketball, football, and track.
After graduating, Brad moved on to the University of Minnesota where he spent 2 years. His first brush with acting was in a University of Minnesota acting class for non-theater majors, which by his own account he "drifted into". By the time he graduated, he was being strongly encouraged by one of his professors to go to New York to pursue acting. He went.
In New York Brad studied at the William Esper Studio and began landing roles in off-off and off-Broadway productions.
Career Bio:
In 1997, he was cast as a police officer in James Mangold's "Cop Land" but the majority of his part was edited out of the final version. A supporting role in the indie film "Enough
Already" (1998) followed before the actor delivered his breakthrough 1998 Beyer earned
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g notices from the critics and caught the attention of a prominent casting director who, in turn, recommended him for "The General's Daughter" where he was noticed for his charismatic screen presence in the one scene he was in and his acting career took off.
In 1999, proving that he was not one to abandon his theatrical roots, Brad returned to the New York stage in the Off-Broadway production Wonderland.
Film Bio:
- Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007) (TV Movie)
- Mr. Woodcock (2007) Jay Elms
- Reign of the Gargoyles (2007) (TV Movie) Porter
- Sorority Boys (2002) Spence
- The Perfect You (2002) Chad
- Monday Night Mayhem (2002) (TV Movie) Don Meredith
- Twelve (2001) (voice) Zach Taylor
- Way Off Broadway (2001) Darrin
- Game Day (1999) Dave
- The General's Daughter (1999) Capt. Bransford
- Crazy in Alabama (1999) Jack
- Trick (1999) Rich
- Enough Already (1998) John
- Cop Land (1997)Young Cop
Television Bio:
- "Jericho" (18 episodes, 2006-2007) Stanley Richmond
- "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2004) Doug Sawyer
- "Hack" (1 episode, 2002) Daren Adams
- "Third Watch" (8 episodes, 2001-2002) Sgt. Jason Christopher
- "Sex and the City" (1 episode, 2000) Arthur
- "Law & Order: SVU" (1 episode, 1999) Dennis Caufield
- "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1996) Jack Miniver
Self: - "Weakest Link" (1 episode, 2001) Himself
Theatre: - Lighting Up The Two Year Old( ? ) Bud
- Wonderland (1999) Charlie
- Circle Dance (1998) Steve
- The Chili Queen (1998) Buddy Hardemann
Where we've seen him:
1.01 Pilot1.02 Fallout (uncredited)
1.03 Four Horsemen 1.04 Walls of Jericho1.05 Federal Response1.06 9:021.07 Long Live the Mayor1.09 Crossroads 1.10 Red Flag1.11 Vox Populi 1.12 The Day Before1.14 Heart of Winter 1.15 Semper Fidelis1.16 Winter's End 1.19 Casus Belli 1.20 One If by Land1.21 Coalition of the Willing1.22 Why We Fight Trivia: Jericho premiered on Brad's birthday, September 20th.
The small scar on his chin is from a high school basketball accident.
He and
James Remar (who plays Emily's dad) were both in
Sex And The City,
CSI: Miami, and
The General's Daughter, though they never shared any scenes.
Brad does excellent impersonations of both celebrities and friends.
His ex-girlfriend is also a sci-fi fan favorite: the actress Morena Baccarin.
Brad auditioned for, but was denied roles in, the films "Meet The Parents" and "Fantastic Four".
Family:
His parents and sister all live in Wisconsin. He visits them as often as possible.
Quotes:
"I was kind of a jock, but I had a friend who was an amazing piano player and another friend who was a great writer, and we used to make movies together"
"When I tell people I'm from Wisconsin, they call it the cheese state."state.