Livingston, Ron 1968–

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LIVINGSTON, Ron 1968–

PERSONAL

Born June 5, 1968, in Cedar Rapids, IA; son of Kurt (an aerospace engineer) and Linda (a Lutheran minister) Livingston; brother of John Livingston (an actor). Education: Yale University, B.A.

Addresses:

Agent—Kevin Volchok, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—J. B. Roberts, Thruline Entertainment, 9250 Wilshire Blvd., Ground Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor. Narrator of commercials, including one for Hewlett Packard computer products, 2004.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actor in a television series, miniseries, or movie made for television, 2002, for Band of Brothers.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Soldier, Straight Talk, Buena Vista, 1992.

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, 1994.

Chad, The Low Life, 1995.

Rob, Swingers, 1996.

Steve, The Small Hours, 1997.

Rick, "The Honeymoon," and recreational vehicle driver, "The Campfire," Campfire Tales, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Trent, Body Shots, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Peter Gibbons, Office Space (also known as Cubiculos de la oficina), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Ron Statlin, Dill Scallion, Asylum, 1999.

Marty Sachs, Two Ninas, Trident Releasing, 1999.

Allen Ginsberg, Beat, Background Productions/Beat LLC/Martien Holdings/Millenium Pictures/Pendragon Film/Pfilmco/Walking Pictures, 2000.

Uncle Charlie, A Rumor of Angels, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2000.

Marty Bowen, Adaptation, Columbia, 2002.

Pirates (short film), Ma & Pa Pictures, 2003.

Larry Sokolov, The Cooler, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Eric Gatley, King of the Ants, Anthill Productions/Asylum, 2003.

Derek, Little Black Book, Columbia, 2004.

Mr. Bricker, Winter Solstice, Paramount Classics, 2005.

Ron, Life Coach: The Movie, Broad Appeal Productions, 2005.

Percy Anderson, Pretty Persuasion, Samuel Foldwyn Films/Roadside Attractions/Renaissance Films, 2005.

Richard Clayton, Relative Strangers, Nu Image, 2005.

(Uncredited) Rudolf, McCartney's Genes, Project Mayhem Pictures/Purple Mountain Productions, 2005.

Patric, Holly, Max Entertainment/Priority Films, 2005.

Johnny, American Crude, Sheffer/Kramer Productions, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Kurt, Townies, ABC, 1996.

Mitch, That's Life, ABC, 1998.

Assistant District Attorney Alan Lowe, The Practice, ABC, 2001–2002.

Jack Berger, a recurring role, Sex and the City, HBO, 2002–2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Captain Lewis Nixon, Band of Brothers, HBO, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sheldon Buckle, The Big Brass Ring, Showtime, 1999.

Tyler Carter Bellows, Buying the Cow, Starz!, 2002.

Donnie Anderson, 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot–Out, FX Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Corporal David Anderson, "Scimitar," JAG, NBC, 1995.

Jordan, "Con Law," Players, NBC, 1997.

Eliot Ness, "Public Enemy," Timecop, Universal, 1997.

Max, "Then Came Cousin Aidan," Then Came You, ABC, 2000.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001.

Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2002, 2004.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, 2003.

Guest, The View, ABC, 2003.

Contestant, "Tournament 1, Game 4," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2003.

Contestant, "Tournament 3, Game 2," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2004.

Guest, Coming Attractions, 2004.

Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

Voice of Bob, "Homeland Insecurity," American Dad!, Fox, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of "Band of Brothers," HBO, 2001.

Host, VH1 50 Greatest Album Covers, VH1, 2003.

TV Guide: Greatest Moments of 2003, 2003.

Sex and the City: A Farewell, HBO, 2004.

Still Swingin', Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Co–owner of struggling "dot.com," Silicon Stories, ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2003.

Presenter, The 9th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, with Manhattan Class Company, New York City, and at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA.

RECORDINGS

Audio Books:

Narrator of Mission Flats, by William Landay and A Week in the Woods, by Andrew Clements.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, August 9, 2002, p. 57.

Movieline, March, 1999, p. 22.

People Weekly, July 14, 2003, p. 96.

TV Guide, October, 2001, pp. 50–53, 65.

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