Nick Chinlund
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| Born | November 18, 1961 New York City |
Zareh Nicholas Chinlund (born November 18, 1961) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Chinlund was born in New York City. He attended the Friends Seminary in Lower Manhattan. With dreams of pursuing a career in basketball at Brown University and majoring in history, Chinlund was sidelined when he had a shoulder injury and had to have it operated on. The result is a two inch scar on his left shoulder.
[edit] Career
With his narrow eyes and gravelly voice, Chinlund is frequently cast as villainous or smarmy characters. After appearing in small roles on episodic television, Chinlund came to prominence when he guest starred on The X-Files second season episode Irresistible playing serial killer Donnie Pfaster.
In recent years, 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).
Recently, Chinlund starred in a few big screen movies. They include: Tears of the Sun (2003) with Bruce Willis, Con Air (1997) with Nicholas Cage, The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) with Vin Diesel and directed by David Twohy, who also directed Chinlund in the underwater thriller Below (2002), and Ultraviolet (2006) with Milla Jovovich. He also reprised his X-Files role as Donnie Pfaster for a seventh season episode called Orison. Chinlund was also in Training Day with Denzel Washington, Eraser with Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Legend of Zorro with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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] Chinlund also played a Native American Casino Manager in the fourth season of The Sopranos. As with his film roles, he played villainous roles in those two shows, most notably as a smarmy defense attorney and an unethical journalist in the original Law & Order, and a serial killer in Special Victims Unit.
[edit] Awards
- Best Actor in a Leading Role, Sinner, 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Sinner | Anthony | |
| The Fifth Patient | John Reilly | ||
| 2006 | The Untitled Onion Movie | Bryant Brand | Post-production |
| Ultraviolet | Vice-Cardinal Ferdinand Daxus | ||
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Jacob McGivens | |
| Desperate Housewives | Detective Sullivan | ||
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Toombs | Voice |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | Toombs | ||
| Goodnight, Joseph Parker | Joseph Parker | ||
| 2003 | Bun-Bun | Father 2 | |
| Tears of the Sun | Michael 'Slo' Slowenski | ||
| 2002 | 100 Mile Rule | Paul | |
| Below | Chief | ||
| 2001 | Training Day | Tim | |
| Amy's Orgasm | Matthew Starr | ||
| 2000 | Once in the Life | Mike Murphy | |
| Something Sweet | Lee | ||
| Auggie Rose | Salesman | ||
| 1999 | Chutney Popcorn | Mitch | |
| Resurrection | Dr. Jake Sandler | TV | |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Iggy | |
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Bob Morgan | |
| Rough Riders | Frederick Remington | ||
| Con Air | William 'Billy Bedlam' Bedford | ||
| A Brother's Kiss | Lex | ||
| 1996 | Eraser | WITSEC Agent Nick Calderon | |
| 1995 | Letter to My Killer | Nick Parma | |
| 1994 | Unveiled | Jeremy Avery | |
| Bad Girls | Pinkerton Detective O'Brady | ||
| Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica | |||
| Reform School Girl | Dr. Ted Meeks | ||
| 1993 | Daybreak | Commander | |
| Joshua Tree | Deputy Tomay | ||
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Hatchett | |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | Hugo |
