Jeremy Sisto

Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010), George Altman in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'' (2011–2014), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and Jubal Valentine in the CBS drama series ''FBI'' (2018–). He has appeared in such films as '' Clueless'' (1995), ''May'' (2002), ''Thirteen'' (2003), '' Wrong Turn'' (2003), ''Waitress'' (2007), and ''Frozen II'' (2019).

In 2004, he portrayed bigoted baseball player Shane Mungitt in ''Take Me Out'', for which he was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance in a Play. Sisto co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film '' Break Point'' (2014), in which he also starred.

Early life

Jeremy Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of Reedy Gibbs, an actress, and Richard "Dick" Sisto, a jazz musician and educator. Sisto has an older sister, Meadow Sisto, who is an actress mostly known for playing Caroline in the 1992 film '' Captain Ron''. Sisto's parents divorced and his father then married fabric artist Penny Sisto. Sisto lived with his mother and sister and has said that his father's absence made parenting his own son more difficult. He was raised in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains before moving to Chicago at age seven. While in Chicago, Sisto and his sister appeared in the final play by Tennessee Williams '' A House Not Meant to Stand'' in 1982 at the Goodman Theatre. He attended Hayfield Montessori School in Louisville, Kentucky for first grade, then Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. Sisto worked with local theater companies Cherry Street Theater and the Absolute Theater Company. He appeared in the film ''Grand Canyon'' while attending high school. Despite his lack of academic achievement in high school, Sisto was accepted into the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with the stipulation that he sign a kind of non-disclosure statement to keep his acceptance quiet unless/until he became a well-known actor. However, his career took off, he did not attend UCLA (or any other college), and he began acting full-time.

Career

1991–99: Beginnings and ''Clueless''

Sisto made his film debut in the 1991 drama ''Grand Canyon'', starring Kevin Kline and Steve Martin. He followed this with roles in the television films '' Desperate Choices: To Save My Child'' (1992) and '' The Shaggy Dog'' (1994). In his early film and television career, Sisto played a killer in '' Hideaway'' (1995); a rich teen in '' Clueless'' (1995); a 20-something kidnapper in '' Suicide Kings'' (1997); Olympic gold medalist long-distance runner Frank Shorter in ''Without Limits'' (1998); Jesus Christ in the CBS miniseries ''Jesus'' (1999); and a widowed filmmaker in '' This Space Between Us'' (1999). He has also starred in the films '' Moonlight and Valentino'' (1995), '' White Squall'' (1996), '' Bongwater'' (1997), '' Some Girl'' (1998), and '' Playing by Heart'' (1998). In 1996, Sisto screen tested for the character of Jack Dawson in the James Cameron film ''Titanic'' alongside Kate Winslet but ultimately lost out on the role to Leonardo DiCaprio. In 1998, he portrayed Frederick W. Seward in the TNT television film '' The Day Lincoln Was Shot''.

2000–10: ''Six Feet Under'' and ''Law & Order''

From 2001 to 2005, he portrayed Billy Chenowith in the HBO drama series '' Six Feet Under''. For that work, he was twice nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series along with his co-stars. Sisto starred in the 2001 drama film '' Angel Eyes'', alongside Jennifer Lopez. In 2003, Sisto starred in the drama film ''Thirteen'', the romantic comedy '' The Movie Hero'', and the horror film '' Wrong Turn''. That same year, he also appeared in the series finale of The WB's teen drama series ''Dawson's Creek''. Sisto then performed on the Los Angeles stage, playing the role of bigoted Southerner Shane Mungitt in Richard Greenberg's play ''Take Me Out'', about a baseball player who announces he is gay; Sisto was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his role.

In 2006, he appeared in the Broadway play '' Festen'' at the Music Box Theatre. In the same year, he starred in the short-lived NBC drama series '' Kidnapped'', top-lined the direct-to-video mystery horror film '' Population 436'', and starred in the crime-thriller film ''Unknown''. In July 2007, Sisto was featured in the Maroon 5 video for the song " Wake Up Call". He played a man who was sleeping with the girlfriend of Adam Levine. That same year, he appeared as Earl Hunterson opposite Keri Russell in the comedy-drama film ''Waitress''.

In 2008, Sisto joined the cast of the NBC crime drama series ''Law & Order'', as Detective Cyrus Lupo, replacing Milena Govich's Detective Nina Cassady as the partner of Jesse L. Martin's Ed Green. Sisto had already appeared on the show, as a lawyer, in the previous season's finale. Sisto stayed on for the series' next three seasons, and his character became partners with Anthony Anderson's Detective Kevin Bernard after Martin left the series near the end of season 18. Also in 2008, Sisto starred in the drama film '' Gardens of the Night'', and voiced the role of Batman in the direct-to-video film '' Justice League: The New Frontier''. In 2009, he played a Catholic priest, alongside Kristin Chenoweth as a prostitute, in the independent drama film '' Into Temptation''. The following year, he starred in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of ''Spirit Control'' at the New York City Center, gaining rave reviews for his performance as Adam Wyatt.

2011–present: ''Suburgatory'', screenwriting debut and ''FBI''

From 2011 to 2014, Sisto starred in the ABC comedy series ''Suburgatory'', which premiered on September 28, 2011. He played the role of George Altman, the divorced father of the series' main character, for three seasons, after which the series was cancelled. Sisto was nominated for the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as George. In 2011, he starred in the drama film '' Sironia'', directed by Brandon Dickerson. In 2012, he starred as Sheriff Rowlings in the critically acclaimed science-fiction comedy-drama '' Robot & Frank''. The following year, Sisto co-starred as Guy Karlsburg, alongside James Marsden and Claire Danes, in the comedy-drama '' As Cool as I Am''.

In 2014, Sisto co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film '' Break Point'' with Gene Hong. He also starred in the film and served as a producer. On June 5, 2014, it was announced that Sisto had joined the cast of Carlton Cuse's remake of '' The Returned'' for the cable channel A&E. The series lasted one season before it was cancelled by the network. He then voiced Talon in the animated direct-to-video film '' Batman vs. Robin''. In 2015, Sisto produced and starred as Aaron Miller in the British thriller film '' Hangman'', which had its premiere at South by Southwest. That same year, he joined the cast of ABC's crime drama series '' Wicked City''. Sisto portrayed Detective Jack Roth, an LAPD officer searching for a serial killer on the Sunset Strip. The role was originally portrayed by Adam Rothenberg, but after the series was given its premiere date, the role was recast. It was poorly received by critics and was cancelled by ABC after airing only three episodes following weak ratings.

Sisto was then cast alongside Archie Panjabi in ABC's drama pilot ''The Jury'', but the project was not picked up to series. From 2016 to 2018, Sisto starred as Freddy Green in Antoine Fuqua's Audience Network drama series ''Ice'', opposite Cam Gigandet and Donald Sutherland. Sisto currently portrays Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Jubal Valentine in Dick Wolf's CBS drama series ''FBI''.

Personal life

On August 30, 1993, Sisto married actress Marisa Ryan in Las Vegas; both were 18 years old at the time. Sisto and Ryan separated two days later but remained legally married until June 21, 2002, when their divorce was finalized. Sisto had dated Navi Rawat.

In 2009, Sisto and then-girlfriend Addie Lane had their first child. Sisto and Lane married on October 13, 2009, at New York City Hall. They had a second child in 2012. The family resides in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other credits

Music videos

Soundtrack

* '' Six Feet Under'' – (performer: " Daddy Sang Bass") Episode: " Time Flies"

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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1974 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Chicago
Male actors from California
People from Grass Valley, California
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
American people of Italian descent