Ivan Sergei Gaudio (; born May 7, 1971) is an American actor known for his work in television. His best known roles are Dr. Peter Winslow in ''

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'' and Henry Mitchell in ''

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''.

Life

Ivan Sergei Gaudio was born in

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and

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descent. He attended Hawthorne High School, where he was a member of the graduating class of 1989, and was a quarterback on the Hawthorne Cubs football team.

Career

Sergei first became known when he starred in

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's 1996 film '' Once a Thief'', and then returned along with the rest of the cast for the 1997 television series, which only lasted one season. He next starred alongside

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in the series ''

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'' which ran from 1999 to 2001, and after this he joined the cast of the abruptly cancelled '' Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)'' (2002). From 2003 to 2004, he starred on ''

'', and then in 2004 was part of the cast of ''

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''. Sergei has also had roles in '' If Someone Had Known'' (1995), '' Dangerous Minds'' (1995), '' Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?'' (1996), ''

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'' (1998), '' Scorched'' (2003), and '' 10.5'' (2004). He has guest starred on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2005 and 2006, he starred in ''

'' as Henry Mitchell, the boyfriend and later husband of the character

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. He also had a minor role in ''

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'' with

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and

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. He co-starred with

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in ''

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''. He guest-starred in the October 2008 ''

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'' episode "Raging Cannibal". Sergei played the lead character in the TV mini-series ''

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'' (2008). In 2009, he appeared in the Lifetime

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adaptation ''

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'', and had a guest role in episode 3 of ''

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'' with his ''Jack Hunter'' co-star

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Filmography

Film

Television

Other works

* 2002 – Rebellion (Director/Writer)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sergei, Ivan 1971 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Dutch descent American people of Italian descent Male actors from New Jersey People from Hawthorne, New Jersey 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors