Robert Lloyd Stanton (born March 8, 1963) is an American actor, director and playwright.

Early life

Stanton was born on March 8, 1963 in

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and raised in

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Graduate Acting Program and began his acting career in

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's production of the play '' Measure for Measure'' at the Delacorte Theater in 1985. He was in the resident company of the

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from 1989 to 1991. He appeared on Broadway in James Graham’s '' Ink'',

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’s '' Saint Joan'',

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's '' A Free Man of Color'', Friedrich Schiller's '' Mary Stuart'', Tom Stoppard's ''

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'', and Alan Ayckbourn's '' A Small Family Business''. Two-dozen Off Broadway credits include

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's '' Fuddy Meers'', A. R. Gurney's ''A Cheever Evening'', and Caryl Churchill's ''

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'' and ''Traps''. He won an Obie Award and a

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for his performance in

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's '' All in the Timing'' in 1994. He directed the premiere of Ives's play ''Don Juan in Chicago'' Off-Broadway in 1995. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared in Off-Broadway productions of ''Love Child'', a 22-character farce for two actors, with his co-writer, Daniel H. Jenkins. In March and April 2012, he appeared in the

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play ''

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'' at the

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, in the role of Charles Marsden; he returned in January 2016 to play Mr. Puff in

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's adaptation of

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's ''

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'' and Moon in Stoppard's '' The Real Inspector Hound'' on a double-bill, winning the company's Emery Battis Award for his performances.

Film and television roles

Stanton made a brief appearance in the 1988 thriller '' The House on Carroll Street''. In 1992, he appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' Bob Roberts''. In 1993, he appeared in his first major supporting role, playing Henry Mitchell in '' Dennis the Menace'' for writer-producer John Hughes. He played John Chapman in the 1994–95 television show ''

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''. He later appeared in a variety of films, including '' Don't Drink the Water (1994 film)'', '' Striptease'', '' Washington Square'', ''

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'', '' Next Stop Wonderland'', '' Mercury Rising'', '' The Quiet American'', ''

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'', '' The Stepford Wives,'' '' Find Me Guilty'', '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'', two sequels to

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's ''

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'', playing Armand Montgomery, father to

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's Arthur, and ''

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''. Stanton appeared in episodes of the television shows '' Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', '' Ed'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' NYC 22'', ''

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'', and '' Orange Is the New Black''. He also played Anthony “Robi” Frobisher, boss to mass killer ''

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'', in

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’s 2017 television adaptation of Stephen King’s novel.

Filmography

Films

* '' The House on Carroll Street'' (1988) - Dionysus * '' Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White'' (TV movie, 1989) - Lloyd-Smith * ''Love or Money'' (1990) - Dudley * ''

'' (1992) - Western Union Delivery Man * '' Bob Roberts'' (1992) - Bart Macklerooney * '' Dennis The Menace'' (1993) - Henry Mitchell * '' Don't Drink the Water'' (TV movie, 1994) - Mr. Burns * '' Striptease'' (1996) - Erb Crandal * '' Washington Square'' (1997) - Arthur Townsend * '' Hudson River Blues'' (1997) - Jeff * ''

''(1997) - Ed Pratt * '' Next Stop Wonderland'' (1998) - Robert * '' Mercury Rising'' (1998) - Dean Crandell * '' Happy Accidents'' (2000) - Fetishist * '' The Quiet American'' (2002) - Joe Tunney * ''

'' (2003) - Advisor * '' The Stepford Wives'' (2004) - Ted Van Sant * '' Find Me Guilty'' (2005) - Chris Newberger * ''The Convention'' (short film, 2006) - Good Samaritan * '' Gigantic'' (2008) - James Weathersby * '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009) - Derek Smeath * ''

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard ''Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'' (French: ''Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard'') is a 2009 English-language French animated/live-action fantasy adventure film directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It is based on the third book of the ''A ...

'' (French: ''Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard'', also known in English as ''Arthur and the Invisibles 2'' or simply ''Arthur 2'' as well as ''Arthur and the Great Adventure'' for its UK re-release) (2009) - Armand Montgomery * '' Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds'' (French:'' Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes'', also known in English as ''Arthur and the Invisibles 3'' or simply ''Arthur 3'' as well as ''Arthur and the Great Adventure'' for its UK re-release) (2010) - Armand Montgomery * '' True Story'' (2015) - Jeffrey Gregg * ''

'' (2016) - Government Lawyer

Television

* '' Law & Order'' (1991) - Jed Knox (episode "''The Wages of Love''") * ''

'' (1994-1995) - Medical Examiner John Chapman (14 episodes) * ''

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'' (also known as ''C.P.W.'') (1995) - Tom Chasen (2 episodes) * '' Cosby'' (1996-1997) - Mr. Acker (2 episodes) * '' Law & Order'' (1997) - Jacob Sutter (episode "''Harvest''") * ''

'' (1998) - Ben (episode "''The Zoo Story''") * '' Ed'' (2000) - Arthur Daily (episode "''Just Friends''") * ''

'' (2001) - Donald Simkins (episode "''Duty''") * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2002) - Dennis Griscom (episode "''The Third Horseman''") * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2003) - P.B.A. Representative (episode "''Rotten''") * '' Law & Order'' (2003) - Tim Grayson (episode "''Seer''") * '' The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire'' (2003) - Dr. Patz (episode "''Secrets and Lies''") * ''

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'' (2005) - Stuart (episode "''Bounty''") * '' Law & Order'' (2006) - Douglas Preston (episode "''Avatar''") * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2010) as Mr. Nower, School Official (episode "''Three-in-One''") * ''

'' (2011) as Pastor Stephen Yates (episode "''Next One's on Me, Blondie''") * '' NYC 22'' (2012) as Steve Cowan (episode "''Jumpers''") * ''

'' (2013) as Hugh Saxon (episode "''Going for the Gold''") * '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013) as Maury Kind (2 episodes) * ''

'' (2017) - Anthony "Robi" Frobisher (10 episodes) * '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'' (TBA) - Marshall Clanton (TBA)

Video Games

* '' Manhunt'' (2003) - Smilie member * '' Bully'' (2006) - Mr. Galloway

References

External links

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