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'', '' Third Watch'', '' True Blood'', '' Survivor's Remorse,'' '' The Deuce'', and the Apple TV+ original

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series ''For All Mankind''. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in '' A Streetcar Named Desire'', and has originated roles in plays by

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, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.

Early life and education

Bauer is of German and Irish descent. He attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California, and played on the Miramonte football team in his senior year, 1984, the year the team won the state championship. Later, he attended the

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and the

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, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama.

Career

Television

Bauer has starred in numerous television series including ''

'', as port- union boss Frank Sobotka. He initially auditioned for the role of Jimmy McNulty. He also starred in Billy Crystal's 2001 film '' 61*'', as

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player Bob Cerv. His roles on network television include a regular role as Fred Yokas, husband of Officer Faith Yokas, on the NBC series '' Third Watch'', lead FBI Agent Dodd on the short-lived CBS series '' Smith'', a priest on ABC's ''

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'', and as Detective Lou Destefano in the original Sci-Fi channel miniseries ''

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''. In 2004, he played Lee Nickel on the ESPN series ''Tilt''. He appeared in the episode " The No-Brainer" of the television series '' Fringe'' as Brian Dempsey, and appeared in multiple episodes of '' Numb3rs'' as Dr. Raymond "Ray" Galuski and in '' Criminal Minds'', in season one, as the antagonist. Chris Bauer played Det. (later

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) Andy Bellefleur on the TV-series '' True Blood''. He also played Dennis Halsey, a guard on '' Unforgettable'' in the fourth episode of the first season, "Up In Flames", and appeared as a rival salesman from the Syracuse branch of Dunder Mifflin in Season 8 of ''

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'' (US). In 2014, Bauer guest starred in an episode of NBC's '' Parks and Recreation''. In October 2014 Bauer started a recurring role on the Starz comedy '' Survivor's Remorse''. He played Jimmy Flaherty, the owner of a fictitious Atlanta professional basketball team. The show was written by Mike O'Malley, who also served as an executive producer along with NBA star LeBron James, and star Jessie T. Usher. ''Survivor's Remorse'' ran 4 seasons and concluded in 2017. Bauer played Det. Tom Lange in the FX limited series '' American Crime Story''. Bauer appeared as Tim Rutten in the NBC mini-series '' Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Brothers'', and from 2017 to 2019 co-starred as Bobby Dwyer in the HBO series '' The Deuce''. In 2018, Bauer guest starred as the negotiator Dennis Cole in ''

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'' season 5 episode 13 "The Negotiator". In 2019, Bauer portrayed

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astronaut and Director of Flight Crew Operations Deke Slayton in the first season of the Apple TV+ original

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series ''For All Mankind''.

Film

Bauer's first film appearance was in ''Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', with Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, and Monica Keena. Soon after, Bauer played schoolteacher/ pedophile Lloyd Gettys in the 1997 film '' The Devil's Advocate''. He played

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in a 2007 Neal Cassady biopic. Bauer played a small role in the 2005 Jim Jarmusch film, ''

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''. He was featured in the movie '' The Conspirator'', as a fellow officer following

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's assassination, and played a minor role in '' Flags of Our Fathers''. In 2015, Bauer played the role of 'Pa' in Disney's '' Tomorrowland''. He also appeared in '' Money Monster'' as Lt. Nelson, and played Larry Rooney in '' Sully''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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