Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian TV, film and voice actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Terror Train'' (1980), '' Rich and Famous'' (1981), '' The Wild Life'' (1984), '' Making Mr. Right'' (1987), ''

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'' (1988), '' Apartment Zero'' (1988), '' Mr. Destiny'' (1990), '' Mad at the Moon'' (1992), '' Break Up'' (1998), ''

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'' (2002) and '' Spread'' (2009). On television, he has starred in '' War and Remembrance'' (1988–89), '' Children of the Dust'' (1995), '' Baby for Sale'' (2004), '' The Starter Wife'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2015).

Early life

Bochner was born in

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, the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and actor Lloyd Bochner. His family is

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. Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards. His grand-uncle was journalist, lawyer and philanthropist Isaiah L. Kenen.

Career

Bochner appeared in such films as '' Islands in the Stream'' (1977), '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Terror Train'' (1980), '' Rich and Famous'' (1981), ''

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'' (1984), '' Apartment Zero'' (1988), ''

'' (1988), '' Mr. Destiny'' and ''Fellow Traveller'' (1989). In the late 1990s, Bochner had a voice role in '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993) and starred opposite

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in '' Anywhere But Here'' (1999). He also appeared in the films '' Urban Legends: Final Cut'' (2000), and '' Say Nothing'' (2001). Bochner had an uncredited role in the 2013 remake of '' Carrie''. On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries '' War and Remembrance''. More recently, he starred as Zach, the boyfriend of Molly Kagan (

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), on

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's short-lived series '' The Starter Wife'' (2008). Among the films he has directed are '' PCU'' (1994), ''

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'' (1996), and '' Just Add Water'' (2008).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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