Matt McCoy (born May 20, 1958) is an American actor. His credits include '' The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'', '' Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach'' and '' Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'' as Sgt. Nick Lassard, ''

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'' as Jim Richardson, in '' L.A. Confidential'' as Brett Chase, and as Lloyd Braun on TV's ''

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''.

Early life

McCoy was born in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

. He grew up in

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, and attended Walter Johnson High School, graduating in 1974. McCoy briefly attended

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of ...

. He worked briefly at the Harlequin Dinner Theater in Rockville. McCoy began acting when he appeared in two plays in the student-directed one act festival: ''Winners'' by

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, and ''Footsteps of Doves'' by Robert Anderson. Moving to

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, he graduated from

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a full-time professional conservatory for actors in New York City. First operational from 1915 to 1927, the school re-opened in 1928 and has been active ever since. It is the birthplace of th ...

in 1979.

Career

Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in '' Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach'' (1988) and '' Police Academy 6: City Under Siege'' (1989), his motion picture credits have included '' White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II'' (1993), the

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films '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992) and '' L.A. Confidential'' (1997), as well as the action comedy '' National Security'' (2003) alongside

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and

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. He has worked regularly on television. His credits include starring in the sitcom '' We Got It Made'', and guest appearances on ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' L.A. Law''; ''

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''; '' NYPD Blue''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Six Feet Under''; ''

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''; '' Carnivàle''; '' CSI: NY'', ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Reba'' and ''

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''. He played

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in two episodes of ''

''. He appeared in three

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-themed movies: '' Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter'' (1994), ''Little Bigfoot'' (1997) and '' Abominable'' (2006). In 2014, McCoy began appearing as a spokesperson in commercials for The Hartford Insurance Company, identified as a customer on the "compensated endorser" principle. He once again appeared as a spokesperson in The Hartford commercials in 2019, these commercials directed towards

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members; and in 2021, he was joined by his real-life wife Mary for at least one ad.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video

References

External links

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Matt McCoy profile
tv.msn.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
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