Michael Raynor is an American actor, director and writer. He is best known for his role as Joseph Morgan in '' ER'', Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden in ''

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'', Mick in the movie '' A Brother's Kiss'' and Frank in the movie '' Federal Hill.''

Early life

Raynor met and became best friends with Nick Chinlund, who was later his co-star in the movie ''A Brother's Kiss''.

Acting

Raynor wrote and performed the one man show ''Who is Floyd Stearn?''Who is Floyd Stearn?
at FloydStearnMovie.com Off-Broadway. Raynor's film credits include leads in ''Shadow Boxing'' (1993), '' The Waiting Game'' (1999) (with

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), ''Tripfall'' (2000) (opposite

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and

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), ''The Reunion'' (1998), '' The First Man'' (1996) (opposite Leslie Ann Warren and

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), '' A Brother's Kiss'' (1997) (with

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), '' Federal Hill'' (1994) (

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Winner, Critics Award and Audience Award) as well as Allison Eastwood's, ''Rails & Ties'' (2007), ''The Pavilion'' (2004), '' Sonic Impact'' (2000) (with

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), ''The

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'' (2008) (with Joe Pantoliano and

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’ ''

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'' (1994), ''The Advocate'' (2013) and '' For the Love of Money'' (2012). His television work includes ''

'' (as

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astronaut Al Worden), '' Bella Mafia'' (opposite

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), and ''In The Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice'' (opposite Nicholas Turturro,

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and

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), as well as guest starring roles on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Southland'', '' Law & Order: LA'', ''

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'', '' CSI'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Brooklyn South'', '' Brimstone'', ''

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'', and '' My Own Worst Enemy''.

Notable work

''Who Is Floyd Stearn?'' was originally developed with Mark Travis. ''

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'' called ''Who Is Floyd Stearn?'' “the best family confessional play they’ve seen” and ''

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'' named Raynor to a "2005 Galaxy of New Stars" list after the Off-Broadway run produced by his childhood friend, Rick Waxman. The JewishJournal.com wrote an article about ''Who is Floyd Stearn?'' which painted a picture of the emotional turmoil Raynor has faced while dealing with his father's absence.

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was so moved by the production, he wrote Raynor and talked about his own relationship with his father.Letter from Howard Stern to Michael Raynor
about ''Who is Floyd Stearn?'', as found at FloydStearnMovie.com

Filmography

;Film ;Television

References

External links

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