Tim Kelleher is an American writer, actor and director.

Biography

Early life

Born in

the Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

, Kelleher grew up across the five boroughs of

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, including

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. After college he entered the Maryland Province of the

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(Jesuit). After the novitiate, he chose to return to New York and train as a stage actor, studying under Robert Patterson.

Career

With friends, Kelleher founded the Colony Theatre and served as its artistic director, staging the work of new playwrights as well as classics. His acting career has included guest appearances on numerous TV shows, and a turn as the resident villain on

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's sci-fi series ''

Dark Skies ''Dark Skies'' is an American UFO conspiracy theory–based science fiction television series. It debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot epis ...

''. Kelleher‘s more than two dozen film credits include ''

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Operation Dumbo Drop ''Operation Dumbo Drop'' is a 1995 American war comedy film directed by Simon Wincer. The screenplay was written by Gene Quintano and Jim Kouf, based on a true story by United States Army major Jim Morris. The film stars Danny Glover and Ray ...

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'', '' The Negotiator'', '' Thirteen Days'', ''

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Seven Pounds ''Seven Pounds'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino, written by Grant Nieporte, and starring Will Smith as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people; Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also ...

'' and ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by inf ...

''. Kelleher directed the short-form film ''The Skell'', and in 2008, he wrote and directed ''Wake-Up Call'', a pilot that did not go to series.

Personal life

Kelleher is married to Canadian novelist Billie Livingston. Religion has remained an interest of his and in 1995 he was received into the

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is a Major archiepiscopal church, major archiepiscopal ''sui iuris'' ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ukraine. As a particular church of the Cathol ...

.Interview in "Catholic Canada"
In keeping with his faith, in 2011 he wrote and produced ''The Creed: What Christians Profess, and Why it Ought to Matter'', a documentary film for ''

First Things ''First Things'' (''FT'') is a journal aimed at "advanc nga religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society", focusing on theology, liturgy, history of religion, church history, culture, education, society, politics, literat ...

'' magazine featuring scholars and thinkers. He also serves as new media editor for ''First Things'', where he writes on topics related to religion, politics and culture.Interview with Research on Religion: "Hollywood and the Nicene Creed"
/ref> In 2019, he was ordained a deacon in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Filmography

References

External links

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The Tim Kelleher HomepageFirst Things MagazineBear Trap
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