Biography
Ron Eldard is an American actor born on 20 February 1965 in Long Island, New York. He made his film debut in the 1989 comedy True Love, directed by Nancy Savoca. He trained at the State University of New York, Purchase, where he earned a BFA.
Eldard has appeared in films including Sleepers (1996) as John Reilly, Ghost Ship (2002) as Dodge, Super 8 (2011) as Louis Dainard and Black Hawk Down (2001) as Durant. On television he played Ray Shepard in ER (1994–1996) and had roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Justified. His stage work includes Broadway productions of On the Waterfront, Biloxi Blues, Death of a Salesman and Doubt (2006), in which he played Father Flynn.
He was in a relationship with actress Julianna Margulies, his co-star on ER, from 1991 to 2003.
