Little is really known about his personal life, among the data that are handled, he studied English at the LaSalle University, and then he trained as an actor in the prestigious Denison University.
Throughout his career, he worked in a large number of plays, among which were: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum“, in the Hunt Valley Theater, like “Sugar babies” Y “How the Other Half Loves“It was also seen in the Big Apple Theater, playing the Lieutenant Shrank on “West Side Story“.
In 1995, he came to television as the Deputy City Commissioner in the series “Homicide: Life on the Street“From then on, he had small roles in”.The FBI Files“, the drama “Rescue me“,”Commander in Chief“, of the company Battleplan Productions and in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit“, playing the Commissioner Tom Sablone. In 2002, he was part of the cast of “The Wire“, where he characterized the Major Valchek for 6 years. In 2009, he was seen again acting in “The Hustler“, starring Mark Feuerstein, in which he had the role of Bernie.
He also ventured into the field of telefilms, starring “The Adversaries“, being part of the cast of”Life story“, directed by Agnieszka Holland and embodying the Doctor Ford in the project of Home Box Office (HBO), entitled “Something the Lord Made“.
In 1999, he had a small role in the movie “Liberty heights“, also worked on”Team to the force“, directed by Howard Deutch, and in the classic “The Red Dragon“, starring Anthony Hopkins Y Edward Norton.