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Rhys Coiro
American actor (born 1979)
American actor (born 1979)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rhys Coiro |
| birth_name | Rhys John Coiro |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Calabria, Italy |
| education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2003–present |
Rhys John Coiro (born March 12, 1979) is an American actor. He began acting on Broadway but is best known for on-screen roles such as Billy Walsh on the television series Entourage.
Early life
Coiro was born in Calabria, and grew up in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Upstate New York before his family settled in Princeton, New Jersey, when he was 9 years old. He studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where he graduated with a BFA. Coiro also spent time studying at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia.
Career
At age 19, Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere of Conor McPherson's off-Broadway play This Lime Tree Bower directed by Harris Yulin at Primary Stages. Within a month of graduating from CMU, Coiro landed the role of Eddie the Bellhop in the Lincoln Center revival of George S. Kaufman's Dinner at Eight, directed by Gerald Gutierrez.
Coiro moved to Los Angeles and portrayed the role of Billy Walsh for six seasons of Entourage.
In 2009, Coiro returned to the stage, starring in a production of Howard Korder's Boys' Life at Second Stage in New York opposite Jason Biggs. In 2010, Coiro starred in Slamdance winner Snow and Ashes and in 2011 appeared alongside Alexander Skarsard in Screen Gems' remake of Straw Dogs. In 2014, Coiro was antagonist to Stevie Van Zandt's character on the final season of Netflix's first original series, the Norwegian mega-hit Lillyhammer and he played one of the original Texas Rangers in The History Channel's mini-series Texas Rising, alongside Ray Liotta, Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser. During this show he honed his riding and loop roping skills. In 2015, Coiro played Armenian gangster Ari Adamian on the final season of USA's Graceland. In 2017 and 2018, Coiro appeared as a series regular in Unsolved and in arcs on Ray Donovan, The Walking Dead, and S.W.A.T.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||||
| 2007 | ||||||
| Mama's Boy | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| Kidnapping Caitlynn | ||||||
| Man Without a Head | ||||||
| 2010 | ||||||
| High School | ||||||
| Order of Chaos | ||||||
| MacGruber | ||||||
| 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| Life Happens | ||||||
| Straw Dogs | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||
| As Cool as I Am | ||||||
| 2014 | ||||||
| This Last Lonely Place | ||||||
| 4 Minute Mile | ||||||
| 2015 | ||||||
| Hollywood Adventures | ||||||
| Forever | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| Dead Ant | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| Hustlers | ||||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| One Way | ||||||
| Who Invited Charlie? | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| 2025 | ||||||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||||
| 2003, 2007 | ||||||
| 2004–2011 | ||||||
| 2005 | ||||||
| CSI: Miami | ||||||
| CSI: NY | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| 2007 | ||||||
| Criminal Minds | ||||||
| Raines | ||||||
| Tell Me You Love Me | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2010 | ||||||
| Dark Blue | ||||||
| Hawaii Five-0 | ||||||
| 2011–2012 | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| 2013 | ||||||
| Longmire | ||||||
| 2013–2014 | ||||||
| 2013, 2021 | ||||||
| 2014 | ||||||
| Lilyhammer | ||||||
| 2015 | ||||||
| Texas Rising | ||||||
| Graceland | ||||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| The Mick | ||||||
| 2018 | ||||||
| Sideswiped | ||||||
| S.W.A.T. | ||||||
| The Walking Dead | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2021 | ||||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2024 | ||||||
| The Penguin |
References
References
- (12 March 2019). "Today's top celebrity birthdays list for March 12, 2019".
- "Rhys Coiro Biography".
- Marcus, Joan. (2008-10-17). "A conversation with Rhys Coiro".
- (CMU), Carnegie Mellon University. "People's Choice - Carnegie Mellon University {{!}} CMU".
- "Moscow Art Theater School {{!}} A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater".
- (16 February 2011). "Theater Review A staging of 'Lime Tree Bower' that speaks for itself — Irish Echo".
- Sommer, CurtainUp, Elyse. "Dinner at Eight, a CurtainUp review".
- "Second Stage's Boys' Life, with Biggs, Coiro and Scanavino, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 20 {{!}} Playbill".
- "'Snow and Ashes,' 'American Jihadist': Slamdance Winners". Alt Film Guide.
- ""Entourage"-stjerne klar for "Lilyhammer"". VG.
- Team, The Deadline. (2014-04-18). "Rhys Coiro & Joe Egender Join History's 'Texas Rising'". Deadline.
- "Ari Adamian (Character)".
- Galuppo, Mia. (2024-02-14). "Sophie Turner to Star in Thriller 'Trust' for Republic Pictures (Exclusive)".
- West, Kelly. (June 6, 2013). "Dexter Photos Offer New Clues For Season 8". Cinema Blend.
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