Skipp Sudduth

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name = Skipp Sudduth

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Robert Lee Sudduth IV (born August 23 1956), generally known by his stage name Skipp Sudduth, is an American theater, film, and TV actor. Sudduth is perhaps best known for his role in the movie "Ronin" and his lead in the TV drama "Third Watch".

Biography

Personal life

Born in Wareham, Massachusetts , the son of an engineer and a nurse, Sudduth attended George Washington High School in Danville, Virginia, graduating in 1976. Hoping to become a physician, Sudduth earned a degree in biology from Hampden-Sydney College after which he worked for two years in an emergency room. At this point Sudduth elected to abandon his medical career path and instead studied for a masters in theater from the University of Virginia. He has been married and divorced twice, and resides in New York City.

Career

Sudduth moved to Chicago after aspiring to work with the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theater Company. During his four and a half years in Chicago, Sudduth played in many stage productions including Samuel Beckett's"Waiting for Godot", Emily Mann's "Execution of Justice", and "Nebraska" (by Academy Award nominated screen writer, John Logan "The Aviator"). He has appeared in productions of "The Grapes of Wrath", in stage adaptations of "On the Waterfront" and "A Clockwork Orange", and acted in the 1999 Broadway production of "The Iceman Cometh" (alongside Kevin Spacey) and the 2003 debut performance of Woody Allen's play "Riverside Drive" (playing with Paul Reiser). He also starred in "Twelfth Night" at Lincoln Center (with Helen Hunt).

Sudduth's movie career has seen him play numerous small parts in "54" (1998), "A Cool, Dry Place" (1998), and Spike Lee's "Clockers" (1995), as well larger roles with Robert De Niro in "Ronin" (1998) and "Flawless" (1999). Sudduth, who is a keen amateur racing driver, performed all of the driving his character does in "Ronin".

Skipp Sudduth had a recurring role in the TV soap opera "One Life to Live", but is better known for his portrayal of NYPD officer John "Sully" Sullivan in the NBC drama "Third Watch". Sudduth appeared in all six seasons of the show and his character is one of the leading ensemble of eight around whom the underlying story arc revolves. He earned his Directors Guild of America card directing the episode "Collateral Damage Part II" in season 4. Sudduth has also made guest appearances in "", "Law & Order", "Oz", "Trinity", "Cosby", and "Mad About You".

The multi-talented Sudduth is also a singer-songwriter; his acoustic-rock band Minus Ted has released two albums (Skipp's actor brother Kohl Sudduth is also a member of the band). He is also a standup comedian, a member of New York's Rumble in the Redroom comedy troupe and has done "voice-over" work.

External links

*imdb|id=0837175|name=Skipp Sudduth
* [http://www.biographyclub.com/magazine/download/spring2005/20050382_12_13-Bio_Files_Sandra_Skip.pdf "Biography Club" biography of Skipp Sudduth]
* [http://www2.warnerbros.com/thirdwatch/nysfinest.html "Third Watch" cast biography]