- Norman Reedus
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Norman Reedus Born Norman Mark Reedus
January 6, 1969
Hollywood, FloridaYears active 1997-Present Website normanreedusonline.com Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Murphy MacManus in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints as well as its 2009 sequel Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and for the character of Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead. He has also directed several videos and modeled for various fashion designers.
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Early life and career
Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida and months later moved to Los Angeles, California. Leaving home at the age of twelve, he has lived in many countries, including England, Spain and Japan. He was first discovered at a party in Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, he worked at a Harley Davidson shop in Venice and at the same time contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist. He got his first taste of acting in the play Maps for Drowners at the Tiffany Theater on Sunset Boulevard.[1] He has modeled for Prada, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, and Durban. Reedus is best known for playing the role of Murphy MacManus in the movie The Boondock Saints, written and directed by Troy Duffy and starring opposite Sean Patrick Flanery and Willem Dafoe. He starred opposite Flanery in the sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, which started filming in the summer of 2008 and was released on All Saints Day (Nov. 1st) of 2009. He has had roles in Floating, Six Ways to Sunday, Deuces Wild, Blade II, Gossip, Mimic, 8mm, American Gangster, Hero Wanted and Moscow Chill. In 2008 he starred in the film Red Canyon as the character of Mac.[2]
On July 25, 2009, Reedus appeared at Comicon 2009 with other members of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day cast and crew to promote the film.
Reedus appeared in the 2011 music video for Lady Gaga's single Judas where he portrays Judas.[3]
He currently shows his art work in galleries in New York, Berlin and Frankfurt.
Personal life
Reedus has a son, Mingus Lucien Reedus (named after the legendary jazz musician Charles Mingus) with Peruvian/Danish fashion model, Helena Christensen and lives in New York.
Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes Director 1997 Mimic Jeremy Guillermo del Toro Six Ways to Sunday Harry Odum Adam Bernstein 1998 Davis Is Dead Larry Ryan Oxford I'm Losing You Toby Bruce Wagner Reach The Rock Danny William Ryan Dark Harbor Young Man Adam Coleman Howard 1999 8MM Warren Anderson Joel Schumacher The Boondock Saints Murphy MacManus Troy Duffy Let the Devil Wear Black Brautigan Stacy Title Floating Van William Roth 2000 The Beat Nicks Nick Nero Nicholson Williams Beat Lucien Carr Gary Walkow Gossip Travis Davis Guggenheim Preston Tylk Jonathan Casey also titled Bad Seed Jon Bokenkamp Sand Jack Matt Palmieri 2002 Luster Sextools Delivery Boy also titled Muse Everett Lewis Blade II Scud (Josh) Guillermo del Toro Deuces Wild Marco Scott Kalvert 2003 Nobody Needs to Know Kurt Azazel Jacobs Charmed Nate Parks TV; 2 episodes Tough Luck Archie LaFontaine Gary Ellis Octane Recovery Man also titled Pulse Marcus Adams 2004 Until the Night Robert Gregory Hatanaka Ôsama no kampô 2005 Antikörper aka Antibodies Polizist Schmitz The Notorious Bettie Page Billy Neal Mary Harron A Lot Like Love The ex-boyfriend Nigel Cole Masters Of Horror Kirby Sweetman TV John Carpenter Comfortably Numb Buddy Flemming 2006 13 Graves Norman TV pilot not picked up Walls Henry Flesh Jack Roberts Law & Order: SVU Derek Lord TV A Crime Vincent Harris Manuel Pradal Killer Queen Jack Trust 2007 American Gangster Detective Norman Reilly Ridley Scott Moscow Chill Ray Perso Chris Solimine 2008 Hero Wanted Swain Direct-to-DVD Red Canyon Mac Giovanni Rodriguez Echos of Extinction Eric Richards Styrofoam Soul Joe Martin Snyder Dead*Line Seth Joseph Bakhash Clown Lucien Tate Steinsiek Cadillac Records Chess Records Engineer Darnell Martin The Chase Dangerous Guy Zack Resnicoff 2009 Messengers 2: The Scarecrow John Rollins Direct-to-DVD Martin Barnewitz Pandorum Shepard Christian Alvart Night of the Templar Henry Paul Sampson Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Murphy MacManus Troy Duffy 2010 Meskada Dennis Burrows Josh Sternfeld The Conspirator Lewis Payne Robert Redford The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon TV Hawaii Five-0 Anton Hess TV Pilot Hello Herman Lax Morales Michelle Danner Director credits
Reedus has directed several short films and music videos. His 3 short films are titled "The Rub", "I Thought of You", and "A Filthy Little Fruit". His first feature film directorial debut was in early 2008. He runs a New York-based film production company named Bigbaldhead.
References
- ^ "Biography for Norman Reedus". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005342/bio. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Norman Reedus web page". http://www.normanreedusonline.com/art/2009/06/red-canyon-film-trailer/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video To Premiere On 'American Idol'". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1662577/lady-gaga-judas-music-video-premiere.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
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Categories:- 1969 births
- Actors from Florida
- American film actors
- American music video directors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Hollywood, Florida
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