Robert Duncan McNeill

Infobox Actor


name = Robert Duncan McNeill
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1964|11|9
birthplace = Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
othername =
occupation = actor, producer, movie director, and television director
website = http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/
spouse = Carol Seder (1988–present)

Robert Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actor, producer, movie director, and television director who is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television show "".

Biography

Acting career

McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at The Juilliard School in New York City. [cite web|last =Henderson | first =Kathy |date =June 14, 1988 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/soapdig.html | title =Soap Opera Digest | accessdate =2007-03-10] cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/bio.html | title =Biography, Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on "All My Children"cite web |url=http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/film.html | title =Filmography | publisher=Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] [cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/amcgallery.html | title ="All My Children," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] and starring in the feature film "Masters of the Universe". [cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/masters.html | title ="Masters of the Universe," Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] He also starred in an acclaimed episode of the 1980s version of "The Twilight Zone", "A Message from Charity." [cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/message.html | title ="A Message From Charity" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] He then appeared with Stockard Channing in the Broadway production of "Six Degrees of Separation" [cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/sixdegrees.html | title ="Six Degrees of Separation" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including "Homefront", "L.A. Law", "Quantum Leap", "", and "Murder, She Wrote" and was a featured cast member on the short-lived series, "Going to Extremes" [cite web | last =Sloan | first =Allison | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =January | year =1993 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/ezridesod.html | title =Easy Rider | work =Soap Opera Digest | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10] [cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/goingextremes.html | title ="Going to Extremes" Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10] before earning the role of Tom Paris on "Voyager". [cite web |url =http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/VOY/cast/69083.html | title ="Star Trek: Voyager Cast Robert Duncan McNeill" Startrek.com | accessdate =2007-03-10]

Directing career

McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of "Voyager". [cite web | last =Kaplan | first =Anna L | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =November | year =1997 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/cinefan.html | title =Paris at the Helm: Robert Duncan McNeill on His Shift From Actor to Director | work =Cinefantastique | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10] He then wrote, produced, and directed two award-winning short films, "The Battery" and "9 mm of Love", [cite web | last =Perenson | first =Melissa | authorlink = | coauthors = | month =June | year =2000 | url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/communicator129.html | title =The Final Season Looms, but Robert Duncan McNeill will Always Have Paris | work =Star Trek Communicator | publisher = | accessdate =2007-03-10] and began to direct other episodic television. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows like "The Outer Limits" and "Crossing Jordan", McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of "Dawson's Creek", "Everwood", ', "Dead Like Me", "The O.C.", "Las Vegas", "Summerland", and "Supernatural". His directing credits for 2006-2007 include episodes of "Desperate Housewives", "Medium", "Standoff", "The Nine", "The Knights of Prosperity", "In Case of Emergency", "What About Brian" and "My Boys". In 2007 he directed the season 5 premiere of "Las Vegas", the pilot of "Samantha Who" (which features his ' co-star Tim Russ ) and then signed on as a producer - director of the new NBC show "Chuck," helming episodes two, six, and seven of the series. [cite web |url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000536/#director2000 | title =Filmography as Director, Internet Movie Database | accessdate =2007-03-10]

Personal life

McNeill is married and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.cite web |url =http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/bio.html | title =Biography, Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill | accessdate =2007-03-10]

References

External links

* [http://www.robertduncanmcneill.net/ Official Website]
*imdb name|id=0000536|name=Robert Duncan McNeill

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