- Brad Raider
Brad Raider (born
April 28 ,1975 ) is an American stage and screen actor. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706837/ IMDB details] ]Biography
Theatre
Raider was born in
Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania in 1975 and began his early theatrical career at the local arts center when he was just in elementary school. Under the direction ofCheltenham High School mentor and director, Tom Stretton, he performed a one-man show about the life and films of directorFrank Capra . [ [http://www.filmbug.com/db/343839 filmbug.com details] ]In New York, he graduated from the
Tisch School of the Arts atNew York University , where he trained at theCircle in the Square Theatre School and the Experimental Theatre Wing.Off-Broadway , he played the title role in the 400th year anniversary production of "Henry V" and appeared in many New York stage productions including "Marat/Sade ," "The Cradle Will Rock ," "The Marriage of Bette and Boo," and "Twelfth Night ."He is co-artistic director of the Los Angeles based theatre company
RED DOG SQUADRON with long-time friend and collaborator,James Roday . For RED DOG, he starred as “Bernie” in David Mamet’s "Sexual Perversity in Chicago ", which he also directed, and appeared as “Birthday Boy” in their production of "Sustenance". Most recently, he played the role of “Podnov” in RED DOG’S production of "Grand Delusion" by David Rock. [ [http://www.lastagescene.com/granddelusionpress.html LA Stage Scene] ]Television
His television credits include starring roles on the short-lived series "
The Trouble With Normal " and "That Was Then ", both for ABC, and guest-starring roles on "Jericho ", ', "Spin City ", "The Education of Max Bickford ", "Miss Match ", "Modern Men ", "The Bad Girl's Guide ", "Rock Me Baby ", and "Coupling ". He was also seen as the title role in the cable movie "Spring Break Lawyer""'.Film
Raider wrote and directed the film, "OLD WIVES TAIL" starring
Wayne Kasserman and recently starred in the Warner Brother's release of "Americanizing Shelley " [ [http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Americanizing_Shelley/70084845 Netflix] ] and in the independent feature, "Greener Mountains".References
External links
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* [http://www.reddogsquadron.com RED DOG SQUADRON]
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