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The son of a career diplomat, he spent his childhood in Washington DC, Asia, and the middle east. Oliver graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Drama in 1983 from Tufts University. He then trained at Shakespeare & Co. with Kristine Linklater. See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (71 titles)
2013 A Friggin' Christmas Miracle (filming)
Hobo Santa
 
2014 Lucky Them (post-production)
Giles
 
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (post-production)
Wiser the Owl (voice)
 
2010-2013 The Big C (TV series)
Paul Jamison
The Finale (2013) … Paul Jamison
Quality of Life (2013) … Paul Jamison
Fly Away (2012) … Paul Jamison
 
2012 Chinese Zodiac
Lawrence Morgan
 
2012 Ginger & Rosa
Mark Two
 
2011 Jake and Amir: Fired (TV short)
Interviewer (uncredited)
 
2011 The Oranges
Terry
 
2011 X-Men: First Class
Man in Black Suit
 
2010 Please Give
Alex
 
2009/I 2012
Carl Anheuser
 
2009 Wonder Woman (video)
Hades (voice)
 
2007-2008 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Freddy Prune
Magda and Jeff (2008) … Freddy Prune
Dawn Budge II (2007) … Freddy Prune
Carly Summers (2007) … Freddy Prune
 
2003-2007 Queens Supreme (TV series)
Judge Jack Moran
 
2007 The Thick of It (TV movie)
Malcolm Tucker
 
2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) (voice)
 
2004-2006 Huff (TV series)
Russell Tupper
Bethless (2006) … Russell Tupper
Radio Silence (2006) … Russell Tupper
 
2005 Casanova
Paprizzio
 
2005 Loverboy
Mr. Pomeroy
 
2004 Kinsey
Herman Wells
 
2004 Strip Search (TV movie) (scenes deleted)
 
2003 Hope Springs
Doug Reed
 
2002 Ash Wednesday
Moran
 
2002 Liberty Stands Still
Victor Wallace
 
2001 SSX Tricky (Video Game)
Luther-Dwayne Grady (voice)
 
2000-2001 Deadline (TV series)
Wallace Benton
Red Herring (2001) … Wallace Benton
Shock (2001) … Wallace Benton
Just Lie Back (2001) … Wallace Benton
 
1999 Cinderelmo (TV movie)
Frank / Fairy Godperson
 
1998 The Impostors
Maurice
 
1995 The Infiltrator (TV movie)
Yaron Svoray
 
1995 Funny Bones
Tommy Fawkes
 
1993 Benny & Joon
Eric
 
1993 The Temp
Jack Hartsell
 
1992 Diggstown
Fitz
 
1992 Beethoven
Harvey
 
1990 Postcards from the Edge
Neil Bleene
 
1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
Changing Houses (1990)
 
1988 Working Girl
Lutz
 
1988 Tattingers (TV series)
Burke
Pilot (1988) … Burke
 
1988 Married to the Mob
Ed Benitez
 
1988 Crusoe
Mr. Newby
 
1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
Speed Stiles
Baseballs of Death (1988) … Speed Stiles
 
1987 The Equalizer (TV series)
Norm Jameson
In the Money (1987) … Norm Jameson
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1996 Big Night (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Pieces of April: All the Pieces Together (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2012-2013 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself / Narrator
Henry Ford (2013) … Himself/Narrator
The Abolitionists - Part 3 (2013) … Himself/Narrator
The Abolitionists - Part 2 (2013) … Himself/Narrator
The Abolitionists - Part 1 (2013) … Himself/Narrator
Death and the Civil War (2012) … Himself/Narrator
 
2012 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Himself
Citizens of the World (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Jeff Probst Show (TV series)
Himself
Unconventional Stars (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Love, Marilyn (documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 4 June 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 October 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Prohibition (TV mini-series documentary)
A Nation of Hypocrites (2011) (voice)
A Nation of Scofflaws (2011) (voice)
 
2011 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 June 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.241 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Roland Emmerich: Master of the Modern Epic (video short)
Himself
 
2010 AMC News Special: 10 Stories of Sundance (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter & Nominee: Best Actor in a Play
 
2006 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Ice Harvest: Beneath the Harvest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
 
2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.242 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 'Huff': Around the Edges (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator / Himself
World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2004) … Himself/Narrator
 
2004 Pieces of April: All the Pieces Together (video documentary short)
Himself/Jim Burns (also archive footage)
 
2003 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.11 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
None Without Sin (2003) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 September 2000 (2000) … Himself
Episode dated 2 February 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 July 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 December 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1995-1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
Episode dated 20 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 The Word (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.10 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The Making of 'The Three Musketeers' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2012 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Larry King Live (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for Pras: "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor. I thought that would be nirvana. I think of myself as an actor. If other people want to pigeonhole me, if they want to think of me as a big deal or a medium deal or a small deal, well, that's up to them. See more »

Trivia:

In the 1950s, his great-grandmother Cynthia Burke Roche resided at the famous Elm Court mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn