Biography for
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Date of Birth

17 March 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Kazimierz A. Siemaszko

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Casey Siemasko is an extremely versatile Polish-American actor best known for his roles in the 1980s 'Brat Pack' films, although over the last three decades he has notched up an impressive 60 plus Film and TV appearances.

His first film role was in the Rob Lowe vehicle Class (1983), which also featured John Cusack, Andrew McCarthy, and Alan Ruck.

The second half of the 1980s showed no break from the 'Brat Pack'. Indeed, Casey took a role in the Stephen King-adapted and Rob Reiner-directed Stand by Me (1986).

Casey has added a string of great movies to his resume, including a great performance in Of Mice and Men (1992) directed by - and starring - Gary Sinise, and based on the acclaimed novel by John Steinbeck. It seems he has left the 'Brat Pack' long behind, but nobody can deny the top notch performances he put into these great movies. In 2009 he appeared in the Michael Mann - Johnny Depp film Public Enemies (2009).

Casey is the brother of Nina Siemaszko.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Lee-Williams

Trivia

Older brother of Nina Siemaszko.

Brother of Corky Siemaszko, a reporter/writer for the New York Daily News.

Son of a Polish underground fighter who survived the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

His last name is pronounced "Shye-mash-ko."

Trains in the martial arts: Hapkido, Judo and Tai Chi. He is also a serious Zen student.

Graduated from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, which his sister, Nina Siemaszko, later attended along with another alum, Gillian Anderson.

Competes in Olympic distance triathlons and plays League Soccer.

Was once roommates with Stand by Me (1986) co-star and actor, Gary Riley.