Norman Reedus
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| Norman Reedus | |
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| Born | Norman Reedus January 6, 1969 Hollywood, Florida |
| Years active | 1997-Present |
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Norman 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. He has also directed several videos and modeled for various fashion designers.
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[edit] 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 cult 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 (Sept. 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 25th, 2009, Reedus appeared at Comicon 2009 with other members of The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day cast and crew to promote the film.
He currently shows his art work in galleries in New York, Berlin and Frankfurt.
[edit] Personal life
Reedus lives in New York with his son Mingus Lucien Reedus; Mingus's mother is his ex-girlfriend, model Helena Christensen. Mingus is named after the legendary jazz musician Charles Mingus.
In 2005 Reedus was injured in a car accident after attending an R.E.M. concert. He had to undergo surgery on the left side of his face that left a thin scar above his left eyebrow.
[edit] 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 | 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 | Troy Duffy | ||
| 2010 | Meskada | Dennis Burrows | Josh Sternfeld | |
| The Conspirator | Lewis Payne | Robert Redford |
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
