Robert Clohessy (born June , ) is an American actor. He is best known
for playing Correctional Officer Sean Murphy on the HBO prison drama
Oz from seasons -, in addition to playing Warden Boss James Neary on
the HBO crime drama Boardwalk Empire for the first two seasons and
Lieutenant Sid Gormley on police drama Blue Bloods.Clohessy was born
in the Bronx, New York, the son of John Clohessy, a police officer. He
fought in the Golden Gloves in Madison Square Garden. He graduated
from Pearl River High School in Pearl River, New York, and from SUNY
Purchase where he studied under Walt Witcover.[citation
needed]Clohessy has had recurring roles in daytime dramas All My
Children, Boy Meets World, and Guiding Light. In primetime, he has
become known for his multiple regular turns as police officers and
other law enforcement officials, creating parallels between his acting
career and upbringing by his policeman father. The first of such roles
was in the seventh and final season of Hill Street Blues, as Officer
Patrick Flaherty. The following season, Clohessy was cast as the new
co-star of Pat Morita on the ABC detective series Ohara, playing Lt.
George Shaver.He later joined the cast of the HBO prison drama Oz as
Correctional Officer Sean Murphy. However, in between these roles,
Clohessy had a supporting role as Thomas Smaraldo on NBC's
comedy/drama Tattingers (â€"), and soon after appeared in a starring
role on NBC's short-lived comedy One of the Boys (). Clohessy
co-starred on the Neal Marlens/Carol Black ABC sitcom Laurie Hill in ,
playing a stay-at-home freelance writer. In , Clohessy had a regular
role in the short-lived Fox show New Amsterdam. He won a Screen Actors
Guild Award for Best Ensemble in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
for playing Correctional Officer Sean Murphy on the HBO prison drama
Oz from seasons -, in addition to playing Warden Boss James Neary on
the HBO crime drama Boardwalk Empire for the first two seasons and
Lieutenant Sid Gormley on police drama Blue Bloods.Clohessy was born
in the Bronx, New York, the son of John Clohessy, a police officer. He
fought in the Golden Gloves in Madison Square Garden. He graduated
from Pearl River High School in Pearl River, New York, and from SUNY
Purchase where he studied under Walt Witcover.[citation
needed]Clohessy has had recurring roles in daytime dramas All My
Children, Boy Meets World, and Guiding Light. In primetime, he has
become known for his multiple regular turns as police officers and
other law enforcement officials, creating parallels between his acting
career and upbringing by his policeman father. The first of such roles
was in the seventh and final season of Hill Street Blues, as Officer
Patrick Flaherty. The following season, Clohessy was cast as the new
co-star of Pat Morita on the ABC detective series Ohara, playing Lt.
George Shaver.He later joined the cast of the HBO prison drama Oz as
Correctional Officer Sean Murphy. However, in between these roles,
Clohessy had a supporting role as Thomas Smaraldo on NBC's
comedy/drama Tattingers (â€"), and soon after appeared in a starring
role on NBC's short-lived comedy One of the Boys (). Clohessy
co-starred on the Neal Marlens/Carol Black ABC sitcom Laurie Hill in ,
playing a stay-at-home freelance writer. In , Clohessy had a regular
role in the short-lived Fox show New Amsterdam. He won a Screen Actors
Guild Award for Best Ensemble in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
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