Richard Ian Porterfield Short (born 8 October 1975) is an English
actor based in Los Angeles. He is starring in the 2017 TV drama series
Mary Kills People. In 2017 he appeared in the independent film The
Dare and in 2016 Crazy Famous. On television he has had recurring
roles on Vinyl and Covert Affairs and has appeared on American Horror
Story, White Collar, and Blue Bloods. Short has appeared in more than
30 films and television shows in the USA and UK. On Broadway, he was a
member of the 2011 company of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem at the Music
Box Theatre.In January 2018 Short was nominated for Best Lead Actor,
Drama Series, from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for his
performance on Mary Kills People.He began acting with the Woking Youth
Theatre in Woking, Surrey in 1992, and made his professional stage
debut in the original UK cast of Grease in 1996. His first American
film was Delirious, directed by Tom DiCillo, in 2007. That same year
also saw Short make his American TV debut on Law & Order: Criminal
Intent. In 2009, he appeared in the big-budget crime drama Public
Enemies, directed by Michael Mann. Short also appeared opposite Kevin
Pollak in the 2011 film Choose and the HBO series Bored to Death with
Jason Schwartzman.
actor based in Los Angeles. He is starring in the 2017 TV drama series
Mary Kills People. In 2017 he appeared in the independent film The
Dare and in 2016 Crazy Famous. On television he has had recurring
roles on Vinyl and Covert Affairs and has appeared on American Horror
Story, White Collar, and Blue Bloods. Short has appeared in more than
30 films and television shows in the USA and UK. On Broadway, he was a
member of the 2011 company of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem at the Music
Box Theatre.In January 2018 Short was nominated for Best Lead Actor,
Drama Series, from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for his
performance on Mary Kills People.He began acting with the Woking Youth
Theatre in Woking, Surrey in 1992, and made his professional stage
debut in the original UK cast of Grease in 1996. His first American
film was Delirious, directed by Tom DiCillo, in 2007. That same year
also saw Short make his American TV debut on Law & Order: Criminal
Intent. In 2009, he appeared in the big-budget crime drama Public
Enemies, directed by Michael Mann. Short also appeared opposite Kevin
Pollak in the 2011 film Choose and the HBO series Bored to Death with
Jason Schwartzman.
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