Ronald Jason Eldard (born February 20, 1965) is an American
actor.Eldard, the second youngest of seven children (he has four
sisters and two brothers), was born on Long Island, New York. He is of
Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mother died in a car accident
when he was a child, and Eldard and his siblings were sent to live
with various family members. He attended grade school in Utah while
living with his aunt and uncle. At age 13, Ron moved to Ridgewood,
Queens to live with his sister Lana and her husband.Eldard made his
film debut in the comedy True Love (1989), written and directed by
Nancy Savoca, and co-starring Annabella Sciorra. This film won the
Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Eldard has performed
on Broadway in critically acclaimed productions of On the Waterfront,
Biloxi Blues, Bash: Latterday Plays, and Death of a Salesman. The
latter two were filmed for Showtime productions.Eldard is known for
his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy Drop Dead Fred
(1991); as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996), which
co-starred Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Dustin
Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Minnie Driver; and as Dodge, a Marine
Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship (2002), alongside
Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington and Isaiah
Washington.
actor.Eldard, the second youngest of seven children (he has four
sisters and two brothers), was born on Long Island, New York. He is of
Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mother died in a car accident
when he was a child, and Eldard and his siblings were sent to live
with various family members. He attended grade school in Utah while
living with his aunt and uncle. At age 13, Ron moved to Ridgewood,
Queens to live with his sister Lana and her husband.Eldard made his
film debut in the comedy True Love (1989), written and directed by
Nancy Savoca, and co-starring Annabella Sciorra. This film won the
Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Eldard has performed
on Broadway in critically acclaimed productions of On the Waterfront,
Biloxi Blues, Bash: Latterday Plays, and Death of a Salesman. The
latter two were filmed for Showtime productions.Eldard is known for
his film roles as Mickey Bunce in the cult comedy Drop Dead Fred
(1991); as street thug John Reilly in Sleepers (1996), which
co-starred Brad Pitt, Billy Crudup, Jason Patric, Kevin Bacon, Dustin
Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Minnie Driver; and as Dodge, a Marine
Salvage Expert, in the horror film Ghost Ship (2002), alongside
Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington and Isaiah
Washington.
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