Bill Brochtrup

William Brochtrup Jr. (born March 7, 1963)

Early life and education Born William Brochtrup Jr. in Inglewood, California, Brochtrup was raised in Tacoma, Washington and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1985.

Career After graduating from college, Brochtrup moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was billed as "William Brochtrup" in some of his earliest roles in the 1980s. (Peace In Our Time, The Malcontent, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8.30, Sinan Unel's Pera Palas), Black Dahlia Theatre (Jonathan Tolins' Secrets of the Trade, Richard Kramer's Theater District, both directed by Matt Shakman), The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (Bach at Leipzig, Small Tragedy), L.A. Theatre Works (The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial), and Pasadena Playhouse (If Memory Serves).

He appeared in the feature films Life as We Know It, He's Just Not That Into You, Duck, Ravenous, Man of the Year, and Space Marines.

Brochtrup has been a series regular on three Steven Bochco shows: CBS sitcom Public Morals, ABC drama Total Security, and seven seasons on the ABC drama NYPD Blue. He has appeared on television shows as varied as Dexter, Without a Trace, the animated children's series The Wild Thornberrys (as the voice of a dolphin), Major Crimes (as Dr. Joe Bowman), and Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown. Brochtrup is a frequent guest host of the PBS newsmagazine In The Life.

He has written for Out magazine. The best-selling book of essays I Love You, Mom! includes his original stories at Un-Cabaret and numerous spoken word events. He has hosted AIDS Walks across the country, supports animal rescue organizations like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and has travelled the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo meeting servicemen and women during Handshake Tours for the United Service Organizations (USO) and Armed Forces Entertainment.

From 2012 to September 2024, he served as Artistic Director of the Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale, CA.

Personal life Brochtrup came out to People magazine as gay in 1997. He said, "asting directors have known [that] for years," and assured that being gay would have no "adverse effect" on his career, even with potential typecasting. In 2012, Brochtrup said that he has not regretted coming out back then.

Filmography Films + Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Something Else Eugene 1995 Man of the Year Pledge Cartwright 1996 Not Again! Glen Space Marines Hacker 1999 Ravenous Lindus 2002 Role of a Lifetime Bruce's Receptionist 2005 Duck Leopold 2009 He's Just Not That Into You Larry 2010 Life as We Know It Gary 2012 No Boundaries Dr. Harvey (Short film) 2018 Finding Home Dr. Cohen (Short) 2019 Hypnotized Kyle (completed in 2019, not released)

TV + Television Year Title Role Notes 1989-1996 Murder, She Wrote Leo Gunderson (1989, credited as William Brochtrup) / Gene Gains (1996) (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Class Act" and "Murder Among Friends" 1993 Birds of a Feather Tour Guide (credited as William Brochtrup) (TV Series), 1 episode: "It Happened in Hollywood" 1994 Diagnosis Murder Paramedic (TV Series), 1 episode: "Georgia on My Mind" 1995 Terror in the Shadows Maitre D'(TV Movie) The Monroes Duane (TV Series), 1 episode: "Father Knows Best" Betrayed: A Story of Three Women Patrick McGraw (TV Movie) 1995-2005 NYPD Blue John Irvin (TV Series), 156 episodes 1996 Public Morals John Irvin (TV Series), 13 episodes Picket Fences Gordy Hartman (TV Series), 1 episode: "Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey" 1997 Total Security George LaSalle (TV Series), 12 episodes Dharma & Greg Steve (TV Series), 1 episode: "Indian Summer" Two Small Voices David Ivey (TV Movie) 2001 The Wild Thornberrys Colin (voice of dolphin) (TV Series), 1 episode: "Hello, Dolphin!" 2005 Without a Trace Edgar (TV Series), 1 episode: "Second Sight" 2010 Dexter Funeral Director (TV Series), 1 episode: "My Bad" 2012 Kendra Arnold (TV Series), 3 episodes: "Three Way", "Driver's License" and "Old Fashioned" 2013-2014 Shameless Hal (TV Series), 4 episodes 2013-2017 Major Crimes Dr. Joe Bowman (TV Series), 13 episodes 2019 After Forever Frank (TV Series), 2 episodes: "Honeymoon" and "One Step Forward"