About Bruce A. Young
Born 1956. Bruce A. Young is an American stage actor, film actor, television actor, screenwriter and actor.
Bruce Arlington Young (born April 22, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor and screenwriter.
Career Young is well known for his role as Cascade Police Captain Simon Banks in the hit popular UPN/CTV science fiction police drama The Sentinel, alongside Richard Burgi, and Garrett Maggart.
From 1983 to 1987, while with the Organic Theater Company in Chicago, Young created, produced and was a cast member in "Dungeon Master", a fusion of improvisational theatre and live action role-playing; each show was a fantasy adventure scenario with theater cast members playing the monsters and non-player characters and volunteer audience members serving as the player characters. Young restarted Dungeon Master in Los Angeles in 2001, where it is still active, although Young stopped active participation in 2006.
Filmography
Thief (1981) as Mechanic #2 Risky Business (1983) as Jackie Nothing in Common (1986) as Gene The Color of Money (1986) as Moselle 227 (1987, TV Series) as Mop 21 Jump Street (1987, TV Series) as Sgt. James Adabo L.A. Law (1989, TV Series) as Edward Rice Hooperman (1989, TV Series) as Sully An Innocent Man (1989) as Jingles Cop Rock (1990, TV Series) as Lawyer Father Dowling Mysteries (1991, TV Series) as Red Quantum Leap (1991, TV Series) as Butch Hot Shots! (1991) as "Red" Herring Basic Instinct (1992) as Andrews The Golden Palace (1992, TV Series) as George Wilson Trespass (1992) as Raymond Highlander: The Series (1993–1996, TV Series) as Carl Robinson Blink (1994) as Lt. Mitchell Naked Gun : The Final Insult (1994) as Tyrone (uncredited) The War (1994) as Moe Henry The X-Files (1995, TV Series. Episode: "Fresh Bones") as Pierre Bauvais The Tie That Binds (1995) as Gil Chandler Normal Life (1996) as Agent Parker The Sentinel (1996 - 1999, TV series) as Capt. Simon Banks Phenomenon (1996) as FBI Agent Jack Hatch Viper (1997, TV Series) as The Administrator Diagnosis Murder (1999, TV Series) as The Rapper Angel on Abbey Street (1999) as Muskat The Drew Carey Show (2000, TV Series) as Simon Nichols Jurassic Park III (2001) as M. B. Nash Becker (2002, TV Series) as Officer Matlin Family Law (2002, TV Series) as Judge Leon Carter The District (2002, TV Series) as Carl Orchard Enough (2002) as Self-Defense Trainer Undisputed (2002) as Charles Soward Ticker (2002, Short) as Bodyguard The Guardian (2002-2003 TV Series) as Albert Gregg Boomtown (2003 TV Series) Home on the Range (2004) additional voices NYPD Blue (2004, TV Series) as Leonard Peeler Cold Case (2004, TV Series) as Daryl Booker Edmond (2005) as Police Officer Grey's Anatomy (2005, TV Series) as Tom Maynard The Unit (2006, TV Series) as Dr. Jimmy Willey Prison Break (2005–2006, TV Series) as C.O. #2 Love Is the Drug (2006) as Phill Hackwith Ghost Whisperer (2007, TV Series) as Chad West The Beast (2009, TV Series) as Ed Marcus Into Temptation (2009) as Lloyd Montag The Next Three Days (2010) as Craftsman in Elevator (uncredited) Star Trek: Renegades (2015, TV Series) as Borrada
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Who is Bruce A. Young?
American actor
When was Bruce A. Young born?
Bruce A. Young was born on 22 April 1956 in United States.
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Bruce A. Young is a stage actor, film actor, television actor, screenwriter and actor.
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Bruce A. Young is American.
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