Ty Burrell
Ty Burrell
Tall and dark actor Ty Burrell has the kind of deep-set eyes and sharp features that make him ideal for roles such as the self-absorbed yuppie who cast a cold gaze in Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead and the authoritative yet undeniably vain plastic surgeon on the CBS sitcom Out of Practice. And while Burrell's background may indeed be in repertory theater, it is in the worlds of film and television that he has truly come into his own. Equally comfortable on screens both large and small, Burrell found his footing before the camera thanks to walk-on roles on Ellen and The West Wing before supporting performances in Ivan Reitman's Evolution and Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down singled him out as a talent to watch for on the big screen. Never one to stay away from the stage for too long a stretch, the Ashland, Oregon, native subsequently returned to the boards to star in the Signature Theatre off-Broadway production of Burn This opposite Edward Norton and Catherine Keener. While subsequent television roles in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit served well to prepare Burrell for his regular role in the comedy series Out of Practice -- a lighthearted affair about a dysfunctional family of physicians -- big-screen roles in Dawn of the Dead, In Good Company, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, and National Treasure: Book of Secrets virtually ensured a lasting career in film as well. In 2007, he was cast as a regular on the Kelsey Grammer/Patricia Heaton local-news sitcom Back to You as field reporter Gary Crezyzewski, but the show only lasted one season. Burrell bounced back in a big way with a prominent supporting role as Dr. Samson in the summer 2008 release The Incredible Hulk. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Ty Burrell:
- Dawn of the Dead with Sarah Polley , Ving Rhames , Jake Weber , Mekhi Phifer , Michael Kelly , Kevin Zegers , Michael Barry , Lindy Booth , Jayne Eastwood , Boyd Banks , Inna Korobkina , R.D. Reid , Kim Poirier , Matt Frewer , Hannah Lochner , Jacob Adams
- The Darwin Awards with Joseph Fiennes , Winona Ryder , Tim Blake Nelson , Wilmer Valderrama , David Arquette , Josh Charles , Kevin Dunn , Nora Dunn , Judah Friedlander , Lukas Haas , Tom Hollander , Brad Hunt , Juliette Lewis , Julianna Margulies , Alessandro Nivola , Chris Penn , Max Perlich , D.B. Sweeney , Robin Tunney , Tom Wright , Adonal Foyle , Jamie Hyneman , Adam Savage , Richmond Arquette , Mick Breitenstein , Josh Kornbluth , Jerry Harrison , John Doe , Lawrence Ferlinghetti , Metallica , Ross Patterson
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets with Nicolas Cage , Justin Bartha , Diane Kruger , Jon Voight , Helen Mirren , Ed Harris , Harvey Keitel , Bruce Greenwood , Michael Maize , Timothy V. Murphy , Alicia Coppola , Armando Riesco , Albert Hall , Joel Gretsch , Christian Camargo , Billy Unger , Michael Manuel , Brad Rowe , Zachary Gordon , Peter Woodward , Oliver Muirhead , Larry Cedar , Troy Winbush , Billy Devlin , William R. Johnson , Richard Cutting , Alicia Leigh Willis , Rachel Wood , Lisa Sheldon , Natalie Dreyfuss , Michael Stone Forrest , David Copeland Goodman , Susan Lynskey , Patrizia Dizebba , Grant Thompson , Frank Herzog , Maryellen Aviano , Jon Abel , Eric W. Carlson , Randy Travis , Mary Firestone , Robert Koch , Emerson Brooks , Tim Talman , Stephen Hibbert , Jonathan Emmett , Emily Joyce , Glenn Beck , Judy Renihan , Susan Beresford , Demitri Goritsas , Charity Reindorp , C.C. Smiff , David Ury , Milsey Peter Miles , Ben Homewood , Michael McCafferty , Russ Widdall , Hans George Struhar , Poetri , John Travis
- Friends With Money with Jennifer Aniston , Joan Cusack , Catherine Keener , Frances McDormand , Jason Isaacs , Scott Caan , Simon McBurney , Greg Germann , Bob Stephenson , Timm Sharp , Hailey Johnson , Jake Cherry , Marin Hinkle , Troy Ruptash , Elizabeth Keener , John Srednicki , Mitch Rouse , Christine Mourad , Jenn Fee , Max Burkholder , Alejandra Flores , Maulik Pancholy , Jane Elizabeth Mendez , Kristin Minter , Bobby Coleman , Tonita Castro , Lleen Getz , Reggie Austin , Yafit Hallely , Michael Lawson , Wade Allain-Marcus , Fernando Nieto , Romy Rosemont , K.C. Clyde , Wendy Phillips , Will Keenan , Hallie Foote
- In Good Company with Dennis Quaid , Topher Grace , Scarlett Johansson , Marg Helgenberger , David Paymer , Clark Gregg , Philip Baker Hall , Selma Blair , Frankie R. Faison , Kevin Chapman , Amy Aquino , Zena Grey , Colleen Camp , Malcolm McDowell , Enrique J. Castillo , Shishir Kurup , Francesca Roberts , Lauren Tom , Sharon Washington , Gregory Hinton , Miguel Arteta , John Cho , Tim Edward Rhoze , Roma Torre , Jon Collin , Ron Bottitta , Chris Ausnit , Gregory North , Todd Lyon , Thomas J. Dooley , Robin Kirksey , Kate Ellis , Nick Schutt , John Kepley , Mobin Khan , Jeanne Kort , Dean A. Parker , Richard Hotson , Rebecca Hedrick , Sam Tippe , Andre Cablayan , Dante Powell
- Black Hawk Down with Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Jason Isaacs , Tom Sizemore , Eric Bana , William Fichtner , Ewen Bremner , Sam Shepard , Kim Coates , Hugh Dancy , Ron Eldard , Ioan Gruffudd , Thomas Guiry , Charlie Hofheimer , Danny Hoch , Zeljko Ivanek , Glenn Morshower , Jeremy Piven , Gabriel Casseus , Brendan III Sexton , Johnny Strong , Richard Tyson , Brian VanHolt , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Steven Ford , Ian Virgo , Tom Hardy , Carmine Giovinazzo , Chris Beetem , Tac Fitzgerald , Matthew Marsden , Orlando Bloom , Kent Linville , Enrique Jr. Murciano , Michael Roof , George Harris , Razaaq Adoti , Treva Etienne , Boyd R. Kestner , Jason Hildabrant , Gregory Sporleder , Johann Myers , Dana Woods , Abdibashir Mohamed Hersi , Pavel Vokoun , Kofi Amankwah , Joshua Quarcoo , Lee Geohagen
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