Frank John Hughes
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Frank John Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1967 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Frank John Hughes (born November 11, 1967) is an American film and television actor, and screenwriter. Hughes is best known for his portrayals of "Wild Bill" Guarnere in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Tom Fox in Catch Me If You Can, Tim Woods in 24, and Walden Belfiore in The Sopranos.[1]
Early life[]
A native of the South Bronx, Hughes studied jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. At the age of nineteen, he became one of the youngest members ever to be given lifetime membership in The Actor's Studio. He also studied with acting teacher Sonia Moore. After numerous stage productions Off-Broadway, Hughes made his feature film debut in Robert Celestino's True Convictions (1991).
Career[]
Following his first appearance in True Convictions, Hughes has starred in such films as: Bad Boys (1995), Lonely in America (1991), The Funeral (1996) opposite Benicio del Toro and Christopher Walken, Layin' Low (1996), (1997), Urban Jungle (1999), Robbers (2000), (2001) (for which he won "Best Actor" at the New York Independent Film Festival)[citation needed], and Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002). He also appeared in Yonkers Joe and Righteous Kill (2008). In 2009, Hughes joined the cast of the series 24 as Secretary of Homeland Security, Tim Woods. He reprised the role for the season released in 2010.
Hughes wrote, produced and starred in Leave (2011). In 2013 he wrote and produced Dark Tourist starring Michael Cudlitz and Melanie Griffith. That same year, Hughes signed a two-picture deal with Warner Bros. to adapt Shovel Ready into a feature film starring Denzel Washington, as well as to write a screenplay for a project titled Tier 1.
Filmography[]
Television[]
as Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Sopranos | Walden Belfiore | HBO | 5 episodes. |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | William "Wild Bill" Guarnere | HBO | Based on true events, involving the "Easy" Company 2nd Battalion in the United States Military during WWII. |
| 1997–1998 | Players | Charlie O'Bannon | NBCUniversal Television | 18 episodes. |
| 2004 | LAX | Henry Engels | NBC | 13 episodes. |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Detective Jake Moreland | CBS | Episode "Public Enemy". |
Other appearances include: Cover Me, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Feds, Without a Trace, Monk, Boomtown, Kings of South Beach, Curb Your Enthusiasm, JAG, The Path to 9/11, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NCIS, and Criminal Minds.
as Screenwriter
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Boomtown | NBC | Action/drama series; title references nickname of setting, Los Angeles, CA. |
| 2010–2015 | Justified | FX | Crime/drama series |
Video game[]
| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | Treyarch | Activision | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Hughes provided multiple voiceover performances in the game. |
References[]
- ^ Owen, Rob (10 June 2007). "TV Review: 'Sopranos' trails off with a tease". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links[]
- 1967 births
- American people of Italian descent
- Male actors from New York City
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Writers from the Bronx