Norman Reedus
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| Born | Norman Reedus January 6, 1969 Hollywood, Florida |
| Years active | 1997-Present |
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Norman Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American model and actor.
Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida. Leaving home at the early age of twelve, he has lived in many countries including England, Spain and Japan. He was first discovered at a party in L.A. where he made a performance that he admits he "doesn't remember at all." A woman approached him afterwards and suggested he audition for a theater production she was involved in. Despite many rumors, Reedus did not start his career off as a model. Although, he has modeled for Prada, Allesandro Delaqua, Durban, and many others. Reedus has been in several films, including; Floating, Six Ways to Sunday, Deuces Wild, Blade 2, Gossip, Boondock Saints, Mimic, 8 Millimeter, "American Gangster", "Hero Wanted" and "Moscow Chill".
Reedus has also directed several short films and music videos and currently shows art work in galleries mostly based out of New York. His most recent short film is entitled "Rub" and his first feature film directorial will be in early 2008. He also runs a film production company with his long time friend, producer Karin Cohen, based out of New York entitled "Bigbaldhead".
Reedus lives in New York with his son, Mingus Lucien Reedus, whom he had with model Helena Christensen. Mingus is named after the legendary jazz musician Charles Mingus. Reedus is commonly known for playing the role of Murphy MacManus in the cult movie, "The Boondock Saints", written and directed by Troy Duffy and starring opposite Sean Patrick Flanery and Willem Dafoe. He has confirmed returning for the sequel "Boondock Saints - All Saints Day" which is said to start filming in the summer of 2008. In 2003 Reedus was injured in a car accident after attending an REM concert. He had to undergo surgery on the left side of his face that left only a thin scar above his left eyebrow.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes | Director |
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| 1997 | Mimic | Jeremy | ||
| Six Ways to Sunday | Harry Odum | |||
| 1998 | Davis Is Dead | Larry | ||
| I'm Losing You | Toby | |||
| Reach The Rock | Danny | |||
| Dark Harbor | Young Man | |||
| 1999 | 8MM | Warren Anderson | ||
| The Boondock Saints | Murphy MacManus | |||
| Let The Devil Wear Black | Brautigan | |||
| Floating | Van | |||
| 2000 | The Beat Nicks | Nick Nero | ||
| Beat | Lucien Carr | |||
| Gossip | Travis | |||
| Preston Tylk | Jonathan Casey | also titled Bad Seed | ||
| Sand | Jack | |||
| 2002 | Luster | Sextools Delivery Boy | ||
| Blade II | Scud | |||
| Deuces Wild | Marco | |||
| 2003 | Nobody Needs to Know | Kurt | ||
| Charmed | Nate Parks | TV | ||
| Tough Luck | Archie | |||
| Octane | Recovery Man | also titled Pulse | ||
| 2004 | Until the Night | Robert | ||
| Ôsama no kampô | ||||
| 2005 | Antikörper | Polizist Schmitz | ||
| The Notorious Bettie Page | Billy Neal | |||
| Masters Of Horror | Kirby Sweetman | TV | ||
| Comfortably Numb | Buddy Flemming | |||
| 2006 | 13 Graves | Norman | TV pilot not picked up | |
| Walls | Henry Flesh | |||
| Law & Order: SVU | Derek Lord | TV | ||
| A Crime | Vincent Harris | |||
| Killer Queen | Jack Trust | |||
| 2007 | American Gangster | Detective Norman Reilly | ||
| Moscow Chill | Ray Perso | |||
| 2008 | Red Canyon | Mac | Scheduled for 2008 release | |
| Survive | ||||
| 39 | Rico | |||
| Hero Wanted | Swain | |||
| Night of the Templar | Henry | |||
| Echos of Extinction | Eric Richards | |||
| Styrofoam Soul | Joe | |||
| Cadillac Records | Chess | |||
| The Messengers 2 | ||||
| Joshua Breed | ||||
| 2009 | Pandorum | Shepard |
