| Jeffrey Nordling | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Richard Nordling March 11, 1962 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Francia Dimase |
Jeffrey Richard Nordling (born March 11, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Manning in Once and Again, Larry Moss in 24, and Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives; and in the following films: And the Band Played On, Flight 93, Pirates of Silicon Valley, and the film D3: The Mighty Ducks.
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Nordling was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and grew up in Washington Township. After moving to Saddle River, New Jersey, Nordling attended Ramsey High School, graduating in 1980.[1] After high school, Nordling attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He graduated with a degree in art in 1984.
One of his major roles was playing Ted Orion, an NHL pro turned hockey coach in D3: The Mighty Ducks. The 1997 TV movie Soul Mates, starring Nordling and Kim Raver, is shown by market researchers at Television Preview as a "new" pilot. He played Gaëtan Dugas in And the Band Played On, the HBO production of Randy Shilts' chronicle of the evolving AIDS epidemic, and Capote Duncan in Sex and the City.
In 1999 he portrayed original Apple investor Mike Markkula in the TNT movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.
He is best known for playing Sela Ward's ex-husband, Jake Manning, on the TV drama Once and Again from 1999-2002. He starred as Brent Barrow alongside Courteney Cox in the adult-themed series Dirt on the FX cable network in 2007-08.
He most recently appeared as FBI agent Larry Moss in the seventh season of the Fox series 24.[2]
During the 2009-10 season of Desperate Housewives, Nordling played Nick Bolen, a regular and the on-screen husband of Drea De Matteo, but the roles of the Bolens were discontinued after the one season. [3][4]
Nordling also starred as 9/11 hero Tom Burnett in Flight 93.
In 2010 he played Richard Mackey, the CEO of on ENCOM in Tron: Legacy.
In 2011, he began a recurring role on the medical/crime drama Body of Proof, playing the ex-husband of Dana Delaney's lead character.
Nordling has two children, twin daughters Eloise and Miranda, born in 1996.