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| Born | Richard Ian Porterfield Short 8 October 1975 South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse | Teresa Palladino-Short (2004-present) |
Richard Ian Porterfield Short (born 8 October 1975) is an English actor currently working in Los Angeles. Most recently appeared in the FX Network show "American Horror Story" directed by 'Miguel Arteta' as well as the feature film "The Exhibitionists" for director Michael Melamedoff, playing 'Walter Todd', to be released in 2012. Prior to that spent most of 2011 as a member of the Broadway company of Jez Butterworths's 'Jerusalem' at the Music Box Theatre.
He began acting with the Woking Youth Theatre in Woking, Surrey, in 1992, and made his professional stage debut in the original UK cast of Grease in 1996. His first American film was Delirious, directed by Tom DiCillo, in 2007. That same year also saw Short make his American TV debut on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the episode "Privilege." In 2009, he appeared in the big-budget crime drama Public Enemies,[1] directed by Michael Mann. Short also appeared opposite Kevin Pollak in the 2011 movie Choose[2] and the HBO series Bored to Death[3] with Jason Schwartzman.
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Short was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear,[4] to Margaret Mooney and engineer Richard Short. He has three sisters and one brother, along with three half-siblings. He grew up in South Shields and was educated at Highfield Infants, then at the Cheviot Junior School; Broadmere Middle School, Woking; Holy Trinity School, Guildford, Surrey; Bishop David Brown School, Woking; and King Edward's School, Witley, Surrey. At Brooklands College, Weybridge, Surrey, he studied film and theatre, but left college to pursue acting full-time when he was 20 years old.
As a teenager Short joined the Woking Young Players and performed in several productions, including Ways and Means, Hair, The Boyfriend and many more. In 1996 Short began performing professionally on the stage as Johnny Casino in Grease. For two years he was in the UK Tour of the original cast and appeared at the Manchester Opera House; Edinburgh Playhouse; Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham; Mayflower Theatre, Southampton; and the Liverpool Empire Theatre. He then joined the production in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre, Covent Garden, London, until the show closed in 1999. Short was a part of the London Shakespeare Workshops[5] from 1999–2001 and appeared in Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III and Twelfth Night with guests such as Sam West, Mark Rylance, Richard Dreyfuss and Fenella Fielding.
Short toured the UK in The Real Monty (as Nobby) from 2001–2002, Macbeth (as Macduff) from 2003–2004 and in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius) from 2003-2004. Short moved to the United States soon after.
In 2006 he landed his first American stage role, understudying the part of Sloane in the play Entertaining Mr. Sloane opposite Alec Baldwin, directed by Scott Ellis at the Roundabout Theatre. In 2007 Short appeared in the Vineyard Theatre's successful off-Broadway production of J.M. Barrie's Mary Rose, opposite Keir Dullea and Paige Howard, as an Australian World War I veteran.[6]
He followed this with Wasps in Bed at Theater Row and the successful Bay Street Theatre production of The Night Season opposite Katherine Helmond, Michael O'Keefe and David Patrick Kelly, directed by Lonny Price. In 2007 he was cast in his first American television show, Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the episode "Privilege."
Short broke into film with the acclaimed independent director Tom DiCillo in Delirious opposite Steve Buscemi and Alison Lohman.[7][8] The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Short was back at Sundance the following year in The Guitar, directed by Amy Redford. He returned to the television screen in both New Amsterdam in the episode "A Soldiers Heart" and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "Avatar." He adopted an American accent in 2008 in both The King of Shadows by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa at the Working Theatre and Choose, a thriller due to be released in 2009. For the 1930s crime drama Public Enemies, released 1 July 2009, Short had to adopt an American accent to play FBI agent Samuel P. Cowley, the man who brought down Baby Face Nelson, played by Stephen Graham. Short worked with Christian Bale, who stars as agent Melvin Purvis.
In the spring of 2009 he wrapped Cafe, a feature film directed by Marc Erlbaum and shot in Philadelphia. Short plays a writer opposite star Jennifer Love Hewitt. Cafe was released in the USA and Europe in 2011.
Short is represented in the US by SMS Talent (LA), Leading Artists (NYC)and Jennifer Wiley [manager]. Also in Europe by Michael Ford [www.debiallenassociates.com].
Short became the soccer writer during the 2010 FIFA World Cup exclusively for Menshealth.com. Articles can be found at: http://blogs.menshealth.com/football-fever/
Short has worked on several commercials in the UK and Ireland, as well as recorded voiceovers and jingles. Among his commercial credits:
Short is married to Teresa Palladino-Short. They reside in Los Angeles.
Short has run in several marathons and half-marathons to raise money for charity, such as:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Delirious | Jace Hipley | Sundance 2007; American Film Debut |
| Deception | Desk Clerk | ||
| 2008 | The Guitar | Loser Musician | Sundance 2008 |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Samuel P. Cowley | |
| Choose | Benson | ||
| 2010 | Cafe | Writer | Producers Sean Covel, Chris Wyatt and J. Andrew Greenblatt |
| 2011 | The Exhibitionists | Directed by Michael Melamedoff |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dylan Mercer | Episode "Privilege" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Erik Winton | Episode "Avatar" | |
| 2008 | New Amsterdam | Robert Camp | Episode "A Soldier's Heart" |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Vincent | HBO series written by Jonathan Ames; executive producer Troy Miller |
| Fringe | Bob Dunn | Episode "Midnight" | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Lemon | Episode "After Hours" |
| Gravity | Spin Guy | Episode "Damn Skippy" | |
| 2011 | White Collar | Andrew Collins | Episode "What Happens in Burma" |
| Vera | Neville Furness | Episode "The Crow Trap" based on the book by Ann Cleeves. Produced by ITV Studios. |
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