Ben Koldyke
| Benjamin Koldyke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 27, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Benjamin "Ben" Koldyke (born March 27, 1968) is an American actor.
Life and career
Koldyke was born in Chicago, Illinois. Before his acting career, Koldyke was a high school English teacher and football coach in Chicago.[1] He appeared in recurring roles as Dale Tomasson in the HBO series Big Love and as Don Frank in the CBS series How I Met Your Mother.[2]
Koldyke starred as the lead character in the short-lived ABC comedy series Work It in 2012.[3] He later guest-starred in HBO's The Newsroom, and in 2013 was cast in another ABC sitcom Back in the Game opposite Maggie Lawson and James Caan.[4][5][1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing | Kelly's Boyfriend | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | RF-8 Pilot | |
| 2001 | Red Zone | Dutch Van Roble | Also writer and director |
| 2002 | Osama Bin Laden: Behind the Madness | Writer and director | |
| 2003 | Say I Do | Ben | |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Officer Tommy Johnson | |
| 2008 | Jedi Gym | Master Flynn | Short film, also writer and director |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24 | LAPD Officer | Episode: "Day 2: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m." |
| 2009 | Boldly Going Nowhere | TV pilot | |
| 2009 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Sean | Episode: "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" |
| 2009 | The Big D | Will Dupree | TV pilot |
| 2009 | This Little Piggy | TV pilot | |
| 2010 | Big Love | Dale Tomasson | 5 episodes |
| 2009-2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Don Frank | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Work It | Lee Standish | Series regular, 11 episodes |
| 2013 | The Newsroom | Cyrus West | Episode: "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers" |
| 2013 | Back in the Game | Dick Slingbaugh | Series regular |
| 2015 | Mr. Robinson | Jimmy | Series regular |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Waterman, Lauren (2001-01-30). "Ben Koldyke Talks Dale’s Twist on Big Love and Getting Naked in How I Met Your Mother". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ↑ Andriakos, Jacqueline (2012-01-14). "Work it is cancelled by ABC | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "John Requa & Glenn Ficarra To Direct ABC's Cullen Brothers Comedy Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
- ↑ Pehanick, Maggie (2012-03-13). "Back in the Game TV Show Review". Buzzsugar.com. Retrieved 2013-08-14.