Tim Kelleher is an American writer, actor and director.
Biography Early life Born in the Bronx, Kelleher grew up across the five boroughs of New York City, including Staten Island. After college he entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit). After the novitiate, he chose to return to New York and train as a stage actor, studying under Robert Patterson.
Career With friends, Kelleher founded the Colony Theatre and served as its artistic director, staging the work of new playwrights as well as classics. His acting career has included guest appearances on numerous TV shows, and a turn as the resident villain on NBC's sci-fi series Dark Skies. Kelleher‘s more than two dozen film credits include Malcolm X, Operation Dumbo Drop, Independence Day, The Negotiator, Thirteen Days, Flash of Genius, Seven Pounds and Inception.
Kelleher directed the short-form film The Skell, and in 2008, he wrote and directed Wake-Up Call, a pilot that did not go to series.
Personal life Kelleher is married to Canadian novelist Billie Livingston. Religion has remained an interest of his and in 1995 he was received into the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.Interview in "Catholic Canada" Putinism and the Ukrainian Catholic Church, article, First Things In keeping with his faith, in 2011 he wrote and produced The Creed: What Christians Profess, and Why it Ought to Matter, a documentary film for First Things magazine featuring scholars and thinkers. He also serves as new media editor for First Things, where he writes on topics related to religion, politics and culture.Interview with Research on Religion: "Hollywood and the Nicene Creed" In 2019, he was ordained a deacon in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1988 The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II Duke / Larry 1989 Blue Vengeance Detective 1989 Black Rain Bobby 1991 Late for Dinner Man at Catering Truck 1992 Malcolm X Cop at Harlem Station #3 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Raphael Voice1994 Terminal Velocity Jump Junkie #1 1995 Operation Dumbo Drop C-123 Pilot 1995 Clockers Narc #2 1995 Never Talk to Strangers Wabash 1996 The Birdcage Waiter in Club 1996 Executive Decision Bulldog 1996 Independence Day Technician 1998 Desperate Measures Helicopter Shooter 1998 The Negotiator Argento 1999 Made Men Deputy Conley 2000 Thirteen Days Ted Sorensen 2003 Matchstick Men Bishop 2008 Flash of Genius Charlie Defao 2008 Seven Pounds Stewart Goodman 2010 Inception Thin Man 2011 NCIS Chris Pacci season 8, episode 22: "Baltimore"
References
External links
The Tim Kelleher Homepage First Things Magazine Bear Trap, article, First Things