Richard Steinmetz is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Fitzgerald on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Passions.
Early life A native of Chicago, his father was a police officer on the South Side. Steinmetz graduated from high school in Federal Way, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, and played professional soccer for the Portland Timbers.
Career After playing professional soccer, he left for San Francisco and then moved to New York City, where he worked on stage for nearly 10 years. In addition to acting, Steinmetz coaches high-school football. His team, the Venice Gondoliers, made it to the City Championships last year, where they played in front of 40,000 people.
Steinmetz made his daytime television debut in 1988 on the now-defunct ABC series Loving as Jeff Hartman, a role which he held for only a year. He had a major supporting role in the action-thriller 'Skyscraper', a 1996 direct-to-video film starring Anna Nicole Smith, where he played her screen character's detective husband. However, Steinmetz was best known as Martin Fitzgerald, whom he portrayed from May 2004 to October 2006, when Steinmetz was dropped to recurring status, and the character subsequently disappeared from the show without explanation. In May 2012, it was announced that Steinmetz would join the cast of ABC's General Hospital as the son of a previous character with a past connection to popular character Sonny Corinthos. On July 2, 2012, Steinmetz made his first appearance on the series in the role of Joe Scully, Jr. On September 15, 2012, it was announced that Steinmetz's contract with General Hospital would not be renewed. Steinmetz made his last appearance on the series on October 23, 2012.
Personal life Steinmetz resides in Los Angeles, and is the foster father of three sons and one daughter (b. 2016).
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1986OsaEasy Ed1988Hot SplashWoody1989Slaves of New YorkParty Guest1991Liquid DreamsRodino1991Late for DinnerAdult Donald Freeman1996SkyscraperGordon Wink1997Always Say GoodbyeItalian Groom2000The AlternateSwat Leader2001CahootsDanny2001Crazy/BeautifulCoach Bauer2001The OneD'Antoni2003S.W.A.T.SWAT Negotiator2005Inside OutDetective2007The Life and Death of Anna NicoleDocumentary2014The BarberBusinessman2022They Live in the GreyJudge
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985City BoyBoyfriendTelevision film1989–1995LovingJeff Hartman #327 episodes1990Law & OrderTerry RolandEpisode: "The Reaper's Helper"1992The CommishMr. CostelloEpisode: "Officer April"1993RavenPatrick KillianEpisode: "Something in the Closet"1994GreyhoundsCam CavanaughTelevision film1995Platypus ManSteve / Officer Joe Strickler2 episodes1995MarkerAllan BrewsterEpisode: "Discovery"1996Melrose PlaceJimmy Stanley2 episodes1997Silk StalkingsConstantine RikolakasEpisode: "I Love the Nightlife"1997Fired UpCustomerEpisode: "A Concurrent Affair"1997Women: Stories of PassionNickyEpisode: "Woman on the Train"1997MillenniumMr. SmoothEpisode: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense"1998ViperRichard EvansEpisode: "Old Acquaintance"1999Sports NightShane McArnoldEpisode: "Shane"2001Crossing JordanDaniel GallowEpisode: "Digger: Part 2"2003War StoriesAndrew ThorneTelevision film2004ClubhouseGeneral Manager / Guy in Meeting3 episodes2004–2006PassionsMartin Fitzgerald / Bob Wheeler89 episodes2006HeroesN.Y. DetectiveEpisode: "Don't Look Back"2006Cold CaseDale WilsonEpisode: "Fireflies"2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJules RosenthalEpisode: "Young Man with a Horn"2009MonkCoach Brian BinsackEpisode: "Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs"2010Tower PrepCoach HistoryEpisode: "Buffer"2012General HospitalJoe Scully, Jr.25 episodes2020Better ThingsDr. BallingerEpisode: "DNA"2021Pilot SeasonStephen MontgomeryEpisode: "The Nuclear Option"2021Days of Our LivesJudge Robert Smails4 episodes
References
External links