Bill brochtrup biography
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Bill Brochtrup
American actor (born 1963)
William Brochtrup Jr. (born March 7, 1963)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his role playing PAA John Irvin, a principal administrative assistant, on the ABC television drama NYPD Blue.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born William Brochtrup Jr. in Inglewood, California, Brochtrup was raised in Tacoma, Washington and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1985.[3][1]
Career
[edit]After graduating from college, Brochtrup moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was billed as "William Brochtrup" in some of his earliest roles in the 1980s.[1]
Theatre credits for Brochtrup include David Marshall Grant's Snakebit (off-Broadway at the Century Center and in Los Angeles at the Coast Playhouse), South Coast Repertory (Noises Off, Taking Steps, The Real Thing), The Antaeus Company[4] (Peace In Our Time, The Malcontent, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8.30, Sinan Unel's Pera Palas), Black Dahlia Theatre (Jonathan Tolins' Secrets of the Trade, Richard Kramer's Theater District, both directed by Matt Shakman), The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (Bach at Leipzig, Small Tragedy), L.A. Theatre Works (The Great Tennes
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Bill Brochtrup is a television, film, and stage actor, best known for playing “John Irvin,” the cheerful administrative aide, on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning police drama, NYPD Blue. Along with the rest of the cast, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. In 2019 he reprised his role in ABC's rebooted NYPD Blue pilot.
In addition to series regular roles on two other Steven Bochco dramas (Public Morals and Total Security) he has had recurring roles on Jon Avnet’s web-series Kendra and Showtime’s Shameless, as well as a five season run as savvy police psychologist “Dr. Joe” on TNT’s Major Crimes. He is currently appearing in the Emmy Award-winning digital drama After Forever on Amazon.
His film work includes Hypnotized, Life As We Know It, He’s Just Not That Into You, Duck, Ravenous, Space Marines.
Onstage he has appeared in New York, Los Angeles, and in regional theaters throughout the country. For over twelve years he was Artistic Director of Antaeus Theatre Company, Los Angeles’ acclaimed classical theater ensemble, where he also pro
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Bill Brochtrup Biography
Mar 7, 1963Birth Place:
Inglewood, Calif., USA