A dead ringer for Johnny Depp in looks and attitude, if not cinematic success, this eccentric actor worked as a film extra before honing his craft as a member of David Mamet's prestigious Atlantic Theatre Company in New York. In 1996, the handsome player burst onto the movie scene in a quartet of different flicks, two of which,
Scream and
The Craft, positioned him as the next big teen crush. But by the end of the decade a string of flops (
Ride with the Devil,
The Newton Boys) had derailed his big-screen career. His luck didn't change when he turned to the small screen with the short-lived fantasy drama
Miracles. But in 2005, his searing performance as a jealous brother in the miniseries
Into the West proved he wasn't just the poor man's Depp, and the next year he landed a plum part on the postnuclear holocaust drama
Jericho.Skeet Ulrich Fast Facts:
- Had open-heart surgery at age 10, which left him with a prominent scar on his chest.
- Nicknamed "Skeeter" by a baseball coach who thought he was small and quick, like a mosquito.
- Studied marine biology in college but was bit by the acting bug while working as an extra in movies such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Weekend at Bernie's.
- Was a member of David Mamet's Atlantic Theatre Company.
- Comes from a family of race-car drivers; his uncle is NASCAR veteran Ricky Rudd.
- Skeet Ulrich Relationships:
- D.K. Ulrich - Stepfather
- Geoff Ulrich - Brother
- Georgina Cates - Ex-wife
- Jakob Dylan Ulrich - Son
- Naiia Rose Ulrich - Daughter
- Ricky Rudd - Uncle
- College:
- Attended University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC; attended New York University, New York, NY
