Chris Bauer Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "True Blood" in 2010
• Won a Satellite Award for Best Ensemble, Television for "True Blood" in 2009
• Graduated from Yale University with a degree in Drama
• Was a member of the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York, where he performed in several productions, including "Mojo" and "Parlor Song․"
• Started out as a stage actor, performing with prominent Chicago ensembles like the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the Goodman Theatre
• Quote: "(On "True Blood" not getting an Emmy nomination): "It's offering people 60 minutes of sometimes thought-provoking entertainment․ If you're gonna give an Emmy out, you should probably give it to the audience of True Blood․""
• Best known for his role as Andy Bellefleur in "True Blood," as Fred Yokas in "Third Watch," and as Frank Sobotka in "The Wire․"
• Made his Broadway debut in "A Streetcar Named Desire" as Mitch, opposite Natasha Richardson