Chris Bauer

Birth Name:

Mark Christopher Bauer

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor

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
Started out as a stage actor, performing with prominent Chicago ensembles like the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the Goodman Theatre
Was a member of the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York, where he performed in several productions, including "Mojo" and "Parlor Song․"
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

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