Rhys Coiro

Birth Name:

Rhys John Coiro

Birth Place:

Calabria, Italy

Profession

Actor, Producer

Was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for "Entourage" in 2008
Graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
Married to "And While We Were Here" and "A Case of You" director Kat Coiro, with whom he has three children
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Making Revolution" in 2003
Quote: "Acting in high school was just something I seemed to be good at․ It was the saving grace because the acting program at Carnegie Mellon was the only school into which I was admitted․ It was a forced career path․"
Quote: "It is so luxurious and education to be doing theater․ There is little to no rehearsal for television․ I want to continue doing theater, as I want my career to be like a well-balanced meal․"
Best known for playing Billy Walsh in "Entourage" and Norman in "Straw Dogs․"
When not appearing on television, he enjoys working on stage and performed with the Second Stage Theatre in New York City for some time in the late 2000s

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