:Stephen Bishop (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
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|name=Stephen Bishop
|image = Stephen Bishop (cropped).jpg
|caption = Bishop at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1970|9|14}}
|birth_place= Chicago, Illinois, U.S
|occupation= Actor
|children=1
}}
Stephen C. Bishop (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor and former baseball player. He was a regular cast member in the television series Being Mary Jane (2013–15), Imposters (2017–18) and Run the World (2021–23). Bishop also appeared in films Friday Night Lights (2004), Moneyball (2011), 'Til Death Do Us Part (2017) and Fatal Affair (2020).
Baseball career
Bishop attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played baseball for the Highlanders from 1991–1992.{{cite web|title=2010 UC Riverside Highlanders Baseball Media Guide|url=http://www.gohighlanders.com/documents/2010/3/29/2010%20BA%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=611|publisher=UC Riverside Sports Information|accessdate=December 18, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602092418/http://www.gohighlanders.com/documents/2010/3/29/2010%20BA%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=611|archivedate=June 2, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} After college he signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for the Idaho Falls Braves, Atlanta's affiliate in the Pioneer League in 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/stephen-bishop/|title=Stephen Bishop - Actor|date=October 20, 2022|website=TV Insider}} In 1994, he played for the Sioux Falls Canaries and the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, and in 1995 he played for the High Desert Mavericks, the High-A affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bishop001ste|title=Steve Bishop Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics|access-date=January 3, 2025|website=Baseball Reference}}
Acting career
In 2000s, Bishop began acting career, playing supporting roles in films The Rundown (2003), Friday Night Lights (2004) and Americanese (2006). He starred in the 2006 horror film Sam's Lake opposite Fay Masterson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sams-lake-vm736589110|title=Sam's Lake (2006) - Andrew C. Erin, Andrew Christopher Erin | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com}} On television, Bishop appeared in two episodes of UPN comedy series Girlfriends in 2004, and the following years guest-starred on Friday Night Lights, Brothers & Sisters, The Game, Lost, Grey's Anatomy and The Mentalist. In 2011 he played David Justice in the biographical sports drama film Moneyball starring Brad Pitt.{{cite web|last=Alexander |first=Jim |url=http://www.pe.com/sports/baseball/baseball-headlines-index/20111002-baseball-former-ucr-star-shines-in-moneyball.ece |title=BASEBALL: Former UCR star shines in "Moneyball" | Sports Southern California |publisher=PE.com |date= |accessdate=October 25, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news/|title=MLB News, Expert Analysis, Rumors, Live Updates, & more|website=Yahoo Sports}}
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In 2013, Bishop was cast opposite Gabrielle Union in the BET drama series, Being Mary Jane as Mary Jane's love interest.[http://www.bet.com/shows/being-mary-jane/cast/david-paulk.html Being Mary Jane character bio: David Paulk (played by Stephen Bishop)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123042852/http://www.bet.com/shows/being-mary-jane/cast/david-paulk.html |date=November 23, 2014 }} In 2014 he appeared in the comedy-thriller Miss Meadows and in 2015 in the romantic comedy With This Ring opposite Regina Hall. In 2017 he starred in the TV One pilot movie Media alongside Penny Johnson Jerald. Later that year he starred in the psychological thriller film 'Til Death Do Us Part alongside Annie Ilonzeh and Taye Diggs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/til_death_do_us_part|title='Til Death Do Us Part | Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}
From 2017 to 2018, Bishop starred in the Bravo comedy series, Imposters.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/parker-young-stephen-bishop-cast-bravo-pilot-my-so-called-wife-1201611620/|title=Parker Young & Stephen Bishop Cast In Bravo Pilot 'My So Called Wife'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 7, 2015}} In 2018, it was announced that Bishop had been cast in a recurring role on Criminal Minds as Supervisory Special agent Andrew Mendoza, who will be a love interest for Emily Prentiss.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/10/19/criminal-minds-season-14-stephen-bishop-cast-prentiss-love-interest/|title=Criminal Minds Love Interest to Be Played by Imposters' Stephen Bishop|last=Webb Mitovich|first=Matt|work=TVLine|date=October 19, 2018|accessdate=October 19, 2018}} He also guest-starred on Greenleaf, SEAL Team and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In 2020, Bishop starred in the Netflix psychological thriller film, Fatal Affair.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/nia-long-omar-epps-stephen-bishop-fatal-affair-netflix-1202750773/|title=Nia Long To Produce & Star Alongside Omar Epps And Stephen Bishop In Netflix Film 'Fatal Affair'|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/fatal-affair-netflix-trailer-nia-long-omar-epps/|title=The Trailer for Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' Delivers Cheesy Domestic Thriller Realness|last=Lawrence|first=Gregory|work=Collider|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/fatal-affair-review-1234711378/|title='Fatal Affair': Film Review|first=Lisa|last=Kennedy|date=July 20, 2020}} From 2021 to 2023, Bishop starred in the Starz comedy series, Run the World.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/heels-run-the-world-blindspotting-canceled-starz-1235734740/|title='Heels,' 'Run the World,' 'Blindspotting' Canceled at Starz; 'Venery of Samantha Bird' Not Moving Forward (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=September 25, 2023}} In 2022 he had a recurring role in the Apple series The Terminal List and later was cast in The Equalizer.
Personal life
On November 29, 2017, he and his former partner, model Jesiree Dizon, welcomed their first child Charli Kekuʻulani.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/tv/who-is-jesiree-dizon-shemar-moore/ | title=Who is Shemar Moore's Girlfriend? All About Jesiree Dizon }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2003
|The Road Home |Tyrell Hunt |Also known as Pitcher and the Pin-Up |
| 2003
|Knappmiller | |
| 2004
|Loie Harris | |
| 2006
|Miles | |
| 2006
|Franklin | |
| 2008
|ER Doctor |Uncredited |
| 2010
|Derrick |Uncredited |
| 2010
|The Company We Keep |Dwight | |
| 2011
| |
| 2012
|Marine Guard | |
| 2012
|JPJ OOD | |
| 2013
|Thank You Card |Detective Browning |Short film |
| 2014
|Lt. Danny | |
| 2016
|Grandma's House |Edgar | |
| 2017
|Jeep Compass: Baseball Coach |Himself |Short film |
| 2017
|Michael Roland | |
| 2019
|The Trap |K.P. | |
| 2019
|Keys to the City |Mayor Kenneth Briggs |Also executive producer |
| 2020
|Marcus Warren | |
| 2022
|Singleholic | Michael Webb | |
| 2023
|Imani | Sen Grant Powell | |
| 2024
|One Night Stay | Marcus |Also executive producer |
| 2024
|Finding Tony | Tony Greene |Also producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|Alex Mendoza |2 episodes |
| 2006
|Interviewer |Episodes: "Eyes Wide Open" |
| 2006
|Rick |Episode: "Mistakes Were Made: Part 2" |
| 2007
|Eva's Fiance |Episode: "Out of Bounds" |
| 2007
|Lost |Kincaid |Episode: "The Man from Tallahassee" |
| 2008
|Firefighter |2 episodes |
| 2009
|Hazmat Team Leader |Episode: "Bolt Action" |
| 2011
|Trey Holcombe |Episode: "Pink Tops" |
| 2011
|Agent Biddle |Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence" |
| 2012
|Zach Jeffries |Episode: "Suspicious Minds" |
| 2013
|Tripp Doby |Episode: "Lawson Translation" |
| 2013
|Smooth Watson |Episode: "His Banana Majesty" |
| 2013–2015
|David Paulk |Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2015
|Nate |TV movie |
| 2017
|Media |Will Randolph |TV movie |
| 2017–2018
|Patrick Campbell / Agent Simons |Main cast |
| 2018
|Michael |Episode: "The Promised Land" |
| 2018
|Coins for Christmas |Alec |TV movie |
| 2018–2020
|SSA Andrew Mendoza |4 episodes |
| 2019
|Master Chief Winston Blake |Episode: "The Ones You Can't See" |
| 2020
|Major Brandon Gamble |2 episodes |
| 2021–2023
|Matthew Powell | |
| 2022
|Dr. Miles Fulton |Episode: "Hard Money" |
| 2022
|Richard Fontana | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1212071|Stephen Bishop}}
{{baseballstats|brm=bishop001ste}}
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