Leo Fitzpatrick
{{Short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Leo Fitzpatrick
| image =
| birth_name = Leonardo Aurellio Randy Fitzpatrick
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Chrissie Miller|2018}}
| children = 2
}}
Leonardo Aurellio Randy Fitzpatrick (born August 10, 1978) is an American actor and co-director of the Marlborough Chelsea gallery.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2015/05/from-child-actor-to-gallery-director-marlborough-chelsea-hires-leo-fitzpatrick/|title=From Child Actor to Gallery Director, Marlborough Chelsea Hires Leo Fitzpatrick|date=May 8, 2015|website=observer.com}} He is best known as Telly in Kids (1995) and Johnny Weeks in The Wire (2002–2004).
Career
He was discovered at age 14 by director Larry Clark skateboarding at Washington Square Park in New York City. Fitzpatrick was trying to perform certain skating tricks, and every time he was unsuccessful, he would scream and curse. Clark later cast him as Telly, the central character in the film Kids, then a supporting role in Bully.Davis, Peter. [https://web.archive.org/web/20040808011008/http://www.papermag.com/magazine/mag_02/mag_apr02/beautiful_people2002/leo_fitzpatrick.html "Leo Fitzpatrick: reluctant actor"], PaperMag.com, April 2002. (archived page)
He has appeared in numerous films since his work with Clark, including Storytelling and City of Ghosts. After finishing Storytelling, he was cast in the Robert Redford vehicle The Last Castle (2001). Two days before filming was to begin, he was hit by a drunk driver, suffering severe nerve and muscle damage in his leg which left him unable to walk for a month, and he was dropped from the film.
In 2000, he appeared in Bam Margera's CKY2K, and in CKY3 the following year. From 2002 to 2004, he had a recurring role as drug addict Johnny Weeks in the ensemble cast of the HBO series The Wire. Following this he had a string of guest roles on television series including My Name Is Earl (a recurring role), Carnivale, Law & Order: Criminal Intent,[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19793 'Some Guy Who Kills People' One Sheet Debut!] at Bloody Disgusting Sons of Anarchy, and Broad City.
In 2013, he had a supporting role in the film Cold Comes the Night starring Bryan Cranston.
Personal life
Fitzpatrick has been in a relationship with creative director Chrissie Miller since 2008. They have a child, named Otis Miller, who was born in 2016. The couple were married on March 3, 2018 in New York City.{{cite web|access-date=2022-12-19|title=Chrissie Miller's Wedding Dress Was Inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/chrissie-miller-susan-miller-leo-fitzpatrick-jane-hotel-wedding|date=11 May 2018|website=Vogue}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Kids | Telly | |
| 1998
| Guard at Reverend's Gate | |
| rowspan="3"|2000
| 7-Teen Sips | Julian Shaffer | |
| Take It to the Limit
| Rick | |
| King of the Korner
| Monty | |
| rowspan="5"|2001
| Bully | Derek Kaufman | |
| Last Ball
| Scooter | |
| Storytelling
| Marcus | |
| Bubble Boy
| Todd | |
| Serendipity
| Leasing Office Temp | |
| rowspan="2"|2002
| Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | Mylert | |
| City of Ghosts
| | Uncredited |
| rowspan="2"|2003
| Justice | The Egg Machine | |
| Blind Horizon
| Sterling | |
| rowspan="3"|2004
| Jumbo Girl | Cooney's Little Brother | Short film |
| Nausea II
| Male Porn Star | |
| Fearless
| | TV film |
| 2005
| William | |
| 2006
| Fay Grim | Carl Fogg | |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| Francis | |
| How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)
| Gunman | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| El Camino | Elliot | |
| Lovely, Still
| Pharmacist | |
| rowspan="2"|2009
| Detective Couture | |
| A NY Thing
| Nick | TV film |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Ginger | Kidnapper | Short film |
| Knowledgy
| | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Mookie | Short film |
| Being Henry
| Henry | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Irv | |
| Jack & Diane
| Joby | Uncredited |
| rowspan="4"|2013
| Land Mine Mark | |
| American Milkshake
| Mr. McCarty | |
| Doomsdays
| Bruho | |
| Cold Comes the Night
| Donnie from Cincinnati | |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| The Mend | Michael | |
| A Piece of the Bottom
| Abe | Short film |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Red Right Return | Cullen | |
| Saturday Night Cosmic Breakdown
| Otis | Short film |
| Addiction: A 60's Love Story
| Black Rich | |
| rowspan="3"|2016
| Abe | |
| The Drowning
| Angus MacDonald | |
| Goldbricks in Bloom
| Otis | |
| 2018
| Hover | Jason | |
| 2019
| Billboard | Ronny | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist ! Role |
|---|
| 2015
| Velda Plendor/Wilderness Girl |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Series ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Darryl Hutchins | Episode: "Checkmates" |
| 2002-2004
| The Wire | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2004
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rickie 'Chops' Cozza | Episode: "Fico Di Capo" |
| 2005
| Ern | Episodes: "Ingram, TX" & "Old Cherry Blossom Road" |
| 2005-2007
| Sonny | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2007
| Mr. Mouse/Michael | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Shepard | Episodes: "The Push" & "Lochan Mor" |
| Burn Notice
| Ted Seyers | Episode: "Dead or Alive" |
| 2011-2014
| The Reverend | Series regular, 19 episodes |
| 2012
| Leo Packer | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Banshee | McTeague | Episode: "The Kindred" |
| As Da Art World Might Turn
| Sholeva Sure | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2015
| Timothy | Episode: "St. Mark's" |
| Gotham
| Joe Pike | Episodes: "Scarification" & "By Fire" |
| 2016
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gerald Loomis | Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts" |
| 2018
| Maniac | Lance | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2019
| Pudge | Episodes: "Hospital-Tality" & "Game Night" |
| 2021
| Normal Guy | Episode: "Nobody Beats the Baba" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0280559|name=Leo Fitzpatrick}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:Actors from West Orange, New Jersey
Category:20th-century American male actors