Maury Sterling
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| birth_name = Charles Maury Wallace Sterling
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|09|01}}
| birth_place = Mill Valley, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
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Charles Maury Wallace Sterling (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for playing Max Piotrowski in Homeland, Rafferty in the comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Lester Tremor in the action film Smokin' Aces.
Early life and education
Charles Maury Wallace Sterling was born on September 1, 1971 in Mill Valley, California. {{cite web|url=http://www.movietome.com/people/46/maury-sterling/index.html|title=Maury Sterling on MovieTome|access-date=November 23, 2008|publisher=MovieTome|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815015115/http://www.movietome.com/people/46/maury-sterling/index.html|archive-date=August 15, 2009}}
Career
Sterling has guest starred on numerous television series, including Judging Amy, ER, Star Trek: Enterprise, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to name a few. His only TV series regular was in the sitcom Alright Already, which lasted only one season from 1997-98. It originally aired on the now-defunct WB Television Network.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/alright/199696|title=Alright Already on The WB|access-date=November 22, 2008 |publisher=TV Guide}}
Sterling has appeared in a number of films, mostly in supporting roles. His prominent role came in the 2006 action film Smokin' Aces where he played Lester Tremor of the psychotic neo-Nazi Tremor Brothers (alongside Chris Pine and Kevin Durand). His role required shaving his head, and shaving his eyebrows off.{{cite web |url=http://movies.about.com/od/smokinaces/v/smokinms011807.htm|title=Maury Sterling Interview - Smokin' Aces Movie Premiere Video|access-date=November 20, 2008 |date=2007-01-17 |publisher=About.com}} His other prominent role was in Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as the antagonist Rafferty.{{cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/video/V08I28egjtvDPX|title=Maury Sterling Interview - Beverly Hills Chihuahua Video|access-date=November 21, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=MovieWeb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207101905/http://www.movieweb.com/video/V08I28egjtvDPX|archive-date=December 7, 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.markiac.addr.com/PET_LIFE_RADIO/behaveep48.html|title=PetLifeRadio-OhBehave- Bo-WOW! We Chat with the Cast of Beverly Hills Chihuahua|access-date=November 21, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher= PetLifeRadio |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208192525/http://www.markiac.addr.com/PET_LIFE_RADIO/behaveep48.html|archive-date=February 8, 2009}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 1995 | Picket Fences | ||
| rowspan="6"|1996 | Boy Meets World | Eddie Hunter | |
| Boston Common | Morgan | ||
| Townies | Doug | ||
| Dark Skies | Mark Waring | ||
| The Single Guy | Mordecai | ||
| Diagnosis Murder | Martin Donner Kingston | ||
| 1997 | The Pretender | Donny Beaulieu | |
| 1997 - 1998 | Alright Already | Vaughn Lerner | Series regular |
| rowspan="2"|1998 | Touched by an Angel | Eddie Williams | |
| Two of a Kind | Policeman | ||
| rowspan="3"|1999 | JAG | Petty Officer Simpkins | |
| G vs E | Harlowe | ||
| Angel | Barney | ||
| 2000 | V.I.P. | ||
| 2002 | Do Over | Mr. Adams | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Judging Amy | Paul Zimberg (2002) Spencer Carls (2003) | 1 episode each |
| 2003 - 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Anders Molyneaux (2003) Detective Ken Martz (2008) | 1 episode each |
| rowspan="2"|2003 | Crossing Jordan | Scott Marshall | |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Tarquin | "Exile" | |
| rowspan="5"|2004 | Without a Trace | Glenn Remick | |
| Six Feet Under | Pot Dealer | ||
| Nip/Tuck | Ron | ||
| Charmed | Lord Dyson | ||
| Monk | Lewis | ||
| 2004 - 2006 | ER | Dr. Nelson | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Elmer - Chez Ami Labourer | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Jim Meyers | |
| rowspan="3"|2007 | CSI: Miami | Barry Ellis | |
| 24 | Kozelek Hacker | 2 episodes | |
| Close to Home | Brian Flynn | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Tommy Connell | |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Eddie | |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | 'Sully' | |
| 2011 | In Plain Sight | Ronnie Dalembert / Ronnie McIntire | 2 episodes |
| 2011 - 2020 | Homeland | Max Piotrowski | 45 episodes |
| 2012 | Private Practice | Kurt Wilson | |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | George Papagus's Killer | In |
| 2014 | Extant | Gordon Kern | |
| 2015 - 2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Rob Frumpkis | Recurring role |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | John Stone | 3 episodes |
| 2021
|The Rookie |Marcus Lindsey |2 episodes | |||
| 2022 | NCIS: Hawaii | Hank Braddock | s1 e17 |
| 2024
|Carrey | | |||
| 2024 |
=Video games=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|2009 | Prototype | Additional Voices | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Guard | ||
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Male Smuggler | |
| 2012 | Starhawk | Rifters / Outcast | |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|827561}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors