Teddy Sears(I)
- Actor
When Steven Bochco cast Teddy Sears in the
role of Richard Patrick Woolsley IV in TNT's hit series
Raising the Bar (2008), he
had no way of knowing the parallels between the actor's life and the
character's. Of course with his training, talent and experience, Sears
didn't need to be at all like his character, but there is a nice
connection between Woolsley, the scion of a wealthy legal dynasty who
turns renegade to become a legal defender, and Sears, literally the
descendant of Plymouth Rock pilgrims, who left the business world to
become an actor.
Growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Teddy Sears was a great student
and an even better athlete. Great-grandson of a 1912 Olympic
gold-medalist (shooting) and nephew of an aunt who brought home a
bronze in the 100 meter butterfly from the 1956 Melbourne games, he
followed that tradition of excellence with state and national
recognition in high school football and swimming and played varsity
football for the University of Maryland. He graduated from the
University of Virginia with a degree in business management before
discovering his true calling and following its voice to New York and
the beginning of his acting career. There he studied with acclaimed
coach William Esper, worked tirelessly in the crucible of daytime
drama, and landed guest-star roles in series like
Law & Order (1990).
He showed his comedy chops in bits on
The David Letterman Show (1980)
and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993),
and then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked steadily in film and as
a guest star in both television drama and comedy prior to joining the
cast of Steven Bochco's
Raising the Bar (2008) which
enjoyed a two year run on TNT. He can also be seen in the recently
released feature
A Single Man (2009), starring
Colin Firth and
Julianne Moore. Sears now makes
his home in a beach community south of Los Angeles, where he uses his
few spare hours surfing and training for triathlons.
role of Richard Patrick Woolsley IV in TNT's hit series
Raising the Bar (2008), he
had no way of knowing the parallels between the actor's life and the
character's. Of course with his training, talent and experience, Sears
didn't need to be at all like his character, but there is a nice
connection between Woolsley, the scion of a wealthy legal dynasty who
turns renegade to become a legal defender, and Sears, literally the
descendant of Plymouth Rock pilgrims, who left the business world to
become an actor.
Growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Teddy Sears was a great student
and an even better athlete. Great-grandson of a 1912 Olympic
gold-medalist (shooting) and nephew of an aunt who brought home a
bronze in the 100 meter butterfly from the 1956 Melbourne games, he
followed that tradition of excellence with state and national
recognition in high school football and swimming and played varsity
football for the University of Maryland. He graduated from the
University of Virginia with a degree in business management before
discovering his true calling and following its voice to New York and
the beginning of his acting career. There he studied with acclaimed
coach William Esper, worked tirelessly in the crucible of daytime
drama, and landed guest-star roles in series like
Law & Order (1990).
He showed his comedy chops in bits on
The David Letterman Show (1980)
and
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993),
and then moved to Los Angeles, where he worked steadily in film and as
a guest star in both television drama and comedy prior to joining the
cast of Steven Bochco's
Raising the Bar (2008) which
enjoyed a two year run on TNT. He can also be seen in the recently
released feature
A Single Man (2009), starring
Colin Firth and
Julianne Moore. Sears now makes
his home in a beach community south of Los Angeles, where he uses his
few spare hours surfing and training for triathlons.