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Stef Tovar

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Stef Tovar
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Contagion-as Dr. Arrington (with Matt Damon)
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Stef Tovar is an award-winning actor, author, and on-camera acting coach from Chicago. His breakout on-screen role was Dr. Arrington in Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh-where he treats Patient Zero (Gwyneth Paltrow) and must tell her husband (Matt Damon) of her death. As an actor, Stef works regularly in television, film, commercials and theater and splits his time between Chicago and Los Angeles. Stef teaches his on-camera acting workshop at universities, acting studios and casting offices across the country. www.StefTovar.com
BornOctober 12
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    Known for

    Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
    Contagion
    6.8
    • Dr. Arrington
    • 2011
    Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Jessy Schram in Chicago Med (2015)
    Chicago Med
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Otis Greenwell
    • Elliot Myers
    Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo in Widows (2018)
    Widows
    6.8
    • Finance Guy(as Stefan R. Tovar)
    • 2018
    The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • White Donor

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Living
      • Jake
      • Short



    • Something in the Game (2024)
      Something in the Game
      • Knute Rockne
      • 2024
    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Marlyne Barrett, S. Epatha Merkerson, and Jessy Schram in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Otis Greenwell
      • Elliot Myers
      • 2020–2022
    • 4400 (2021)
      4400
      3.9
      TV Series
      • Barney Atash
      • 2021
    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • White Donor
      • 2020
    • Dreya Weber in The Aerialist (2020)
      The Aerialist
      5.7
      • Dan
      • 2020
    • Kelsey Grammer, Russell Hornsby, and Rachelle Lefevre in Proven Innocent (2019)
      Proven Innocent
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Bob Callaway
      • 2019
    • Peter Gilroy in The Bobby Roberts Project (2018)
      The Bobby Roberts Project
      • Studio Exec #2
      • 2018
    • Charles Andrew Gardner, Gregory Dixon, and McKenzie Chinn in Olympia (2018)
      Olympia
      6.2
      • Scott
      • 2018
    • Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo in Widows (2018)
      Widows
      6.8
      • Finance Guy (as Stefan R. Tovar)
      • 2018
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Doctor
      • 2018
    • Sheridan
      Short
      • 2013
    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Daniel Schwartz
      • 2012–2013
    • Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Sanaa Lathan, Kathleen Robertson, Jeff Hephner, Jonathan Groff, and Hannah Ware in Boss (2011)
      Boss
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Gary - O'Hare Negotiator
      • 2011
    • Jude Law, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard in Contagion (2011)
      Contagion
      6.8
      • Dr. Arrington
      • 2011
    • Singles Night
      Short
      • Alan
      • 2006

    Editorial Department



    • Steve Martin in Novocaine (2001)
      Novocaine
      5.8
      • post-production assistant
      • 2001
    • Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley, Eliza Dushku, and Melissa Sagemiller in Soul Survivors (2001)
      Soul Survivors
      3.9
      • post-production assistant
      • 2001
    • Skeletons in the Closet (2001)
      Skeletons in the Closet
      5.1
      Video
      • post-production assistant
      • 2001
    • Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
      Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
      4.0
      • post-production assistant
      • 2000

    Additional Crew



    • Intimate Portrait (1990)
      Intimate Portrait
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2003

    Videos8

    Stef Tovar as Dr. Otis Greenwell-CHICAGO MED
    Demo Reel 2:51
    Stef Tovar as Dr. Otis Greenwell-CHICAGO MED
    Stef Tovar-Full Reel-2023
    Demo Reel 4:01
    Stef Tovar-Full Reel-2023
    Stef Tovar-Full Reel-2023
    Demo Reel 4:01
    Stef Tovar-Full Reel-2023
    The Chicago premiere of the play A Funny Thing Happened... as Don
    Demo Reel 1:37
    The Chicago premiere of the play A Funny Thing Happened... as Don
    Chicago Fire as Daniel Schwartz
    Demo Reel 0:27
    Chicago Fire as Daniel Schwartz
    Gymnast/Aerialist as neighbor Dan
    Demo Reel 0:56
    Gymnast/Aerialist as neighbor Dan
    Proven Innocent as Bob Callaway
    Demo Reel 0:26
    Proven Innocent as Bob Callaway

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • website
    • Alternative names
      • Stefan R. Tovar
    • Born
      • October 12
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • KarenApril 2003 - August 2009 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Other works
      Can be seen in the workout video and infommercial, "Slim in Six"

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He was awarded the 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Blade to the Heat" at the Apple Tree Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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