Post by LeytonAlways143 on Mar 22, 2008 18:19:43 GMT -4
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With a strong, understated presence, Craig Sheffer has a quiet intensity that transcends both the big and small screen. Demonstrating versatility and skill in a range of unconventional performances, Sheffer returns to television with his role in One Tree Hill as Keith Scott, a kind-hearted mechanic who has helped raise his brother's son as his own.
Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sheffer had a passion for acting even at a young age. He won the Best High School Actor Award in a statewide competition. He studied theater at East Stroudsburg University, where he played Valere in a production of Moliere's Tartuffe. Immediately after graduation, Sheffer relocated to New York to pursue a career in acting.
Early auditions landed him a role in the off-Broadway play Punchy. Soon after, he found himself co-starring in the award-winning Broadway production Torch Song Trilogy. In less than a year, producers spotted his work on Broadway and cast him in his feature film debut in That Was Then, This Is Now, opposite Emilio Estevez. Sheffer also starred in the Vietnam based play G.R. Point, and won the LA Critics Drama Desk Award for his performance.
Sheffer went on to starring roles in the John Hughes comedy Some Kind of Wonderful and the father/son drama Split Decisions, with Gene Hackman. He followed that with the lead role in Robert Redford's critically acclaimed film A River Runs Through It, opposite Brad Pitt. Other film credits have included the hard-edged drama The Program, Sleep With Me and Wings of Courage. In addition, he starred with Lawrence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in the Emmy Award-winning HBO special Miss Evers' Boys.
He has also written screenplays and authored a novel. His production company, Sheffer Films, is currently developing several projects, including one in which he will make his directorial debut.
Currently living in Los Angeles, Sheffer enjoys spending time with his family and writing poetry.
With a strong, understated presence, Craig Sheffer has a quiet intensity that transcends both the big and small screen. Demonstrating versatility and skill in a range of unconventional performances, Sheffer returns to television with his role in One Tree Hill as Keith Scott, a kind-hearted mechanic who has helped raise his brother's son as his own.
Born in York, Pennsylvania, Sheffer had a passion for acting even at a young age. He won the Best High School Actor Award in a statewide competition. He studied theater at East Stroudsburg University, where he played Valere in a production of Moliere's Tartuffe. Immediately after graduation, Sheffer relocated to New York to pursue a career in acting.
Early auditions landed him a role in the off-Broadway play Punchy. Soon after, he found himself co-starring in the award-winning Broadway production Torch Song Trilogy. In less than a year, producers spotted his work on Broadway and cast him in his feature film debut in That Was Then, This Is Now, opposite Emilio Estevez. Sheffer also starred in the Vietnam based play G.R. Point, and won the LA Critics Drama Desk Award for his performance.
Sheffer went on to starring roles in the John Hughes comedy Some Kind of Wonderful and the father/son drama Split Decisions, with Gene Hackman. He followed that with the lead role in Robert Redford's critically acclaimed film A River Runs Through It, opposite Brad Pitt. Other film credits have included the hard-edged drama The Program, Sleep With Me and Wings of Courage. In addition, he starred with Lawrence Fishburne and Alfre Woodard in the Emmy Award-winning HBO special Miss Evers' Boys.
He has also written screenplays and authored a novel. His production company, Sheffer Films, is currently developing several projects, including one in which he will make his directorial debut.
Currently living in Los Angeles, Sheffer enjoys spending time with his family and writing poetry.