Todd Waring

{{short description|American actor (born 1955)}} {{Infobox person |name=Todd Waring |image= |caption= |birth_name= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1955|4|28}} |birth_place=[[Ballston Spa, New York]], U.S. |death_date= |death_place= |death_cause= |body_discovered= |resting_place= |education= |alma_mater= |other_names= |occupation=Actor |years_active=1981–present |spouse= |domestic_partner= |children= |parents= |known_for= |signature= |website= }} '''Todd Waring''' (born April 28, 1955) is an American actor, best known for replacing [[Tom Hanks]] in the roles in both the television series version of ''[[Nothing in Common]]'',<ref>{{cite news| last=Shales| first=Tom| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/04/02/nothing-ventured-nothing-gained/a3f8a6b4-e25a-4779-bff1-c6f8b825d0ac/| title='NOTHING' VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED| date=1987-04-02| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| access-date=2020-04-07| language=en-US| issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-02-ca-1943-story.html| title=TV REVIEW: 'NOTHING IN COMMON': LITTLE OTHER THAN NAME| date=1987-04-02| first=Howard| last=Rosenberg| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| language=en-US| access-date=2024-08-09}}</ref> as well as ''[[Splash, Too]]''.

==Early life== Waring was born in [[Ballston Spa, New York]].

== Career == Waring has played minor roles in various films and television series, including ''[[The Stiller and Meara Show]]'',<ref>{{IMDb title|0315069|The Stiller and Meara Show}}</ref> ''[[Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. On ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', he portrayed Malcolm Cullinan in a story arc as a rich man who committed murder.

In 2007, he appeared in the short films ''[[Wilted]]'', ''[[Dr. In Law]]'', ''[[Spaghetti (2007 film)|Spaghetti]]'', ''[[Catch (2007 film)|Catch]]'', ''[[Oh, Boy.]]'', and ''[[Keep Off Grass]]'', which were made during the film-making reality series ''[[On the Lot]]''. Todd portrayed Todd Scheller, who is [[John Abbott (character)|John Abbott]]'s ex-cell mate on ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' on November 27, 2007.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1990 |''Love & Murder'' |Hal Caine | |- |2007 |[[Take (film)|''Take'']] |Loud Talker | |- |2016 |''Heartland'' |Preacher | |- |2024 |''[[Afraid (film)|Afraid]]'' |Papa | |- |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1981 |''Coward of the County'' |Luke Gatlin |Television film |- |1985 |''[[The Lucie Arnaz Show]]'' |Larry Love |6 episodes |- |1986 |''[[The Stiller and Meara Show]]'' |Daniel Bender |Television film |- |1987 |[[Nothing in Common (TV series)|''Nothing in Common'']] |David Basner |7 episodes |- |1987, 1988 |''[[The Magical World of Disney]]'' |Allen Bauer / Montgomery Daniels |2 episodes |- |1988 |''[[Splash, Too]]'' |Allen Bauer |Television film |- |1988 |[[Duet (TV series)|''Duet'']] |Peter Sommerfield |Episode: "His Mother, Myself" |- |1992 |[[Sinatra (miniseries)|''Sinatra'']] |[[Robert F. Kennedy]] |2 episodes |- |1992 |''[[Silk Stalkings]]'' |Nick Geiger |Episode: "Love-15" |- |1993 |[[Civil Wars (TV series)|''Civil Wars'']] |Warren Perry |Episode: "Alien Aided Affection" |- |1994 |[[Ellen (TV series)|''Ellen'']] |William |Episode: "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" |- |1994, 1998 |''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' |Lasaran / DeCurtis |2 episodes |- |1995 |[[Tom Clancy's Op Center (film)|''Tom Clancy's Op Center'']] |Lowell Coffey |Television film |- |1995 |''[[The George Wendt Show]]'' |Teddy |Episode: "Prom Night: The Return" |- |1995 |''[[First Time Out]]'' |Arthur Kurlander |Episode: "Every Pot Has Its Cover" |- |1995 |[[Maybe This Time (TV series)|''Maybe This Time'']] |Richard |Episode: "The Catch" |- |1996 |''[[Melrose Place]]'' |Don Pierce |Episode: "Run, Billy, Run" |- |1996 |''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' |Jerry Gallagher |Episode: "Educating Mom" |- |1996 |''[[Murphy Brown]]'' |George King |Episode: "Executive Decision" |- |1996 |[[Champs (TV series)|''Champs'']] |Phil |Episode: "It's Must Have Been Gridlock" |- |1997 |[[Wings (1990 TV series)|''Wings'']] |Matthew |Episode: "House of Blues" |- |1997 |[[Working (TV series)|''Working'']] |John Delaney |Episode: "Pilot" |- |1997 |''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]'' |Dr. Felker |Episode: "The Doctor" |- |1998 |[[Alright Already (TV series)|''Alright Already'']] |Mitch |Episode: "Again with the Answering Machine" |- |1998 |''[[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]]'' |Mr. McGann |Episode: "Honey, We're Young at Heart" |- |1998 |''[[Caroline in the City]]'' |Steve |Episode: "Caroline and the Big Night" |- |1999 |''[[NYPD Blue]]'' |Malcolm Cullinan |4 episodes |- |1999 |''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]'' |Mark Einman |Episode: "A Thousand Deaths" |- |2001 |''[[18 Wheels of Justice]]'' |Brock Trenton |Episode: "Countdown" |- |2001 |[[JAG (TV series)|''JAG'']] |Capt. Perry Reeves |Episode: "Mixed Messages" |- |2001 |''[[The West Wing]]'' |Rep. Rathburn, R |Episode: "[[Bartlet for America]]" |- |2002, 2004 |[[The Guardian (TV series)|''The Guardian'']] |ADA Finneran |2 episodes |- |2003 |[[Miracles (TV series)|''Miracles'']] |Phil Bradley |Episode: "The Friendly Skies" |- |2004 |''[[Cold Case]]'' |Sean Murphy |Episode: "Glued" |- |2004 |''[[Judging Amy]]'' |Ben Hadlock |Episode: "Werewolves of Hartford" |- |2004 |[[Monk (TV series)|''Monk'']] |Maintenance Worker |Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Fired" |- |2004 |''[[Boston Legal]]'' |Daniel Ralston |Episode: "Catch and Release" |- |2005 |''Jane Doe: The Wrong Face'' |Alex Brandt |Television film |- |2005–2006 |[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|''Close to Home'']] |Geoffrey Hart |3 episodes |- |2007 |[[Heartland (Canadian TV series)|''Heartland'']] |Dr. Newell |Episode: "The Places You'll Go" |- |2007 |[[Final Approach (2007 film)|''Final Approach'']] |Greg Adler |Television film |- |2007 |[[Cane (TV series)|''Cane'']] |Senator Barnes |2 episodes |- |2007–2015 |''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' |Dr. Barrett / Todd Scheller Jr. |4 episodes |- |2008 |''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' |Dr. Martin |Episode: "A Vision's Just a Vision" |- |2009 |''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' |Tobin |Episode: "Elevator Love Letter" |- |2009 |[[Castle (TV series)|''Castle'']] |Dave Ellers |Episode: "Little Girl Lost" |- |2009 |''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' |Garth McCloud |Episode: "Enigma" |- |2009–2011 |''[[In Gayle We Trust]]'' |Mr. Anderson |10 episodes |- |2010 |''Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment'' |Ronald Flynn |Television film |- |2010 |[[The Good Guys (2010 TV series)|''The Good Guys'']] |Steve Maxson |Episode: "The Dim Knight" |- |2012 |[[Scandal (TV series)|''Scandal'']] |Peter Nystrom |Episode: "Beltway Unbuckled" |- |2014–2015 |''[[Chasing Life]]'' |Bruce Hendrie |9 episodes |- |2018 |''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]'' |Lincoln Aston |Episode: "Ascent" |- |2020–2022 |[[Servant (TV series)|''Servant'']] |Frank Pearce |6 episodes |- |2021 |[[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']] |Albert James 'Jamie' Beck |Episode: "Collective Memory" |- |TBA |''Imposter'' |Victor Alberts |Post-production |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0912270}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|todd_waring}} * {{Facebook|todd.waring}}

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