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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-09-20 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Robert Rusler

Biography

Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. He moved to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, where he started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level, competiting in local tournaments. Then he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he studied martial arts and entered many competitions. After high school, Robert wanted to try his hand as an actor and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and William Taylor. His first film was the 1985 hit comedy film Weird Science as Max; he is also well known for his role in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Grady and Richard Lawson in the 1991 TV film Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back. Rusler has starred on some television series, such as the short lived 1990 series The Outsiders as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 short lives series Angel Falls, but his best known TV role was in the 1990s hit science fiction series Babylon 5 as Warren Keffer in season 2 (1994-1995). He has acted in the 1995 sci-fi video game flight simulator, Wing Commander IV which starred Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. He also recently appeared in an episode of the TV series The Unit. Rusler has made guest appearances on television shows ranging from The Facts of Life, Snoops, Cold Case, Medium, The Unit, The Closer, 24, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Anomaly" as Orgoth. He has appeared in a Heineken commercial directed by Oliver Stone. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting

The Manor

2021

The Manor

as

George

Weird Science

1985

Weird Science

as

Max

Vamp

1986

Vamp

as

AJ

Thrashin'

1986

Thrashin'

as

Tommy Hook

The Hunt

2006

The Hunt

as

Atticus Monroe

Shag

1989

Shag

as

Buzz Ravenel

Surveillance

2006

Surveillance

as

Ben Palmer

Garden of Eden

2025

Garden of Eden

as

Matheo Eden

Wildfire

2024

Wildfire

as

David Richards

Delivered

2011

Delivered

as

Wiggs

Final Embrace

1992

Final Embrace

as

Kyle Lambton

Crisis in the Kremlin

1992

Crisis in the Kremlin

as

Jack Reilly

Tales of Halloween

2015

Tales of Halloween

as

Mr. Blake

Blood Feast

2016

Blood Feast

as

Fuad Ramses

Tonight's the Night

1987

Tonight's the Night

as

Kenny Costner

Agenda

2007

Agenda

as

Alec Foster

The Unwilling

2017

The Unwilling

as

Rich

Concrete Kids

2018

Concrete Kids

as

Jerry

LA LA Land

2008

LA LA Land

as

Jerry Flaxman

Jakob's Wife

2021

Jakob's Wife

as

Tom Low

The Whole Ten Yards

2004

The Whole Ten Yards

as

Policeman #2

Pretty Boy

2021

Pretty Boy

as

Edward

Medium

Medium

as

David Barrington

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Pete Menteer

The Closer

The Closer

as

Joe White

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Lt. Nash Cavanaugh

24

24

as

Hank

NCIS

NCIS

as

Curtis Teague

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

as

Tim Shepherd

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

as

Toby Riopelle

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Warren Keffer

Light as a Feather

Light as a Feather

as

Mr. Morris

Bones

Bones

as

Hunter Sherman

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

as

Moretti

Snoops

Snoops

as

Jake Hammersmith

Production

Crew

Directing