Rich Ceraulo Ko

Rich Ceraulo Ko

Birth : 1977-03-27, New York City, New York, USA

History

Rich Ceraulo Ko was born on a US Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany. His father, Richard Loreto Ceraulo, was an Air Force Master Sergeant and his mother, Yang Cha Ko, a housekeeper, and homemaker. Growing up, his family hopped from base to base, eventually settling on Long Island, New York. Rich studied biology/pre-medicine at New York University before transferring to the Tisch School of the Arts his junior year where he studied with Doug Moston of the Actors Studio. After graduating, Rich appeared in the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song then quickly made his way out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. He made his feature film debut opposite Kevin Bacon in James Wan's Death Sentence and followed that up with a string of independent film and television roles. He is best known for his wide-ranging character work, guest starring in such critically acclaimed shows as The Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire, and Supergirl. He credits teachers Shari Shaw and Stuart Rogers as his two most significant acting mentors. He has been married to writer/actress Alissa Dean since June 27, 2009.

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Rich Ceraulo Ko

Movies

Along Came Wanda
Daiku
A memory jogged by a teapot from an old lover quickly turns into an adventure of discovery for Mary Beth Higgins and her new found friend Wanda as they hit the road in Wanda's RV/Soup Truck.
Girl Trip
John
A fun road trip ends in murder and mayhem when hidden resentments between best friends surface and everyone learns the hard way never to get in the middle of a catfight.
The Boy Behind The Door
Bobby tries to save himself and his best friend when they are kidnapped on their way home from school.
Tenet
SWAT / Target
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Heel
Marky
Beyond the flashy outfits and body slams, pro wrestling can be a dark and lawless world. HEEL is a narrative short that explores this world, and touches on the sensitive topics of addiction and sexual assault.
Adopt a Highway
Officer Marshall
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption. Starring Ethan Hawke in a critically acclaimed performance, Adopt a Highway “will simultaneously warm and shatter your heart” (Marisa Mirabal, Birth.Movies.Death.)
Yoshua
Officer Burton
A group of outcast teens must flee their hometown of South Central to protect their big blue alien friend from a ban against its kind. Though he seems soft and cuddly, the government has deemed Yoshua to be anything but. When law enforcement tightens their hunt for Yoshua, will his friends stay by his side?
Shockwave Darkside
Corporal Kim
The nano-plague that poisoned Earth’s water supply has reached its 60-year critical mass. The Unlight enemy forced the first exodus to the moon where the outlawed banished population was supposed to die. But now the Unlights have launched from Earth and are amassing on the south-west sector of the darkside of the moon for a massive ice-mining operation. It will be the last Great War and lunar troops are sent into battle for the precious resource. However one squad is shot down and the five surviving soldiers find themselves stranded. Cut off and behind enemy lines, they start a dangerous journey through snipers and minefields back to their extraction point with only 36 hours of oxygen left. As their numbers dwindle and nerves fray, they make an amazing discovery about Earth’s satellite that just might save their lives. From THE BANSHEE CHAPTER producers comes a space shocker with gravity.
The Bling Ring
Police Officer #2 (Nicki's)
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the Internet to track the whereabouts of famous celebrities, then rob their homes of riches.
The Debt Collector
Director
An unlikely love story between a lonely collections agent and his elderly neighbor.
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet
Corey
Local teens have long commemorated the death of 'Mary Hatchet' -- a girl who took an ax and killed her family in the 1970s -- with the aptly named Blood Night. But things never got truly bloody until Mary's ghost (Samantha Facchi) decided to make an appearance. Dead bodies are piling up, and Mary seems to be calling the shots. But there are secrets about her past that have yet to be uncovered. Nate Dushku co-stars in this slasher flick.
Extreme Movie
Angus
A sketch comedy movie about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex. But mostly the embarrassments.
Death Sentence
Owen
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Jellysmoke
Robbie
After being released from a psychiatric ward, a young man attempts to lead a normal life.