Ron Livingston
Biography
Ron Livingston is an American film and television actor born on June 5, 1967, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He has appeared in various roles including a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a TV show, and Captain Lewis Nixon in a miniseries. He also starred as FBI negotiator Matt Flannery in the Fox series Standoff and portrayed flight engineer Maddux Donner in the series Defying Gravity. Livingston has a total of 115 known credits in his acting career. He is known to have been an ad spokesman for Sprint Nextel.
Career overview
Ron Livingston is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in various roles throughout his career. One notable role is that of a disaffected corporate employee in a film. He also portrayed a sardonic writer in a short-term relationship with Carrie Bradshaw in a TV show. Additionally, he played Captain Lewis Nixon in a miniseries.
In 2006, Livingston starred as an FBI negotiator in a Fox series, co-starring Rosemarie DeWitt. He was also an ad spokesman for Sprint Nextel. In 2009, he portrayed a flight engineer in a series that was cancelled after a single season.
Livingston has a diverse range of acting credits, with over 115 known credits to his name. He was born on June 5, 1967, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
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118 titles- She Dances (2026) as Andrew
- Killing Castro (2026)
- Christmas at the Kringles (2026)
- The Flash (2023) as Henry Allen
- Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) as Fred
- The Featherweight (2023) as Bob Kaplan
- Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023) as Self - 'Henry Allen'
- Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023) Thanks
- USS Iowa (2023) as Narrator
- Pantheon (2022) as Peter Waxman (voice)
- The Estate (2022) as James
- The Same Storm (2022) as Jim Lamson
- The Tender Bar (2021) as Future JR Maguire (voice only)
- 50 States of Fright (2020) as Blake
- Holly Slept Over (2020) as Pete
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (2020) as Self
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) as Self
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020) as Self
- Creepshow (2019) as Mac Kamen (voice)
- The Professor (2019) as Henry Wright
- The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019) as Flag Pin
- A Million Little Things (2018) as Jon Dixon
- The Romanoffs (2018) as Alex Myers
- Tully (2018) as Drew Moreau
- The Long Dumb Road (2018) as Francois
- Loudermilk (2017) as Sam Loudermilk
- Lucky (2017) as Bobby Lawrence
- Shimmer Lake (2017) as Kyle Walker
- Search Party (2016) as Keith
- The 5th Wave (2016) as Oliver Sullivan
- Dice (2016) as Sydney Stein
- Shangri-La Suite (2016) as Elvis Presley
- Vacation (2015) as Ethan
- The End of the Tour (2015) as David Lipsky's Editor
- Saints & Strangers (2015) as John Carver
- James White (2015) as Ben
- Digging for Fire (2015) as Bob
- Addicted to Fresno (2015) as Edwin
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
- Fort Bliss (2014) as Richard
- The Pretty One (2014) as Charles
- The Conjuring (2013) as Roger Perron
- Parkland (2013) as James Hosty
- Drinking Buddies (2013) as Chris
- The Sidekick (2013) as Captain Wonder
- Touchy Feely (2013) as Adrian
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) as Franklin Crudstaff
- Game Change (2012) as Mark Wallace
- 10 Years (2012) as Paul
- Queens of Country (2012) as Rance McCoy
- Leave (2011) as Dr. Liberman
- AppleBox (2011) as Ron Livingston
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Roy Phillips
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) as Caldwell
- Going the Distance (2010) as Will Broderick
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Defying Gravity (2009) as Maddux Donner
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) as Gomez
- WWII in HD (2009) as Charles Scheffel (voice)
- American Crude (2008) as Johnny
- The Spleenectomy (2008) as Dr. Bannister
- McCartney's Genes (2008) as Rudolf
- Music Within (2007) as Richard Pimentel
- Music Within (2007) Co-Producer
- The EcoZone Project (2007)
- Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) as Howard Fornoy
- Standoff (2006) as Matt Flannery
- Holly (2006) as Patrick
- Relative Strangers (2006) as Dr. Richard Clayton
- Brothers in Arms: The Untold Story of the 502 (2006) as Narrator
- American Dad! (2005) as Bob Memari (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) as Clerk (voice)
- Pretty Persuasion (2005) as Percy Anderson
- Still Swingin’ (2005) as Self
- The Life Coach (2005) as Ron
- House (2004) as Dr. Sebastian Charles
- Little Black Book (2004) as Derek
- Winter Solstice (2004) as Mr. Bricker
- King of the Ants (2004) as Eric Gatley (uncredited)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003) as Self
- The Cooler (2003) as Larry Sokolov
- 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003) as Donnie Anderson
- Adaptation. (2002) as Marty Bowen
- Buying the Cow (2002) as Tyler Bellows
- Band of Brothers (2001) as Lewis Nixon
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' (2001) as Self
- Dinner for Five (2001)
- Band of Brothers : Ron Livingston's Video Diaries (2001) as Himself
- Band of Brothers : Ron Livingston's Video Diaries (2001) Camera Operator
- Beat (2000) as Allen Ginsberg
- A Rumor of Angels (2000) as Uncle Charlie
- Two Ninas (2000) as Marty Sachs
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) as Self
- Office Space (1999) as Peter Gibbons
- Body Shots (1999) as Trent
- Dill Scallion (1999) as Ron Statlin
- The Big Brass Ring (1999) as Sheldon Buckle
- Sex and the City (1998) as Jack Berger
- That's Life (1998) as Mitch
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Practice (1997) as A.D.A. Alan Lowe
- Timecop (1997)
- Campfire Tales (1997) as Rick (segment "The Honeymoon") / RV Driver (segment "The Campfire")
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Swingers (1996) as Rob
- Townies (1996) as Curt
- JAG (1995) as David Anderson
- The Low Life (1995) as Chad
- Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Himself
- Straight Talk (1992) as Soldier
- 47 Meters Down: The Wreck as Larry
- Raven
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ron Livingston best known for?
Ron Livingston is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Flash (2023), Pantheon (2022), The Tender Bar (2021), Creepshow (2019).
When and where was Ron Livingston born?
Ron Livingston was born on June 5, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
How many credits does Ron Livingston have?
Ron Livingston has accumulated over 118 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1992 to 2026.
What is Ron Livingston's background in cinema and television?
Ron Livingston is an American film and television actor born on June 5, 1967, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He has appeared in various roles including a disaffected corporate employee in the film Office Space, a sardonic writer in a TV show, and Captain Lewis Nixon in a miniseries. He also starred as FBI negotiator Matt ...