| Ricky Schroder | |
|---|---|
| |
| Born: | Richard Bartlett Schroder, Jr. April 13, 1970 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Role: | Mike Doyle |
Richard Bartlett "Ricky" Schroder, Jr. (born April 13, 1970; age 54) portrayed Mike Doyle during Season 6.
Biography and career[]
Ricky Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Staten Island. His parents are Diane, a telephone company employee, and Richard Schroder, a telephone company district manager. He is of Norwegian and German heritage.
Schroder first acting role came in 1979 when he was 9 years old, in the remake of the movie The Champ (starring Jon Voight). Schroder won the Golden Globe Award for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture. After that, he appeared in films like The Earthling and Little Lord Fauntleroy. However, Schroder is best known for his lead role in the TV series Silver Spoons. He appeared in the show through all its duration, from 1982 to 1987.
After the show ended, Schroder appeared in the popular TV mini-series Lonesome Dove (with D.B. Sweeney). Several years later, he reprised his role for the sequel miniseries, Return to Lonesome Dove, which starred Jon Voight and featured Dennis Haysbert in a supporting role. Schroder is also known for his portrayal of Det. Danny Sorenson in NYPD Blue (with Andrea Thompson and Esai Morales) from 1998 to 2001.
Schroder has also appeared in films like Crimson Tide (with Eric Bruskotter, Jaime Gomez, and Matt Gallini), Across the Tracks (also with Gomez), and most recently Get Him to the Greek. He also appeared in the 2008 mini-series version of The Andromeda Strain (with Benjamin Bratt, Daniel Dae Kim and Douglas O'Keeffe).
Schroder is also a well-noted director and producer of various independent cinema.
Role on 24[]
Ricky Schroder played the role of Mike Doyle, the interim Director of Field Operations for CTU during Season 6. Schroder appeared in a total of 12 episodes and was billed as a guest star.
On a 2007 interview, Schroder said that the action of 24 "appealed" to him in order to sign up for the role. He added that "24 is a great action show. I've never really done such great action — running and jumping and explosions". About working with Kiefer Sutherland, Schroder said:
- "Kiefer [Sutherland] is a lot of fun to work with. He brings so many ideas to the set, and he elevates the material — his ideas and his intensity. After being in (the show) six years, it's really refreshing to see an actor so committed to working his butt off every day and not phoning it in."[1]
Schroder with Bauer
On a 2013 interview, when asked about the possibility of returning to the show, Schroder said:
- "Kiefer [Sutherland] was so awesome to work with. He's very talented and a good chess player. He and I had a lot of fun playing chess on the set. So I'd love to play some more chess with Kiefer."[2]
During Season 6, Schroder gave first assistant director Nicole Burke a puppy Border Collie, which she named Bauer. According to Burke, the dog was present on set during the filming of the next three seasons.
24 credits[]
Selected filmography[]
- Locker 13 (2014)
- Get Him to the Greek (2010)
- Black Cloud (2004)
- Crimson Tide (1995)
- Across the Tracks (1990)
- The Earthling (1980)
- The Champ (1979)
Television appearances
- No Ordinary Family (2011)
- The Andromeda Strain (2008)
- 24 (2007)
- Strong Medicine (2005-2006)
- Scrubs (2003)
- NYPD Blue (1998-2001)
- Lonesome Dove (1989)
- Silver Spoons (1982-1987)
