Craig Sheffer is known for his starring roles as Hardy Jenns in Some Kind of Wonderful, Aaron "Cabal" Boone in Nightbreed, Norman Maclean in A River Runs Through It, Joe Kane in The Program, Joseph in Bliss, and as Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.
19 Facts About Craig Sheffer
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Craig Sheffer began acting in school plays while attending York Suburban Senior High School, competing regional and state drama competitions.
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Craig Sheffer attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania for two years on a sports scholarship, playing baseball and football, until sustaining a knee injury.
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Craig Sheffer dropped out in 1980 to pursue his acting career.
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Craig Sheffer moved to New York City at the behest of his then-girlfriend, but they broke up shortly thereafter, and Craig Sheffer spent some time homeless.
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Craig Sheffer "slept under the marble staircase" in Grand Central Terminal for weeks while living off Unification Church spaghetti dinners, and made a living selling newspapers.
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Craig Sheffer starred in the Broadway play Torch Song Trilogy, replacing Paul Joynt midway through its run.
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Craig Sheffer subsequently had starring roles in films as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in That Was Then.
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In 1992, Craig Sheffer starred as author Norman Maclean in the Oscar-winning biographical film A River Runs Through It, directed by Robert Redford.
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Craig Sheffer then played Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Joe Kane in The Program in 1993.
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Craig Sheffer played the leading role in Clive Barker's franchise sequel, Hellraiser: Inferno.
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Craig Sheffer played the main character in 1997's Bliss which starred Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp and Leigh Taylor-Young.
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Craig Sheffer played Constant Bradley in the 1996 miniseries A Season in Purgatory.
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Craig Sheffer played Keith Scott on the CW Network series One Tree Hill for three seasons before his character was killed off halfway through season 3.
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Craig Sheffer directed the feature film American Crude, a dark comedy starring Ron Livingston and Rob Schneider; it was released straight to DVD in June 2008.
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Craig Sheffer had a cameo appearance in the movie Stand Up Guys.
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In 2016, Craig Sheffer starred alongside Steven Seagal in Code of Honor.
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Craig Sheffer was in a relationship with Gabrielle Anwar from 1989 and until the early-1990s.
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Craig Sheffer is the godfather to his ex-partner's children, Hugo and Paisley, from her subsequent marriage to John Verea.