John Rhys Coiro was born on March 12,1979 and is an American film, television, and stage actor.
15 Facts About Rhys Coiro
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Rhys Coiro began acting on Broadway but is best known for on-screen roles such as Billy Walsh on the television series Entourage.
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Rhys Coiro spent time studying at The Moscow Art Theater in Russia.
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At age 19, Rhys Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere of Conor McPherson's off-Broadway play This Lime Tree Bower directed by Harris Yulin at Primary Stages.
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Rhys Coiro then moved to Los Angeles and began working in construction, including a stint building a house with Nick Offerman.
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Rhys Coiro received the call that he'd landed his first on-screen acting gig, as Billy Walsh on Entourage, while digging a hole for a deck in Echo Park.
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Rhys Coiro shared a studio space in Historic Filipino town with then-unknown painter Jonas Wood.
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In 2007, following the birth of his first child, Rhys Coiro accepted the role of Sean Hillinger on the 7th season of 24.
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Rhys Coiro was cast in The Last House On The Left but had to pull out when the writer's strike abruptly ended and production resumed on 24.
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In 2009 Rhys Coiro returned to the stage, starring in a production of Howard Korder's "Boy's Life" at Second Stage in New York opposite Jason Biggs.
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In 2010 Rhys Coiro starred in Slamdance Winner Snow and Ashes and in 2011 appeared alongside Alexander Skarsard in Screen Gems' remake of Straw Dogs.
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In 2014, Rhys Coiro was antagonist to Stevie Van Zandt's character on the final season of Netflix's first original series, the Norwegian mega-hit Lillyhammer and he played one of the original Texas Rangers in The History Channel's Mini-series Texas Rising, alongside Ray Liotta, Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser.
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In 2015 Rhys Coiro played Armenian gangster Ari Adamian on the final season of USA's Graceland.
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In 2016, Rhys Coiro traveled to Standing Rock, North Dakota to take part in the peaceful protest against the North Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Rhys Coiro is married to director Kat Rhys Coiro, with whom he worked on Life Happens and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.