Charles Maury Wallace Sterling (born September 1, 1971)[1] is an American actor. He is known for playing Max Piotrowski in Homeland, Rafferty in the comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Lester Tremor in the action film Smokin' Aces.
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![]() Sterling at the 2015 PaleyFest | |
Born | Charles Maury Wallace Sterling September 1, 1971 Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse |
Alexis Boozer (m. 2014) |
Life and career
editSterling was born in Mill Valley, California. He has guest starred on numerous television series, including Judging Amy, ER, Star Trek: Enterprise, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to name a few. His only TV series regular was in the sitcom Alright Already, which lasted only one season from 1997-98. It originally aired on the now-defunct WB Television Network.[2]
Sterling has appeared in a number of films, mostly in supporting roles. His prominent role came in the 2006 action film Smokin' Aces where he played Lester Tremor of the psychotic neo-Nazi Tremor Brothers (opposite Chris Pine and Kevin Durand). His role required shaving his head, and shaving his eyebrows off.[3] His other prominent role was in Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as the antagonist Rafferty.[4][5]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Outbreak | Sandman One Pilot | |
1996 | Full Moon Rising | Van Jaspers | |
Bulletproof | Skinny Guy | ||
Somebody is Waiting | Man In Cell | ||
1997 | Columbo: A Trace of Murder | Store Clerk | Made-for-TV film |
Behind Enemy Lines | Donny | ||
2001 | Imposter | Comms Tech | |
2002 | Hart's War | Private First Class Dennis A. Gerber | |
March 1st | Maury | Short film | |
2003 | Frankie and Johnny are Married | Roger | |
2004 | The Old Man and the Studio | Paul | Short film |
Illusion | Grant | ||
2005 | Andre the Butcher | Hoss | |
Short Fuse | Sam | ||
Come as You Are | Craig | ||
2006 | Smokin' Aces | Lester Tremor | |
2007 | The Frolic | John Doe | Short film |
Leo | Agent | Short film | |
Stars | 'Moe' | Short film | |
2008 | Depth Charge | Allenson | |
Fractalus | Corey | ||
Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Rafferty | ||
2010 | The A-Team | Gammons | |
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Lester Tremor | ||
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Wolf Soldier #3 | Voice[6] |
2012 | Longmire |
Cyrus Brooks | |
2013 | Coherence | Kevin | |
2016 | Batman: The Killing Joke | Paris Franz | Voice[6] |
2019 | Batman: Hush | Thomas Elliot | Voice[6][7] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Picket Fences | ||
1996 | Boy Meets World | Eddie Hunter | |
Boston Common | Morgan | ||
Townies | Doug | ||
Dark Skies | Mark Waring | ||
The Single Guy | Mordecai | ||
Diagnosis Murder | Martin Donner Kingston | ||
1997 | The Pretender | Donny Beaulieu | |
1997 - 1998 | Alright Already | Vaughn Lerner | Series regular |
1998 | Touched by an Angel | Eddie Williams | |
Two of a Kind | Policeman | ||
1999 | JAG | Petty Officer Simpkins | |
G vs E | Harlowe | ||
Angel | Barney | ||
2000 | V.I.P. | ||
2002 | Do Over | Mr. Adams | |
2002 - 2003 | Judging Amy | Paul Zimberg (2002) Spencer Carls (2003) |
1 episode each |
2003 - 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Anders Molyneaux (2003) Detective Ken Martz (2008) |
1 episode each |
2003 | Crossing Jordan | Scott Marshall | |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Tarquin | "Exile" | |
2004 | Without a Trace | Glenn Remick | |
Six Feet Under | Pot Dealer | ||
Nip/Tuck | Ron | ||
Charmed | Lord Dyson | ||
Monk | Lewis | ||
2004 - 2006 | ER | Dr. Nelson | 5 episodes |
2005 | Deadwood | Elmer - Chez Ami Labourer | 2 episodes |
2006 | Criminal Minds | Jim Meyers | |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Barry Ellis | |
24 | Kozelek Hacker | 2 episodes | |
Close to Home | Brian Flynn | 2 episodes | |
2008 | Cold Case | Tommy Connell | |
2009 | Dollhouse | Eddie | |
2010 | Lie to Me | 'Sully' | |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Ronnie Dalembert / Ronnie McIntire | 2 episodes |
2011 - 2020 | Homeland | Max Piotrowski | 45 episodes |
2012 | Private Practice | Kurt Wilson | |
2013 | Switched at Birth | George Papagus's Killer | In |
2014 | Extant | Gordon Kern | |
2015 - 2018 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Rob Frumpkis | Recurring role |
2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | John Stone | 3 episodes |
2021 | The Rookie | Marcus Lindsey | 2 episodes |
2022 | NCIS: Hawaii | Hank Braddock | s1 e17 |
2024 | Interior Chinatown | Carrey |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Prototype | Additional Voices | |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Guard[6] | ||
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Male Smuggler[6] | |
2012 | Starhawk | Rifters / Outcast[6] | |
2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices |
References
edit- ^ "Maury Sterling on MovieTome". MovieTome. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ^ "Alright Already on The WB". TV Guide. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ "Maury Sterling Interview - Smokin' Aces Movie Premiere Video". About.com. 2007-01-17. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
- ^ "Maury Sterling Interview - Beverly Hills Chihuahua Video". MovieWeb. 2008. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- ^ "PetLifeRadio-OhBehave- Bo-WOW! We Chat with the Cast of Beverly Hills Chihuahua". PetLifeRadio. 2008. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Maury Sterling (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 18, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (2019-03-27). "Batman: Hush Movie - Exclusive First Look Photo and Voice Cast News". IGN. Retrieved 2019-03-27.