Ross Partridge (born February 26, 1968) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer.

Ross Partridge
Partridge at the Montclair Film Festival, May 2015
Born
Ross Whitman Partridge

(1968-02-26) February 26, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, screenwriter, director
Years active1991–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children1

His most notable work as a director is the 2015 adaptation of the book Lamb, which Partridge wrote, starred in and directed. As an actor, he has had recurring roles in the critically acclaimed Netflix series Stranger Things, the Showtime series Billions, and the HBO series Insecure. He is the co-executive producer of Room 104 and has also directed three episodes ("Phoenix", "FOMO", and "Mr. Mulvahill"), written two episodes, and starred in one episode of the series.[1]

Personal life

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Partridge is a native of Kingston, New York,[2] and attended the University of California, Santa Cruz after high school.[3] In May 2016, Partridge married actress Jennifer Lafleur after 10 years of dating.[3][4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes and references
1991 The Flash Wiseguy Episode: "Alpha"
1992 Kuffs Robert
Quantum Leap Mirror Image of Max Greenman Episode: "It's a Wonderful Leap"
In Living Color Episode: "Homey and Son"
1993 Amityville: A New Generation Keyes Terry
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Eric Temple Episode: "The Pressure to Murder"
Maybe This Time David Episode: "Whose Life Is It Anyway?"
Hudson Street Eduardo Episode: "One for the Monet"
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Curious Man
1998 The Net Rusty Olsen Episode: "Jump Vector"
1999 Black and White Michael Clemence
The Kiss Actor
2001 Law & Order Gibson Episode: "Bronx Cheer"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ed Burnell Episode: "Getting Off"
NYPD Blue Parks Benton Episode: "Divorce, Detective Style"
2007 As the World Turns Milo Shaughnessy 4 episodes
2008 Baghead Matt [5]
Prom Night Businessman [6]
2009 Feed the Fish Joe Peterson [7]
2010 Christopher Dispossessed Chris
The Freebie Bartender [8]
The Lake Effect Rob
2011 Low Fidelity Brandon
The Off Hours Oliver
Treatment Gregg D
How to Make It in America Steve 3 episodes
2012 Siren Carl
The Playback Singer Ray Tomassi
2013 Mutual Friends Sammy
Cold Turkey TJ
Siren Carl
Doubt Peter Brown TV movie
2014 The Midnight Swim Josh
2015 The Mentalist Steven Korbell Episode: "Green Light"
Lamb David Lamb Also director, screenwriter
Hangman
Battle Creek Dr. Derek Henderson Episode: "The Hand-Off"
The Middle Distance Neil
Secret in Their Eyes Ellis
2016 The Wedding Murders Prospect Jenkins
The White King Peter
Stranger Things Lonnie Byers Seasons 1 and 5
Six LA Love Stories Wes Ellis
Buster's Mal Heart Psychic Caller Voice
2017 Billions Tom McKinnon 3 episodes
Room 104 Bradley 1 episode as actor, 24 episodes as co-executive producer
The Glass Castle Cab Driver
Insecure Johnson 2 episodes
6 Dynamic Laws for Success Milton Montgomery
2018 9-1-1 Daniel Cooper Episode: "Next of Kin"
Casual Michael Episode: "Finale"
Ballers Sean Episode: "Doink"
Blindspot Colonel Beck Episode: "Sous-Vide"
2019 Stray Jake
Broker Matt TV film
Ravage Sheriff Pendergras / Whipping Boy
The Marcus Garvey Story Leo Healy
Less Than Zero Owen TV movie
2020 Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
The Evening Hour Randy
The High Note Bennett
Fully Realized Humans Barry
2021 Phobias Dr. Wright
Don't Look Up Keith Ollens
2022 The Rookie Levi Lincoln Episode: "Heart Beat"
The Blacklist Reggie Cole 2 episodes
The Drop Special Officer Seth Smith
2023 Daisy Jones & the Six Don Midleton 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Ross Partridge at IMDb
  2. ^ "Woodstock Film Festival Newsletter". woodstockfilmfestival.com. July 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Dunaway, Michael (February 18, 2016). "Our Indie Love Story: Ross Partridge and Jennifer Lafleur". Paste. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Last week, a small group of friends and family converged on a little island in the middle of the Caribbean to help Ross and I celebrate our marriage". Instagram.com. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Mark Olsen (June 20, 2008). "Baghead: a mumblecore mix of laughs and screams". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (April 12, 2008). "MOVIE REVIEW - 'PROM NIGHT'; Music, Corsages And a Killer". The New York Times. p. 14. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Jason Buchanan (2011). "Feed the Fish (2010)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03.
  8. ^ Stephen Holden (September 16, 2010). "Loving Couple Wonder Where the Ardor Went". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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