Jayce Bartok
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Jayce Bartok is an American
actor
. A young leading man with TV and film experience, Bartok had his best chance to date as Pony, the rock star who returns to his home town where his pals are waiting in Richard Linklater
's subUrbia
(1997). He wrote, directed and produced the short film Stricken
in 2005. Along with his wife, Tiffany, Jayce is a co-founder of The Independent Collective, an organization which tries to fund small and independent artistic projects.
when he was nine. By age 12 he was taking acting lessons at the HB Studio. He was 13 when he made his professional acting debut, appearing in a WonderWorks episode entitled Almost Partners (PBS, 1987).
In the 1990s, his TV appearances included an ABC
unsold pilot entitled Coconut Downs, a recurring role on the Judith Ivey
sitcom Down Home (NBC, 1991), an episode of NBC's Law & Order
, and the pilot episode
of its spin-off
Criminal Intent
. More recently, Bartok played a naive prisoner in the 1996 TNT
miniseries Andersonville
.
Bartok has also appeared on stage playing a victim of abuse in Dalton's Back off-Broadway at Circle Repertory Company when he was 16 years old.
in The Fisher King
. He went on to play Bob Hoskins
' nephew in Passed Away
(1992) and had small roles in both School Ties
(1992) and Swing Kids
(1993). Notable recent roles include a cameo in Spider-Man
, and leading roles in the soon-to-be released features The Tollbooth
, Red Doors
, and Tempting Adam for the Oxygen Network.
Red Doors won the NY, NY Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
, a special grand jury prize for ensemble at CineVegas
in Las Vegas
2005, and the audience award at 2005's Outfest
in LA. He is the voice of Robert Redford
's "The Sundance Channel".
The Cake Eaters
marks Jayce's screenwriting debut, and he has just written and directed his first short film called "Stricken
", starring Hayley Mills
. "Stricken" premiered at the Vail Film Festival
in April 2005, and was an official selection at the Memphis Film Festival in a month later. Jayce's most recent project is a documentary co-directed with Tiffany Bartok called Altered By Elvis which will debut at the Memphis International Film Festival in 2006.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. A young leading man with TV and film experience, Bartok had his best chance to date as Pony, the rock star who returns to his home town where his pals are waiting in Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
-Early life:Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through...
's subUrbia
SubUrbia
subUrbia is a play by Eric Bogosian chronicling the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban Boston hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician...
(1997). He wrote, directed and produced the short film Stricken
Stricken
Stricken may refer to:* "Stricken" , a song by Disturbed* Strike from the record, testimony or evidence disallowed from being legally considered* Stricken , 2010 American film...
in 2005. Along with his wife, Tiffany, Jayce is a co-founder of The Independent Collective, an organization which tries to fund small and independent artistic projects.
Early career
Born in Pittsburgh, Bartok is his mother's maiden name, his father's name is Wilchusky. Bartok moved with his family to ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
when he was nine. By age 12 he was taking acting lessons at the HB Studio. He was 13 when he made his professional acting debut, appearing in a WonderWorks episode entitled Almost Partners (PBS, 1987).
In the 1990s, his TV appearances included an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
unsold pilot entitled Coconut Downs, a recurring role on the Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Judith Lee Ivey is an American actress and director.-Personal life:Ivey was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Dorothy Lee , a teacher, and Nathan Aldean Ivey, a college instructor and dean. She spent 1965-1968 in Dowagiac, Michigan, where she attended Union High School through tenth grade...
sitcom Down Home (NBC, 1991), an episode of NBC's Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, and the pilot episode
One (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)
"One" is the first episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.- Plot summary :In January 1998, Karl Atwood enlists his girlfriend Gia and three others to help plan and execute a major jewelry heist: Carson, fresh out of a Canadian prison; Nathan, an expert in phony...
of its spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
. More recently, Bartok played a naive prisoner in the 1996 TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
miniseries Andersonville
Andersonville (film)
Andersonville is a film directed by John Frankenheimer about a group of Union soldiers during the American Civil War who are captured by the Confederates and sent to an infamous Confederate prison camp....
.
Bartok has also appeared on stage playing a victim of abuse in Dalton's Back off-Broadway at Circle Repertory Company when he was 16 years old.
Feature film work
His feature film work began in 1991 when he played a street punk harassing Robin WilliamsRobin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
in The Fisher King
The Fisher King (film)
The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer and Michael Jeter...
. He went on to play Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. is an English actor known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday , and Mona Lisa , and lighter roles in family films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Hook .- Early life :Hoskins was born in Bury St...
' nephew in Passed Away
Passed Away
Passed Away is an American ensemble comedy film from 1992.- Cast :*Bob Hoskins - Johnny Scanlan*Jack Warden - Jack Scanlan*William Petersen - Frank Scanlan*Diana Bellamy - BJ*Don Brockett - Froggie*Helen Lloyd Breed - Aunt Maureen...
(1992) and had small roles in both School Ties
School Ties
School Ties is a 1992 film directed by Robert Mandel starring Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell, Cole Hauser, Randall Batinkoff, and Anthony Rapp....
(1992) and Swing Kids
Swing Kids
The Swing Kids were a group of jazz and swing lovers in Germany in the 1930s, mainly in Hamburg and Berlin. They were composed of 14- to 18-year-old boys and girls in high school, most of them middle- or upper-class students, but some apprentice workers as well...
(1993). Notable recent roles include a cameo in Spider-Man
Spider-Man (film)
Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film, the first in the Spider-Man film series based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp...
, and leading roles in the soon-to-be released features The Tollbooth
The Tollbooth
The Tollbooth is a coming-of-age film directed by Debra Kirschner about a young artist struggling to forge her own identity in the big city, while her Jewish parents keep watch from just over the bridge in Brooklyn.-Review:...
, Red Doors
Red Doors
Red Doors is a 2005 American film directed by Georgia Lee. The independent film features a Chinese American family.-Plot:Red Doors tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs. Ed Wong has just retired and plots to escape his...
, and Tempting Adam for the Oxygen Network.
Red Doors won the NY, NY Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
, a special grand jury prize for ensemble at CineVegas
Cinevegas
CineVegas was a film festival held annually at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas that ran from 1999 to 2009, typically in early June. Robin Greenspun serves as the Festival president, and Trevor Groth serves as artistic director. Actor Dennis Hopper is the chairman of the Festival's creative...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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2005, and the audience award at 2005's Outfest
Outfest
Outfest is an LGBT-oriented film showcase and festival in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1982 as the "Gay and Lesbian Media Festival and Conference", the name was changed to Outfest in 1994.-Programs:...
in LA. He is the voice of Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
's "The Sundance Channel".
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters is a 2007 American independent drama film about two small town families who must confront old issues with the return of one family's son. The film was directed by Mary Stuart Masterson and stars Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern, and Jayce Bartok...
marks Jayce's screenwriting debut, and he has just written and directed his first short film called "Stricken
Stricken
Stricken may refer to:* "Stricken" , a song by Disturbed* Strike from the record, testimony or evidence disallowed from being legally considered* Stricken , 2010 American film...
", starring Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills is an English actress. The daughter of John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Tiger Bay , the Academy Juvenile Award...
. "Stricken" premiered at the Vail Film Festival
Vail Film Festival
The Vail Film Festival is a four-day film festival that has taken place annually in late March or early April in Vail, Colorado since 2004. The 2011 Vail film festival took place March 31 - April 3 in Vail, Colorado...
in April 2005, and was an official selection at the Memphis Film Festival in a month later. Jayce's most recent project is a documentary co-directed with Tiffany Bartok called Altered By Elvis which will debut at the Memphis International Film Festival in 2006.