John P. Connolly
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John P. Connolly is an American actor
and the former Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association
. Connolly served in this position from February 2007 until November 2009, after serving six years as the President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
("AFTRA").
As a Union leader and activist, Connolly launched several initiatives at AFRTA. He created the President' Strategy Cabinet to guide AFTRA's long-range planning and response to fundamental changes the industry and the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, which focuses on public policy. Connolly has been a key negotiator in practically every film and television contract for actors in the entertainment industry over the last ten years. Prior to his presidency, he served as National First Vice-President and Vice President of AFTRA's New York local, among other positions and was a Trustee of the Union's Health and Retirement Funds. Connolly also served for five years on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild and Equity's national negotiating committees.
He worked closely with US Senators Grassley and Kennedy and then-House Majority Leader Boehner, and their staffs, in the development of the 2006 pension reform and protection bills. Currently, Connolly serves on the General Board of the AFL-CIO
; the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Economic Advisory Council; the US Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on International Trade; and is Vice-Chair of the American Workers' Defense Committee, a non-partisan 501©4 fund to support pro-union legislation and referendums nationwide. He is also a frequent guest lecturer and has received several honors from the labor and entertainment communities.
On February 6, 2007, Connolly was named Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association. Connolly, who joined Equity in 1973, has appeared in numerous stage, film and television productions during his 35 year career as an actor. He held that position until November 2009. Among his nearly 200 stage credits are the Broadway production of BIG RIVER, New York Shakespeare production of The Golem starring Randy Quaid , The Iceman Cometh with Al Pacino
, and A Midsummer's Night Dream at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia. Off Broadway, he played all 23 men in the life of The Only Woman General starring Colleen Dewurst and played all the men and women in Shirley Knight
's life as Collette In Love. He has guest starred in The West Wing, Without a Trace
, Crossing Jordan
and Star Trek: The Next Generation
, among others. Connolly's film work includes leading roles in When the Bough Breaks, Innocent Victims and The Plague
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
as one of six boys, he currently resides in Los Angeles. Connolly married the former Bronni Jo Stein on February 14, 1998 and has one son, James, from a previous marriage.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and the former Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association
The Actors' Equity Association , commonly referred to as Actors' Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union representing the world of live theatrical performance, as opposed to film and television performance. However, performers appearing on live stage productions without a book or...
. Connolly served in this position from February 2007 until November 2009, after serving six years as the President of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is a performers' union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists , promo and voice-over announcers and other...
("AFTRA").
As a Union leader and activist, Connolly launched several initiatives at AFRTA. He created the President' Strategy Cabinet to guide AFTRA's long-range planning and response to fundamental changes the industry and the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, which focuses on public policy. Connolly has been a key negotiator in practically every film and television contract for actors in the entertainment industry over the last ten years. Prior to his presidency, he served as National First Vice-President and Vice President of AFTRA's New York local, among other positions and was a Trustee of the Union's Health and Retirement Funds. Connolly also served for five years on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild and Equity's national negotiating committees.
He worked closely with US Senators Grassley and Kennedy and then-House Majority Leader Boehner, and their staffs, in the development of the 2006 pension reform and protection bills. Currently, Connolly serves on the General Board of the AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
; the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Economic Advisory Council; the US Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on International Trade; and is Vice-Chair of the American Workers' Defense Committee, a non-partisan 501©4 fund to support pro-union legislation and referendums nationwide. He is also a frequent guest lecturer and has received several honors from the labor and entertainment communities.
On February 6, 2007, Connolly was named Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association. Connolly, who joined Equity in 1973, has appeared in numerous stage, film and television productions during his 35 year career as an actor. He held that position until November 2009. Among his nearly 200 stage credits are the Broadway production of BIG RIVER, New York Shakespeare production of The Golem starring Randy Quaid , The Iceman Cometh with Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
, and A Midsummer's Night Dream at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia. Off Broadway, he played all 23 men in the life of The Only Woman General starring Colleen Dewurst and played all the men and women in Shirley Knight
Shirley Knight
Shirley Enola Knight is an American stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 1960 for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and in 1962 for Sweet Bird of Youth....
's life as Collette In Love. He has guest starred in The West Wing, Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
, among others. Connolly's film work includes leading roles in When the Bough Breaks, Innocent Victims and The Plague
The Plague
The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of medical workers finding solidarity in their labour as the Algerian city of Oran is swept by a plague. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny and the human condition...
.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
as one of six boys, he currently resides in Los Angeles. Connolly married the former Bronni Jo Stein on February 14, 1998 and has one son, James, from a previous marriage.
Filmography
- The PlagueThe Plague (film)The Plague is a 2006 horror film directed by Hal Masonberg and written by Masonberg and Teal Minton; it was also co-produced by Clive Barker.-Plot:...
(2006) ... as Sheriff Cal Stewart - Blind Justice
- episode "Leap of Faith" ... as Walter Clark
- Will & GraceWill & GraceWill & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...
- episode "Saving Grace, Again: Part 1" ... as Gardener
- Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
- episode The Bus
- Mister SterlingMister SterlingMister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff...
- episode "Technical Corrections"
- The West WingThe West Wing (TV series)The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
- episode "College Kids" ... as Matt Kelley
- episode "20 Hours in America: Part 2" ... as Matt Kelley
- NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
- episode "Jealous Hearts" ... as Jim Bower
- episode "A Murder with Teeth in It" ... as Det. Jerry McCabe
- episode "Serge the Concierge" ... as Det. Jerry McCabe
- Any Day Now
- episode "In Too Deep" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "Rebel with a Cause" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "Don't Tell Me It's Not About Frankie" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "The Toolshed Behind the Church" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "It's Not About the Butter: Part 2" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "Heads or Tails" ... as Judge Leonard
- episode "Life Isn't Fair"
- ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
- episode "Obstruction of Justice" ... as Officer Billy
- The PracticeThe PracticeThe Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
- episode "Spirit of America" ... as Warden Steve Langston
- Toothless (1997) ... as Dr. Green
- Wings
- episode "Olive or Twist" ... as Les
- She Woke Up Pregnant (1996) ... as Ray Boyle
- Second NoahSecond NoahSecond Noah is a television drama that was broadcast in the United States on ABC television from February 5, 1996 to June 8, 1997-Premise:...
- episode "Hoops and Dreams" ... as Coach Casemeyer
- Innocent Victims (1996) ... as D.B. Guinness
- Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & 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,...
- episode "Performance" ... as Nick
- episode "Sanctuary" (as John Connolly) ... as Barnes
- Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory? (1994) ... as Frank Hughes
- Another Midnight RunAnother Midnight RunAnother Midnight Run is the first in a series of made-for-TV movies for Universal Television's Action Pack based on the popular feature film Midnight Run put together by MCA TV to resurrect Los Angeles bounty-hunter Jack Walsh, who tasted box office success in 1988...
(1994) ... as Scanlon - Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
- Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash (1993) (uncredited)
- When the Bough Breaks (1993) ... as Sergeant Belvin
- Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
- episode "True QTrue Q (TNG episode)-Plot:The Enterprise brings aboard a Starfleet intern, Amanda Rogers, who plans to study biological sciences under Dr. Crusher. The crew soon finds Amanda has unusual abilities such as redirecting a falling cargo crate to avoid injury, and the ability to contain an explosion in the warp core...
" ... as Orn Lote
- episode "True Q
- The Golden GirlsThe Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
- episode "Ro$e Love$ Mile$" ... as Mort
- Prayer of the RollerboysPrayer of the RollerboysPrayer of the Rollerboys is a 1990 independent science fiction film, starring Corey Haim and Patricia Arquette.-Plot summary:Haim stars as Griffin, a rollerblader in the not so distant future of Los Angeles which is in a sad state, the city is deep in crime and drug activity in the wake of a...
(1991) ... as Pinky - Sessions ... as Dan's father
- Alien NationAlien Nation (TV series)Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
- episode "The Red Room" ... as Jeffries
- Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989) ... as Commander
- Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) ... as Dinner Guest
- Hard Choices (1985) ... as Preach