John Heard is the quintessential "actor's actor". In his thirty-year career, he has appeared in over sixty feature films, dozens of television movies, and guest-starred in numerous award-winning dramas on TV.

A graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, John Heard began his career on the stage, winning multiple awards in both Chicago and New York, including a 1976-77 Theatre World Award and Obie Awards for his off-Broadway performances in OTHELLO and SPLIT.

His early screen successes include performances in CUTTERS WAY, CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER, and as Jack Kerouac in HEART BEAT. From there, he built his career with starring roles in films such as BIG, THE PELICAN BRIEF, BEACHES, HOME ALONE, AWAKENINGS, IN THE LINE OF FIRE, POLLACK, and most recently, WHITE CHICKS.

As a supporting actor, John has worked with some of today's greatest directors, from Martin Scorsese and Robert Redford to Chris Columbus and Penny Marshall. He has contributed invaluable performances opposite countless Academy Award-winning actors including Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Laura Dern, and Meryl Streep.

John has turned in many memorable performances on the small screen as well, including guest appearances in such television shows as THE OUTER LIMITS, ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, HACK, and all three LAW & ORDER series. He was nominated for a Cable ACE Award for Best Actor in a TV Movie for his 1987 performance in TENDER IS THE NIGHT, and his recent turn in the 1999 season of THE SOPRANOS earned him an Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a drama series.

This year, John will continue to be seen on both the big and small screen. He can be found in recurring roles on PRISON BREAK, CSI:MIAMI as a guest star on NUMBERS and BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. On the big screen, he starred in the independent feature films CHUMSCRUBBER - opposite Rita Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, and Cari Ann Moss, EDISON - opposite Morgan Freeman, Keving Spacey, AMERICAN GOTHIC - opposite Patrick Wilson, Neal McDonough and Scott Michael Campbell, SWEETLAND - opposite Ned Beatty and Alan Cumming (which just won the Audience Award at the Hampton's Film Festival), and STEEL CITY which was one of the 14 films competing in the dramatic competition of the Sundance Film Festival. He will be attending the festival after having wrapped work on the Andy Davis feature THE GUARDIAN starring opposite Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.