Ted Levine facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ted Levine
Levine in 2008
Born	Frank Theodore Levine (1957-05-29) May 29, 1957 (age 68) Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Marlboro College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Partner(s)	Kim Phillips (former)
Children	2

Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is famous for playing different characters in movies and TV shows.

Many people know him as Jame Gumb in the movie The Silence of the Lambs (1991). He also played Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the TV series Monk (2002–2009).

Ted Levine has been in many other popular films. These include Heat (1995), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and Shutter Island (2010). He also appeared in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).

Ted Levine's Early Life

Ted Levine was born in Bellaire, Ohio, on May 29, 1957. His parents, Charlotte Virginia and Milton Dmitri Levine, were both doctors. His father had Russian-Jewish family roots. His mother had Welsh and Native American family history.

Ted grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. In 1975, he started college at Marlboro College.

His Acting Journey

Ted Levine began his acting career in the Chicago theatre scene. He joined a group called the Remains Theatre. This group was started by actors like Gary Cole and William Petersen.

In the 1980s, Ted started looking for roles in movies and on television. One of his early big roles was Frank Holman. He played this character in the TV drama Crime Story from 1986 to 1988.

Famous Roles and Beyond

Ted Levine's acting career really took off after The Silence of the Lambs. In this movie, he played the main bad guy, Jame Gumb. For a while, he often played villain roles because of this. This is called being "typecast."

But Ted worked hard to play different kinds of characters. He was a police officer in Al Pacino's team in the movie Heat. He also played astronaut Alan Shepard in the TV mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In the movie Georgia, he played a kind husband.

In 2001, Ted played Sergeant Tanner in The Fast and the Furious. He also voiced a truck driver named "Rusty Nail" in the movie Joy Ride.

From 2002 to 2009, he had a main role in the detective series Monk. He played Captain Leland Stottlemeyer. He acted alongside Tony Shalhoub in this popular show.

Voice Acting and Other Projects

Ted Levine has also done voice acting for cartoons. He was the voice of the supervillain Sinestro. You can hear him as Sinestro in shows like Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. These shows are part of the DC Animated Universe.

In 2006, he appeared in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes. He played a father whose family faces a terrible situation. In 2007, he was in American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

In 2010, he played the warden of an island prison in Shutter Island. Leonardo DiCaprio starred in this movie. In 2013, he had a big role in the TV series The Bridge. He played Lieutenant Hank Wade, a police commander.

Recent Work

In 2018, Ted Levine was in the movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. He played a hunter named Ken Wheatley. From 2018 to 2020, he played Thomas F. Byrnes in the TV series The Alienist.

In 2021, he joined the cast of the TV drama Big Sky. He played the character Horst Kleinsasser. He also returned as Captain Stottlemeyer in the 2023 TV movie Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie.

About Ted Levine's Family

Ted Levine has two children. He has a son with his former partner, Kim Phillips, and a daughter.

Awards and Recognitions

Ted Levine has been recognized for his acting.

See also

In Spanish: Ted Levine para niños