Ron Livingston | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 97% Lucky (2017)

Lowest Rated: 10% The Professor (2018)

Birthday: Jun 5, 1967

Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Born on June 5, 1968 in Cedar Rapids, IA, Ron Livingston is an American actor. As a student at Marion High School, Livingston's main activities were wrestling on the school's team and acting. His father even joined him in a stage production of "Oklahoma." At age 16, Livingston broke the news of his career plans to his parents and upon graduation, trekked to Connecticut to study acting at Yale University 's prestigious drama department. At Yale, Livingston's classmates included future stars Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti . At one point, Livingston directed Norton in a production of Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard." After graduating from college with degrees in theater and literature, Livingston moved to Chicago, where he first performed in small-staged production of Shakespeare before understudying in various productions at Chicago's Goodman and Touchstone Theaters. Getting all he could out of the Windy City stage, he took the next logical step by moving to Los Angeles where, like many struggling actors before him, began working in the mailroom - but not at the William Morris Agency; instead, at the Universal Studios theme park. Livingston's first audition was for MTV 's original " The Real World," but the first onscreen gig he landed was marked by a pair of lines in the feature film comedy, "Straight Talk" (1992) - lines that were ultimately cut from the film altogether. Roles were sparse in the first few years, but 1996 marked a very rapid turning point for the eager actor's bourgeoning career. Post-theme park, he was cast as a series regular in a prominent ABC vehicle for Molly Ringwald called "Townies" (1996), along with then-unknowns Lauren Graham, Jenna Elfman and Eric McCormack. Although he had a prominent role as Ringwald's boyfriend, the seaside-based sitcom vanished from the schedule after only four months. The same could not be said for his other offering that year - the "so money" slice of Angeleno nightlife, "Swingers." Written by Livingston's real-life buddy Jon Favreau, the movie was loosely based on the experiences Favreau had when he first moved to L.A. By 1998, Livingston was cast as the loutish best friend on "That's Life" (1998), a Fox sitcom that began in early March and unfortunately left the air a month later. But the following year, Livingston made good on his "Swingers" promise by again finding himself smack dab in the middle of a timeless classic. As the lead role in Mike Judge's first live-action film, "Office Space" (1999). With two iconic flicks behind him, Livingston branched out, playing a variety of roles so as not to be pigeon-holed. October finally saw the release of "Body Shots" (1999). In 2000, Livingston decided to flex his acting muscle by portraying Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in the independent road trip drama, "Beat" (2000). He also opted to try his luck once more on series television, joining ABC's hit drama "The Practice" (1997-2004) during the 2001-02 season as the frequently-recurring D.A. Alan Lowe. Riding high in a role created specifically for him, his first appearance in September of that year came at the same time the actor debuted with the lead role of Capt. Lewis Nixon in HBO 's prestige WWII miniseries, "Band of Brothers" (2001). Livingston played novelist Jack Berger - known simply as "Berger" - on seasons five and six of HBO's "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), Livingston suddenly found himself an object of desire to millions of female viewers - all of whom hoped Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) had finally found her soulmate in the brooding Berger. At least that was initially the case. He became a permanent part of "Sex" lore by turning his nice-guy image on its ear by infamously dumping Carrie with a post-it note. Post-Berger, Livingston continued to turn out memorable performances, including that of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's coarse, semi-fictional agent in "Adaptation" (2002); the tough S.W.A.T. team leader Donnie Anderson in "44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out" (2003); and as a hard-nosed businessman trying to sanitize the old panache of Vegas casinos in "The Cooler" (2003). The popularity of Livingston's Berger on "Sex in the City" had proven to studio executives that Livingston could charm the female contingent that he was cast as Brittany Murphy's onscreen boyfriend in the summer romantic comedy "Little Black Book" (2004). After segueing from light to dark comedy as a perverted private school teacher in "Pretty Persuasion" (2005), Livingston decided to stay put on television for a while, appearing on Fox's hostage negotiation drama "Standoff" (2006-07). Combining a witty romantic spark with co-star Rosemarie DeWitt amidst the element of danger, the short-lived show let Livingston do what he did best - be the guy's guy and the girl's guy. His charm worked on DeWitt in real life, and the two were married in 2009. That year, he starred in another swiftly cancelled series, the sci-fi show "Defying Gravity," and soon shifted his focus back to film. Following supporting parts in two 2010 comedies, "Dinner for Schmucks," starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, and the amiable love story "Going the Distance," Livingston went on to a featured role in the lauded HBO TV movie "Game Change" (2012). In 2013, he had a particularly busy year, with a stint on the popular period drama "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO, 2010-14), a lead turn in the indie comedy "Drinking Buddies" and a performance as a haunted farmhouse owner in the horror hit "The Conjuring." Livingston next appeared in historical drama "Parkland" (2013) and military family drama "Fort Bliss" (2014), followed by indie drama "James White" (2015) and dark comedy "Addicted to Fresno" (2015). Supporting roles in the comedy reboot "Vacation" (2015) and Joe Swanberg's "Digging For Fire" (2015) were followed by a larger co-starring role in the thriller "The Fifth Wave" (2016). After appearing in Michael Showalter's black comedy "Search Party" (TBS 2016- ), Livingston returned to TV full time, starring in Peter Farrelly's "Loudermilk" (Audience 2017- ), a comedy about alcoholic recovery, and co-starring in the drama "A Million Little Things" (ABC 2018- ). Between seasons, Livingston appeared in crime thriller "Shimmer Lake" (2017), Harry Dean Stanton's farewell film "Lucky" (2017), Jason Reitman's comedy-drama "Tully" (2018) and road trip comedy "The Long Dumb Road" (2018).

Highest rated movies

97% 81% Lucky Watchlist 92% 70% James White Watchlist 92% 82% The End of the Tour Watchlist 90% 85% Adaptation Watchlist 88% 89% Swingers Watchlist 87% 75% Tully Watchlist 86% 83% The Conjuring Watchlist 84% 49% Drinking Buddies Watchlist 81% 93% Office Space Watchlist 81% The Featherweight Watchlist

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Ron Livingston Ron Livingston Actor Ron Livingston arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of RLJE Films THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT held at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood on February 4, 2019 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photoshot/Everett Collection, (ZB7996_328752_0034) Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt at arrivals for THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA August 6, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Ron Livingston at arrivals for Disney ABC Television Hosts: TCA Winter Press Tour 2019, The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA February 5, 2019. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Ron Livingston at arrivals for GAME NIGHT Premiere, TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA February 21, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Ron Livingston at arrivals for DIGGING FOR FIRE Premiere, Arclight Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA August 13, 2015. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Ron Livingston at arrivals for DIGGING FOR FIRE Premiere, Arclight Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA August 13, 2015. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Ron Livingston at arrivals for FORT BLISS Screening, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre, Los Angeles, CA September 11, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 2, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
81% No Score Yet The Featherweight Unknown (Character) - 2023
75% 84% Sitting in Bars with Cake Unknown (Character) - 2023
63% 82% The Flash Henry Allen (Character) $108.1M 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Saga of the Scarlet Speedster Unknown (Character) - 2023
32% 33% The Estate James (Character) $211.0K 2022
79% 83% The Same Storm Jim Lamson (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 57% Holly Slept Over Pete (Character) - 2020
10% 78% The Professor Harry (Character) - 2018
75% 51% The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot Flag Pin (Character) - 2018
75% 51% The Long Dumb Road Francois (Character) $4.7K 2018
87% 75% Tully Drew (Character) $9.2M 2018
60% 60% Shimmer Lake Kyle Walker (Character) - 2017
97% 81% Lucky Bobby Lawrence (Character) $955.7K 2017
17% 38% The 5th Wave Oliver Sullivan (Character) $34.9M 2016
No Score Yet 33% Shangri-La Suite Elvis Presley (Character) $13.3K 2015
92% 70% James White Ben (Character) $101.4K 2015
32% 32% Addicted to Fresno Edwin (Character) - 2015
64% 41% Digging for Fire Bob (Character) $119.4K 2015
92% 82% The End of the Tour David Lipsky's Editor (Character) $3.0M 2015
27% 45% Vacation Ethan (Character) $58.9M 2015
76% 66% Fort Bliss Richard (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sidekick Captain Wonder (Character) - 2013
50% 46% The Pretty One Charles (Character) $11.2K 2013
52% 48% Parkland James Hosty (Character) $652.4K 2013
42% 22% Touchy Feely Adrian (Character) $36.0K 2013
84% 49% Drinking Buddies Chris (Character) $342.9K 2013
86% 83% The Conjuring Roger Perron (Character) $137.4M 2013
67% 76% Game Change Mark Wallace (Character) - 2012
36% 67% The Odd Life of Timothy Green Franklin Crudstaff (Character) $51.9M 2012
No Score Yet 53% Leave Dr. Liberman (Character) - 2011
59% 40% 10 Years Mary's Husband (Character) $201.1K 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Queens of Country Rance McCoy (Character) - 2011
54% 52% Going the Distance Will (Character) $17.8M 2010
42% 42% Dinner for Schmucks Caldwell (Character) $73.0M 2010
38% 59% The Time Traveler's Wife Gomez (Character) $63.4M 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCartney's Genes Rudolf (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Spleenectomy Dr. Bannister (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 13% American Crude Johnny (Character) - 2007
33% 78% Music Within Richard Pimentel (Character) $153.2K 2007
65% 64% Holly Patrick (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 31% Relative Strangers Dr. Richard Clayton (Character) - 2006
33% 62% Pretty Persuasion Mr. Anderson (Character) $305.7K 2005
60% 43% Winter Solstice Mr. Bricker (Character) $319.2K 2004
22% 37% Little Black Book Derek (Character) $20.4M 2004
No Score Yet 57% King of the Ants Eric Gatley (Character) - 2003
77% 69% The Cooler Larry Sokolov (Character) $8.2M 2003
No Score Yet 57% 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout Donnie Anderson (Character) - 2003
90% 85% Adaptation Marty Bowen (Character) $22.2M 2002
No Score Yet 54% Buying the Cow Tyler Carter Bellows (Character) - 2001
32% 75% A Rumor of Angels Uncle Charlie (Character) $38.2K 2000
57% 37% Beat Allen Ginsberg (Character) - 2000
57% 17% The Big Brass Ring Sheldon Buckle (Character) - 1999
67% 51% Two Ninas Marty Sachs (Character) $11.0K 1999
11% 28% Body Shots Unknown (Character) $700.0K 1999
81% 93% Office Space Peter Gibbons (Character) $10.8M 1999
No Score Yet 32% Campfire Tales Rick (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Small Hours Steve (Character) - 1997
88% 89% Swingers Rob (Character) $4.5M 1996
56% 38% The Low Life Chad (Character) $40.9K 1995

TV

Credit
100% 93% Pantheon Waxman (Voice) 2022-2023
No Score Yet 73% A Million Little Things Jon (Character),
Jon Dixon (Guest Star)
2018-2021
No Score Yet 93% Loudermilk Sam Loudermilk (Character) 2017-2018 2020
86% 54% 50 States of Fright Blake Bendtner (Character) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guest 2020
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2018
49% 63% The Romanoffs Alex Myers (Character) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2018
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2018
75% No Score Yet The Opposition With Jordan Klepper Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet John Carver (Character) 2015
100% 94% Adventure Time Morty Rogers (Guest Voice) 2015
92% 95% Boardwalk Empire Roy Phillips (Character) 2013-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Issues The Nothing (Character) 2011
48% 78% Defying Gravity Maddux Donner (Character) 2009-2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet WWII Lost Films Unknown (Character) 2009
23% No Score Yet Standoff Matt Flannery (Character) 2006-2007
No Score Yet 90% American Dad! Bob Memari (Guest Voice) 2005-2007
85% No Score Yet Unknown (Character) 2006
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Video Store Clerk (Guest Voice) 2006
90% 96% House Dr. Sebastian Charles (Guest Star) 2005
70% 80% Sex and the City Jack Berger (Guest Star) 2002-2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Character) 2001-2002
94% 96% Band of Brothers Lewis Nixon (Character) 2001
10% No Score Yet Then Came You Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
17% No Score Yet That's Life Mitch (Character) 1998
0% No Score Yet Timecop Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
30% No Score Yet Townies Kurt (Character) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
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