Rory Cochrane

Why ask why? We here at THAT GUY haven't seen much of Rory recently, and that makes us sad. Rory Cochrane has only been in a handful of movies between 1991 and 2000, and only one, Dazed and Confused, has given him the exposure he deserves.

More often than not, Rory has been the best part of some very bad movies, such as Empire Records, which was almost worth watching simply because of his performance as droll record store employee Lucas. Notice I said almost.

Cochrane also gave great performances in the little-seen but critically acclaimed The Low Life, and as psychotic Billy Mack Black in Love & a .45, a "killers on the road movie" superior to Natural Born Killers but lost in its wake. Lately, he's been toiling in straight to video murder mysteries like Black & White, and taking small roles in 1999's Flawless.

Say what you will about Cochrane's luck in landing movies--it's not nearly as good as his luck in landing women. Cochrane has reportedly dated Renee Zellweger, Joey Lauren Adams, and Liv Tyler in the past. We here at THAT GUY hope to see more than that of this unique character actor.

FILMOGRAPHY
Films highlighted in yellow present Rory at his best
Hart's War (2002)--????
Southlander (2001)--Chance
The Prime Gig (2000)--Joel
Sunset Strip (2000)--Felix
Flawless (1999)--Pogo
Black & White (1998)--Chris O'Brien
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)--Chinatown
Dogtown (1997)--Curtis Lasky
The Last Don (TV Movie--1997)--Dante Santadio
Empire Records (1995)--Lucas
The Low Life (1994)--John
Love and a .45 (1994)--Billy Mack Black
Dazed and Confused (1993)--Slater
Fathers & Sons (1992)--Ed
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)--Chico