| Biography: Anthony Edwards |
| ANTHONY EDWARDS: Dr. Mark Greene For his work as Dr. Mark Greene on "ER," Anthony Edwards has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, a 1998 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama, and a People's Choice Award as Favorite Male Television Performer in a New Series. He has also received four Emmy Award nominations for Lead Actor in a Drama Series and three nominations as Best Actor by Viewers for Quality Television. Edwards was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, the youngest of five children. His mother is an artist and his father is an architect. Edwards became interested in acting as a youth and by age 16 he had appeared in dozens of musicals and plays. After high school he attended a summer workshop at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He then studied at the University of Southern California for two years, during which time he won roles in such feature films as "Heart Like a Wheel" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." In 1982, he left USC when he was cast in the series "It Takes Two," starring Richard Crenna, Patty Duke and Helen Hunt. He continued amassing feature credits such as "Revenge of the Nerds," "Gotcha!" and "The Sure Thing." In 1986 Edwards played a doomed fighter pilot in "Top Gun," and later starred in features such as "Miracle Mile," "Mr. North," "Hawks" and the hit film "The Client." Through his production company, Aviator Films, he executive-produced and starred in the feature film "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." Edwards was recently seen in the movie "Playing by Heart," in which he co-starred with Sean Connery and Gillian Anderson. On television, Edwards had a recurring role as a hyperallergic lawyer on "Northern Exposure," and earned a CableACE nomination as Best Actor for the special "Sexual Healing." He also won critical acclaim for his starring role in the miniseries "In Cold Blood." In addition, Edwards, along with his business partner Dante Di Loreto, served as executive producer of the NBC movie "Borderline," which starred former "ER" cast member Sherry Stringfield. The thriller marked the television production debut of Aviator Films and premiered during Spring 1999. Edwards directed the award-winning documentary, "Speaking Through Walls." He also directed the feature film "Charlie's Ghost Story." In 1996, Edwards became the first "ER" cast member to direct an episode of the series and he served as a director again during the 1997-98 and 1999-2000 seasons. Edwards is currently producing series and telefilms for five networks, as well as developing a slate of independent films. Edwards is a board member of the Cure Autism Now Foundation (CAN). His birthday is July 19. |
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