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Dean Cochran (born March 18, 1972) in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American film actor. He has appeared in such films as Air Marshal and Target of Opportunity. He has also acted alongside Colin Farrell in Phone Booth, Lindsay Lohan in Just My Luck, and Chuck Norris in The Cutter.
Cochran, a graduate of Tulane University and a member of Mensa, began his acting career in college, earning his Screen Actors Guild card in the film Blue Sky, for which Jessica Lange won an Oscar. While at Tulane, Cochran competed in and won an international acting competition where he was discovered by talent manager Al Onorato.
Cochran has performed the lead roles in a number of plays written by William Shakespeare, including Macbeth, Henry V, Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well as A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Burn This.
After moving to Los Angeles, Cochran guest starred in various network television series roles. Cochran's breakthrough came when he was cast in the lead in the action film Air Marshal, and has more recently starred in Shark Zone and Target of Opportunity. In 2007 Cochran began a recurring role in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Detective Troy Scott, and in 2008 landed one of the starring roles in Meet the Spartans where he spoofs Rocky Balboa and Rambo.
He is married to former Miss USA Brandi Sherwood. Sherwood is currently a model on the long running game show The Price Is Right.
Cochran, who has never taken a drink, smoked, or done any drugs,[citation needed] has done extensive work speaking to students in the national DARE program and has been actively involved in going back to his hometown to help with the recovery efforts in New Orleans working with Habitat for Humanity.