Robert Rusler

Robert Rusler
Born	(1965-09-20) September 20, 1965 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1978–present

Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor. He made his film debut in the teen comedy Weird Science (1985) and subsequently appeared in the horror films A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and Vamp (1986). He starred as Tommy Hook in the skateboarding cult film Thrashin' (1986) and as "Buzz" in the 1989 film Shag.

Life and career

Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. He moved to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, where he started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level, competing in local tournaments. Then he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he studied martial arts and entered many competitions. After high school, Robert wanted to try his hand as an actor and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and William Traylor.

His first film role was Max in the 1985 hit comedy Weird Science. He appeared later that year in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Grady. While filming the movie, Rob and the star of the movie, Mark Patton became close friends. In 1986, he co-starred with Chris Makepeace in the horror comedy Vamp and with Josh Brolin in the teen sports drama Thrashin'.

He also played Richard Lawson in the 1991 TV film Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back. Rusler has appeared in television series, such as the short lived 1990 series The Outsiders as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 series Angel Falls, but his best known TV role was in the 1990s hit science fiction series Babylon 5 as Warren Keffer in season 2 (1994–1995). He has acted in the 1995 sci-fi video game flight simulator, Wing Commander IV which starred Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. He also appeared in an episode of the TV series The Unit.

Rusler has made guest appearances on television shows ranging from The Facts of Life, Snoops, Cold Case, Medium, The Unit, The Closer, 24, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Anomaly" as Orgoth. He has appeared in a Heineken commercial directed by Oliver Stone.

Filmography

Film and television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Facts of Life	Neil	(1979 TV series) episodes: "Gone with the Wind Part 1" and "Gone with the Wind Part 2"
1985	Weird Science	Max	movie
1985	A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge	Ron Grady	movie
1986	Dangerously Close	n/a	movie
1986	Vamp	A.J.	movie
1986	Thrashin'	Tommy Hook	movie
1987	Tonight's the Night	TV movie
1989	Shag	Buzz Ravenel	movie
1990	The Outsiders	Tim Shepard	TV series (13 episodes)
1991	Sometimes They Come Back	Richard Lawson	TV movie
1992	Final Embrace	Kyle Lambton	movie
1992	Crisis in the Kremlin	Jack Reilly	movie
1993	Amityville: A New Generation	Ray	video
1993	Angel Falls	Toby Riopelle	TV series
1994–1995	Babylon 5	Lt. Warren Keffer	TV series (22 episodes)
1995	Murder, She Wrote	Pete Menteer	(1984 TV series) episode: "The Secret of Gila Junction"
1995	Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom	Seether	video game
1997	The Underworld	Dick	TV movie
1999	Mike Hammer, Private Eye	Jimmy Grecco	(1997 TV series) Episode: "The Long Road to Nowhere"
1999	Wasted in Babylon	Chaz	movie
1999	Snoops	n/a	(1999 TV series) episode: "Bedfellas"
2002	Robbery Homicide Division	Greg Canton	(2002 TV series) episode: "In/Famous"
2003	Star Trek: Enterprise	Orgoth	(2001 TV series) episode: "Anomaly"
2003	L.A. Dragnet	n/a	(2003 TV series) episode: "Slice of Life"
2004	The Whole Ten Yards	Policeman #2	movie
2004	Cold Case	Lt. Nash Cavanaugh	(2003 TV series) episode: "The Plan"
2004	Air Strike	Ben Garrett	video
2004	NCIS	Lt. Col. Curtis Teague	(2003 TV series) episode: "Vanished"
2005	Rebound	Falcon Coach	movie
2006	24	Hank	(2001 TV series) episode: "Day 5: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m."
2006	Surveillance	Ben Palmer	movie
2006	Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi	Himself	documentary
2006	Shifted	Skippy, Tail O' The Pup Employee	movie
2006	The Hunt Chronicles	Himself	video
2006	The Hunt	Atticus Monroe	movie
2006	Horror's Hallowed Grounds	Himself	(2006 TV series) (1 episode)
2007	Forfeit	Jimmy	movie
2007	Agenda	Alec Foster	movie
2007	The Closer	Joe White	(2005 TV series) episode: "Lovers Leap"
2007	The Unit	Colonel	(2006 TV series) episode: "M.P.s"
2008	Medium	David Barrington	(2005 TV series) episode: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
2008	LA LA Land	Jerry Flaxman	TV movie
2010	Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy	Himself	documentary
2010	The Black Belle	Robert Rusler	movie
2011	Delivered	Wiggs	movie
2011	Metro	Balmer	TV movie
2012	Bones	Hunter Sherman	(2005 TV series) episode: "The Warrior in the Wuss"
2015	Tales of Halloween	Mr. Blake	movie
2015	Ray Donovan	Gus O'Dea	(2013 TV series) episode: "Breakfast of Champions"
2016	Murder in the First	Detective Ron Bestul	(2014 TV series) episode: "Daddy Dearest"
2018	Light as a Feather	Mr. Morris	3 episodes
2019	S.W.A.T.	Leo Moretti	(2017 TV series) episode: "Bad Faith"
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Himself	documentary
2021	Jakob's Wife	Tom Low	Movie

External links

• Robert Rusler at IMDb