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name: "Jeffrey Nordling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeffrey-nordling"
roles: []
born: "11 March 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T13:11:51.657601+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jeffrey Nordling

Actor. Born 11 March 1962 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 March 1962, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2017
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 1990s 84 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $128m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Nordling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1465235, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24048

## Coming up

- *Bird in Hand* (2026-10-02), as Dale

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Big Little Lies*](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md) (78)

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## Biography

Jeffrey Nordling is an American actor. Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, he graduated from Wheaton College with a BA in art and received an MFA from Southern Methodist University.

He is known for television roles including Jake Manning in *Once and Again* (1999–2002), Larry Moss in *24* (2009), Nick Bolen in *Desperate Housewives* (2009–2010) and Gordon Klein in *Big Little Lies* (2017–2019). Film credits include Richard Mackey in *TRON: Legacy* (2010) and Barry Leonard in *Sully* (2016). He has made guest appearances in series such as *Arrow*, *Suits*, *The Mentalist* and *Bones*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, vanityfair.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Big Little Lies* (2017), Fi1m 78, as Gordon Klein — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *Quiz Show* (1994), Fi1m 84, as John Van Doren — [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Tahna — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Working Girl* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Tim Rourke — [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (105)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bird in Hand* (2026), as Dale
- *Marvel's Wolverine (Cinematic Movie)* (2026), as Walter Langkoswki
- *Marvel's Wolverine* (2026), as Walter Langkowski
- *American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez* (2024), series, as Huntley Johnson
- *Floater* (2023), as Father
- *The Locksmith* (2023), as Ian Zwick
- *So Help Me Todd* (2022), series, as Gus Easton
- *Walker* (2021), series, as Stan Morrison
- *High Fidelity* (2020), series, as Tim Parker
- *The Gifted* (2017), series, as Danny
- *Big Little Lies* (2017), series, as Gordon Klein — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-little-lies.md)
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Eric
- *Sully* (2016), as Barry Leonard
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, as Daniel Ryan
- *Beautiful Girl* (2014), as J.B.
- *Cloud 9* (2014), as Sebastian Swift
- *Killer Women* (2014), series, Acting
- *Motive* (2013), series, as Deputy Chief Earl Halford
- *Malibu Country* (2012), series, as Bobby Gallagher
- *Arrow* (2012), series, as Frank Bertinelli
- *Nashville* (2012), series, as Brad Maitland
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Eric Kaldor
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, as Todd Fleming
- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), as Richard Mackey
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Josh Bennett
- *Love Hurts* (2009), as Curtis
- *Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith* (2009), as Prof. Terry O'Neill
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Marcus Lark
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Price Randolph
- *Surfer, Dude* (2008), as Eddie Zarno
- *Hole in the Paper Sky* (2008), as Prof. Cory
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Kurt Gaffney
- *Dirt* (2007), series, as Brent Barrow
- *Home of the Brave* (2006), as Cary
- *Flicka* (2006), as Rick Koop
- *Shark* (2006), series, as FBI Special Agent Oliver Hayes
- *Justice* (2006), series, Acting
- *Flight 93* (2006), as Tom Burnett
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Jack Westbrook
- *Close to Home* (2005), series, as Matt Whiting
- *Bones* (2005), series, as David Ross
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Hart Phillips
- *Searching for David's Heart* (2004), as Bill Deeton, Darcy's father
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Nick Bolen
- *Listen Up!* (2004), series, as Dr. Swerling
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Roy Minard
- *The Lyon's Den* (2003), series, Acting
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Roger — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2003), as James Landry
- *War Stories* (2003), as Ian Rhys
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Matt Russell - Restaurateur
- *24* (2001), series, as Larry Moss
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Tom Crane
- *Just Ask My Children* (2001), as Scott Kniffen
- *State of Grace* (2001), series, as Del Adams
- *Personally Yours* (2000), as Jesse Stanton
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Mark Thayer
- *Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying* (1999), as Elliott
- *Once and Again* (1999), series, as Jake Manning
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Professor Kurt Tomko
- *Pirates of Silicon Valley* (1999), as Mike Markkula
- *Blue Moon* (1999), as Billy Medieros
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Dr. David Baylor
- *Saint Maybe* (1998), as Danny Bedloe
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Capote Duncan
- *Polish Wedding* (1998), as Father Don
- *Veronica's Closet* (1997), series, as Tom
- *True Women* (1997), series, as Dr. Peter Woods
- *The Sleepwalker Killing* (1997), as Det. Lloyd Boyko
- *Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon* (1996), as Neil Armstrong
- *D3: The Mighty Ducks* (1996), as Ted Orion
- *Remembrance* (1996), as Brad Fullerton
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Joe Lansing
- *Harrison: Cry of the City* (1996), as Frank
- *The Shamrock Conspiracy* (1995), as Frank
- *Trail of Tears* (1995), as Michael
- *Almost Perfect* (1995), series, Acting
- *A Stranger in Town* (1995), as Larry
- *Love Affair* (1994), as Lou
- *Someone She Knows* (1994), as Greg Phillips
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Jackson Spears
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Mr. Schepps
- *Quiz Show* (1994), as John Van Doren — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md)
- *Holy Matrimony* (1994), as Link
- *Baby Brokers* (1994), as Det. John Kurland
- *Dangerous Heart* (1994), as Lee
- *And the Band Played On* (1993), as Gaetan Dugas
- *Journey to the Center of the Earth* (1993), as Chris Turner
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, as Tahna — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Citizen Cohn* (1992), as G. David Schine
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Eric Baines
- *Ruby* (1992), as Hank
- *Quiet Killer* (1992), as Dr. Jake Prescott
- *Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis* (1991), as Tasker
- *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Acting
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Jordan Reed
- *The Outsiders* (1990), series, as Dean Viola
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, as Ted Healy
- *Working Girl* (1988), as Tim Rourke — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/working-girl.md)
- *Shooter* (1988), as Matt Thompson / Grunwald
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), series, as Tyler
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Bruce Hastings, Richard Hawkes
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Roy Howard
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Danny Bedloe
- *American Housewife*, series, Acting

## Gallery

- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-4e91727c38e8.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-512e2ede5495.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-8472c52a3558.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-d38e47945ca2.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-3b98b931dbd0.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeffrey Nordling](https://film.one/media/person/362434/gallery-2d1e28103449.jpg) Jeffrey Nordling — Image via TMDB

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