Biography
Richard Burgi is an American actor. Born Richard William Burgi on 30 July 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey, he began his career in the mid-1980s with roles in daytime soap operas including Another World and As the World Turns.
He gained prominence with leading and recurring parts in primetime series such as The Sentinel (1996–1999) as Det. Jim Ellison, Desperate Housewives as Karl Mayer, and 24 as Kevin Carroll. He has also appeared in General Hospital and The Young and the Restless.
Burgi's film credits include Cellular (2004), In Her Shoes (2005), the 2005 remake of Fun with Dick and Jane as Joe Cleeman, Hostel: Part II (2007) and Friday the 13th (2009). He has worked steadily in television and film since 1986.
