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My Take
Chris Bauer is one of those actors who makes every scene better without you even realizing it — the kind of guy who spent years doing serious stage work, including Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire, before TV audiences caught on. His run as Frank Sobotka in The Wire is quietly one of the great tragic performances of that whole legendary series; he played a union man watching his world dissolve and you felt every bit of it. Then he pivoted to the genuinely unhinged Andy Bellefleur in True Blood, somehow making a bumbling, bigoted small-town cop oddly lovable. The Deuce showed yet another gear. He's been around forever, done Mamet on stage, and still feels underrated — which honestly makes him more interesting to watch.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Bauer
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・バウアー
- Reading
- くりす・ばうあー
- Born
- October 28, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Miramonte High School
- University
- University of San Diego
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Chris Bauer born?
Born October 28, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Chris Bauer from?
Chris Bauer is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Chris Bauer do?
Chris Bauer works as actor, film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.