Bruce Altman is an acclaimed character actor and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama who made his motion-picture debut as Harrison Ford’s best friend in Mike Nichols’ Regarding Henry. Altman has gone on to work for such respected filmmakers as Ridley Scott (Matchstick Men), James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed), Ron Howard (The Paper), Mike Figgis (Mr. Jones), Robert Redford (Quiz Show), James Mangold (Girl Interrupted, Copland), Michael Pressman (To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday), Daniel Stern (Rookie of the Year), Anthony Minghella (Mr. Wonderful), Nicholas Hytner (The Object of My Affection), Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated), Gary Winick (Bride Wars), Roger Michell (Changing Lanes, Morning Glory), Ken Scott (Delivery Man) and Patricia Riggen (Miracles From Heaven).
Altman’s other film credits include Michael Cuesta’s L.I.E., Wayne Kramer’s Running Scared, Stacy Cochran’s My New Gun, David Gordon Green’s The Sitter, Nicholas Jarecki&rsqu
Bruce Altman is an acclaimed character actor and a graduate of the Yale School of Drama who made his motion-picture debut as Harrison Ford’s best friend in Mike Nichols’ Regarding Henry. Altman has gone on to work for such respected filmmakers as Ridley Scott (Matchstick Men), James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed), Ron Howard (The Paper), Mike Figgis (Mr. Jones), Robert Redford (Quiz Show), James Mangold (Girl Interrupted, Copland), Michael Pressman (To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday), Daniel Stern (Rookie of the Year), Anthony Minghella (Mr. Wonderful), Nicholas Hytner (The Object of My Affection), Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated), Gary Winick (Bride Wars), Roger Michell (Changing Lanes, Morning Glory), Ken Scott (Delivery Man) and Patricia Riggen (Miracles From Heaven).
Altman’s other film credits include Michael Cuesta’s L.I.E., Wayne Kramer’s Running Scared, Stacy Cochran’s My New Gun, David Gordon Green’s The Sitter, Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage, Paul Bettany’s Shelter, Paul Dalio’s Touched with Fire and Michael Tyburski’s The Sound of Silence. He also starred in the 1997 Oscar®-winning live-action short Dear Diary.
Altman also maintains an active television career. He played the recurring role of Terry Colby on “Mr. Robot” and his work on HBO includes “The Sopranos,” Jay Roach’s Emmy Award®-winning films “Recount” and “Game Change,” and Paul Haggis’ “Show Me a Hero.” Altman was a series regular on the Peabody Award-winning ABC series “Nothing Sacred” and has had recurring roles on “Blue Bloods,” “Damages,” “Person of Interest,” “Help Me Help You,” “Odd Mom Out” and numerous other shows.
