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SKEET ULRICH
(Chip Woolley)
Born and raised in Virginia,
Ulrich was discovered in a stage production at New York University
by David Mamet. Ulrich worked as an apprentice to the legendary
writer and director at the acclaimed Atlantic Theater Company,
performing in a number of the company's productions, including
Reckless and Hedda Gabler. Ulrich's transition
to movies came courtesy of film director, Stacey Cochran, who
cast him in the ABC After School |
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Special,
Same Difference, and subsequently in her writing/directing
debut, Boys.
On
television, Ulrich made his mark in the award-winning Steven
Spielberg TNT miniseries Into the West, alongside Josh
Brolin and Keri Russell. Ulrich starred for two seasons as Jake
Green in the CBS drama Jericho, and starred in Dick Wolf’s
iconic franchise Law & Order: Los Angeles as detective
Rex Winters, a former Marine with the intuition of a natural
cop.
Ulrich
starred alongside Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno
in Sony Screen Gems’ box-office hit Armored, directed
by Nimród Antal. Ulrich played Dobbs, an armored-truck
company employee who is involved in a major heist.
His past film credits include Jim Brooks' critically acclaimed
film As Good As It Gets, Ang Lee's Civil War-era drama
Ride With the Devil, and a breakout role in Wes Craven's
hit horror film Scream. Additionally, he appeared
in The Newton Boys, The Craft, Nobody's Baby,
Albino Alligator, Chill Factor, Soul Assassin,
Anasazi Moon, Takedown, Kevin of the North,
A Soldier's Sweetheart, Last Dance and Boys.
Ulrich
comes from a long line of NASCAR pioneers, including his uncle
and NASCAR great, Ricky Rudd. Having spent more than 35 years
in racing, Ulrich’s mother founded the NASCAR public relations
agency Sports Management Group. Ulrich’s brother, Geoff
Ulrich, continues the tradition, now working for Speedway Motorsports,
Inc., which owns and operates eight first-class speedways, including
the Texas Motor Speedway. Ulrich’s son, Jakob, is a driver
in Bandoleros, the NASCAR primer for young drivers. Ulrich is
proud to call Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus his good friends
and continues to be an avid fan of the sport. |
