Stephen Bishop (actor)

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Stephen Bishop
Bishop at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970 (age 53)
OccupationActor
Children1

Stephen C. Bishop (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor and retired baseball player.

Baseball career[edit]

Bishop attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played baseball for the Highlanders from 1991–1992.[1] After college he signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for Atlanta's affiliate in the Pioneer League in 1993. In 1994, he played for the Sioux Falls Canaries and the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, and in 1995 he played for the High Desert Mavericks, the advanced A ball affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles.

Acting career[edit]

He played Patrick on the television show Imposters, which aired on Bravo. He plays David Paulk in the television show Being Mary Jane.[2] He also appeared on the television series Lost, Girlfriends, and The Game, and in the independent film Americanese. He appeared in the movie The Rundown with The Rock. Bishop also played David Justice in Moneyball, which was released on September 23, 2011.[3][4] He was in the 2015 movie With This Ring where he played 'Nate Adamson' and starred alongside Regina Hall, Jill Scott and Eve (rapper). He appeared in Grey's Anatomy Season 4 Episode 16 Freedom part 1.[citation needed] In 2017, he played the role of Michael Roland in the psychological thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part alongside Taye Diggs.

On October 19, 2018, it was announced that Bishop had been cast in a recurring role on Criminal Minds as Supervisory Special agent Andrew Mendoza, who will be a love interest for Emily Prentiss.[5]

In July 2020, Bishop starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair.[6][7]

In 2021, Bishop began playing the role of "Matthew Powell" on the Starz series Run the World.

Personal life[edit]

On November 29, 2017, he and his former partner, model Jesiree Dizon, welcomed their first child Charli Kekuʻulani.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Road Home Tyrell Hunt Also known as Pitcher and the Pin-Up
2003 The Rundown Knappmiller
2004 Friday Night Lights Loie Harris
2006 Americanese Miles
2006 Sam's Lake Franklin
2008 Hancock ER Doctor Uncredited
2010 The Town Derrick Uncredited
2010 The Company We Keep Dwight
2011 Moneyball David Justice
2012 Safe House Marine Guard
2012 Battleship JPJ OOD
2013 Thank You Card Detective Browning Short film
2014 Miss Meadows Lt. Danny
2016 Grandma's House Edgar
2017 Jeep Compass: Baseball Coach Himself Short film
2017 'Til Death Do Us Part Michael Roland
2019 The Trap K.P.
2019 Keys to the City Mayor Kenneth Briggs
2020 Fatal Affair Marcus Warren

Television[edit]

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Girlfriends Alex Mendoza 2 episodes
2006 Friday Night Lights Interviewer Episodes: "Eyes Wide Open"
2006 Brothers & Sisters Rick Episode: "Mistakes Were Made: Part 2"
2007 The Game Eva's Fiance Episode: "Out of Bounds"
2007 Lost Kincaid Episode: "The Man from Tallahassee"
2008 Grey's Anatomy Firefighter 2 episodes
2009 CSI: Miami Hazmat Team Leader Episode: "Bolt Action"
2011 The Mentalist Trey Holcombe Episode: "Pink Tops"
2011 Prime Suspect Agent Biddle Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence"
2012 Hart of Dixie Zach Jeffries Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
2013 Royal Pains Tripp Doby Episode: "Lawson Translation"
2013 Mob City Smooth Watson Episode: "His Banana Majesty"
2013–2015 Being Mary Jane David Paulk Recurring (Season 1)
Main cast (Season 2-3)
2015 With This Ring Nate TV movie
2017 Media Will Randolph TV movie
2017–2018 Imposters Patrick Campbell / Agent Simons Main cast
2018 Greenleaf Michael Episode: "The Promised Land"
2018 Coins for Christmas Alec TV movie
2018–2020 Criminal Minds SSA Andrew Mendoza 4 episodes
2019 SEAL Team Master Chief Winston Blake Episode: "The Ones You Can't See"
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Major Brandon Gamble 2 episodes
2021–Present Run the World Matthew Powell
2022 The Equalizer Dr. Miles Fulton Episode: "Hard Money"
2022 The Terminal List Richard Fontana

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 UC Riverside Highlanders Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). UC Riverside Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Being Mary Jane character bio: David Paulk (played by Stephen Bishop) Archived November 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Alexander, Jim. "BASEBALL: Former UCR star shines in "Moneyball" | Sports Southern California". PE.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Moneyball’s Stephen Bishop talks being David Justice
  5. ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (October 19, 2018). "Criminal Minds Love Interest to Be Played by Imposters' Stephen Bishop". TVLine. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  6. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 2, 2019). "Nia Long To Produce & Star Alongside Omar Epps And Stephen Bishop In Netflix Film 'Fatal Affair'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Lawrence, Gregory (July 1, 2020). "The Trailer for Netflix's 'Fatal Affair' Delivers Cheesy Domestic Thriller Realness". Collider. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

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