SKEET ULRICH
Name: Bryan Ray Trout
Born: 20 January 1970 Lynchburg, Virginia
Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born January 20, 1970) is an American actor who stars
in the CBS drama Jericho.
Ulrich was born Brian Ray Trout in Lynchburg, Virginia and was raised in Concord,
North Carolina by his mother, Carolyn Elaine Wax (nee Rudd), who owns the
special-events marketing agency Sports Management Group. Ulrich's father is a
restaurateur and his first stepfather was former NASCAR driver and team owner
D. K. Ulrich. His mother has since re-married to Edward Lewis Wax. Ulrich's
uncle is NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver Ricky Rudd (who is his mother's brother)
and his maternal grandfather was Alvin Ray Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd
Auto Parts. The nickname "Skeet" originated from the nickname "Skeeter" he
was given by his Little League coach because of his small stature. Along with
his slight frame he had poor health, including numerous bouts with pneumonia,
and underwent open heart surgery at the age of 10.
Ulrich graduated from Northwest Cabarrus High School, where he was a soccer
standout. After initially enrolling at the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington to study Marine Biology, he switched to New York University, and was
subsequently noticed by playwright David Mamet.
In his earliest screen appearance was an uncredited extra in films Weekend at
Bernie's and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. After joining the Atlantic Theater
Company as an apprentice, Ulrich performed with the group, which got him noticed
yet again, this time by director Stacy Cochran. She cast him in a CBS School
Break Special. With her help he also received his first notable role on screen
in 1996 as the loutish boyfriend of Winona Ryder in Boys. That same year he
appeared in The Craft with Neve Campbell. He starred with Neve Campbell again in
Wes Craven's hit slasher film Scream released later that same year which became
his best known role. In 1998 he starred in The Newton Boys.
Ulrich starred alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. in the action film Chill Factor. He
had a small but pivotal role as an emotionally conflicted homosexual hustler in
As Good as It Gets. He starred as Juvenal, a young man with stigmata and healing
powers in the film Touch, and he appeared in Ride with the Devil, an American
Civil War drama directed by Ang Lee. In 2000, he played computer hacker Kevin
Mitnick in the film Takedown.
On television, Ulrich starred in the short-lived ABC series Miracles, and
appeared in TNT's multiple Emmy-nominated miniseries, Into the West. In 2005,
Ulrich acted with Keri Russell in the TV movie The Magic of Ordinary Days.
Ulrich currently stars as Jake Green on the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho,
which premiered on September 20, 2006.
Name: Bryan Ray Trout
Born: 20 January 1970 Lynchburg, Virginia
Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born January 20, 1970) is an American actor who stars
in the CBS drama Jericho.
Ulrich was born Brian Ray Trout in Lynchburg, Virginia and was raised in Concord,
North Carolina by his mother, Carolyn Elaine Wax (nee Rudd), who owns the
special-events marketing agency Sports Management Group. Ulrich's father is a
restaurateur and his first stepfather was former NASCAR driver and team owner
D. K. Ulrich. His mother has since re-married to Edward Lewis Wax. Ulrich's
uncle is NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver Ricky Rudd (who is his mother's brother)
and his maternal grandfather was Alvin Ray Rudd, Sr., the president of Al Rudd
Auto Parts. The nickname "Skeet" originated from the nickname "Skeeter" he
was given by his Little League coach because of his small stature. Along with
his slight frame he had poor health, including numerous bouts with pneumonia,
and underwent open heart surgery at the age of 10.
Ulrich graduated from Northwest Cabarrus High School, where he was a soccer
standout. After initially enrolling at the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington to study Marine Biology, he switched to New York University, and was
subsequently noticed by playwright David Mamet.
In his earliest screen appearance was an uncredited extra in films Weekend at
Bernie's and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. After joining the Atlantic Theater
Company as an apprentice, Ulrich performed with the group, which got him noticed
yet again, this time by director Stacy Cochran. She cast him in a CBS School
Break Special. With her help he also received his first notable role on screen
in 1996 as the loutish boyfriend of Winona Ryder in Boys. That same year he
appeared in The Craft with Neve Campbell. He starred with Neve Campbell again in
Wes Craven's hit slasher film Scream released later that same year which became
his best known role. In 1998 he starred in The Newton Boys.
Ulrich starred alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. in the action film Chill Factor. He
had a small but pivotal role as an emotionally conflicted homosexual hustler in
As Good as It Gets. He starred as Juvenal, a young man with stigmata and healing
powers in the film Touch, and he appeared in Ride with the Devil, an American
Civil War drama directed by Ang Lee. In 2000, he played computer hacker Kevin
Mitnick in the film Takedown.
On television, Ulrich starred in the short-lived ABC series Miracles, and
appeared in TNT's multiple Emmy-nominated miniseries, Into the West. In 2005,
Ulrich acted with Keri Russell in the TV movie The Magic of Ordinary Days.
Ulrich currently stars as Jake Green on the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho,
which premiered on September 20, 2006.