American actor born on 18 March 1960 in Columbus, Ohio, US. He studied theater at the University of Southern California. He was partially deaf in one ear, and completely deaf in the other. His breakthrough role was Dr. Marcus Hunter of Days of Our Lives (1987-1992). His other notable works include Babylon 5 (1994-1998), Strong Medicine (2002-2008), and Tremors (2003). He died of heart complications on 22 May 2004 in Burbank, California, United States.