| Birth Name: | Hart Matthew Bochner |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1977–present |
| Parents: | Lloyd Bochner (father) |
Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), The Wild Life (1984), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988), Apartment Zero (1988), Mr. Destiny (1990), Mad at the Moon (1992), Break Up (1998), Liberty Stands Still (2002) and Spread (2009). On television, he has starred in War and Remembrance (1988–89), Children of the Dust (1995), Baby for Sale (2004), The Starter Wife (2008) and Scandal (2015).
Bochner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and actor Lloyd Bochner.[1] His family is Jewish.[2] Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards. His grand-uncle was journalist, lawyer and philanthropist Isaiah L. Kenen.[3]
Bochner appeared in such films as Islands in the Stream (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), Supergirl (1984), Apartment Zero (1988), Die Hard (1988), Mr. Destiny and Fellow Traveller (1989). In the late 1990s, Bochner had a voice role in (1993) and starred opposite Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999). He also appeared in the films (2000), and Say Nothing (2001). Bochner had an uncredited role in the 2013 remake of Carrie.
On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance. More recently, he starred as Zach, the boyfriend of Molly Kagan (Debra Messing), on USA Network's short-lived series The Starter Wife (2008).
Among the films he has directed are PCU (1994), High School High (1996), and Just Add Water (2008).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Tom Hudson | ||
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Rodney "Rod" | ||
| 1980 | Terror Train | "Doc" Manley | ||
| 1981 | Rich and Famous | Chris Adams | ||
| 1984 | Supergirl | Ethan | ||
| data-sort-value="Wild Life, The" | The Wild Life | David Curtiss | ||
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Don | ||
| 1988 | Die Hard | Harry Ellis | ||
| Apartment Zero | Jack Carney | |||
| 1989 | Fellow Traveller | Clifford Byrne | ||
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Niles Pender | ||
| 1992 | Mad at the Moon | Miller Brown | ||
| 1993 | data-sort-value="Innocent, The" | The Innocent | Russell | |
| Arthur Reeves | Voice | |||
| 1998 | Bulworth | Hugh Waldron, Bulworth's Political Opponent | Uncredited | |
| Break Up | Frankie Dade | |||
| 1999 | Anywhere But Here | Josh Spritzer | ||
| 2000 | Professor Solomon | |||
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Felix | ||
| Say Nothing | Matt | |||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Captain Hank Wilford | ||
| Project Redlight | Narrator | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Spread | Will | Uncredited | |
| Company Retreat | Lonny | |||
| 2013 | Carrie | Mr. Hargensen | Uncredited[4] | |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Colonel Willis | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Haywire | William "Bill" Hayward | Television film | |
| 1981 | East of Eden | Aron Trask | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 1982 | Having It All | Jess Enright | Television film | |
| Callahan | Callahan | Television film | ||
| 1984 | data-sort-value="Sun Also Rises, The" | The Sun Also Rises | Jake Barnes | Miniseries |
| 1988–1989 | War and Remembrance | Byron Henry | Miniseries; 12 episodes | |
| 1990 | Teach 109 | Dr. Bonner | TV Short | |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Clifford Byrne | Episode: "Fellow Traveller" | |
| And the Sea Will Tell | Buck Walker | Television film | ||
| 1993 | Complex of Fear | Ray Dolan | Television film | |
| data-sort-value="Legend of Prince Valiant, The" | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Roland | Voice, episode: "The Shadows of Destiny" | |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Shelby Hornbeck | Television film | |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Jack | Episode: "Now He's Coming Up the Stairs/Used Car" | |
| Silicon Follies | Unknown | Television film | ||
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Ben Hothorne | Episode: "Ockham's Razor" | |
| Once Around the Park | Nick Wingfield | Television film | ||
| 2004 | Baby for Sale | Steve Johnson | Television film | |
| 2005 | data-sort-value="Inside, The" | The Inside | Cole Brandt | Episode: "Old Wounds" |
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Starter Wife, The" | The Starter Wife | Zach McNeill | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Scruples | Ellis Ikehorn | Television film | |
| Leverage | Frank Madigan | Episode: "The Corkscrew Job" | ||
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Julian Crest | Episode: "This Is Why We Fight" | |
| Franklin & Bash | Patrick Fitzgerald | Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" | ||
| 2014 | Feed Me | Will | Episode: "The Goal of Sexual Intercourse" | |
| 2015 | Scandal | Mayor Verrano | Episode: "I'm Just a Bill" | |
| Royal Pains | Bruce Beeman | Episode: "Lending a Shoulder" | ||
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Sam Bower | Episode: "Unforgettable" | |
| 2019 | Too Old To Die Young | Lieutenant | Recurring | |