Henri Lubatti
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Henri Lubatti is an American actor.
descent, and Henri Lubatti, Sr., a physics professor who is of Italian
descent.
A graduate of the University of Washington
Drama School, Lubatti made his feature film debut in the 1997 sports drama Prefontaine, which was filmed in Washington and co-starred Kurtwood Smith
. He made his earliest television appearances while working in Vancouver, Canada in 1998. In that year, appeared in an episode of The X-Files entitled "Mind's Eye". This was followed by a guest spot on the series Millennium, starring Terry O'Quinn
, and Seven Days, directed by David Livingston
. He moved to Los Angeles in 1999, where he acquired a recurring role on J.J. Abrams's Felicity.
Subsequent TV credits include guest appearances on Angel
, Whoopi Goldberg
's Strong Medicine
, ER
(in an episode with Sam Witwer), The Practice
, and Enterprise. In 2002 he had a recurring role as Jovan Myovic on the first season of the hit series 24
, during which time he worked alongside fellow Star Trek
alumni Mina Badie, Jude Ciccolella
, Zach Grenier
, Penny Johnson, Glenn Morshower
and Wade Williams
. He went on to appear on such shows as the new Dragnet (in an episode with Erick Avari
and Richard Cox
), CSI (with Robert Curtis-Brown
), Medical Investigation (starring Neal McDonough
), Bryan Singer
's House, M.D., and two episodes of The O.C.
(including one with Michael Nouri
). He also had a role in the 2000 Murder, She Wrote
TV movie A Story to Die For, as did Steven Culp
, Daniel Dae Kim, J. Patrick McCormack and Duncan Regehr
.
Lubatti also has a recurring role on the soap opera General Hospital
and was a regular on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell
, which debuted in 2005. His most recent film credit is 2005's My Big Fat Independent Movie
, which also features Clint Howard
.
Life and career
Lubatti was born in Seattle, Washington, to Catherine Lubatti, a travel agency worker who is of FrenchFrench American
French Americans or Franco-Americans are Americans of French or French Canadian descent. About 11.8 million U.S. residents are of this descent, and about 1.6 million speak French at home.An additional 450,000 U.S...
descent, and Henri Lubatti, Sr., a physics professor who is of Italian
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
descent.
A graduate of the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
Drama School, Lubatti made his feature film debut in the 1997 sports drama Prefontaine, which was filmed in Washington and co-starred Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop and stern parental characters , and for his appearances in the genre of science fiction...
. He made his earliest television appearances while working in Vancouver, Canada in 1998. In that year, appeared in an episode of The X-Files entitled "Mind's Eye". This was followed by a guest spot on the series Millennium, starring Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn is an American actor, most famous for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost. He made his debut in a 1980 television movie called F.D.R.: The Last Year. Since then, O'Quinn has had minor supporting roles in films and TV movies such as Young Guns, All the Right Moves, Silver Bullet,...
, and Seven Days, directed by David Livingston
David Livingston (director)
David Livingston is an American television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the various modern Star Trek franchises....
. He moved to Los Angeles in 1999, where he acquired a recurring role on J.J. Abrams's Felicity.
Subsequent TV credits include guest appearances on Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...
's Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...
, ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(in an episode with Sam Witwer), The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
, and Enterprise. In 2002 he had a recurring role as Jovan Myovic on the first season of the hit series 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
, during which time he worked alongside fellow Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
alumni Mina Badie, Jude Ciccolella
Jude Ciccolella
Richard Jude Ciccolella , better known as Jude Ciccolella, is an American character actor.-Biography:Ciccolella graduated from Brown University, class of 1969 where he acted in student productions. He studied at Temple University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre...
, Zach Grenier
Zach Grenier
Zach Grenier is an American actor who has worked in film, television and on stage.He appeared in the first season of the television show 24 as Carl Webb, was in Deadwood, and on several episodes of Law & Order...
, Penny Johnson, Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower
Glenn Grove Morshower is an American actor best known for playing Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the Fox action thriller drama series 24...
and Wade Williams
Wade Williams
Wade Andrew Williams is an American actor who is best known for his starring role as Brad Bellick on Fox's television series Prison Break.-Personal life:...
. He went on to appear on such shows as the new Dragnet (in an episode with Erick Avari
Erick Avari
Erick Avari is an Indian American television, film and theater actor known for his roles in various science-fiction serial productions.-Early life:...
and Richard Cox
Richard Cox (actor)
Richard Cox is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Max Frazier on Ghostwriter. Was nominated for Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actor for Platinum....
), CSI (with Robert Curtis-Brown
Robert Curtis-Brown
Robert Curtis Brown is an American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, Star Trek: Voyager, The West Wing, Family Law, Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Wings, Matlock,...
), Medical Investigation (starring Neal McDonough
Neal McDonough
Neal P. McDonough is an American film, television and voice actor.-Career:In 1991, McDonough won the Best Actor Dramalogue for "Away Alone". McDonough has made many television and film appearances since then, including Band of Brothers, Boomtown, Star Trek: First Contact, Minority Report and The...
), Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns.-Early life:Singer was born in New...
's House, M.D., and two episodes of The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
(including one with Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri
Michael Nouri is an American television and film actor. He may be best known for his role as Nick Hurley, in the 1983 film Flashdance. He has had recurring roles in numerous television series, including NCIS as Eli David, the father of Mossad officer Ziva David, The O.C. as Dr...
). He also had a role in the 2000 Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
TV movie A Story to Die For, as did Steven Culp
Steven Culp
Steven Bradford Culp is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Rex Van de Kamp in the television series Desperate Housewives and CIA Agent Clayton Webb in JAG.-Early life:...
, Daniel Dae Kim, J. Patrick McCormack and Duncan Regehr
Duncan Regehr
Duncan Peter Regehr is a Canadian writer, multi-media artist, and film and television actor. He has also been a figure skater, an Olympic boxing contender, and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in his native Canada, before heading to Hollywood in 1980...
.
Lubatti also has a recurring role on the soap opera General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
and was a regular on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell
Sleeper Cell (TV series)
Sleeper Cell is a one-hour drama on the Showtime network that began airing on December 4, 2005. The tagline for the first season was "Friends. Neighbors. Husbands. Terrorists." and the tagline for the second season was "Cities. Suburbs. Airports. Targets." The series was nominated for an Emmy award...
, which debuted in 2005. His most recent film credit is 2005's My Big Fat Independent Movie
My Big Fat Independent Movie
My Big Fat Independent Movie is a 2005 independent film produced and written by film journalist Chris Gore spoofing well-known independent films, such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Memento, Swingers, Pulp Fiction, Magnolia, Amelie, Reservoir Dogs, Pi, The Good Girl, Run Lola Run, and El Mariachi...
, which also features Clint Howard
Clint Howard
Clinton "Clint" Howard is an American film and television actor. He is a character actor with numerous brief appearances on television and films. He has played many bit parts in movies directed by his brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard. He is also the uncle of actress Bryce Dallas Howard...
.