Raphael Sbarge's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Guardian Jake Straka Werewolf Ted Nichols Better Days Brian McGuire

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Gardens of the Night 2006 - The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided 2005 - The Work and the Glory II: American Zion 2001 - Pearl Harbor 1999 - Message in a Bottle 1998 - BASEketball 1997 - Breast Men 1996 - Independence Day 1993 - Carnosaur 1989 - Miracle Mile 1985 - My Science Project 1985 - Vision Quest 1983 - Risky Business

BIOGRAPHY:

Born into a theatrical family in New York City (his mother is a costume designer; his father is a writer, painter and filmmaker), he was named after the painter Raphael. He began his career at the age of 4-� on "Sesame Street" (1969), but grew up back stage, in costume shops or hanging around rehearsal halls with the actors.

Theater is his passion and his stage credits include work on Broadway in Ah, Wilderness with Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst; Curse of an Aching Heart with Faye Dunaway; Shadow Box with Mercedes Ruehl; Twilight of the Golds and Voices in the Dark. Extensive regional and off-Broadway credits include Picnic with Gwyneth Paltrow; Booth with Frank Langella; Hamlet, directed by Joseph Papp; and most recently, The Cherry Orchard with Annette Bening and Alfred Molina (I). On the big screen, he appeared in over 30 films, including appearing with Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983), Independence Day (1996), Message in a Bottle (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), Vision Quest (1985).

His television movie credits include Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (with Halle Berry), Billionaire Boys Club (1987) (TV), _Breast Men (1997)_ with Chris Cooper (I), Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) with Christopher Lloyd (I), Murder 101 (1991) (TV) with Pierce Brosnan, Final Verdict (1991) (TV) with Treat Williams, Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) (TV) with Paul Winfield (I), Cracked Up (1987) (TV) with Edward Asner, Prison for Children (1987) (TV), A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) (TV) with Ann-Margret, to name a few. He also played the hard-working attorney Jake Straka in the one-hour CBS drama, "The Guardian" (2001). He is married to actress Lisa Akey and they split their time between Los Angeles and New York with their daughter Gracie; son, Django Garrison; and their dog Willow.


TRIVIA:

• Daughter: Gracie Holiday (born August 6, 2002) and son: Django Garrison.