Ron Livingston

Biography: Ron Livingston is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as a disaffected corporate employee in the cult classic Office Space. More recently, he starred in HBO's Band of Brothers as Captain Lewis Nixon. He also appeared as Jack Berger, Carrie's boyfriend in the sixth season of Sex and the City, as well as in the episode "TB or not TB" of House.

He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His mother is a Lutheran minister and his father is an aerospace engineer.

Livingston attended Yale University where he received a B.A. degree in Theatre Studies and English Literature. The young actor soon relocated to Chicago and became involved in the city's thriving theater scene. His first film role was in 1992, in Dolly Parton's Straight Talk. Following a move to Los Angeles, Livingston took on supporting roles in Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade and The Low Life, Livingston landed his first role in a major film, 1996's Swingers. Going beyond nice-guy roles, Livingston played a shark-like Hollywood agent in Adaptation (2002), a weasally Ivy League upstart to Alec Baldwin's casino boss in The Cooler (2003) and an unfortunate English teacher in Pretty Persuasion (2005).

His younger brother, John Livingston, is also an actor; sister Jennifer Livingston is a TV news personality at WKBT in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.… Expand

Ron Livingston's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 51
Highest Metascore:
Swingers
Metascore: 71
Lowest Metascore:
A Rumor of Angels
Metascore: 35
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
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Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 71
Swingers 		Oct 18, 1996 Rob 8.6
Metascore: 69
The Cooler 		Nov 26, 2003 Larry Sokolov 6.7
Metascore: 68
Drinking Buddies 		Aug 23, 2013 Chris tbd
Metascore: 68
Office Space 		Feb 19, 1999 Peter Gibbons 8.6
Metascore: 59
Winter Solstice 		Apr 8, 2005 Mr. Bricker 7.2
Metascore: 56
Dinner for Schmucks 		Jul 30, 2010 Caldwell 5.9
Metascore: 53
Music Within 		Oct 26, 2007 Co-Producer / Richard 7.3
Metascore: 51
Holly 		Nov 9, 2007 Patrick 7.3
Metascore: 51
Going the Distance 		Sep 3, 2010 Will 5.5
Metascore: 48
The Odd Life of Timothy Green 		Aug 15, 2012 Franklin Crudstaff 6.8
Metascore: 47
The Time Traveler's Wife 		Aug 14, 2009 Gomez 6.9
Metascore: 45
Touchy Feely 		Sep 6, 2013 Adrian tbd
Metascore: 45
Pretty Persuasion 		Aug 12, 2005 Percy Anderson 7.9
Metascore: 41
Two Ninas 		Jan 26, 2001 Marty Sachs 6.8
Metascore: 36
Little Black Book 		Aug 6, 2004 Derek 6.0
Metascore: 36
Body Shots 		Oct 22, 1999 Trent 5.0
Metascore: 35
A Rumor of Angels 		Feb 1, 2002 Uncle Charlie 8.7
Metascore: tbd
The Conjuring 		Jul 19, 2013 Cast / Principal Cast / Roger Perron tbd

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