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Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972)[1] is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, Lee Schatz in Argo, Freck in A Scanner Darkly, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami.[2]
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Career
[edit]Cochrane's first roles included a part in a docudrama about drugs on Saturday Night with Connie Chung (1989) and an appearance in an episode of H.E.L.P. (1990). He then made his film debut (with about fifteen seconds' screen time) in A Kiss Before Dying, followed by his first substantial role as Jeff Goldblum's son in Fathers & Sons.
Cochrane's breakout role came when he was cast as stoner Ron Slater in 1993's Dazed and Confused.[3] Cochrane followed up with a well-received performance as the psychotic Billy Mack in the Renée Zellweger action comedy Love and a .45 in 1994. Cochrane again found success with a role in the comedy Empire Records and appeared in Hart's War starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. He also appeared in the Richard Linklater film A Scanner Darkly (2006).
Cochrane played the role of CSI Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami seasons 1–3. Cochrane also reprised his role in the season 6 episode "Bang, Bang, Your Debt", as a hallucination to Eric Delko.
In 2015, Cochrane had a supporting role as Boston mobster Stephen Flemmi in the true-crime film Black Mass, which starred Johnny Depp.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | Second Kid | Episode: "Fire Down Below" |
| 1997 | The Last Don | Dante Clericuzio | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CSI Level 3 Tim Speedle | Episode: "Cross-Jurisdictions" |
| 2002–2007 | CSI: Miami | CSI Level 3 Tim Speedle | 50 episodes |
| 2007 | The Company | Yevgeny Tsipin | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | 24 | Greg Seaton | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Reprisal | Burt | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jerry Tarkanian | 2 Episodes |
| 2024 | Yellowstone | Detective Dillard | 4 episodes |
| TBA | Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey | John Eller | Upcoming series |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | CSI Level 3 Tim Speedle | Voice role |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cochrane, Rory 1972-". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2012). "Rory Cochrane profile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "50 Best High School Movies". Filmsite.org. September 15, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Netflix Circling Jared Leto Crime Thriller 'The Outsider' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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Early life and education
Family and birth
Rory Cochrane was born on February 28, 1972, in Syracuse, New York, making him 53 years old as of 2025.[5][9] He is the son of Nicki Cochrane, an actress of Indian heritage born in India, and an unnamed father of Irish ethnicity.[5][9] This mixed Indian and Irish background forms the foundation of his ethnic identity.[9]Childhood abroad
Rory Cochrane was born in Syracuse, New York on February 28, 1972, but his family relocated to England when he was just a few months old.[5] The move took the family from the United States to Cambridge, where Cochrane spent the majority of his early years immersed in British surroundings.[5] He was raised in the nearby village of Grantchester, an idyllic setting that shaped his formative experiences abroad.[4] Of Indian and Irish heritage through his mother and father, respectively, Cochrane grew up in this English environment until the age of eight.[9] His mother, actress Nicki Cochrane, who was born in India, influenced the family's international lifestyle during this period.[5][9] The years in England provided Cochrane with exposure to British culture and daily life, distinct from his American roots.[10] At the age of eight, Cochrane returned to New York City with his family.[5][4] This relocation marked the end of his extended time abroad and the beginning of his life in Manhattan.[10]Formal education
After returning to New York City from England as a teenager, Rory Cochrane attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Manhattan.[4] At LaGuardia, a public high school renowned for its specialized programs in the arts, Cochrane focused on drama within the performing arts curriculum, honing his skills through intensive training in acting techniques and stagecraft.[2][11] He participated in the school's drama department activities, which provided foundational experience in performance and prepared students for professional pursuits in theater and film.[2] Cochrane's formal education concluded upon graduating from LaGuardia, which served as his primary academic and artistic foundation without subsequent higher education.[4][2]Career
Early career and debut
Cochrane's entry into professional acting began during his time at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where his training in acting laid the groundwork for his career. While still a student, he landed his television debut in 1989, portraying a crack dealer in a docudrama segment on drug use for the CBS news magazine program Saturday Night with Connie Chung.[12][4] Following his graduation in 1990, Cochrane transitioned to more professional opportunities, starting with a minor guest spot as the "Second Kid" in the episode "Fire Down Below" of the short-lived ABC police drama H.E.L.P..[4] He soon secured his first film role in James Dearden's thriller A Kiss Before Dying (1991), appearing briefly as the supporting character Chico in the story of a murderous college student.[4] This marked his feature debut, though his screen time was limited to about fifteen seconds.[4] In the early 1990s, Cochrane continued with small roles that built his experience, including his first substantial part as Ed, the son of Jeff Goldblum's character, in the family drama Fathers & Sons (1992).[4] He also took on occasional television guest appearances amid sporadic film work. Transitioning from high school theater to paid gigs proved challenging; after acquiring an agent, Cochrane moved to Los Angeles for auditions but faced financial hardships, living in a rat-infested Hollywood motel and working odd jobs such as building doghouses and delivering newspapers to support himself.[13] These early struggles highlighted the difficulties of establishing a foothold in the competitive industry.Rise to prominence in the 1990s
Cochrane's breakthrough came with his portrayal of Ron "Slater" Slater in Richard Linklater's 1993 coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused, where he embodied the quintessential laid-back stoner archetype of 1970s Texas high school culture.[1] As the long-haired, pot-smoking rebel who delivers philosophical musings and dodges authority with effortless nonchalance, Slater represents youthful defiance and aimless freedom, often seen constructing makeshift bongs or questioning societal norms in hazy conversations.[1] This role not only launched Cochrane's career by showcasing his natural charisma in an ensemble cast but also contributed to the film's enduring cult status, influencing portrayals of adolescent rebellion in later media and solidifying its place as a touchstone for nostalgic depictions of 1970s youth.[14] Building on this momentum, Cochrane took the lead as Lucas in the 1995 ensemble comedy Empire Records, playing a philosophical slacker working at a quirky independent record store facing corporate takeover.[15] His character, an alienated individualist with an oblique sense of humor, attempts a desperate gamble in Atlantic City to save the store using the day's receipts, blending vulnerability with cryptic wisdom in lines like advising a customer to embrace jazz to curb "criminal impulses."[15] Though the film initially flopped at the box office amid mixed reviews, it has since cultivated a devoted cult following for its alt-rock soundtrack, themes of camaraderie among misfits, and the ensemble dynamics that highlighted Cochrane's chemistry with co-stars like Liv Tyler and Renée Zellweger.[16] Cochrane further demonstrated his range in the 1995 indie drama The Low Life, directed by George Hickenlooper, where he played John, a brooding, emotionally detached writer grappling with post-college ennui and fractured relationships in Los Angeles.[17] Critics praised his low-key, smoldering performance for capturing the raw sadness of aimless young adulthood without romanticization, balancing the film's wry humor and compassion in an ensemble led by Kyra Sedgwick and Christian Slater.[18][19] These 1990s roles earned Cochrane early critical acclaim for his portrayals of youthful, rebellious personas, positioning him as a versatile talent in the indie film scene despite no major award nominations during the decade.[17]CSI: Miami (2002–2007)
Rory Cochrane was cast as Timothy "Tim" Speedle, a level 3 CSI and trace lab specialist known for his dry wit and sarcastic demeanor, in the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, which debuted in September 2002.[20] As one of the original members of Lieutenant Horatio Caine's Miami-Dade Police team, Speedle served as a key forensic technician, often partnering with Eric Delko on investigations involving impressions and trace evidence.[21] His character brought a grounded, irreverent edge to the procedural format, contrasting the more intense personalities around him while demonstrating expertise in analyzing physical evidence at crime scenes.[20] Throughout seasons 1 and 2 (2002–2004), Speedle's arc highlighted his professional reliability and personal bonds within the team, including a close friendship with Delko marked by banter and mutual support during high-stakes cases.[22] In season 3's premiere episode, "Lost Son," aired on September 20, 2004, the character met a tragic end when his negligently maintained service weapon jammed during a jewelry store raid, allowing a suspect to fatally shoot him in the chest.[21] This plot point underscored themes of accountability in law enforcement, as Speedle's death stemmed from his own oversight in gun care, a flaw hinted at in prior episodes.[23] Cochrane chose to depart after three seasons, driven by the grueling demands of series television and a desire to return to feature films, though he later voiced frustration over the abrupt and unflattering nature of Speedle's demise.[24][20] He made subsequent guest appearances as Speedle in flashbacks across later seasons to reference the character's legacy and, in 2007, reprised the role in the season 6 episode "Bang, Bang, Your Debt," where Speedle appeared as a hallucination aiding a troubled Delko.[25][26] The role markedly elevated Cochrane's profile, exposing him to millions of weekly viewers on the top-rated spin-off and broadening his appeal from indie film circles to mainstream television stardom.[27]Independent films and later roles
Following his departure from CSI: Miami in 2007, Cochrane pivoted back to film roles that allowed for more nuanced character work, marking a shift toward selective projects in independent and character-driven cinema rather than long-term television commitments.[28] This transition enabled him to explore diverse supporting roles in both major studio films with indie sensibilities and smaller productions, emphasizing psychological depth over procedural formats.[29] During his time on CSI: Miami, he also appeared as Charles Freck, a drug-addled friend, in Richard Linklater's animated adaptation A Scanner Darkly (2006).[30] After leaving the series, Cochrane took on a recurring role as Greg Seaton, a henchman in a terrorist plot, in season 7 of the Fox series 24 (2009).[31] In 2012, Cochrane portrayed Lee Schatz, a real-life CIA operative and one of the six American diplomats hiding in Tehran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in Ben Affleck's Argo. His performance as the sarcastic and paranoid diplomat was praised for its memorable blend of tension and dark humor, capturing the high-stakes improvisation of the group's fake Hollywood production cover story.[32] The film, which dramatized the CIA's exfiltration operation, won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards.[33] He shared a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the ensemble. Cochrane continued this trajectory in 2015 with his role as Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi, the longtime associate and FBI informant to Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, in Scott Cooper's Black Mass. Drawing from Flemmi's real-life testimony and criminal history, Cochrane's depiction highlighted the character's manipulative loyalty and violent complicity in Bulger's [Winter Hill Gang](/page/Winter Hill Gang) operations, contributing to the film's biographical fidelity in portraying the FBI-mobster alliance.[34][35] In later years, Cochrane appeared as FBI Agent Byrd in the biographical crime film White Boy Rick (2018),[36] earned acclaim for his performance as the reclusive cult leader Burt in the Hulu series Reprisal (2019),[7] and played police officer Daniel Lecroy in the horror film Antlers (2021).[37] In recent years, Cochrane has balanced indie features with selective television appearances, including his 2024 role as Detective Kevin Dillard in the fifth season of Yellowstone, where he investigated the murder of a key character amid the Dutton family's ranch conflicts. As of November 2025, he is set to appear in the Paramount+ limited series Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, portraying John Eller, the Detective Division Commander of the Boulder Police Department during the infamous 1996 investigation.[8] This role aligns with his preference for projects rooted in true-crime narratives and complex authority figures.Personal life
Relationships
Cochrane was the subject of a false rumor in 1988 claiming he had married a woman named Rebecca Columbus, a claim he debunked by stating he had never heard of her.[5] In 1994, during the filming of Empire Records, Cochrane began a brief romantic relationship with his co-star Renée Zellweger, which lasted until 1995 and reportedly influenced their on-screen chemistry in the film.[38] As of 2022, Cochrane was reported to be in a serious but undisclosed relationship with model Tracy Zahoryin, whom he began dating in 2018, though he has not publicly confirmed the partnership.[39] Cochrane has never been married, and there are no confirmed reports of him having children, reflecting the limited public details about his personal life due to his emphasis on privacy.[39]Public persona and privacy
Cochrane has maintained a low public profile outside of his acting career, largely avoiding social media and rarely discussing his personal life in interviews. He has described himself as valuing privacy, which has allowed him to focus on his work without extensive media scrutiny.[5]Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Chico | James Dearden[40] |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Ed | Paul Mones |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Ron Slater | Richard Linklater[41] |
| 1995 | Empire Records | Lucas (Dead Man's Curve) | Allan Moyle[42] |
| 1995 | The Low Life | John | George Hickenlooper |
| 1995 | Love and a .45 | Billy Mack Black | C.M. Talkington |
| 1997 | Dogtown | Curtis Lasky | George Hickenlooper |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | Chinatown | Tod Williams[43] |
| 1998 | Black and White | Chris O'Brien | James Toback |
| 1999 | Flawless | Pogo | Joel Schumacher |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Felix | Adam Collings |
| 2000 | The Prime Gig | Joel | Nicholas Meyer |
| 2001 | Southlander | Chance Kwan | Steve Lovett |
| 2002 | Hart's War | Sgt. Carl S. Webb | Gregory Hoblit |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Freck (voice) | Richard Linklater |
| 2006 | Right at Your Door | Brad | Chris Gorak |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Agent Carter Baum | Michael Mann |
| 2010 | Passion Play | Rickey | Mitch Glazer |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Deputy Hoss | Wes Craven |
| 2011 | Bringing Up Bobby | Walt | Sam Borowski |
| 2012 | Argo | Lee Schatz | Ben Affleck |
| 2013 | Parkland | Earl Rose | Peter Landesman[44] |
| 2013 | Oculus | Alan Russell | Mike Flanagan |
| 2015 | Black Mass | Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi | Scott Cooper[45] |
| 2016 | Soy Nero | Sgt. McCloud | Rafi Pitts |
| 2017 | The Most Hated Woman in America | Gary Karr | Tommy O'Haver |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Master Sgt. Thomas Metz | Scott Cooper[46] |
| 2018 | The Outsider | Panetti | Tommy Wallis |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick | FBI Agent Byrd | Yann Demange[47] |
| 2021 | Antlers | Dan Lecroy | Scott Cooper |
| 2021 | Encounter | Shepard West | Michael Pearce |
| 2022 | Tyson's Run | Coach | Kim Bass |
| 2023 | Boston Strangler | Detective Conley Deline | Matt Ruskin |
| 2024 | King Ivory | Beatty | John Swab[48] |
Television
Cochrane's television career spans over three decades, beginning with minor guest roles in the late 1980s and evolving into prominent series regular positions, particularly in crime dramas. His breakthrough on TV came with the role of Tim "Speed" Speedle on CSI: Miami, where he portrayed a skilled but impulsive forensics expert whose character's arc involved a dramatic exit and brief return. Later work included recurring and guest spots in high-profile series, showcasing his versatility in supporting antagonistic or authoritative figures. He continues to take on select TV projects, including a recent miniseries role announced in 2025.| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Saturday Night with Connie Chung | Drug user | Guest appearance in docudrama segment about drug abuse.[49] |
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | Second Kid | Guest star, 1 episode ("Fire Down Below").[50] |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Jesse James | Guest star, 1 episode ("No Future in Bushwhacking").[51] |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Lt. Brian Tillman | Guest star, 1 episode ("Aubrey").[52] |
| 1997 | The Last Don | Dante Clericuzio | Miniseries, 3 episodes.[53][54] |
| 1998 | The X-Files | SAC Darius Michaud | Guest star, 1 episode ("Zero Sum").[52] |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Special Agent Ray Hoese | Guest star, 1 episode ("Travelers").[52] |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tim "Speed" Speedle | Guest star, 1 episode ("Cross-Jurisdictions").[55] |
| 2002–2005 | CSI: Miami | Tim "Speed" Speedle | Main cast, 49 episodes; character killed off in season 3. |
| 2007 | The Company | Yevgeny Tsipin | Miniseries, 3 episodes.[51][56] |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Tim "Speed" Speedle | Guest appearance (hallucination), 1 episode ("Bang, Bang, Your Debt").[20] |
| 2009 | 24 | Greg Seaton | Guest star, 5 episodes (season 7). |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Tommy Molinaro | Guest star, 1 episode ("Blood In, Blood Out"). |
| 2011 | Chase | Jimmy Laird | Lead role, 18 episodes. |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Laszlo Pecsev | Guest star, 1 episode ("Luther Kirch"). |
| 2019 | Reprisal | Burt Harlow | Main cast, 10 episodes. |
| 2022 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jerry Tarkanian | Guest star, 1 episode ("The Good Life").[57] |
| 2024 | Yellowstone | Dillard | Recurring role, 4 episodes (season 5).[58] |
| TBA | Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey | John Eller | Upcoming miniseries.[59] |