Rich Ceraulo Ko
Actor
Biography
Rich Ceraulo Ko was born on a US Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany. His father, Richard Loreto Ceraulo, was an Air Force Master Sergeant and his mother, Yang Cha Ko, a housekeeper, and homemaker. Growing up, his family hopped from base to base, eventually settling on Long Island, New York. Rich studied biology/pre-medicine at New York University before transferring to the Tisch School of the Arts his junior year where he studied with Doug Moston of the Actors Studio. After graduating, Rich appeared in the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song then quickly made his way out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television.
He made his feature film debut opposite Kevin Bacon in James Wan's Death Sentence and followed that up with a string of independent film and television roles. He is best known for his wide-ranging character work, guest starring in such critically acclaimed shows as The Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire, and Supergirl. He credits teachers Shari Shaw and Stuart Rogers as his two most significant acting mentors. He has been married to writer/actress Alissa Dean since June 27, 2009.
As Director
Filmography
Tenet
as SWAT / Target 2020
The Bling Ring
as Police Officer #2 (Nicki's) 2013
Death Sentence
as Owen 2007
The Boy Behind the Door
as Officer 2 2020
Extreme Movie
as Angus 2008
Adopt a Highway
as Officer Marshall 2019
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet
as Corey 2009
Along Came Wanda
as Daiku 2021
Shockwave Darkside
as Corporal Kim 2014
Girl Trip
as John 2021
Heel
as Marky 2020
Jellysmoke
as Robbie 2005
Fanboy
as CAA Valet 2019
Yoshua
as Officer Burton 2017