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With every role he plays, Dennis Quaid (Ramsey) upholds his place as one of the most charismatic actors of our time. Upcoming, Quaid can be seen this Fall, in "The Words," opposite Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons and Olivia Wilde. The film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and is scheduled for release in October 2012. At the beginning of this year, Dennis was seen in Martin Guigui's independent feature, "Beneath the Darkness."
On the small screen, Quaid recently completed production on a pilot for CBS‘, "The Untitled Ralph Lamb project" directed by James Mangold. Quaid plays ‘ Ralph Lamb,' a former cowboy who becomes the sheriff of Las Vegas in 1962 who reshapes the police department, and brings law and order to a town run by mobsters and small time crooks. The pilot co-stars Michael Chiklis and Jason O'Mara.
Quaid recently completed work on Gabriele Muccino‘s "Playing the Field," in which he co-stars with Gerard Butler, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2012. In 2011, Quaid also wrapped production on Ramin Bahrani's film, "Heartland," alongside Zac Efron and Heather Graham.
Quaid had a busy year in 2011. His film "Soul Surfer," in which he starred alongside Helen Hunt and AnnaSophia Robb, became the spring's sleeper hit. He later appeared as ‘ Reverend Shaw' in the well-received remake of "Footloose" for director Craig Brewer.
In 2010, Dennis starred in the Sony Screen Gems fantasy-thriller, "Legion," alongside Paul Bettany. He also portrayed ‘ President Bill Clinton' in the HBOmovie, "The Special Relationship," directed by Richard Loncraine, for which Dennis received a Golden Globe® nomination.
Quaid began acting in high school and studied theater at the University of Houston. Soon after his arrival in Hollywood, he landed the plum role of a working-class tough in "Breaking Away."
Since that time, his list of starring roles crosses genres and decades, reaffirming his place as one of the most versatile and magnetic actors on the screen today. Quaid received honors from the New York Film Critics Circle and The Independent Spirit Awards as Best Supporting Actor of the Year and also garnered nominations for a Golden Globe® Award and Screen Actors Guild Award® for his performance in the critically acclaimed 2002 film, "Far From Heaven."
Quaid has worked with the best directors, including Stephen Sommers, Paul Weitz, Roland Emmerich, Mike Figgis, Todd Haynes, Steven Soderbergh, Oliver Stone, Nancy Meyers, Lasse Hallstrom, Lawrence Kasdan, Steve Kloves, Herbert Ross, Mike Nichols, Alan Parker, Taylor Hackford, Joe Dante, Wolfgang Petersen, Ivan Reitman, Walter Hill and Peter Yates.
His list of onscreen collaborations includes the names of the industry's brightest stars: Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant, Scarlett Johansson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Bob Thornton, Sharon Stone, Julianne Moore, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Sean Connery, Julia Roberts, Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Meryl Streep, Meg Ryan, Kathleen Turner, Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn and Bill Murray, among many others.
Quaid splits his time between homes in Los Angeles, Montana and Texas.
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