Richard Burgi stars in ABC's "Desperate Housewives" in the recurring role of Karl Mayer, the ex-husband of Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher).
Richard Burgi also stars as Thomas Wellington, the father of the bride, in CBS's mystery drama "Harper's Island."
Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Richard Burgi is a talented and compelling actor with an extensive and varied filmography in both television and film.
Richard has been working steadily in television and film since the latter half of the 1980's, when he landed his first full-time role on NBC's "Another World", playing Chad Rollo. Since then he has appeared on countless television shows including "Desperate Housewives," "24," "Point Pleasant," "CSI," "The District," "Judging Amy," "The Sentinel," "Just Shoot Me" and "Seinfeld."
His multiple film roles include Curtis Hanson's "In Her Shoes," opposite Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette, "Fun with Dick and Jane," opposite Jim Carrey, "Cellular," opposite Kim Basinger, and "Shanghai Red," opposite Vivian Wu.
Richard Burgi also stars as Thomas Wellington, the father of the bride, in CBS's mystery drama "Harper's Island."
Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Richard Burgi is a talented and compelling actor with an extensive and varied filmography in both television and film.
Richard has been working steadily in television and film since the latter half of the 1980's, when he landed his first full-time role on NBC's "Another World", playing Chad Rollo. Since then he has appeared on countless television shows including "Desperate Housewives," "24," "Point Pleasant," "CSI," "The District," "Judging Amy," "The Sentinel," "Just Shoot Me" and "Seinfeld."
His multiple film roles include Curtis Hanson's "In Her Shoes," opposite Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette, "Fun with Dick and Jane," opposite Jim Carrey, "Cellular," opposite Kim Basinger, and "Shanghai Red," opposite Vivian Wu.