Joseph Sikora Biography

Joseph Sikora (born June 27, 1976) is an American actor.

Early life

Sikora was born in Chicago, Illinois, and lived in the Jefferson Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods and is of Polish decent. He attended Notre Dame College Prep for high school. He studied acting at Chicago Columbia College, where he received a BA in theater.

Career

As a child, Sikora appeared in a McDonald's commercial with Michael Jordan. He made his Broadway debut in 2006 after he was cast as one of the leads on The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He is also an ensemble member of Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre Company.

Sikora made his acting debut in an episode of The New Adam-12 after playing extras on a few TV shows. He was cast as Johnny in Rudy. After making small appearances in TV shows and films such as Early Edition, Turks, The Watcher, and Ghost World, he was cast in two episodes of Third Watch.

In 2003, Sikora was cast as Roger in the direct-to-video biographical-drama film Gacy. After making a few appearances on low-budget movies, he was cast in the Golden Globe-nominated Normal, which he feels was his "break-through" moment when the star of the movie, Tom Wilkinson, told him that "all you have to do is think the line and the camera will read it".

He also took part in plays and was part of the Geffen Theatre's production of Fat Pig and the Los Angeles Theatre's production of Killer Joe. He made many TV appearances between 2005-2012, appearing in major network shows including ER, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, Prison Break, Lost, and Dollhouse. He was later cast in the 2007 horror film Night Skies.

He was later cast in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010. That same year, he was cast as an Orderly at the Mental Hospital in Shutter Island. In 2011, he was cast in the television pilot for Body of Proof, as well as being signed in a full role in Adult Swim's comedy horror TV series The Heart, She Holler, playing the Sheriff. In early 2012, he signed on to appear in Safe as the son of the head of the Russian mafia. He returned to theater in September 2012 with The Freedom of the City.

In October 2013, he was cast in Starz! original drama series Power.

In 2012, he appeared in Jack Reacher, in which he played a sniper wrongfully accused of gunning down random people in Pittsburgh, and who requests Jack Reacher's assistance to prove his innocence.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Rudy	Young Johnny Wilson
1997	"My Best Friend's Wedding"	Boy singing in tennis court
2000	The Watcher	Skater
2001	Ghost World	Reggae Fan
2003	Gacy	Roger	Direct-to-video
	Normal	Wayne Applewood	Television film
2007	Night Skies	Joe
2007	Charlie Wilson's War	Chess Player
2010	Shutter Island	Glen Miga
2012	Safe	Vassily Docheski
	Jack Reacher	James Barr

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The New Adam-12		1 episode
1998	Early Edition	Rick Williams	1 episode
2004	Mr monk and the paper boy	Cashier	1 episode
	Third Watch	J.D. Hart	2 episodes
	CSI: NY	Joe Riggs	1 episode
2005	ER	Riley	1 episode
	Grey's Anatomy	Shane Herman	1 episode
	Criminal Minds	Jimmy Baker	1 episode
	Without a Trace	Malcolm Neilus	1 episode
2006	CSI: Miami	Howard Benchley	1 episode
	Prison Break	Sara's Boyfriend	1 episode
2008	Lost	Co-Pilot	1 episode
2009	Dollhouse	Jimmy Baker	1 episode
2010	Rubicon	Daniel Burns	Voice 2 episodes
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jason Gambel	2 episodes
2010-2011	Boardwalk Empire	Hans Schroeder	2 episodes
2011	Body of Proof	Tom Hanson	1 episode
	White Collar	Jonas Ganz	1 episode
	Blue Bloods	Mark Phelan	1 episode
2011-2013	The Heart, She Holler	Sheriff	18 episodes
2013	The Good Wife (TV series)	Agent Norwich	1 episode
2014	True Detective	Ginger	2 episodes
	Banshee	Sharp	3 episodes
	Unforgettable	Bob	1 episode
2014-present	Power	Tommy Egan
2015	The Player	Dominic McCall	1 episode
2016	Underground	Frog Jack	2 episodes
	Chicago P.D.	Kevin	1 episode