Full Name Jim True Role Television actor Occupation Actor Spouse Cora Frost (m. 1999) | Years active 1986-present Name Jim True-Frost | |
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Children Leo True-Frost, Phoebe True-Frost Movies and TV shows Similar People Deirdre Lovejoy, David Simon, Cora Frost, Campbell Scott, Terry Kinney | ||
Jim true frost
Jim True-Frost (born July 31, 1966), born Jim True, is an American stage, television and screen actor. He is most known for his portrayal of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski on all five seasons of the HBO program The Wire.
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Biography
True-Frost graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago since 1989. Prior to that, he was a member of Remains Theater, co-founded by actor William L. Petersen (To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation). True-Frost appeared in the film Off the Map—with fellow Steppenwolf ensemble member Joan Allen, directed by Singles co-star Campbell Scott. He has performed on Broadway and as far away as Sierra Leone.
When he married lawyer and legal scholar Cora Frost in 1999, both changed their last names to True-Frost. Jim and his wife now reside in Syracuse, New York and have two children.
True-Frost appeared in 2008 as Brutus in the American Repertory Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, as well as Steppenwolf's Broadway run of August: Osage County, which won the Tony for Best Play.
Filmography
Actor
2016
Goodman (Short) (completed) as
Sam
2023
The Mental State as
Pastor Shane
2018
Manifest (TV Series) as
Rector Dave Hynes
- All-Call (2022) - Rector Dave Hynes
- Call Sign (2020) - Rector Dave Hynes
- Pilot (2018) - Rector Dave Hynes
2022
Drone (Short)(voice)
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Mitch Kaplan / Lawrence Hendricks Jr. / Thomas Banks
- Video Killed the Radio Star (2022) - Mitch Kaplan
- Decline and Fall (2017) - Lawrence Hendricks Jr.
- Hardwired (2009) - Thomas Banks
2022
Yellowstone (TV Series) as
Father McGreggor
- Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops (2022) - Father McGreggor
2021
American Rust (TV Series) as
Pete Novick
- St. Sebastian (2021) - Pete Novick
- My Name Is Billy (2021) - Pete Novick
- Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2021) - Pete Novick
- Happy Returns (2021) - Pete Novick
- The Mill (2021) - Pete Novick
2020
The Blacklist (TV Series) as
Gordon Kemp
- Gordon Kemp (No. 158) (2020) - Gordon Kemp
2019
Proven Innocent (TV Series) as
Professor Arthur Kauffman
- A CinderHella Story (2019) - Professor Arthur Kauffman
2019
Madam Secretary (TV Series) as
Pastor Eli Bragg
- The New Normal (2019) - Pastor Eli Bragg
2019
Saint Frances as
Isaac
2018
Blindspot (TV Series) as
John Saya
- Balance of Might (2018) - John Saya
2017
Monsters of God (TV Movie) as
Mayor Walton Green
2017
Pickup (Short) as
Ben
2017
Z: The Beginning of Everything (TV Series) as
Max Perkins
- Quicksand (2017) - Max Perkins
- Playing House (2017) - Max Perkins
- Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald! (2017) - Max Perkins
- The It Girl (2017) - Max Perkins
- The Right Side of Paradise (2017) - Max Perkins
2016
Cold (TV Series) as
Nathan
- A Good Daughter (2016) - Nathan
- Stranger Danger (2016) - Nathan
- A Tale of Two Fathers (2016) - Nathan
- Runaway (2016) - Nathan
2015
American Odyssey (TV Series) as
Ron Ballard
- Real World (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Bug Out (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Figmo (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Kmag Yoyo (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Soup Sandwich (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Wingman (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Beat Feet (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Tango Uniform (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Drop King (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Oscar Mike (2015) - Ron Ballard
- Gone Elvis (2015) - Ron Ballard
2014
Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) as
Eliot Ness
- The Good Listener (2014) - Eliot Ness
2013
Hostages (TV Series) as
Logan
- Endgame (2014) - Logan
- Suspicious Minds (2014) - Logan
- Fight or Flight (2013) - Logan
- The Cost of Living (2013) - Logan
- Off the Record (2013) - Logan
- Burden of Truth (2013) - Logan
- Loose Ends (2013) - Logan
- The Good Reason (2013) - Logan
- Hail Mary (2013) - Logan
- Sister's Keeper (2013) - Logan
- Invisible Leash (2013) - Logan
2010
Treme (TV Series) as
James Woodrow
- - To Miss New Orleans (2013) - James Woodrow
- Yes We Can Can (2013) - James Woodrow
- Poor Man's Paradise (2012) - James Woodrow
- Knock with Me - Rock with Me (2012) - James Woodrow
- Do Watcha Wanna (2011) - James Woodrow
- That's What Lovers Do (2011) - James Woodrow
- Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues? (2011) - James Woodrow
- On Your Way Down (2011) - James Woodrow
- At the Foot of Canal Street (2010) - James Woodrow
2013
Elementary (TV Series) as
Anson Samuels
- Déjà Vu All Over Again (2013) - Anson Samuels
2012
666 Park Avenue (TV Series) as
Peter Kramer
- Hypnos (2012) - Peter Kramer
- A Crowd of Demons (2012) - Peter Kramer
- Hero Complex (2012) - Peter Kramer
2012
The Good Wife (TV Series) as
Seth Kleinberg
- The Penalty Box (2012) - Seth Kleinberg
2011
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Lyle Greene
- To Tell the Truth (2011) - Lyle Greene
2010
Chase (TV Series) as
Curt Seaver
- The Longest Night (2010) - Curt Seaver
2010
The Conspirator as
General Hartranft
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
David Novak / Jay Lippman
- Gods & Insects (2010) - David Novak
- Yesterday (2002) - Jay Lippman
2010
Fringe (TV Series) as
Ted Pratchett
- Jacksonville (2010) - Ted Pratchett
2009
Company Retreat as
Perry McHugh
2002
The Wire (TV Series) as
Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski / Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- -30- (2008) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Final Grades (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- That's Got His Own (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- A New Day (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Misgivings (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Know Your Place (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Corner Boys (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Unto Others (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Margin of Error (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Alliances (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Refugees (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Home Rooms (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Soft Eyes (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Boys of Summer (2006) - Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Mission Accomplished (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Middle Ground (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (credit only)
- Reformation (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (credit only)
- Slapstick (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Moral Midgetry (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Back Burners (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Homecoming (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (credit only)
- Straight and True (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Amsterdam (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Dead Soldiers (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- All Due Respect (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Time After Time (2004) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Port in a Storm (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (credit only)
- Bad Dreams (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski (credit only)
- Storm Warnings (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Stray Rounds (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Duck and Cover (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Backwash (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- All Prologue (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Undertow (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Hard Cases (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Hot Shots (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Collateral Damage (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Ebb Tide (2003) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Sentencing (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Cleaning Up (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Hunt (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Cost (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Game Day (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Lessons (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- One Arrest (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Wire (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Pager (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- Old Cases (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Buys (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
- The Detail (2002) - Detective Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski
2005
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Dennis Langdon / Phil Newsom / Bruce Elwin
- Quit Claim (2008) - Dennis Langdon / Phil Newsom
- In God We Trust (2005) - Bruce Elwin
2008
Sympathetic Details as
Rogers
2008
Diminished Capacity as
Donny Prine
2007
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Dave Keppling
- Stand Your Ground (2007) - Dave Keppling
2007
Medium (TV Series) as
Stephen Campbell
- The Boy Next Door (2007) - Stephen Campbell
2006
Slippery Slope as
Hugh Winston
2005
Winter Passing as
Doctor
2003
Karen Sisco (TV Series) as
Lestor Porter
- Nostalgia (2003) - Lestor Porter
2003
Off the Map as
William Gibbs
2002
Benjamin Franklin (TV Mini Series documentary) as
William Franklin
- The Chess Master (2002) - William Franklin (as James True-Frost)
- The Making of a Revolutionary (2002) - William Franklin (as James True-Frost)
- Let the Experiment Be Made (2002) - William Franklin (as James True-Frost)
1997
Affliction as
Jack Hewitt (as Jim True)
1996
Early Edition (TV Series) as
Sam
- The Wrong Man (1996) - Sam (as Jim True)
1996
Far Harbor as
Ryland
1996
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
George Buxton
- Stakeout (1996) - George Buxton (as Jim True)
1996
Normal Life as
Mike Anderson (as Jim True)
1995
W.E.I.R.D. World (TV Movie) as
Noah Lane, Robotics
1994
Two Over Easy (Short) as
Jesse
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as
Buzz (as Jim True)
1992
Singles as
David Bailey (as Jim True)
1989
Fat Man and Little Boy as
Donald Hornig
1986
Crime Story (TV Series) as
Jo Jo Sweeney
- Pilot (1986) - Jo Jo Sweeney (as Jim True)
Thanks
1997
Joe (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2006
The Wire: It's All Connected (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2004
Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Off the Map (2004) - Self
2000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company: 25 Years on the Edge (Documentary) as
Self
References
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