Alan Dale
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-05-06 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Biography
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played for eight years. The character is the role Dale is most associated with in Australia and the United Kingdom. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving Neighbours, Dale became typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as the London West End production of Spamalot. Dale has been married to former Miss Australia Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Joshua Koehler
NCIS
as Tom Morrow
Lost
as Charles Widmore
The X-Files
as Toothpick Man
Homeland
as President Morse
24
as Vice President Jim Prescott
The West Wing
as Mitch Bryce
JAG
as Tom Morrow
CSI: Miami
as Dubay
Once Upon a Time
as King George / Albert Spencer
Person of Interest
as Ulrich Kohl
ER
as Al Patterson
Crossing Jordan
as Carl Logan
Californication
as Lloyd Alan Philips Jr.
The Practice
as Judge Robert Brenford
The O.C.
as Caleb Nichol
Entourage
as John Ellis
Burn Notice
as Ken Bocklage
The Mindy Project
as Alfred
Dynasty
as Joseph Anders