Glenn Fleshler
American actor
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Glenn Fleshler is an American actor. On television, he is noted for his recurring roles as bootlegger George Remus in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013), Errol Childress in True Detective (2014), and Orrin Bach in Billions (2016-2023). He also starred as Chechen mob boss, Goran Pazar in the HBO black comedy series Barry (2018–2022). He had a supporting role in the 2019 film Joker.
Glenn Fleshler | |
|---|---|
| Education | New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Jocelyn Greene |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
Fleshler was born to a Jewish family[1] and studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Performing Arts, from which he has an MFA.[2]
Career
Film
Fleshler's first major film was 1998's A Price Above Rubies. More recently, he has appeared in such films as Blue Jasmine (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), God's Pocket (2014), The Rendezvous (2016) and Joker (2019).
Television
Fleshler's television credits include Billions, Barry, Sex and the City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fringe, Third Watch, Bored to Death, The Good Wife, FBI: Most Wanted, The Following. He portrayed George Remus in seasons 2–4 of Boardwalk Empire, and Errol Childress in Season 1 of True Detective. He played Dr. Cordell Doemling, Mason Verger's physician and henchman, in season 3 of Hannibal. He played Judge Roth in the miniseries The Night Of. He was also cast as Officer Christopher Lasky in episode 3 of the 2019 revival of The Twilight Zone.
Theater
Fleshler's Broadway credits include Death of a Salesman, Guys and Dolls, Arcadia, Good Night, and Good Luck and The Merchant of Venice. Off-Broadway, he has appeared in such plays as Measure for Measure and Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Chief Gabbai | |
| 2000 | Astronomy of Errors | Ernie Gishi | |
| 2002 | Garmento | Tony | |
| 2006 | The Shovel | Deputy Hudson | Short film |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Audience Friend | Uncredited |
| All Good Things | Sidney Greenhaus | ||
| 2011 | Margaret | 1st Man | |
| 2013 | The Immigrant | Political Hack | |
| Blue Jasmine | Hal & Jasmine's Friend | ||
| Gods Behaving Badly | Landauer | ||
| Delivery Man | Coffee Shop Owner | ||
| God's Pocket | Coleman Peets | ||
| 2014 | The Cobbler | Jeffrey | |
| A Most Violent Year | Arnold Kline | ||
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Army Warrant Officer | |
| 2016 | The Rendezvous | Conrad Hanley | |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Ira Sloan | |
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Mean Phil | |
| The Seagull | Shamrayev | ||
| 2019 | High Flying Bird | Intimidating Seton Colleague | |
| Joker | Randall Kleinmanhoffer | ||
| 2021 | Werewolves Within | Emerson Flint | |
| Clean | Michael | ||
| 2024 | Young Woman and the Sea | James Sullivan | |
| Lake George | Armen | ||
| TBA | On the End[3] | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Killer with Black Hair and Blonde Eyebrows | Episode: "Gone for Goode" |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Shmuel | Episode: "Secret Sex" |
| 2002 | The Job | Kent | Episode: "Betrayal" |
| 2002–2008 | Law & Order | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2002–2026 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Various | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Third Watch | Gary Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Fringe | Ron | Episode: "Power Hungry" |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Bartender | Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome" |
| 2010 | Damages | Detective Milton Trammell | 6 episodes |
| The Good Wife | Carl Landers | Episode: "Breaking Fast" | |
| 2010–2012 | Delocated | Pavel Mirminsky | 7 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Boardwalk Empire | George Remus | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | True Detective | Errol Childress | 3 episodes |
| Resurrection | Mikey Enders | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Following | Neil | 2 episodes |
| Elementary | Trey McCann | Episode: "The Best Way Out Is Always Through" | |
| Hannibal | Dr. Cordell Doemling | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | BrainDead | Aaron Blades | 2 episodes |
| The Night Of | Judge Roth | 3 episodes | |
| 2016–2023 | Billions | Orrin Bach | 38 episodes |
| 2018 | Waco | Tony Prince | 4 episodes |
| Maniac | Sebastian | Episode: "Furs by Sebastian" | |
| 2018–2022 | Barry | Goran Pazar | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Officer Lasky | Episode: "Replay" |
| Watchmen | Fred | Episode: "This Extraordinary Being" | |
| 2020–2021 | For Life | Capt. Frank Foster | Main; 13 episodes |
| 2022 | The Thing About Pam | Russ Faria | Main; 6 episodes |
| FBI: Most Wanted | Caleb Walsh | Episode: "Overlooked" | |
| 2024 | Fallout | Sorrel Booker | Episode: "The Trap" |
| 2026 | CIA | Mateo Kola | Episode: "Orbital" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Manhunt | Smilie |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | Timur |