Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane is an American actor born on February 28, 1972. He is widely recognized for his portrayals of notable characters across a variety of feature films and television series. Among his best-known roles are Ron Slater in the coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused, Lucas in the comedy Empire Records, Lee Schatz in the historical drama Argo, Freck in the animated feature A Scanner Darkly, and Tim Speedle in the crime drama series CSI: Miami.

Cochrane began working in screen productions during the late 1980s and early 1990s. One of his earliest acting opportunities was a part in a 1989 docudrama focused on drugs, which aired on Saturday Night with Connie Chung. The following year, in 1990, he made a television guest appearance in an episode of the drama series H.E.L.P.

He subsequently transitioned into feature films, making his movie debut in A Kiss Before Dying, a role that provided him with approximately fifteen seconds of screen time. Cochrane followed this brief appearance by earning his first substantial feature film role, playing the son of Jeff Goldblum's character in the film Fathers & Sons.

Cochrane achieved his career breakout when he was cast as the stoner Ron Slater in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused. Following the success of this breakthrough role, he earned positive reception for his performance as the psychotic character Billy Mack in the 1994 action comedy Love and a .45, where he performed alongside Renée Zellweger.

In 1995, Cochrane starred as Lucas in the comedy film Empire Records. Although the project was a box office bomb, prominent film critic Roger Ebert praised Cochrane's performance, singling it out as a highlight of the film.

During the 2000s, Cochrane expanded his film work with a supporting role in the 2002 action-drama Hart's War, starring Bruce Willis. He also reteamed with director Richard Linklater to play the character Freck in the 2006 film A Scanner Darkly. Additionally, Cochrane portrayed Lee Schatz in the film Argo.

On television, Cochrane joined the main cast of CSI: Miami as CSI Tim Speedle, performing in the role during seasons one through three. He later reprised the character in the season six episode titled Bang, Bang, Your Debt, appearing as a hallucination to the character Eric Delko.

In 2015, Cochrane appeared in a supporting role as Boston mobster Stephen Flemmi in the true-crime feature film Black Mass, which starred Johnny Depp.