Robert Rusler
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1965-09-20 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Biography
Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor.
Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. He moved to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, where he started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level, competiting in local tournaments. Then he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he studied martial arts and entered many competitions. After high school, Robert wanted to try his hand as an actor and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and William Taylor.
His first film was the 1985 hit comedy film Weird Science as Max; he is also well known for his role in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Grady and Richard Lawson in the 1991 TV film Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back. Rusler has starred on some television series, such as the short lived 1990 series The Outsiders as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 short lives series Angel Falls, but his best known TV role was in the 1990s hit science fiction series Babylon 5 as Warren Keffer in season 2 (1994-1995). He has acted in the 1995 sci-fi video game flight simulator, Wing Commander IV which starred Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. He also recently appeared in an episode of the TV series The Unit.
Rusler has made guest appearances on television shows ranging from The Facts of Life, Snoops, Cold Case, Medium, The Unit, The Closer, 24, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Anomaly" as Orgoth. He has appeared in a Heineken commercial directed by Oliver Stone.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
NCIS
2003
as Curtis Teague
Bones
2005
as Hunter Sherman
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Moretti
24
2001
as Hank
The Closer
2005
as Joe White
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Pete Menteer
Medium
2005
as David Barrington
Babylon 5
1994
as Warren Keffer
Cold Case
2003
as Lt. Nash Cavanaugh
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Orgoth
The Facts of Life
1979
The Unit
2006
as Colonel
The Outsiders
1990
as Tim Shepherd
Light as a Feather
2018
as Mr. Morris
Snoops
1999
as Jake Hammersmith
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
Angel Falls
1993
as Toby Riopelle
Movies (37)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
as Ron Grady
Weird Science
1985
as Max
The Debt Collector
2018
as Tarva
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
The Whole Ten Yards
2004
as Policeman #2
Sometimes They Come Back
1991
as Lawson
Dangerously Close
1986
Thrashin'
1986
as Tommy Hook
Tales of Halloween
2015
as Mr. Blake
Blood Feast
2016
as Fuad Ramses
The Manor
2021
as George
The Unwilling
2017
as Rich
Shag
1989
as Buzz Ravenel
Amityville: A New Generation
1993
as Ray
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
Vamp
1986
as AJ
Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse
2024
as David Richards
The Wedding Do Over
2018
as Gary
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
as Self
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019
as Self
Jakob's Wife
2021
as Tom Low
Garden of Eden
2025
as Matheo Eden
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
as Self
FredHeads: The Documentary
2022
as Himself
The Hunt
2006
as Atticus Monroe
Air Strike
2003
Tonight's the Night
1987
as Kenny Costner
Pretty Boy
2021
as Edward
Concrete Kids
2018
as Jerry
Delivered
2011
as Wiggs
Surveillance
2006
as Ben Palmer
Agenda
2007
as Alec Foster
Final Embrace
1992
as Kyle Lambton
Crisis in the Kremlin
1992
as Jack Reilly
The Last Days of Belle Starr
as W. H. H. Clayton
Wine Thief
as Tobin James
LA LA Land
2008
as Jerry Flaxman
About Robert Rusler
Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. He moved to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, where he started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level, competiting in local tournaments. Then he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he studied martial arts and entered many competitions. After high school, Robert wanted to try his hand as an actor and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with P… With 54 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Robert Rusler has appeared in 37 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Rusler Movies
- A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) — as Ron Grady
- Weird Science (1985) — as Max
- The Debt Collector (2018) — as Tarva
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) — as Self
- The Whole Ten Yards (2004) — as Policeman #2
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