Stephen Bishop (actor)

Stephen C. Bishop (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor and retired baseball player.

Stephen Bishop
Bishop (left) & Scott Elrod (right) at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970
OccupationFilm, television actor
Children1

Baseball career

Bishop attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played baseball for the Indian Riverside Highlanders from 1991–1992.[1] After college he signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for Atlanta's affiliate in the Pioneer League in 1993. In 1994, he played for the Sioux Falls Canaries and the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, and in 1995 he played for the High Desert Mavericks, the advanced A ball affiliate for the Baltimore Orioles.

Acting career

He played Patrick on the television show Imposters, which aired on Bravo. He plays David Paulk in the television show Being Mary Jane.[2] He also appeared on the television series Lost, Girlfriends, and The Game, and in the independent film Americanese. He appeared in the movie The Rundown with The Rock. Bishop also played David Justice in Moneyball, which was released on September 23, 2011.[3][4] He was in the 2015 movie With This Ring where he played 'Nate Adamson' and starred alongside Regina Hall, Jill Scott and Eve (rapper). He appeared in Grey's Anatomy Season 4 Episode 16 Freedom part 1. In 2017, he played the role of Michael Roland in the psychological thriller 'Til Death Do Us Part alongside Taye Diggs.

On October 19, 2018, it was announced that Bishop had been cast in a recurring role on Criminal Minds as Supervisory Special agent Andrew Mendoza, who will be a love interest for Emily Prentiss.[5]

Personal life

On November 29, 2017, he and his partner, model Jesiree Dizon, welcomed their first child Charli Kekuʻulani.

Partial filmography

References
  1. "2010 UC Riverside Highlanders Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). UC Riverside Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. Being Mary Jane character bio: David Paulk (played by Stephen Bishop) Archived November 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Alexander, Jim. "BASEBALL: Former UCR star shines in "Moneyball" | Sports Southern California". PE.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. Moneyball’s Stephen Bishop talks being David Justice
  5. Webb Mitovich, Matt (October 19, 2018). "Criminal Minds Love Interest to Be Played by Imposters' Stephen Bishop". TV Line. Retrieved October 19, 2018.


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