Craig Sheffer

Craig Sheffer is an American actor, writer and director. He has starred in feature films such as Some Kind of Wonderful, Nightbreed and A River Runs Through It.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/ He wrote and directed the 2008 film American Crude.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/ Sheffer also played a supporting role in the TV series drama One Tree Hill, which airs on the WB station.http://www.thewb.com/shows/one-tree-hill

On April 23, 1960, Craig Eric Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio He attended Suburban High School, which was located in his city of birth.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio While in high school, he began to perform in drama competitions.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio After high school, he went to East Stroudsburg State University for two years.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio However, he left college early to seek out an acting career.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio

At the age of 25, Sheffer had a nervous breakdown.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio Five years later, he was diagnosed with cancer after filming his breakout role in the horror feature film Nightbreed.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio By 1992, his cancer had gone into remission.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/bio

Craig Sheffer's debut role was as the character Ian Hayden on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live in 1982.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001729/ By 1987, he received a supporting role in teen romantic drama Some Kind of Wonderful, which starred Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094006/ In the film, Sheffer played Hardy Jenns, the rich, vengeful boyfriend of the girl that the protagonist (Stoltz) desires. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094006/

In 1990, Sheffer landed a starring role in the film Nightbreed, which was adapted from the Clive Barker novel Cabal.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100260/ He played Aaron Boone, a man that tries to save a secret community of mutants from vengeful locals.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100260/ One of Craig Sheffer's most notable roles came in 1992 when he played Norman Maclean in the drama A River Runs Through It.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/ This film, which also starred Brad Pitt, chronicled Maclean's life and relationship with his troubled brother in rural Montana. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/ It was based on a true story. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/

• 1982: One Life to Live

• 1987: Some Kind of Wonderful

• 1990: Nightbreed

• 1991: Blue Desert

• 1992: A River Runs Through It

• 1993: Fire in the Sky

• 1994: Sleep with Me

• 1997: Bliss

• 1997: Miss Evers' Boys

• 2000: Hellraiser: Inferno

• 2001: Ritual

• 2002: Deadly Little Secrets

• 2003-2008: One Tree Hill

• 2008: American Crude (writer/director)

• 2010: Lies Between Friends

"I think it's real easy to look at what's out there and get discouraged. I was never the best-looking guy. I was never the Tom Cruise-looking guy. I think the biggest thing I can say is, 'Don't compare yourself'. Focus on making you the best you that you can be as an actor and follow your own path. You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues." - Craig Sheffer