After college graduation, Delate moved to New York City and spent his first few years adapting, both professionally and personally, to the novelty and pace of the city. Delate's first professional acting work (and his very special association with the New York Shakespeare Festival) began in 1981, when he was cast in both of the plays performed in Central Park that summer - Henry IV, Part I and The Tempest. Other plays followed (including Joseph Papp's Hamlet with Diane Venora), and in 1984-1985, Delate received critical acclaim for his performance in the award-winning play, Tracers, which had successful runs in both New York (NYSF) and London (Royal Court). An abundance of daytime television and commercial work followed. In 1987, William Friedkin cast him in Python Wolf and not long after, David Jones cast him opposite Robert DeNiro and Ed Harris in Jacknife. Theatre, film and television opportunities all combined to help Delate thrive as an actor. He spent three seasons with the River...
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
The Truman Show
1998
The Brave One
2007
Far from Heaven
2002
Sudden Death
1995
Rent
2005
Reversal of Fortune
1990
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
This Is Not a War Story
2021
My Brother
2006
Wendigo
2002
The Prosecutors
1996
New World Order
2002
Nice Guy Johnny
2010
The Orphan Killer
2011
Home Before Dark
1997
ReRUN
2018
Searching for Bobby D
2005
The Journal
2025
A Dozen Kliks
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