Larry Cedar

For the Porters: Title Role in King Lear

LARRY CEDAR is an accomplished film, television, stage and voiceover artist best known for his portrayal of opium addict Leon Stalsworth in the HBO series, “Deadwood”. While studying for his MFA at UCLA he won an acting competition and was signed to a one-year artist development contract with Universal Studios where he was ultimately cast in his first television pilot. He went on to star in hundreds of television episodics and feature films, including an unforgettable performance opposite John Lithgow as "The Creature on the Wing" in Steven Spielberg’s feature remake, “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (directed by George Miller) and five seasons of the award-winning PBS series “Square One TV”. An excellent singer, he has portrayed Hoagy Carmichael in at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and starred in Billy Bishop Goes to War at The Colony Theater, and his accolades include a Los Angeles Theater Alliance Ovation award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Cedar’s voiceover talents can be heard in hundreds of commercials, cartoon series, and video games, and he specializes in the art of legal disclaimers or "speed talking" (www.disclaimerman.com). An avid monologuist, Cedar has also adapted and starred in several of his own award winning one-man stage productions based on the works of his favorite authors, George Orwell, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Franz Kafka. For more information and updates visit Larry on IMDB (bit.ly/larrycedar), Facebook (facebook.com/larrycedaractor), Instagram (@larrycedaractor), Twitter (@larrycedar), and his personal website, www.larrycedar.com