Ritchie Coster
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    • Birthday: 1967-07-01
    • Born Place: London, England, UK

Ritchie Coster

Ritchie Coster is a British actor known for his versatility and skill in portraying intense, often antagonistic or criminal roles across both film and television. Born in London, England, on July 1, 1967, Coster trained at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His career gained momentum after he moved to New York and began appearing in numerous television shows, notably playing a variety of different characters over several episodes of the Law & Order franchise between 1999 and 2009. Coster is recognizable to audiences for his memorable supporting parts in major films, including as the Chechen, a mob boss, in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008), Dietrich Banning in The Tuxedo (2002), and Pete Sporino in Creed (2015). On television, he has had significant roles such as Renzo in the HBO series Luck (2011–2012), Mayor Austin Chessani in the second season of True Detective (2015), the main villain Francisco "Mr. Blue" Scaramucci on Happy! (2017–2019), Pope in The Walking Dead (2021), Caolan Waltrip in Tulsa King (2022–2023), and Mickey Greene in the 2024 film King Ivory. He is currently set to be part of the main cast of the upcoming CBS drama series Watson.

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