Gregory Sporleder

• Name — Gregory Sporleder • Born — 14 April 1964 • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Years Active — 1989–present • Occupation — * Actor • director • Spouse — Megan Sporleder (m. 2001) • Children — 2

Sporleder graduated from University City High School in St. Louis, Missouri and was voted the top dancer in his class.

Sporleder got his first major role in the 1989 romance Say Anything... alongside John Cusack. In 1994, he appeared as "Billy" in the music video for Sheryl Crow's song "All I Wanna Do". He had supporting roles in films such as A League of Their Own, True Romance, 1998's quirky Uncorked and episodes of Murphy Brown, NYPD Blue and Smallville. Sporleder also appeared in Being John Malkovich, Black Hawk Down, S.W.A.T., The Big Bounce, Hotel for Dogs, Andersonville and 17 Again. Sporleder landed the role of Calvin Norris in True Blood, the father of Crystal Norris. In 2014, he appeared on Criminal Minds as Sam Caplan. In 2016, Sporleder participated in a documentary about the Missouri painter George Caleb Bingham, playing Bingham as an adult.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — 1775 — Bert — TV pilot • 1992 — On the Air — Sax Player — 1 episode • 1994 — State of Emergency — Larry — Television film • 1994 — Murphy Brown — Tadeus — 1 episode • 1995 — NYPD Blue — Edmond Burke — 1 episode • 1996 — Andersonville — Dick Potter — Television film • 1996 — Chicago Hope — Bobby Trenkwada — 1 episode • 1997 — Gun — The Sheriff — 1 episode • 1998 — Friends — Larry — 1 episode • 1999 — The Drew Carey Show — Wally — 1 episode • 1999 — The Strip — Tucker Mudd — 1 episode • 2000 — Fail Safe — Television film • 2001 — Dead Last — Rudy — 1 episode • 2002 — Smallville — Kyle Tippet — 1 episode • 2002 — 24 — Dave — 1 episode • 2003 — Carnivàle — Father of Dead Body — 1 episode • 2005 — Little House on the Prairie — Mr. Edwards — Miniseries, 6 episodes • 2009 — Monk — Kenneth Nichols — 1 episode • 2010 — The Mentalist — Terence Badali — 1 episode • 2010 — True Blood — Calvin Norris — Recurring role, 6 episodes • 2011 — Memphis Beat — Jeffrey Gibbs — 1 episode • 2011 — American Horror Story — Peter McCormack — 1 episode • 2013 — Sons of Anarchy — Pastor — 1 episode • 2014 — Criminal Minds — Sam Caplan — 1 episode • 2015 — Agent Carter — Otto Mink — 1 episode • 2017 — Days of Our Lives — Lyle — 1 episode • 2022 — Animal Kingdom — Joseph — 1 episode