Jayce Bartok
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Biography
Biography
A young leading man with TV and film experience, Jayce Bartok had his best chance to date as Pony, the rock star who returns to his home town where his pals are waiting in Richard Linklater's "subUrbia" (1997).
Born in Pittsburgh, the light-haired Bartok moved with his family to Manhattan when he was nine and by age 12 was taking acting lessons at the HB Studio. He was 13 when he made his professional acting debut, appearing in a "WonderWorks" episode entitled "Almost Partners" (PBS, 1987). In the 90s, his TV appearances included an ABC unsold pilot entitled "Coconut Downs," a recurring role on the Judith Ivey sitcom "Down Home" (NBC, 1991) and an episode of NBC's "Law & Order." More recently, Bartok played a naive prisoner in the 1996 TNT miniseries "Andersonville." Bartok has also appeared on stage playing a victim of abuse in "Dalton's Back" off-Broadway at Circle Repertory Company when he was 16 years old. His feature film work began in 1991 when he played a street punk harassing Robin Williams in "The Fisher King." He went on to play Bob Hoskins' nephew in "Passed Away" (1992) and had small roles in both "School Ties" (1992) and "Swing Kids" (1993).
Filmography
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Life Events
1983
Moved with family to Manhattan
1986
Began taking acting lessons at HB Studio in NYC
1987
Made TV acting debut in PBS' "WonderWorks" special "Almost Partners"
1988
New York stage debut in Off-Broadway play "Dalton's Back" at Circle Repertory Company
1991
Played a street punk in featured debut, "The Fisher King"
1993
Appeared in a featured role in "Swing Kids"
1997
Had leading role in ensemble comedy "subUrbia"
1998
Co-starred in the short-lived sitcom "You're the One" (The WB)
2000
Acted in the Slamdance-screened "Home Sweet Hoboken"
2000
Appeared in the independent film "Calling Bobcat"
2001
Starred in the CBS TV-movie "Second Honeymoon"
2006
Cast in the indie film "The Tollbooth," alongside Marla Sokoloff, Tovah Feldshuh and Idina Menzel
