Wallace Langham
Born	March 11, 1965 (1965-03-11) (age 44) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Laura Langham (1986-1988) Karey Richard (November 3, 2002-present)

Wallace Langham (born March 11, 1965 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actor who has been seen on many television shows either in guest roles or starring roles. He is probably best known for his role as David Hodges in the American crime drama television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Contents 1 Film career 2 Television career 3 Personal 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Film career

Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham first got his start in the John Hughes movie Weird Science, as well as in The Invisible Kid and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story, but later moved to roles as a young bigot in Soul Man and as a gang leader in The Chocolate War. He performed in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care and was last seen on film in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine.

[edit] Television career

Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to more adult roles, appearing as a regular in the much-hyped but short-lived CBS series WIOU. His big breakthrough came when he was cast as Phil, the cynical staff writer for insecure talk show host Garry Shandling, in HBO's sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. Langham then took on a role in NBC's Veronica's Closet, playing Kirstie Alley's uptight assistant Josh. He then appeared on the Joan Cusack sitcom What About Joan?.

He has guest-starred on many shows including, Murphy Brown, NewsRadio, ER, Murder, She Wrote, Sex and the City, 21 Jump Street, Medium, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Star Trek: Voyager, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Grace Under Fire.

He was the voice of Andy French on the animated series Mission Hill, as well as the Care-Bots in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Basil Karlo/Clayface in The Batman and Orm in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

He can be seen starring as lab technician David Hodges on the CBS hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In the eighth season premiere, Langham was listed in the main titles.

[edit] Personal

He is part of the pre-show for the ride DINOSAUR in Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. He explains the reason for going back in time and saving a stray dinosaur and his voice can be heard throughout the attraction.

In March 2000, Langham pleaded no contest to battery charges after beating a gay tabloid reporter (who had allegedly made accusations against Langham's girlfriend's tattoos; the reporter in turn claimed that Langham yelled gay slurs at him while he was being beaten) and was ordered to serve three years probation and to serve 450 hours of community service for gay and lesbian charities, and to donate $10,000 to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. ^{[1] [2]} In exchange for pleading no contest, prosecutors dropped a hate crime charge that had been filed against the actor. In a statement, Langham said he supports gay rights "and would have never attacked anyone had I not first been provoked." ^[3]

[edit] Filmography

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003- Present) as David Hodges
• Growing Op (2008) as Bryce Dawson
• The Great Buck Howard (2008) as Dan Green
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) as Kirby
• I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) as Claude Clochet
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005) as Man in Bathroom
• Medium (2005 two episodes) as Alan
• Mission Hill (1999-2002 thirteen episodes) as Andy French
• Sister Mary Explains It All (2001) as Aloysius Benheim
• Veronica's Closet (1997-2000 sixty-four episodes) as Josh Blair
• The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998 seventy-five episodes) as Phil
• Michael (1996) as Bruce Craddock
• Newsradio (1995-1996 two episodes) as Jeff
• WIOU (1990-1991 fourteen episodes) as Willis Teitlbaum
• Vital Signs (1990) as Grant
• Martians Go Home (1989) as Voyeur Martian
• Under The Boardwalk (1989) as Backwash
• The Chocolate War (1988) as Archie Costello
• The Invisible Kid (1988) as Milton McClane
• Soul Man (1986) as Barky Brewer
• Weird Science (1985) as Art

[edit] References

1. ^ Gay, Lesbian Center Gets $10,000 as Part of Sentence
2. ^ Langham's 'Closet' Bursts
3. ^ Monitor

[edit] External links

• Wallace Langham at the Internet Movie Database
• Wallace Langham at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)