Mike Doyle is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He may be best-known for his recurring roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (as Ryan O'Halloran) and Oz (as Adam Guenzel).
On the set of Oz Doyle met George Morfogen, whom he would cast in Shiner, a short film written, produced and directed by Doyle that debuted at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Doyle also wrote and produced the 2003 limited-release film Cutter.
Doyle played Lt. Cmdr. Tom Palatonio in the 2005 action film Phantom Below, which is notable for having been released in multiple versions under multiple names which included or excluded gay content depending on the edit (the gay-themed edit was released under the title Tides of War). His death in the season 10 finale of Law and Order Special Victims Unit ended a successful six year run as forensic tech Ryan O'Halloran on the show. He guest starred on episodes of Criminal Minds and In Plain Sight.
He appeared alongside Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart in Rabbit Hole.[when?] In 2011, the feature film Union Square, co-written and directed by the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Award Winner, Nancy Savoca, was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, which starred Mira Sorvino, Patti Lupone, Michael Rispoli and Tammy Blanchard. He also starred in The Orphan Killer as Marcus Miller Sr. in 2011. He then joined the cast of A Gifted Man as Victor Lantz, an anesthesiologist.
Plot
The story of hatred and bullying is told through the eyes of teenagers as it follows Trent Morrison, an angry fifteen-year-old, struggling with the grip of his broken family. Confronting his controlling father and absent mother is only the beginning of Trent's problems, after meeting Rob Keller, a free-living, anxiety-ridden teen who sparks Trent's downward spiral towards tragedy.
Keywords: independent-film
It's time to take a stand...
A film about kids, made by kids.
Plot
Ace Brockway is trying to drive Matt Carter out of business by having Indians attack his trading posts. Steve Blake arrives and gets appointed Deputy to the inept Marshal Smiley Burnette. First he foils Brockway's attempt to supply rifles to the Indians. Then he has the Editor print that Carter has $20,000 in his safe. He figures Brockway will make an attempt to get it and the Durango Kid will be ready.
Keywords: 1880s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, american-indian, archive-footage, assumption, b-movie, b-western, barfly
REDSKIN WARFARE! RED-HOT TUNES (original poster-all caps)
DURANGO AND SMILEY IN A BLAZING INDIAN WAR! (original poster - all caps)
THE WEST'S BEST ACTION AND FUN TEAM! (original poster-all caps)
WAR-WHOOPS RING! BULLETS ZING! GAY HEARTS SING! (original poster - all caps)
ON THE THRILL-'N-RHYTHM WARPATH! (original poster - all caps)
HEAP BIG CHIEFS OF WESTERN ACTION AND SONG! (original print ad-all caps)
DURANGO AND SMILEY IN A BLAZING INDIAN WAR!
[first lines]::Ace Brockway: Well, Buckshot, how'd it go?::Buckshot Thomas: How'd it go? How'd you expect it would go with me handlin' the deal? Those redskins wiped out that whole trading post!::Ace Brockway: That makes three. Let's see, there's two more to go. Why Matt Carter won't have a dollar to his name inside of a month!
Marshal Smiley Burnette: That's a right nice horse there, ain't it.::Steve Blake: It sure is! I wonder who he belongs to.::Marshal Smiley Burnette: Well, he belongs to Buckshot Thomas.::Steve Blake: Buckshot Thomas, eh? I don't think I know the gentleman.::Marshal Smiley Burnette: Well, he ain't no gentleman.