Don Patrick Harvey II is an American actor and voice actor. Harvey was born and raised in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and was the sixth of eight children. He began acting in high school. He appeared in several plays before graduating and going on to the University of Michigan, where he studied English and economics and studied classical ballet for two years. He then attended the Yale School of Drama and earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting.

Harvey began appearing in films in the late '80s and has appeared in more than 30 feature films. He had supporting roles in such high-profile projects as Casualties of War (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and The Thin Red Line (1998), as well as the cable film Better Off Dead (1993). One of his more notable screen roles was Black Sox player Swede Risberg in John Sayles' Eight Men Out (1988). His television work includes leading roles in the series Miami Vice, NYPD Blue, The Contender, Medium, and Numb3rs.

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