Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum (born July 5, 1956) is an American actor and producer. Herthum has worked as a stage, television, and film actor, and he has also appeared in national television commercials. He is best known for his recurring role as Dep. Andy Broom, the young sheriff of Jessica Fletcher (played by Angela Lansbury) on Murder, She Wrote and Peter Abernathy in the HBO television series Westworld.

Louis Herthum
BornJuly 5, 1956 (1956-07-05) (age 64)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
OccupationActor, producer
Years active1978-present

Early life

Herthum is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was born in 1956.[1]

Career

Acting

Herthum started his career as an actor in 1978, performing in local theater, local and regional TV commercials and print advertisements. In 1991, after years of being an unfamiliar actor, he joined the cast of Murder, She Wrote; he played Deputy Andy Broom in 25 episodes of the show's final five seasons (1991–96).[2] Before he played Dep. Broom, he played 2 roles of 2 separate characters in the same show, beginning in 1989. It was his first television role. After the series' cancelation, he remains close to Angela Lansbury. In 2015, he said in an interview that he saw her steal the show in the play, Blithe Spirit, at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 89.[3]

He has appeared in such television series as CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS, Criminal Minds, True Blood (joining the cast in 2011[4] for 7 of its 5th season's episodes), JAG,[1] The Mentalist, Men of a Certain Age, True Detective, Treme, Breaking Bad and The Gates.[2] He appears in two ongoing television series during 2016. He plays Omar on the Netflix series Longmire,[5][6] and Peter Abernathy, a host (robot) on the HBO series Westworld.[1] After appearing in a recurring role in the first season of Westworld, Herthum was promoted to main cast in the second season.[7]

His film credits include In the Electric Mist, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I Love You Phillip Morris, American Inquisition, The Open Road, Tekken, 12 Rounds, Seconds Apart, and The Last Exorcism, Be Afraid.[2]

Producing

In March 1996, after completing his final episode of Murder, She Wrote, Louis turned his attention to film production and returned to his hometown of Baton Rouge to produce Favorite Son, his first feature film.[8] Since then, his Baton Rouge-based production company, Ransack Films, has produced five feature films, one feature-length documentary (The Season Before Spring) and one short film ("The Grapevine").[2]

References
  1. Bergeron, Judy (October 1, 2016). "The next 'Game of Thrones?': Louisiana's Louis Herthum shares scene with Anthony Hopkins in HBO's new drama 'Westworld'". The Advocate. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  2. Louis Herthum on IMDb
  3. Garrett, Tommy Lightfoot (September 12, 2015). "Louis Herthum Talks 'Longmire,' 'Murder, She Wrote' And Upcoming HBO Powerhouse 'Westworld,' EXCLUSIVE, Highlight Hollywood News". highlighthollywood.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. Eames, Tom (November 20, 2011). "'True Blood' casts two werewolves for recurring roles". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  5. "The Worst Kind of Hunter". aetv.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  6. Gelsomino, Tara (July 9, 2012). "Longmire Episode 1.6 'The Worst Kind of Hunter' Gets it Just Right". criminalelement.com. Macmillan. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (March 27, 2017). "'Westworld': Louis Herthum Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 On HBO". Deadline. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  8. "Louis Herthum sets Favorite Son filming in BR". The Advocate. November 5, 1995.
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