Patrick Bristow

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::summary American actor, comedian and director (born 1962) ::

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name	Patrick Bristow
image	Bristow90-lowres-lrg.jpg
caption	Patrick Bristow in 2013
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birth_place	Los Angeles, California, United States
occupation	{{flatlist
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years_active	1985–present
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| name = Patrick Bristow | image = Bristow90-lowres-lrg.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Patrick Bristow in 2013 | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States | occupation = {{flatlist|

• Actor
• comedian
• director}} | spouse = | years_active = 1985–present Patrick Bristow (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and director. He is best known for playing Peter Barnes on Ellen (1994–1998), and Patrick on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008), and for the film Pain & Gain (2013).

Life and career

Bristow was born in Los Angeles. He appeared as Peter on Ellen. His TV guest-star roles include *Seinfeld*s "The Wig Master", his recurring role as the Machiavellian Troy on Mad About You, and Larry David's choreographer on Curb Your Enthusiasm. He has also guest-starred on Malcolm in the Middle.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Delirious	Bellboy
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Cafe Roads Performer
1994	Revenge of the Red Baron	Guard
Sister, Sister	Henrique	Episode: "Hair Today"
1994–1998	Ellen	Peter Barnes	19 episodes
1995	A Bucket of Blood	Link	TV movie
Showgirls	Marty Jacobsen
1996	The Twilight of the Golds	Brandon
Seinfeld	The Wig Master	Episode: "The Wig Master"
Mad About You	Hotel Clerk	Episode: "Fertility"
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Bolton, Virtucon Tour Guide
1997	Head over Heels	Ian	7 episodes
1998	I'm Losing You	Rico
1999	Friends	The Stage Manager	Episode: "The One with the Routine"
2000	The Amanda Show	Coach Guillermo	"Moody's Point Segment"
2001	Beethoven's 4th	Guillermo
2003	Detonator	DeJuan Michaels
2004	That's So Raven	Tony	Episode: "The Road to Audition"
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Steve the Choreographer	2 episodes
2004–2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Phillip/Lloyd
2005	Zoey 101	Mr. Fletcher	Episode: "The Play"
The Longest Yard	Walt
The Inner Circle	Ramon
Jimmy and Judy	Dr. Walters
2005–2008	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Patrick	Recurring role; 9 episodes
2006	The Enigma with a Stigma	Joe McVicker
Friends & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2	Mark
2010	All About Evil	Peter Gorge
Good Luck Charlie	Mr. Dingwall	Episode: "Teddy's Little Helper"
2011	Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures	Mr. St. Troy	Episode: "Epic Musical"
2013	Pain & Gain	Spy Shop Clerk
2014	My Trip Back to the Dark Side	Belly Wrapper
Transformers: Age of Extinction	Landlord's Grandson
Reality	Klaus
2015	Pretty Little Liars	Gallery Owner
Shameless	Bill
2016	Criminal Minds	Asher Douglas	Episode: "The Storm"
2018	Mistrust	Trent Masterson
2019	The Untold Story	Walter
2021	Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar	Dr. Bradley
The Morning Show	Gordon	4 episodes
2022	NCIS	Channing Elroy	Episode: "The Helpers"
2023	Minx	Walt	Episode: "God closes a door, opens a glory hole"
2024	Nobody Wants This	Pat	Episode: "The Ick"
2024-	Wizards Beyond Waverly Place	Wizardpedia/ Wiz M.D	2 episodes
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References

References

1. "Ida's Boyfriend".

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