
Rich Ceraulo Ko
Rich Ceraulo Ko was born on a US Air Force base in Bitburg, Germany. His father, Richard Loreto Ceraulo, was an Air Force Master Sergeant and his mother, Yang Cha Ko, a housekeeper, and homemaker. Growing up, his family hopped from base to base, eventually settling on Long Island, New York. Rich studied biology/pre-medicine at New York University before transferring to the Tisch School of the Arts his junior year where he studied with Doug Moston of the Actors Studio. After graduating, Rich appeared in the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song then quickly made his way out to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. He made his feature film debut opposite Kevin Bacon in James Wan's Death Sentence and followed that up with a string of independent film and television roles. He is best known for his wide-ranging character work, guest starring in such critically acclaimed shows as The Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire, and Supergirl. He credits teachers Shari Shaw and Stuart Rogers as his two most significant acting mentors. He has been married to writer/actress Alissa Dean since June 27, 2009.
Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

NCIS
2003

Grey's Anatomy
2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Bones
2005

S.W.A.T.
2017

The Walking Dead
2010

Hawaii Five-0
2010

9-1-1
2018

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013

Glee
2009

Supergirl
2015

Magnum P.I.
2018

Star Trek: Picard
2020

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021

Parenthood
2010

Halt and Catch Fire
2014

Tenet
2020

CSI: Vegas
2021

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004

Sonny with a Chance
2009

L.A.'s Finest
2019

On Call
2025

The Bling Ring
2013