Biography

About Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske studied acting with legendary teachers Sanford Meisner and Robert X. Modica at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Following the Playhouse Fiske continued to study with Mr. Modica at his Carnegie Hall Studio for many years.

Richard Fiske has acted in many plays Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and in the surrounding NYC area, including New Jersey. he guest starred on Law and Order's Criminal Intent and appeared on the soap opera Loving. Richard Fiske has also appeared in many movies. He began as the brick layer in John Turturro's Mac and was the lead in the independent film, Ink and Steel that showed around the country in festivals. Ink and Steel won the top awards at the Soho International Film Festival in NYC and the Emerge Film Festival, nicknamed LA East.

Richard Fiske grew up in the Boston area and is a devoted Red Sox fan. Fiske has also been a life long athlete playing football, baseball and running the 100 meters in masters meets in NYC. In the past Fiske has also boxed and once was asked to turn pro. Fiske declined the invitation, however, because he wanted to keep his brain intact for law school and continue to memorize lines from scripts. Most recently, Richard Fiske studied Kali, Filipino knife fighting, from noted knife fighting teacher Jeff Chung in Queens, NY.

Richard Fiske is also a federal criminal defense attorney working for Super Lawyer, Lawrence F. Ruggiero in NYC. Working in this area of law brings Fiske in contact with many characters making headline news and involve mafia, terrorists, international drug kingpins, corrupt government officials, and Wall Street types.
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