
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.

Bones
TV • 2005

Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999

NCIS
TV • 2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000

Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010

9-1-1
TV • 2018

S.W.A.T.
TV • 2017

The Walking Dead
TV • 2010

Glee
TV • 2009

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

Supergirl
TV • 2015

Magnum P.I.
TV • 2018

Parenthood
TV • 2010

Star Trek: Picard
TV • 2020

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
TV • 2021

CSI: Vegas
TV • 2021

Halt and Catch Fire
TV • 2014