Michael Nouri

About

Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C. (2004-2007), Phil Grey on Damages (2007-2011), Eli David in NCIS (2008-2013), Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children (2010-2011), and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone (2018-2020). He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance (1983) and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

Nouri was born in Washington, D.C. to Gloria (née Montgomery) and Edmond Nouri. Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.

After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated…