Robert Manning, Jr.

Robert Ray Manning, Jr. is an actor best known for his role as Zachary in the hit science fiction crime drama series Person of Interest.

Biography
Little is known about Manning's past, including where he was born, when he was born, the name of his parents, where he grew up, and why he wanted to be an actor. What is known is that he graduated from the University of Washington with a MFA in Acting. Manning got his first on-screen role in 1999, when he was cast as a Government Agent in the CBS television series Now and Again. Manning got his first major recurring role in 2014, when he was first cast as Zachary, a high-ranking Samaritan operative, in the hit science fiction crime drama series Person of Interest. Since then, Manning has appeared in TV shows such as The Blacklist, Elementary, Limitless, The Good Wife, Frogtown, Blindspot, NCIS, Numb3rs, BrainDead, and Criminal Minds.

On Criminal Minds
Manning portrayed the SWAT Leader in the Season One episode Unfinished Business.

Filmography

 * BrainDead (2016) - Dan Klein
 * Person of Interest - 5 episodes (2014-2016) - Zachary
 * Limitless (2016) - Daryl
 * Elementary (2016) - Doctor Branford Fisher
 * Master of None (2015) - Scientist
 * Blindspot (2015) - Jane's Guard #1
 * Happyish (2015) - Brendan Gill
 * The Good Wife (2015) - Cole Willis
 * The Sonnet Project (2014) - Unknown Character
 * Alpha House (2014) - Conceirge
 * The Blacklist (2014) - Officer Hodge
 * The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) - Male Doctor
 * Frogtown (2011) - Sid
 * Stuck (2011) - Matthew
 * Touch (2011) - Flower Shop Manager
 * Camille (2010) - Reynard
 * Double Cross (2010) - Hank
 * Driving Backwards (2009) - Brian
 * Safe Passage (2009) - The Dark Angel
 * Southland (2009) - Dante Johnson
 * The Van Pelt Family (2008) - Freeman Jenkins
 * Reticence (2008) - Rob
 * WhiteMale, BlackMale (2008) - Black Male
 * Doing the L.A. Thing (2007) - Psych Nurse/Bill
 * Study Session (2007) - Mike
 * The Frolic (2007) - Officer 1
 * General Hospital (2007) - Rescue Foreman
 * PBI: Paranormal Bureau of Investigation (2007) - Mr. Robinson
 * Anthem (2007) - Man with a Rubik's Cube
 * South of Nowhere (2006) - Unknown Character
 * The Unit (2006) - Security Man
 * Criminal Minds - Unfinished Business (2006) TV episode - SWAT Leader
 * The Observation Room (2005) - Unknown Character
 * Days of Our Lives (2005) - Officer Wilson
 * Over There (2005) - Airport Corporal
 * NCIS (2005) - Officer Alex Taylor
 * Numb3rs (2005) - Gerald Wallace
 * Chapel Hill (2002) - Unknown Character
 * Smoking Herb (2002) - Shampoo/Eric
 * Kate & Leopold (2001) - Passerby (credited as Robert Manning)
 * Disappearing Acts (2000) - Lamont (uncredited)
 * Now and Again (1999) - Goverment Agent

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