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Richard Short (Actor) Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Richard Short Quick Info
Height 5 ft 11½ in
Weight 71 kg
Date of Birth October 8, 1975
Zodiac Sign Libra
Spouse Teresa Palladino

Richard Short is an English actor who is most remembered for his roles on television shows like Mary Kills People (2017-2019), American Horror Story (2011), 666 Park Avenue (2013), White Collar (2011), Blue Bloods (2010), etc.

Born Name

Richard Ian Porterfield Short

Nick Name

Richard

English actor Richard Short as seen in 2006
English actor Richard Short as seen in 2006 (K72ndst / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

English

 

Occupation

Actor

Family

  • Father – Richard Short Sr.
  • Mother – Margaret Mooney
  • Siblings – He has 2 sisters.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 11½ in or 181.5 cm

Weight

71 kg or 156.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Richard has dated –

  1. Teresa PalladinoThe Tragedy of Macbeth actor is happily married to Teresa Palladino as of 2023.
Richard Short seen posing with Amy Cameron and Teresa Palladino Short (right) in 2019
Richard Short seen posing with Amy Cameron and Teresa Palladino Short (right) in 2019 (Jesse Grant / Canadian Film Centre / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Sharp jawline
  • Numerous tattoos on his body including a quote from Hamlet on his arm and the names of various songs by the Beatles on his shoulder

Richard Short Favorite Things

  • Guilty Pleasure – Watching Disney movies
  • Football Jerseys – IFK Helsinki, Japan, Peñarol (from Uruguay), Colo-Colo (from Chile)
  • Place In South Shields – Fisherman’s Bay

SourceUs Magazine

Richard Short as seen in 2014
Richard Short as seen in 2014 (Kevin Fitzpatrick / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

Richard Short Facts

  1. He has participated in many marathons and half-marathons and helped raise money for various charities.
  2. Richard is a huge fan of the James Bond film and book series.
  3. Paolo Sorrentino and Ken Loach are 2 directors whom he would love to work with the most.
  4. Richard grew up in the same town as the filmmaker Ridley Scott and his brother Tony Scott.
  5. His hobbies include collecting football jerseys from all over the world.
  6. If he weren’t an actor, Richard would have been a footballer or a foreign correspondent.
  7. He was given the middle name Ian Porterfield after the popular football player who scored the winning goal for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final against Leeds United.

Featured Image by K72ndst / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0

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