Ron Livingston – Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth

Who is Ron Livingston?

Ronald Joseph Livingston is an American actor whose birth date is June 5, 1967. Peter Gibbons in Office Space (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in Band of Brothers (2001) are the two roles he is best known for. His financial standing is a result of his consistent work ethics, selective roles, and appearances in both mainstream and indie projects over the years. While he may not be one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood, his estimated wealth showcases the success that can come with wise choices and consistent performances in the entertainment industry.

Livingston has appeared in films such as Swingers (1996), Adaptation (2002), The Conjuring (2013), James White (2015), Tully (2018), and Loudermilk (2017–2020) and Boardwalk Empire (2013).

Biography

Ron Livingston’s birth place was Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 5, 1967, where he was born. Livingston is a member of the family that included Kurt Livingston, who is an aerospace electronics engineer, and Linda (née Rinas), a Lutheran pastor, who were born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has two brothers and one sister. John, his younger brother, is also involved in the entertainment industry. WKBT-DT in La Crosse, Wisconsin was a TV news personality where Jennifer Livingston and Mike Thompson both worked.

Livingston began acting at Theatre Cedar Rapids as a youth when he was introduced to community theatre during a job shadowing. He pursued his higher education at Yale University, where he sang with the renowned a capella group, the Whiffenpoofs.

Personal Life

Rosemarie DeWitt was the bride of Ron Livingston on November 2, 2009. They first met while on the Set of the TV show Standoff, where they played romantic interests. The chemistry between them on screen developed into a real-life relationship, eventually leading to a marriage that has endured the test of time.

In 2013 and 2016, Ron and Rosemarie became the parents of two adopted daughters. Their emphasis on a stable and secure environment for their children’s upbringing has been kept away from media attention for their children’s lives.

Career

Straight Talk, a romantic comedy directed by Dolly Parton and starring Livingston, was Livingston’s film debut in 1992, where he played a soldier. After moving to Los Angeles, he played a supporting role in ‘The Low Life’. Ron’s debut major role was in 1996’s ‘Swingers,’ where he played opposite Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau.

He made two appearances in the horror anthology film ‘Campfire Tales’ in the following year. In 1999, Livingston made his greatest impact with five films, including ‘Dill Scallion,’ ‘The Big Brass Ring’, and ‘Body Shots’. However, his most notable achievement was portraying frustrated software programmer Peter Gibbons in Mike Judge’s black comedy ‘Office Space,’ which featured Jennifer Aniston in the lead role. The movie became known for its cult status among viewers.

Alongside Donnie Wahlberg and Damian Lewis, he played Captain Lewis Nixon III on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers in 2001. Livingston widened his variety of roles when he played a Hollywood agent in Adaptation (2002), a weaselly Ivy League upstart opposite Alec Baldwin’s casino boss in The Cooler (2003) and teachers in Winter Solstice and Pretty Persuasion (both in 2005).

In the fifth and sixth seasons of Sex and the City, he played sarcastic writer Jack Berger, Carrie’s temporary partner. In the House episode ‘TB or Not TB’, he appeared as a guest star. He played FBI negotiator Matt Flannery on the Fox series Standoff in 2006, along with Rosemarie DeWitt, and was an advertising spokesperson for Sprint Nextel.

In the first few months of the decade, Livingston starred in three comedies: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’, ‘Going the Distance’, and ’10 Years’. In ‘Queens of Country’ and the children’s fantasy film ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’, he finished in second place. In 2013, Ron had a significant year as he appeared in five movies: ‘Touchy Feely,’ ‘Drunken Buddies,’ ‘The Pretty One,’ ‘Parkland,’ and the supernatural horror film ‘The Conjuring.’

Livingston’s role in the final film was that of the father of a family who reside in a haunted farmhouse in Rhode Island. In subsequent films, the actor was in movies like “Fort Bliss” and “James White”, “Addicted to Fresno”, “Vacation”, “Digging for Fire”, “The 5th Wave”, “Shimmer Lake”, and “Lucky”. His other credits have included “Tully,” “The Long Dumb Road,” “The Professor,” “The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot,” “Holly Slept Over,” and the DC Comics superhero film “The Flash.”

Livingston began starring as a recurring character in the dark comedy thriller series ‘Search Party’ in 2016. In the following year, he appeared as a guest on the comedy series ‘Dice’ and started playing a main part in the comedy series ‘Loudermilk’, portraying a substance abuse counselor and recovering alcoholic. Livingston appeared in shows such as ‘The Romanoffs’ and ‘A Million Little Things,’ where he played Jon Dixon on the latter.

Filmography

Movies

• 1992 Straight Talk
• 1994 Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
• 1995 The Low Life
• 1996 Swingers
• 1997 Campfire Tales
• 1997 The Small Hours
• 1999 Dill Scallion
• 1999 Office Space
• 1999 The Big Brass Ring
• 1999 Two Ninas
• 1999 Body Shots
• 2000 Beat
• 2000 A Rumour of Angels
• 2002 Buying the Cow
• 2002 Adaptation
• 2003 Pirates
• 2003 The Cooler
• 2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
• 2004 Little Black Book
• 2005 Winter Solstice
• 2005 Pretty Persuasion
• 2005 The Life Coach
• 2006 Life Happens
• 2006 Relative Strangers
• 2006 Holly
• 2007 Music Within
• 2008 American Crude
• 2008 The Spleenectomy
• 2009 The Time Traveler’s Wife
• 2010 Dinner for Schmucks
• 2010 Going the Distance
• 2011 Leave
• 2011 10 Years
• 2012 Queens of Country
• 2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
• 2012 Game Change
• 2013 Touchy Feely
• 2013 Drinking Buddie
• 2013 The Pretty One
• 2013 The Conjuring
• 2013 The Sidekick
• 2013 Parkland
• 2014 Fort Bliss
• 2014 We Hate Paul Revere
• 2015 James White
• 2015 The End of the Tour
• 2015 Addicted to Fresno
• 2015 Vacation
• 2015 Digging for Fire
• 2016 The 5th Wave
• 2016 Shangri-La Suite
• 2017 Shimmer Lake
• 2017 Lucky
• 2017 Welcome to America
• 2018 Tully
• 2018 The Long Dumb Road
• 2018 The Professor
• 2018 The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
• 2020 Holly Slept Over
• 2021 The Tender Bar (Voice)
• 2021 The Same Storm
• 2022 The Estate
• 2023 The Flash
• 2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake
• 2023 The Featherweight

TV Series

• 1995 JAG
• 1996 Townies
• 1997 Timecop
• 1997 Players
• 1998 That’s Life
• 2000 Then Came You
• 2001 Band of Brothers
• 2001–2002 The Practice
• 2002–2003 Sex and the City
• 2005–2007 American Dad! (Voice)
• 2005 House
• 2006 Family Guy (Voice)
• 2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
• 2006–2007 Standoff
• 2009 Defying Gravity
• 2009 WWII in HD (Voice)
• 2011 Issues
• 2013 Boardwalk Empire
• 2015 Adventure Time
• 2015 Saints & Strangers
• 2016–2021 Search Party
• 2017 Dice
• 2017 Kings of Con
• 2017–2020 Loudermilk
• 2018–2023 A Million Little Things
• 2018 The Romanoffs
• 2021 Creepshow (Voice)
• 2022–2023 Pantheon

Net Worth

According to different sources, Ron Livingston’s net worth is estimated to be between $5 million and $6 million as of 2025. His earnings are based on his work in television, film, and voiceover over the past two decades.

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