Rick Rossovich

In the wake of Top Gun, Rossovich gained a major role in the Golden Globe nominee and critically acclaimed Roxanne, a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. He subsequently went on to star in the thriller Spellbinder alongside Kelly Preston; the dark fantasy horror comedy Waxwork; and the thriller Paint It Black, alongside Martin Landau and Sally Kirkland.

Rossovich started off the 1990s with what would become one of his most notable roles, that of Corpsman James Leary in the military action film Navy SEALs, alongside Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, with whom he had already worked multiple times. Rossovich starred in a number of minor movies in the early 1990s, the most notable of which being the direct-to-video erotic thriller Cover Me, alongside Paul Sorvino, Elliott Gould and Corbin Bernsen. In the late 1990s Rossovich landed a role on the long-running American medical drama television series E.R., playing Dr. John "Tag" Taglieri, Carol Hathaway's love interest in season one. The affair between Taglieri and Hathaway is one of main concerns of the first season of E.R.. From 1996 to 1998, Rossovich starred as the lead character in the crime drama series Pacific Blue. The series achieved some success in the U.S., and was run in many other countries; in some of these (such as Italy) the series is still being broadcast on national television to this day. In the late 1990s, Rossovich starred in a few other movies, the most notable of which being Truth or Consequences, N.M. with Kiefer Sutherland and the 1998 romantic comedy Telling You, for which he made an uncredited cameo.

Rossovich's career, which had been declining in the late ‘90s, came to a halt in the 2000s. He starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Miracle in Lane 2 alongside Malcolm in the Middle's star Frankie Muniz in 2000 and in the crime film Artworks alongside Virginia Madsen in 2003 before going into retirement. Upon selling his Hollywood Hills home, Rossovich moved from L.A. to Ojai, California, where he and his wife had spent 18 months restoring a house in the early ‘90s.[7] He then moved to Sweden, where he resides today.[8] After giving up cinema and his Hollywood life, Rossovich attempted a return to acting in 2012, with the comedy drama Sandbar. Rossovich doesn't appear to be contemplating to return to acting steadily, as in 2012 he stated "I’ve had a really great marriage and kids. I’ve saved my money and invested. I can do what I want. I guess that's a blessing and a curse. It takes away some of your drive to go out and be a workaholic."[9]

Rossovich has appeared in over 30 films, including:

• The Terminator (as Matt) (1984)
• Top Gun (as 'Slider') (1986)
• Roxanne (as Chris McConnell) (1987)
• Navy SEALs (as Corpsman James Leary) (1990)

He also appeared in several TV series, including:

• Pacific Blue (as Lieutenant Anthony Palermo, 1995–1998)[10]
• ER as Dr. John Taglieri (1994–1995)
• Black Scorpion as Walker
• Sons and Daughters as Spud Lincoln (1991)

Rossovich has made guest appearances in such TV shows as Tales from the Crypt,[11] Mad About You, Murder She Wrote and Due South. In 2007, he appeared with his son, Roy, in an episode of House Hunters International set in Stockholm, Sweden.