Background
Brochtrup was born in Inglewood, California, United States and raised in Lakewood, Washington.
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Bill Brochtrup
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He attended Lakes High School and New York University"s Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
He is known for playing Population Association of America John Irvin, a gay administrative aide, on the television series New York City Police Department Blue. Theatre credits for Brochtrup include David Marshall Grant"s Snakebit (off-Broadway at the Century Center and in Los Angeles at the Coast Playhouse), South Coast Repertory (Noises Office, Taking Steps, The Real Thing), The Antaeus Company (Peace In Our Time, The Malcontent, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8:30, Sinan Unel"s Pera Palas), Black Dahlia Theatre (Jonathan Tolins" Secrets of the Trade, Richard Kramer"s Theater District, both directed by Matt Shakman), The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (Bach at Leipzig, Small Tragedy), Los Angeles Theatre Works (The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial), and Pasadena Playhouse (If Memory Serves). He appears in the feature films Life as We Know lieutenant, He"s Just Not That Into You, Duck, Ravenous, Manitoba of the Year, and Space Marines.
Brochtrup has been a series regular on three Steven Bochco shows: Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Public Morals, American Broadcasting Company drama Total Security, and seven seasons on the American Broadcasting Company drama New York City Police Department Blue.
He has appeared on television shows as varied as Dexter, Without a Trace, the animated children"s series The Wild Thornberrys (as the voice of a dolphin), Major Crimes (as Doctor Joe Bowman), and Bravo"s Celebrity Poker Showdown. Brochtrup is a frequent guest host of the Public Broadcasting Service newsmagazine In The Life.
He has written for Out magazine. The best-selling book of essays I Love You, Mom! includes his original stories at Un-Cabaret and numerous spoken word events.
He has hosted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Walks across the country, supports animal rescue organizations like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and has traveled the Persian Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Germany, Japan, Bosnia and Kosovo meeting servicemen and women during Handshake Tours for the United Service Organizations and Armed Forces Entertainment.
