Patrick Muldoon (born September 27, 1968) is an American actor, film producer, and musician. Early life and education Muldoon was born in San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna, a homemaker, and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury lawyer. He is of Irish descent on his father's side and of Croatian descent on his mother's side. He attended Loyola High School, a Jesuit school. Muldoon graduated in 1991 from the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and played tight end on the USC Trojans football team. Career Muldoon was the first actor to play the role of Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives, from 1992 to 1995 and again from September 2011 to July 2012. Prior to that, he landed a role on the popular teen television series Saved by the Bell in 1991. During the '90s, Muldoon became the only actor ever to hold an exclusive development deal with Spelling Entertainment. Muldoon co-produced programming with Spelling Television's vice president Tony Shepherd, and their television development began with the USA Petite Model Show created by actress-model Ann Lauren. The show was filmed on-location at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas on the renowned Colosseum Circus Maximus Showroom stage, in The Forum Shops and sponsored by Cartier. The televised special was co-hosted by Patrick Muldoon and Ann Lauren with special guest co-star Audrey Landers of Dallas and broadcast on WWOR and WGN Superstations distributed by Spelling Television Worldvision. Muldoon's roles include playing the popular villain Richard Hart on the primetime soap opera Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996. He starred in Black Cat Run, which also marked the debut of director DJ Caruso (Disturbia, I am Number Four) with Frank Darabont. He also played Edmund in the Patsy Rodenburg production of King Lear. He played Zander Barcalow in the Paul Verhoeven-directed Starship Troopers. He has starred in many popular television movies and has been a regular in many films for the Lifetime & Hallmark channels. In the past decade, he has also become a prolific film producer. In 2015, he produced and starred in Badge of Honor and in 2020, he appeared in Arkansas and The Comeback Trail. Filmography Film Television References External links The official Sleeping Masses website 1968 births Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American people of Croatian descent American people of Irish descent American male soap