S outh ▁Africa ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : St ellen bos ch ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Jeff rey ▁Richard ▁Nord ling ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁actor . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁roles ▁as ▁J ake ▁Mann ing ▁in ▁Once ▁and ▁Again , ▁Larry ▁M oss ▁in ▁ 2 4 , ▁Nick ▁Bol en ▁in ▁Des perate ▁House w ives , ▁and ▁Gordon ▁Klein ▁in ▁Big ▁Little ▁L ies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁various ▁films . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Nord ling ▁was ▁born ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁in ▁R idge wood , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁to ▁Robert ▁George ▁Nord ling ▁and ▁Lo is ▁Nord ling ▁( née ▁Dick son ). ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Washington ▁Township . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁S addle ▁River , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Nord ling ▁attended ▁Ram sey ▁High ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Nord ling ▁attended ▁Whe aton ▁College ▁in ▁Whe aton , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁from ▁the ▁M ead ows ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁at ▁Southern ▁Method ist ▁University ▁( SM U ) ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Career ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁major ▁roles ▁was ▁playing ▁Ted ▁Or ion ,