Early life

Born in the Bronx, Kelleher grew up across the five boroughs of New York City, including Staten Island.^[1] After college he entered the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit).^[2] After the novitiate, he chose to return to New York and train as a stage actor, studying under Robert Patterson.

Career

With friends, Kelleher founded the Colony Theatre and served as its Artistic Director, staging the work of new playwrights as well as classics. His acting career has included guest appearances on numerous TV shows, and a turn as the resident villain on NBC's Sci-Fi series, Dark Skies. Kelleher‘s more than two dozen film credits include Malcolm X, Operation Dumbo Drop, Independence Day, The Negotiator, Thirteen Days, Flash of Genius, Seven Pounds and Inception.

Kelleher directed the short-form film The Skell, and in 2008, he wrote and directed Wake-Up Call, a pilot that did not go to series.

Personal life

Kelleher is married to Canadian novelist Billie Livingston.^[3] Religion has remained an interest of his and in 1995 he was received into the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.^[1][4] In keeping with his faith, in 2011 he wrote and produced, The Creed: What Christians Profess, and Why it Ought to Matter, a documentary film for First Things magazine featuring scholars and thinkers.^[2] He also serves as New Media Editor for First Things, where he writes on topics related to religion, politics and culture.^[2] In 2019 he was ordained a deacon in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.^[5]