Michael David Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American television and film actor. He may be best known for his role as Nick Hurley, in the 1983 film Flashdance. He's known for his recurring roles on soap operas as Caleb Cortlandt/Cooney on All My Children, Elliott Hampton on The Young and the Restless, and Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. He's also known for his recurring roles on TV series as Jeremy Stonehouse on Devils, Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone, Eli David (father of Ziva David) on NCIS, Thanassis on The Slap, Phil Grey on Damages, Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C., and Kip Zakaris on the sitcom Love & War, Det. John Forney on Downtown, Joe Rohner on Bay City Blues, Charles 'Lucky' Luciano on The Gangster Chronicles, Count Dracula on The Curse of Dracula, and Giorgio Bullock on Beacon Hill. Other than his major role in Flashdance, his best known roles in film are as King Marchan in Victor/Victoria, Dr. Spence in Finding Forrester, Joe DiMaggio in 61*, Congressman Stewart in Last Holiday, Mr. Tose in Invincible, Chairman Bergen in The Proposal, and Karl Valentine in Woman Walks Ahead. He's also appeared in numerous TV movies.

Filmography

• All's Fair — Arch
• 2025Hurricanna
• 2025Swiped — Hugh
• The Pitt — Nathaniel Montrose
• 2022My Favorite Girlfriend — Paul Forrester
• 2022The Grotto — Bert King
• The Watcher — Roger Kaplan
• Devils — Jeremy Stonehouse
• FBI: Most Wanted — Mr. Dinelo
• 2018Alex & the List — Rabbi Baskin
• 2018Con Man — Uncle Joe
• The Rookie — Pierre
• 2018Woman Walks Ahead — Karl Valentine (uncredited)
• Yellowstone — Bob Schwartz
• Manhunt — Bob Guccione
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Thanks
• 2017Teleios — Nordham
• American Crime Story — Norman Blachford
• Heartbeat — Gérard Panttiere
• 2016Street Level — Larry
• The Slap — Thanassis
• 2015The Squeeze — Jimmy Diamonds
• Chicago P.D. — Carlo Tafani
• NCIS: New Orleans — Jason Campbell
• 2014Taken Away — Senator Worthington
• 2013Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer — Galen Anderson
• 2012Any Day Now — Miles Dubrow
• 2012Dark Desire — Phil
• 2012Easy Rider: The Ride Back — Ward
• Major Crimes — Congressman Steven Keller
• Body of Proof — Daniel Russo
• The Exes — James Malcolm
• 2010At the Sinatra Club — Fatico
• Blue Bloods — Nick Constantine
• Hawaii Five-0 — Oscar Hirsch
• 2009The Proposal — Chairman Bergen
• Crash — Wesley Thigpen
• Legend of the Seeker — Frederick Amnell
• Privileged — Miles Franklin
• Army Wives — General Ludwig
• Damages — Phil Grey
• Brothers and Sisters — Milo Peterman
• 2006Invincible — Mr. Tose
• 2006Last Holiday — Congressman Stewart
• South Beach — Warren Stella
• 2005Boynton Beach Club — Donald
• 2005Searching for Bobby D — Angelo
• CSI: NY — Denney Lancaster
• House — Thad Barton
• Medical Investigation — Wes Douglas
• 2004The Terminal — Max
• Cold Case — Kyle Silver
• 2003High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story — Vincent
• 2003Klepto — Dr. Cohn
• NCIS — Eli David
• The Lyon's Den — Simon Freed
• The O.C. — Dr. Neil Roberts
• 2002Lovely & Amazing — Dr. Crane
• 2002Terminal Error — Brad
• Without a Trace — Byron Carlton
• 200161* — Joe DiMaggio
• 2001Carman: The Champion — Freddie
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Henry Webster, Mr. Roberts
• 2001Second Honeymoon — Phillip
• Star Trek: Enterprise — Arev / Syrran
• 2000Finding Forrester — Dr. Spence
• Gideon's Crossing — Cardiologist
• The District — FBI Agent Spencer
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Dallas Warner
• The West Wing — Roy Turner
• Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke — Porfirio Rubirosa
• Style & Substance — Jeff Dennis
• 1998This Matter of Marriage — Adam Barr
• The Practice — Dwight Haber
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Early Edition — Stanley Hollenbeck
• 1996Overkill — Lloyd Wheeler
• 1996Victor/Victoria — King Marchand
• 1995Between Love and Honor — Joey Gallo
• 1995Hologram Man — Edward Jameson
• 1995To the Limit — Thomas 'China' Smith
• Burke's Law — Judd Timmons
• 1994Eyes of Terror — Lt. David Zaccariah
• 1994Fortunes of War — Father Aran
• 1994Inner Sanctum II — Bill Reed
• 1994Lady in Waiting — Jimmy Scavetti
• Touched by an Angel — Greg Sawyer, Carl Northum
• 1993American Yakuza — Dino Campanela
• 1993Da Vinci's War — China Smith
• 1993No Escape, No Return — Dante
• 1993The Final Contract — David Sloane
• 1993The Hidden II — Tom Beck (archive footage)
• 1992Black Ice — Ben Shorr
• 1992Exclusive — Reed Pierce
• 1992In the Arms of a Killer — Brian Venible
• Love & War — Kip Zakaris
• 1992Psychic — Steering
• 1992The Sands of Time — Jaime Miro
• 1991Changes — Peter Hallam
• 1991Total Exposure — Dave Murphy
• 1990Captain America — Lt. Colonel Louis
• Law & Order — Donald Cosgrove
• 1990Little Vegas — Frank de Carlo
• 1990Project Alien — Jeff Milker
• 1990Shattered Dreams — John Fedders
• 1990Thieves of Fortune — Juan Luis
• Snoops — Chezare Chiatti
• 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story — Charlie Wedemeyer
• 1987The Hidden — Tom Beck
• 1986Between Two Women — Harry Petherton
• 1986Daniel and the Lion's Den — (voice)
• Downtown — Det. John Forney
• 1986GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords — Boulder (voice)
• 1986Rage of Angels: The Story Continues — James Moretti
• Rage of Angels: The Story Continues — James Moretti
• 1986The Imagemaker — Roger Blackwell
• 1985Star Fairies — Giant (voice)
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible — (voice)
• 1984Spraggue — Michael Spraggue
• Bay City Blues — Joe Rohner
• 1983Flashdance — Nick Hurley
• 1983Secrets of a Mother and Daughter — Alex Shepherd
• 1981Gangster Wars — Charles "Lucky" Luciano
• The Gangster Chronicles — Charlie Luciano
• 1980Fun and Games — Greg
• Cliffhangers — Count Dracula
• Curse of Dracula — Count Dracula
• The Last Convertible — Jean Roger des Barres
• 1979The World of Dracula — Count Dracula
• 1977Contract on Cherry Street — Lou Savage
• Beacon Hill — Giorgio Bullock
• The Young and the Restless — Elliot Hampton
• 1969Goodbye, Columbus — Don Farber (uncredited)
• 1969The Girl with the Fabulous Box — Agent Steele
• Search for Tomorrow — Steve Kaslo
• Epitaph — Date
• The Change-Up Kid — Dr. Becker

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2025I Am Raquel Welch — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• Great Performances — Self
• New Line: Independent Legacies — Self (archive footage)