Born: July 19, 1969
Age: 55
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Bodhi Pine Elfman (born Bodhi Pine Saboff; July 19, 1969) is an American actor and the only child of filmmaker Richard Elfman and Rhonda Joy Saboff.
Elfman has had film roles in Mercury Rising, Collateral, Godzilla and Armageddon, and smaller parts in The Mod Squad, Keeping the Faith, and Gone in 60 Seconds.
Elfman starred in the UPN television series Freedom, alongside Holt McCallany, Scarlett Chorvat and Darius McCrary, and in Pirates of Silicon Valley alongside Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall. He appeared in the short-lived ABC television series, Hiller and Diller; and guest-starred in an episode of Sliders, and was part of recurring cast of Touch. Elfman also guest-starred in his wife's television show Dharma & Greg, playing a performance artist who asks Dharma to be a part of his living display gallery.
In 2012, Elfman and his wife, Jenna, started their podcast, Kicking and Screaming by Jenna and Bodhi Elfman.
Bodhi Pine Saboff (Elfman) was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor/director Richard Elfman and Rhonda Joy Saboff, grandson of author Blossom Elfman, and nephew of composer Danny Elfman. In February 1991 he met actress Jennifer Mary Butala during an audition for a Sprite commercial. Four years later they were married on February 18, 1995. Bodhi is of Jewish heritage and his actress wife, Jenna Elfman, was raised Catholic. When they met he was a practicing Scientologist. Jenna became a Scientologist after her husband introduced her to its teachings. As of 2003, both were active Scientologists. Jenna Elfman credits Scientology with sustaining their marriage.
In 2000, Bodhi and Jenna Elfman bought a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) home in the Hollywood Hills from Madonna, for $4 million. Their first child, son Story Elias Elfman, was born on July 23, 2007. Their second son, Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman, was born on March 2, 2010.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Sneakers | Centurion S&L Night Guard | |
1993 | Stepmonster | Photo Cashier | Direct to video film |
1994 | Shrunken Heads | Booger Martin | |
1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | TV Studio P.A. | |
1995 | Ripple | Short | |
1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Coffee Customer | (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1996 | Going Home | Daniel | Short |
1997 | The Others | Douglas 'Sluggo' Zelov | |
1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Tag | (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1998 | Mercury Rising | Leo Pedranski | (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1998 | Girl | Derek | |
1998 | Godzilla | Freddie | |
1998 | Armageddon | Math Guy | |
1998 | Enemy of the State | Van | (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1999 | The Mod Squad | Gilbert - Skinny Freak | (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1999 | Rituals and Resolutions | Arno | Short |
2000 | Keeping the Faith | Howard the Casanova | |
2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Fuzzy Frizzel | |
2000 | Almost Famous | Alice's Manager (director's cut only) | (uncredited) |
2000 | Sand | Max | |
2001 | The Shrink Is In | Charley | |
2002 | Lost | Hugh | Short |
2002 | Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | opening film at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah | |
2004 | Collateral | Young Professional Man | |
2004 | Funky Monkey | Drummond | |
2006 | Love Hollywood Style | James | |
2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Krist Skolnik | |
2008 | Struck | Joel (lead) | Short |
2009 | Tomorrow | Nick | Short |
2011 | Angela Wright | Mr. Taylor | Short |
2012 | Desperate Measures | He | Short |
2014 | Lennon | Greg Mayburn | Short |
2015 | Medicine Men | Baker |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Life Goes On | Mark | Episodes: "Life After Death" & "Out of the Mainstream" |
1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Joe | TV Movie |
1992 | Melrose Place | Messenger | Episode: "Picture Imperfect" |
1993 | Double Deception | Burglar 1 | TV Movie |
1993 | Phenom | Burt | Episode: "Angela's Wild Ride" |
1993 | Sisters | Busboy | Episode: "The Best Intentions" |
1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Sean | Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict" |
1994 | Married... with Children | Clerk | Episode: "Dial B for Virgin" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1994 | Step by Step | Garry | Episodes: "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Something Wild", & "Great Expectations" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1995 | Clerks. | Ray | TV Movie (also known as "Clerks: The TV Show" and inspired by the film Clerks) |
1996 | Ellen | Surfer Dude | Episode: "Too Hip for the Room" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1996 | The Faculty | Episode: "The Brain Teaser" | |
1996 | Hang Time | Bob | Episode: "Fake ID-ology" |
1996-97 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Clerk/Orderly | Episodes: "My Mother the Alien" & "I Brake for Dick" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1997 | Ink | Kevin | 3 episodes |
1997 | Hiller and Diller | ||
1997 | George & Leo | Bellboy | Episode: "The Halloween Show" |
1998 | Sliders | Trevor Blue | Episode: "Genesis" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
1998 | Party of Five | Episode: "Separation Anxiety" (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) | |
1998 | Hollyweird | Trey | TV Movie |
1998-2001 | Dharma & Greg | Terry / Survivor / Ted | 3 episodes |
1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | John Gilmore | Original TNT Television Movie (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
2000 | The Huntress | Toby Anders | Episode: "The Kid" |
2000 | Veronica's Closet | Neil | Episodes: "Veronica Loses Her Olive Again" & "Veronica's Clips" |
2000-01 | Freedom | Londo Pearl | Main Cast; 11 episodes |
2001 | Providence | Suspicious Guy | Episode: "Falling" |
2003 | ER | Nicky | Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
2003 | Without a Trace | Chris Roland | Episode: "No Mas" |
2003 | Dragnet | Kevin O'Malley | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" - aka The 2003 series: L.A. Dragnet as part of the Dragnet (franchise) |
2003 | Las Vegas | Steven | Episode: "Donny, We Hardly Knew Ye" |
2003 | Karen Sisco | Fred | Episode: "Nobody's Perfect" |
2003 | Coyote Waits | Odell Redd | Adapted novel Coyote Waits for television - aired on PBS |
2004 | Charmed | Kyle Donie | Episode: "Witch Wars" |
2005 | Fielder's Choice | Lou | TV Movie |
2005 | Misadventures in Matchmaking | Andy | 5 episodes |
2009 | The Mentalist | Rick Tiegler | Episode: "Russet Potatoes" |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rylan Gauss | Episode: "418/427" |
2011 | Handsome Sportz Klub | Leopold Von Gugenstein | 3 episodes |
2011 | Prime Suspect | Paul Robie | Episode: "The Great Wall of Silence" |
2012-13 | Touch | Avram Hadar | 10 episodes |
2014 | Growing Up Fisher | Episode: "Katie You Can Drive My Car" | |
2015-16 | Criminal Minds | Peter Lewis | Episodes: "Mr. Scratch" & "The Storm" |