Ted Prior

Ted Prior (born August 9, 1959) is an American actor, film producer, bodybuilder and model. He is known for frequent appearances in his brother David A. Prior's films. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Prior first moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1970s to pursue his career as a bodybuilder. By the early 1980s he joined the dance troupe Chippendales. Around that time, he appeared in the centerfold of the March 1984 issue of Playgirl magazine. Around that time he also made his acting debut in Sledgehammer (1983) directed by his brother David with whom he had a long collaboration. In the mid 1980's, Prior becoming a regular leading men for Action International Pictures starting with Killer Workout (1987) and Deadly Prey (1988) who have now gained a substantial cult status, but also Hell on the Battleground (1989), Jungle Assault (1989), Future Zone (1990), The Final Sanction (1990), Maximum Breakout (1991), Born Killer (1991), Raw Nerve (1991), Center of the Web (1992), etc. From 2000 on, Prior continued direction action and horror films with his brother and opened Next Level Acting Studios in California, and is a partner of the production company All American Pictures.