Glenn Fleshler is an American actor known for his work on TV and in movies. On TV, he played George Remus, a real-life bootlegger, in Boardwalk Empire, and Errol Childress in the first season of True Detective. He also appeared in Billions and played Chechen mob boss Goran Pazar in Barry from 2018 to 2022. In movies, he had a supporting role in the 2019 film Joker.
Fleshler was born to a Jewish family. He studied acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree.
Fleshler’s first major film was A Price Above Rubies in 1998. He has also appeared in films like Blue Jasmine (2013), A Most Violent Year (2014), God’s Pocket (2014), The Rendezvous (2016), and Joker (2019).
Fleshler has been on many TV shows, including Billions, Barry, Sex and the City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fringe, Third Watch, Bored to Death, The Good Wife, FBI: Most Wanted, and The Following. He played George Remus in seasons 2-4 of Boardwalk Empire, and Errol Childress in season 1 of True Detective. He was Dr. Cordell Doemling in season 3 of Hannibal and Judge Roth in the miniseries The Night Of. He also appeared as Officer Christopher Lasky in episode 3 of the 2019 revival of The Twilight Zone.
On Broadway, Fleshler has acted in Death of a Salesman, Guys and Dolls, Arcadia, and The Merchant of Venice. Off-Broadway, he has performed in plays like Measure for Measure and Pericles, Prince of Tyre.