Tug Coker is an actor and writer originally from Fredericksburg, VA. He starred on Broadway as Larry Bird in the play MAGIC/BIRD, directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton). Other theater credits include THE RAINMAKER (Old Globe), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (A.R.T.), TAKE ME OUT (Studio Theatre), and THE CATARACT (Women's Project). His TV/Film credits include: The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Ballers, Mixed-ish, The Good Wife, Chuck, NCIS, and Law & Order: SVU. As a writer, he co-created Now We're Talking (Writers Guild Award Nomination), which he Executive Produced with LeBron James' company, SpringHill Entertainment. BA: University of Virginia. MFA: American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.