Jeffrey Nordling Biography: Age, Wife, Children, Net Worth, Height, Movies & TV Shows, Girlfriend

Jeffrey Richard Nordling is an American actor who broke through to a wide audience playing Coach Ted Orion in D3: The Mighty Ducks and later earned fresh recognition on television as Jake Manning in Once and Again, Larry Moss in 24, Nick Bolen in Desperate Housewives, and Gordon Klein in Big Little Lies.

His turn on Big Little Lies, opposite Laura Dern, kept him in the cultural conversation and led to a Screen Actors Guild ensemble nomination alongside the show’s acclaimed cast.

Profile

• Full name: Jeffrey Richard Nordling
• Date of birth: March 11, 1962
• Age: 63 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
• State of origin: New Jersey
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actor
• Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
• Parents: Robert George Nordling (father), Lois Dickson Nordling (mother)
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Francia Dimase
• Children: Eloise Nordling, Miranda Nordling, Iris Nordling
• Relationship status: In a relationship with Helen Hunt
• Net worth: $2 million

Early Life and Education

Jeffrey Richard Nordling is now 63 years old; he was born on March 11, 1962, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to Robert George Nordling and Lois (Dickson) Nordling, and grew up in Washington Township and Saddle River.

He attended Ramsey High School, graduating in 1980, then earned a bachelor’s degree in art from Wheaton College in 1984 and an MFA from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts in 1987.

Personal Life

Jeffrey Nordling married actress and casting professional Francia Dimase; they have three daughters—twins Eloise and Miranda, and their sister Iris—who occasionally appear on his Instagram.

Since 2023 he has been publicly linked to Helen Hunt; in 2025 Hunt said the pair originally dated in 1988 and “found each other again” decades later.

Career

Screen and stage work has defined Nordling’s career since the late 1980s. Early film roles included Working Girl, Holy Matrimony, and Quiz Show before he took on Coach Ted Orion in D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996).

He portrayed Tom Burnett in the A&E television film Flight 93 (2006), one of the drama’s central real-life figures.

On television he became widely known as Jake Manning in Once and Again (1999–2002), then as FBI Special Agent Larry Moss in season 7 of 24, and as Nick Bolen during Desperate Housewives’ sixth season after being cast as a series regular.

He later appeared as crime boss Frank Bertinelli in Arrow, record-label head Brad Maitland in Nashville, and returned to high-profile premium TV with Big Little Lies as Gordon Klein.

Additional credits include Body of Proof, Tron: Legacy, Sully, The Locksmith, and guest arcs across network and cable dramas.

Awards

• Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, nominee (Big Little Lies, 2020)

Net Worth

Jeffrey Nordling’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million, reflecting decades of steady work across studio films, television series regular roles, and prestige cable ensembles.

Social Media

• Instagram: @jeffreynordling
• Twitter/X: @NordlingJeffrey

Filmography

• Working Girl
• Ruby
• Holy Matrimony
• Quiz Show
• Love Affair
• D3: The Mighty Ducks
• Polish Wedding
• Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
• Flight 93
• Flicka
• Home of the Brave
• Surfer, Dude
• Love Hurts
• Tron: Legacy
• Sully
• The Locksmith
• Once and Again
• 24
• Desperate Housewives
• Body of Proof
• Arrow
• Nashville
• Big Little Lies
• So Help Me Todd