Why Daniel Charles From Chicago Med Looks So Familiar

Intrigued with acting from an early age (per Film Monthly), Oliver Platt made his entry into the world of entertainment in 1987 when he landed his first on-screen role in the espionage thriller series "The Equalizer." Shortly after that, observant viewers could have spotted him in small roles in a number of feature film releases, including the South Seas adventure "Crusoe," the Mike Nichols' comedy "Working Girl," and "Married to the Mob," where he shared the screen with Michelle Pfeiffer (via IMDb).

Working his way up the acting hierarchy during the following years, Platt found himself cast in increasingly substantial roles in a variety of TV shows and motion pictures. 1990 saw him on the big screen as Randy Steckel in the paranormal thriller "Flatliners." As part of a group of students conducting risky investigations into near-death experiences, he starred alongside Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Julia Roberts. In the film, his character resists what he feels are the slightly mad efforts of his fellow students to push the boundaries of medical science, telling them, "I did not come to medical school to murder my classmates, no matter how deranged they might be."