Oliver James Platt is an American actor, although he was born Canadian. He is currently starring in the Showtime original series, The Big C with Laura Linney. Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to American parents Sheila Maynard, a clinical social worker who worked in Islamabad, and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia, and the Philippines. He has an older brother, Adam Platt, a New York Magazine restaurant critic, and a younger brother, Nicholas Platt, Jr. His family moved back to the United States when Platt was three months old.... Platt's paternal great-great-grandfather was diplomat and lawyer Joseph Hodges Choate. Platt's maternal great-grandparents were equestrian Arthur Scott Burden and socialite Cynthia Roche; he is a second cousin once removed of Diana, Princess of Wales, through his great-great-grandparents, MP James Roche and heiress Frances Work. When asked about Diana, Platt said, "I never met her. It's a non-story. I'd love to tell you we were confidantes. The truth is I don't know much more about it than you do.
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| Birthdate: | January 12, 1960 |
| Birthplace: | Windsor |
| Age: | 52 |
| Height: | 6' 4" |
| Education: | Tufts University, Colorado Rocky Mountain School |
| Also known as: | Oliver James Platt |