# Ricky Staffieri
**Ricky Staffieri** is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Theodore Fak, one of the Fak brothers, in the FX culinary series *The Bear* (2022–2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/) He also works behind the camera as a director, writer, and producer, and in 2026 he co-founded the production company Super Athletic Film Co. with his *The Bear* co-star [Matty Matheson](https://www.edgepedia.org/matty-matheson).[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Signature role | Theodore Fak in *The Bear* (FX, 2022–2026), credited for 27 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/) |
| Other guest roles | Bartender in *Better Call Saul* (S1E10, 2015); Cashier in *This Is Us* (S5E9, 2021); Frank Carriger in *Chicago P.D.* (S2E12, 2015)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/53873/ricky-staffieri) |
| Production company | Super Athletic Film Co., founded with Matty Matheson and producer Hannah Welever, focused on original stories for film and TV[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/) |
| Directing and writing | *Midnight Drop* (2026), a short about best friends on the night Halo 2 launched; he directed and wrote it[4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/ricky-staffieri/films) |
| Producing credits | Co-executive producer of *Gary* (2026); producer and creative producer credits on upcoming projects including *Grind*[5](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/ricky-staffieri) • [2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/) |
| Upcoming on screen | *Vought Rising* (2027), in post-production, in a role that has not been publicly named[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/) • [7](https://www.tvline.com/lists/vought-rising-release-date-cast-trailer-the-boys-prequel/) |
## The Bear and acting credits
Staffieri's most visible acting work is Theodore Fak in *[The Bear](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-bear-tv-series)*, the award-winning FX series about a Chicago restaurant kitchen; he appears across the run of the show, from 2023 through its final season in 2026, and is credited on 27 episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/) His character is the brother of Neil Fak, played by Matty Matheson; the two actors met on the show and later became business partners.[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/)
His television debut credits date to 2015, with single-episode guest parts as a [Bartender](https://www.edgepedia.org/bartender) in *Better Call Saul* (episode 1x10, "Marco", April 6, 2015) and as Frank Carriger in *Chicago P.D.* (episode 2x12, "Disco Bob", January 21, 2015). He later played a Cashier in *This Is Us* (episode 5x09, "The Ride", February 23, 2021).[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/53873/ricky-staffieri) He also appeared in the 2019 reality program *Just a Dash* as himself.[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ricky-staffieri/)
## Super Athletic Film Co.
**Expansion into production.** In 2026 Staffieri and Matheson partnered with producer Hannah Welever to launch Super Athletic Film Co., a production company described as championing a new class of creatives working on original stories for film and TV.[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/) Staffieri and Matheson serve as executive producers, with Welever as Head of Development.[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/) Welever had connected with the pair on *The Bear*, where she worked as producer's assistant and at one point as second unit director of photography.[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/)
The company launched with a slate already in motion. Its first feature is *Grind*, a darkly comedic thriller directed by Peter Collins Campbell, with Staffieri as executive producer.[2](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/)
## Behind the camera
Staffieri has credits as director, writer, and producer. He directed and wrote *Midnight Drop* (2026), a short set on November 8, 2004, the midnight launch night of the video game *Halo 2*, in which best friends Adam and Tone plan an all-nighter that goes off course.[4](https://auteurgraph.com/person/ricky-staffieri/films) He served as co-executive producer on *Gary* (2026), a 60-minute drama.[5](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/ricky-staffieri) IMDb also lists him as a producer on *The Bear* and as creative producer on the completed short *Please Don't Dye*, with additional projects including *[Rubber Hut](https://www.edgepedia.org/rubber-hut)* and *[What the F*ck Is My Password?](https://www.edgepedia.org/what-the-f-ck-is-my-password)!* in post-production.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/)
## References
1. [Ricky Staffieri, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4841657/)
2. ["The Bear's Matty Matheson & Ricky Staffieri Launch Super Athletic Film Co.", All County Gazette, June 12, 2026](https://allcountygazette.com/the-bears-matty-matheson-ricky-staffieri-launch-super-athletic-film-co/)
3. [Ricky Staffieri, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/53873/ricky-staffieri)
4. [Ricky Staffieri Film Timeline, AuteurGraph](https://auteurgraph.com/person/ricky-staffieri/films)
5. [Ricky Staffieri, Flickchart](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/ricky-staffieri)
6. [Ricky Staffieri, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/ricky-staffieri/)
7. [The Boys Prequel Series Vought Rising Rounds Out Cast, Reveals First Look At Jensen Ackles And More In Costume - TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/lists/vought-rising-release-date-cast-trailer-the-boys-prequel/)
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