Theatre His stage debut in London was dancing in a "nude show" to music by
Led Zeppelin and
Pink Floyd. Being an
exotic dancer at London's
Windmill Theatre led to him obtaining an
Equity card, enabling him to work as an actor. After obtaining a
green card, relocated from the UK to the US at age 18,
Rain,
Inheritors and
The Hasty Heart. He made his debut
Off-Broadway in 1981 as the title character, a homicidal
drifter, in
Joe Orton's
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (alongside
Joseph Maher and
Barbara Bryne). His performance was widely praised; one critic wrote: Caulfield made his
Broadway debut in
J. B. Priestley's
An Inspector Calls opposite
Siân Phillips. He appeared with
Jessica Tandy and
Elizabeth Wilson in
Salonika at the
Public Theater in New York, appearing fully nude for much of the play, In 2007, Caulfield made his
West End debut as Billy Flynn in the long-running London production of
Chicago; he then resumed the role of Flynn for the
Broadway production in November 2007. In 2011, he appeared in an Off-Broadway production of the comedy
Cactus Flower. On 14 April 2024, Caulfield appeared in the 10th Anniversary Concert of
Cool Rider (the Greasiest Sequel) at the London Palladium, playing the role Mr. Stuart and performing the song "Reproduction".
Television Caulfield has appeared on
Dynasty (1985–1986),
The Colbys (1985–1987),
Murder, She Wrote (1988–1991),
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996),
Spider-Man (1995–1998),
Casualty (2003–2004),
Emmerdale (2009–2010) and
NCIS (2013). He guest-starred on
Modern Family (Season 4, Episode 16, "Bad Hair Day") playing Claire's ex-boyfriend and college professor.
Feature films Caulfield is especially known for his role in
Grease 2 (1982). Some of his other films include
The Real Blonde with Matthew Modine and Daryl Hannah (1997; opened the
Sundance Film Festival) ==Personal life==