Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor. He is known as playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami.

Cochrane was born in Syracuse, New York the third child (siblings Brendan and Siobhan) to a Scots-Irish American father and an Indian American mother. He spent his childhood in Grantchester, England. Cochrane then returned to the United States and was educated in New York City and trained in the drama department of NYC's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. His first roles included a part in a docudrama about drugs on Saturday Night with Connie Chung in 1989 and an appearance in an episode of in 1990. He then made his film debut (with about fifteen seconds screen time) in A Kiss Before Dying, followed by his first substantial role as Jeff Goldblum's son in Fathers and Sons. Cochrane played major roles in the films Empire Records and Dazed and Confused, and appeared in Hart's War starring Bruce Willis & Colin Farrell. He also appeared in the Richard Linklater film A Scanner Darkly (2006). Cochrane reprised his role as Tim Speedle on CSI: Miami in the episode "Bang, Bang, Your Debt", as a hallucination to Det. Eric Delko. He is said to be making another appearance in CSI: Miami before the end of season 6.'CSI: Miami' to resurrect character - UPI.com

He will play the character of Greg Seaton in 24 alongside Jon Voight.community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/24-Casting-News/800044126