Which actor played Richard Burke in Friends?

Tom Selleck played Richard Burke in Friends.

Richard is Monica Geller’s older ophthalmologist boyfriend. He is a family friend of the Gellers and is significantly older than Monica, creating tension around their different expectations about marriage and children.

Selleck first appeared as Richard in the second-season episode “The One Where Ross and Rachel You Know.” Monica and Richard become a serious couple, but they separate because Richard does not want to have more children while Monica does. He later returns for the episode “The One with the Proposal.”

Tom Selleck was already widely known for playing Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I. before appearing on Friends. Richard’s distinctive mustache and calm manner made him one of the sitcom’s most recognizable recurring guest characters. The role is sometimes confused with Selleck’s many television detective and medical characters.