Joe Lando

Joseph John Lando (born December 9, 1961) is an American actor.

A former cook in a Hollywood restaurant. Lando first came to the attention of casting directors in the role of heartthrob Jake Harrison on the soap opera One Life to Live (1990-1992). That job led to the co-starring role as backwoodsman/love interest of Jane Seymour, Byron Sully, on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998).

When he played Byron Sully in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), he insisted on doing almost all his own stunts. He said doing his own stunt work made the character feel more real to him. In addition, Joe admitted that some stunts, such as eating worms and running on top of a moving train, were things that he would probably never have an opportunity to do again.

Joe continues work with actress and friend Jane Seymour. Co-starring in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001), Perfectly Prudence (2011), Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman with Jane Seymour (2014), Friendsgiving (2020), A Christmas Spark (2022) and the award-winning audio book "The Road Ahead".

His heritage is Italian/Russian/Polish. He was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993.



Life and career
Lando attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

His first acting role was as a patrolman in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He received attention for his role as Jake Harrison in the soap opera One Life to Live, and went on to co-star in the popular drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Michaela Quinn's love interest, Byron Sully. He also appeared in the television series Guiding Light and starred in Higher Ground, for which he also served as executive producer. He had a small part in the series Summerland, and appeared in eight episodes of the TV series The Secret Circle as John Blackwell, the father of the main character. In 2014 he joined several Dr. Quinn castmates as they all reprised their roles for the "Funny or Die" parody Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman.

He has appeared in various feature films, including Seeds of Doubt (1996) and No Code of Conduct (1998). He reunited with Dr. Quinn costar, Jane Seymour, in 2011 for Hallmark Channel's Perfectly Prudence, and again in 2022 for Lifetime's A Christmas Spark.

He was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World for 1993.

He and his wife, Kirsten, have been married since 1997 and have four children.