Born to a mixed Dutch, English and Irish heritage, he earned a BA in theater studies at SUNY Oneonta before completing an MFA at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and briefly teaching before turning to acting. His screen debut came in the 1980s, and he became known for roles such as Lone Starr in the sci-fi parody Spaceballs, the president in Independence Day, and parts in Sleepless in Seatt… Read more
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Known for Independence Day 1996 The Equalizer 2014 Independence Day: Resurgence 2016 The Equalizer 2 2018 ★ 7.2 A League of Their Own 1992
Bob Hinson Series ★ 7.3 Torchwood 2006
Oswald Danes ★ 7 While You Were Sleeping 1995
Jack Callaghan ★ 7 The High Note 2020
Max Series ★ 7.1 The Boroughs 2026
Jack Willard ★ 7.2 Phoebe in Wonderland 2008
Peter Lichten ★ 6.9 Too Big to Fail 2011
Jamie Dimon ★ 6.7 The Last Seduction 1994
Clay Gregory Series ★ 7 Halston 2021
David Mahoney ★ 6.7 Newsies 1992
Bryan Denton ★ 6.6 Ruthless People 1986
Earl James Mott ★ 6.6 Igby Goes Down 2002
Jason Series ★ 7.4 This Fool 2022
Curtis Series ★ 7 Cagney & Lacey 1982
★ 6.4 The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988
Dennis Alan ★ 6.4 Singles 1992
Dr. Jeffrey Jamison ★ 6.4 Sommersby 1993
Orin Meecham ★ 6.4 Brokedown Palace 1999
Hank Greene ★ 6.4 Bottle Shock 2008
Jim Barrett Series ★ 7.1 Night Visions 2001
Major Ben Darnell (segment "A View Through the Window") ★ 6.3 Malice 1993
Andy Sarafian ★ 6.4 LBJ 2017
Ralph Yarborough ★ 6.3 The Accidental Tourist 1988
Julian Hedge ★ 6.3 The Ballad of Lefty Brown 2017
Lefty Brown ★ 6.4 Killing Faith 2025
Ross ★ 6.2 Zero Effect 1998
Daryl Zero ★ 6.1 Peacock 2010
Edmund French ★ 6.1 You Kill Me 2007
Dave ★ 6 Rocket Gibraltar 1988
Crow Black ★ 6 Tiger Cruise 2004
Gary Dolan ★ 5.9 May in the Summer 2014
Edward Series ★ 5.9 Revelations 2005
Dr. Richard Massey ★ 6 Nobel Son 2007
Max Mariner ★ 5.7 Innocent 2011
Rusty Sabich ★ 6 Surveillance 2008
Sam Hallaway ★ 5.5 Liebestraum 1991
Paul Kessler ★ 5.9 Walking Out 2017
Clyde ★ 5 Rick 2003
Rick O'Lette ★ 5.3 Mistrial 1996
Steve Donohue ★ 5.7 The Guilty 2000
Callum Crane ★ 4.6 Ignition 2002
Conor Gallagher ★ 5.8 Mr. Jones 1993
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited) Series ★ 4.8 1600 Penn 2012
President Dale Gilchrist ★ 5.7 Alien Autopsy 2006
Morgan Banner ★ 5.4 The End of Violence 1997
Mike ★ 4.5 Rio Sex Comedy 2010
William ★ 5.2 Sibling Rivalry 1990
Nicholas Meany ★ 5 Brother Nature 2016
Jerry Turley ★ 4.7 29 Palms 2002
The Ticket Clerk ★ 4.9 Bringing Up Bobby 2011
Kent ★ 4.9 The Favor 1994
Peter ★ 5.2 Lucky Numbers 2000
Detective Pat Lakewood ★ 5 Lola Versus 2012
Lenny ★ 4.3 Red Sky 2014
John Webster ★ 4.1 Mr. Wrong 1996
Whitman Crawford ★ 3.9 Cymbeline 2014
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