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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
MacGyver (2016)
Guest starring as Oversight / James MacGyver
(12 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis (Apr 10, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x08: Father + Son + Father + Matriarch (Apr 3, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x07: Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey (Mar 27, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x22: Mason + Cable + Choices (May 10, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x21: Treason + Heartbreak + Gum (May 3, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x20: No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue (Apr 26, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x18: Murdoc + Helman + Hit (Apr 5, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x17: Seeds + Permafrost + Feather (Mar 15, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x05: Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family (Oct 26, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x04: Guts + Fuel + Hope (Oct 19, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x01: Improvise (Sep 28, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x23: MacGyver + MacGyver (May 4, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
Limitless (2015)
Guest starring as John
- Episode 1x14: Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture (Feb 9, 2016)
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Guest starring as George Dixon
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Fallout (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 2x09: Detonation (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Loose Lips (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Kintsugi (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Duck and Cover (Dec 15, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Escalation (Dec 15, 2016)
The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
Guest starring as Detective Malcolm Harris
- Episode 2x15: The Mystery of the Unknown Caller (Feb 24, 2016)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Guest starring as Graham Pennington
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Matters of Gravity (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Undue Influence (Aug 2, 2015)
Hostages (2013)
Starring as Brian Sanders
(15 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: Endgame (Jan 6, 2014)
- Episode 1x14: Suspicious Minds (Jan 6, 2014)
- Episode 1x13: Fight or Flight (Dec 16, 2013)
- Episode 1x12: The Cost of Living (Dec 9, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: Off the Record (Dec 2, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Burden of Truth (Nov 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Loose Ends (Nov 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: The Good Reason (Nov 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: Hail Mary (Nov 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Sister's Keeper (Oct 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Truth and Consequences (Oct 21, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: 2:45 PM (Oct 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Power of Persuasion (Oct 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Invisible Leash (Sep 30, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2013)
Deception (2013)
Starring as Edward Bowers
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: I'll Start with the Hillbilly (Mar 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: You're the Bad Guy (Mar 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Good Luck with Your Death (Mar 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Stay with Me (Feb 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: Tell Me (Feb 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Don't Be a Dummy (Feb 11, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Why Wait (Feb 4, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: One, Two, Three...One, Two, Three (Jan 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: A Drop of Blood and a Microscope (Jan 21, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Nothing's Free, Little Girl (Jan 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 7, 2013)
Blue Bloods (2010)
Guest starring as Terry Friendly
- Episode 14x05: Bad Faith (Apr 5, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
Damages (2007)
Starring as Tom Shayes
(39 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat (Apr 19, 2010)
- Episode 3x12: You Were His Little Monkey (Apr 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: All That Crap About Your Family (Apr 5, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: Tell Me I'm Not Racist (Mar 29, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Drive It Through Hardcore (Mar 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: I Look Like Frankenstein (Mar 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: You Haven't Replaced Me (Mar 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: It's Not My Birthday (Feb 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: Don't Throw That at the Chicken (Feb 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: Flight's at 11:08 (Feb 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: The Dog Is Happier Without Her (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Your Secrets Are Safe (Jan 25, 2010)
- Episode 2x13: Trust Me (Apr 1, 2009)
- Episode 2x12: Look What He Dug Up This Time (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: London, Of Course (Mar 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant (Mar 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney (Feb 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: New York Sucks (Feb 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: A Pretty Girl in a Leotard (Feb 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: I Agree, It Wasn't Funny (Feb 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Hey! Mr. Pibb! (Jan 28, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: I Knew You Were a Pig (Jan 21, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care (Jan 14, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: I Lied, Too. (Jan 7, 2009)
- Episode 1x13: Because I Know Patty (Oct 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: There's No 'We' Anymore (Oct 16, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: I Hate These People (Oct 9, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: Sort of Like a Family (Oct 2, 2007)
- Episode 1x09: Do You Regret What We Did? (Sep 25, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Blame the Victim (Sep 18, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: We Are Not Animals (Sep 11, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: She Spat at Me (Sep 4, 2007)
- Episode 1x05: A Regular Earl Anthony (Aug 21, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: Tastes Like a Ho-Ho (Aug 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: And My Paralyzing Fear of Death (Aug 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker (Jul 31, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Get Me a Lawyer (Jul 24, 2007)
Head Case (2007)
Guest starring as Tate Donovan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Short On Love (Apr 24, 2009)
- Episode 3x03: Tying the ... Not (Apr 3, 2009)
The O.C. (2003)
Starring as James "Jimmy" Cooper
(32 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Family Ties (Jan 6, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't (Dec 16, 2004)
- Episode 2x05: The SnO.C. (Dec 9, 2004)
- Episode 2x04: The New Era (Dec 2, 2004)
- Episode 2x03: The New Kids on the Block (Nov 18, 2004)
- Episode 2x02: The Way We Were (Nov 11, 2004)
- Episode 2x01: The Distance (Nov 4, 2004)
- Episode 1x27: The Ties That Bind (May 5, 2004)
- Episode 1x26: The Strip (Apr 28, 2004)
- Episode 1x25: The Shower (Apr 21, 2004)
- Episode 1x24: The Proposal (Apr 14, 2004)
- Episode 1x23: The Nana (Mar 31, 2004)
- Episode 1x22: The L.A. (Mar 24, 2004)
- Episode 1x21: The Goodbye Girl (Mar 3, 2004)
- Episode 1x20: The Telenovela (Feb 25, 2004)
- Episode 1x19: The Heartbreak (Feb 18, 2004)
- Episode 1x17: The Rivals (Jan 21, 2004)
- Episode 1x16: The Links (Jan 14, 2004)
- Episode 1x15: The Third Wheel (Jan 7, 2004)
- Episode 1x13: The Best Chrismukkah Ever (Dec 3, 2003)
- Episode 1x12: The Secret (Nov 26, 2003)
- Episode 1x11: The Homecoming (Nov 19, 2003)
- Episode 1x10: The Perfect Couple (Nov 12, 2003)
- Episode 1x09: The Heights (Nov 5, 2003)
- Episode 1x08: The Rescue (Oct 29, 2003)
- Episode 1x07: The Escape (Sep 16, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: The Girlfriend (Sep 9, 2003)
- Episode 1x05: The Outsider (Sep 2, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: The Debut (Aug 26, 2003)
- Episode 1x03: The Gamble (Aug 19, 2003)
- Episode 1x02: The Model Home (Aug 12, 2003)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 5, 2003)
Guest starring as James "Jimmy" Cooper
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: The Chrismukk-huh? (Dec 14, 2006)
- Episode 3x03: The End of Innocence (Sep 22, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x02: The Shape of Things to Come (Sep 15, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x01: The Aftermath (Sep 8, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x24: The Dearly Beloved (May 19, 2005) [Special Guest Star]
24 (2001)
Starring as Mark Boudreau
(12 episodes)
- Episode 9x12: Day 9: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Jul 14, 2014)
- Episode 9x11: Day 9: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (Jul 7, 2014)
- Episode 9x10: Day 9: 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. (Jun 30, 2014)
- Episode 9x09: Day 9: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Jun 23, 2014)
- Episode 9x08: Day 9: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Jun 16, 2014)
- Episode 9x07: Day 9: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Jun 9, 2014)
- Episode 9x06: Day 9: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Jun 2, 2014)
- Episode 9x05: Day 9: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. (May 26, 2014)
- Episode 9x04: Day 9: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. (May 19, 2014)
- Episode 9x03: Day 9: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (May 12, 2014)
- Episode 9x02: Day 9: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. (May 5, 2014)
- Episode 9x01: Day 9: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (May 5, 2014)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Eli Coleman
- Episode 18x14: Net Worth (Mar 29, 2017)
Trinity (1998)
Starring as Kevin McCallister
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: One That Got Away ()
- Episode 1x09: The Patron Saint of Impossible Causes ()
- Episode 1x08: Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down (Feb 28, 1999)
- Episode 1x07: Having Trouble with the Language (Feb 14, 1999)
- Episode 1x06: ...To Forgive, Divine (Dec 27, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Hang Man Down (Dec 27, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: In Loco Parentis (Nov 6, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: No Secrets (Oct 30, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: In a Yellow Wood (Oct 23, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 16, 1998)
Disney's Hercules (1998)
Starring as Hercules
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Hercules and the Prometheus Affair (Oct 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x52: Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus (Mar 1, 1999)
- Episode 1x32: Hercules and the Minotaur (Nov 13, 1998)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Guest starring as Ronald Cheanie
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Affair (Sep 29, 1997)
- Episode 1x03: The Kiss (Sep 22, 1997)
- Episode 1x02: Compromising Positions (Sep 15, 1997)
Friends (1994)
Guest starring as Joshua Burgin
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: The One With All the Wedding Dresses (Apr 16, 1998)
- Episode 4x18: The One With Rachel's New Dress (Apr 2, 1998)
- Episode 4x16: The One With the Fake Party (Mar 19, 1998)
- Episode 4x14: The One With Joey's Dirty Day (Feb 5, 1998)
- Episode 4x13: The One With Rachel's Crush (Jan 29, 1998)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Guest starring as R.J. Masters, Robin Master's Nephew
- Episode 6x13: Summer School (Jan 9, 1986)
Crew Credits
Madam Secretary (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: You Say You Want a Revolution (Nov 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x19: Spartan Figures (Apr 5, 2015)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 10x18: Nalowale i ke ‘ehu o he kai (Feb 28, 2020)
Gossip Girl (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x04: Memoirs of an Invisible Dan (Oct 17, 2011)
- Episode 4x10: Gaslit (Nov 29, 2010)
Damages (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x07: The Storm's Moving In (Aug 22, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: There's Something Wrong with Me (Aug 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Drive It Through Hardcore (Mar 22, 2010)
- Episode 2x10: Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: I Agree, It Wasn't Funny (Feb 4, 2009)
Head Case (2007)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Short On Love (Apr 24, 2009)
- Episode 3x03: Tying the ... Not (Apr 3, 2009)
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: Joel Seabrook (Jan 20, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: Wesley Clovis (Dec 16, 2009)