Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the crime drama The Mentalist, George Mason on the political thriller series 24, Percy Rose on the action thriller series Nikita, the Man on The Booth At The End and Gregory in AMC's The Walking Dead. His notable film roles include Todd Voight in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Agent Gibbs in Air Force One, Bowery Snax in Sid and Nancy, Dr. Lamar in Gattaca, Trevor Lyle in Candyman and Ralph in Heat.
Xander Berkeley | |
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 Berkeley in October 2016 | |
| Born | Alexander Harper Berkeley December 16, 1955 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey. He is of Scottish and English descent.[2] He attended Hampshire College[3] and worked in the theaters at the five-college system of which Hampshire was a part, including Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of Massachusetts. Berkeley worked in the regional and repertory theaters in addition to off Broadway while living in New York. A casting agent saw Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called Early Dark, and encouraged him to move to Hollywood.[4]
Career
Berkeley began playing roles in 1981, with early appearances in M*A*S*H, Cagney & Lacey, Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting, and The A-Team.[5] Although not becoming a household name, Berkeley's face was increasingly recognizable into the 1990s. His later television guest roles included The X-Files,[5] CSI, ER, and Law & Order.
On the big screen, Berkeley has appeared in North Country,[6] Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mommie Dearest,[6] Phoenix, Kick-Ass,[6] A Few Good Men, The Rookie, Candyman, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Gattaca, The Rock (uncredited), Air Force One, Sid and Nancy,[6] Spawn, Amistad, Shanghai Noon,[6] Barb Wire,[6] and Timecode. Berkeley has the distinction of appearing in both the made-for-television film L.A. Takedown[6] in 1989 and its 1995 critically acclaimed theatrical remake Heat,[6] both directed by Michael Mann. Several of his earlier roles were in films by director Alex Cox.
In 2001, Berkeley became a recurring guest star and later on a series regular on 24 in the role of George Mason, the head of the counter-terrorist unit.[7] He portrayed the mysterious John Smith on the CBS drama Jericho.
In 2010, he received one of his best-known roles, that of Percy Rose in the CW action-thriller series Nikita.[8] He portrayed the character as a series regular in the show's first two seasons, as well as being the series' de facto main antagonist of its first two seasons. Berkeley was Sheriff Thomas McAllister on The Mentalist.[9]
Berkeley portrayed Gregory on AMC's The Walking Dead, originally in a guest role in season six, but was promoted as a series regular for season seven.[10]
In 2018, he portrayed Peter Lockwood, father of Agent Liberty, on season 4 of CW's Supergirl.[11]
Voice work
Berkeley has provided voices for animated series such as Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Teen Titans, and Gargoyles. He voiced Quentin Beck/Mysterio in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Captain Atom in the animated movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, and Dr. Kirk Langstrom in Son of Batman.[12]
Awards
In 2013, Berkeley won the Streamy Award "Best Male Performance, Drama"[13] for his starring role in the acclaimed webseries, The Booth at the End.[14]
Personal life
Berkeley is a painter and a sculptor,[3] as well as a make-up artist. Berkeley met Sarah Clarke on the set of 24 in 2001, and married her the following year.[3] Berkeley and Clarke live with their daughters, Olwyn Harper (born in 2006) and Rowan Amara (born in 2010), in Maine and in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest | Christopher Crawford (adult) |
| 1982 | Tag: The Assassination Game | Connally |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Kent Sutcliffe |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancy | Bowery Snax |
| 1987 | Omega Syndrome | Jake Jones |
| Straight to Hell | Preacher McMahon | |
| The Verne Miller Story | Cardogan | |
| Walker | Byron Cole | |
| 1988 | The Lawless Land | Ez Andy |
| Tapeheads | Ricky Fell | |
| Deadly Dreams | Jack Torme | |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Lloyd |
| 1990 | The Gumshoe Kid | Monty Griswold |
| Internal Affairs | Rudy Mohr | |
| The Assassin | John Patrick Earl | |
| Blue Heat | Fast Eddie | |
| The Guardian | Detective | |
| Short Time | Carl Stark | |
| The Grifters | Lt. Pierson | |
| The Rookie | Blackwell | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Todd Voight |
| Billy Bathgate | Harvey Preston | |
| For the Boys | Roberts, Vietnam | |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Mr. Marchat |
| Candyman | Trevor Lyle | |
| A Few Good Men | Capt. Whitaker | |
| 1993 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Second Man |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Joey Szabo |
| 1995 | The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Shakespeare |
| Safe | Greg White | |
| Apollo 13 | Henry Hurt | |
| Leaving Las Vegas | Cynical Cabbie | |
| Heat | Ralph | |
| 1996 | Poison Ivy II: Lily | Donald Falk |
| A Family Thing | Sunburned man | |
| Barb Wire | Alexander Willis | |
| Apollo 11 | Buzz Aldrin | |
| The Rock | Lonner (uncredited) | |
| Bulletproof | Gentry | |
| Driven | J.D. Johnson | |
| Persons Unknown | Tosh | |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar | Danny 'Figaretto' Evans |
| Air Force One | Secret Service Agent Gibbs | |
| One Night Stand | Charlie's Friend | |
| Gattaca | Dr. Lamar | |
| Amistad | Hammond | |
| Breast Men | Male Interviewer | |
| 1998 | The Truth About Juliet | George |
| Phoenix | Lt. Clyde Webber | |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Dr. Dylan Cotner |
| The Cherry Orchard | Yepihodov | |
| 2000 | Timecode | Evan Wantz |
| Shanghai Noon | Nathan Van Cleef | |
| 2001 | Storytelling | Mr. DeMarco ('Non-fiction') |
| China: The Panda Adventure | Dakar Johnston | |
| The Man from Elysian Fields | Virgil Koster | |
| 2003 | The Third Date | Tommy Tulip |
| The Stranger | Charly | |
| Quicksand | Joey Patterson | |
| 2004 | Below the Belt | Hanrahan |
| In Enemy Hands | Admiral Kentz (as Xander Berkley) | |
| The Last Full Measure | ||
| 2005 | Drop Dead Sexy | Harkness |
| Deepwater | Gus | |
| Standing Still | Jonathan | |
| North Country | Arlen Pavich | |
| 2006 | The Garage | Doc Ruppert |
| Champions | Uncle Doug | |
| Seraphim Falls | Railroad Foreman | |
| 2007 | Fracture | Judge Moran |
| 2008 | Cook County | Sonny |
| Taken | Stuart St. John | |
| The Toe Tactic | Dad | |
| 2009 | Sparks | Sid Harris |
| Year One | The King | |
| The Consultants | George | |
| Repo Chick | Aldrich De La Chasse | |
| Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Captain Atom | |
| Path Lights | Father | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Detective Vic Gigante |
| Bedrooms | Harry | |
| Luster | Detective Carter | |
| Below the Beltway | McMahon | |
| Faster | Sergeant Mallory | |
| 2011 | Girl Walks into a Bar | Moe |
| Seeking Justice | Lieutenant Durgan | |
| 2014 | Son of Batman | Kirk Langstrom (voice) |
| Transcendence | Dr. Thomas Casey | |
| Small Time | Chick | |
| 2015 | Moments of Clarity | Artemis |
| The Gift | Forrest Bobo | |
| 2016 | Allegiant | Phillip |
| 2017 | Shot | Dr. Roberts |
| 2018 | City of Lies | Edwards |
| Proud Mary | Uncle | |
| The Maestro | Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco [15] | |
| 2019 | The Wall of Mexico | Michael Rand |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | Marine | Episode: "Give 'Em Hell, Hawkeye" |
| Open All Night | Medfly | Episode: "Centerfold" | |
| 1982 | The Incredible Hulk | Tom | Episode: "A Minor Problem" |
| McClain's Law | Peter | Episode: "To Save the Queen" | |
| Hart to Hart | Christopher Hawks | Episode: "Harts on Their Toes" | |
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | Eric Fromby | Episode: "Escape from Death Island" | |
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Charlie | Episode: "Steele Crazy After All These Years" |
| The Renegades | Gillette | Episode: "The Big Time" | |
| Cagney & Lacey | Maurice | Episode: "The Gang's All Here" | |
| 1983–1984 | The A-Team | Sergeant Wilson/Baker | Episodes: "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing" & "Showdown!" |
| 1984 | Riptide | Taxi Driver | Episode: "The Hardcase" |
| Falcon Crest | Buzz Whitehead | Episode: "Strangers" | |
| V | Isaac Henley | Episode: "Breakout" | |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Dave the Angry Comic | Episode: "Take My Life...Please!" |
| Moonlighting | Scalper | Episode: "Symphony in Knocked Flat" | |
| 1987–1989 | Miami Vice | Bailey/Tommy Lowell | Episodes: "Like a Hurricane" & "Victims of Circumstance" |
| 1988 | J.J. Starbuck | Robert 'Bobby' Tinch | Episode: "Rag Doll" |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Dr. Noah Fredericks | Episode: "Dr. Paradise" | |
| 1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Carl Maxwell | Episode: "The Exotic Dancer Mystery" |
| Wiseguy | Ray Spiotta | Episode: "Romp" | |
| Grand | Jeffrey | Episode: "The Chickens Come Home to Roost" | |
| 1991 | Super Force | Dr. Landru | Episodes: "Come Under the Way: Part 2" & "There's a Light" |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Brett Bones | Episode: "Riverboat" |
| The X-Files | Dr. Hodge | Episode: "Ice" | |
| 1994 | Good Advice | Bernard | Episode: "A Chance of Showers" |
| New York Undercover | Dr. Carl Weschler | Episode: "Blondes Have More Fun" | |
| 1995 | Partners | Christophe Nnngaarzh | Episode: "Why Are the Blumenthals Living in My House?" |
| Pointman | J. W. Mainwaring | Episode: "'bout Money" | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Neil Wojak | Episode: "Genesis" |
| The Outer Limits | Terry McCammon | Episode: "Falling Star" | |
| 1997 | High Incident | Sergeant Hackworth | Episode: "No Money Down" |
| Women: Stories of Passion | Jimbo | Episode: "Reading for Pleasure" | |
| Players | Marcus Flint | Episode: "Con Law" | |
| 1998 | Three | Warden | Episode: "Breakout" |
| ER | Detective Wilson | Episode: "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson" | |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake | Carl | Unaired Pilot |
| Going to California | Clay Shelton | Episode: "Lily of the Field" | |
| 2001–2003 | 24 | George Mason | 27 episodes |
| 2002 | The Court | Keith Nolan | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Harry Kellogg | Episode: "The Pharaoh's Curse" |
| Karen Sisco | Alvin Simmons | Episode: "The One That Got Away" | |
| 2003–2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Rory Atwater | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Clay Pollack | Episode: "Fluency" |
| 2006 | Women in Law | Campbell Knox | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The West Wing | Franklin Hollis | Episode: "Institutional Memory" | |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | George Pagolis | Episode: "Albatross" |
| Standoff | Paul Fisk | Episode: "No Strings" | |
| Bones | Dr. Bankroft | Episode: "Intern in the Incinerator" | |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. Rex Swarthmore | Episode: "Mad About You" |
| Jericho | John Smith | 3 episodes | |
| Wainy Days | Cornelius | Episode: "Rebecca" | |
| Criminal Minds | Det. Hyde | Episode: "Memoriam" | |
| 2008–2013 | The Mentalist | Sheriff Thomas McAllister | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | Mitchell Slocombe | Episode: "A Person of Interest" |
| The Closer | Detective Curt Landry | Episode: "Waivers of Extradition" | |
| 2010 | Three Rivers | 'Sarge' Harold Estes | Episode: "Status 1A" |
| 2010–2012 | Nikita | Percy | Main role |
| The Booth at the End | The Man | 10 episodes | |
| 2013 | Being Human | Liam McLean | 8 episodes |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Theodore Dent | Episode: "The Great Train Stoppery" | |
| 2013–15 | Longmire | Jeremiah Rains | Episodes: "Death Came in Like Thunder" & "Hector Lives" |
| 2014 | Justified | Charles Monroe | Episodes: "The Kids Aren't All Right" & "Good Intentions" |
| 24: Live Another Day | Voice of The Handler | 'Solitary' LAD DVD extra | |
| 2014–2015 | Salem | Magistrate Hale | 14 episodes |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Col. Jonathan Foster | Episodes: "Yesterday" & "Tomorrow" |
| Aquarius | Police Commissioner | Episode: "Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing" | |
| Zoo | Ronnie 'Dogstick' Brannigan | 4 episodes | |
| Couch Surfing USA | Alistar | Unaired series | |
| 2016–2018 | The Walking Dead | Gregory | Guest: (Season 6) Also Starring: (Seasons 7–9) 15 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Talking Dead | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Supergirl | Peter Lockwood | 1 episode |
| 2020 | MacGyver | General John Acosta | Episode: "Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed" |
| 2020 | Bull | Judge Hollingsworth | Episode: "The Sovereigns" |
Voice acting
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | Gargoyles | Coldsteel/Iago | Episodes: "Legion" & "Possession" |
| 1995–1997 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Various voices | 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Mighty Ducks | Phineas T. Viper | Episode: "Beak to the Future" |
| The Tick | Octopaganini | Episode: "Tick vs. Europe" | |
| 1996–1997 | Life with Louie | Unknown voice | Episode: "Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof" & "Louie's Harrowing Halloween" |
| 1997 | Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Hans | Episode: "Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers'" |
| Extreme Ghostbusters | Unknown voice | Episodes: "Bird of Prey" & "In Your Dreams" | |
| Spawn | Mike Stewart/Priest | (unknown episodes) | |
| Johnny Bravo | Maitre D'/Movie Star/Melvin | Episode: "Substitute Teacher/A Wolf in Chick's Clothing/Intensive Care" | |
| Superman | Sgt . Corey Mills | Episode: "Prototype" | |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Barking Deer #2/Stoat | Episodes: "Born to Be Wild" & "Show Me the Bunny" |
| 2001 | Batman Beyond | Dr. Chides | Episodes: "The Curse of the Kobra: Part 1" & "The Curse of the Kobra: Part 2" |
| Justice League | General Brak/Dignitary/Soldier | Episodes: "The Enemy Below" & "The Enemy Below: Part II" | |
| 2003 | Freelancer | Dexter Hovis | Video game |
| Spider-Man | Mayor | Episode: "Spider-Man Dis-Abled" | |
| 2004–2005 | Teen Titans | Warp/Mento/General Immortus | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Batman | Paul | Episode: "Rumors" |
| 2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Mysterio | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Sinestro | Episode: "The Eyes of Despero!" |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Sinestro | Video game |
| Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Warden Morgg/Trukk | Episode: "...Nor Iron Bars a Cage" | |
| 2014 | Beware the Batman | Manhunter/Paul Kirk | Episode: "Unique" |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Fire on the Mountain | Unknown role |
| 1989 | L.A. Takedown | Waingro |
| 1991 | Dillinger | Copeland |
| Not of This World | Bruce MacNamara | |
| Murder in High Places | Wayne | |
| 1992 | A Private Matter | Pete Zenner |
| Deadly Matrimony | Kozolowski | |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | James Blakemore |
| Donato and Daughter | Russ Loring | |
| Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Second Man | |
| 1994 | Roswell | Sherman Carson |
| 1996 | A Kidnapping in the Family | Curtis Harrison |
| Within the Rock | Ryan | |
| If These Walls Could Talk | John Barrows | |
| For Hope | Date #4 | |
| Apollo 11 | Buzz Aldrin | |
| I'd Lie for You and That's the Truth | Bad guy | |
| 1997 | Breast Men | Male Interviewer |
| 1998 | Winchell | Gavreau |
| 1999 | NetForce | Bo Tyler |
| 2006 | Magma: Volcanic Disaster | Peter Shepherd |
| 2007 | Alibi | Lt. Adam Molnar |
| 2009 | Inside the Box | Fred O'Brien |
| 2010 | Night and Day | Jay Graham |
| Day One | Clarke | |
| 2011 | Five | Peter Knowles |
| Inside | Highway man | |
| 2012 | Entanglement | Peter Keller |
| 2014 | Christmas Eve, 1914 | Charles Dunne |
References
- IMDb profile
- https://mobile.twitter.com/xanderberkeley/status/451571915589570560?p=v
- "Home Front – Vol. 59 No. 5". PEOPLE.com. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- Xander Berkeley official website
- "Xander Berkeley: One Man's Journey Through Pop Culture Television - Page 2". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- "Xander Berkeley talks Puritans, punks, and setting his sword on Ginger Lynn". avclub.com. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- "Xander Berkeley - Interview". www.reviewgraveyard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- Frederick, Brittany (10 February 2011). "Interview: Xander Berkeley Is 'Nikita's' Bad Guy (But I Still Like Him)". Starpulse. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- "Spoiler Alert! The Mentalist's Red John Speaks". TVGuide.com. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- Goldberg, Lesley (July 7, 2016). "'Walking Dead' Promotes 4 to Series Regular for Season 7 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- Anderson, Jenna (September 13, 2018). "'Supergirl' Season 4 Adds 'The Walking Dead's Xander Berkeley". Comicbook. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- "Xander Berkeley Talks SON OF BATMAN and 24". Collider. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- "YouTube's 'MyMusic' Leads Streamy Awards Pack". Backstage.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- Goldman, Eric (10 July 2011). "Nikita's Xander Berkeley Talks The Booth at the End". IGN. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5985672/
External links
- Xander Berkeley on IMDb
- Xander Berkeley at AllMovie
- A conversation with Xander Berkeley
- Xander Berkeley Interview at www.reviewgraveyard.com
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