Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is known for portraying Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–present) and has had several supporting roles in various television series and films.

Holt McCallany
Born
Holt Quinn McAloney

(1963-09-03) September 3, 1963[1]
New York City, New York
OccupationActor, writer, producer
Years active1986–present

Early life and education

McCallany was born September 3, 1963, in New York City, to theatrical parents. His mother, Julie Wilson (1924–2015), was an American singer and actress, "widely regarded as the queen of cabaret."[2] His father, Michael McAloney (1924–2000), was an Irish actor and producer best known for his Tony Award-winning production of Brendan Behan's Borstal Boy, an autobiographical play about a young member of the Irish Republican Army, which was the first Irish production to win top honors on Broadway.

Because his father wanted a classical education for his two sons, Holt and his younger brother were sent to live with another family in Dublin, while his parents stayed in New York City, working. In Ireland, he attended the National School in Howth.[3] However, following his parents' divorce the children moved back to the United States. He attended school first in New Jersey and was later sent to live with his maternal grandparents in Omaha, Nebraska, where he had a troubled childhood and was expelled from Creighton Preparatory School. At the age of 14, he ran away from home and took a Greyhound bus to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an actor but ended up with a job in a factory unloading trucks. His parents eventually tracked him down and sent him back to Ireland to a boarding school in County Kildare that his father had attended forty years earlier, Newbridge College.[4]

He soon left Ireland and eventually was allowed to return to Creighton Preparatory School and graduated in 1981. After high school, he went to France to continue his education, first to study French at the Sorbonne and art at the Paris American Academy, and later theater at L'École Marcel Marceau and L'École Jacques Lecoq. Holt spent a summer studying Shakespeare at Oxford University and went with a production of Twelfth Night to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before moving to New York City to begin his professional acting career.[5]

Career

His first job in the professional theater was as an apprentice actor at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same apprenticeship once served by Tom Hanks, among others. Subsequently, he returned to New York City and was cast as an understudy in the Broadway production of Biloxi Blues.

Holt landed a series of supporting parts in such films as Casualties of War, Alien 3, Creepshow 2, The Search for One-eye Jimmy, Jade, and The Rough Riders. After playing the legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas in the HBO telefilm Tyson, he became a supporter of the Atlas Foundation Charity, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping children and families with medical and financial hardships.

He continued working in films and television throughout the nineties and 2000s with roles in films such as Fight Club, Three Kings, Men of Honor, and Below, among others. He played a detective with psychological problems in CSI: Miami and a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder on Criminal Minds.[6][7]

He appeared in the 2010 Warner Bros. film, The Losers, based on the graphic novel from DC Comics. Holt also was the star of the 2011 FX television series, Lights Out, playing an aging boxer ("Patrick 'Lights' Leary") forced out of retirement and into a comeback bid to regain the heavyweight title, despite having pugilistic dementia.

He followed this with roles in films like Sully, Shot Caller, and Blackhat, among many others.

Since 2017, McCallany co-stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter for director David Fincher. He plays Bill Tench, an FBI agent researching serial killers in the late-1970s.[8] His first French language film will be released in September, 2019, an adaptation of the George Feydeau comedy Le Dindon.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987Creepshow 2Sam Whitemoon
1988After SchoolJay
1988ShakedownRoadblock Officer
1989Casualties of WarLt. Kramer
1992Alien 3Junior
1994AmateurUsher
1994The Search for One-eye JimmyLes
1995FlirtBartender
1995JadeBill Barrett
1997The PeacemakerMark Appleton
1999MumfordNewcomerUncredited
1999Fight ClubThe Mechanic
1999Three KingsCapt. Doug Van Meter
2000Men of HonorMM1 Dylan Rourke
2001Out of LineHenri Brulé
2002BelowLoomis
2004Against the RopesDoug Doherty
2005The Kingdom of Ultimate PowerBoss #2Short film
2006Alpha DogDetective Tom Finnegan
2007Rise: Blood HunterRourke
2008Vantage PointAgent Ron Matthews
2008ToxicVan
2009A Perfect GetawayPolice Lieutenant
2009StolenSwede
2010The LosersWade
2012HijackedRostow
2012Bullet to the HeadHank Greely
2013Gangster SquadKarl Lennox
2013CrushMike NorrisDirect-to-DVD
2015Run All NightFrank
2015BlackhatDeputy United States Marshal Jessup
2015The Perfect GuyDetective Hansen
2015ConcussionAngry Neurologist
2016The Ganzfeld HauntingDetective Murphy
2016SullyMike Cleary
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go BackCol. Sam Morgan
2016Monster TrucksBurke
2017Shot CallerJerry "The Beast" Manning
2017Justice LeagueBurglarUncredited
2018Beyond White SpaceRichard Bentley
2019Sgt. Will GardnerOfficer Callahan
2019Le DindonMr. Wayne
2020GreenlandTom
2021Cash TruckBulletPost-production
TBANightmare AlleyAndersonFilming

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986All My ChildrenBruce Emory1 episode
1993ZeldaTelevision film
1994Law & OrderMarc KennerEpisode: "Doubles"
1995TysonTeddy AtlasTelevision film
1995Tecumseh: The Last WarriorBlue JacketTelevision film
1997The Advocate's DevilJoe CampbellTelevision film
1997Rough RidersSgt. Hamilton Fish2 episodes
1999Law & OrderOfficer Steve FeltonEpisode: "Shield"
2000Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeMinnowTelevision film
2000L.A. County 187Deputy John GustodasPilot
2000–2001FreedomOwen Decker12 episodes
2003, 2005CSI: MiamiDetective John Hagen11 episodes
2004MonkPat van RankenEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies"
2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWalter InmanEpisode: "Manipulated"
2006UnderfundedAlex BreechTelevision film
2007MediumNick LewinEpisode: "Better Off Dead"
2007HeroesRicky McKenna4 episodes
2007Criminal MindsRoy WoodridgeEpisode: "Distress"
2007–2008Law & Order: Criminal IntentDet. Patrick Copa2 episodes
2009Bound by a SecretJimmyTelevision film
2009Burn NoticeSantoraEpisode: "Question and Answer"
2010Night and DayBobby KohlPilot
2011Lights OutPatrick "Lights" Leary14 episodes
2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDonald O'KeefeEpisode: "Official Story"
2013Golden BoyDetective Joe Diaco13 episodes
2014–2015Blue BloodsD.A. Robert McCoy5 episodes
2015WarriorAndriv VorobinPilot
2017–presentMindhunterBill Tench19 episodes

Video games
Year Title Voice role
2000Star Wars: DemolitionWade Vox
2004Fight ClubMechanic

References
  1. "Holt Mccallany". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. Holden, Stephen (April 6, 2015). "Julie Wilson, Sultry Cabaret Legend and Actress, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. Kelly, Aoife (October 22, 2017). "Mindhunter star Holt McCallany on channelling his late Irish father for role in hit new Netflix series". Irish Independent. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. "Holt McCallany". The Adam Carolla Show. March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  5. "Biography". Holt McCallany.net. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. "Criminal Minds Wiki: Holt McCallany". Fandom. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  7. "IMDb: CSI: Miami Cast". IMDb. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  8. Goldberg, Lesley (March 9, 2016). "David Fincher's Netflix Drama 'Mind Hunter' Finds Its Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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