Gary Basaraba

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Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a Canadian - American actor , who is best known for his role in the series Brooklyn South and Boomtown . He is also a regular supporting actor in film productions.

life and career

Gary Basaraba is from Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, and has been an actor in film and television since 1985. He grew up in Vancouver , British Columbia and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1982 . He took his first acting role in front of the camera as Leon in the film Alamo Bay . Other small film roles soon followed, for example in Sweet Dreams , If Dreams Were True , Merciless , The Last Temptation of Christ , Green Tomatoes , Mrs. Parker and her vicious circle , The Tree House or Striptease .

From 1997 to 1998 he was Sgt. Richard Santoro in the series Brooklyn South . From 2003 to 2003 he worked as Officer Ray Hechler in the HBO series Boomtown . His guest appearances on television include shows such as New York Undercover , Swift Justice , Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension , Alone Against the Future , New York Cops - NYPD Blue , Just In Case Amy , Third Watch - Duty At The Limit , Everyone Hates Chris , CSI : Vegas , Las Vegas , Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price , Numbers - The logic of crime , Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , Castle , Unforgettable , The Mentalist , Mad Men , Bones - The Bone Hunter , Forever , Madam Secretary , Navy CIS: New Orleans , Grey's Anatomy or Criminal Minds .

From 2007 to 2010 Basaraba was seen as Hank in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings . In 2009 he played a supporting role in the film The Abduction of the Pelham 123 Underground . For the films The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2 he lent his voice to the Smurf Hefty . He also appeared in supporting roles in The Accountant as Don and in Suburbicon as Mitch . In the 2019 film adaptation of The Irishman by director Martin Scorsese , Basaraba took on the role of Frank Fitzsimmons , the president of the transport workers' union International Brotherhood of Teamsters .

Basaraba can often be seen in police roles. He lives mostly in New York City and Los Angeles .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gary Basaraba. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Gary Basaraba - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved March 13, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Basaraba, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Edmonton , Alberta , Canada