Marcus Giamatti
Marcus Bartlett Giamatti ( dʒiəˈmɑːti ; born October 3, 1961 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is an American actor who appears mainly in television series. He was best known for his role as Peter Gray as a regular cast member on the CBS drama series Just In Case, Amy .
Life
Giamatti is the son of Toni Marilyn (nee Smith) and former Yale University President and Major League Baseball Commissioner Angelo "Bart" Bartlett Giamatti . His younger brother is Oscar- nominated actor Paul Giamatti . He attended Foote School, Hopkins School, and Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine , where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Brotherhood. He eventually graduated from Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . As a graduate of the Yale School of Drama , he received the Carole Dye Award for Excellence in Acting .
Giamatti began his career in the soap opera Love, Lies, Passion , but is probably best known for his regular role on the CBS drama series Just In Case , Amy , where he played the title character Peter Gray over the course of six seasons of the series. He's also had guest roles on a number of popular series including the X-Files , Homicide , Monk , The Mentalist, and Dr. House . He has rarely had film roles such as in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge , Armadillo Bears - A Totally Chaotic Bunch , and the biographical television film The Silicon Valley Story .
Giamatti is an accomplished musician, playing bass guitar in various bands in Los Angeles , including alternative folk rock group Olivea and jam band Rebel Soul .
Giamatti threw the ceremonial first pitch of the 1989 World Series opening in honor of his recently deceased father in Oakland , California.
More recently, he appeared as a guest on season 3 of the FBI's Fringe series and the final season of The Closer . In 2007 he played Uncle Lou in the drama On the Doll . In 2012 he appeared in a relevant supporting role in the series Common Law . He has also had guest roles on series such as Revenge , Bones and Navy CIS: LA
Giamatti is married to the actress Kathryn Meisle.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Springfield Story (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1990: Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
- 1991: Aftermath: A Test of Love
- 1992: Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap TV series, episode 4x17)
- 1992–1993: Kiss me, little one! ( Flying Blind , TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1994: 3 Ninjas Kick Back
- 1994: Jimmy Hollywood
- 1997: Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
- 1999: Judy Berlin
- 1999: Pirates of Silicon Valley
- 1999-2005: Judging Amy ( Judging Amy , television series, 138 episodes)
- 2000: Hamlet
- 2001: The Business of Strangers
- 2002: The X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases ( The X-Files , TV series, episode 9x15)
- 2005: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 2007: Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, episode 6x06)
- 2007: On the Doll
- 2008: Life (TV series, episode 2x09)
- 2009: The Mentalist (TV series, episode 1x19)
- 2009: Monk (TV series, episode 7x12)
- 2009: Dr. House ( House MD , TV series, episode 6x06)
- 2010: Navy CIS (TV series, episode 7x11)
- 2010: Lie to Me (TV series, episode 2x21)
- 2010: Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI ( Fringe , TV series, episode 3x04)
- 2011: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 9x15)
- 2011: The Closer (TV series, episode 7x04)
- 2012: Common Law (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2012: Vegas (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2012–2013: Navy CIS: LA (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2014: Bones ( Bones , TV series, episode 9x14)
- 2014: Perception (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2014: My friend Ana (Thinspiration)
- 2015: The Exes (TV series, episode 4x15)
- 2015–2016: CSI: Cyber (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2016: Chicago PD (TV series, episode 4x05)
Web links
- Marcus Giamatti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pittsburg Gazette (English)
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/style/kathryn-h-meisle-and-marcus-b-giamatti-wed.html
- ↑ a b Marcus Giamatti. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
- ↑ http://movies.nytimes.com/person/26679/Marcus-Giamatti/filmography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giamatti, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giamatti, Marcus Bartlett (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven, Connecticut |