Cotter Smith: movies and TV shows
Cotter Smith has 75 credits in the archive: 35 films and 40 TV series, from 1981 to 2026. Highest rated: CIA (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1981 – 2026 · busiest year: 1985 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIA | Peter Cooper | TV | 8.7 | 77 |
| 2025 | Time of Death | Pat | Film | 5.7 | 76 |
| 2025 | Basic Psych | Dr. Grant Harrison | Film | 3.5 | 76 |
| 2024 | Unsinkable | Senator Smith | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2023 | Rustin | Chief Wells | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 2021 | Things Heard & Seen | Tom Claire | Film | 5.7 | 72 |
| 2021 | Jack and the Treehouse | Pap | Film | 3.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Standoff at Sparrow Creek | Roman | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2017 | MINDHUNTER | Unit Chief Shepard | TV | 8.1 | 68 |
| 2017 | The Post | Under Secretary William Macomber | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2017 | The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner | Preacher (voice) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | Blindspot | General | TV | 7.4 | 66 |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Darren Hahn | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2014 | Burning Blue | Admiral Lynch | Film | 6.2 | 65 |
| 2013 | The Americans | Deputy Attorney General | TV | 7.9 | 64 |
| 2013 | The Following | Nathan | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 2012 | Revolution | Jack Davis | TV | 6.4 | 63 |
| 2012 | Friends with Kids | Phil Fryman | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Denton Weeks | TV | 8.1 | 62 |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Jay Barrett | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | Dick Thompson | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2010 | Lunatics, Lovers & Poets | Scotty MacGregor | Film | 2.0 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Forrest Burke | TV | 7.6 | 60 |
| 2009 | White Collar | Adam Wilson | TV | 8.2 | 60 |
| 2007 | Damages | Federal Investigator | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Gordon Alexander | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2006 | The Unit | Bill Lachey | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Gerald Lucas | TV | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | Governor Stan Preston | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2005 | Invasion | TV | 7.1 | 56 | |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Tony Vincenzo | TV | 5.6 | 56 |
| 2005 | Sleeper | Dr. Altman | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Sam Stevens | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2003 | Tru Calling | Richard Davies | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2003 | Reeseville | John Meyers | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 2003 | X2 | President McKenna | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Sean McGinnis | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2001 | Alias | Hank Foster | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2000 | Run the Wild Fields | Silas Green | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | ASA Jeremy Friedman | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1999 | The History of Glamour | Loren Valentine (voice) | Film | — | 50 |
| 1997 | Oz | Judge Benjamin Fee | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1997 | Spy Game | TV | 7.7 | 48 | |
| 1997 | Orleans | Bill Brennecke | TV | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1997 | Bridge of Time | Robert Creighton | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | Lifeform | Dr. Case Montgomery | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1995 | Remember Me | Adam Nichols | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | TV | 7.2 | 45 | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Bob Marinak | TV | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1993 | A Place to Be Loved | Mike Caldwell | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1993 | With Hostile Intent | Officer Rob Arnold | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1993 | Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story | Steve | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1992 | A Message from Holly | Film | 7.3 | 43 | |
| 1992 | Midnight's Child | Nick Cowan | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 1991 | The Last Prostitute | Joe | Film | 4.5 | 42 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Eric Martin | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Eugene 'Gene' Rogan | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1989 | K-9 | Gilliam | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1988 | Cameron's Closet | Sergeant Sam Taliaferro | Film | 4.7 | 39 |
| 1987 | Lady Beware | Mac Odell | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Tony Henderson | TV | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "To See the Invisible Man") | TV | 7.7 | 36 |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | TV | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Brian Baker | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1985 | The Rape of Richard Beck | Lt. Hugo | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1985 | A Bunny's Tale | Ned Holcomb | Film | 5.3 | 36 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Robert Rhine | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Frank | TV | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1984 | Master Ninja II | Chad Webster | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1984 | Nickel Mountain | Trucker | Film | 4.2 | 35 |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Robert F. Kennedy | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Robert F. Kennedy | Film | — | 34 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Dr. Rowe | TV | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | TV | 6.9 | 33 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 32 |