David Warshofsky
Biography
David Warshofsky (born David Warner) is an American actor. The aspiring actor studied in New York City at NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts and reverted to his family's Russian surname upon joining the theatrical performer's union The Actor's Equity.
His talent for finding the heart of even the most minor characters first surfaced in 1989's Last Exit to Brooklyn, which he followed with a string of appearances on everything from the gadget-happy sitcom Home Improvement (ABC, 1991-99), to the medical drama Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000).
Many of his film roles showcased his signature mix of everyman amiability and stoic intensity: there's the Navy SEAL instructor in G.I. Jane (1997); low-key cop in The Bone Collector (1999); greedy oil executive in There Will Be Blood (2007); and longtime CIA agent in the Taken trilogy.
He served as an assistant professor of theatre acting at the University of Southern California, and later juggled his promotion to Head of Acting with a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Lincoln (2012).
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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Chief Duggan
- Law & Order (1990) as Danny Miller
- Law & Order (1990) as Walter Grimes
- Law & Order (1990) as Roger Kraslow
- The Mentalist (2008) as Donny Culpepper
- Friends (1994) as Fireman #2
- Medium (2005) as Russell Burgess
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Arnie Tice
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Ray Wiznesky
- Without a Trace (2002) as Dave Santorum
- Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Stockton Cop
- Scrubs (2001) as Dave Bradford
- Mad Men (2007) as Leonard Fillmore
- JAG (1995) as Commander Blake
- Scandal (2012) as Theodore Peus
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Joseph Bonora
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015) as George Geary
- Lie to Me (2009) as Owen Finnegan
- Numb3rs (2005) as Detective Jack Collins
- Justified (2010) as Jim Ferzinsky
- Home Improvement (1991) as Fireman #1
- Barry (2018) as FBI Agent Harris
- Nemesis (2026) as Breckenridge Peters
- The Rookie: Feds (2022) as Pierce Langham