James McCaffrey
Biography
James Perry McCaffrey was an American actor born on March 27, 1958, in Albany, New York, who passed away on December 17, 2023, at the age of 65. Also known as Jim McCaffrey, he was a character actor with a career spanning nearly 40 years and appearing in over 100 projects across television, film, and video games, with 75 known credits on The Movie Database. He was best known for his voice role as Max Payne in the Max Payne video game series. His additional television and media roles included Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me, Michael Payton and Joe Astor on Viper, and Captain Arthur O'Breun in New York Undercover.
Career overview
James Perry McCaffrey was an American actor born on March 27, 1958, in Albany, New York, who lived until December 17, 2023. During his nearly forty-year career, he established himself as a character actor appearing in over one hundred projects, which encompassed television, film, and video games. His known credits included seventy-five entries on the Movie Database.
Among his notable roles, McCaffrey was best known for his voice role as Max Payne in the Max Payne video game series. In television, he portrayed Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me, played the roles of Michael Payton and Joe Astor on Viper, and appeared as Captain Arthur O'Breun in New York Undercover. He was also known under the alternate name Jim McCaffrey.
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- Murder at the Mansion (2020) as Jimmy
- Bluff City Law (2019) as Tucker Goodman
- A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019) as Conor
- Mob Town (2019) as Chief Lane
- The Big Take (2018) as Douglas Brown
- She's Gotta Have It (2017) as Danton Phillips
- Blind (2017) as Howard Cunningham
- Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017) as William
- Destined (2017) as Bill Holder
- One Fall (2016) as Werber Bond
- Oiled Up (2016) as JC
- I Dream Too Much (2016) as Nikki
- Coach of the Year (2016) as Fred Call
- Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015) as Maximilian "Max" Tatum
- Sam (2015) as Seymour
- Bait (2015) as Male Stranger
- Beyond Repair (2015) as Eddie Lynott
- Beyond Repair (2015) Producer
- Madam Secretary (2014) as Rex Mayfield
- Forever (2014) as Browning
- Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014) as Dale
- A Cry from Within (2014) as Father Thomas
- Betrayed (2014) as Sully
- Gun Hill (2014) as Alex Web
- The Following (2013) as David Roland
- The Suspect (2013) as Polaski Sheriff
- Stain Removal (2013) as Jules
- Compliance (2012) as Detective Neals
- Excuse Me for Living (2012) as Barry
- To Redemption (2012) as Nick Reed
- Suits (2011) as Gordon
- Revenge (2011) as Ryan Huntley
- The Orphan Killer (2011) as Detective Jones
- Montauk (2011) as Roger
- Busted Walk (2011) as Mr. Turner
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Det. William Carter
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Sgt. Kevin Coolidge
- The Glades (2010) as Frank Ford
- Camp Hell (2010) as Dr. John
- Meskada (2010) as Billy Burns
- NoNAMES (2010) as Mr. Williams
- The Pregnancy Pact (2010) as Michael Dougan
- White Collar (2009) as Lt. Gannon
- Sordid Things (2009) as Jagger Manchester
- Max Payne (2008) as Jack Taliente (uncredited)
- Last Call (2008) as Steven
- Feel The Noise (2007) as Jeffrey Skylar
- Broken English (2007) as Perry
- Beautiful People (2005) as Julian Fiske
- Hide and Seek (2005) as Charlie
- Rescue Me (2004) as James 'Jimmy' Keefe
- Rescue Me (2004) as Jimmy Keefe
- She Hate Me (2004) as Bob
- Fresh Cut Grass (2004) as Sam
- Queens Supreme (2003) as Johnny Garrett
- American Splendor (2003) as Fred
- Distress (2003) as Jack Douglas
- Hack (2002) as Coslow
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Daniel Croydon
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Jesse Hansen
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Peter Forbes
- The Florentine (1999) as Jack Ryan
- Coming Soon (1999) as Dante
- Switched at Birth (1999) as Darryl
- Sex and the City (1998) as Max
- Sex and the City (1998) as Paul Denai
- The Tic Code (1998) as Michael
- Hotel Shanghai (1997) as Frank Taylor
- Nick and Jane (1997) as Nick
- Swift Justice (1996) as Mac Swift
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) as Roy
- Burnzy's Last Call (1995) as Sal
- Viper (1994) as Michael Payton / Joe Astor
- Schemes (1994) as Paul Stewart
- Viper (1994) as Michael Payton / Joe Astor
- Telling Secrets (1993) as James Merrick
- Civil Wars (1991) as Terrence Flanagan
- The Eyes of St. Anthony (1991) as Tony O’Neil
- Bail Jumper (1990) as National Guard
- New York's Finest (1988) as Maitre d'