Brian Markinson
September 1, 1961 (65 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brian Markinson (born 1 September 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Canadian actor and producer. He is best known as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005) and Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006), and for roles in Mad Men (2013), Painkiller (2023), and Fargo. In film, he has appeared in Apollo 13 (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Shooter (2007), and three Woody Allen films. On stage, he performed in Lost in Yonkers on Broadway. He lives in Vancouver, BC.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Hunting Party as Dr. Lansing
- 2024 · Under the Bridge as Adrian Brooks
- 2024 · Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent as Douglas Hill
- 2024 · Allegiance as Max Portman
- 2023 · Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas as Pastor John
- 2023 · Alert: Missing Persons Unit as Walter Evans
- 2022 · Mid-Love Crisis as Marc
- 2022 · Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Dr. Philip 'Phil' Boyce
- 2021 · Mayor of Kingstown as Paul Selig
- 2021 · Family Law as Ira Rubinek
- 2020 · All Joking Aside as Bob Carpenter
- 2020 · Away as George Lane
- 2020 · Tribal as Chuck 'Buke' Bukansky
- 2019 · The Art of Racing in the Rain as Mr. Ness
- 2019 · Alive as Joe Kane
- 2019 · A Dog's Way Home as Gunter
- 2018 · Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Sin Bartel
- 2018 · A Million Little Things as Detective Craig Saunders
- 2018 · Prodigals as Junior
- 2018 · Backstabbing for Beginners as Rasnetsov
- 2017 · Salvation as Randall Calhoun
- 2016 · Colony as Jonathan Crane
- 2015 · The Magicians as Everett
- 2015 · iZombie as Dr. Holland
- 2014 · Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce as Albert
- 2014 · Godzilla as Whelan
- 2013 · Down River as Otto
- 2013 · Hunting Season as Sheriff Emmitt
- 2013 · 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded as Heller
- 2012 · Ring of Fire as Harry Stromwell
- 2012 · Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome as Silas Nash
- 2012 · Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome as Silas Nash
- 2012 · Arrow as Adam Hunt
- 2012 · Continuum as Jack Dillon
- 2012 · Arctic Air as
- 2012 · The Firm as Calvin Parker
- 2011 · The Killing Game as Robert Spiro
- 2011 · The Killing as Gil Sloane
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Richard Neumeier
- 2010 · Frankie & Alice as Dr. Backman
- 2010 · Rookie Blue as James Mitchell
- 2010 · Caprica as Jordan Durham
- 2009 · High Noon as Cpt. David McVee
- 2009 · Personal Effects as Finneran
- 2009 · Playing for Keeps as Daryl
- 2008 · Sanctuary as Greg Addison
- 2008 · The Quality Of Life as
- 2008 · Mayerthorpe as James Roszko
- 2007 · Charlie Wilson's War as Paul Brown
- 2007 · Bionic Woman as Vincent Aldridge
- 2007 · Mad Men as Arnold Rosen
- 2007 · Shooter as Attorney General Russert
- 2006 · Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as
- 2006 · Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone as Scott Clark
- 2006 · Psych as Hiltz Kooler
- 2006 · Murder on Pleasant Drive as Bob Hilland
- 2006 · RV as Garry Moiphine
- 2006 · Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story as Premier Jimmy Gardiner
- 2006 · Eight Days to Live as Al Ramey
- 2005 · Knights of the South Bronx as Arnie
- 2005 · Da Vinci's City Hall as Police Chief Bill Jacobs
- 2005 · Supernatural as Jerry Panowski
- 2005 · Supernatural as Stan Thompson
- 2005 · Plague City: SARS in Toronto as Wilson
- 2005 · Medium as
- 2004 · Category 6: Day of Destruction as Chris Haywood
- 2004 · Category 6: Day of Destruction as Chris Haywood
- 2004 · The Life as Tony
- 2004 · 10.5 as Daniel
- 2004 · NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 as McGregor
- 2004 · Touching Evil as Special Agent Charles Bernal
- 2004 · The Survivors Club as David Price
- 2004 · Chasing Freedom as Eric Hoffman
- 2003 · Angels in America as
- 2003 · Angels in America as Martin Heller
- 2003 · NCIS as Dan Trask
- 2003 · Lucky 7 as Bernie Myer
- 2002 · 100 Days in the Jungle as Stan Walton
- 2002 · Girls Club as
- 2002 · Girls Club as Spencer Lewis
- 2002 · The Twilight Zone as Uniformed Cop
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as The Collector
- 2002 · Liberty Stands Still as Rex Perry
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as Paul Bloom
- 2001 · The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Al
- 2001 · The Chris Isaak Show as
- 2001 · The Sports Pages as Robert Russo
- 2001 · Anthrax as Pete Wallace
- 2000 · Cold Blooded as Alec Grinell
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Julius Kaplan
- 2000 · Dark Angel as Dr. Sam Carr
- 2000 · The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior as Beckwith Evans
- 2000 · Small Time Crooks as Cop
- 2000 · Take Me Home: The John Denver Story as Hal Thau
- 1999 · Sweet and Lowdown as Bill Shields
- 1999 · System Crash as
- 1998 · Enemy of the State as Brian Blake (uncredited)
- 1998 · In the Doghouse as Harvey Poolish
- 1998 · City of Angels as Surgical Fellow
- 1998 · Primary Colors as Randy Culligan
- 1998 · On the Line as Joe
- 1997 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Beckwith Evans
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Lotan
- 1997 · Volcano as O.E.M. Staffer #1
- 1996 · Fall into Darkness as Detective Porter
- 1996 · Millennium as Detective Teeple
- 1996 · In the Blink of an Eye as Satz
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Derek Wilson
- 1996 · Forgotten Sins as Lowell Hart
- 1996 · Up Close & Personal as Vic Nash
- 1996 · Alien Nation: Millennium as Jason Webster
- 1995 · Apollo 13 as Pad Rat
- 1995 · Shame II: The Secret as Nick Finn
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Lt. Peter Durst / Sulan
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Lt. Peter Durst
- 1994 · Mixed Nuts as Policeman / Voice of Obscene Caller (voice)
- 1994 · Party of Five as Mr. James Day
- 1994 · Wolf as Detective Wade
- 1994 · Web of Deception as Earl Stage
- 1994 · Witness to the Execution as Kirby Jacobs
- 1994 · In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance as Tanner
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Forrest
- 1993 · The X-Files as Tony Fiore
- 1993 · The X-Files as Gary Lambert
- 1993 · Blue Heelers as
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Dr. Elias Giger
- 1992 · Nails as Calley
- 1991 · The Doctor as Michael
- 1990 · Law & Order as David Preston
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Vorin
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1978 · 20/20 as
- 1971 · Columbo as Deirdre's Agent