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Boris McGiver

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Boris McGiver
McGiver at the 73rd Peabody Awards, May 2014
Born (1962-01-23) January 23, 1962 (age 62)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present

Boris McGiver (born January 23, 1962)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in projects such as Lincoln, House of Cards, The Wire, Killing Kennedy, and Person of Interest.

Biography

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McGiver was born in Cobleskill, New York.[2] Of Irish and Ukrainian descent, he is the second youngest of ten children born to actor John McGiver and his wife, Ruth Schmigelsky McGiver. He was not initially eager to follow in his father's footsteps and has stated, "I kind of denied it [acting] throughout my childhood because my dad was an actor and he was never around. He had to feed 10 kids, he was always working, so to me acting was never connected to something good, and I had never realized what an art it was. I thought it was just playtime."[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Ironweed Clerk
1990 Antigone/Rites of Passion Guard
1994 Little Odessa Ivan
2004 Connie and Carla Tibor
Taxi Franklin
2006 The Pink Panther Vainqueur Uncredited
2008 The Clique Issac Direct to video
2012 Lincoln Alexander Hamilton Coffroth
2013 Killing Kennedy John W. Fain Television film
2019 Point Blank Masterson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Law & Order Desk Clerk Episode: "Discord"
1998 New York Undercover Sodovsky Episode: "Pipeline"
1998 Trinity Carl Checkik Episode: "Pilot"
2001 As the World Turns Dr. Early Episode: "#1.11437"
2005 Rescue Me Captain Bob Kent Episode: "Sensitivity"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Larry Chapel Episode: "Grow"
2006 The Wire Charles Marimow 6 episodes
2007 30 Rock Patrick Donaghy Episode: "The Fighting Irish"
2008 John Adams Robert Goddard Episode: "Join or Die"
2010 The Good Wife Eric Dorfman Episode: "Fleas"
2012 Damages Killer 2 episodes
2012–14 Person of Interest George Hersh 13 episodes
2013 The Carrie Diaries Eddie Lander 2 episodes
2013 White Collar Section Chief Bruce Hawes 2 episodes
2013 Blue Bloods Trevor Holt Episode: "No Regrets"
2013–18 House of Cards Tom Hammerschmidt 30 episodes
2014 Turn: Washington's Spies Reverend Nathaniel Tallmadge 2 episodes
2014 Boardwalk Empire Sheriff Peter Lindsay 6 episodes
2015 Forever Sheriff Vance Episode: "The Night in Question"
2015 Flesh and Bone Maxwell Kensington Episode: "Reconnaissance"
2017 The Blacklist Tobias Reuther Episode: "Ilyas Surkov"
2019–24 Evil Monsignor Matthew Korecki 7 episodes
2019–23 Servant Uncle George 7 episodes
2020 For Life Glen Maskins 14 episodes
2022 Our Flag Means Death Father Bonnet 4 episodes
The First Lady Morley Safer Episode: "That White House"
2024 Teacup Donald Kelly [4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. January 23, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Boris McGiver is 60.
  2. ^ "Boris McGiver". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Buell, Bill (April 17, 2016). "Actor McGiver following in his father's footsteps". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Squires, John (September 22, 2024). "'Teacup' Trailer – Puzzle Box Horror Series from Producer James Wan Haunts Peacock This October". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Manfredi, Lucas (August 14, 2024). "Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman and Chaske Spencer are Not in Control in New 'Teacup' Teaser Video". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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