Boris McGiver
Boris McGiver | |
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 McGiver at the 73rd Peabody Awards, May 2014 | |
| Born | January 23, 1962 |
| Alma mater | Tisch School of Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Boris McGiver (born January 23, 1962) 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. McGiver is of Irish and Ukrainian descent. He is the son of character actor John McGiver and Ruth Schmigelsky. Boris, the 9th of 10 children, 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.” [1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Ironweed | Clerk | |
| 1990 | Antigone/Rites of Passion | Guard | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Tibor | |
| Taxi | Franklin | ||
| 2006 | The Pink Panther | Vainqueur | |
| 2008 | The Clique | Issac | Direct to video |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Alexander Hamilton Coffroth | |
| 2013 | Killing Kennedy | John W. Fain | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Wire | Charles Marimow | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | Patrick Donaghy | 1 episode |
| 2008 | John Adams | Robert Goddard | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Damages | Killer | 2 episodes |
| 2012-2014 | Person of Interest | Robert Hersh | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | The Carrie Diaries | Eddie Lander | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Trevor Holt | 1 episode |
| 2013–2014, 2016 | House of Cards | Tom Hammerschmidt | 14 episodes |
| 2014 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Rev. Nathaniel Tallmadge | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Sheriff Lindsay | 4 episodes |