Francis Guinan
Francis V. Guinan Jr. (born November 17, 1951) is an American film, television and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar Teller the patriarch in the short-lived series Eerie, Indiana.
The Council Bluffs, Iowa-born actor has made guest appearances in many notable television series including Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Miami, Law & Order, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, The Practice, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, That '70s Show, Nash Bridges, Sliders, Murder, She Wrote, Frasier, Mike & Molly and other series.[1]
He has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble since 1979.[2] In December 2007, Guinan co-starred in the Tracy Letts' play August: Osage County[3] which opened on Broadway to critical acclaim. He played Master Pakku in the 2010 film, The Last Airbender as well as appeared in the films Hannibal (2001), Constantine (2005) and Abundant Acreage Available (2017).
Filmography[edit]
- 1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow as American Doctor
- 1988 Miles from Home as Tommy Malin
- 1992 Rock Hudson as Carl
- 1992 Shining Through as Andrew Berringer
- 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control as Rupert
- 1999 Guinevere as Alan Sloane
- 2001 Hannibal as FBI Assistant Director Noonan
- 2005 Constantine as Father Garret
- 2010 The Last Airbender as Master Pakku
- 2010 All Good Things as Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- 2013 Killing Kennedy as Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2015 Henry Gamble's Birthday Party as Larry Montgomery
- 2017 The Evil Within as Dr. Preston
- 2017 Abundant Acreage Available as Tom
Awards and nominations[edit]
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Award[4][5] | Best Actor | Downstate | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "Frances Guinan". TV Guide. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Francis Guinan biodata Archived 2013-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, steppenwolf.org; accessed August 9, 2017.
- ^ "August Osage County". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
External links[edit]
| General | |
|---|---|
| National libraries | |
 | This article about an American television actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an American theatre actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Iowa
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- Living people
- People from Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company players
- 1951 births
- American television actor stubs
- American theatre actor stubs