David Warshofsky
Known For
Acting
Born
1961-02-23 in Saratoga, California, USA
Biography
David Warshofsky (born David Warner) is an American actor. The aspiring actor studied in New York City at NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts and reverted to his family's Russian surname upon joining the theatrical performer's union The Actor's Equity. His talent for finding the heart of even the most minor characters first surfaced in 1989's Last Exit to Brooklyn, which he followed with a string of appearances on everything from the gadget-happy sitcom Home Improvement (ABC, 1991-99), to the medical drama Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000). Many of his film roles showcased his signature mix of everyman amiability and stoic intensity: there's the Navy SEAL instructor in G.I. Jane (1997); low-key cop in The Bone Collector (1999); greedy oil executive in There Will Be Blood (2007); and longtime CIA agent in the Taken trilogy. He served as an assistant professor of theatre acting at the University of Southern California, and later juggled his promotion to Head of Acting with a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Lincoln (2012).
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Chief Duggan
Law & Order
as Danny Miller
Law & Order
as Walter Grimes
Law & Order
as Roger Kraslow
Friends
as Fireman #2
The Mentalist
as Donny Culpepper
JAG
as Commander Blake
CSI: Miami
as Arnie Tice
Sons of Anarchy
as Stockton Cop
Mad Men
as Leonard Fillmore
Scandal
as Theodore Peus
Fear the Walking Dead
as George Geary
Scrubs
as Dave Bradford
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Ray Wiznesky
Medium
as Russell Burgess
Home Improvement
as Fireman #1
Lie to Me
as Owen Finnegan
Barry
as FBI Agent Harris
Justified
as Jim Ferzinsky
Without a Trace
as Dave Santorum