Brian Markinson

Brian Markinson

Known for
Acting
Born
September 1, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

2025
The Hunting Party poster

The Hunting Party

TV · as Dr. Lansing · 1 ep

2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

TV · as Douglas Hill · 1 ep

2024
Under the Bridge poster

Under the Bridge

TV · as Adrian Brooks · 2 eps

2024
Allegiance poster

Allegiance

TV · as Max Portman · 7 eps

2023
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas poster

Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas

Movie · as Pastor John

2023
Alert: Missing Persons Unit poster

Alert: Missing Persons Unit

TV · as Walter Evans · 1 ep

2022
Mid-Love Crisis poster

Mid-Love Crisis

Movie · as Marc

2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds poster

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

TV · as Dr. Philip 'Phil' Boyce · 2 eps

2021
Mayor of Kingstown poster

Mayor of Kingstown

TV · as Paul Selig · 2 eps

2021
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Ira Rubinek · 1 ep

2020
All Joking Aside poster

All Joking Aside

Movie · as Bob Carpenter

2020
Tribal poster

Tribal

TV · as Chuck 'Buke' Bukansky · 18 eps

2020
Away poster

Away

TV · as George Lane · 6 eps

2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain poster

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Movie · as Mr. Ness

2019
A Dog's Way Home poster

A Dog's Way Home

Movie · as Gunter

2019
Alive poster

Alive

Movie · as Joe Kane

2018
Backstabbing for Beginners poster

Backstabbing for Beginners

Movie · as Rasnetsov

2018
Prodigals poster

Prodigals

Movie · as Junior

2018
A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things

TV · as Detective Craig Saunders · 9 eps

2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina poster

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

TV · as Sin Bartel · 1 ep

2017
Salvation poster

Salvation

TV · as Randall Calhoun · 2 eps

2016
Colony poster

Colony

TV · as Jonathan Crane · 1 ep

2015
iZombie poster

iZombie

TV · as Dr. Holland · 1 ep

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Everett · 3 eps

2014
Godzilla poster

Godzilla

Movie · as Whelan

2014
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce poster

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

TV · as Albert · 1 ep

2013
12 Rounds 2: Reloaded poster

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded

Movie · as Heller

2013
Hunting Season poster

Hunting Season

Movie · as Sheriff Emmitt

2013
Down River

Down River

Movie · as Otto

2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome poster

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

Movie · as Silas Nash

2012
Arctic Air poster

Arctic Air

TV · 23 eps

2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome poster

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome

TV · as Silas Nash · 10 eps

2012
Continuum poster

Continuum

TV · as Jack Dillon · 42 eps

2012
Arrow poster

Arrow

TV · as Adam Hunt · 2 eps

2012
The Firm poster

The Firm

TV · as Calvin Parker · 1 ep

2012
Ring of Fire poster

Ring of Fire

TV · as Harry Stromwell · 2 eps

2011
The Killing Game poster

The Killing Game

Movie · as Robert Spiro

2011
The Killing poster

The Killing

TV · as Gil Sloane · 1 ep

2011
Fairly Legal poster

Fairly Legal

TV · as Richard Neumeier · 1 ep

2010
Frankie & Alice poster

Frankie & Alice

Movie · as Dr. Backman

2010
Caprica poster

Caprica

TV · as Jordan Durham · 13 eps

2010
Rookie Blue poster

Rookie Blue

TV · as James Mitchell · 1 ep

2009
High Noon poster

High Noon

Movie · as Cpt. David McVee

2009
Personal Effects poster

Personal Effects

Movie · as Finneran

2009
Playing for Keeps poster

Playing for Keeps

Movie · as Daryl

2008
Mayerthorpe

Mayerthorpe

Movie · as James Roszko

2008
The Quality Of Life poster

The Quality Of Life

Movie

2008
Sanctuary poster

Sanctuary

TV · as Greg Addison · 4 eps

2007
Shooter poster

Shooter

Movie · as Attorney General Russert

2007
Charlie Wilson's War poster

Charlie Wilson's War

Movie · as Paul Brown

2007
Bionic Woman poster

Bionic Woman

TV · as Vincent Aldridge · 1 ep

2007
Mad Men poster

Mad Men

TV · as Arnold Rosen · 7 eps

2006
RV poster

RV

Movie · as Garry Moiphine

2006
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone poster

Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone

Movie · as Scott Clark

2006
Murder on Pleasant Drive poster

Murder on Pleasant Drive

Movie · as Bob Hilland

2006
Eight Days to Live poster

Eight Days to Live

Movie · as Al Ramey

2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip poster

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

TV · 1 ep

2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story poster

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

TV · as Premier Jimmy Gardiner · 2 eps

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Hiltz Kooler · 1 ep

2005
Knights of the South Bronx poster

Knights of the South Bronx

Movie · as Arnie

2005
Plague City: SARS in Toronto poster

Plague City: SARS in Toronto

Movie · as Wilson

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · 1 ep

2005
Da Vinci's City Hall poster

Da Vinci's City Hall

TV · as Police Chief Bill Jacobs · 13 eps

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Jerry Panowski, Stan Thompson · 1 ep

2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 poster

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

Movie · as McGregor

2004
The Survivors Club poster

The Survivors Club

Movie · as David Price

2004
The Life poster

The Life

Movie · as Tony

2004
Chasing Freedom poster

Chasing Freedom

Movie · as Eric Hoffman

2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction poster

Category 6: Day of Destruction

Movie · as Chris Haywood

2004
Touching Evil poster

Touching Evil

TV · as Special Agent Charles Bernal · 13 eps

2004
10.5 poster

10.5

TV · as Daniel · 2 eps

2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction poster

Category 6: Day of Destruction

TV · as Chris Haywood · 2 eps

2003
Lucky 7 poster

Lucky 7

Movie · as Bernie Myer

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Dan Trask · 1 ep

2003
Angels in America poster

Angels in America

TV · as Martin Heller

2002
Liberty Stands Still poster

Liberty Stands Still

Movie · as Rex Perry

2002
100 Days in the Jungle poster

100 Days in the Jungle

Movie · as Stan Walton

2002
Girls Club poster

Girls Club

TV · as Spencer Lewis · 1 ep

2002
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Uniformed Cop · 1 ep

2002
The Dead Zone poster

The Dead Zone

TV · as The Collector · 1 ep

2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion poster

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Movie · as Al

2001
The Sports Pages poster

The Sports Pages

Movie · as Robert Russo

2001
Anthrax poster

Anthrax

Movie · as Pete Wallace

2001
UC: Undercover poster

UC: Undercover

Movie · as Paul Bloom

2001
The Chris Isaak Show poster

The Chris Isaak Show

TV · 1 ep

2000
Small Time Crooks poster

Small Time Crooks

Movie · as Cop

2000
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior poster

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

Movie · as Beckwith Evans

2000
Cold Blooded poster

Cold Blooded

Movie · as Alec Grinell

2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story poster

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story

Movie · as Hal Thau

2000
Dark Angel poster

Dark Angel

TV · as Dr. Sam Carr · 6 eps

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Julius Kaplan · 1 ep

1999
Sweet and Lowdown poster

Sweet and Lowdown

Movie · as Bill Shields

1999
System Crash poster

System Crash

TV · 1 ep

1998
Enemy of the State poster

Enemy of the State

Movie · as Brian Blake (uncredited)

1998
In the Doghouse poster

In the Doghouse

Movie · as Harvey Poolish

1998
City of Angels poster

City of Angels

Movie · as Surgical Fellow

1998
Primary Colors poster

Primary Colors

Movie · as Randy Culligan

1998
On the Line poster

On the Line

Movie · as Joe

1997
Volcano poster

Volcano

Movie · as OEM Staffer #1

1997
Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1

TV · as Lotan · 1 ep

1997
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Beckwith Evans · 1 ep

1996
Up Close & Personal poster

Up Close & Personal

Movie · as Vic Nash

1996
In the Blink of an Eye poster

In the Blink of an Eye

Movie · as Satz

1996
Forgotten Sins poster

Forgotten Sins

Movie · as Lowell Hart

1996
Fall into Darkness poster

Fall into Darkness

Movie · as Detective Porter

1996
Alien Nation: Millennium poster

Alien Nation: Millennium

Movie · as Jason Webster

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Detective Teeple · 3 eps

1996
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

TV · as Derek Wilson · 1 ep

1995
Shame II: The Secret poster

Shame II: The Secret

Movie · as Nick Finn

1995
Apollo 13 poster

Apollo 13

Movie · as Pad Rat

1995
Star Trek: Voyager poster

Star Trek: Voyager

TV · as Lt. Peter Durst / Sulan · 1 ep

1994
Wolf poster

Wolf

Movie · as Detective Wade

1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance poster

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

Movie · as Tanner

1994
Witness to the Execution poster

Witness to the Execution

Movie · as Kirby Jacobs

1994
Web of Deception poster

Web of Deception

Movie · as Earl Stage

1994
Mixed Nuts poster

Mixed Nuts

Movie · as Policeman / Voice of Obscene Caller (voice)

1994
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Forrest · 1 ep

1994
Party of Five poster

Party of Five

TV · as Mr. James Day · 3 eps

1993
Blue Heelers poster

Blue Heelers

TV · 1 ep

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Tony Fiore, Gary Lambert · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Dr. Elias Giger · 1 ep

1992
Nails poster

Nails

Movie · as Calley

1991
The Doctor poster

The Doctor

Movie · as Michael

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as David Preston · 1 ep

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV · as Vorin · 2 eps

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV · 1 ep

1978
20/20 poster

20/20

TV · 1 ep

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Deirdre's Agent · 1 ep