
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

The Hunting Party
TV · as Dr. Lansing · 1 ep

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
TV · as Douglas Hill · 1 ep

Under the Bridge
TV · as Adrian Brooks · 2 eps

Allegiance
TV · as Max Portman · 7 eps

Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
Movie · as Pastor John

Alert: Missing Persons Unit
TV · as Walter Evans · 1 ep

Mid-Love Crisis
Movie · as Marc

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV · as Dr. Philip 'Phil' Boyce · 2 eps

Mayor of Kingstown
TV · as Paul Selig · 2 eps

Family Law
TV · as Ira Rubinek · 1 ep

All Joking Aside
Movie · as Bob Carpenter

Tribal
TV · as Chuck 'Buke' Bukansky · 18 eps

Away
TV · as George Lane · 6 eps

The Art of Racing in the Rain
Movie · as Mr. Ness

A Dog's Way Home
Movie · as Gunter

Alive
Movie · as Joe Kane

Backstabbing for Beginners
Movie · as Rasnetsov

Prodigals
Movie · as Junior

A Million Little Things
TV · as Detective Craig Saunders · 9 eps

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
TV · as Sin Bartel · 1 ep

Salvation
TV · as Randall Calhoun · 2 eps

Colony
TV · as Jonathan Crane · 1 ep

iZombie
TV · as Dr. Holland · 1 ep

The Magicians
TV · as Everett · 3 eps

Godzilla
Movie · as Whelan

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
TV · as Albert · 1 ep

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
Movie · as Heller

Hunting Season
Movie · as Sheriff Emmitt
Down River
Movie · as Otto

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Movie · as Silas Nash

Arctic Air
TV · 23 eps

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
TV · as Silas Nash · 10 eps

Continuum
TV · as Jack Dillon · 42 eps

Arrow
TV · as Adam Hunt · 2 eps

The Firm
TV · as Calvin Parker · 1 ep

Ring of Fire
TV · as Harry Stromwell · 2 eps

The Killing Game
Movie · as Robert Spiro

The Killing
TV · as Gil Sloane · 1 ep

Fairly Legal
TV · as Richard Neumeier · 1 ep

Frankie & Alice
Movie · as Dr. Backman

Caprica
TV · as Jordan Durham · 13 eps

Rookie Blue
TV · as James Mitchell · 1 ep

High Noon
Movie · as Cpt. David McVee

Personal Effects
Movie · as Finneran

Playing for Keeps
Movie · as Daryl
Mayerthorpe
Movie · as James Roszko

The Quality Of Life
Movie

Sanctuary
TV · as Greg Addison · 4 eps

Shooter
Movie · as Attorney General Russert

Charlie Wilson's War
Movie · as Paul Brown

Bionic Woman
TV · as Vincent Aldridge · 1 ep

Mad Men
TV · as Arnold Rosen · 7 eps

RV
Movie · as Garry Moiphine

Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Movie · as Scott Clark

Murder on Pleasant Drive
Movie · as Bob Hilland

Eight Days to Live
Movie · as Al Ramey

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
TV · as Premier Jimmy Gardiner · 2 eps

Psych
TV · as Hiltz Kooler · 1 ep

Knights of the South Bronx
Movie · as Arnie

Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Movie · as Wilson

Medium
TV · 1 ep

Da Vinci's City Hall
TV · as Police Chief Bill Jacobs · 13 eps

Supernatural
TV · as Jerry Panowski, Stan Thompson · 1 ep

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Movie · as McGregor

The Survivors Club
Movie · as David Price

The Life
Movie · as Tony

Chasing Freedom
Movie · as Eric Hoffman

Category 6: Day of Destruction
Movie · as Chris Haywood

Touching Evil
TV · as Special Agent Charles Bernal · 13 eps

10.5
TV · as Daniel · 2 eps

Category 6: Day of Destruction
TV · as Chris Haywood · 2 eps

Lucky 7
Movie · as Bernie Myer

NCIS
TV · as Dan Trask · 1 ep

Angels in America
TV · as Martin Heller

Liberty Stands Still
Movie · as Rex Perry

100 Days in the Jungle
Movie · as Stan Walton

Girls Club
TV · as Spencer Lewis · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone
TV · as Uniformed Cop · 1 ep

The Dead Zone
TV · as The Collector · 1 ep

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Movie · as Al

The Sports Pages
Movie · as Robert Russo

Anthrax
Movie · as Pete Wallace

UC: Undercover
Movie · as Paul Bloom

The Chris Isaak Show
TV · 1 ep

Small Time Crooks
Movie · as Cop

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
Movie · as Beckwith Evans

Cold Blooded
Movie · as Alec Grinell

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Movie · as Hal Thau

Dark Angel
TV · as Dr. Sam Carr · 6 eps

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Julius Kaplan · 1 ep

Sweet and Lowdown
Movie · as Bill Shields

System Crash
TV · 1 ep

Enemy of the State
Movie · as Brian Blake (uncredited)

In the Doghouse
Movie · as Harvey Poolish

City of Angels
Movie · as Surgical Fellow

Primary Colors
Movie · as Randy Culligan

On the Line
Movie · as Joe

Volcano
Movie · as OEM Staffer #1

Stargate SG-1
TV · as Lotan · 1 ep

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Beckwith Evans · 1 ep

Up Close & Personal
Movie · as Vic Nash

In the Blink of an Eye
Movie · as Satz

Forgotten Sins
Movie · as Lowell Hart

Fall into Darkness
Movie · as Detective Porter

Alien Nation: Millennium
Movie · as Jason Webster

Millennium
TV · as Detective Teeple · 3 eps

The Sentinel
TV · as Derek Wilson · 1 ep

Shame II: The Secret
Movie · as Nick Finn

Apollo 13
Movie · as Pad Rat

Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Lt. Peter Durst / Sulan · 1 ep

Wolf
Movie · as Detective Wade

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Movie · as Tanner

Witness to the Execution
Movie · as Kirby Jacobs

Web of Deception
Movie · as Earl Stage

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

Burke's Law
TV · as Forrest · 1 ep

Party of Five
TV · as Mr. James Day · 3 eps

Blue Heelers
TV · 1 ep

The X-Files
TV · as Tony Fiore, Gary Lambert · 1 ep

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Dr. Elias Giger · 1 ep

Nails
Movie · as Calley

The Doctor
Movie · as Michael

Law & Order
TV · as David Preston · 1 ep

Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Vorin · 2 eps

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep

20/20
TV · 1 ep

Columbo
TV · as Deirdre's Agent · 1 ep