Michael Mulheren
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 29, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Middletown, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Michael Mulheren (born May 29, 1957, in Middletown, New Jersey) is an American actor, 6′ 2″ (188 cm) tall, who grew up in Red Bank, New Jersey, as the youngest of six children in an Irish Catholic family. He attended Red Bank Catholic High School (1975) and the University of Kentucky, where he studied history and political science. He made his Broadway debut in On the Waterfront (1995) and earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination for the Second Man in the 1999 revival of Kiss Me, Kate, with additional Broadway credits in The Titanic, The Boy from Oz, La Cage aux Folles, Spider-Man, and Looped. He is a SAG-AFTRA member, married to Amanda, and has two children, Conor and Fiona. His most notable film credits include Fred Business in Johnny Suede (1991, with Brad Pitt), Foreman in Faithful (1996, with Cher), Cop in Elevator in Bringing Out the Dead (1999, directed by Scorsese), Herb Coopersmith in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001, directed by Woody Allen), AC Craney in Invincible (2006, with Samuel L. Jackson), Carvin "Big Buster" Waggle in The Ten (2007, with Jessica Alba), Eddie in Fool's Gold (2008, with George Clooney and Kate Hudson), Judge McFate in Miranda's Victim (2023, with Abigail Breslin), and Eddie in Which Brings Me to You (2024). On television he is best known as George Sibley in Salem (2014, WGN America), Chief Perolli in Rescue Me (2004, 4 episodes, HBO), Jim Harper in Royal Pains (2009, 6 episodes), Captain Lynch in Person of Interest (2011, 3 episodes), Edward Nelson in Daredevil (2015, 3 episodes, Netflix), and Frederick Sinclair in Fallout (2024, Prime Video), with over 20 episodes across the Law & Order franchise in which he played the same character — Judge Sheldon Taylor — on three different series. He also voiced Bob Crawford Sr. in Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018).
Known For
Filmography
Into the Black
Movie
Zero Day
TV · as Party Guest #1 · 1 ep
Fallout
TV · as Frederick Sinclair (Big MT) · 1 ep
Miranda's Victim
Movie · as Judge McFate
Which Brings Me to You
Movie · as Eddie
Shelter in Solitude
Movie · as Newscaster (voice)
Hello Tomorrow!
TV · as Club Doorman · 1 ep
Rushed
Movie · as Mr. Croission
Hightown
TV · as Lt. Velekee · 1 ep
Evil
TV · as Father Gary Douglas · 1 ep
Instinct
TV · as Darrell Hill · 1 ep
Marvel's Daredevil
TV · as Edward Nelson · 3 eps
Gotham
TV · as Randall Hobbs · 1 ep
Madam Secretary
TV · as Barry Milken · 1 ep
The Blacklist
TV · as Chief Devin Walker · 1 ep
Elementary
TV · as Detective · 1 ep
Person of Interest
TV · as Captain Lynch · 3 eps
Madso's War
Movie · as Danny McGrath
Blue Bloods
TV · as Chris Scanlon · 1 ep
White Collar
TV · as Reggie Mayfield · 1 ep
Royal Pains
TV · as Jim Harper · 6 eps
The Good Wife
TV · as Dr. Douglas Dooley · 1 ep
Kings
TV · as Colonel Matthew Shore · 1 ep
Nurse Jackie
TV · as Eddie's Deposition Lawyer · 1 ep
Fool's Gold
Movie · as Eddie
Life on Mars
TV · as Patrolman, Sergeant · 1 ep
Lipstick Jungle
TV · as Lou Peterman · 1 ep
The Ten
Movie · as Carvin 'Big Buster' Waggle
Invincible
Movie · as AC Craney
30 Rock
TV · as Gordon Breckman · 1 ep
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Harrison Taylor · 1 ep
Rescue Me
TV · as Chief Perolli · 4 eps
Mister Sterling
TV · as Congressman Brennan · 1 ep
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Movie · as Herb Coopersmith
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Movie · as Self
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Movie · as Judge Callahan
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Agent Wallis · 1 ep
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Drunk Passenger · 1 ep
Bringing Out the Dead
Movie · as Cop in Elevator
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Judge Sheldon Taylor · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Johnson, Sergeant · 1 ep
Family Law
TV · as John Montag · 1 ep
White Fang
Movie · as Beauty Smith (voice)
Faithful
Movie · as Foreman
Peppermint Rose
Movie
Mad About You
TV · as Rude Man · 1 ep
Johnny Suede
Movie · as Fred Business
Law & Order
TV · as Harrison Taylor, Mike, Judge Sheldon Taylor · 8 eps