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Gary Basaraba is a Canadian-American actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on the critically acclaimed but shortly lived Boomtown. He also played a role as an officer investigating the disappearance of Diane Lane’s French lover in the film Unfaithful.
Born
Monday, 16 March 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Killers of the Flower Moon | William J. Burns / Detective Burns | 2023 |
| Sound of Freedom | Earl Buchanan / Earl Backman | 2023 |
| Paul T. Goldman | Royce Auditioner | 2023 |
| NYPD Blue | Victor Carlin, Fruit Truck Driver | 2022 |
| Women of the Movement | Clarence Strider | 2022 |
| The Irishman | Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons | 2019 |
| Doom Patrol | Big D | 2019 |
| Little Italy | Vince / Vince Campo | 2018 |
| American Animals | Warren Lipka Senior | 2018 |
| Suburbicon | Mitch / Uncle Mitch | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Killers of the Flower Moon | William J. Burns / Detective Burns | 2023 |
| Sound of Freedom | Earl Buchanan / Earl Backman | 2023 |
| Paul T. Goldman | Royce Auditioner | 2023 |
| NYPD Blue | Victor Carlin, Fruit Truck Driver | 2022 |
| Women of the Movement | Clarence Strider | 2022 |
| The Irishman | Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons | 2019 |
| Doom Patrol | Big D | 2019 |
| Little Italy | Vince / Vince Campo | 2018 |
| American Animals | Warren Lipka Senior | 2018 |
| Suburbicon | Mitch / Uncle Mitch | 2017 |
| Chicago Justice | William O'Boyle | 2017 |
| The Accountant | Don | 2016 |
| Dallas, Sunday Morning | Jack Ruby | 2016 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Dr. Steven Bellamy | 2014 |
| Forever | Norman Sontag | 2014 |
| Madam Secretary | Tom Ryan | 2014 |
| The Leftovers | Neil | 2014 |
| The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Hefty Smurf (voice) / Hefty Smurf | 2013 |
| The Smurfs 2 | Hefty Smurf (voice) / Hefty Smurf | 2013 |
| Hornet's Nest | Seth | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Stu Sommers | 2011 |
| Unforgettable | Lt. Willard | 2011 |
| The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | Hefty | 2011 |
| The Smurfs | Hefty / Hefty Smurf (voice) | 2011 |
| Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | William Meeks | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Jimmy Burke | 2010 |
| Justified | Kemp | 2010 |
| The Taking of Pelham 123 | Jerry Pollard (Motorman) / Jerry Pollard, motorman | 2009 |
| Castle | Ralph Carbone | 2009 |
| The Mentalist | Stephen Hannigan | 2008 |
| Flashpoint | Sgt. Oliver MacCoy | 2008 |
| Recount | Clay Roberts | 2008 |
| Mad Men | Herb Rennet | 2007 |
| Charlotte's Web | Homer Zuckerman | 2006 |
| Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Norman Shaw | 2006 |
| Cold Shoulder | Rooney | 2006 |
| Close to Home | Randy Stevens | 2005 |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Art, Art Wuliger | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | James Odenkirk | 2005 |
| Bones | Bob Gordon | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Micah | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Joe Thibodeaux | 2005 |
| Partners | John Boone | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Ned Oshinski | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Arthur | 2003 |
| Boomtown | Officer Ray Hechler / Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler, Officer Ray Hechler | 2002 |
| K-9: P.I. | Pete Timmons | 2002 |
| Everwood | Mr. Curtis | 2002 |
| Unfaithful | Det. Mirojnick / Detective Mirojnick | 2002 |
| Recipe for Murder | Murray Maguire | 2002 |
| The Sports Pages | Frank (segment "The Heidi Bowl") | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mr. Sullivan | 2000 |
| Mysterious Ways | Joe Stanislaw | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Joe | 1999 |
| Family Law | Maury French | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Billy O'Boyle, George Burton | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Brian Whitaker | 1999 |
| Holy Joe | Ernie Blevins | 1999 |
| Martial Law | Tom McNiece | 1998 |
| Lifebreath | John | 1997 |
| The Advocate's Devil | 1997 | |
| Brooklyn South | Sgt. Richard Santoro, Lt. Richard Santoro | 1997 |
| What Happened to Bobby Earl? | Jack Dietrick | 1997 |
| Dead Silence | Shephard Wilcox | 1997 |
| Early Edition | Sam Cooper | 1996 |
| The Writing on the Wall | Leafman | 1996 |
| Striptease | Alberto | 1996 |
| Swift Justice | Davis Malcolm | 1996 |
| A Horse for Danny | Solly | 1995 |
| The Wright Verdicts | Arthur Broat | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Ben Miller | 1995 |
| The War | Dodge | 1994 |
| New York Undercover | Tirelli | 1994 |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Heywood Broun | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Victor Carlin, Fruit Truck Driver | 1993 |
| For Their Own Good | Roy Wheeler | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Paul Garbarek | 1993 |
| Afterburn | Bill Decker | 1992 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Grady Kilgore | 1991 |
| In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas | Leland Winters | 1991 |
| The Dark Wind | Larry | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Officer John Patrick Worley, Kevin Reilly | 1990 |
| Northern Exposure | Willie | 1990 |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | Andrew, Apostle | 1988 |
| Little Sweetheart | Barkeeper | 1988 |
| Who's That Girl | Shipping Clerk | 1987 |
| No Mercy | Joe Collins | 1986 |
| One Magic Christmas | Jack Grainger | 1985 |
| Sweet Dreams | Woodhouse | 1985 |
| Alamo Bay | Leon | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Cyrus, Dr. Morris | 1984 |
