David Warshofsky

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…

Filmography

• Running Scared as Lester the Pimp
• Taken as Bernie Harris
• Now You See Me as Cowan
• Captain Phillips as Mike Perry
• Face/Off as Bomb Leader
• Born on the Fourth of July as Lieutenant - Vietnam
• There Will Be Blood as H.M. Tilford
• Feed as Dr. Rothstein
• The Master as Philadelphia Police
• G.I. Jane as Instructor Johns

TV

• Mad Men as Leonard Fillmore
• Friends as Fireman #2
• Barry as FBI Agent Harris
• The Mentalist as Donny Culpepper
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Chief Duggan
• Justified as Jim Ferzinsky
• Lie to Me as Owen Finnegan
• Sons of Anarchy as Stockton Cop
• Fear the Walking Dead as George Geary
• CSI: Miami as Arnie Tice