David Warshofsky
Known for: Acting
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 longtime CIA agent in the Taken trilogy. He served as an assistant professor of theatre acting at the University of Southern California, and later juggled his promotion to Head of Acting with a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Lincoln (2012).
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Chief Duggan
1999
Series
Law & Order
Danny Miller
1990
Series
Law & Order
Walter Grimes
1990
Series
Law & Order
Roger Kraslow
1990
Series
The Mentalist
Donny Culpepper
2008
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ray Wiznesky
2001
Series
CSI: Miami
Arnie Tice
2002
Series
Friends
Fireman #2
1994
Series
JAG
Commander Blake
1995
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Chicago Hope
Joseph Bonora
1994
Series
Scrubs
Dave Bradford
2001
Series
Without a Trace
Dave Santorum
2002
Series
Sons of Anarchy
Stockton Cop
2008
Series
Mad Men
Leonard Fillmore
2007
Series
Numb3rs
Detective Jack Collins
2005
Series
Scandal
Theodore Peus
2012
Series
Medium
Russell Burgess
2005
Series
Home Improvement
Fireman #1
1991
Series
Fear the Walking Dead
George Geary
2015
Series
Lie to Me
Owen Finnegan
2009
Series
Justified
Jim Ferzinsky
2010
Series
Barry
FBI Agent Harris
2018
Series
The Rookie: Feds
Pierce Langham
2022
Series
Brooklyn South
Barman
1997
Series
Commander in Chief
Frank Terzano
2005
Film
Now You See Me
Cowan
2013
Film
Taken 3
Bernie Harris
2014
Series
Stumptown
Jimmy Arrieta
2019
Film
Now You See Me 2
Agent Cowan
2016
Film
Taken
Bernie Harris
2008
Film
There Will Be Blood
H.M. Tilford
2007
Series
Nemesis
Breckenridge Peters
2026
Film
Face/Off
Bomb Leader
1997
Film
Captain Phillips
Mike Perry
2013
Film
Public Enemies
Warden Baker
2009
Film
Unstoppable
Judd Stewart
2010
Film
The Bone Collector
Amelia's Partner
1999
Film
Born on the Fourth of July
Lieutenant - Vietnam
1989
Film
Don't Say a Word
Ryan
2001
Film
The Master
Philadelphia Police
2012
Film
Lincoln
William Hutton
2012
Film
Blonde
Mr. Z
2022
Series
Ordinary Joe
Frank Kimbreau
2021
Film
Running Scared
Lester the Pimp
2006
Film
G.I. Jane
Instructor Johns
1997
Film
Fair Game
Pete
2010
Film
Human Nature
Police Detective
2001
Film
Body Cam
Darlo Penda
2020
Film
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Mike
1989
Film
Wilson
Orson
2017
Film
Welcome to Collinwood
Babitch
2002
Film
Small Apartments
Detective Holman
2012
Film
The Two Faces of January
Paul Vittorio
2014
Film
The Minus Man
Pate
1999
Film
Beatriz at Dinner
Grant
2017
Film
The Grief Tourist
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
2013
Film
American Violet
Robert Foster
2008
Film
Skinner
Geoff Tate
1993
Film
Personal Velocity
Kurt Wurtzle
2002
Film
Feed
Dr. Rothstein
2017
Film
Walkout
Lloyd Hurley
2006
Film
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Glen Dargon
2015
Film
The Future
Marshall
2011
Film
The Best Thief in the World
Paul Zaidman
2004
Film
Okay
George
2026
Endsville
Doug
2000
Film
Little Birds
Joseph Hoffman
2011
Film
Manny Wolfe
Lyndon Marlowe
2024
Film
The Hollow
Principal Adam Markey
2016
Film
It's Not About Jimmy Keene
Joel Roistacher
2019
True Blue
Larry
2018
Film
Capturing Captain Phillips
Self
2014
Film
Suffering Bastards
Al Johnson
1989
Film
Superior
Sal
2015
Film
Valeria
Doctor Greenberg
2016