Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley
Sarah Clarke and Berkeley on the set of 24 in 2002.
Born	Alexander Harper Berkeley (1955-12-16) December 16, 1955 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Sarah Clarke (2002–present), 2 children

Alexander "Xander" Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles of George Mason on the political thriller series 24, Percy Rose on the action thriller series Nikita and Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the crime drama The Mentalist. In films, he is known for having portrayed a wide range of supporting and character roles in The Fabulous Baker Boys, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Candyman, Apollo 13, Gattaca, Taken, Safe, Kick-Ass, Air Force One, Shanghai Noon, If These Walls Could Talk, Five, and Sid and Nancy.

He is also known for being the series lead of the web series The Booth At The End for which he received the Streamy Award for "Best Male Performance, Drama in 2013."

Early life and education

Berkeley was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 16, 1955, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey. He attended Hampshire College and worked in the theaters at the five college system which Hampshire was a part of, including Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of Massachusetts. Berkeley worked in the Regional and Repertory Theaters in addition to Off Broadway while living in New York. A casting agent saw Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called Early Dark, and encouraged him to move to Hollywood.

Career

Berkeley began playing roles in 1981, with early appearances in M*A*S*H, Cagney & Lacey, Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting and The A-Team. Although not becoming a household name, Berkeley's face was increasingly recognizable into the 1990s. His later television guest roles included The X-Files, CSI, ER, 24 and Law & Order.

On the big screen, Berkeley has appeared in North Country, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mommie Dearest, Phoenix, Kick-Ass, A Few Good Men, The Rookie, Candyman, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Gattaca, The Rock (uncredited), Air Force One, Sid and Nancy, Spawn, Amistad, Shanghai Noon, Barb Wire and Timecode. Berkeley has the distinction of appearing in both the made-for-television film L.A. Takedown in 1989 and its 1995 critically acclaimed theatrical remake Heat, both directed by Michael Mann. Several of his earlier roles were in films by director Alex Cox.

In 2001, Berkeley became a recurring guest star and later on as a series regular on 24 in the role of George Mason, the head of the Counter Terrorist Unit.

Berkeley has provided voices for animated series such as Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Teen Titans and Gargoyles. He voiced Quentin Beck/Mysterio in The Spectacular Spider-Man and Captain Atom in the animated movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.

He portrayed the mysterious John Smith on the CBS drama Jericho.

In 2010, he received one of his best known roles - that of Percy Rose in the CW action-thriller series Nikita. He portrayed the character as a series regular in the show's first two seasons as well as being the series' de facto main antagonist of its first two seasons.

In 2013, Berkeley won the Streamy Award for "Best Male Performance, Drama" his starring role in the acclaimed webseries, The Booth At The End. He was revealed to be Red John in The Mentalist.

Personal life

Berkeley is a painter and a sculptor, as well as a make-up artist. Berkeley met Sarah Clarke on the set of 24 in 2001, and married her the following year. Berkeley and Clarke live with their two daughters in Los Angeles, California, where he works as a painter and sculptor when he is not acting.

Filmography

Television series

• M*A*S*H (1 episode, 1981) – Marine
• Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982) – Christopher Hawks
• The Incredible Hulk (1 episode, 1982) – Tom
• Tales of the Gold Monkey (1 episode, 1982) – Eric Fromby
• Remington Steele (1 episode, 1983) – Charlie
• Cagney & Lacey (1 episode, 1983) – Maurice
• Riptide (1 episode, 1984) – Taxi Driver
• Falcon Crest (1 episode, 1984) – Buzz Whitehead
• The A-Team (2 episodes, 1983–1984) – Baker / Sgt. Wilson
• V (1 episode, 1985) – Isaac Henley
• The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1986) (segment "Take My Life... Please!") – Dave the Angry Comic
• Moonlighting (1 episode, 1986) – Scalper
• CBS Summer Playhouse (1 episode, 1988) – Dr. Noah Fredericks
• Miami Vice (2 episodes, 1987–1989) – Bailey / Tommy Lowell
• Father Dowling Mysteries (1 episode, 1990) – Carl Maxwell
• Wiseguy (1 episode, 1990) – Ray Spiotta
• Grand (1 episode, 1990) – Jeffrey
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode, 1993) – Brett Bones
• The X-Files (episode "Ice", 1993) – Dr. Hodge
• New York Undercover (1 episode, 1994) – Dr. Carl Weschler
• Roswell (1994) – Sherman Carson
• Partners (1 episode, 1995) – Christophe Nnngaarzh
• Pointman (1 episode, 1995) – J.W. Mainwaring
• The Outer Limits (1 episode, 1996) – Terry McCammon
• Nash Bridges (1 episode, 1996) – Neil Wojak
• Women: Stories of Passion (1 episode, 1997) – Jimbo
• High Incident (1 episode, 1997) – Swat Team Captain
• Players (1 episode, 1997) – Marcus Flint
• Three (1 episode) – Warden
• ER (1 episode, 1998) – Detective Wilson
• Wolf Lake (1 episode, 2001) – Carl
• Going to California (1 episode, 2001) – Clay Shelton
• The Court (3 episodes) – Keith Nolan
• 24 (27 episodes, 2001–2003) – George Mason
• The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 2003) – Harry Kellogg
• Karen Sisco (1 episode, 2003) – Alvin Simmons
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (5 episodes, 2003–2004) – Sheriff Rory Atwater
• Law & Order (1 episode, 2005) – Clay Pollack
• Women in Law (1 episode, 2006) – Campbell Knox
• The West Wing (1 episode, 2006) – Franklin Hollis
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, 2007) – George Pagolis
• Standoff (1 episode, 2007) – Paul Fisk
• Bones (1 episode, 2007) – Dr. Bankroft
• Boston Legal (1 episode, 2008) – A.D.A. Rex Swarthmore
• Jericho (1 episode, 2008) – John Smith
• Wainy Days (1 episode, 2008) – Cornelius
• The Mentalist (2008, 2013) – Sheriff Thomas McAllister/Red John
• Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2008) – Det. Hyde
• The Closer (1 episode, 2009) – Detective Curt Landry
• Inside the Box (2009) – Fred O'Brien
• Medium (1 episode, 2009) – Mitchell Slocombe
• Day One (2010) – Clarke
• Nikita (2010–2012) – Percy
• The Booth at The End (2011) – The Man
• Being Human (2013) - Liam McLean
• Justified (2 episodes, 2014) - Charles Monroe
• Salem (2014) - Magistrate Hale
• 24: Solitary (2014) - The Handler
• 12 Monkeys (TV series) (2015) - Col. Jonathan Foster
• Zoo (2015) - Ronnie "Dogstick" Brannigan
• The Walking Dead (2016) - Gregory

Voice acting

• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (voice) (1 episode, 1994) – Snav
• Gargoyles (voice) (1 episode, 1996) – Coldsteel / Iago
• Mighty Ducks (voice) (1 episode, 1996) – Phineas T. Viper
• The Tick (voice) (1 episode, 1996) – Octopaganini
• Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (voice) (1 episode, 1997) – Hans
• Spawn (1997) (TV series) (unknown episodes) – Mike Stewart / Priest
• Superman: The Animated Series (voice) (1 episode, 1997) – Sgt . Corey Mills
• Extreme Ghostbusters (voice) (2 episodes, 1997)
• The Wild Thornberrys (voice) (2 episodes, 1999) – Barking Deer #2 / Stoat
• Batman Beyond (voice) (2 episodes, 2001) – Dr. Chides
• Justice League (voice) (2 episodes, 2001) – General Brak
• Spider-Man (voice) (1 episode, 2003) – Mayor
• Freelancer (2003) (Video Game) (voice) – Dexter Hovis
• Teen Titans (voice) (3 episodes, 2004–2005) – Warp / Mento / General Immortus
• The Batman (voice) (1 episode, 2007) – Paul
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (voice) (1 episode, 2009) – Sinestro
• The Spectacular Spider-Man (voice) (4 episodes, 2008–2009) – Mysterio

Film

Year	Title	Role
1981	Mommie Dearest	Christopher Crawford (adult)
1982	Tag: The Assassination Game	Connally
1985	Volunteers	Kent Sutcliffe
1986	Sid and Nancy	Bowery Snax
1987	Omega Syndrome
	Straight to Hell	Preacher McMahon
	The Verne Miller Story	Cardogan
	Walker	Byron Cole
1988	The Lawless Land	Ez Andy
	Tapeheads	Ricky Fell
	Deadly Dreams	Jack Torme
1989	The Fabulous Baker Boys	Lloyd
1990	The Gumshoe Kid	Monty Griswold
	Internal Affairs	Rudy Mohr
	The Assassin	John Patrick Earl
	The Last of the Finest	Fast Eddie
	The Guardian	Detective
	Short Time	Carl Stark
	The Grifters	Lt. Pierson
	The Rookie	Blackwell
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Todd Voight
	Billy Bathgate	Harvey Preston
	For the Boys	Roberts, Vietnam
1992	The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag	Mr. Marchat
	Candyman	Trevor Lyle
	A Few Good Men	Capt. Whitaker
1993	Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman	Second Man
1994	Caroline at Midnight	Joey Szabo
1995	The Fifteen Minute Hamlet	Shakespeare
	Safe	Greg White
	Apollo 13	Henry Hurt
	Leaving Las Vegas	Cynical Cabbie
	Heat	Ralph
1996	Poison Ivy II: Lily	Donald Falk
	A Family Thing	Sunburned man
	Barb Wire	Alexander Willis
	The Rock	Lonner (uncredited)
	Bulletproof	Gentry
	Driven	J.D. Johnson
	Persons Unknown	Tosh
1997	The Killing Jar	Danny 'Figaretto' Evans
	Air Force One	Secret Service Agent Gibbs
	One Night Stand	Charlie's Friend
	Gattaca	Dr. Lamar
	Amistad	Hammond
	Breast Men	Male Interviewer
1998	The Truth About Juliet	George
	Phoenix	Lt. Clyde Webber
1999	Universal Soldier: The Return	Dr. Dylan Cotner
	The Cherry Orchard	Yepihodov
2000	Timecode	Evan Wantz
	Shanghai Noon	Nathan Van Cleef
2001	Storytelling	Mr. DeMarco ('Non-fiction')
	China: The Panda Adventure	Dakar Johnston
	The Man from Elysian Fields	Virgil Koster
2003	The Third Date	Tommy Tulip
	The Stranger	Charly
	Quicksand	Joey Patterson
2004	Below the Belt	Hanrahan
	In Enemy Hands	Admiral Kentz (as Xander Berkley)
	The Last Full Measure
2005	Drop Dead Sexy	Harkness
	Deepwater	Gus
	Standing Still	Jonathan
	North Country	Arlen Pavich
2006	The Garage	Doc Ruppert
	Champions	Uncle Doug
	Seraphim Falls	Railroad Foreman
2007	Fracture	Judge Moran
2008	Cook County	Sonny
	Taken	Stuart St. John
	The Toe Tactic	Dad
2009	Sparks	Sid Harris
	Year One	The King
	The Consultants	George
	Repo Chick	Aldrich De La Chasse
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	Captain Atom
	Path Lights	Father
2010	Kick-Ass	Detective Vic Gigante
	Bedrooms	Harry
	Luster	Detective Carter
	Below the Beltway	McMahon
2011	Girl Walks into a Bar	Moe
	Seeking Justice	Lieutenant Durgan
2014	Son of Batman	Kirk Langstrom (voice)
	Transcendence	Dr. Thomas Casey

TV movies

• Fire on the Mountain (1981)
• L.A. Takedown (1989) – Waingro
• Dillinger (1991) – Copeland
• Not of This World (1991) – Bruce MacNamara
• Murder in High Places (1991) – Wayne
• A Private Matter (1992) – Peter Zenner
• Deadly Matrimony (1992)
• It's Nothing Personal (1993) – James Blakemore
• Donato and Daughter (1993) – Russ Loring
• Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) – Second Man
• Roswell (1994) – Sherman Carson
• I'd Lie for You and That's the Truth (1996) – Bad guy
• A Kidnapping in the Family (1996) – Curtis Harrison
• Within the Rock (1996) – Ryan
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (segment "1974") – John Barrows
• For Hope (1996) (uncredited) – Date #4
• Apollo 11 (1996) – Buzz Aldrin
• Winchell (1998) – Gavreau
• NetForce (1999) – Bo Tyler
• Magma: Volcanic Disaster (2006) – Peter Shepherd
• Alibi (2007) – Lt. Adam Molnar
• Night and Day (2010) – Jay Graham
• Inside (2011) – Highway man
• Five (2011) – Peter Knowles

External links

• Xander Berkeley at the Internet Movie Database
• Xander Berkeley at AllMovie
• A conversation with Xander Berkeley