Christopher Cousins | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Christopher Maher Cousins (born September 27, 1960) is an American actor who has been acting in television since 1986. He is best known for playing conman Cain Rogan in forty-one episodes of the soap opera One Life to Live . Between 2009 and 2012, he played Ted Beneke in thirteen episodes of the AMC series Breaking Bad . In 2013 and 2014, he played Victor Doyle in seven episodes of the NBC series Revolution . [1] [2]
Cousins was born in New York City and raised in Oklahoma, where he attended Norman High School. He graduated from Boston University and relocated to New York City to act in theatre productions. [3]
Notable film roles include David Williams in Untraceable (2008), [4] the villain Daniel in Wicker Park (2004), [4] Bill in The Grudge 2 (2006), [4] and the father of the main characters in Legally Blondes . [4] He also made an appearance on Glee , [4] on the episode "Puppet Master". He has also appeared in an episode of House, M.D. , [4] as a victim's father on an episode called "Distractions" in season 2 episode 12. [4]
He was in season 3 of Supernatural , [4] he played a doctor whose comatose daughter is the spirit in "Bedtime Stories". He also appeared on Criminal Minds , [4] as a trauma surgeon on an episode called "Nameless, Faceless" in season 5, episode 1. He also appeared on Designated Survivor , [4] as Senator Rouse. In 2016, he had a recurring role as Martin Weiss, an attorney for an Armenian mobster in Bosch . [4] In 2024, it was announced that Cousins would appear on The Young and the Restless as Alan Laurent. [5] He made his first appearance on April 30 of that year. [6] [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Hell High | Jon-Jon | |
1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Randall Thomasson | Direct-to-video |
A Wing and a Prayer | Evan Lansing | Television film | |
1999 | Mind Prey | Television film | |
For Love of the Game | Ian | ||
2001 | Earth vs. the Spider | Officer Williams | Television film |
Dead Dog | Marquett | ||
2004 | The Long Shot | John Oaks | Television film |
Wicker Park | Daniel | ||
2005 | Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder | Adam | Television film |
2006 | Grounds Zero | Phone Booth 1 | Short film |
The Grudge 2 | Bill | ||
2007 | Final Approach | Vince Gilford | Television film |
2008 | Untraceable | David Williams | |
2009 | Legally Blondes | Mr. Richard Woods | |
Hangman | Phillip | ||
2011 | William & Kate: The Movie | Michael Middleton | Television film |
2012 | The Diary of Preston Plummer | Walter Cather | |
Americana | Simon | Television film | |
2014 | Draft Day | Max Stone | |
2018 | Caretakers | Former Ambassador Chris Williams | |
2019 | Check Inn to Christmas | Bill Mason | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–1987 | Another World | Greg Houston | |
1990 | As the World Turns | Colin Crowley | |
1991–2008 | One Life to Live | Cain Rogan | |
1994, 1997 | Law & Order | Robert Dorning / Todd Locke | 2 episodes |
1994 | New York Undercover | Colin | Episode 1.12: "Blondes Have More Fun" |
1996 | Swift Justice | Cole | Episode 1.13: "Retribution" |
1997 | Prince Street | Episode 1.4: "Drugs, Lies and Videotape" | |
1998 | Night Man | Jonathan Leland | Episode 1.15: "House of Soul" |
2000 | JAG | Chief Sturtevant | Episode 5.14: "Cabin Pressure" |
Opposite Sex | Mr. Will Perry | 4 episodes | |
2001 | Family Law | Jesse Gibson | Episode 2.19: "The Gay Divorcee" |
Stargate SG-1 | Ambassador Joseph Faxon | 2 episodes | |
The Invisible Man | Jack Carelli | Episode 2.15: "A Sense of Community" | |
Crossing Jordan | Father Lynch | Episode 1.3: "The Ties That Bind" | |
2002 | Boston Public | Mark Tanner | Episode 2.16: "Chapter Thirty-Eight" |
The Practice | Ralph Alt | Episode 7.8: "Bad to Worse" | |
2003–2005 | American Dreams | Ted Pryor | 4 episodes |
2003 | Miracles | Charles Jergensen | Episode 1.2: "The Friendly Skies" |
The O.C. | Greg Fischer | Episode 1.4: "The Debut" | |
The West Wing | Rep. Theo | Episode 5.4: "Han" | |
2004 | ER | Kyle Kolber | Episode 10.12: "NICU" |
Joan of Arcadia | Tom Murphy | 2 episodes | |
Without a Trace | Ted Fortman | Episode 3.6: "Nickel and Dimed" | |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Cyrus Templeton | Episode 3.16: "Nothing to Lose" |
Close to Home | Robert Flynn | Episode 1.2: "Miranda" | |
CSI: NY | Oscar Bowers | Episode 2.6: "YoungBlood" | |
Cold Case | Ned Burton | Episode 3.8: "Honor" | |
2006 | In Justice | Richard Kenyon | Episode 1.4: "Confessions" |
Las Vegas | Chairman of Gaming Commission | Episode 3.14: "And Here's Mike with the Weather" | |
House | Doug | Episode 2.12: "Distractions" | |
Shark | Richard Metcalfe | Episode 1.10: "Sins of the Mother" | |
Vanished | Judge Wallace Rainer | 8 episodes | |
2007 | The Shield | Benjamin Webb | Episode 6.10: "Spanish Practices" |
Monk | Lt. Hendrix | Episode 6.4: "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend" | |
Supernatural | Dr. Garrison | Episode 3.5: "Bedtime Stories" | |
Cane | Agent Clark | Episode 1.8: "All Bets Are Off" | |
2008 | Moonlight | Kent Morrow | Episode 1.13: "Fated to Pretend" |
Lipstick Jungle | Charles Reilly | 6 episodes | |
2009 | NCIS | Mr. Jones | Episode 6.21: "Toxic" |
Chuck | Bill Bergey | Episode 2.20: "Chuck Versus the First Kill" | |
Hawthorne | Aaron Breyer | Episode 1.7: "Night Moves" | |
Criminal Minds | Dr. Barton | Episode 5.1: "Faceless, Nameless" | |
2009–2012 | Breaking Bad | Ted Beneke | 13 episodes |
2010 | Miami Medical | Truman | Episode 1.7: "Man on the Road" |
In Plain Sight | Vince Anderson / Vince Jordan | Episode 3.12: "WitSec Stepmother" | |
Nikita | Henry Sampson | Episode 1.3: "Kill Jill" | |
Terriers | Robert Lindus | 3 episodes | |
Chase | Craig Wilson | Episode 1.6: "Havoc" | |
Law & Order: LA | Nelson's Lawyer | Episode 1.5: "Pasadena" | |
2011 | Southland | Peter Wellington | Episode 3.5: "The Winds" |
The Defenders | Rick Neville | Episode 1.16: "Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals" | |
Body of Proof | Dr. David Cryer | Episode 2.8: "Love Bites" | |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Rick Summers | Episode 2.13: "Ka Ho' Oponopono" |
Ringer | Tobias Schecht | Episode 1.19: "Let's Kill Bridget" | |
Awake | John Ferriss | Episode 1.7: "Ricky's Tacos" | |
Drop Dead Diva | Dr. Bradley Alton | Episode 4.13: "Jane's Getting Married" | |
Vegas | Randall | Episode 1.4: "(Il) Legitimate" | |
Private Practice | Eli Wilson | Episode 6.7: "The World According to Jake" | |
Rizzoli & Isles | Sam Nelson | Episode 3.15: "No More Drama in My Life" | |
2013 | Ben and Kate | Dave | Episode 1.14: "Gone Fishin'" |
The Mentalist | Jason Lennon | 2 episodes | |
Chicago Fire | Steven Goody | 2 episodes | |
Longmire | Calvin Cowley | Episode 2.6: "Tell It Slant" | |
Castle | Nolan Burns | Episode 6.6: "Get a Clue" | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ken Wallace | Episode 14.8: "Helpless" | |
Major Crimes | Dr. Charles Mason | Episode 2.14: "All In" | |
2013–2014 | Twisted | Mayor John Rollins | 3 episodes |
Revolution | Victor Doyle | 7 episodes | |
2013–2015 | Glee | Superintendent Bob Harris | 7 episodes |
2014 | Matador | Llewyn Smith | 8 episodes |
2014–2015 | The Vampire Diaries | Joshua Parker | 4 episodes |
2015 | Code Black | John Harris | Episode 1.7: "Buen Árbol" |
CSI: Cyber | Mason Lynne | 2 episodes | |
2016 | Bosch | Martin Weiss | 4 episodes |
2016–2018 | UnREAL | Gary | 10 episodes |
2017 | Famous in Love | Paige's Dad | Episode 1.2: "A Star Is Torn" |
Training Day | Ken Patterson | 2 episodes | |
Designated Survivor | Senator Alan Rouse | Episode 2.5: "Suckers" | |
The Exorcist | Peter Osborne | 4 episodes | |
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Sam Haslett | 2 episodes | |
2018 | The Gifted | Lawrence Hayes | Episode 2.9: "gaMe changer" |
2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Dan Howser | 2 episodes |
9-1-1 | Charles Bryson | Episode 3.1: "Kids Today" | |
2020 | General Hospital | Dr. Warren Kirk | 6 |
2021 | Goliath | Samuel Margolis | Episode 4.3: "Signed, William Hamilton McBride" |
2022–2023 | The Resident | Marco | 2 episodes |
2024 | The Young and the Restless | Alan Laurent | Recurring role |
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