Michael B. Silver | |
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Born | Michael Buchman Silver July 8, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Katie Mitchell (m. 2000) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Amanda Silver (sister) Sidney Buchman (grandfather) |
Michael Buchman Silver (born July 8, 1967) [1] is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Leo Cohen in the television series NYPD Blue . As of summer 2019, Silver has recurring roles on both NBC's The InBetween and CBS' Instinct .
Silver was born in New York City, the brother of writer Amanda Silver and the grandson of Oscar-winning screenwriter Sidney Buchman. [1] [2] Silver is a graduate of Brown University.
One of his earliest roles was in the 1993 film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday . He had a major recurring stint on NYPD Blue , perhaps his best-known role, appearing in 31 episodes. Silver has also had recurring roles as Dr. Paul Myers on ER and as Secret Service Agent Peter Elliott on CSI: Miami . In addition, Silver has made many other guest appearances on various primetime series such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The X-Files , Cheers , NewsRadio , Judging Amy , Once and Again , Felicity , Law & Order , Monk , Dark Blue , Bones , Vengeance Unlimited , Criminal Minds , Raising the Bar , Strong Medicine , Nip/Tuck , Veronica Mars , Brothers & Sisters , Murder in the First , and Supernatural . He had a recurring role on Royal Pains as Ken Keller, and in 2011 he starred in the video game L.A. Noire as Edgar Kalou.
Beginning in the summer of 2018 and then in its second season in the summer of 2019, Michael had the recurring role of police sergeant Kanter Harris in the police procedural Instinct . In the summer of 2019, he was also appearing in the recurring role of professional therapist Brian Currie in the series The InBetween . In October of 2021, he played Vince Jones (S5/E4 - "Sentinel") in the series S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) .
He is married to actress Katie Mitchell on October 22, 2000. He has one son.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Luke | |
1995 | Higher Learning | Frat Member | |
Virtuosity | Undercover Cop | ||
1996 | Eye for an Eye | Assistant | |
1998 | All of It | Ben Glazer | |
Playing by Heart | Max | ||
2000 | Seven Girlfriends | Joe | |
In the Weeds | Marlon | ||
Submerged | Dr. Winslow | ||
2001 | Legally Blonde | Bobby | |
I Am Sam | Dr. Jaslow | ||
2003 | Chatroom | Stud | Short film |
Seabiscuit | Baltimore Doctor | ||
2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Father | |
2010 | Love Shack | Jerry Sphincter | Also director, writer & producer |
2011 | JoAnne | Man | Short film |
2013 | Leave of Absence | Dan Collins | |
2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Geddes | |
2016 | The Interrogation | Detective | Short film, also director |
2018 | Rumor from Ground Control | Baxter Aleks | |
The Samuel Project | Robert |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Designing Women | Mark | Episode: "My Daughter, Myself" |
1992 | Cheers | Customer | Episode: "Teaching with the Enemy" |
1993 | Civil Wars | Dr. Blum | Episode: "A Liver Runs Through It" |
1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Vinod | Episode: "Paradise" |
The Enemy Within | Lieutenant Lonner | Television film | |
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Tony Lewis | Television film | |
1995 | Blossom | David | Episode: "Mating Rituals" |
1995–2009 | E/R | Dr. Paul Myers | 12 episodes |
1996–2004 | NYPD Blue | ADA Leo Cohen | 31 episodes |
1996 | Step by Step | Fleming Adler | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" |
Bloodhounds | Trooper | Television film | |
The John Larroquette Show | Scott | Episode: "Intern Writer" | |
1997 | The Burning Zone | Freddy | Episode: "Death Song" |
The Pretender | Chris Rockwell | Episode: "Jaroldo!" | |
Life with Roger | Steve | Episode: "Dial M for Muffin" | |
Leaving L.A. | Officer Williams | Episode: "The Eyes of the City" | |
1998 | NewsRadio | Danny | Episode: "Big Brother" |
Fantasy Island | Doug | Episode: "Superfriends" | |
The X-Files | Howard Grodin | 2 episodes | |
Nothing Sacred | Hank | Episode: "Holy Words" | |
1999 | Vengeance Unlimited | Michael Dearborn | Episode: "Legalese" |
Strange World | Agent Stern | Episode: "Spirit Falls" | |
Judging Amy | Justin Hopkins | Episode: "The Persistence of Tectonics" | |
2000 | Wilder Days | David | Episode: "Pilot" |
2001 | Once and Again | Paul | 2 episodes |
The Fugitive | Dr. Augustine | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" | |
Special Unit 2 | Rich Talridge | Episode: "The Waste" | |
Family Law | Mr. Michaels | Episode: "Moving On" | |
Providence | Ken | Episode: "Civil Unrest" | |
2002 | Felicity | Michael | Episode: "The Paper Chase" |
For the People | Will Campbell | ||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CSI Prosecutor | Episode: "The Accused is Entitled" | |
The Big Time | Walt Kaplan | Television film | |
Law & Order | Raymond Berman | Episode: "Hitman" | |
2003 | The District | Lawyer | Episode: "Goodbye, Jenny" |
Monk | Lyle Turrow | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame" | |
Skin | Detective | 4 episodes | |
Vegas Dick | Slick | Television pilot | |
2004–2006 | CSI: Miami | Agent Peter Elliott | 7 episodes |
2004 | Century City | James | Episode: "Love and Games" |
CSI: NY | EMT | Episode: "Outside Man" | |
Strong Medicine | Ed Davis | Episode: "Code" | |
2005 | Cold Case | Rick | Episode: "Ravaged" |
Beautiful People | David Stein | 5 episodes | |
Nip/Tuck | Mandy Baerwitz | Episode: "Rhea Reynolds" | |
2006 | Bones | Dr. Anton Kostov | Episode: "The Woman at the Airport" |
Criminal Minds | Sam Shapiro | Episode: "Riding the Lightning" | |
Love Monkey | Danny Stone | Episode: "Coming Out" | |
Day Break | Nathan Baxter | 4 episodes | |
2006–2007 | Veronica Mars | Professor David Winkler | 3 episodes |
Shark | Dan Lauter | 4 episodes | |
2007 | Without a Trace | Dr. Ron Hillman | Episode: "Primed" |
Eyes | ADA Dan Henderson | Episode: "Burglary" | |
Supernatural | Martin "Marty" Flagg | Episode: "Hollywood Babylon" | |
Cane | Dr. Shapiro | 2 episodes | |
Marlowe | Charles DiFrisco | Television pilot | |
2007–2008 | Las Vegas | Steve Lavin | 4 episodes |
2008 | In Plain Sight | Arlo Meyers | Episode: "Hoosier Daddy" |
Eli Stone | Elliott Russell | 2 episodes | |
2008–2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Stu Orenbacher | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Hustler | Travis' Father | 2 episodes |
Lie to Me | Attorney | Episode: "Depraved Heart" | |
Heroes | Liam Samuels | Episode: "Chapter Twelve: An Invisible Thread" | |
Mental | Richard Ranier | Episode: "A Beautiful Delusion" | |
Dark Blue | Edward Sykes | Episode: "Venice Kings" | |
U.S. Attorney | Walter Bertram | Television pilot | |
Raising the Bar | Andy Zeitlan | Episode: "Happy Ending" | |
2010–2016 | Royal Pains | Ken Keller | 13 episodes |
2010 | The Mentalist | Julius Coles | Episode: "The Blood on His Hands" |
The Defenders | Dr. Stewart | Episode: "Nevada v. Riley" | |
2011–2012 | Private Practice | David Gibbs | 2 episodes |
2011 | Free Agents | Ted | Episode: "What I Did for Work" |
NCIS | Nicholas Sandlock | Episode: "Enemy on the Hill" | |
Harry's Law | Mr. Faulkner | Episode: "The Rematch" | |
2012 | The Ropes | Danny Diamond | 6 episodes |
Hornet's Nest | Adam Goode | Television film | |
Perception | Lawrence Crawford | Episode: "Shadow" | |
Liz & Dick | Publicity Head | Television film | |
2013 | Body of Proof | Dr. Harvey Wallace | Episode: "Abducted: Part I" |
Scandal | Gavin Mitchell | Episode: "Say Hello to My Little Friend" | |
2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Kenneth | Episode: "Yummy Mummy" |
2015 | Backstrom | Agent Jacob Cole | Episode: "Ancient, Chinese, Secret" |
Shameless | Lorenzo | 3 episodes | |
Odd Mom Out | Jerrold | Episode: "Omakase" | |
2016 | One & Done | Jacob | Episode: "Temple Four" |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Damon Westphal | Episode: "Core Values" | |
Code Black | Dr. Paul Weatherly | Episode: "First Date" | |
Bosch | Colby Mintz | Episode: "Heart Attack" | |
Murder in the First | Franklin Tucker | 4 episodes | |
2016–2017 | I Am: Life of a Gigolo | Don | 3 episodes |
2017–2018 | Suits | Craig Siedel | 5 episodes |
2017 | Law & Order True Crime | Gerald Chaleff | 3 episodes |
Major Crimes | Dr. Carson Jacobs | Episode: "Sanctuary City: Part 4" | |
2018 | Designated Survivor | Steven Flannery | Episode: "Bad Reception" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | LA Noire | Edgar Kalou | Voiceover and Motion Capture (Via MotionScan) |
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