Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley
Berkeley in October 2016
Born	Alexander Harper Berkeley (1955-12-16) December 16, 1955 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Sarah Clarke ​ (m. 2002)​

Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) ^[1] is an American actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His films include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Candyman (1992), Barb Wire (1996), Air Force One (1997), Gattaca (1997), and Shanghai Noon (2000). He also appeared in the crime dramas L.A. Takedown (1989) and its remake Heat (1995), although he played a different character in each film. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller The Booth at the End (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox action drama 24 (2001–2003) and The CW action thriller Nikita (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama The Mentalist (2008–2013) and Gregory on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror The Walking Dead (2016–2018).

Early life and education

Berkeley was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. He is of English and Scottish descent. ^[2] He attended Hampshire College, ^[3] and worked in theaters at the Five Colleges, including Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst and the University of Massachusetts. He worked in regional and repertory theaters in addition to Off-Broadway in New York City. A casting agent spotted Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called Early Dark and encouraged him to move to Hollywood. ^[4]

Career

Berkeley and Sarah Clarke on the set of 24 in 2002

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 . ^[5] His later television roles included The X-Files , ^[5] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , ER and Law & Order .

On screen, his first film role was as the adult version of Christopher Crawford, Christina Crawford's brother, in Mommie Dearest . ^[6] He has appeared in North Country , ^[6] Terminator 2: Judgment Day , Phoenix , Kick-Ass , ^[6] A Few Good Men , The Rookie , Candyman , Apollo 13 , Leaving Las Vegas , Gattaca , The Rock , Air Force One , Sid and Nancy , ^[6] Amistad , Shanghai Noon , ^[6] Barb Wire ^[6] and Timecode . He appeared in the television film L.A. Takedown ^[6] in 1989 and its 1995 acclaimed theatrical remake Heat , ^[6] directed by Michael Mann. Several of his earlier roles were in films directed by Alex Cox.

In 2001, Berkeley became a recurring guest star (and later a series regular) on 24 in the role of George Mason, the head of the counter-terrorist unit. ^[7] He portrayed the mysterious John Smith on the CBS drama Jericho .

In 2010, he received one of his best-known roles, Percy Rose on The CW action-thriller series Nikita . ^[8] He portrayed the character as a series regular and de facto main antagonist of its first two seasons. He also played Sheriff Thomas McAllister on The Mentalist . ^[9]

Berkeley portrayed Gregory on AMC's The Walking Dead as a guest star in season six and a series regular in seasons seven and eight, with one additional appearance in the season nine premiere. ^[10]

In 2018, he portrayed Peter Lockwood, the father of Sam Lockwood on the fourth season of Supergirl . ^[11]

In 2023, he made a guest appearance as Captain Pellaeon in the third season of The Mandalorian , a role he reprised a year later for the animated Tales of the Empire.

Voice acting

Berkeley provides voice-work and voice-over for several animated series, such as Aaahh!!! Real Monsters , Gargoyles and Teen Titans . He also voiced Quentin Beck / Mysterio on The Spectacular Spider-Man , Captain Atom in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Dr. Kirk Langstrom in Son of Batman . ^[12]

Awards

In 2013, Berkeley won the Streamy Award "Best Male Performance, Drama" ^[13] for his starring role in the acclaimed web series The Booth at the End . ^[14]

Personal life

An accomplished make-up artist, painter, ^[15] and sculptor, ^[3] Berkeley met actress Sarah Clarke on the set of 24 in 2001 and married her the following year. ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Mommie Dearest	Christopher Crawford (Adult)
1982	Tag: The Assassination Game	Connally
1985	Volunteers	Kent Sutcliffe
1986	Sid and Nancy	"Bowery Snax"
1987	Straight to Hell	Preacher McMahon
	Walker	Byron Cole
1988	Tapeheads	Ricky Fell
	Deadly Dreams	Jack Thorne
1989	The Fabulous Baker Boys	Lloyd
1990	Internal Affairs	Rudy Mohr
	The Last of the Finest	Eddie "Fast Eddie"
	The Guardian	Detective
	Short Time	Carl Stark
	The Grifters	Lieutenant Pierson
	The Rookie	Ken Blackwell
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Todd Voight
	Billy Bathgate	Harvey Preston
	For the Boys	Roberts
1992	The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag	Mr. Marchat
	Candyman	Trevor Lyle
	A Few Good Men	Captain Whitaker
1994	Caroline at Midnight	Joey Szabo
1995	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	Chief Alexander Willis
	The Rock	Dr. Lonner	Uncredited
	Driven	J.D. Johnson
	Bulletproof	FBI Agent Darryl Gentry
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
	The Truth About Juliet	George
1998	Phoenix	Lieutenant Clyde Webber
1999	Universal Soldier: The Return	Dr. Dylan Cotner
	The Cherry Orchard	Epihodov
2000	Timecode	Evan Wantz
	Shanghai Noon	Marshal Van Cleef
2001	Storytelling	Mr. DeMarco	Segment: "Non-Fiction"
	China: The Panda Adventure	Dakar Johnston
	The Man from Elysian Fields	Virgil Koster
2003	Quicksand	Joey Patterson
2004	Human Error	Hanrahan
	In Enemy Hands	Admiral Kentz
2005	Drop Dead Sexy	Harkness
	Deepwater	Gus
	Standing Still	Jonathan
	North Country	Arlen Pavich
2006	The Garage	"Doc" Ruppert
	Seraphim Falls	Railcrew Foreman
2007	Fracture	Judge Moran
2008	Taken	Stuart St. John
	Cook County	"Sonny"
2009	Women in Trouble	Mr. Frost
	Year One	The King
	Repo Chick	Aldrich De La Chasse
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	Captain Atom	Voice, direct-to-video [16]
2010	Kick-Ass	Detective Vic Gigante
	Bedrooms	Harry
	Faster	Sergeant Mallory
	The Death of Socrates	Socrates
	Luster	Detective Carter
2011	Girl Walks into a Bar	Moe
	Seeking Justice	Lieutenant Durgan
2012	That Guy... Who Was in That Thing	Himself	Documentary film
2013	Louder Than Words	Dr. Lansen
	Live at the Foxes Den	Kenneth Whitman
2014	Transcendence	Dr. Thomas Casey
	Small Time	Chick
	Son of Batman	Dr. Kirk Langstrom	Voice, direct-to-video [16]
	Pony	Uncle Jeff	Short film
2015	Solace	Mr. Ellis
2016	Allegiant	Phillip
	Moments of Clarity	Artemis
2017	Shot	Dr. Roberts
2018	Proud Mary	Uncle
	The Maestro	Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
	City of Lies	Edwards
2019	The Wall of Mexico	Michael Rand
	Dark Harbor	Priest James
2020	The Dark and the Wicked	Father Thorne
2021	Lockdown	Joel
2022	Butcher's Crossing	Charlie Hoge
2024	Reagan	George Shultz	[17]
2025	No Address	Harris

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	M*A*S*H	Marine	Episode: "Give 'Em Hell, Hawkeye"
	Open All Night	Medfold	Episode: "Centerfold"
1982	The Incredible Hulk	Tom	Episode: "A Minor Problem"
	McClain's Law	Peter	Episode: "To Save the Queen"
	Hart to Hart	Christopher Hawks	Episode: "Harts on Their Toes"
	Tales of the Gold Monkey	Eric Fromby	Episode: "Escape from Death Island"
1983	Remington Steele	Dan Kowalski	Episode: "Steele Crazy After All These Years"
	The Renegades	Gillette	Episode: "The Big Time"
	Cagney & Lacey	Maurice	Episode: "The Gang's All Here"
1983, 1984	The A-Team	Baker, Sergeant Wilson	2 episodes
1984	Riptide	Taxi Driver	Episode: "The Hardcase"
	Falcon Crest	"Buzz" Whitehead	Episode: "Strangers"
1985	V	Isaac Henley	Episode: "Breakout"
1986	The Twilight Zone	Dave	Episode: "Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library"
	Moonlighting	Scalper	Episode: "Symphony in Knocked Flat"
1987, 1989	Miami Vice	Bailey, Tommy Lowell	2 episodes
1988	J.J. Starbuck	Bobby Tinch	Episode: "Rag Doll"
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Dr. Noah Fredericks	Episode: "Dr. Paradise"
1989	L.A. Takedown	Waingro	TV movie
1990	Father Dowling Mysteries	Carl Maxwell	Episode: "The Exotic Dancer Mystery"
	Wiseguy	Ray Spiotta	Episode: "Romp"
	Grand	Jeffrey	Episode: "The Chickens Come Home to Roost"
1991	Dillinger	Copeland	TV movie
	Not of This World	Bruce MacNamara	TV movie
	Super Force	Dr. Landru	3 episodes
	Murder in High Places	Wayne	TV movie
1992	A Private Matter	Peter Zenner	TV movie
1993	It's Nothing Personal	James Blakemore	TV movie
	Donato and Daughter	Russ Loring	TV movie
	The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.	Brett Bones	Episode: "Riverboat"
	The X-Files	Dr. Hodge	Episode: "Ice"
	Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman	Second Man	TV movie
1994	Roswell	Sherman Carson	TV movie
	Good Advice	Bernard	Episode: "A Chance of Showers"
	New York Undercover	Dr. Carl Weschler	Episode: "Blondes Have More Fun"
1995	Partners	Christopher Nnngaarzh	Episode: "Why Are the Blumenthals Living in My House?"
	Pointman	J.W. Mainwaring	Episode: "'bout Money"
1995, 1996	Gargoyles	Iago, Coldsteel	Voice roles, 2 episodes [16]
1995–1997	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Snav, Urbab, Abraham Lincoln, Manager #4	Voice roles, 12 episodes [16]
1996	Nash Bridges	Neil Wojack	Episode: "Genesis"
	Within the Rock	Ryan	TV movie
	The Outer Limits	Terry McCammon	Episode: "Falling Star"
	If These Walls Could Talk	John Barrows	TV movie, segment: "1974"
	Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series	Phineas T. Viper	Voice, episode: "Beak to the Future" [16]
	The Tick	Octopagnini	Voice, episode: "Tick vs. Europe" [16]
	For Hope	Date #4	TV movie (uncredited)
	Apollo 11	Buzz Aldrin	TV movie
1996, 1997	Life with Louie	Pro Shop Cashier, Store Manager	Voice roles, 2 episodes
1997	High Incident	Sergeant Hackworth	Episode: "No Money Down"
	Duckman	Hans	Voice, episode: "Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers'"
	Johnny Bravo	Melvin, Maitre D', Movie Star	Voice roles, episode: "Substitute Teacher/A Wolf in Chick's Clothing/Intensive Care"
	Women: Stories of Passion	Jim "Jimbo"	Episode: "Reading for Pleasure"
	Superman: The Animated Series	Sergeant Corey Mills	Voice, episode: "Prototype" [16]
	Players	Marcus Flint	Episode: "Con Law"
	Extreme Ghostbusters	Additional voices	2 episodes
	Breast Men	Male Interviewer	TV movie
1998	Jumanji	Mr. Schreem	Voice, episode: "Return of Squint"
	Winchell	Gavreau	TV movie
	ER	Detective Wilson	Episode: "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson"
1999	NetForce	Bo Tyler	TV movie
	The Wild Thornberrys	Stoat, Barking Deer #2	Voice roles, 2 episodes [16]
	Rocket Power	MacKenzie's Father	Voice, episode: "Hawaii Blues/Lost and Find"
2000	Three	Warden	Episode: "Break Out"
2001	Batman Beyond	Dr. Childes	Voice, episode: "Curse of the Kobra" [16]
	Going to California	Clay Shelton	Episode: "Lily of the Field"
	Justice League	General Brak	Voice, episode: "The Enemy Below" [16]
	Wolf Lake	Carl	Episode: "Unaired Pilot" (uncredited)
2001–2003	24	George Mason	Recurring role (season 1), main cast (season 2)
2002	The Court	Keith Nolan	3 episodes
2003	The Twilight Zone	Harry Kellogg	Episode: "The Pharaoh's Curse"
	Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	Mayor	Voice, episode: "Spider-Man Dis-Abled"
	Karen Sisco	Alvin Simmons	Episode: "The One That Got Away"
2003–2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sheriff Rory Atwater	5 episodes
2004, 2005	Teen Titans	Mento, Warp, General Immortus	Voice roles, 3 episodes [16]
2005	Law & Order	Clay Pollack	Episode: "Fluency"
2006	Magma: Volcanic Disaster	Peter Shepherd	TV movie
	The West Wing	Frank Hollis	Episode: "Institutional Memory"
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	George Pagolis	Episode: "Albatross"
	The Batman	Paul Karon	Voice, episode: "Rumors" [16]
	Standoff	Paul Fisk	Episode: "No Strings"
	Bones	Dr. Bancroft	Episode: "Intern in the Incinerator"
2008	Boston Legal	Assistant District Attorney Rex Swarthmore	Episode: "Mad About You"
	Jericho	John Smith	3 episodes (uncredited)
	Wainy Days	Cornelius	Episode: "Rebecca"
	Criminal Minds	Detective Hyde	Episode: "Memoriam"
2008–2009	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Quentin Beck / Mysterio	Voice, 4 episodes [16]
2008, 2013	The Mentalist	Sheriff Thomas McAllister	Guest cast (episode 2), recurring role (season 6)
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Sinestro	Voice, episode: "The Eyes of Despero!" [16]
	Medium	Mitchell Slocombe	Episode: "A Person of Interest"
	The Closer	Detective Curt Landry	Episode: "Waivers of Extradition"
2010	Three Rivers	Sergeant Harold Estes	Episode: "Status 1A"
	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Warden Morgg, Trukk	Voice roles, episode: "...Nor Iron Bars a Cage"
2010–2012	Nikita	Percy Rose	Main cast (seasons 1–2)
	The Booth at the End	The Man	Lead character
2011	Five	Peter	TV movie
2012	Entanglement	Peter Keller	TV movie
2013	Being Human	Liam McLean	Recurring role (season 3)
	NTSF:SD:SUV	Theodore Dent	Episode: "The Great Train Stoppery"
2013, 2015	Longmire	Jeremiah Rains	2 episodes
2014	Justified	Charles Monroe	2 episodes
	Beware the Batman	Manhunter / Paul Kirk	Voice, episode: "Unique" [16]
2014–2015	Salem	Magistrate Hale	Main cast (season 1), guest (season 2)
2015	Zoo	Ronnie "Dogstick" Brannigan	4 episodes
2015–2016	12 Monkeys	Colonel Jonathan Foster	3 episodes
	Aquarius	Police Commissioner	3 episodes
2016–2018	The Walking Dead	Gregory	Guest (seasons 6, 9), recurring role (seasons 7–8)
2018	Supergirl	Peter Lockwood	Episode: "Man of Steel"
2020	MacGyver	General John Acosta	Episode: "Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed"
	Bull	Judge Hollingsworth	Episode: "The Sovereigns"
	FBI: Most Wanted	Maurice Hewitt	Episode: "Deconflict"
2022	The Republic of Sarah	Paul Cooper	Recurring role
2023	The Mandalorian	Captain Gilad Pellaeon	Episode: "Chapter 23: The Spies"
2024	Star Wars: Tales of the Empire	Captain Gilad Pellaeon	Voice, episode: "The Path of Anger" [18]

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2003	Freelancer	Dexter Hovis
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame	Sinestro
2023	Guild Wars 2	Isgarren

References

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2. "I'm Primarily Scottish (my Pagan side) and English (the Puritan)…". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022. ^{[self-published]}
3. "Home Front – Vol. 59 No. 5". PEOPLE.com. February 10, 2003. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
4. "Xander Berkeley – Just Do It". xanderberkeley.net. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
5. "Xander Berkeley: One Man's Journey Through Pop Culture Television - Page 2". TV Fanatic. September 3, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
6. "Xander Berkeley talks Puritans, punks, and setting his sword on Ginger Lynn". avclub.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
7. "Xander Berkeley - Interview". www.reviewgraveyard.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
8. Frederick, Brittany (February 10, 2011). "Interview: Xander Berkeley Is 'Nikita's' Bad Guy (But I Still Like Him)". Starpulse. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
9. "Spoiler Alert! The Mentalist's Red John Speaks". TVGuide.com. November 24, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
10. Goldberg, Lesley (July 7, 2016). "'Walking Dead' Promotes 4 to Series Regular for Season 7 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
11. Anderson, Jenna (September 13, 2018). "'Supergirl' Season 4 Adds 'The Walking Dead's Xander Berkeley". Comicbook. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
12. "Xander Berkeley Talks SON OF BATMAN and 24". Collider. April 26, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
13. "YouTube's 'MyMusic' Leads Streamy Awards Pack". Backstage.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
14. Goldman, Eric (July 10, 2011). "Nikita's Xander Berkeley Talks The Booth at the End". IGN. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
15. Realm of the X-Man, The Internet Archive, July 9, 2023, retrieved March 19, 2024
16. "Xander Berkeley (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 2, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
17. Bond, Paul (February 7, 2021). "Xander Berkeley to Play George Shultz as Cold War Hero in 'Reagan' Movie". Newsweek.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
18. Erdmann, Kevin (May 4, 2024). "Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire Episode Guide". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

External links

• Xander Berkeley at IMDb  
• Xander Berkeley Interview at reviewgraveyard.com