Boris McGiver

• Born — 1962 1 23 • Education — * University at Albany • New York University • Occupation — Actor • Father — John McGiver • Years Active — 1987–present Boris McGiver (born January 23, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in projects such as Lincoln, House of Cards, The Wire, Killing Kennedy, and Person of Interest.

McGiver is the son of actor John McGiver. In 1979, he graduated from Middleburgh High School in Middleburgh, New York, before attending the University at Albany and then New York University, where he earned a master's degree in acting. He was not initially eager to follow in his father's footsteps: "I kind of denied it [acting] throughout my childhood because my dad was an actor and he was never around. He had to feed 10 kids, he was always working, so to me acting was never connected to something good, and I had never realized what an art it was. I thought it was just playtime."

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Law & Order — Alan — Episode: "Forgiveness" • 1993 — Desk Clerk — Episode: "Discord" • 1998 — New York Undercover — Sodovsky — Episode: "Pipeline" • Trinity — Carl Checkik — Episode: "Pilot" • 2001 — As the World Turns — Dr. Early — Episode: "#1.11437" • 2004 — Law & Order — Hjalmar Forskerskoler — Episode: "Coming Home Hard" • 2005 — Rescue Me — Captain Bob Kent — Episode: "Sensitivity" • Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Larry Chapel — Episode: "Grow" • 2006 — The Wire — Charles Marimow — 6 episodes • 2007 — 30 Rock — Patrick Donaghy — Episode: "The Fighting Irish" • 2008 — John Adams — Robert Goddard — Episode: "Join or Die" • 2009 — Law & Order — Jerry Gans — Episode: "Fed" • 2010 — The Good Wife — Eric Dorfman — Episode: "Fleas" • 2012 — Damages — Killer — 2 episodes • 2012–14 — Person of Interest — George Hersh — 13 episodes • 2013 — The Carrie Diaries — Eddie Lander — 2 episodes • White Collar — Section Chief Bruce Hawes — 2 episodes • Blue Bloods — Trevor Holt — Episode: "No Regrets" • 2013–18 — House of Cards — Tom Hammerschmidt — 30 episodes • 2014 — Turn: Washington's Spies — Reverend Nathaniel Tallmadge — 2 episodes • Boardwalk Empire — Sheriff Peter Lindsay — 6 episodes • 2015 — Forever — Sheriff Vance — Episode: "The Night in Question" • Flesh and Bone — Maxwell Kensington — Episode: "Reconnaissance" • 2016 — Crisis in Six Scenes — Sy — Episode: "Episode 6" • 2017 — The Blacklist — Tobias Reuther — Episode: "Ilyas Surkov" • 2019–23 — Servant — Uncle George — 11 episodes • 2019–24 — Evil — Monsignor Matthew Korecki — 16 episodes • 2020 — For Life — Glen Maskins — 14 episodes • 2022 — Our Flag Means Death — Father Bonnet — 4 episodes • The First Lady — Morley Safer — Episode: "That White House" • 2024 — Teacup — Donald Kelly — 7 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Ironweed — Clerk • 1990 — Antigone/Rites of Passion — Guard • 1994 — Little Odessa — Ivan • 2004 — Connie and Carla — Tibor • Taxi — Franklin • 2006 — The Pink Panther — Vainqueur — Uncredited • 2007 — Dark Matter — Reverend Hollings • 2008 — The Clique — Issac — Direct to video • 2012 — Lincoln — Alexander Hamilton Coffroth • 2013 — Killing Kennedy — John W. Fain — Television film • 2019 — Point Blank — Masterson