David Costabile

• Name — David Costabile • Born — 9 January 1967 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1997–present • Children — 2 • Education — * Tufts University • New York University (MFA)

Costabile was born in Washington, D.C., and is of Italian descent. Costabile earned his undergraduate degree from Tufts University in 1989 and an MFA from New York University in 1998.

Costabile has appeared on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of Translations in 2007, the musical Titanic in 1997, and The Tempest in 1995. In 2005, he appeared as Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona as part of the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. For Caroline, or Change, the Drama Desk Award–winning musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori (2003–2004), Costabile workshopped and performed in the original production and its Broadway transfer.

Costabile is best known for his recurring television roles on The Wire (as Thomas Klebanow, managing editor of The Baltimore Sun), Flight of the Conchords (as Doug), Damages (as Detective Rick Messer), Suits (as Daniel Hardman, former senior partner of the law firm of Pearson Hardman), Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (as Gale Boetticher), and the Showtime production Billions (as Mike "Wags" Wagner). Costabile also appeared in season six of The Office, as a banker sent from Sabre to evaluate Dunder Mifflin, and in the House episode "Changes" as a limousine driver. During the second series of Franklin & Bash, he guest-starred as a senior partner of the Infeld Daniels New York office, investigating Franklin and Bash because of a complaint filed against them by a former client. He had a minor guest star role in a season 3 episode of The Good Wife, playing the defendant's lawyer in a lawsuit against Lockhart and Gardner, and in a two episode story arc on BBC One's Ripper Street. Costabile also played Mr. Braddock, an attorney to the primary suspect in an episode of The Closer titled "Unknown Trouble", the first episode of season 7. He has appeared in several television commercials, including ads for Microsoft and FedEx. In 2011, he appeared in Lie to Me as Dr. Mitch Grandon, the head doctor of a psychiatric institution in the Season 3 episode "Funhouse". In 2013, he appeared in Elementary as Danilo Gura, a custodian of a hospital in the Season 1 episode "Lesser Evils". Costabile appeared as Internal Affairs investigator Simon Boyd in the 2013 TV show Low Winter Sun. He appeared in Person of Interest in Season 1 as Samuel Gates. He appeared in The Blacklist in Season 2 as Dr. Linus Creel. He starred in the television series Dig. In 2025, Costabile reprised his role as Daniel Hardman in an episode of NBC's spinoff series Suits LA. Hardman, a co-founder of the fictional firm Pearson Hardman, previously appeared as a recurring character in Suits seasons 2, 4, 5, and 8, often serving as an antagonist to lead character Harvey Specter. As of early 2025, it is not confirmed whether his return will coincide with appearances by other original cast members, including Gabriel Macht or Rick Hoffman. In an April 2013 article about television, Wired magazine called Costabile "a performer who inhabits his characters so perfectly as to consistently be a fan favorite" and "one of the best things about" every television show in which he has appeared.

In 2012, Costabile married Eliza Baldi in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They have two children.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2007–2009 — Damages — Detective Rick Messer — 16 episodes • Flight of the Conchords — Doug — Recurring role • 2008 — The Wire — Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow — Recurring guest role (season 5) • 2010 — Law & Order — Glen Dolan — Episode: "Immortal" • 2010 — The Office — Eric Ward — Episode: "The Banker" • 2010–2011 — Breaking Bad — Gale Boetticher — 7 episodes • 2011 — Lie to Me — Dr. Mitch Grandon — Episode: "Funhouse" • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Bruce Clarkson — Episode: "Bully" • House, M.D. — Phil — Episode: "Changes" • Person of Interest — Samuel Gates — Episode: "Judgment" • 2012–2019 — Suits — Daniel Hardman — 16 episodes • 2012 — The Good Wife — Zachary Hines — Episode: "Gloves Come Off" • 2013 — Ripper Street — Daniel Judge — 2 episodes • Low Winter Sun — Simon Boyd — 10 episodes • Elementary — Danilo Gura — Episode: "Lesser Evils" • 2014 — The Blacklist — Dr. Linus Creel — Episode: "Dr. Linus Creel" • 2015 — Dig — Tad Billingham — Main role • 2016–2023 — Billions — Mike "Wags" Wagner — Main role • 2018 — Better Call Saul — Gale Boetticher — Episodes: "Something Beautiful" and "Winner" • Murphy Brown — Ed Shannon — Episode: "Three Shirts to the Wind" • 2019 — Robot Chicken — Itzhak Stern, Gandalf (voice) — Episode: "Garfield Stockman in: A Voice Like Wet Ham" • 2020 — Soulmates — David — Episode: "The Lovers" • Little Birds — Grant Savage — 5 episodes • The Gene: An Intimate History — Narrator — 2 episodes • 2023 — Waco: The Aftermath — Judge Walter Smith — 5 episodes • Obliterated — Maddox — 4 episodes • 2024 — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Boeing employee — Episode: "Airplanes" • Interview with the Vampire — Leonard Michael — Episode: "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" • 2025 — Suits LA — Daniel Hardman — Episode: "Bat Signal" • 2026 — Chicago Med — James Frost — 2 episodes • 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' — Dr. Thorn / Manticore

David Costabile is recorded as actor, film screenwriter, television director and musician.

Costabile appeared in 2009's Solitary Man as Gary, the husband of Jenna Fischer's character. He played Jennifer Aniston's attorney in the 2010 film The Bounty Hunter. In 2012, he appeared in the film Lincoln as Republican representative James Ashley. In 2013, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's film Side Effects as Carl Millbank and as Professor Horstein in Runner Runner. In 2016, he appeared as the Chief in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. In 2019 he appeared in The Dirt as Doc McGhee.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — The Siege — Fingerprint Expert • 1999 — Cradle Will Rock — Federal Theatre – Beaver Man • 2000 — Isn't She Great — Junior editor • How the Grinch Stole Christmas — Biker Who • 2002 — Stolen Summer — Doctor • 2005 — Prime — Jason • 2008 — Afterschool — Mr. Anderson • 2009 — Notorious — Mr. Webber • Solitary Man — Gary • 2010 — The Bounty Hunter — Attorney • Henry's Crime — Arnold • 2012 — Lincoln — James Ashley • 2013 — Side Effects — Carl Millbank • Somewhere Slow — Robert Thompson • Runner Runner — Professor Horstein • 2016 — 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi — The Chief • 2017 — The Post — Art Buchwald • 2019 — The Dirt — Doc McGhee • 2024 — Snack Shack — Judge • TBA — Hershey — Tobias Thornhill — Filming