Graham Beckel

• Name — Graham Beckel • Birth Name — Graham Stuart Beckel • Born — 22 December 1949 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1973–present • Relatives — Bob Beckel (brother)

Beckel graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He graduated from Moses Brown School in 1968.Better known as Buddy he was a member of the football team.

In film, Beckel is known for his roles as Ford in the drama The Paper Chase, and Detective Richard Stensland in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. Beckel also appeared in The Astronaut Farmer as Frank, a customer at the diner. Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in Atlas Shrugged (2011). On television, he played Jack Fisk on Battlestar Galactica and Hal Sanders on Heroes. He has a recurring role on the AMC TV show Halt & Catch Fire as Nathan Cardiff, owner of the show's fictional company Cardiff Electric. His guest appearances include Kojak, The Equalizer, The Practice, Longmire, Grey's Anatomy, Hawaii Five-0, NCIS, and Criminal Minds.

Beckel is the younger brother of the late political strategist and TV commentator Bob Beckel. In 1984, he married Elizabeth Briggs Bailey, whose grandfather was Robert Fiske Bradford, Governor of Massachusetts.

Graham Beckel television credits • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977 — Kojak — Lane — Episode: "Another Gypsy Queen" • 1985 — The Execution of Raymond Graham — Vic Graham — TV Movie • 1987 — The Equalizer — George Hershey — Episode: "Re-Entry" • 1990 — Rising Son — Billy — TV Movie • 1993 — Partners — Terry Bidwell — TV movie • 1998 — The Practice — Joel Helms — 2 episodes • 2001 — Just Ask My Children — Denver Dunn — TV movie • 2005–2006 — Battlestar Galactica — Jack Fisk — 4 episodes • 2006 — Heroes — Hal Sanders — 1 episode • 2007 — Battlestar Galactica: Razor — Colonel Jack Fisk — TV movie • 2010 — CSI: NY — Telly Gines — 1 episode • 2012 — Longmire — Dan — Episode: "The Worst Kind of Hunter" • 2014 — Halt and Catch Fire — Nathan Cardiff — 7 episodes • 2017–2020 — When the Streetlights Go On — Detective Hoffman • 2019 — Hawaii Five-0 — Roger Barton — 1 episode • 2020 — Criminal Minds — Delvin Weaver — Episode: "Face Off"