John Finn

• Name — John Finn • Birth Name — John Joseph Finn • Born — 30 September 1952 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1979-present

Born to an Irish-American family in The Bronx, New York, he graduated from Eldred Central School in Eldred, New York, in the year 1970. He later joined the Navy for a few years, after which he entered the acting business.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1979 — B.J. and the Bear — Forman — television debut Episode: "The Eyes of Texas" • 1980 — Rage! — Man #C — Television Movie • 1981 — The Incredible Hulk — Mechanic — Episode: "Fast Lane" • 1982 — Fame — Driver Cop — Episode: "Tomorrow's Farewell" • 1982 — The Fall Guy — Bleeker — Episode: "A Piece of Cake" • Pete — Episode: "No Way Out" • 1987 — Spenser: For Hire — Monroe — Episode: "My Enemy, My Friend" • Ken Green — Episode: "I Confess" • 1987 — Leg Work — Clauson — Episode: "The Art of Murder" • 1988 — Alone in the Neon Jungle — Alan Benson — Television Movie • 1988 — Miami Vice — Charles Hatch — Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" • 1988 — Tattinger's — Mcintosh's Torpedo — Episode: "Pilot" • 1989 — A Man Called Hawk — Unknown — Episode: "The Master's Mirror" • 1990 — ABC Afterschool Specials — Unknown — Episode: "All That Glitters" • 1990 — Law & Order — Freddo Parisi — Episode: "Poison Ivy" • 1991 — Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories — Jimmy Lanahan — Television Movie • 1992 — Quantum Leap — Admiral Spencer — Episode: "Running for Honor - June 11, 1964" • 1992 — Matlock — Sheriff Dewey — Episode: "The Outcast" • 1992 — Quicksand: No Escape — Detective Harris — credited as John Joseph Harris • 1992 — Street Justice — Unknown — Episode: "Eye Witness" • 1992 — Cheers — Mitch Ganzell — Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" • 1992 — Steel Justice — Lieutenant Bill Somes — Television Movie • 1992 — Lady Against the Odds — Lieutenant Donnelly — Television Movie • 1992 — Mario and the Mob — Unknown — Television Movie • 1992 — Citizen Cohn — Senator Charles Potter — Television Movie • 1992 — Flying Blind — Mr. Rickman — Episode: "Pilot" • 1993 — Frasier — Tim — Episode: "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" credited as John J. Finn • 1994 — SeaQuest 2032 — Colonel Schrader — Episode: "Nothing But the Truth" • 1994-1995 — Chicago Hope — Dr. Trevor Filburn — 3 episodes; recurring role • 1995 — Truman — Bob Hannegan — Television Movie • 1995 — The Client — Waite Calhoun — Episode: "A Perfect World" • 1995 — Murderous Intent — Unknown — Television Movie • 1995 — Runaway One — Colonel Van Damme — Television Movie • 1995 — NYPD Blue — Jimmy "Socks" Matlow — Episode: "Dirty Socks" • 1996 — JAG — Major Klein — Episode: "Boot" • 1996 — Gone in the Night — Gerry Harbin — Television Movie • 1996 — Nash Bridges — FBI Special Agent Elliot Rose — Episode: "Aloha Bash" • 1996 — Crazy Horse — General George Crook — Television Movie • 1996-1997 — EZ Streets — Captain Geary — 11 episodes; recurring role • 1997 — Promised Land — Frank Boller — Episode: "The Getaway" • 1997 — Millennium — William Garry — Episode: "Covenant" • 1997 — Invasion — Airbase Colonel Brown (uncredited) — Miniseries • 1997 — Players — Lieutenant Mike Harper — Episode: "Rashocon" • 1997 — NYPD Blue — Lieutenant John Shanon — 2 episodes • 1997-1999 — The X-Files — Michael Kritschgau — 5 episodes; recurring role • 1998 — Brooklyn South — Officer Ray MacElwaine — 8 episodes; recurring role • 1999 — Strange World — FBI Special Agent Richard H. Hoffman — 2 episodes • 1999 — Atomic Train — Wally Phister — Miniseries; 2 episodes • 1999 — Seasons of Love — Gorm Schrader — 2 episodes • 1999-2003 — Dawson's Creek — Sheriff John Witter — 4 episodes; recurring role • 2000 — The Practice — Detective Henry Dokes — 2 episodes • 2000 — Deadlocked — Jack Fisque — Television Movie • 2000 — Rocket's Red Glare — Wyatt Claybourne — Television Movie • 2001 — Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family — Nathan Martson — Episode: "The River" • 2001 — NYPD Blue — Jimmy McElroy — Episode: "Nariz a Nariz" • 2001 — Philly — Frank Maguire — Episode: "Light My Fire" • 2002 — Shadow Realm — Malone — Television Movie • 2002 — Thieves — George Lieser — Episode: "Home Is Where the Heist Is" • 2002 — Night Visions — Malone — Episode: "Patters/Voices" (segment: Voices) • 2002 — Without a Trace — Abner Harrington — Episode: "In Extremis" • 2003-2010 — Cold Case — John Stillman — series regular; 156 episodes/Director; 2 episodes Episode: "Wednesday's Women" (2008) Episode: "The Runaway Bunny" (2010) • 2011-2017 — NCIS — General (former Marine Commandant) Charles T. Ellison — 3 episodes • 2012 — Blue Bloods — David Cummings — Episode: "Leap of Faith" • 2012 — Suits — Lawrence Kemp — 2 episodes • 2012 — Homeland — Rex Henning — Episode: "The Clearing" • 2013 — Golden Boy — Ed McKenzie — Episode: "McKenzie on Fire" • 2014 — Believe — Mr. Tate — Episode: "Sinking" • 2014 — Madam Secretary — Allen Bollings — Episode: "Blame Canada" • 2014 — An Bronntanas — Sean Og — Miniseries, 5 episodes • 2014 — Wall Street — Ritter — Television Movie • 2015 — The Blacklist — Judge Richard Denner — 2 episodes • 2016 — Elementary — Neil Dannon — Episode: "Down Where the Dead Delight" • 2016 — The Good Wife — Oren Cleary — Episode: "Targets" • 2017 — Doubt — Don Wilson — Episode: "Pilot" • 2018-2020 — The Walking Dead — Earl Sutton — 11 episodes • 2018 — The Enemy Within — Richard Bregman — Episode: "Pilot" • 2019 — The Loudest Voice — Jack Welch — Miniseries, 1 episode • 2019 — The Crown — Arthur "Bull" Hancock — Episode: "Coup" • 2021 — Arctic Circle — Gordon Merriman — Season 2, 6 episodes • 2024 — FBI: Most Wanted — Jackson Chase — Episode: "White Buffalo"

John Finn is recorded with the occupation television director. Recorded with the occupation film screenwriter. Recorded as actor, film director, television director, film screenwriter and film producer.