Marcus Giamatti

• Born — 3 October 1961 • Birth Name — Marcus Bartlett Giamatti • Birthplace — New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. • Education — Bowdoin College (BA) Yale University (MFA) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1986–present • Father — Bart Giamatti • Relatives — Paul Giamatti (brother) • Children — 3

Giamatti was born on October 3, 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut, and is the son of Toni Marilyn (née Smith) and former Yale University president and Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, and older brother of actor Paul Giamatti. He attended Foote School, Hopkins School, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma fraternity, and Yale University in New Haven.

Giamatti started his career on the soap opera One Life to Live, but is likely best known for his series regular role on the CBS drama series Judging Amy, where he played the title character's older brother Peter Gray throughout the series' six season run (1999-2005). He has also guest-starred on a number of popular series, such as The X-Files, Homicide: Life on the Street, Monk, The Mentalist, House M.D. and Criminal Minds. He has less frequently appeared in films, which include Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Necessary Roughness, and the television docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley.

Marcus is married to singer/songwriter Bree Olivea Giamatti (Olivea Watson). Together they have three daughters: Ophelia Rosalee (born in 2009), Floralina Delilah (born in 2012), and Magnolia Pearl (born in 2015). An accomplished musician, Giamatti plays bass guitar in several bands in Los Angeles, including the alternative folk-rock group Olivea, and the psychedelic jam band Rebel Soul. He is also a session musician and a member of Musicians Local 47. Giamatti tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the 1989 World Series opener, played in Oakland, California. From 2010–14, he has guest starred on series including Fringe, The Closer, Revenge, Bones and NCIS: Los Angeles. He is an associate professor of theatre (tenure track) and head of directing at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches acting and directing and regularly directs Temple Theaters productions.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1986 — Guiding Light — Reverend — Episode dated 7 March 1986 • 1989 — Another World — Jeff — 9 episodes • 1991 — Hunter — Jack Kane — 1 episode: "Fatal Obsession: Part 1" • 1991 — Aftermath: The Test of Love — Luke — TV movie • 1992 — Quantum Leap — Rick Upfield — 1 episode: "Roberto!" • 1992–1993 — Flying Blind — Ted Sharperson — Main cast 22 episodes • 1993 — Living Single — Jack Peabody — 1 episode: "Full Court Press" • 1994 — Monty — Principal Newell — 1 episode: "The Principal's Interest" • 1996 — Dream On — Salesman — 1 episode: "Hey Diddle Diddle" • 1997 — Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing — Agent Atkinson — TV movie • 1998 — Cosby — Doctor — 1 episode: "The Episode Episode" • 1999 — Homicide: Life on the Street — Bernard Abrams — 1 episode: "Sideshow: Part 2" • 1999 — Pirates of Silicon Valley — Daniel Kottke — TV movie • 1999–2005 — Judging Amy — Peter Gray — Main cast 138 episodes • 2000 — Hamlet — Guildenstern — TV movie • 2002 — The X-Files — John Gillnitz — 1 episode: "Jump the Shark" • 2005 — Criminal Minds — Dr. Barry Landman — 1 episode: "L.D.S.K." • 2007 — Crossing Jordan — Donald Hagen — 1 episode: "Night of the Living Dead" • 2007 — Cold Case — Larry Kenick — 1 episode: "The Good Death" • 2007 — Tell Me You Love Me — Jeff — 3 episodes: "Episode #1.3", "Episode #1.7", "Episode #1.8" • 2008 — Life — Dave Harris — 1 episode: "Black Friday" • 2009 — Monk — John Keyes — 1 episode: "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door" • 2009 — The Mentalist — Gabriel Fanning — 1 episode: "A Dozen Red Roses" • 2009 — Medium — Lane Pauling — 1 episode: "The Medium is the Message" • 2009 — House — Keener — 1 episode: "Known Unknowns" • 2009 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Chevy Cigs — 1 episode: "Lover's Lanes" • 2010 — NCIS — Victor Tillman — 1 episode: "Ignition" • 2010 — Lie to Me — Fentris — 1 episode: "Darkness and Light" • 2010 — Fringe — Ray Duffy — 1 episode: Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?" • 2010 — Look: The Series — Lenny — Main cast 3 episodes • 2010 — The Defenders — Lawyer #2 — 1 episode: "Las Vegas vs. Johnson" • 2011 — Detroit 1-8-7 — Vaughn Prince — 1 episode: "Ice Man/Malibu" • 2011 — CSI: Miami — Hugh Parker — 1 episode: "Blood Lust" • 2011 — The Closer — Glen Lynch — 1 episode: "Under Control" • 2011 — The Young and the Restless — Dr. Felix — 3 episodes: "Episode #1.9750", "Episode #1.9752", "Episode #1.9755" • 2012 — Revenge — Dr. Ray Clemons — 1 episode: "Grief" • 2012 — Common Law — Derek Winfield — 1 episode: "Ride-Along" • 2012 — Blue Lagoon: The Awakening — Principal Thomas — TV movie • 2012 — Vegas — Scotty Garrity — 1 episode: "All That Glitters" • 2012–2013 — NCIS: Los Angeles — CIA Agent Michael Snyder — 2 episodes: "Rude Awakenings: Part 2", "Wanted" • 2013 — Bunheads — Mr. Cramer — 1 episode: "Channing Tatum Is a Fine Actor" • 2013 — Franklin & Bash — Golf Club Owner — 1 episode: "Out of the Blue" • 2014 — Mighty Med — Sonic Shriek — 1 episode: "Fantasy League of Superheroes" • 2014 — Bones — Forrest Wakefield — 1 episode: "The Master in the Slop" • 2014 — Perception — Joel — 1 episode: "Curveball" • 2014 — Mind Games — Jim McKenna — 1 episode: "Cauliflower Man" • 2014 — Starving in Suburbia — Michael — TV movie • 2015 — Big Time in Hollywood, FL — Detective Jim Zdorkin — 2 episodes: "Episode #1.2", "Art Imitates Death" • 2015–2016 — CSI: Cyber — Artie Sneed — 3 episodes: "Hack E.R.", "Gone In 6 Seconds", "404: Flight Not Found" • 2017 — S.W.A.T — Professor Marc Lasky — 1 episode:Radical • 2022 — Bosch: Legacy — Simon Wakefield — 4 episodes: "Pumped", "Message in a Bottle", "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades", "Plan B"