Christopher McCann

{{Short description|American actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Christopher McCann

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|9|29}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| education = St. Francis Preparatory School
New York University

| occupation = Actor

}}

Christopher McCann (born September 29, 1952) is an American theater, film and television actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/search|title=Search the OBIES|publisher=Village Voice|access-date=10 May 2011|archive-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530010535/http://www.villagevoice.com/obies/search/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/19/theater/theater-review-a-combo-platter-of-royal-self-ruin.html|title=THEATER REVIEW; A Combo Platter of Royal Self-Ruin|last=Marks|first=Peter|date=19 February 1998|work=The New York Times|page=5|access-date=10 May 2011}} He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and won an Obie Award for his performance in the 1993 play The Lights, written by Howard Korder.

Career

He has starred in several Broadway and Off-Broadway roles including the original Vince in Sam Shepard's Buried Child, Mihai in Mad Forest produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club Stage, Richard III at Theater at St. Clement's Church, and Dr. Miklos Nyiszli in The Grey Zone at the MCC Theater. In 1994, McCann was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and won an Obie Award for his performance in The Lights at Lincoln Center Theater.

His television credits include Law & Order, Numb3rs, Now and Again, and Miami Vice, while his film credits include American Violet, Acts of Worship, The Repair Shop,, Macbeth in Manhattan and Minyan.

He teaches in the Professional Actor Training Program at State University of New York at Purchase.

Filmography

= Film =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1998

|Fiona

|Kassem

|

1999

|Macbeth in Manhattan

|Derek / Duncan

|

2001

|Acts of Worship

|Jack

|

2004

|Mind the Gap

|Cabbie

|

2005

|Buy It Now

|Peter

|

2005

|The Notorious Bettie Page

|Dr. Henry

|

2007

|Neal Cassady

|Hank Anderson

|

2008

|Afterschool

|Dr. Ullman

|

2008

|American Violet

|Joel Fisher

|

2009

|Kill Daddy Good Night

|Freund von Mimi

|

2012

|The Magic of Belle Isle

|Bookstore Owner

|

2013

|All That I Am

|Dr. Lynn

|

2013

|Bluebird

|Lyman

|

2014

|God's Pocket

|Brookie Sutherland

|

2014

|God Help the Girl

|Cooking Flatmate

|

2015

|Anesthesia

|Dr. Keller

|

2015

|Chronic

|Robert

|

2020

|Minyan

|Herschel

|

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1986

|Rockabye

|Candyman

|Television film

1988

|Miami Vice

|FBI Agent Sam Russell

|Episode: "Love at First Sight"

1991–2009

|Law & Order

|Various roles

|5 episodes

1997

|Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

|Ahmed Ajaj

|Television film

1999

|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

|David Kelp

|Episode: "Stocks & Bondage"

2000

|Now and Again

|Reverend Kelso

|Episode: "Disco Inferno"

2004

|Strip Search

|Nicholas Hudson

|Television film

2006

|Numbers

|Dr. Brewer

|Episode: "Traffic"

2006

|Haskett's Chance

|Ben Rafferty

|Television film

2007

|Damages

|Bruce Marx

|Episode: "Blame the Victim"

2009

|The Good Wife

|Howard Brightman

|Episode: "Lifeguard"

2011

|Unforgettable

|Thad Ralston

|Episode: "Check Out Time"

2011

|Boardwalk Empire

|Mortician

|Episode: "Battle of the Century"

2013

|Elementary

|Dr. Del Santo

|Episode: "The Woman"

References

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