Currie Graham
{{Short description|Canadian stage, film and television actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Currie Graham
| image = Currie Graham.jpg
| caption = Graham at The Thrilling Adventure and Supernatural Suspense Hour in 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|2|26}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/31/Currie-Graham.html |title=Currie Graham Biography (1967-) |website=FilmReference.com}}
| years_active = 1988—present
| occupation = Actor
| children = 1
| spouse =
}}
Currie Graham (born February 26, 1967{{Cite news |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/02/26/feb-26-celebrity-birthdays-2/ |title=Feb. 26 celebrity birthdays |newspaper=The Orange County Register |date=February 26, 2012 |access-date=October 2, 2023 |quote=Actor Currie Graham ... is 45.}}) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor. While primarily recognized as a TV actor, he has numerous film credits, including the action thrillers Rancid and Assault on Precinct 13.
Early life and education
Graham grew up in Ontario, Canada. Currie is his mother's maiden name.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/currie-graham/bio/3030438718/ |title=Currie Graham Biography |website=TV Guide}} He attended Algonquin Public School and Maynard Public School. His family relocated from Algonquin, Ontario to Cardinal, Ontario. He attended South Grenville District High School in Prescott, Ontario. He studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
Film and TV work
Currie may be best known for playing Lt. Thomas Bale, the micromanaging detective squad commander in the final season of the TV program NYPD Blue, having earlier made an appearance in season 4 playing a small-time criminal. His other regular starring TV appearances include the final season of the TV program Suddenly Susan as the male lead/romantic interest Nate Knaborski.
Graham has established a career in television via multiple guest-starring roles, including recurring roles in House as the husband of Dr. House's ex-girlfriend Stacy (Sela Ward), The Mentalist as Walter Mashburn, Weeds as Vince, 24 as Ted Cofell, Boston Legal as ADA Frank Ginsberg, Desperate Housewives as Lynette Scavo's boss, Ed Ferrara, Criminal Minds as Viper, in the episode titled "52 Pickup" and in Men in Trees as Supervisor Richard Ellis, the romantic interest of local chief of police Celia Bachelor. Other guest appearances include Over There (Season 1, Episode 10) as Corporal Shaver, and roles on the TV programs Judging Amy, Patrick Lehane on the TV mini-series Would Be Kings and CSI. Graham also appeared in one episode of ER.
At the 19th Gemini Awards in 2004, Graham received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role for his portrayal of Constable Robert Cross in the 2003 TV film Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story.
In 2008, he appeared as IOA agent James Marrick in the direct-to-DVD film Stargate: The Ark of Truth, a film conclusion of the Stargate SG-1 television franchise. He previously starred as Nick Balco in the TNT series Raising the Bar. Previously, he has appeared in the pilot episode of Brimstone as Det. William Kane, in the Season 4 premiere of Private Practice alongside French Stewart, and had a recurring role in Dallas.{{cite web |first=Natalie |last=Abrams |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/currie-graham-french-1021061/ |title=Exclusive: Currie Graham, French Stewart to Guest-Star on Private Practice |work=TV Guide |date=July 27, 2010}}
Currie has appeared in a handful of films. His credits include minor roles in Hitchcock (2012) and the 2012 remake of Total Recall, as well as a supporting role in Pompeii (2014).
In 2015, he appeared as Mike Sherman in an episode of Mad Men. In 2016, he appeared as Calvin Chadwick in season two of Agent Carter.{{Cite magazine |first=Natalie |last=Abrams |title=Agent Carter casts Whitney Frost and more season 2 additions |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/09/agent-carter-whitney-frost-season-2-spoilers |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2016-02-21 |date=October 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010230209/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/09/agent-carter-whitney-frost-season-2-spoilers |archive-date=October 10, 2015}} In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series Westworld. He also appeared in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as the prosecutor in Captain McVay's court martial. In 2018, he had a recurring role as Ben McRee, a longtime friend of the titular character in The Rookie.{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-a-New-Episode-of-THE-ROOKIE-on-ABC-Tuesday-November-20-2018-20181105 |title=Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of The Rookie on ABC - Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=November 5, 2018 |access-date=November 23, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123052932/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-a-New-Episode-of-THE-ROOKIE-on-ABC-Tuesday-November-20-2018-20181105 |archive-date=November 23, 2018}} In 2022 he had a recurring role in the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher as the villain Kliner Sr.{{Cite web |url=https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/cast/currie-graham/1229 |title=Currie Graham |website=Amazon Studios}}
Filmography
=Films=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1993
| Dunleavy | |
1994
| Amateur | Video store clerk | |
1994
| Trust in Me | Dylan Gray | |
1996
| Portraits of a Killer | Wade Simms | |
1997
| One of Our Own | Detective Peter La Pierre | |
1999
| data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" | The Arrangement | Detective Peter La Pierre | |
1999
| Black Light | Larry Avery | |
2002
| Dr. Jenkins | |
2002
| Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | | |
2002
| Angels Crest | Richard | |
2004
| Rancid | Crispin Klein | |
2005
| Mike Kahane | |
2008
| IOA agent James Marrick | |
2010
| Simon | |
2012
| PR flack | |
2014
| Dr. Edwards | |
2014
| Kiss Me | Dr. Craig | |
2014
| Pompeii | Bellator | |
2016
| Mike | |
2016
| USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Captain Ryan | |
2017
| Blackmail | Bollinger | |
2018
| My Million Dollar Mom | Governor Ritter | Short film |
2021
| Born a Champion | Burchman | |
2024
| Blake Masterson | |
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1992
| rowspan="2"|Law & Order | Mitchell Burkitt | Episode: "Star Struck" |
2022
| Kyle Swanson | Episode: "Wicked Game" |
1993
| Survive the Night | Ice | Television film |
1994
| Hondo | Television film |
1994
| Deserter | Episode: "Duty Bound" |
1995
| Falling for You | Detective Colton | Television film |
1996
| data-sort-value="Stranger to Love, A" | A Stranger to Love | Jimmy | Television film |
1997
| ER | James | Episode: "The Long Way Around" |
1997
| data-sort-value="Big Easy, The" | The Big Easy | Ted Rogers | Episode: "Son O' McSwain" |
1998
| Chad Brancato | Episode: "House Party" |
1998
| Players | Roy "Jericho" Hallicky | Episode: "Con-tamination" |
1998
| Detective William Kane | Episode: "Altar Boys" |
1998
| Jay Johnson | Episode: "Classic Evan" |
1999–2000
| Nate Knaborski | 22 episodes |
1999
| Behind the Mask | Geller | Television film |
1999
| data-sort-value="Wonder Cabinet, The" | The Wonder Cabinet | Dr. Kevin Spitz | Television film |
1999
| Malcolm Baine | Episode: "Aerobe" |
2001
| Philly | Hank Tyler | Episode: "Tempus Fugitive" |
2001
| CSI | Stanley Hunter | Episode: "Caged" |
2002
| Mr. Simmons | Episode: "Boston Terriers from France" |
2002
| 24 | Ted Cofell | 2 episodes |
2002
| data-sort-value="Division, The" | The Division | Peter Sarkin | Episode: "Welcome Home" |
2002
| Carl Dalack | Episode: "Nailed" |
2002
| Body & Soul | Dr. Quinten Bremmer | Main cast |
2003
| Linus Turrow | Episode: "Bad Company" |
2003
| Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | Constable Robert Cross | Television film |
2003
| data-sort-value="Handler, The" | The Handler | George | Episode: "Hardcore" |
2003
| These Guys | Tom | Television film |
2003
| 111 Gramercy Park | Ken Wilton | Television film |
2004
| Agent Daley | Episode: "Extremist Makeover" |
2004
| Monk | Harold Maloney | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny" |
2004
| Robert Mackenzie | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |
2004
| data-sort-value="Practice, The" | The Practice | Sheldon Modry | Episode: "The Firm" |
2004
| data-sort-value="Drew Carey Show, The" | The Drew Carey Show | Russell | Episode: "Straight Eye for the Queer Guy" |
2004–2005
| Lieutenant Thomas Bale | Main role (season 12) |
2005–2006
| House | Mark Warner | 4 episodes |
2005
| Corporal Shaver | Episode: "Suicide Rain" |
2005–2008
| ADA Frank Ginsberg | 9 episodes |
2005–2007
| Ed Ferrara | 9 episodes |
2006
| Augusta, Gone | John | Television film |
2006
| CSI | Willy Cutler | 2 episodes |
2006
| data-sort-value="Accidental Witness, The" | The Accidental Witness | Victor Sandeman | Television film |
2006
| A.K.A. | Captain Mayhew | Television film |
2007
| Jake Brenner | Television film |
2007
| Elijah | Television film |
2007–2008
| Supervisor Richard Ellis | 10 episodes |
2008
| Viper | Episode: "52 Pickup" |
2008
| Patrick Lehane | Television miniseries (2 episodes) |
2008
| data-sort-value="Capture of the Green River Killer, The" | The Capture of the Green River Killer | Captain Norwell | Television film |
2008–2009
| Nick Balco | 25 episodes |
2009
| Rick Hartman | Episode: "Thrilled to Death" |
2009
| Eric Kuransky | Episode: "Undercover" |
2010
| Castle | Stanford Raynes | Episode: "Wrapped Up in Death" |
2010
| data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist | Walter Mashburn | 2 episodes |
2010
| {{Sortname|The|Closer|The Closer}} | Paul Ryder | Episode: "The Big Bang" |
2010
| Weeds | Vince | Episode: "A Yippity Sippity" |
2010
| Jack Sutton | Episode: "Home Sweet Home" |
2010
| Ryan Mason | Episode: "Take Two" |
2010
| Smoke Screen | Raley Gannon | Television film |
2011
| John Marsden | Episode: "Believers" |
2011
| Chaos | Congressman Fuller | Episode: "Song of the North" |
2011
| Max Hearn | 2 episodes |
2011
| Suits | Judge Donald Pearl | Episode: "Errors and Omissions" |
2011
| Grimm | Frank Rabe | Episode: "Bears Will Be Bears" |
2012
| Fringe | Jim Mallum | Episode: "Forced Perspective" |
2012
| Agent Roger Clarke | Episode: "Partners" |
2012
| Detective Lance Johnson | Episode: "The Whole Truth" |
2012
| data-sort-value="Exes, The" | The Exes | Brett | Episode: "Three Men and a Maybe" |
2012
| Simon Grundy | Episode: "Lady Parts" |
2012
| Arrow | Derek Reston / King | Episode: "Legacies" |
2012–16
| Grant Stevens | 5 episodes |
2013
| data-sort-value="Glades, The" | The Glades | Pruitt Wolcott | Episode: "Shot Girls" |
2013
| ADA Kirk | Episode: "Freck" |
2013
| Greg | Episode: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
2014
| Dallas | Stanley "Stan" Babcock | 3 episodes |
2014–2016
| Mario Siletti | 32 episodes |
2014
| Dr. Thor MacLeod | Episode: "Days of Heaven" |
2015–2017
| Longmire | Kevin Morris | 3 episodes |
2015
| Mad Men | Mike Sherman | Episode: "The Milk and Honey Route" |
2016
| 7 episodes |
2016–2018
| Craig | Episode: "The Original" |
2016
| Noches con Platanito | Himself | 1 episode |
2017
| Todd Smith | Episode: "Home" |
2017
| Henry Vega | 5 episodes |
2018
| Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Glenn Peyton (voice) | Episode: "Caught White-Handed" |
2018–2021
| data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | The Rookie | Ben McRee | 7 episodes |
2018
| data-sort-value="Detectives, The" | The Detectives | Detectives Sergeant Greg Brown | Episode: "The Walk Home" |
2019
| Liam Norris | Episode: "Ripple Effect" |
2019
| Susie's associate | 5 episodes |
2019
| Titans | Stuart | Episode: "Faux Hawk" |
2020
| Government agent | 2 episodes |
2020
| Cardinal | Neil Cuthbert | 4 episodes |
2022
| Reacher | Kliner Sr. | 4 episodes |
2023
| 1923 | Chadwick Benton | 2 episodes |
=Web=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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scope="row" | 2012
| House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather | Grant Stevens | Episode: "Sexual Harassment" |
scope="row" | 2015
| Con Man | Emcee | Episode: "Baby Boom" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0333982}}
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
Category:Male actors from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States