Michael O'Neill
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1947-05-29
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Michael O'Neill (born May 29, 1951) is an American actor. With a career stretching through three decades, he usually portrays senior law enforcement or military officers. He is perhaps best known for his role as Special agent Ron Butterfield, the head of President Josiah Bartlet's Secret Service detail, on The West Wing. He played CTU Administrative Director Richard Walsh in the first two episodes of 24. He played Sgt. Maj. Ron Cheals in the CBS action-drama series The Unit. He starred in the Season Six 2 part Finale of Grey's Anatomy as the broken widower who holds the hospital hostage with a 9mm while pursuing the doctors responsible for unplugging his wife. His most notable film performances occur in Seabiscuit, Secondhand Lions, Transformers, Dancer, Texas Pop 81, Traffic, Sea of Love, A Quiet Little Marriage, Nothing But the Truth, and Green Zone. O'Neill graduated from Auburn University in 1974. After attending Auburn he spent time under the tutelage of actor Will Geer and his daughter, Ellen, at Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles before moving to New York to pursue his career there.
Actor:
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1. Bride Hard, film
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2. Sea of Love (1989), film...Raymond Brown
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3. Jennifer Eight (1992), film...Det. Sgt. Angelo Serato
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4. Lorenzo's Oil (1992), film...School Psychologist
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5. Za njihovo dobro (1993), film...Clark Thompson
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6. Blind Justice (1994), film...Spencer Heyman
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7. Bushwhacked (1995), film...Jon Jordan
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8. The Sunchaser (1996), film...Agent Moreland
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9. The Mod Squad (1999), film...Greene
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10. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), film...O.B. Keeler
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11. Traffic (2000), film...Lawyer Rodman
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12. Dreamcatcher (2003), film...Gen. Matheson
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13. Seabiscuit (2003), film...Mr. Pollard
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14. Secondhand Lions (2003), film...Ralph
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15. Around the Bend (2004), film...Cowboy
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16. Plainsong (2004), film...Doctor
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17. American Crime (2004), film
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18. The Unit (2006), series...Ron Cheals
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19. Transformers (2007), film...Tom Banacheck
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20. Nothing But the Truth (2008), film...CIA Director
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21. A Quiet Little Marriage (2008), film...Bruce
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22. FLYING LESSONS (2010), film...Chief Dobbs
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23. Necessary Roughness (2011), series...Hank Griffin
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24. Prime Suspect (2011), series...Commander Wells
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25. Dallas Buyers Club (2013), film...Richard Barkley
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26. Bates Motel (2013), series...Nick Ford
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27. Rectify (2013), series...Senator Roland Foulkes
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28. The Grim Sleeper (2014), film...Detective Simms
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29. Extant (2014), series...Alan Sparks
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30. Battle Creek (2015), series...Councilman Pritchett
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31. Danger One (2018), film...Beckwith
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32. Indivisible (2018), film...Chaplain Rogers
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33. Clemency (2019), film...Chaplain David Kendricks
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34. The Stand at Paxton County (2020), film...Dell Connelly
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35. Council of Dads (2020), series...Larry Mills
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36. Echoes (2022), series
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37. New Model (2023), film...Joe Dean