Brian Markinson (born 1 September 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Canadian actor and producer. He is best known as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005) and Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006), and for roles in Mad Men (2013), Painkiller (2023), and Fargo. In film, he has appeared in Apollo 13 (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Shooter (2007), and three Woody Allen films. On stage, he performed in Lost in Yonkers on Broadway. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order
1993
NCIS
2007
Supernatural
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2010
The X-Files
1994
Arrow
2012
Stargate SG-1
2000
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1992
Columbo
1994
20/20
2007
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Mad Men
2013

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
133
Producing
2
2026
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Dr. Philip 'Phil' Boyce
2025
The Hunting Party
as Dr. Lansing
2025
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
as Walter Evans
2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
as Douglas Hill
2024
Under the Bridge
as Adrian Brooks
2024
Allegiance
as Max Portman
2023
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
as Pastor John
2022
Mid-Love Crisis
as Marc
2021
Mayor of Kingstown
as Paul Selig
2021
Family Law
as Ira Rubinek
2021
A Million Little Things
as Detective Craig Saunders
2020
All Joking Aside
as Bob Carpenter
2020
Tribal
as Chuck 'Buke' Bukansky
2020
Away
as George Lane
2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain
as Mr. Ness
2019
A Dog's Way Home
as Gunter
2019
Alive
as Joe Kane
2019
The Magicians
as Everett
2018
Backstabbing for Beginners
as Rasnetsov
2018
Prodigals
as Junior
2018
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
as Albert
2018
Colony
as Jonathan Crane
2018
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
as Sin Bartel
2017
Salvation
as Randall Calhoun
2015
iZombie
as Dr. Holland
2014
Godzilla
as Whelan
2013
12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
as Heller
2013
Hunting Season
as Sheriff Emmitt
2013
Down River
as Otto
2013
Mad Men
as Arnold Rosen
2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
as Silas Nash
2012
Arctic Air
2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
as Silas Nash
2012
Continuum
as Jack Dillon
2012
Arrow
as Adam Hunt
2012
The Firm
as Calvin Parker
2012
Supernatural
as Stan Thompson
2012
Ring of Fire
as Harry Stromwell
2011
The Killing Game
as Robert Spiro
2011
The Killing
as Gil Sloane
2011
Fairly Legal
as Richard Neumeier
2011
Rookie Blue
as James Mitchell
2011
Sanctuary
as Greg Addison
2010
Frankie & Alice
as Dr. Backman
2010
Medium
2010
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julius Kaplan
2010
Caprica
as Jordan Durham
2009
High Noon
as Cpt. David McVee
2009
Personal Effects
as Finneran
2009
Playing for Keeps
as Daryl
2008
Mayerthorpe
as James Roszko
2008
The Quality Of Life
2007
Shooter
as Attorney General Russert
2007
Charlie Wilson's War
as Paul Brown
2007
Bionic Woman
as Vincent Aldridge
2007
20/20
2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2007
NCIS
as Dan Trask
2006
RV
as Garry Moiphine
2006
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
as Scott Clark
2006
Murder on Pleasant Drive
as Bob Hilland
2006
Eight Days to Live
as Al Ramey
2006
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
as Premier Jimmy Gardiner
2006
Psych
as Hiltz Kooler
2005
Knights of the South Bronx
as Arnie
2005
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
as Wilson
2005
Da Vinci's City Hall
as Police Chief Bill Jacobs
2005
Blue Heelers
2005
Supernatural
as Jerry Panowski
2005
The Dead Zone
as The Collector
2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
as McGregor
2004
The Survivors Club
as David Price
2004
The Life
as Tony
2004
Chasing Freedom
as Eric Hoffman
2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Chris Haywood
2004
Touching Evil
as Special Agent Charles Bernal
2004
10.5
as Daniel
2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
as Chris Haywood
2003
Lucky 7
as Bernie Myer
2003
Angels in America
2003
The Twilight Zone
as Uniformed Cop
2003
Angels in America
as Martin Heller
2002
Liberty Stands Still
as Rex Perry
2002
100 Days in the Jungle
as Stan Walton
2002
Girls Club
2002
Girls Club
as Spencer Lewis
2001
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Al
2001
The Sports Pages
as Robert Russo
2001
Anthrax
as Pete Wallace
2001
UC: Undercover
as Paul Bloom
2001
The Chris Isaak Show
2000
Small Time Crooks
as Cop
2000
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
as Beckwith Evans
2000
Cold Blooded
as Alec Grinell
2000
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
as Hal Thau
2000
Stargate SG-1
as Lotan
2000
Dark Angel
as Dr. Sam Carr
2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Beckwith Evans
1999
Sweet and Lowdown
as Bill Shields
1999
System Crash
1998
Enemy of the State
as Brian Blake (uncredited)
1998
In the Doghouse
as Harvey Poolish
1998
City of Angels
as Surgical Fellow
1998
Primary Colors
as Randy Culligan
1998
On the Line
as Joe
1998
The X-Files
as Gary Lambert
1998
Party of Five
as Mr. James Day
1997
Volcano
as O.E.M. Staffer #1
1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Dr. Elias Giger
1996
Up Close & Personal
as Vic Nash
1996
In the Blink of an Eye
as Satz
1996
Forgotten Sins
as Lowell Hart
1996
Fall into Darkness
as Detective Porter
1996
Alien Nation: Millennium
as Jason Webster
1996
Millennium
as Detective Teeple
1996
The Sentinel
as Derek Wilson
1995
Shame II: The Secret
as Nick Finn
1995
Apollo 13
as Pad Rat
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Lt. Peter Durst / Sulan
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Lt. Peter Durst
1994
Wolf
as Detective Wade
1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Tanner
1994
Witness to the Execution
as Kirby Jacobs
1994
Web of Deception
as Earl Stage
1994
Mixed Nuts
as Policeman / Voice of Obscene Caller (voice)
1994
The X-Files
as Tony Fiore
1994
Columbo
as Deirdre's Agent
1994
Burke's Law
as Forrest
1993
Law & Order
as David Preston
1992
Nails
as Calley
1992
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Vorin
1991
The Doctor
as Michael
1986
Scarecrow and Mrs. King