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Holt McCallany

Writer / Screenwriter / Actor | * 09/03/1964 (59) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw. ()
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Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is known for portraying Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–present) and has had several supporting roles in various television series and films. His first job in the professional theater was as an apprentice actor at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same apprenticeship once served by Tom Hanks, among others. Subsequently, he returned to New York City and was cast as an understudy in the Broadway production of Biloxi Blues.McCallany landed a series of supporting parts in such films as Casualties of War, Alien 3, Creepshow 2, The Search for One-eye Jimmy, and Jade, as well as the TV miniseries Rough Riders. After playing the legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas in the HBO telefilm Tyson, he became a supporter of the Atlas Foundation Charity, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping children and families with medical and financial hardships.He continued working in films and television throughout the nineties and 2000s with roles in films such as Fight Club, Three Kings, Men of Honor, and Below, among others. He played a detective with psychological problems in CSI: Miami and a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder on Criminal Minds.He appeared in the 2010 Warner Bros. film, The Losers, based on the graphic novel from DC Comics. McCallany also was the star of the 2011 FX television series, Lights Out, playing an aging boxer ("Patrick 'Lights' Leary") forced out of retirement and into a comeback bid to regain the heavyweight title, despite having pugilistic dementia.He followed this with roles in films like Sully, Shot Caller, and Blackhat, among many others.Since 2017, McCallany co-stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter for director David Fincher. He plays Bill Tench, an FBI agent researching serial killers in the late-1970s. His first French language film will be released in September, 2019, an adaptation of the George Feydeau comedy Le Dindon.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

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Movies with Holt McCallany as Actor(58)

as CIA Deputy Director Moore2024 The Amateur
as Secretary of Defense Bernstein2024 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
as Fritz Von Erich2022 The Iron Claw
as Anderson2021 Nightmare Alley
as René Lampard2021 The Ice Road
as Bullet2021 Wrath of Man
as Twin Otter Pilot2020 Greenland
as Officer Callahan2019 SGT. Will Gardner
as Wayne2019 The Fool
as Richard Bentley2018 Beyond White Space
as Burglar (uncredited)2017 Justice League
as Jerry 'The Beast' Manning2017 Shot Caller
as Col. Morgan2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
as Mike Cleary2016 Sully
as Burke2016 Monster Trucks
as Detective Hansen2015 The Perfect Guy
as Frank2015 Run All Night
as Mark Jessup2015 Blackhat
as Angry Neurologist2015 Concussion
as Detective Murphy2014 The Ganzfeld Haunting
as Mike Norris2013 Crush
as Karl Lockwood2013 Gangster Squad
as Hank Greely2013 Bullet to the Head
as Rostow Pawlak2012 Hijacked
as Wade2010 The Losers
as Jimmy2009 Bound By a Secret
as Police Lieutenant2009 A Perfect Getaway
as Swede2009 Stolen
as Kelsey McNamara2008 Vote and Die: Liszt for President
as Ron Matthews2008 Vantage Point
as Van2008 Toxic
as Rourke2007 Rise: Blood Hunter
as Detective Tom Finnegan2006 Alpha Dog
as Alex Breech2006 Underfunded
as Dorsett2004 Against the Ropes
as Deputy John Gustodas2003 L.A. County 187
as Loomis2002 Below
as Henri Brulé2001 Out of Line
as Minnow2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as MM1 Dylan Rourke2000 Men of Honor
as The Mechanic1999 Fight Club
as Newcomer1999 Mumford
as Captain Van Meter1999 Three Kings
as Mark Appleton1997 The Peacemaker
as Joe Campbell1997 The Advocate's Devil
as Teddy Atlas1995 Tyson
as Bill Barrett1995 Jade
as Bartender1995 Flirt
as Blue Jacket1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
as Usher1994 Amateur
as Bartender1993 Flirt
1993 Zelda
as Junior1992 Alien³
as Lt. Kramer1989 Casualties of War
as Roadblock Officer1988 Shakedown
as Jay1988 After School
as Sam Whitemoon (segment "Old Chief Wood'nhead")1987 Creepshow 2

TV Shows/Series with Holt McCallany as Actor(21)

as Bill Tench2017 MINDHUNTER
as Detective Joe Diaco2013 Golden Boy
as Patrick 'Lights' Leary2011 Lights Out
as Robert McCoy2010 Blue Bloods
2009 Mental
as Ricky2006 Heroes
as Nick Lewin2005 Medium
as Roy Woodridge2005 Criminal Minds
as John Hagen2002 CSI: Miami
2002 Monk
as Patrick Copa2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Owen Decker2000 Freedom
as Mr. Westerman2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sgt. Hamilton Fish1997 Rough Riders
as Marc Kenner1990 Law & Order
as Officer Steve Felton1990 Law & Order

Additional Information

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Born: Thursday, 09/03 1964 (September) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 59 years + 208 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Creighton Preparatory School
Other names for Holt McCallany (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Holt McAloney"
"Холт Маккэллани"
"홀트 맥칼라니"
Holt McCallany frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (16x, Actor)
William H. Burns (15x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (14x, Crew)
James Biberi (14x, Actor)
John Doman (13x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (13x, Actor)
Robert Turano (13x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (12x, Actor)
Scott Sowers (12x, Actor)
Bruce MacVittie (11x, Actor)
Mary Vernieu (9x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7560, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/16/2024