
Gary Basaraba
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
TV Shows(30)

Paul T. Goldman
Royce Auditioner

Doom Patrol
Big D

Chicago Justice
William O'Boyle

NCIS: New Orleans
Steven Bellamy

Forever
Norman Sontag

The Leftovers
Neil

Madam Secretary
Tom Ryan

Person of Interest
Stu Sommers

Unforgettable
Lt. Willard

Blue Bloods
Jimmy Burke

Justified
Kemp

Castle
Ralph Carbone

The Mentalist
Stephen Hannigan

Mad Men
Herb Rennet
Mixed Blessings
Hank

Thief

Everybody Hates Chris
Art Wuliger

Numb3rs
Joe Thibodeaux

Close to Home
Randy Stevens

Criminal Minds
James Odenkirk