McNamara, Brian 1960–

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McNamara, Brian 1960–

PERSONAL

Born November 21, 1960, in NY; children: two daughters.

Addresses: Agent—TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505. Manager—Forster Delaney Management, 12533 Woodgreen St., Los Angeles, CA 90066.

Career: Actor. Appeared in television commercials, including Dell computers, 2002, and JC Penney department stores, 2003.

Awards, Honors: Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture made for television, 1988, for Billionaire Boys Club.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Steve Dawkins, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Frank, Short Circuit, TriStar, 1986.

George, In the Mood (also known as The Woo Woo Kid), Warner Bros., 1987.

Todd Young, Caddyshack II, Warner Bros., 1998.

Hewitt, Tennessee Nights (also known as Black Water and Tennessee Waltz), Academy Video, 1989.

Chris Collins, Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990.

Craig McHugh, Mystery Date, Orion, 1991.

Taylor, When the Party's Over, 1992.

Peter, Punctual zero (also known as Cry of Redemption and Point Zero), G.E.L. Releasing, 1996.

Jesse Hanson, The Mystery of Spoon River (also known as The Ghost of Spoon River), Artist View Entertainment, 2000.

(Uncredited) Parking garage attendant, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000.

Willy, You Got Nothin', 2002.

Landlord number two, Cowboys & Angels, TLA Releasing, 2003.

Roland, The Gunman, Curb Entertainment, 2004.

Bo's agent, Paparazzi, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

Robert Kimbell, The Tillamook Treasure (also known as The Legend of Tillamook's Gold), Maitland Primrose Group, 2006.

Fred Toland, I Know Who Killed Me, TriStar, 2007.

Carl Nasland, Lost Signal, Lionsgate, 2007.

Sheriff O'Connor, Hallowed Ground, 2007.

Film Work:

Second unit director, You Got Nothin', 2002.

Director, Lost Signal, Lionsgate, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Charles Nutt III, The Nutt House, NBC, 1989.

Arthur Schillihab, Homefront, ABC, 1992–93.

Randy Fitzgerald, Pig Sty, UPN, 1995.

Terrence Goodson, Savannah, The WB, 1996.

Dan, Four Corners, CBS, 1998.

Dr. Caleb "C. J." Jurado, Mercy Point, UPN, 1998–99.

Daniel Henderson, Manhattan AZ, USA Network, 2000.

Dr. Jerry Donovan, Body & Soul, PAX, 2002.

Michael Holden, Army Wives, Lifetime, 2007—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dean Karny, Billionaire Boys Club, NBC, 1987.

Captain Jonathan Hays, Earth Star Voyager, ABC, 1988.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ritchie Leary, On Fire, ABC, 1987.

Steve Ford, The Betty Ford Story, ABC, 1987.

Nolie Rothman, Sadie and Son (also known as Detective Sadie & Son), CBS, 1987.

Officer Raymond Lebrix, Police Story: Monster Manor (also known as Monster Manor), ABC, 1988.

John Marts, Storm and Sorrow, Lifetime, 1990.

Honor Thy Mother, CBS, 1992.

Sam Wald, Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride, NBC, 1992.

Cal Kessler, Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story, NBC, 1993.

Mike Curtis, Without Warning, CBS, 1994.

Stan Porter, A Case for Life, ABC, 1996.

Jason, Wiseguy, ABC, 1996.

Paul Jenks, Seduction in a Small Town (also known as Harvest of Lies), ABC, 1997.

Rob Harper, Out of Nowhere, ABC, 1997.

Billy Morgan, Where the Truth Lies (also known as 90 Days at Hollyridge and Hollyridge), Lifetime, 1999.

Bob Cratchett, A Diva's Christmas Carol, VH1, 2000.

Lieutenant James Doyle, Code Red (also known as Code Red: The Rubicon Conspiracy), UPN, 2001.

Dan Robertson, Caught in the Act (also known as Mind of the Crime), Lifetime, 2004.

Jack Hughes, The Secret Lives of Second Wives, Lifetime, 2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Concert musician number two, A Painful Case, Channel 4, 1984.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Michael Endicott, "Family Ties," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.

Michael Endicott, "Family Feud," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.

Michael Endicott, "Family Affair," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.

Officer Michael Galva, "Look Homeward, Ninja," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986.

Officer Michael Galva, "Come and Get It," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986.

Greg, "A, My Name Is Alex: Parts1 & 2," Family Ties, NBC, 1987.

Matthew Leonard, "The Accidental Jurist," L.A. Law, NBC, 1989.

Steve, "An Intern–al Affair to Remember," Nurses, NBC, 1991.

Harry Neville, "The List of Yuri Lementov," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Randall Sloan, "Family Secrets," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992.

Rick, "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992.

Scott Daniels, "Pushing Boundaries," Melrose Place, Fox, 1993.

Gary Adler, "The Conspiracy," Matlock, ABC, 1993.

Dexter Merritt, "Lethal Weapons," Time Trax, syndicated, 1994.

Chet Brooks, "Nirvana," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1994.

Tom McCray, "Big Easy Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995.

James, "The Wink," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995.

Ted Porter, "Drive, He Said," The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

Ted Porter, "Child's Play," The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

Doug, "The Couple," Mad About You, NBC, 1995.

Peter, "You Bet Your Wife," Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1996.

Dale Hutton, "Note to Self," Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1996.

Jim, "The Tape," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1996.

Dr. Dunhill/Inspector Reed, "Murder Most Foul," Sliders, Fox, 1997.

Rick Steele, "Lisa's First Script," Arsenio, ABC, 1997.

Matt Miller, "Truth and Responsibility," Arli$$, HBO, 1997.

Michael Pearson, "A Question of Faith," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1997.

Cooper Elliott, "I'll See That and Raise You Susan," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1997.

Cooper Elliott, "I Love You, I Think," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1997.

Stan Stanford, "The Wedding," Early Edition, CBS, 1997.

Lee Warren, "Face to Face," Night Man (also known as NightMan), syndicated, 1997.

Rick Jasper, "The Winner," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997.

Steve Penn, Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997.

Frank Taylor, "Progeny," Prey, ABC, 1998.

"The Real Thing," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1999.

Sheriff Lamont "L. T." Gibbs, "Lost," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1999.

Thomas King, "Heads You Lose," Profiler, NBC, 1999.

Lieutenant William Chapman, "Someone to Watch Over Me," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1999.

Roger, "Summer of '42," It's Like, You Know, ABC, 1999.

Gregg Saunders, "Godspeed," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999.

Steven Anderson, "Gentle, Gentle," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI: Las Vegas, C.S.I., and Les Experts), CBS, 2001.

Andrew D. Welles, "Kayus Ex Machina," V.I.P. (also known as VIP—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001.

Ray Maxwell, "Puppy Love," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001.

"Just the Beginning," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2002.

James, "For All the Tea in China," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002.

"Next of Kin," ER, NBC, 2002.

Lieutenant Commander Jack Hillyard, "The Mission," JAG (also known as JAG: Judge Advocate General), CBS, 2002.

Andrew Gale, "Pas de Deux," JAG (also known as JAG: Judge Advocate General), CBS, 2003.

District attorney Baseer, "The Wrong Man," Judging Amy, CBS, 2003.

Carson Ward, "The Secret," The O.C., Fox, 2003.

Carson Ward, "The Proposal," The O.C., Fox, 2004.

Carson Ward, "The Distance," The O.C., Fox, 2004.

Passing fireman, "Inches," Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004.

Brad Harper, "Whereabouts," Eyes, ABC, 2005.

Serge, "The Prince and the Plunger," The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (also known as TSL), The Disney Channel, 2005.

Roger Comack, "Pre–filer," The Inside, Fox, 2005.

Kyle Brooks, "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion," Monk, USA Network, 2006.

Joe Gibson, "Hoosier Hold Em," Close to Home, CBS, 2007.

Barry Malseed, Boston Legal, ABC, 2007.

Dale, "Three Days of the Chicken," Andy Barker, P.I., Fox, 2007.

Bruce Owen, "3rd Life," Criminal Minds, CBS, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Executive officer, Silent Steel, 1995.

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