Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American
actor. He is known for his television roles as Sheriff Thomas
McAllister on the crime drama The Mentalist, George Mason on the
political thriller series 24, Percy Rose on the action thriller series
Nikita, the Man on The Booth At The End and Gregory in AMC's The
Walking Dead. His notable film roles include Todd Voight in Terminator
2: Judgment Day, Agent Gibbs in Air Force One, Bowery Snax in Sid and
Nancy, Dr. Lamar in Gattaca, Trevor Lyle in Candyman and Ralph in
Heat.Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York,
then lived most of his life in New Jersey. He is of Scottish and
English descent. He attended Hampshire College, and worked in the
theaters at the five-college system of which Hampshire was a part,
including Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of
Massachusetts. Berkeley worked in the regional and repertory theaters
in addition to off Broadway while living in New York city. A casting
agent saw Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called Early
Dark, and encouraged him to move to Hollywood.Berkeley began playing
roles in 1981, with early appearances in M*A*S*H, Cagney & Lacey,
Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting, and The A-Team. Berkeley's
face was increasingly-recognizable into the 1990s. His later
television guest roles included The X-Files, CSI, ER, and Law &
Order.On the big screen, Berkeley appeared in North Country,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mommie Dearest, Phoenix, Kick-Ass, A Few
Good Men, The Rookie, Candyman, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Gattaca,
The Rock (uncredited), Air Force One, Sid and Nancy, Spawn, Amistad,
Shanghai Noon, Barb Wire, and Timecode. Berkeley appeared in both the
made-for-television film L.A. Takedown in 1989 and its 1995 acclaimed
theatrical re-make Heat, directed by Michael Mann. Several of his
earlier roles were in films by director Alex Cox.
actor. He is known for his television roles as Sheriff Thomas
McAllister on the crime drama The Mentalist, George Mason on the
political thriller series 24, Percy Rose on the action thriller series
Nikita, the Man on The Booth At The End and Gregory in AMC's The
Walking Dead. His notable film roles include Todd Voight in Terminator
2: Judgment Day, Agent Gibbs in Air Force One, Bowery Snax in Sid and
Nancy, Dr. Lamar in Gattaca, Trevor Lyle in Candyman and Ralph in
Heat.Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York,
then lived most of his life in New Jersey. He is of Scottish and
English descent. He attended Hampshire College, and worked in the
theaters at the five-college system of which Hampshire was a part,
including Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of
Massachusetts. Berkeley worked in the regional and repertory theaters
in addition to off Broadway while living in New York city. A casting
agent saw Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called Early
Dark, and encouraged him to move to Hollywood.Berkeley began playing
roles in 1981, with early appearances in M*A*S*H, Cagney & Lacey,
Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting, and The A-Team. Berkeley's
face was increasingly-recognizable into the 1990s. His later
television guest roles included The X-Files, CSI, ER, and Law &
Order.On the big screen, Berkeley appeared in North Country,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mommie Dearest, Phoenix, Kick-Ass, A Few
Good Men, The Rookie, Candyman, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Gattaca,
The Rock (uncredited), Air Force One, Sid and Nancy, Spawn, Amistad,
Shanghai Noon, Barb Wire, and Timecode. Berkeley appeared in both the
made-for-television film L.A. Takedown in 1989 and its 1995 acclaimed
theatrical re-make Heat, directed by Michael Mann. Several of his
earlier roles were in films by director Alex Cox.
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