John Getz

John Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American character actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films, most notably Blood Simple, The Fly, and The Social Network.

Early life Getz, one of four children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, and grew up in the Mississippi River Valley. He is the son of William and Kay Getz. His father operated a heavy-machine company, and his mother's family worked in construction.

He was raised in Moline, Illinois,

Career Immediately after his college experience Getz began working with the American Conservatory Theater. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances.

In 1985, he co-starred in the police drama MacGruder and Loud. The pilot aired after Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985, and the series subsequently aired on ABC. The series was canceled by ABC after its first season.

Getz appeared in two television series with Maggie in their titles: Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs (1984), in which he played Geoff Bennett, the new editor of the New York Examiner, and Maggie (1998–1999), in which he played Dr. Arthur Day, the title character's husband.

Getz also appeared in The Fly (1986) and The Fly II (1989) as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity.

Also in 1989, he appeared in Born on the Fourth of July as a Marine major. In 1991, he appeared as Gus in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and as an obnoxious corporate lawyer boyfriend in Curly Sue. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin.

In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network (2010), about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood.

Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller (in the 1977 episode "Atomic Bomb") and Three's Company (1980), where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland (2014–2017), Timeless (2016–2018), Bosch (2017–2018), and the Netflix series A Man on the Inside (2024).

Personal life Getz married playwright Grace McKeaney on January 3, 1987; They have a daughter together.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1975 The Happy Hooker Trout Fisherman 1981 Tattoo Buddy 1984 Blood Simple Ray Thief of Hearts Ray Davis 1986 The Fly Stathis Borans 1989 The Fly II Stathis Borans Born on the Fourth of July Marine Major - Vietnam 1990 Men at Work Maxwell Potterdam III 1991 Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Gus Curly Sue Walker McCormick 1994 Fortunes of War Franklin Hewitt Playmaker Eddie A Passion to Kill Jerry 1996 Mojave Moon Police Officer 1998 Some Girl Claire's Father 2000 Held for Ransom Mr. Kirkland 2004 A Day Without a Mexican Senator Abercombie 2007 Nanking George Fitch Documentary Zodiac Templeton Peck 2008 Superhero Movie Lunatic Editor 2010 The Social Network Sy 2011 Elevator Henry Barton 2013 Jobs Paul Jobs 2015 The Perfect Guy Renkin Trumbo Sam Wood 2016 Certain Women Sheriff Rowles 2018 Brampton's Own Bart 2019 Body at Brighton Rock Sheriff 2023 The Dead Don't Hurt Reverend Simpson

Television Year Title Role Notes 1974 Killer Bees Attendant Television film 1974–1976 Another World Neil Johnson Main role, 122 episodes 1977 The Andros Targets Dan Bridger 1 episode 1977 On Our Own Tom Ericson 1 episode 1977 Rafferty Dr. Daniel Gentry Main role, 13 episodes 1977 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Christian Harrison 1 episode 1977 Barney Miller William McKuen 1 episode 1978 Barnaby Jones Walter Alberts 1 episode 1978 Loose Change John Campbell Miniseries 1978 A Woman Called Moses Stewart Miniseries, 2 episodes 1978–1981 Ryan's HopeJim / Dr. Morgan Thomas2 episodes 1979 The Associates William Simmons 1 episode 1980 Three's Company Lee Tripper 1 episode 1984 Maggie BriggsGeoff Bennett5 episodes 1985 ABC Afterschool SpecialThomas Sanders1 episode 1985 The Lucie Arnaz Show Scott Harris 1 episode 1985 MacGruder and Loud Malcolm MacGruder Main role, 15 episodes 1989 Roseanne John Hale 1 episode 1990 Murphy Brown Bob Wiltz 1 episode 1993 Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story Doug Hulin Television film 1993 CrossroadsGreg1 episode 1993 Phenom Jack 1 episode 1995 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Roy Buchanan 2 episodes 1995–1996 Murder, She Wrote Kyle Kimball / Jonas Cole 2 episodes 1995–1996 Ned and Stacey Les MacDowall Recurring role, 6 episodes 1996 The Late Shift Brandon Tartikoff Television film 1996 A Friend's Betrayal Dennis Hewitt Television film 1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Karl Hansen 1 episode 1998–1999 Maggie Dr. Arthur Day Main role, 20 episodes 1999 JAG Admiral Harrison Spencer 1 episode 2000 Providence Dr. Sullivan 1 episode 2000; 2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Richard Zeigler / Bill Harvey 2 episodes 2001 Zenon: The Zequel General Hammond Television film 2001 The Guardian Wendell Rapke 1 episode 2003 CSI: Miami George Risher 1 episode 2003 According to Jim Frank 1 episode 2003 Joan of Arcadia D.A. Gabe Fellowes Recurring role, 6 episodes 2004 Without a Trace Mr. Garrett 1 episode 2004–2006 The King of Queens Mr. Dugan 3 episodes 2005 Mystery Woman Dan 1 episode 2005 Wanted Mr. Salinger 1 episode 2005 Medium Councilman Stuart McCallister 1 episode 2006 Cold Case Bill Simmons 1 episode 2006 Close to Home Maurice Hardecker 1 episode 2006 The West Wing Congressman Mark B. Sellner 2 episodes 2006 Las Vegas Freddie Smith 1 episode 2006–2007 Day Break Judge Tobias Booth Recurring role, 5 episodes 2007 Shark Judge Nicholas 1 episode 2007 Big Shots Walter Storrs 1 episode 2008 How I Met Your Mother Bob Hewitt Episode: "Miracles" 2008 Swingtown Steve Gilboy 1 episode 2008 Mad Men Dr. Eric Stone 1 episode 2008 Grey's Anatomy Michael Breyers 2 episodes 2008 Eleventh Hour William Gregory 1 episode 2008 Prison Break Dr. Roger Knowlton 1 episode 2009 Trust Me Peter Derby 2 episodes 2009 Criminal Minds Andrew Kane 1 episode 2009 Private Practice Mr. Kent 1 episode 2010 Ghost Whisperer Rudy Wharton 1 episode 2010 NCIS Walter Kane 1 episode 2012 Scandal Patrick Keating 1 episode 2012 Touch Henry Williams 1 episode 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Admiral Vincent Albers 1 episode 2013 Eagleheart Bernard Moss 1 episode 2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Senator Lockhart 1 episode 2013 Nikita Senator Ed Chappell 2 episodes 2014 Bones Steven Frank 1 episode 2014 Castle Dr. Gustavo Bauer 1 episode 2014 Bad Teacher Howard 1 episode 2014 Halt and Catch Fire Joe MacMillan Sr. 2 episodes 2014 How to Get Away with Murder David Dolan 1 episode 2014–2017 Homeland Joe Crocker 4 episodes 2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Randal Cowan 1 episode 2016 NCIS: New Orleans Army General Owen Matthews 1 episode 2016 Aquarius James Harrison Barret 4 episodes 2016–2017 Grace and Frankie John 3 episodes 2016–2017 Transparent Donald 4 episodes 2016–2018 Timeless Benjamin Cahill Recurring role, 9 episodes 2017 Better Call Saul Chairman 2 episodes 2017 Ghosted Director Romsio 1 episode 2017–2018 Bosch Bradley Walker Recurring role, 13 episodes 2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt 2 episodes 2018–2020 Dirty John Dwight / Doug Layton Recurring role, 5 episodes 2020–2021 Doom Patrol Paul Trainor 4 episodes 2022–2023 Alaska Daily Conrad Pritchard 4 episodes 2023 The Last of Us Edelstein 2 episodes 2023 Fatal Attraction Warren Miniseries, 4 episodes 2023 Reservation Dogs James Minor 1 episode 2024–present A Man on the Inside Elliot Haverhill Recurring role, 9 episodes2026The PittLloyd Wilkins3 episodes