Michael Nouri

Michael Nouri (born December 9, 1945) is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Dr. Neil Roberts on The O.C. (2004-2007), Phil Grey on Damages (2007-2011), Eli David in NCIS (2008-2013), Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children (2010-2011), and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone (2018-2020). He is also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance and The Hidden (1987), and has appeared in several Broadway and off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.

Early life Nouri was born in Washington, D.C. to Gloria and Edmond Nouri. Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.

Career After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. Nouri portrayed Lucky Luciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released feature film Gangster Wars. In 1979, he appeared in the episode "The Curse of Dracula" of the series Cliffhangers.

In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance. Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983 and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 1969 Goodbye, Columbus Don Farber (uncredited) 1981 Gangster Wars Charles "Lucky" Luciano 1983 Flashdance Nick Hurley 1986 The Imagemaker Roger Blackwell GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords Boulder (voice) 1987 The Hidden Detective Thomas Beck 1988 Thieves of Fortune Comandante Juan Luis Ferreira 1990 Little Vegas Frank de Carlo Captain America Lieutenant Colonel Louis Fatal Sky Jeff Milker 1991 The Psychic Theodore "Ted" Steering Total Exposure Dave Murphy 1992 Black Ice Ben Shorr 1993 DaVinci's War Thomas "China" Smith American Yakuza Dino Campanela No Escape, No Return Dante 1994 Fortunes of War Father Aran Inner Sanctum 2 Bill Reed Lady In Waiting Jimmy Scavetti 1995 Hologram Man Edward Jameson To the Limit Thomas "China" Smith 1996 Overkill Lloyd Wheeler 2000 Finding Forrester Dr. Spence 2001 Carman: The Champion FreddieLovely & Amazing Dr. Crane 2002 Terminal Error Brad Weston 2003 Klepto Dr. Cohn Stuey Vincent 2004 The Terminal Max 2005 Searching for Bobby D Angelo Boynton Beach Club Donald 2006 Last Holiday Congressman Stewart Invincible Leonard Tose 2009 The Proposal Chairman Bergen 2012 Any Day Now Miles Dubrow 2015 The Squeeze Jimmy Diamonds 2017 Teleios Nordham Alex & the List Rabbi Baskin Woman Walks Ahead Karl Valentine 2018 Con Man Uncle Joe 2025 Hurricanna The Ex

Television Year Title Role Notes 1974–1975 Somerset Tom Conway Main cast 1975 Beacon Hill Giorgio Bullock Main cast; season 1 1975–1978 Search for Tomorrow Steve Kaslo Main cast 1977 Contract on Cherry Street Lou Savage Television film 1979 The Curse of Dracula Count Dracula Main cast; season 1 The Last Convertible Jean RGR des Barres Miniseries; 3 episodes 1980 Nick and the Dobermans Nick Macazie Television film Fun and Games Greg 1981 The Gangster Chronicles Charles "Lucky" Luciano Miniseries; 13 episodes 1983 Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Alex Shepherd Television film 1983–1984 Bay City Blues Joe Rohner Main cast; season 1 1984 Spraggue Michael Spraggue Television film 1985 Star Fairies Giant (voice)1986 Between Two Women Harry Petherton Rage of Angels: The Story Continues James Moretti 1986–1987 Downtown Detective John Forney Main cast; season 1 1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Charlie Wedemeyer Television film 1990 Shattered Dreams John Fedders 1991 Changes Peter Hallam 1992 In the Arms of a Killer Brian Venible Exclusive Reed Pierce The Sands of Time Jaime Miro The Final Contract David Sloane 1992–1995 Love & War Kip Zakaris Main cast; Seasons 1-3 1994 Eyes of Terror Lieutenant David Zaccariah Television film 1995 Between Love & Honor Joe "Crazy Joe" Gallo Burke's Law Judd Timmons Episode: "Who Killed the Tennis Ace?" Victor/Victoria King Marchand Television film 1997 Law & Order Dr. Michael Cosgrove Episode: "Harvest" 1998 This Matter of Marriage Adam Barr Television film Style & Substance Jeff Dennis Episode: "Chelsea's First Date" Early Edition Stanley Hollenbeck Episode: "Nest Egg" 1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Porfirio Rubirosa Television film Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dallas Warner Episode: "A Single Life" 2000–2003 Touched by an Angel Greg Sawyer / Carl Northum 2 episodes 2001 Second Honeymoon Phillip Television film Gideon's Crossing Cardiologist 2 episodes 61* Joe DiMaggio Television film 2003 The District FBI Agent Spencer Episode: "Sacrifices" 2003 The Lyon's Den Simon Freed Episode: "Beach House" 2003–2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Henry Webster / Elder Roberts 2 episodes 2004 The Practice Dwight Haber Episode: "Avenging Angels" The West Wing Senator Roy Turner Episode: "Slow News Day" Cold Case Kyle Silver Episode: "Maternal Instincts" Medical Investigation Wes Douglas Episode: "You're Not Alone" The Young and the Restless Elliot Hampton 17 episodes Star Trek: Enterprise Syrran / Arev Episode: "The Forge" 2004–2007 The O.C. Dr. Neil Roberts Guest; season 1-2, main cast; season 3, recurring; season 4 2006 South Beach Warren Stella Episode: "Who Do You Trust" CSI: NY Denney Lancaster Episode: "People with Money" 2007 Brothers & Sisters Milo Peterman 3 episodes Without a Trace Byron Carlton Episode: "Run" 2007–2011 Damages Phil Grey Recurring cast; season 1-4 2008 Privileged Miles Franklin Episode: "All About Love, Actually" 2008–2013 NCIS Mossad Director Eli David Recurring cast; season 6-10 2009 Crash Wesley Thigpen 2 episodes 2010 Legend of the Seeker Frederick Amnell Episode: "Bound" 2009–2010 Army Wives General Ludwig Recurring cast; season 4 2010–2011All My Children Caleb Cortlandt Main cast 2011 House Thad Barton Episode: "Risky Business" 2012 Dark Desire Phil Television film 2013 Body of Proof Daniel Russo Episode: "Mob Mentality" Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer Galen Anderson Television filmMajor Crimes Congressman Steven Keller Episode: "Risk Assessment" 2014 The Exes James Malcolm Episode "The Old Man & the Holly"Taken Away Senator Worthington Television film 2015 The Slap Thanassis Miniseries; 5 episodes Chicago P.D. Carlo Tafani Episode: "Never Forget I Love You" 2016Blue Bloods Nick Constantine Episode "Town Without Pity"Heartbeat Gérard Panttiere Episode: "Match Game" 2017 Manhunt: Unabomber Bob Guccione Episode: "Publish or Perish" 2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Norman Blachford 2 episodes Great Performances Himself Episode: "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" with Pacific Symphony" 2018–2020 Yellowstone Bob Schwartz Recurring cast; season 1-3 2019 Devils Jeremy Stonehouse Recurring 2019 NCIS: New Orleans Jason Campbell Guest Star 2020 Hawaii Five-0 Oscar Hirsch Episode: "He puhe'e miki" 2022 The Watcher Roger Kaplan Recurring 2025 The Pitt Nathaniel Montrose 2 episodes 2026 The Rookie Pierre 1 episode

Stage (partial) Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award 1976 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Search for Tomorrow (nominated)

Saturn Awards 1988 Saturn Award for Best Actor: The Hidden (nominated)

Sitges Film Festival 1987 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor: The Hidden (won)