Michael Reilly Burke

Michael Reilly Burke (born June 27, 1964) is an American actor. He played Rex Van De Kamp on the unaired pilot of Desperate Housewives. Steven Culp replaced him before the pilot aired. He also appeared in The WB series Charmed in the episode "Heartbreak City". He is a 1982 graduate of Marin Catholic High School in Marin County, California.

The lone starring role of his career has been as serial killer Ted Bundy in the 2002 film Ted Bundy. He played the role of Officer Kevin Lund on ABC Family's Lincoln Heights. He has guest starred on various Star Trek series and CSIs.

Early life Michael Reilly Burke was born on June 27, 1964, in Marin County, California, US. He graduated from Marin Catholic High School in Marin County, California in 1982.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Foreign Student Harrison 1996 Love Always Mark Righetti Mars Attacks! GNN Reporter Ransom Best Boy Electric 2001 Octopus 2: River of Fear Nick Hartfield 2002 Ted Bundy Ted Bundy 2006 Death of a President Robert H. Maguire 2009 The Collector Michael Chase 2014 The Big Bad City Detective Kelly 2015 My All American Fred Steinmark 2018 Slender Man Hallie's Dad Monster Party Mr. Clapton Vice David Gribbin

Television Year Title Role Notes1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation Goval Episode: "Descent, Part II" Melrose Place Fred Linquist Episode: "Flirting with Disaster" Picket Fences David Beale Episode: "Under the Influence"1994 seaQuest DSV Commando #7 Episode: "Nothing But the Truth" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hogue Episode: "Profit and Loss" Dead at 21 Tavis Farrell Episode: "Life During Wartime" Red Shoe Diaries Reluctant Boyfriend Episode: "The Last Motel"1995 Vanishing Son Lane Ellis Episode: "Win, Place or Dead" Earth 2 Future Ulysses Episode: "The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King" Terror in the Shadows Customer #1 TV movie 1995–1996 Space: Above and Beyond A silicate / Capt. John Oakes 2 episodes 1995, 2003 NYPD Blue Harry Benson / James Carlin 5 episodes1996 Diagnosis: Murder Kyle Harding Episode: "The Pressure to Murder" Bermuda Triangle Michael TV movie Central Park West Tyler Brock 3 episodes1997 Childhood Sweetheart? Greg Davis TV movie Orleans Jesse Charbonnet 8 episodes Promised Land Steve Dunbar Episode: "To Everything a Season"1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Jeff Stockmann 4 episodes Creature Adam Puckett 2 episodes The Pretender Harold 'Harry' Kincaid Episode: "Someone to Trust" Ally McBeal Mr. Wells Episode: "You Never Can Tell"1999 Party of Five A.D.A. Fellows Episode: "Fillmore Street" Poltergeist: The Legacy Jeffrey Sandor 2 episodes Providence Brady Pullman 6 episodes2000 Charmed Cupid Episode: "Heartbreak City" Family Law Matt McClendon Episode: "Going Home"2001 First Years Dan Gaynor Episode: "The First Thing You Do..." The Beast Jeremy Anglade 4 episodes Dead Last Officer Carl Vard Episode: "He Who Smelt It" 2001, 2004 JAG Lt. Cmdr. Jay Pagano /Commander Adam Kohler 2 episodes2002 For the People Jackson Rose Episode: "Pilot" Presidio Med Episode: "Milagros"2003 War Stories Coulter TV movie Cold Case Eric Witley Episode: "Look Again"2004 The O.C. Tom Willington Episode: "The Links" The Practice Detective Kevin McCarley 3 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bailey Coombs Episode: "Bloodlines" Desperate Housewives Neighbor at Fire (uncredited) /Wake Attendee Episode: "Pilot" Star Trek: Enterprise Koss 3 episodes NYPD 2069 Harlan Kroger TV movie2005 Crossing Jordan FBI Agent Sullivan Episode: "A Stranger Among Us" The West Wing Bill Brewer Episode: "La Palabra" Tru Calling Russell Marks Episode: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Again" NCIS Frank Connell Episode: "Honor Code"2006 Without a Trace Don McGraw Episode: "Patient X" CSI: Miami Daniel Wells Episode: "Death Eminent" Heroes Detective Episode: "Chapter Five 'Hiros'"2007 Close to Home Carl Middleton Episode: "Barren" 24 Bruce Carson 3 episodes Shark Stuart Buckner Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" Ghost Whisperer William Taylor Episode: "Holiday Spirit" Company Man Ted Gaines TV movie The Cure Frank Carter TV movie 2007–2008 Lincoln Heights Kevin Lund 33 episodes2009 Eli Stone Clayton Wells Episode: "Tailspin" Castle Frank Nesbit Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" ER Dick White Episode: "And in the End..." Melrose Place Gary Sarling Episode: "Pilot" The Forgotten Coach Flynn Episode: "Football John" CSI: NY Dr. Harvey Fuller Episode: "Hammer Down" NCIS: Los Angeles Malcolm Tallridge Episode: "Ambush"2010 Private Practice Simon McConnell 3 episodes Undercovers Brian Murphy Episode: "Jailbreak" Criminal Minds Agent Grady Beeks Episode: "Safe Haven"2011 Memphis Beat Miles Ahomana / Miles Hart Episode: "Inside Man" Drop Dead Diva Steve Vaught Episode: "Mother's Day" Prime Suspect Doug Roenick 2 episodes Rizzoli & Isles Chief Joe Kobolsnik Episode: "Burning Down the House"2012 The Mentalist Andrew Kellogg Episode: "My Bloody Valentine" Hawaii Five-0 Andrei Shepkin Episode: "I Helu Pu (The Reckoning)" Breakout Kings Ken Episode: "Self Help" The Vampire Diaries Pastor Young 2 episodes 2012–2013 Vegas D.A. Jerry Reynolds 9 episodes 2012, 2015 Revenge Agent John McGowen 4 episodes2013 Grey's Anatomy Mr. Finch Episode: "Hard Bargain" Burn Notice Peter Mallard Episode: "Nature of the Beast" 2014–2015 Satisfaction Daniel Harper 4 episodes2015 Backstrom Donald Sampson Episode: "Give 'Til It Hurts" Code Black Frank Irving Episode: "The Son Rises" Bones Luke Nicholson Episode: "The Cowboy in the Contest" Paradise Pictures Frank Capra TV movie 2015–2016 Shameless Theo Wallace 6 episodes 2015, 2018 Suits Teddy 2 episodes2017 Training Day Robert Burns Episode: "Tehrangeles" NCIS: New Orleans General John Walsh Episode: "The Last Stand" Switched at Birth Dr. Eric Bannon Episode: "Long Live Love" How to Get Away with Murder Louis Lindgren Episode: "I Love Her"2018 Lethal Weapon Sean O'Brien Episode: "Diggin' Up Dirt" Supergirl Preston Episode: "Not Kansas"2019 The Passage Danny Episode: "That Never Should Have Happened to You" S.W.A.T. CIA Agent Devereaux Episode: "Immunity" You Ray Quinn Episode: "Have a Good Wellkend, Joe!" 2020 Council of Dads Chris Ashford Episode: "Fight or Flight" 2021 The Rookie Fred Mitchell Episode: "Poetic Justice"2023 The Company You Keep Claude Ellsworth Episode: "A Sparkling Reputation" So Help Me Todd Bowen Perrin Episode: "Gloom and Boom" 2024 Griselda Captain Sweetwater 3 episodes