Patrick Heusinger

Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for his recurring roles as James Schuller / Lord Marcus Beaton on the second season of The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl, Adam Pierce on the USA Network medical comedy drama series Royal Pains (2010–11), and Max McCarthy on the Bravo comedy drama series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014–17). Heusinger is also known for his lead role as FBI Special Agent Nick Durand on the Amazon Prime Video crime thriller series Absentia (2017–20).

Early life Heusinger was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. He is a graduate of Juilliard.

Career Heusinger made his debut in the 2005 independent period drama film Sweet Land, as young Lars, and then appeared in Tie a Yellow Ribbon, The Nanny Diaries, and Black Swan.

On television, Heusinger is known for the roles of Lord Marcus on the CW teen drama Gossip Girl, where he appeared on four episodes in 2008, and Adam on USA Network's Royal Pains in 2010 and 2011. He was also in a recurring role as Max McCarthy on Bravo TV's first original scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Other television credits include 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Rescue Me, Unforgettable, and Necessary Roughness.

Heusinger starred as Lancelot in the national tour of Spamalot from 2006 through 2008. Other theater credits include the off-Broadway production of Next Fall and the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof (as Fyedka). Between 2024 and 2026, he starred as James in the stage production of Paranormal Activity at the Leeds Playhouse theatre, during its subsequent US Tour, and later at the Ambassadors Theatre on London’s West End.

In 2009, Heusinger appeared in the comedy web series Jack in a Box. In 2010 and 2011, he appeared in the comedy web series Submissions Only. In 2013, he had a guest-starring story arc on the NBC survival drama series Revolution as bounty hunter Adam. In 2015, he had a guest-starring role on the Hulu original series, Casual, as Michael, a photography teacher. Heusinger was cast as Special Agent Nick Durand in the AXN series Absentia that premiered in 2017.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Sweet Land Young Lars 2007 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Joe Mason Carter Skin-Deep Jared Short film 2010 Black Swan Rich Gent 2012 Willowbrook Bill Huntsman Short film Snow White and the Seven Movies Agent Short film Frances Ha Reade 'Patch' Krause 2013 Cause of Death Guy In The park Short film 2015 A Beautiful Now Aaron 2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back The Hunter 2018 Accommodations Jake Somner

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Gossip Girl James Schuller / Lord Marcus Beaton 4 episodes 2009 30 Rock Brian Episode: "Generalissimo" Ray Demory Episode: "Fixed" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Brady Harrison Episode: "Perverted" 2010 Rescue Me Steve Burton Episode: "Comeback" 2010–2011 Royal Pains Adam Pierce 4 episodes 2011 CSI: Miami Matthew Shaw Episode: "Match Made in Hell" Law & Order: LA Dan Rathman Episode: "Angel's Knoll" The Protector Unknown Episode: "Wings" Necessary Roughness Cash Carson Episode: "Losing Your Swing" Friends with Benefits Austin 2 episodes Unforgettable Dean Episode: "Friended" 2013 Revolution Adam 3 episodes Bones Martin Proctor Episode: "The Lady on the List" Castle Raymond Vance Episode: "Number One Fan" 2014–2017 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Max McCarthy 11 episodes 2015 A to Z Jay Episode: "M is for Meant to Be" Casual Michael Carr 7 episodes 2017–2020 Absentia Nick Durand Main role 2018–2020 Corporate Joshua 2 episodes 2022 Law & Order Wyatt Ackman Episode: "The Great Pretender" 2024 Parish Travis Episode: "A Good Man"

Web Year Title Role Notes 2009 Jack in a Box Coy Episode: "The Alpha Actor" 2010–2011 Submissions Only Eric Hennigan 4 episodes 2014 Writers' Block Eli Episode: "Flirting with Disaster"

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2016 Quantum Break Liam Burke Voice, motion capture performance, and full motion video cutscenes