Victor Slezak

Victor Slezak (born July 30, 1957) is an American stage, television and screen actor who has appeared in numerous films, including The Bridges of Madison County, Beyond Rangoon (1995), The Devil's Own (1997), The Siege (1998), The Cat's Meow (2001), Timequest as John F. Kennedy (2002), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005).

On Broadway, he starred as John F. Kennedy, opposite Margaret Colin, in Jackie: An American Life. He appeared Off-Broadway in 2007, playing the father of the character played by actress Olivia Wilde in Beauty on the Vine at the Harold Clurman Theatre.

Personal life Victor Michael Slezak was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He is married to Leslie Rawlings; they have one child. Slezak is not related to Walter Slezak or Erika Slezak. His surname is of Czech or Polish origin (cz. Slezák, pl. Ślęzak, meaning Silesian).

Filmography Year Title Role Notes Refs 1987 Five Corners Policeman 1991 Poison Ray Darrow John Fredricks Bed & Breakfast Alex Caxton Strictly Business Maitre D' 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Sanger 1995 Just Cause Sergeant Rogers Beyond Rangoon Mr. Scott The Bridges of Madison County Michael 1997 The Devil's Own FBI Agent Evan Stanley 1998 Fool's Gold Joe One Tough Cop FBI Agent Burt Payne The Siege Colonel Hardwick 2000 The Atrocity Exhibition Travis Talbert Lost Souls Father Thomas 2001 The Cat's Meow George Thomas Atlantis: The Lost Empire Smithsonian Board Employer #30 (voice) The Ponder Heart Ovid Springer 2002 Path to War Norman Morrison Timequest John F. Kennedy 2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Minister in Miami 2008 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Doctor 2009 Bride Wars Colson The International Captain Martell Happy Tears Eli Bell Veronika Decides to Die Gabriel Durant 2010 Salt One-Star General 2011 Abduction Tom Shealy 2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Maxwell Underwood 2014 That Awkward Moment Older Gentleman 2015 A Rising Tide Alek Rama 2018 The Land of Steady Habits Wes Thompson 2019 The Report Senator Jay Rockefeller 2020 Worth John Ashcroft The Glorias Walter 2022 Out of the Blue Richard The Independent President Archer 2024 Babygirl Mr. Missel The Order Richard Butler 2026 Take Me Home Bob

Television credits Year Title Role Notes Refs 1984–1985 Guiding Light Andy Ferris Unknown episodes 1988 Crime Story Senator Deming 1 episode 1989 Miami Vice Jerome Horowitz 1 episode A Man Called Hawk McSwain 1 episode 1992–2000 Law & Order William Cousins /Steven Green /Jeffery Arbaugh /Philip Andrews 4 episodes 1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles O'Bannion 1 episode 1995 New York Undercover Dennis 1 episode 1998–1999 Hyperion Bay Bordon Hicks 6 episodes 2002 Witchblade The Spirit 1 episode 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rev. Hale 1 episode 2005 Jonny Zero Styles 1 episode 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Blake Peters 1 episode 2009 Taking Chance Gunnery Sgt Mulcahy TV movie 2011–2012 Treme Enrico Brulard 5 episodes 2011 Mildred Pierce Dr. Collins 2 episodes Too Big to Fail Greg Curl TV movie 2012 Homeland Warden Jack Pritchard "The Clearing" 2012–2018 Blue Bloods Chief of Intel Bryce Helfond 8 episodes 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Marshal of the Court TV movie 2013–2016 Hell on Wheels Ulysses S. Grant 6 episodes 2013–2018 The Americans Lyle Rennhull 3 episodes 2014 Madam Secretary Prime Minister Vlad Diacov 1 episode 2016 The OA Kevin Harris 2 episodes 2018 Jack Ryan Joe Mueller "Pilot" 2019 Succession Senator Roberts 2 episodes 2020 Hunters David Weil 1 episode