Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Candyman'' (1992), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1997), '' Gattaca'' (1997), and '' Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime drama ''

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'' (1995) after being cast in ''

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'' (1989), an earlier rendition of the film's script, although he played two different characters on the two different films. On television, he headlined the

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psychological thriller '' The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the

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action drama '' 24'' (2001–03) and

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action thriller ''

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'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama '' The Mentalist'' (2008–13) and Gregory on the

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post-apocalyptic horror '' The Walking Dead'' (2016–18).

Early life and education

Berkeley was born in

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and raised in

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. He is of English and Scottish descent. He attended Hampshire College, and worked in theaters at the Five Colleges, including Smith,

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and the University of Massachusetts. He worked in regional and repertory theaters in addition to

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in New York City. A casting agent spotted Berkeley in a play written by Reynolds Price called ''Early Dark'' and encouraged him to move to Hollywood.

Career

Berkeley began playing roles in 1981, with early appearances in ''

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'', '' Cagney & Lacey'', '' Remington Steele'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The A-Team''. His later television roles included ''

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'', ''

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'', '' ER'' and ''

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''. On screen, he has appeared in '' North Country'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' Mommie Dearest'', '' Phoenix'', '' Kick-Ass'', '' A Few Good Men'', '' The Rookie'', '' Candyman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gattaca'', '' The Rock'', ''

'', '' Sid and Nancy'', '' Amistad'', '' Shanghai Noon'', ''

'' and ''

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''. He appeared in the television film ''

'' in 1989 and its 1995 acclaimed theatrical remake ''

'', directed by

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. Several of his earlier roles were in films directed by

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. In 2001, Berkeley became a recurring guest star (and later a series regular) on '' 24'' in the role of George Mason, the head of the counter-terrorist unit. He portrayed the mysterious John Smith on the CBS drama ''

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''. In 2010, he received one of his best-known roles, Percy Rose on

action-thriller series ''

''. He portrayed the character as a series regular and ''de facto'' main antagonist of its first two seasons. He also played Sheriff Thomas McAllister on '' The Mentalist''. Berkeley portrayed Gregory on

's '' The Walking Dead'' as a guest star in season six and a series regular in season seven. In 2018, he portrayed Peter Lockwood, the father of Sam Lockwood on the fourth season of '' Supergirl''.

Voice acting

Berkeley provides voice-work and voice-over for several animated series, such as '' Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', '' Gargoyles'' and ''

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''. He also voiced Quentin Beck / Mysterio on '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Captain Atom in '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' and Dr. Kirk Langstrom in ''

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''.

Awards

In 2013, Berkeley won the

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"Best Male Performance, Drama" for his starring role in the acclaimed web series '' The Booth at the End''.

Personal life

Berkeley is a make-up artist, painter and sculptor. He met actress Sarah Clarke on the set of ''24'' in 2001 and married her the following year. The two live with their daughters, Olwyn Harper (born in 2006) and Rowan Amara (born in 2010), in

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* *
A conversation with Xander Berkeley
(archived copy)

at www.reviewgraveyard.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Berkeley, Xander 1955 births Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of English descent American people of Scottish descent Hampshire College alumni Living people People from Brooklyn 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Streamy Award winners