Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American character actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He returned for the series finale, "Immortality", in 2015.Upadhyaya, Ruchinka (July 24, 2015). "CSI finale will feature a 'pivotal death'; find out which original character will return in two-hour episode". International Business Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015. He also returned for two episodes in the sequel CSI: Vegas.
Early life Guilfoyle was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Boston College High School and spoke at the 2005 commencement of the school's seniors. He would later appear in Spotlight, which features the school. Guilfoyle graduated from Lehigh University in 1972.
He is a member of The Actors Studio and established a substantial theatrical reputation on and off Broadway, including 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston, appearances on Broadway include in David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Those The River Keeps, Richard III with Al Pacino, David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Death Defying Acts, and Search and Destroy.
Career Guilfoyle appeared in Three Men and a Baby, and in an early episode of Crime Story, where he played a criminal who takes a hostage, getting into a shootout with the Major Crimes Unit.
His television appearances most notably include guest roles on Miami Vice, Law & Order, Wiseguy, New York Undercover, Ally McBeal and Justice League Unlimited as Travis Morgan, the Warlord. His film credits are numerous, spanning nearly three decades. His appearances in notable films include Howard the Duck, Wall Street, Celtic Pride, Beverly Hills Cop II, Quiz Show, Final Analysis, Hoffa, Mrs. Doubtfire, Air Force One, Striptease, Amistad, The Negotiator, Extreme Measures, Session 9, Primary Colors, and L.A. Confidential.
Guilfoyle also appears in Alter Bridge's video for their single "Broken Wings", and the HBO original film Live from Baghdad.
Guilfoyle is best known for his role as L.V.P.D. Captain James "Jim" Brass in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which he performed from the show's inception in 2000.
In 2014, it was announced that Guilfoyle would be leaving CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after 14 years, but returned in 2015 for the two-hour series finale "Immortality".
In 2020, he guest-starred on Star Trek: Discovery in the two-part story "Terra Firma", as Carl, the humanoid avatar of the Guardian of Forever.
Personal life In 1989, Guilfoyle married choreographer and aerial artist Lisa Giobbi. They have one child and live in New York City.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1975 Next Door Unknown Short film 1976 The Murderer Brock Short film 1981 The Dark End of the Street Unknown1986 Howard the Duck Lieutenant Welker Billy Galvin Nolan1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Nikos Thomopolis Three Men and a Baby Vince Wall Street Stone Livingston 1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow Dr. Andrew Cassedy 1989 Dealers Lee Peters1990 The Local Stigmatic Ray Cadillac Man Jack "Little Jack" Turgeon 1991 True Colors John Laury1992 Final Analysis Mike O'Brien Hoffa Ted Harmon, Reporter1993 The Night We Never Met Sparrow's Nest Salesman Naked in New York Roman, Jake's Father Mother's Boys Mark Kaplan, Robert's Attorney Mrs. Doubtfire Head Chef1994 Little Odessa Boris Volkoff Quiz Show Lishman1995 Gospa Miodrag Dobrovic Cafe Society Anthony Liebler1996 Manny & Lo Country House Owner Looking for Richard 2nd Murderer Documentary film A Couch in New York Dennis Celtic Pride Kevin O'Grady Heaven's Prisoners Detective Magelli Striptease Malcolm Moldovsky Extreme Measures Dr. Jeffrey Manko Ransom FBI Agent Wallace1997 Night Falls on Manhattan McGovern L.A. Confidential Mickey Cohen Air Force One Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd Amistad Attorney1998 Peppermills Owner of Restaurant Short film Primary Colors Howard Ferguson The Negotiator Detective Nathan RoenickUncredited One Tough Cop Frankie 'Hot' Salvino1999 In Dreams Detective Jack Kay Entropy Andy Anywhere but Here George Franklin Random Hearts Dick Montoya2000 A Question of Faith Francis Company Man Officer Hickle2001 Hemingway, the Hunter of Death Alex Smith Session 9 Bill Griggs 2002 Pharoh's Heart Angelo Short film 2004 Tempesta Taddeo Rossi 2008 American Violet Judge Belmont 2012 That Guy... Who Was in That Thing Himself 2015 Spotlight Pete Conley 2016 Pandemic Dr. Greer 2019Turnover Peter Parveau William Bob Claybourn 2020Recondition Gerry Sanders Short film 2021 Don't Look Up General Themes The Mothership Filmed in 2021, ultimately unreleased 2022 The Good House Henry Barlow The Man from Rome Monsignor Paolo Spada 2024 Polara Billy Arthur the King Charlie 2025 Any Day Now Marty Lyons 2026 Over Your Dead Body Michael
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1981 Ephriam McDowell's Kentucky Ride Unknown Television film1986 American Playhouse Unknown Episode: "Roanoak: Part 1" Crime Story Deranged Gunman Episode: "Hide and Go Thief"1987 Spenser: For Hire Ross Bates Episode: "The Man Who Wasn't There" Miami Vice Milton Glantz Episode: "Death and the Lady"1988 Kate & Allie Benny Rinaldi Episode: "My Day with Paul Newman" Internal Affairs The Watcher Television film Wiseguy Calvin Hollis 3 episodes1989 Unsub Joe Episode: "White Bone Demon" Miami Vice John Baker Episode: "Victims of Circumstance" The Equalizer Max Gorman Episode: "Heart of Justice" A Man Called Hawk Stan Episode: "Life After Death" Big Time TedTelevision film Kojak: Fatal Flaw HoodsTelevision film1990 Curiosity Kills OrtleyTelevision film Against the Law Shraker Episode: "Pilot" Law & Order Anthony Scalisi Episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman"1991 The Great Pretender Martin BrinkmanTelevision film Darrow Bert FranklinTelevision film Civil Wars Jerry Bennett Episode: "Pilot"1992 Notorious Norman PrescottTelevision film Those Secrets LeonardTelevision film Unnatural Pursuits Larry Leitz Episode: "I'm the Author" Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Commander Steve Mccall, US Coast GuardTelevision film1993 Anna Lee: Headcase Dr. FrankTelevision film Class of '61 UnknownTelevision film Fallen Angels Steve Prokowski Episode: "Dead-End for Delia"1994 Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Paul Mantz Television film M.A.N.T.I.S. Michael Rompath Episode: "Soldier of Misfortune" New York Undercover Remmy Powers Episode: "Eyewitness Blues"1996 September Conrad Tucker Television film C.P.W. Detective 2 episodes The Burning Zone Dr. Arthur Glyndon Episode: "Pilot"1997 New York Undercover Alex Pratt Episode: "Hubris" Path to Paradise Lou Napoli Television film1998 Ally McBeal Harold Lee Episode: "Theme of Life" Exiled: A Law & Order Movie Detective Sammy Kurtz Television film2000 Now and Again Ed Bernstadt Episode: "The Eggman Cometh" Secret Agent Man Brubeck Recurring role 2000–2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Captain Jim Brass Main cast 2001 Night Visions John (segment "The Passenger List") Episode: "The Passenger List/The Bokor" 2002 Live from Bagdad Ed TurnerTelevision film 2003 Coyote Waits FBI Agent Jay KennedyTelevision film 2005 Justice League Unlimited Travis Morgan / Warlord Voice, episode: "Chaos at the Earth's Core"2015 The Fourth Man Liska 'The Bear' Miniseries; episode: "#1.2" CSI: Immortality Jim BrassTelevision film Stanistan Ambassador MatthewsTelevision film 2016 Colony Quayle Recurring role 2017 Blindspot Rosmond Ott Episode: "Gunplay Ricochet" 2017–2018 The Good Fight Henry Rindell Recurring role2019 The Morning Show Reid Episode: "Lonely at the Top" A Million Little Things Lenny Episode: "Daisy" 2020 Star Trek: Discovery Carl, The Guardian of Forever 2 episodes 2021 CSI: Vegas Jim Brass 2 episodes 2023 Julia Frank Bludger 2 episodes 2024 Evil Archbishop Kirby 2 episodes 2026 Law & Order SVU Judge Walter Conover 1 episode Video games YearTitleVoice Role2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCaptain Jim Brass 2004CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives Captain Jim Brass2006CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder Captain Jim Brass2007CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Hard Evidence Captain Jim Brass2009PrototypeDr. Raymond McMullen CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Deadly Intent Captain Jim Brass2010CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Captain Jim Brass
Awards and nominations YearTitleAccoladeCategoryResults2002CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationScreen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Seriesrowspan=3 200320042005rowspan=2 2016SpotlightIndependent Spirit AwardBest Ensemble
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