Acting credits
70
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Cotter Smith
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.5
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Movies: 33Series: 37
TMDB ID: 115858
IMDb ID: nm0807767
Known for: Acting
Born: May 29, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2024
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q785863
Also known as
Joseph Cotter Smith
Biography
Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cotter Smith.
5.7
Unsinkable
as Senator Smith
2024 Movie
6.5
Rustin
as Chief Wells
2023 Movie
3.0
Jack and the Treehouse
as Pap
2021 Movie
5.7
Things Heard & Seen
as Tom Claire
2021 Movie
6.2
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
as Roman
2019 Movie
7.0
The Post
as Under Secretary William Macomber
2017 Movie
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
as Preacher (voice)
2017 Movie
6.1
Burning Blue
as Admiral Lynch
2014 Movie
6.0
Friends with Kids
as Phil Fryman
2012 Movie
7.0
You Don't Know Jack
as Dick Thompson
2010 Movie
2.0
Lunatics, Lovers & Poets
as Scotty MacGregor
2010 Movie
Sleeper
as Dr. Altman
2005 Movie
7.0
X2
as President McKenna
2003 Movie
Reeseville
as John Meyers
2003 Movie
4.2
Run the Wild Fields
as Silas Green
2000 Movie
The History of Glamour
as Loren Valentine (voice)
1999 Movie
6.0
Bridge of Time
as Robert Creighton
1997 Movie
5.3
Lifeform
as Dr. Case Montgomery
1996 Movie
4.6
Remember Me
as Adam Nichols
1995 Movie
6.0
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
as Steve
1993 Movie
5.3
A Place to Be Loved
as Mike Caldwell
1993 Movie
6.0
A Message from Holly
1992 Movie
4.4
Midnight's Child
as Nick Cowan
1992 Movie
3.2
The Last Prostitute
as Joe
1991 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cotter Smith.
8.1
MINDHUNTER
as Unit Chief Shepard • 11 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as General • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Darren Hahn • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.9
The Americans
as Deputy Attorney General • 14 eps
2013 Series
6.9
The Following
as Nathan • 2 eps
2013 Series
6.4
Revolution
as Jack Davis • 5 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Denton Weeks • 5 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Jay Barrett • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
White Collar
as Adam Wilson • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Forrest Burke • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Damages
as Federal Investigator • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Gordon Alexander • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.3
The Unit
1 eps
2006 Series
5.1
Night Stalker
as Tony Vincenzo • 10 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Commander in Chief
as Governor Stan Preston • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Gerald Lucas • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.1
Invasion
1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Tru Calling
as Richard Davies • 6 eps
2003 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Sam Stevens • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Without a Trace
as Sean McGinnis • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.8
Alias
as Hank Foster • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as ASA Jeremy Friedman • 4 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Oz
as Judge Benjamin Fee • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.0
Spy Game
1 eps
1997 Series