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David Warshofsky

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David Warshofsky

Born February 23, 1961 in Saratoga, California, USA46 films

David Warshofsky (born David Warner) is an American actor. The aspiring actor studied in New York City at NYU's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts and reverted to his family's Russian surname upon joining the theatrical performer's union The Actor's Equity.

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His talent for finding the heart of even the most minor characters first surfaced in 1989's Last Exit to Brooklyn, which he followed with a string of appearances on everything from the gadget-happy sitcom Home Improvement (ABC, 1991-99), to the medical drama Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000).

Many of his film roles showcased his signature mix of everyman amiability and stoic intensity: there's the Navy SEAL instructor in G.I. Jane (1997); low-key cop in The Bone Collector (1999); greedy oil executive in There Will Be Blood (2007); and longtime CIA agent in the Taken trilogy.

He served as an assistant professor of theatre acting at the University of Southern California, and later juggled his promotion to Head of Acting with a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated Lincoln (2012).

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There Will Be Blood posterFirst watchThere Will Be Blood20078.1as H.M. TilfordRuthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into…View film

Essential films

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Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. 2026OkayGeorge
  2. 2024Manny WolfeLyndon Marlowe
  3. 2022BlondeMr. Z
  4. 2020Body CamDarlo Penda
  5. 2019It's Not About Jimmy KeeneJoel Roistacher
  6. 2018True BlueLarry
  7. 2017Beatriz at DinnerGrant
  8. 2017FeedDr. Rothstein
  9. 2017WilsonOrson
  10. 2016The HollowPrincipal Adam Markey
  11. 2016Now You See Me 2Agent Cowan
  12. 2016ValeriaDoctor Greenberg
  13. 2015Stockholm, PennsylvaniaGlen Dargon
  14. 2015SuperiorSal
  15. 2014Taken 3Bernie Harris
  16. 2014The Two Faces of JanuaryPaul Vittorio
  17. 2013Captain PhillipsMike Perry
  18. 2013The Grief TouristHotel Clerk (uncredited)
  19. 2013Now You See MeCowan
  20. 2012LincolnWilliam Hutton
  21. 2012The MasterPhiladelphia Police
  22. 2012Small ApartmentsDetective Holman
  23. 2011The FutureMarshall
  24. 2011Little BirdsJoseph Hoffman
  25. 2010UnstoppableJudd Stewart
  26. 2010Fair GamePete
  27. 2009Public EnemiesWarden Baker
  28. 2008American VioletRobert Foster
  29. 2008TakenBernie Harris
  30. 2007There Will Be BloodH.M. Tilford
  31. 2006WalkoutLloyd Hurley
  32. 2006Running ScaredLester the Pimp
  33. 2004The Best Thief in the WorldPaul Zaidman
  34. 2002Welcome to CollinwoodBabitch
  35. 2002Personal VelocityKurt Wurtzle
  36. 2001Don't Say a WordRyan
  37. 2001Human NaturePolice Detective
  38. 2000EndsvilleDoug
  39. 1999The Bone CollectorAmelia's Partner
  40. 1999The Minus ManPate
  41. 1997G.I. JaneInstructor Johns
  42. 1997Face/OffBomb Leader
  43. 1993SkinnerGeoff Tate
  44. 1989Born on the Fourth of JulyLieutenant - Vietnam
  45. 1989Suffering BastardsAl Johnson
  46. 1989Last Exit to BrooklynMike