Michael O'Neill

Born: 29th of May 1947 (78 years old)

Biography:
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Michael O'Neill (born May 29, 1951) is an American actor. With a career stretching through three decades, he usually portrays senior law enforcement or military officers. He is perhaps best known for his role as Special agent Ron Butterfield, the head of President Josiah Bartlet's Secret Service detail, on The West Wing. He played CTU Administrative Director Richard Walsh in the first two episodes of 24. He played Sgt. Maj. Ron Cheals in the CBS action-drama series The Unit. He starred in the Season Six 2 part Finale of Grey's Anatomy as the broken widower who holds the hospital hostage with a 9mm while pursuing the doctors responsible for unplugging his wife. His most notable film performances occur in Seabiscuit, Secondhand Lions, Transformers, Dancer, Texas Pop 81, Traffic, Sea of Love, A Quiet Little Marriage, Nothing But the Truth, and Green Zone. O'Neill graduated from Auburn University in 1974. After attending Auburn he spent time under the tutelage of actor Will Geer and his daughter, Ellen, at Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles before moving to New York to pursue his career there.

Michael O'Neill's Filmography

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Secretary of Defense Walter Crystal
Bride Hard

Bride Hard

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Frank
Happy Face

Happy Face

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
D.A. Craig Calloway
Happy's Place

Happy's Place

  •   TV Show
  • 2024
Jim Jackoway
Air

Air

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Joe Dean
Fire Country

Fire Country

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Harlan Denbo
Echoes

Echoes

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Victor McCleary
Outer Range

Outer Range

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Judge Pettigrew
The Stand at Paxton County

The Stand at Paxton County

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Dell Connelly
Messiah

Messiah

  •   TV Show
  • 2020
Cameron Collier
Clemency

Clemency

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Chaplain David Kendricks
Indivisible

Indivisible

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Chaplain Rogers
The Romanoffs

The Romanoffs

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Ron Hopkins
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Senator Mitchell Chapin
The Resident

The Resident

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Joshua Williams
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Carl Luca
Shooter

Shooter

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
Ray Brooks
Extant

Extant

  •   TV Show
  • 2014
Alan Sparks
Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Richard Barkley
Rectify

Rectify

  •   TV Show
  • 2013
Senator Roland Foulkes
Bates Motel

Bates Motel

  •   TV Show
  • 2013
Nick Ford
Scandal

Scandal

  •   TV Show
  • 2012
Lonnie Mencken
J. Edgar

J. Edgar

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Senator McKellar
Green Zone

Green Zone

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Colonel Bethel
Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

  •   Movie
  • 2008
CIA Director
Leverage

Leverage

  •   TV Show
  • 2008
Judge Roy
Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

  •   TV Show
  • 2008
Anthony Franklin
Transformers

Transformers

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Tom Banacheck
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Det. Yarbough
Prison Break

Prison Break

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Herb Stanton
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Gary Clark
Secondhand Lions

Secondhand Lions

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Ralph
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Mr. Pollard
Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Gen. Matheson
Traffic

Traffic

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Lawyer Rodman
The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

  •   Movie
  • 2000
O.B. Keeler
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Greene
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

  •   TV Show
  • 1997
Dr. Colbert
The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Agent Moreland
Bushwhacked

Bushwhacked

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Jon Jordan
Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

  •   Movie
  • 1992
School Psychologist
Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

  •   Movie
  • 1992
Serato
Sea of Love

Sea of Love

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Raymond Brown
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

  •   Movie
  • 1981
Churchill
The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Co-Producer