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Michael B. Silver
Born
Michael Buchman Silver

(1967-07-08) July 8, 1967 (age 56)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Katie Mitchell
​
( m. 2000)​
Children1

Michael Buchman Silver (born July 8, 1967) [1] is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Assistant District Attorney Leo Cohen in the television series NYPD Blue. As of summer 2019, Silver has recurring roles on both NBC's The InBetween and CBS' Instinct.

Early life

Silver was born in New York City, the brother of writer Amanda Silver and the grandson of Oscar-winning screenwriter Sidney Buchman. [1] [2] Silver is a graduate of Brown University.

Career

One of his earliest roles was in the 1993 film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. He had a major recurring stint on NYPD Blue, perhaps his best-known role, appearing in 31 episodes. Silver has also had recurring roles as Dr. Paul Myers on ER and as Secret Service Agent Peter Elliott on CSI: Miami. In addition, Silver has made many other guest appearances on various primetime series such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, Cheers, NewsRadio, Judging Amy, Once and Again, Felicity, Law & Order, Monk, Dark Blue, Bones, Vengeance Unlimited, Criminal Minds, Raising the Bar, Strong Medicine, Nip/Tuck, Veronica Mars, Brothers & Sisters, Murder in the First, and Supernatural. He had a recurring role on Royal Pains as Ken Keller, and in 2011 he starred in the video game L.A. Noire as Edgar Kalou.

Beginning in the summer of 2018 and then in its second season in the summer of 2019, Michael had the recurring role of police sergeant Kanter Harris in the police procedural Instinct. In the summer of 2019, he was also appearing in the recurring role of professional therapist Brian Currie in the series The InBetween. In October of 2021, he played Vince Jones (S5/E4 - "Sentinel") in the series S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series).

Personal life

He is married to actress Katie Mitchell on October 22, 2000. He has one son.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Luke
1995 Higher Learning Frat Member
Virtuosity Undercover Cop
1996 Eye for an Eye Assistant
1998 All of It Ben Glazer
Playing by Heart Max
2000 Seven Girlfriends Joe
In the Weeds Marlon
Submerged Dr. Winslow
2001 Legally Blonde Bobby
I Am Sam Dr. Jaslow
2003 Chatroom Stud Short film
Seabiscuit Baltimore Doctor
2006 Unbeatable Harold Father
2010 Love Shack Jerry Sphincter Also director, writer & producer
2011 JoAnne Man Short film
2013 Leave of Absence Dan Collins
2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Geddes
2016 The Interrogation Detective Short
2018 Rumor from Ground Control Baxter Aleks
The Samuel Project Robert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Designing Women Mark Episode: "My Daughter, Myself"
1992 Cheers Customer Episode: "Teaching with the Enemy"
1993 Civil Wars Dr. Blum Episode: "A Liver Runs Through It"
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Vinod Episode: "Paradise"
The Enemy Within Lieutenant Lonner Television film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies Tony Lewis Television film
1995 Blossom David Episode: "Mating Rituals"
1995–2009 E/R Dr. Paul Myers 12 episodes
1996–2004 NYPD Blue ADA Leo Cohen 31 episodes
1996 Step by Step Fleming Adler Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Bloodhounds Trooper Television film
The John Larroquette Show Scott Episode: "Intern Writer"
1997 The Burning Zone Freddy Episode: "Death Song"
The Pretender Chris Rockwell Episode: "Jaroldo!"
Life with Roger Steve Episode: "Dial M for Muffin"
Leaving L.A. Officer Williams Episode: "The Eyes of the City"
1998 NewsRadio Danny Episode: "Big Brother"
Fantasy Island Doug Episode: "Superfriends"
The X-Files Howard Grodin 2 episodes
Nothing Sacred Hank Episode: "Holy Words"
1999 Vengeance Unlimited Michael Dearborn Episode: "Legalese"
Strange World Agent Stern Episode: "Spirit Falls"
Judging Amy Justin Hopkins Episode: "The Persistence of Tectonics"
2000 Wilder Days David Episode: "Pilot"
2001 Once and Again Paul 2 episodes
The Fugitive Dr. Augustine Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
Special Unit 2 Rich Talridge Episode: "The Waste"
Family Law Mr. Michaels Episode: "Moving On"
Providence Ken Episode: "Civil Unrest"
2002 Felicity Michael Episode: "The Paper Chase"
For the People Will Campbell
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI Prosecutor Episode: "The Accused is Entitled"
The Big Time Walt Kaplan Television film
Law & Order Raymond Berman Episode: "Hitman"
2003 The District Lawyer Episode: "Goodbye, Jenny"
Monk Lyle Turrow Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame"
Skin Detective 4 episodes
Vegas Dick Slick Television pilot
2004–2006 CSI: Miami Agent Peter Elliott 7 episodes
2004 Century City James Episode: "Love and Games"
CSI: NY EMT Episode: "Outside Man"
Strong Medicine Ed Davis Episode: "Code"
2005 Cold Case Rick Episode: "Ravaged"
Beautiful People David Stein 5 episodes
Nip/Tuck Mandy Baerwitz Episode: "Rhea Reynolds"
2006 Bones Dr. Anton Kostov Episode: "The Woman at the Airport"
Criminal Minds Sam Shapiro Episode: "Riding the Lightning"
Love Monkey Danny Stone Episode: "Coming Out"
Day Break Nathan Baxter 4 episodes
2006–2007 Veronica Mars Professor David Winkler 3 episodes
Shark Dan Lauter 4 episodes
2007 Without a Trace Dr. Ron Hillman Episode: "Primed"
Eyes ADA Dan Henderson Episode: "Burglary"
Supernatural Martin "Marty" Flagg Episode: "Hollywood Babylon"
Cane Dr. Shapiro 2 episodes
Marlowe Charles DiFrisco Television pilot
2007–2008 Las Vegas Steve Lavin 4 episodes
2008 In Plain Sight Arlo Meyers Episode: "Hoosier Daddy"
Eli Stone Elliott Russell 2 episodes
2008–2009 Brothers & Sisters Stu Orenbacher 2 episodes
2009 The Hustler Travis' Father 2 episodes
Lie to Me Attorney Episode: "Depraved Heart"
Heroes Liam Samuels Episode: "Chapter Twelve: An Invisible Thread"
Mental Richard Ranier Episode: "A Beautiful Delusion"
Dark Blue Edward Sykes Episode: "Venice Kings"
U.S. Attorney Walter Bertram Television pilot
Raising the Bar Andy Zeitlan Episode: "Happy Ending"
2010–2016 Royal Pains Ken Keller 13 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Julius Coles Episode: "The Blood on His Hands"
The Defenders Dr. Stewart Episode: "Nevada v. Riley"
2011–2012 Private Practice David Gibbs 2 episodes
2011 Free Agents Ted Episode: "What I Did for Work"
NCIS Nicholas Sandlock Episode: "Enemy on the Hill"
Harry's Law Mr. Faulkner Episode: "The Rematch"
2012 The Ropes Danny Diamond 6 episodes
Hornet's Nest Adam Goode Television film
Perception Lawrence Crawford Episode: "Shadow"
Liz & Dick Publicity Head Television film
2013 Body of Proof Dr. Harvey Wallace Episode: "Abducted: Part I"
Scandal Gavin Mitchell Episode: "Say Hello to My Little Friend"
2014 Friends with Better Lives Kenneth Episode: "Yummy Mummy"
2015 Backstrom Agent Jacob Cole Episode: "Ancient, Chinese, Secret"
Shameless Lorenzo 3 episodes
Odd Mom Out Jerrold Episode: "Omakase"
2016 One & Done Jacob Episode: "Temple Four"
NCIS: Los Angeles Damon Westphal Episode: "Core Values"
Code Black Dr. Paul Weatherly Episode: "First Date"
Bosch Colby Mintz Episode: "Heart Attack"
Murder in the First Franklin Tucker 4 episodes
2016–2017 I Am: Life of a Gigolo Don 3 episodes
2017–2018 Suits Craig Siedel 5 episodes
2017 Law & Order True Crime Gerald Chaleff 3 episodes
Major Crimes Dr. Carson Jacobs Episode: "Sanctuary City: Part 4"
2018 Designated Survivor Steven Flannery Episode: "Bad Reception"

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2011 LA Noire Edgar Kalou Voiceover and Motion Capture (Via MotionScan)

References

  1. ^ a b "Silver, Michael B. 1967–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Michael B Silver Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023.

External links

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