Biography
Brian Markinson (born 1 September 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Canadian actor and producer. He is best known as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005) and Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006), and for roles in Mad Men (2013), Painkiller (2023), and Fargo. In film, he has appeared in Apollo 13 (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Shooter (2007), and three Woody Allen films. On stage, he performed in Lost in Yonkers on Broadway. He lives in Vancouver, BC.
Acted in 126
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
Pastor John
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
All Joking Aside
Bob Carpenter
Tribal
Chuck 'Buke' Bukansky · 18 episodes
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Prodigals
Junior
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Hunting Season
Sheriff Emmitt
- 2012
Ring of Fire
Harry Stromwell · 2 episodes
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Silas Nash · 10 episodes
Arctic Air
TV
- 2011
The Killing Game
Robert Spiro
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Playing for Keeps
Daryl
- 2008
The Quality Of Life
Movie
- 2007
- 2006
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
Scott Clark
Murder on Pleasant Drive
Bob Hilland
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
Premier Jimmy Gardiner · 2 episodes
Eight Days to Live
Al Ramey
- 2005
Knights of the South Bronx
Arnie
Da Vinci's City Hall
Police Chief Bill Jacobs · 13 episodes
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Wilson
- 2004
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Chris Haywood
Category 6: Day of Destruction
Chris Haywood · 2 episodes
The Life
Tony
10.5
Daniel · 2 episodes
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
McGregor
Touching Evil
Special Agent Charles Bernal · 13 episodes
The Survivors Club
David Price
Chasing Freedom
Eric Hoffman
- 2003
Lucky 7
Bernie Myer
- 2002
100 Days in the Jungle
Stan Walton
Girls Club
Spencer Lewis · 1 episode
- 2001
The Sports Pages
Robert Russo
Anthrax
Pete Wallace
- 2000
Cold Blooded
Alec Grinell
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
Beckwith Evans
Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
Hal Thau
1990s
- 1999
System Crash
TV
- 1998
In the Doghouse
Harvey Poolish
On the Line
Joe
- 1997
- 1996
Forgotten Sins
Lowell Hart
Alien Nation: Millennium
Jason Webster
- 1995
Shame II: The Secret
Nick Finn
- 1994
Web of Deception
Earl Stage
Witness to the Execution
Kirby Jacobs
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
- 1983
1970s
- 1978
- 1971
Produced 2
2020s
- 2020
All Joking Aside
Executive Producer
Tribal
Associate Producer