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David Costabile | |
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| Born | (1967-01-09) January 9, 1967 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Baldi (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
David Costabile (born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions, Breaking Bad, Damages, Flight of the Conchords, Suits, and The Wire. He has also acted on film and in Broadway theatre.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Stage
2.2 Television
2.3 Film
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Costabile was born in Washington, D.C. He is of Italian descent.[1] He attended Gonzaga College High School, graduating in 1985, and Tufts University. He graduated from New York University's MFA program in acting in 1998.
Career
Stage
Costabile has appeared on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of Translations in 2007, the musical Titanic in 1997, and The Tempest in 1995. In 2005, he appeared as Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona as part of the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. For Caroline, or Change, the Drama Desk Award–winning musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori (2003–2004), Costabile workshopped and performed in the original production and its Broadway transfer.
Television
Costabile is best known for his recurring television roles on The Wire (as Thomas Klebanow, managing editor of The Baltimore Sun), Flight of the Conchords (as Doug), Damages (as Detective Rick Messer), Suits (as Daniel Hardman, former senior partner of the law firm of Pearson Hardman), and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul (as Gale Boetticher).[2] He is currently starring as Mike "Wags" Wagner in the Showtime production Billions.
Costabile also appeared in season six of The Office, as a banker sent from Sabre to evaluate Dunder Mifflin, and in the House episode "Changes" as a limousine driver. During the second series of Franklin & Bash, he guest-starred as a senior partner of the Infeld Daniels New York office, investigating Franklin and Bash because of a complaint filed against them by a former client. He had a minor guest star role in a season 3 episode of The Good Wife, playing the defendant's lawyer in a lawsuit against Lockhart and Gardner, and in a two episode story arc on BBC One's Ripper Street. Costabile also played Mr. Braddock, an attorney to the primary suspect in an episode of The Closer titled "Unknown Trouble", the first episode of season 7.
He has appeared in several television commercials, including ads for Microsoft and FedEx. In 2011, he appeared in Lie to Me as Dr. Mitch Grandon, the head doctor of a psychiatric institution in the Season 3 episode "Funhouse". In 2013, he appeared in Elementary as Danilo Gura, a custodian of a hospital in the Season 1 episode "Lesser Evils". Costabile appeared as Internal Affairs investigator Simon Boyd in the 2013 TV show Low Winter Sun. He appeared in Person of Interest in Season 1 as Samuel Gates.[2] He appeared in The Blacklist in Season 2 as Dr. Linus Creel. He starred in the television series Dig.
In an April 2013 article about television, Wired magazine called Costabile "a performer who inhabits his characters so perfectly as to consistently be a fan favorite" and "one of the best things about" every television show in which he has appeared.[3]
Film
Costabile had an important role in 2009's Solitary Man as Gary, the husband of Jenna Fischer's character. He played Jennifer Aniston's attorney in the 2010 film The Bounty Hunter. In 2012, he appeared in the film Lincoln as Republican representative James Ashley.[2] In 2013, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's film Side Effects as Carl Millbank and as Professor Horstein in Runner Runner. In 2016, he appeared as the Chief in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
Personal life
In 2012, Costabile married Eliza Baldi in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They have two daughters, Lucy Rae Costabile (born July 2015) and Julia Grace Costabile (born March 2017). They reside in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1998 | The Siege | Fingerprint Expert |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Federal Theatre - Beaver Man |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Junior editor |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Biker Who | |
| 2002 | Stolen Summer | Doctor |
| 2005 | Prime | Jason |
| 2008 | Afterschool | Mr. Anderson |
| 2009 | Notorious | Mr. Webber |
Solitary Man | Gary | |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Attorney |
Henry's Crime | Arnold | |
| 2012 | Lincoln | James Ashley |
| 2013 | Side Effects | Carl Millbank |
Somewhere Slow | Robert Thompson | |
Runner Runner | Professor Horstein | |
| 2014 | Foreclosure | Neurologist |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | The Chief |
| 2017 | The Post | Art Buchwald |
| 2019 | The Dirt | Doc McGhee |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Doug | 12 episodes |
| 2008 | The Wire | Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow | 10 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Breaking Bad | Gale Boetticher | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | The Office | Eric Ward | Episode: "The Banker" |
| 2011 | House, M.D. | Phil | Episode: "Changes (House)" |
| 2012–2019 | Suits | Daniel Hardman | 14 episodes |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Daniel Judge | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Dr. Linus Creel | Episode: "Dr. Linus Creel" |
| 2015 | Dig | Tad Billingham | 10 episodes |
| 2016–present | Billions | Mike "Wags" Wagner | 36 episodes |
| 2018–present | Better Call Saul | Gale Boetticher | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Murphy Brown | Ed Shannon | 1 episode |
References
^ Carr, Coeli (March 29, 2012). "Coeli Carr: "Crapa Pelada" Defeats "Zou Bisou Bisou" in the Breaking Bad vs. Mad Men Song Wars". The Huffington Post..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc Rawlings, Nate (September 25, 2013). "A Conversation with Breaking Bad's David Costabile". Time.
^ Crucchiola, Jordan (April 2013). "TV's Power Has Shifted". Wired Magazine.
^ "David Costabile and Eliza Baldi's Wedding Website".
External links
David Costabile on IMDb
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