Person
Cotter Smith
Acting · Born 1949-05-29 · Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
Joseph Cotter Smith (born May 29, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Known for
Law & Order
Eric Martin
NCIS
Sam Stevens
Person of Interest
Denton Weeks
Damages
Federal Investigator
The Good Wife
Forrest Burke
Murder, She Wrote
Robert Rhine
Without a Trace
Sean McGinnis
Ghost Whisperer
Gerald Lucas
White Collar
Adam Wilson
Blindspot
General
Filmography
- 2026CIAPeter Cooper
- 2025Time of DeathPat
- 2025Basic PsychDr. Grant Harrison
- 2024UnsinkableSenator Smith
- 2023RustinChief Wells
- 2021Jack and the TreehousePap
- 2021Things Heard & SeenTom Claire
- 2019The Standoff at Sparrow CreekRoman
- 2017The PostUnder Secretary William Macomber
- 2017MINDHUNTERUnit Chief Shepard
- 2017The Parable of the Disappearing ReclinerPreacher (voice)
- 2015BlindspotGeneral
- 2014Madam SecretaryDarren Hahn
- 2014Burning BlueAdmiral Lynch
- 2013The AmericansDeputy Attorney General
- 2013The FollowingNathan
- 2012RevolutionJack Davis
- 2012Friends with KidsPhil Fryman
- 2011Person of InterestDenton Weeks
- 2011UnforgettableJay Barrett
- 2010You Don't Know JackDick Thompson
- 2010Lunatics, Lovers & PoetsScotty MacGregor
- 2009White CollarAdam Wilson
- 2009The Good WifeForrest Burke
- 2007DamagesFederal Investigator
- 2006Brothers and SistersGordon Alexander
- 2006The UnitBill Lachey
- 2005Night StalkerTony Vincenzo
- 2005Commander in ChiefGovernor Stan Preston
- 2005Ghost WhispererGerald Lucas
- 2005Invasion
- 2005SleeperDr. Altman
- 2003Tru CallingRichard Davies
- 2003NCISSam Stevens
- 2003X2President McKenna
- 2003ReesevilleJohn Meyers
- 2002Without a TraceSean McGinnis
- 2001AliasHank Foster
- 2000Run the Wild FieldsSilas Green
- 1999Judging AmyASA Jeremy Friedman
- 1999The History of GlamourLoren Valentine (voice)
- 1997OzJudge Benjamin Fee
- 1997Bridge of TimeRobert Creighton
- 1997Spy Game
- 1997OrleansBill Brennecke
- 1996LifeformDr. Case Montgomery
- 1995Remember MeAdam Nichols
- 1994Chicago Hope
- 1993Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox StorySteve
- 1993With Hostile IntentOfficer Rob Arnold
- 1993A Place to Be LovedMike Caldwell
- 1992A Message from Holly
- 1992Midnight's ChildNick Cowan
- 1991The Last ProstituteJoe
- 1990Law & OrderEric Martin
- 1990Equal JusticeEugene 'Gene' Rogan
- 1989K-9Gilliam
- 1988Cameron's ClosetSergeant Sam Taliaferro
- 1987Lady BewareMac Odell
- 1986L.A. LawTony Henderson
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "To See the Invisible Man")
- 1985The Rape of Richard BeckLt. Hugo
- 1985Moonlighting
- 1985A Bunny's TaleNed Holcomb
- 1984Murder, She WroteRobert Rhine
- 1984Mistral's DaughterFrank
- 1984Master Ninja IIChad Webster
- 1984Nickel MountainTrucker
- 1983Blood FeudRobert F. Kennedy
- 1983Blood FeudRobert F. Kennedy
- 1982St. ElsewhereDr. Rowe
- 1982Cagney & Lacey
- 1981Hill Street Blues
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