Person
Timothy Busfield
Acting · Born 1957-06-12 · Lansing, Michigan, USA
Biography
Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Eliot Weston on the television series Thirtysomething and his recurring role as Danny Concannon on the television series The West Wing. In 1991, he received a Primetime Emmy Award as best supporting actor in a drama series.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Daniel Carter
Law & Order
Ray Backlund
The Rookie
Director
Sleepy Hollow
Benjamin Franklin
FBI
Director
Blue Bloods
Charles Bynes
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
The West Wing
Danny Concannon
Chicago Med
Director
Without a Trace
Ed Felder
Filmography
- 2023CitadelTherapist Simmons
- 2022The IndependentTom Mayfield
- 2021If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of DreamsSelf
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest
- 2020For LifeHenry Roswell
- 2020FBI: Most WantedDirector
- 2019Dolly Parton's HeartstringsLogan Cantrell
- 2019Almost FamilyRon Doyle
- 2019The Loudest VoiceNeil Mullin
- 2019Guest ArtistProducer
- 2018The RookieDirector
- 2018FBIDirector
- 2016Designated SurvivorDr. Adam Louden
- 2016This Is UsDirector
- 2016BillionsDr. Marc Ruloff
- 2016Second ChanceDirector
- 2015Chicago MedDirector
- 2015RosewoodDirector
- 2015Secrets and LiesJohn Garner
- 201423 BlastDuncan
- 2014The Night ShiftDirector
- 2013Sleepy HollowBenjamin Franklin
- 2013GracelandDirector
- 2013Restless VirginsSenator Whitman
- 2013NightcomerMarty
- 2012Save the DateBenjie
- 2012NashvilleDirector
- 2012RevolutionEthan Camp
- 2012PerceptionGeorge
- 2012The Client ListDirector
- 2011Against the WallDirector
- 2011Love BitesDirector
- 2011Franklin & BashDirector
- 2011Beyond the BlackboardSchool district's HR representative
- 2010No Ordinary FamilyDirector
- 2010Blue BloodsCharles Bynes
- 2010The GladesDirector
- 2010The Deep EndDirector
- 2009White CollarDirector
- 2009ManeaterDirector
- 2009Lie to MeDirector
- 2008Childrens HospitalDr. Bloomfield
- 2008The Ex ListDirector
- 2008Canterbury's LawDirector
- 2008Lipstick JungleDirector
- 2007DamagesDirector
- 2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripCal Shanley
- 2006PsychDirector
- 2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieTimothy Busfield
- 2004Retrosexual: The '80s(archive footage)
- 2004EntourageTV Director
- 2004Good Girls Don'tDirector
- 2004SummerlandDirector
- 2004A League of Ordinary GentlemenSelf
- 2003Celebrity Poker ShowdownSelf
- 2003Miss MatchDirector
- 2003Joan of ArcadiaDirector
- 2003Las VegasDirector
- 2003National SecurityCharlie Reed
- 2002Without a TraceEd Felder
- 2002Terminal ErrorElliot
- 2002Dead in a HeartbeatFranklin
- 2001First YearsDirector
- 2001Lizzie McGuireDirector
- 2000EdLloyd Stevens
- 2000That's LifeDirector
- 1999The West WingDanny Concannon
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDaniel Carter
- 1999The DarklingsClayton Shepherd
- 1999Time at the TopFrank Shawson
- 1998WantedFr. Donnelly
- 1998The Souler OppositeRobert Levin
- 1998Sports NightDirector
- 1998Rude AwakeningJohn
- 1998Erasable YouBrian
- 1998Dream HouseRichard Connor Thornton
- 1997Buffalo SoldiersMaj. Robert Carr
- 1997TrucksRay
- 1997What's Right with AmericaMr. Gordon
- 1997When Secrets KillDet. Walter Ferrence
- 1996First KidWoods
- 1996The UnspeakableMatthew Grissom
- 1996Tracey Takes On...
- 1996ChampsTom McManus
- 1995The Outer LimitsDr. Jon Holland
- 1995In the Line of Duty: KidnappedPete Honeycutt
- 1995In the Shadow of EvilDet. Walt Keller
- 1994Quiz ShowFred
- 1994Little Big LeagueLou Collins
- 1994The Byrds of Paradise
- 1994Murder Between FriendsJohn Thorn
- 1993Wall of SilenceEphraim Lipshitz
- 1993Striking DistanceSacco
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSpy Guy (uncredited)
- 1993The Skateboard KidFrank
- 1993Fade to BlackProfessor Del Calvin
- 1992SneakersDick Gordon
- 1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryFred Schultz
- 1991StraysPaul Jarrett
- 1990Law & OrderRay Backlund
- 1989Field of DreamsMark
- 1987thirtysomethingElliot Weston
- 1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseArnold Poindexter
- 1986MatlockAdam Gardner
- 1984Revenge of the NerdsArnold Poindexter
- 1983ReggieMark Potter
- 1982Family TiesDoug
- 1982Hotel
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf
- 1981StripesSoldier with Mortar
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.J.T. McIntyre Jr.
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
- —One Smart FellowClark
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