Holt McCallany

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Biography

The scion of an acting family, McCallany paid his dues in a wide variety of projects, rarely vaulting past supporting roles, but always delivering a committed and often unsettling performance. In 2011, he advanced to leading man status with "Lights Out" (FX), a gritty drama about a former heavyweight boxer who forges a comeback to save his family from criminal pressures. The role, both physical and deeply emotional, provided McCallany with the …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

September 3, 1964

Career Milestones

2010

Cast in the adaptation of the comic book series "The Losers"

2007

Joined the second season of ABC's "Heroes" (ABC) as the ringleader of a group of Irish thugs

2007

Played a detective in the drama, "Alpha Dog," directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood

2004

Co-starred in the Charles Dutton directed, "Against the Ropes," with Meg Ryan

2003

Had a recurring role on "CSI: Miami," as Detective John Hagen

2002

Co-starred in the WWII horror film, "Below"

2001

Co-starred in the drama, "Men of Honor" opposite Cuba Gooding Jr.

2000

Played a rigid Army captain in "Three Kings"

1999

Appeared as a brutal extremist in "Fight Club" reuniting him with director Fincher

1999

Appeared in the pilot of ABC's short-lived television series "Wasteland"

1997

Cast in the TNT miniseries, "Rough Riders" with Tom Berenger and Sam Elliott

1995

Co-starred in the HBO movie "Tyson," about the tumultuous life of the heavyweight boxing champ

1994

Starred as a film student who returns to his hometown to shoot a documentary in "The Search for One-eye Jimmy"

1993

Portrayed Ernest Hemingway in the TNT movie, "Zelda"

1992

Appeared in David Fincher's directing debut, "Alien 3" with Sigourney Weaver and Charles S. Dutton

1989

Cast in the war drama, "Casualties of War"

1987

Co-starred in the first segment, Old Chief Wood'nhead in the horror anthology film, "Creepshow 2"

1984

Broadway debut, "Biloxi Blues"

Raised in Nebraska