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Boris McGiver

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Boris McGiver
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Son of actor John McGiver, Boris McGiver is an American actor born in upstate New York to second-generation Ukrainian and Irish parents (Shmigelsky and McGiver). He is known for Uncle George in SERVANT (Apple TV), Glen Maskins in For Life (ABC), Monsignor Korecki in Evil (CBS), Tom Hammerschmidt in House of Cards (2013), Hersh in Person of Interest (2011), Marimow in The Wire (2002); also for roles in Lincoln (2012), "TURN: Washington's Spies" (2014), Taxi (2004), and John Adams (2008), as well as a slew of others. He came to acting later than most, since his main goal in his youth was to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy. Though accepted to the Academy's class of 1984, he was let go at the last minute due to minor knee problems, which left him less than the perfect physical specimen the Academy demanded of its incoming cadets. That heartbreak, however, led him circuitously back to his nascent attraction to the field of acting. He is a graduate of NYU's Graduate Acting Program, and he credits Ron Van Lieu, the great acting teacher, with helping him begin to understand this beautiful art of acting. Spending a year in Sweden also turned him into a socialist, a label he wears with pride--compassion being its major tenet.
BornJanuary 23, 1962
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Boris McGiver in Josephine (2016)
Boris McGiver
Boris McGiver
Kevin Spacey and Boris McGiver in House of Cards (2013)
Boris McGiver in House of Cards (2013)
Steve Martin and Boris McGiver in The Pink Panther (2006)
Boris McGiver and Mike Colter in 177 Minutes (2019)
Boris McGiver in Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Boris McGiver in Lincoln (2012)
Alec Baldwin, Nathan Lane, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Tina Fey, Boris McGiver, Molly Shannon, Jack McBrayer, and Alice Kremelberg in 30 Rock (2006)
Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Boris McGiver, Molly Shannon, and Alice Kremelberg in 30 Rock (2006)
Boris McGiver in House of Cards (2013)

Known for

Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln
7.3
  • Alexander Coffroth
  • 2012
Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)
The Pink Panther
5.6
  • Vainqueur
  • 2006
Queen Latifah, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Jimmy Fallon, Ingrid Vandebosch, and Gisele Bündchen in Taxi (2004)
Taxi
4.5
  • Franklin
  • 2004
Vic Noto in Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Boardwalk Empire
8.6
TV Series
  • Sheriff Jacob Lindsay
  • Sheriff

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  • Lauren Ambrose, Rupert Grint, Toby Kebbell, and Nell Tiger Free in Pigeon (2023)
    Servant
  • Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
    Evil
  • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
    The First Lady
  • Ewen Bremner, Taika Waititi, Nat Faxon, Matthew Maher, Rhys Darby, Joel Fry, Samba Schutte, Kristian Nairn, Samson Kayo, and Nathan Foad in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
    Our Flag Means Death
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Nicholas Pinnock in For Life (2020)
    For Life
  • Michael Kelly in VANS 3, finally (2020)
    VANS 3, finally
  • Love (2019)
    Love
  • Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie in Point Blank (2019)
    Point Blank
  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
  • VANS too (2018)
    VANS too
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
  • Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
    Crisis in Six Scenes
  • Josephine (2016)
    Josephine
  • Flesh and Bone (2015)
    Flesh and Bone
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Videos6

Hammer Nails Underwood
Demo Reel 4:23
Hammer Nails Underwood
Killing Kennedy
Trailer 0:35
Killing Kennedy
The Green
Trailer 1:50
The Green
Taxi
Trailer 2:22
Taxi
Taxi
Trailer 2:25
Taxi
"Unite" TV Spot
Promo 2:01
"Unite" TV Spot

Personal details

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    • January 23, 1962
    • Cobleskill, New York, USA
    • Deborah Hecht(divorced)
    • John McGiver
  • Other works
    He played "Earl Hill" in "Book of Days", a play by 'Lanford Wilson' (Signature Theater Co., New York City, New York, USA).

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    Boris owns and lives in an old 1831 Baptist church where he was born and raised by his mother along with nine siblings. He grew up working on farms and has said nothing has ever seemed like work since.

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