Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1959-03-16 (Age: 67)
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gary Basaraba
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
Filmography (43)
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Sound of Freedom
2023
The Irishman
2019
Little Italy
2018
American Animals
2018
Suburbicon
2017
The Accountant
2016Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
The Smurfs 2
2013
Hornet's Nest
2012
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
The Smurfs
2011
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
