| Michael O'Neill | |
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| Role: | Richard Walsh |
Michael O'Neill played CTU Administrative Director Richard Walsh in the first two episodes of 24.
O'Neill started his career in the early 80s appearing in a few films like Ghost Story and Sea of Love. However, it wasn't until the 90s when he gained notoriety in several TV shows. His first TV appearance was in the show "H.E.L.P." which also starred Wesley Snipes, among other actors. He followed it with appearances in "Picket Fences" (with Gregory Itzin), "One West Waikiki" (with Richard Burgi), "The Pretender" (with Jon Gries), and "NYPD Blue" (with Ricky Schroder and Eric Balfour), before landing the role of Richard Walsh on 24.
Preparing to film the premiere with Kiefer and director Stephen Hopkins.
After his brief appearance on the show, he gained a recurring role on "The West Wing" as Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield. He also appeared on four chapters of "Boston Public" as Dr. Bernard Colbert. He continued with roles on "Crossing Jordan" (with Ravi Kapoor), "LAX" (with Frank John Hughes and Nestor Serrano), "ER" (with Leland Orser and Misha Collins), "JAG" (with Skye McCole Bartusiak), "Commander in Chief" (with Harry Lennix, Ever Carradine, Anthony Azizi, and Eyal Podell), and "Close to Home" (with Michael Rodrick). In 2006, he had another recurring role on "The Unit" alongside Dennis Haysbert and Ned Bellamy as well as "NCIS" in recent years, reuniting him with his "West Wing" co-star Mark Harmon. He also had roles on ABC's "The Nine," "Criminal Minds" (with Jayne Atkinson), "Women's Murder Club" (with John Billingsley, Laura Harris, and Larry Sullivan), "Prison Break" (with Jude Ciccolella), "My Own Worst Enemy" (with James Cromwell) and "Grey's Anatomy" (with Kim Raver).
O'Neill has also continued to act on many films like The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (with Xander Berkeley), Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (with Gregg Henry and Keith Szarabajka), The Legend of Bagger Vance, Traffic, Secondhand Lions (with Eric Balfour) and American Crime (with Wade Williams). He recently played a Sector Seven agent in the movie Transformers alongside Jon Voight and Glenn Morshower and appeared in the 2010 film Green Zone with Said Faraj.
