Ted Levine

Acting

Ted Levine

Born May 29, 1957Parma, Ohio, USA94 credits

Frank Theodore 'Ted' Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs and Captain Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk.

Known For

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
6.4

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

TV

2026

Starbright
7.3

Starbright

Movie

2026

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
6.9

Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

Movie

2023

Tiny Beautiful Things
6.7

Tiny Beautiful Things

TV

2023

Mayfair Witches
7.3

Mayfair Witches

TV

2023

Big Sky
7.2

Big Sky

TV

2020

Filmography

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026Something Very Bad Is Going to Happenas BorisTV
Starbright
2026Starbrightas BudMovie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
2023Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movieas Leland StottlemeyerMovie
Tiny Beautiful Things
2023Tiny Beautiful Thingsas GeneTV
Mayfair Witches
2023Mayfair Witchesas Julien MayfairTV
Big Sky
2020Big Skyas Horst KleinsasserTV
Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane
2020Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlaneas Captain Leland StottlemeyerTV
The Report
2019The Reportas John BrennanMovie
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019On Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Obie Garbeau IITV
A Violent Separation
2019A Violent Separationas Ed QuinnMovie
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomas Ken WheatleyMovie
The Alienist
2018The Alienistas Thomas ByrnesTV
Down the Fence
2017Down the Fenceas NarratorMovie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2017A Midsummer Night's Dreamas TheseusMovie
Bottom of the World
2017Bottom of the Worldas PreacherMovie
Swing State
2017Swing Stateas Rouge HolmesMovie
Bleed for This
2016Bleed for Thisas Lou DuvaMovie
Lethal Weapon
2016Lethal Weaponas Ned BrowerTV
Dr. Del
2016Dr. Delas TannerMovie
Child of Grace
2015Child of Graceas Chief EdwardsMovie
The Spoils Before Dying
2015The Spoils Before Dyingas Gerhart MollTV
Little Boy
2015Little Boyas SamMovie
Dig Two Graves
2014Dig Two Gravesas Sheriff WaterhouseMovie
Gutshot Straight
2014Gutshot Straightas LewisMovie
Big Game
2014Big Gameas General UnderwoodMovie
Banshee Chapter
2013Banshee Chapteras Thomas BlackburnMovie
A Single Shot
2013A Single Shotas CecileMovie
The Bridge
2013The Bridgeas Lieutenant Hank WadeTV
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovanas Bill PrimmTV
Jimmy
2013Jimmyas James Lee MitchellMovie
Deep Dark Canyon
2013Deep Dark Canyonas Bloom TowneMovie
Luck
2012Luckas Isadore CohenTV
Hell on Wheels
2011Hell on Wheelsas Daniel JohnsonTV
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
2010Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sunas Self - Narrator(voice)Movie
Shutter Island
2010Shutter Islandas WardenMovie
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
2008The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlawas Narrator (voice)Movie
American Gangster
2007American Gangsteras Lou TobackMovie
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordas Sheriff TimberlakeMovie
The Hills Have Eyes
2006The Hills Have Eyesas Big BobMovie
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005Memoirs of a Geishaas Colonel DerricksMovie
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005The L.A. Riot Spectacularas Tom SaltineMovie
Birth
2004Birthas Mr. ConteMovie
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimitedas Sinestro (voice)TV
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidateas Colonel HowardMovie
Wonderland
2003Wonderlandas Sam NicoMovie
The Truth About Charlie
2002The Truth About Charlieas Emil ZadapecMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Leland StottlemeyerTV
The Osbournes
2002The Osbournesas SelfTV
Ali
2001Alias Joe SmileyMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas Bulldozer / Nazi Lieutenant (voice)TV
Joy Ride
2001Joy Rideas Rusty Nail (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'as SelfMovie
The Fast and the Furious
2001The Fast and the Furiousas Sgt. TannerMovie
Evolution
2001Evolutionas General Russell WoodmanMovie
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Sinestro (voice)TV
Harlan County War
2000Harlan County Waras Silas KincaidMovie
Wonderland
2000Wonderlandas Robert BangerTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas Brian O'MalleyTV
Wild Wild West
1999Wild Wild Westas General 'Bloodbath' McGrathMovie
You Can Thank Me Later
1998You Can Thank Me Lateras Eli CooperbergMovie
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moonas Alan ShepardTV
Moby Dick
1998Moby Dickas StarbuckTV
Ellen Foster
1997Ellen Fosteras Bill HammondMovie
Flubber
1997Flubberas WessonMovie
Mad City
1997Mad Cityas LemkeMovie
Switchback
1997Switchbackas Deputy Nate BookerMovie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Karkull (voice)TV
Wiseguy
1996Wiseguyas Paul CallendarMovie
Bullet
1996Bulletas Louis SteinMovie
Heat
1995Heatas BoskoMovie
Nowhere Man
1995Nowhere Manas Dave 'Eddie' PowersTV
Georgia
1995Georgiaas JakeMovie
The Mangler
1995The Mangleras Officer John HuntonMovie
Todo cambia
1994Todo cambiaas VinceMovie
Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back
1993Broken Promises: Taking Emily Backas Gary WardMovie
The Last Outlaw
1993The Last Outlawas PottsMovie
The Paint Job
1993The Paint Jobas Kenny the D.J. (uncredited)Movie
Death Train
1993Death Trainas Alex TierneyMovie
Nowhere to Run
1993Nowhere to Runas Mr. DunstonMovie
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Faraceas Charles RoseMovie
Murder in High Places
1991Murder in High Placesas Carson RussellMovie
The Silence of the Lambs
1991The Silence of the Lambsas Jame GumbMovie
Love at Large
1990Love at Largeas Frederick King / James McGrawMovie
Next of Kin
1989Next of Kinas Willy SimpsonMovie
The Fulfillment of Mary Gray
1989The Fulfillment of Mary Grayas JonathanMovie
Betrayed
1988Betrayedas WesMovie
Ironweed
1987Ironweedas Pocono PeteMovie
Crime Story
1986Crime Storyas Frank HolmanTV
Crime Story: Pilot
1986Crime Story: Pilotas Frank HolmanMovie
Two Fathers' Justice
1985Two Fathers' Justiceas BennettMovie
The Killing Floor
1984The Killing Flooras PolicemanMovie
Through Naked Eyes
1983Through Naked Eyesas PatrolmanMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Bill FosterTV
Lear Rex
—Lear Rexas KentMovie