Chris Bauer

Acting

Chris Bauer

Born October 28, 1966Los Angeles, California, USA89 credits

Chris Bauer (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse, The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire. He has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.

Known For

Our Hero, Balthazar

Our Hero, Balthazar

Movie

2026

CIA
8.5

CIA

TV

2026

HIS & HERS
7.3

HIS & HERS

TV

2026

Eenie Meanie
6.3

Eenie Meanie

Movie

2025

Find Your Friends
10.0

Find Your Friends

Movie

2025

Henry Johnson
5.0

Henry Johnson

Movie

2025

Filmography

Our Hero, Balthazar
2026Our Hero, Balthazaras BeaverMovie
CIA
2026CIAas Anthony GrahamTV
HIS & HERS
2026HIS & HERSas Clyde DuffieTV
Eenie Meanie
2025Eenie Meanieas GaryMovie
Find Your Friends
2025Find Your Friendsas RussellMovie
Henry Johnson
2025Henry Johnsonas Mr. BarnesMovie
Thunderbolts*
2025Thunderbolts*as HoltMovie
Fellow Travelers
2023Fellow Travelersas Joe McCarthyTV
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas Don HooperTV
Bosch: Legacy
2022Bosch: Legacyas Deputy Jack GarrityTV
Gaslit
2022Gaslitas James McCordTV
Heels
2021Heelsas Wild Bill HancockTV
The Little Things
2021The Little Thingsas Detective Sal RizoliMovie
For All Mankind
2019For All Mankindas Deke SlaytonTV
3 Days with Dad
20193 Days with Dadas Father RoseMovie
A Dog's Way Home
2019A Dog's Way Homeas KurchMovie
FBI
2018FBIas Dan OsborneTV
9-1-1
20189-1-1as Sheriff WoodsonTV
Dismissed
2017Dismissedas Mr. WardMovie
Law & Order True Crime
2017Law & Order True Crimeas Tim RuttenTV
The Deuce
2017The Deuceas Bobby DwyerTV
Wolves
2016Wolvesas CharlieMovie
Sully
2016Sullyas Larry RooneyMovie
Money Monster
2016Money Monsteras Lt. NelsonMovie
Temps
2016Tempsas MikeMovie
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Storyas Det. Tom LangeTV
Tomorrowland
2015Tomorrowlandas Frank's DadMovie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Dennis KoleTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Detective Gerry CoventryTV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Dennis HalseyTV
The Conspirator
2011The Conspiratoras Major SmithMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Cory SampsonTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Officer StablitzkyTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas James McCloonTV
Parks and Recreation
2009Parks and Recreationas HaroldTV
The Guitar
2008The Guitaras Chief of Surgery (uncredited)Movie
Life on Mars
2008Life on Marsas Father TimTV
Fringe
2008Fringeas Brian DempseyTV
True Blood
2008True Bloodas Andy BellefleurTV
Diminished Capacity
2008Diminished Capacityas LloydMovie
New Amsterdam
2008New Amsterdamas Andrew GleasonTV
The Black Donnellys
2007The Black Donnellysas Huey FarrellTV
The Lost Room
2006The Lost Roomas Lou DestefanoTV
Sounds Like
2006Sounds Likeas Larry PearceMovie
Flags of Our Fathers
2006Flags of Our Fathersas Commandant VandegriftMovie
Smith
2006Smithas DoddTV
Bernard and Doris
2006Bernard and Dorisas ChefMovie
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006The Notorious Bettie Pageas Irving KlawMovie
The Exonerated
2006The Exoneratedas Cop #1Movie
Conviction
2006Convictionas Mr. FoyeTV
Masters of Horror
2005Masters of HorrorTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Ted BryarTV
Broken Flowers
2005Broken Flowersas DanMovie
Our Fathers
2005Our Fathersas Olan HorneMovie
The Office
2005The Officeas Harry JanneroneTV
Tilt
2005Tiltas Leeland 'Lee' NickelTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Ray GaluskiTV
Jonny Zero
2005Jonny ZeroTV
Keane
2004Keaneas BartenderMovie
Angels Crest
2002Angels Crestas TeddyMovie
The Wire
2002The Wireas Frank SobotkaTV
Bug
2002Bugas ErnieMovie
Taking Back Our Town
2001Taking Back Our Townas James MelanconMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas MurtaughTV
61*
200161*as Bob CervMovie
Animal Factory
2000Animal Factoryas Bad EyeMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Detective Paul BrowningTV
The Photographer
2000The Photographeras PaulMovie
High Fidelity
2000High Fidelityas PaulMovie
Cradle Will Rock
1999Cradle Will Rockas VTA - CarpenterMovie
Sweet and Lowdown
1999Sweet and Lowdownas AceMovie
Flawless
1999Flawlessas JackoMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas Fred YokasTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Bill TattengerTV
The Hunley
1999The Hunleyas SimkinsMovie
8MM
19998MMas MachineMovie
A Cool, Dry Place
1998A Cool, Dry Placeas Larry IvesMovie
One Night Stand
1997One Night Standas Bartender (as Christopher Bauer)Movie
The Devil's Advocate
1997The Devil's Advocateas GettysMovie
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997The Myth of Fingerprintsas JerryMovie
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
1997Snow White: A Tale of Terroras KonradMovie
Face/Off
1997Face/Offas Ivan DubovMovie
Fools Rush In
1997Fools Rush Inas PhilMovie
Colin Fitz
1997Colin Fitzas Tony Baby SharkMovie
New York Undercover
1994New York UndercoverTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Homeless DavidTV
T
—Thenaas MarvMovie
S
—Speed the PlowMovie
U
—Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramseyas Tom KobyTV