
Brian Markinson
Biography
Brian Markinson (born 1 September 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Canadian actor and producer. He is best known as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005) and Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006), and for roles in Mad Men (2013), Painkiller (2023), and Fargo. In film, he has appeared in Apollo 13 (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Shooter (2007), and three Woody Allen films. On stage, he performed in Lost in Yonkers on Broadway. He lives in Vancouver, BC.
Filmography

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 · 9.2

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
2000 · 9.0

Da Vinci's City Hall
2005 · 8.5

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · 8.4

The X-Files
1993 · 8.4

Supernatural
2005 · 8.3

Stargate SG-1
1997 · 8.3

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
2018 · 8.2

The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019 · 8.1

Mad Men
2007 · 8.1

Columbo
1971 · 8.1

System Crash
1999 · 8.0

Shame II: The Secret
1995 · 8.0

Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · 8.0

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · 7.9

Psych
2006 · 7.9

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · 7.9

The Killing
2011 · 7.8

iZombie
2015 · 7.8

Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · 7.8

Millennium
1996 · 7.7

Under the Bridge
2024 · 7.7

Rookie Blue
2010 · 7.7

NCIS
2003 · 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6

The Magicians
2015 · 7.6

Angels in America
2003 · 7.6

Dark Angel
2000 · 7.5

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024 · 7.5

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 · 7.5

Continuum
2012 · 7.5

Medium
2005 · 7.5

Apollo 13
1995 · 7.5

Alert: Missing Persons Unit
2023 · 7.4

A Dog's Way Home
2019 · 7.4

Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone
2006 · 7.4

The Dead Zone
2002 · 7.3

The Survivors Club
2004 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

Sanctuary
2008 · 7.3

A Million Little Things
2018 · 7.2

The Sentinel
1996 · 7.2

The Twilight Zone
2002 · 7.2

Family Law
2021 · 7.2

Shooter
2007 · 7.1

The Hunting Party
2025 · 7.1

Enemy of the State
1998 · 7.1

Party of Five
1994 · 7.0

Touching Evil
2004 · 7.0

Knights of the South Bronx
2005 · 7.0

All Joking Aside
2020 · 7.0

Caprica
2010 · 6.9

The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · 6.9

Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
2023 · 6.9

Colony
2016 · 6.9

City of Angels
1998 · 6.8

Arrow
2012 · 6.8

Burke's Law
1994 · 6.8

Sweet and Lowdown
1999 · 6.8

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
2012 · 6.8

Girls Club
2002 · 6.8

Blue Heelers
1993 · 6.7

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · 6.7

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
2012 · 6.7

Fairly Legal
2011 · 6.6

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001 · 6.6

Murder on Pleasant Drive
2006 · 6.6

Charlie Wilson's War
2007 · 6.5

Salvation
2017 · 6.5

Away
2020 · 6.5

10.5
2004 · 6.5

Small Time Crooks
2000 · 6.5

The Doctor
1991 · 6.5

Bionic Woman
2007 · 6.4

Godzilla
2014 · 6.4

20/20
1978 · 6.3

Arctic Air
2012 · 6.3

Up Close & Personal
1996 · 6.3

Category 6: Day of Destruction
2004 · 6.3

The Sports Pages
2001 · 6.3

Fall into Darkness
1996 · 6.3

Primary Colors
1998 · 6.2

Backstabbing for Beginners
2018 · 6.2

In the Doghouse
1998 · 6.2

Wolf
1994 · 6.1

Personal Effects
2009 · 6.0

Frankie & Alice
2010 · 6.0

The Killing Game
2011 · 6.0

Volcano
1997 · 6.0

The Firm
2012 · 6.0

RV
2006 · 5.9

Lucky 7
2003 · 5.9

In the Blink of an Eye
1996 · 5.9

Playing for Keeps
2009 · 5.9

Eight Days to Live
2006 · 5.9

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006 · 5.8

High Noon
2009 · 5.8

Take Me Home: The John Denver Story
2000 · 5.8

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
2014 · 5.7

Tribal
2020 · 5.7

Ring of Fire
2012 · 5.7

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994 · 5.7

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
2013 · 5.6

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
2004 · 5.6

Allegiance
2024 · 5.5

The Life
2004 · 5.5
Down River
2013 · 5.5

Mixed Nuts
1994 · 5.4

Liberty Stands Still
2002 · 5.4
Mayerthorpe
2008 · 5.2

Prodigals
2018 · 5.2

The Chris Isaak Show
2001 · 5.0

Alien Nation: Millennium
1996 · 5.0

Witness to the Execution
1994 · 5.0

Hunting Season
2013 · 5.0

Nails
1992 · 4.9

Mid-Love Crisis
2022 · 4.8

Cold Blooded
2000 · 4.8

Anthrax
2001 · 4.8

The Quality Of Life
2008 · 3.3

On the Line
1998 · 3.2

Web of Deception
1994 · 3.2

UC: Undercover
2001 · 0.0

Alive
2019 · 0.0