James McCaffrey (actor)
James McCaffrey (born 1959 in Albany, New York [1]) is an Irish-American actor known for his role as Max Payne in the Max Payne video game series. He has also had main roles and recurring roles in a number of television series as well as appearing in feature films.
James McCaffrey | |
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Born | 30 November 1959 |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1990-present |
Known for | Max Payne, Rescue Me |
Career
McCaffrey's first role was as a mentally challenged teen in Bill II: on His Own: The Bill Sackter Story. He played the lead in the first and last seasons of the series Viper, and the short-lived series Swift Justice, and has appeared on As the World Turns and Sex and the City. Additionally, McCaffrey is known for playing deceased New York City firefighter Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me, as well as Ryan Huntley on Revenge.[2][3]
McCaffrey is known as the voice of Thomas Zane in the video game Alan Wake and the title character in the video games Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, and Max Payne 3; he appeared in a cameo role in the film adaptation of the video game, playing an FBI agent brought in to assist in the capture of Payne.[4] He also starred as Father Thomas in the mystery thriller film A Cry from Within.[5]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Bail Jumper | National Guard | Credited as Jim McCaffrey |
1990 | New York's Finest | Maitre d' | Direct-to-video |
1993 | Telling Secrets | Jackson Merrick | Television film |
1994 | Schemes | Paul Stewart | Direct-to-video |
1995 | Burnzy's Last Call | Sal | |
1996 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Roy | |
1997 | Nick and Jane | Nick | |
1997 | Shanghai 1937 | Frank Taylor | Television film |
1999 | The Tic Code | Michael | |
1999 | Coming Soon | Dante | |
1999 | The Florentine | Jack Ryan | |
1999 | Switched at Birth | Darryl | |
2003 | American Splendor | Fred | |
2003 | Distress | Jack Douglas | |
2004 | She Hate Me | Bob | |
2004 | Fresh Cut Grass | Sam | |
2005 | Hide and Seek | Charlie | Uncredited |
2005 | Jokebitch | Killer | Short film |
2007 | Broken English | Perry | |
2007 | Feel the Noise | Jeffrey Skylar | |
2008 | Max Payne | FBI Special Agent Jack Taliente | Uncredited cameo |
2008 | Last Call | Steven | |
2009 | Sordid Things | Jagger Manchester | |
2010 | The Pregnancy Pact | Michael Dougan | Television film |
2010 | Nonames | Mr. Williams | |
2010 | Meskada | Billy Burns | |
2010 | Camp Hope | Dr. John | |
2011 | Busted Walk | Mr. Turner | Short film |
2011 | One Fall | Werber Bond | |
2011 | The Orphan Killer | Detective Jones | |
2011 | Montauk | Roger | Short film |
2012 | Compliance | Detective Neals | |
2012 | To Redemption | Nick Reed | |
2012 | Excuse Me for Living | Barry | |
2013 | The Suspect | Polaski Sheriff | |
2013 | Stain Removal | Jules | |
2014 | A Cry from Within | Father Thomas | |
2014 | Gun Hill | Alex Web | Television film |
2014 | Betrayed | Sully | Television film |
2014 | Like Sunday, Like Rain | Dale | |
2015 | Sam | Seymour | |
2015 | Coach of the Year | Fred Call | |
2015 | I Dream Too Much | Nikki | |
2016 | Confidence Game | David | |
2016 | Blind | Howard | |
2018 | The Big Take | Douglas Brown | |
2020 | Payne & Redemption | The Voice (Rumored) |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Civil Wars | Terence Flanagan | 4 episodes |
1994–1997 | New York Undercover | Captain Arthur O'Byrne / Jack Dale | 7 episodes |
1994, 1996–1999 | Viper | Joe Astor / Michael Payton | 34 episodes |
1996 | Swift Justice | Mac Swift | 13 episodes |
1997 | The Big Easy | Dominick | Episode: "The Gospel According to McSwain" |
1998 | Sex and the City | Max | Episode: "The Monogamists" |
2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jesse Hansen | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
2001 | The Job | Jeff Larsen | Episode: "Foot" |
2001 | Sex and the City | Paul Denai | Episode: "The Real Me" |
2003 | Queens Supreme | Johnny Garrett | Episode: "The House Next Door" |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Daniel Croydon | 2 episodes |
2003 | As the World Turns | Charley Spangler | 11 episodes |
2003 | Hack | Coslow | Episode: "See No Evil" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Peter Forbes | Episode: "Coerced" |
2004–2011 | Rescue Me | Jimmy Keefe | Main role 55 episodes |
2005–2006 | Beautiful People | Julian Fiske | 12 episodes |
2006 | 3 lbs | Eric Linden | Episode: "The God Spot" |
2008 | Canterbury's Law | Frank Angstrom | 4 episodes |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Detective William Carter | Episode: "Little Fish" |
2011 | The Glades | Frank Ford | Episode: "'shine" |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Milt Sandreski | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011–2012 | Revenge | Ryan Huntley | 4 episodes |
2013–2018 | Suits | Gordon Specter | 3 episodes |
2013 | White Collar | Lieutenant Gannon | Episode: "At What Price" |
2014 | The Following | David | 2 episodes |
2014 | Forever | Browning | Episode: "Look Before You Leap" |
2017–2019 | She's Gotta Have It | Danton Phillips | 5 episodes |
2018 | Jessica Jones | Maximillian 'Max' Tatum | 2 episodes |
2019 | Bluff City Law | Tucker Goodman | Episode: "You Don't Need a Weatherman" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Max Payne | Max Payne | |
2003 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | ||
2005 | Area 51 | Additional Voices | |
2008 | Alone in the Dark | Edward Carnby | |
2010 | Alan Wake | Tom Zane, Alex Casey | |
2012 | Max Payne 3 | Max Payne | Voice and motion capture |
2019 | Control | Zachariah Trench | [6] |
Personal life
McCaffrey owns a home in Larchmont, New York.[4]
References
- "James McCaffrey - Saratoga Living". www.saratogaliving.com.
- Desk, BWW News. "AUSTIN, Starring Thomas G. Waites & James McCaffrey, Opens Tonight at Theatre Row". broadwayworld.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- Classicalite (22 August 2014). "James McCaffrey, Tony Award Winner Karen Ziemba Cast in Walter Anderson's Vietnam-Era Play 'Almost Home'". classicalite.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "A Sizzling Fundraiser newsletter". News.larchmonthistory.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- "A Cry from Within". DC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- @ControlRemedy (29 Sep 2018). "You know him from Max Payne, Suits and Jessica Jones. James McCaffrey is Zachariah Trench. The final panelist and cast member will be revealed on Control's Instagram" (Tweet) – via Twitter.