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Xander Berkeley More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name

Alexander Harper Berkeley

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Xander Berkeley was born on December 16, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, though he lived most of his life in New Jersey. He began acting as a child at a local experimental theater and made his first big-screen appearance in Mommie Dearest (1981). By the mid-'80s roles were coming in fast. He was Tom Hanks' roommate in Volunteers (1985), and in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) he played John Connor's foster parent. He was Capt. Whitaker in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men (1992), and gave a good performance as Henry Hurt in Apollo 13 (1995). He had a great role as turncoat Secret Service agent Gibbs in Air Force One (1997), and most recently has been doing a standout turn as George Mason in the TV series "24" (2001), a role that has brought him critical acclaim. Like many other actors, in the future he would like to take up directing.

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Spouse

Sarah Clarke

(7 September 2002 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Is an accomplished painter and sculptor.

Both he and wife Sarah Clarke have played turncoat government agents assisting in a presidential assassination: Berkeley in the film Air Force One (1997), and Clarke in the TV series "24" (2001).

Characters he plays are frequently arrogant and unsympathetic and often killed off.

He and Glenn Morshower both made guest appearances on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) as Las Vegas sheriffs. They also both had recurring roles on "24" (2001), and they also starred together in Air Force One (1997).

Characters he plays are frequently killed in plane crashes; in The Rookie (1990), Air Force One (1997), and "24" (2001)

Appears with Carlos Bernard (who makes his film debut) in The Killing Jar (1997). Bernard later played one of his subordinates on the TV series "24" (2001).

A skilled make-up artist, he designed his own make up on "24" (2001) when his character was suffering from the deteriorating effects of radiation sickness.

Appeared again with "24" (2001) co-star Reiko Aylesworth in Magma: Volcanic Disaster (2006) (TV). In "24," they played boss and subordinate, in "Magma"; they played husband and wife (they were both killed off on "24" by that time).

Appeared with wife Sarah Clarke in the first two seasons of "24" (2001) (although they rarely, if at all, shared scenes).

Daughter Olwyn Harper was born on September 23rd 2006.

Where Are They Now

(November 2007) Appeared as "Tzar Nicolas II" in the play "Grand Delusion" (written by David Rock) with Amanda Detmer and Kurt Fuller.

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