Holt McCallany
Holt McCallany (born Holt Quinn McAloney; September 3, 1963) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is known for portraying Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–present) and has had several supporting roles in various television series and films. His first job in the professional theater was as an apprentice actor at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same apprenticeship once served by Tom Hanks, among others. Subsequently, he returned to New York City and was cast as an understudy in the Broadway production of Biloxi Blues.
McCallany landed a series of supporting parts in such films as Casualties of War, Alien 3, Creepshow 2, The Search for One-eye Jimmy, and Jade, as well as the TV miniseries Rough Riders. After playing the legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas in the HBO telefilm Tyson, he became a supporter of the Atlas Foundation Charity, a grassroots organization dedicated to helping children and families with medical and financial hardships.
He continued working in films and television throughout the nineties and 2000s with roles in films such as Fight Club, Three Kings, Men of Honor, and Below, among others. He played a detective with psychological problems in CSI: Miami and a soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder on Criminal Minds.
He appeared in the 2010 Warner Bros. film, The Losers, based on the graphic novel from DC Comics. McCallany also was the star of the 2011 FX television series, Lights Out, playing an aging boxer ("Patrick 'Lights' Leary") forced out of retirement and into a comeback bid to regain the heavyweight title, despite having pugilistic dementia.
He followed this with roles in films like Sully, Shot Caller, and Blackhat, among many others.
Since 2017, McCallany co-stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter for director David Fincher. He plays Bill Tench, an FBI agent researching serial killers in the late-1970s. His first French language film will be released in September, 2019, an adaptation of the George Feydeau comedy Le Dindon.
Acted in
Mission: Impossible 8
2025
as Secretary of Defense Bernstein
The Amateur
2025
as CIA Deputy Director Moore
The Iron Claw
2023
as Fritz Von Erich
61st Street
2022
as Lt. Brannigan
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Anderson
Foundation
2021
as Warden Jaegger Fount
The Ice Road
2021
as Lampard
Wrath of Man
2021
as Bullet
Greenland
2020
as Twin Otter Pilot
The Fool
2019
as Wayne
SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Officer Callahan
Beyond White Space
2018
as Richard Bentley
Justice League
2017
as Burglar (uncredited)
MINDHUNTER
2017
as Bill Tench
Shot Caller
2017
as Jerry 'The Beast' Manning
Monster Trucks
2016
as Burke
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016
as Col. Morgan
Sully
2016
as Mike Cleary
Concussion
2015
as Angry Neurologist
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Detective Hansen
Run All Night
2015
as Frank
Blackhat
2015
as Mark Jessup
The Ganzfeld Haunting
2014
as Detective Murphy
Crush
2013
as Mike Norris
Golden Boy
2013
as Detective Joe Diaco
Gangster Squad
2013
as Karl Lockwood
Bullet to the Head
2012
as Hank Greely
Hijacked
2012
as Rostow Pawlak
Lights Out
2011
as Patrick 'Lights' Leary
Blue Bloods
2010
as Robert McCoy
The Losers
2010
as Wade
Stolen
2009
as Swede
A Perfect Getaway
2009
as Police Lieutenant
Mental
2009
Bound By a Secret
2009
as Jimmy
Vote and Die: Liszt for President
2008
as Kelsey McNamara
Toxic
2008
as Van
Vantage Point
2008
as Ron Matthews
Burn Notice
2007
as Santora
The Academy
2007
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007
as Rourke
Underfunded
2006
as Alex Breech
Heroes
2006
as Ricky
Alpha Dog
2006
as Detective Tom Finnegan
Criminal Minds
2005
as Roy Woodridge
Medium
2005
as Nick Lewin
Against the Ropes
2004
as Dorsett
L.A. County 187
2003
as Deputy John Gustodas
CSI: Miami
2002
as John Hagen
Below
2002
as Loomis
Monk
2002
as Pat van Ranken
Out of Line
2001
as Henri Brulé
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Patrick Copa
Freedom
2000
as Owen Decker
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Westerman
Men of Honor
2000
as MM1 Dylan Rourke
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
2000
as Minnow
Fight Club
1999
as The Mechanic
Three Kings
1999
as Captain Van Meter
Mumford
1999
as Newcomer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Walter Inman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Donald O'Keefe
The Advocate's Devil
1997
as Joe Campbell
The Peacemaker
1997
as Mark Appleton
Rough Riders
1997
as Sgt. Hamilton Fish
Jade
1995
as Bill Barrett
Flirt
1995
as Bartender
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995
as Blue Jacket
Tyson
1995
as Teddy Atlas
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994
as Les
Amateur
1994
as Usher
Zelda
1993
Flirt
1993
as Bartender
Alien³
1992
as Junior
Law & Order
1990
as Marc Kenner
Law & Order
1990
as Officer Steve Felton
Casualties of War
1989
as Lt. Kramer
After School
1988
as Jay
Shakedown
1988
as Roadblock Officer
Creepshow 2
1987
as Sam Whitemoon
Condamner a tuer
as Inspecteur d'Interpol
Martyr Of Gowanus
The Waterfront
as Harlan Buckley