Paul Guilfoyle facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paul Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle in 2016
Born	Paul Vincent Guilfoyle (1949-04-28) April 28, 1949 (age 76) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present
Spouse(s)	Lisa Giobbi ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	1

Paul Vincent Guilfoyle (born April 28, 1949) is an American actor who has appeared in many TV shows and movies. He is best known for playing Captain Jim Brass in the popular CBS crime show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He was a main actor on the show from 2000 to 2014. He also came back for the show's final episode in 2015 and for two episodes of the follow-up series, CSI: Vegas.

Early Life and Education

Paul Guilfoyle was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He went to Boston College High School. Later, he graduated from Lehigh University in 1972.

He also became a member of The Actors Studio. He worked a lot in theater, both on and off Broadway. For 12 years, he was part of the Theatre Company of Boston. He acted in several Broadway plays, including Richard III with Al Pacino and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Acting Career Highlights

Guilfoyle has been a busy actor for many years. He often plays characters who are either good or bad members of law enforcement.

Film Appearances

He appeared in the movie Three Men and a Baby. Some of his other notable films include Howard the Duck, Wall Street, Beverly Hills Cop II, Mrs. Doubtfire, Air Force One, Amistad, and L.A. Confidential. He also appeared in the movie Spotlight, which was about his old high school.

Television Roles

On television, he had guest roles in shows like Miami Vice, Law & Order, Ally McBeal, and Star Trek: Discovery. In Star Trek: Discovery, he played Carl, who was the human form of the Guardian of Forever.

His most famous role is Captain Jim Brass in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He played this character from the very beginning of the show in 2000. In 2014, it was announced that he would be leaving CSI after 14 years. However, he returned in 2015 for the two-hour series finale called "Immortality".

Personal Life

In 1989, Paul Guilfoyle married Lisa Giobbi. She is a choreographer and aerial artist. They have one child and live in New York City.

Filmography

Film (selected)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Next Door	Unknown	Short film
1976	The Murderer	Brock	Short film
1981	The Dark End of the Street	Unknown
1986	Howard the Duck	Lieutenant Welker
	Billy Galvin	Nolan
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Nikos Thomopolis
	Three Men and a Baby	Vince
	Wall Street	Stone Livingston
1988	The Serpent and the Rainbow	Dr. Andrew Cassedy
1989	Dealers	Lee Peters
1990	The Local Stigmatic	Ray
	Cadillac Man	Jack 'Little Jack' Turgeon
1991	True Colors	John Laury
1992	Final Analysis	Mike O'Brien
	Hoffa	Ted Harmon, Reporter
1993	The Night We Never Met	Sparrow's Nest Salesman
	... in New York	Roman, Jake's Father
	Mother's Boys	Mark Kaplan, Robert's Attorney
	Mrs. Doubtfire	Head Chef
1994	Little Odessa	Boris Volkoff
	Quiz Show	Lishman
1995	Gospa	Miodrag Dobrovic
	Cafe Society	Anthony Liebler
1996	Manny & Lo	Country House Owner
	Looking for Richard	2nd Murderer	Documentary film
	A Couch in New York	Dennis
	Celtic Pride	Kevin O'Grady
	Heaven's Prisoners	Detective Magelli
	Extreme Measures	Dr. Jeffrey Manko
	Ransom	FBI Agent Wallace
1997	Night Falls on Manhattan	McGovern
	L.A. Confidential	Mickey Cohen
	Air Force One	Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
	Amistad	Attorney
1998	Peppermills	Owner of Restaurant	Short film
	Primary Colors	Howard Ferguson
	The Negotiator	Detective Nathan Roenick (uncredited)
	One Tough Cop	Frankie 'Hot' Salvino
1999	In Dreams	Detective Jack Kay
	Entropy	Andy
	Anywhere but Here	George Franklin
	Random Hearts	Dick Montoya
2000	A Question of Faith	Francis
	Company Man	Officer Hickle
2001	Hemingway, the Hunter of Death	Alex Smith
	Session 9	Bill Griggs
2002	Pharoh's Heart	Angelo	Short film
2004	Tempesta	Taddeo Rossi
2008	American Violet	Judge Belmont
2012	That Guy... Who Was in That Thing	Himself
2015	Spotlight	Pete Conley
2016	Pandemic	Dr. Greer
2019	Turnover	Peter Parveau
2019	William	Bob Claybourn
2020	Recondition	Gerry Sanders	Short film
2021	Don't Look Up	General Themes
2022	The Good House	Henry Barlow
2022	The Man from Rome	Monsignor Paolo Spada
2024	The Mothership		Filmed in 2021, abandoned in 2024 during endless post-production
2024	Polara	Billy
2024	Arthur the King	Charlie
2024	Any Day Now	Marty
TBA	The Trip	0TBA	Filming

Television

Video games

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Paul Guilfoyle para niños