Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley ( born December 16, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City ) is an American actor.
During his time at Hamsphire College Berkeley played in the theaters of the colleges who formed a bond with Hamsphire. Then he played on regional stages and repertory theaters and Off- Browdway. By participating in one piece " Early Dark ", she got the opportunity to go to Hollywood. There he established himself as a supporting actor in numerous television series and feature films, among other things, he graduated appearances in M * A * S * H, Remington Steele, Miami Vice and The A-Team show. Later, he appeared in guest roles in The X-Files, ER and Law & Order. He got last great attention by the American hit series The Mentalist, in which he plays the serial killer Red John.
In cinema productions Berkeley had appearances in Terminator 2, Apollo 13, Gattaca and Air Force One. In many of his roles he put unsympathetic characters or villains dar. 2001 Berkeley was seen as head of the anti-terrorist unit in 24; In 2010 he was part of the cast of the series Nikita. In addition to performing roles, he also worked as a voice actor.
Xander Berkeley is married to actress Sarah Clarke, whom he met during the filming of the television series 24 ( she played Nina Myers ). He is also active as a sculptor and painter as well as a makeup artist.