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John Doman

Acting

Born January 9, 1945 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

John Doman is an American actor, and a former Marine Corps officer and Vietnam veteran. He's best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner William Rawls on HBO series The Wire (2002-2008), Colonel Edward Galson on Oz (2001), Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series Borgia (2011–2014), Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's show Gotham (2014–2017), and Bruce Butler in The Affair (2014–2019). On television, he's had major recurring roles as Dr. Carl Deraad on Seasons 5 and 6 of ER, as CEO Walter Kendrick on Season 2 of Damages, as Senator Ross Garrison on Person of Interest, as Aidan Moran on Feed the Beast, as Jonah Vogelbaum on The Boys, and as Robert Silas on Law & Order: Organized Crime. He's guest starred multiple times on Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU. He's also had other guest roles on Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Practice, Judging Amy, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, Without a Trace, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Burn Notice, Rizzoli & Isles, Elementary, House of Cards, Instinct, City on a Hill, and For Life. He had cameos in the films Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Cop Land (1997), Mystic River (2003), and Blue Valentine (2010). He's also had roles in other films including Mercury Rising, City by the Sea, You Were Never Really Here, Cold Pursuit, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. He provided the voice of Don Morello in the video game Mafia: City of Lost Heaven, the voice of Caesar in the video game Fallout New Vegas, and the voice of Dog with Bucket Hat in the cartoon series Birdgirl. Doman has also appeared in promotional advertisements for Versus television. The promotional videos' soundtrack is a rendition of Metallica's "One" from Apocalyptica's 1998 Inquisition Symphony album.

Filmography50+ titles

The Wire

2002as William Rawls

The Boys

2019as Jonah Vogelbaum

Person of Interest

2011as Ross Garrison

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005as Tim Grace

Oz

1997as Edward Galson

House of Cards

2013as Charles Eddis

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021as Robert Silas

For Life

2020as Alan Burke

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Patrick 'Paddy' Doyle

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Munch's Informant

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Lenaris Holem

ER

1994as Carl Deraad

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020as John Mitchell

Longmire

2012as Victor Moretti

Mystic River

2003as Driver

The Practice

1997as Detective Michael Finley

Gotham

2014as Carmine Falcone

Elementary

2012as Councilman Slessinger

The Good Wife

2009as Oliver Cardiff

NCIS

2003as Lieutenant Cheney

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Roy Markham

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Judge Slater

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Mr. Riggs

Damages

2007as Walter Kendrick

Burn Notice

2007as Bill Cowley

City on a Hill

2019as Guy Dan

Borgia

2011as Rodrigo Borgia

Without a Trace

2002as Hayden Mills

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995as Construction Foreman

Law & Order

1990as Bailiff

Unforgettable

2011as Vincent Quinn

Eric

2024as Robert

Madam Secretary

2014as CIA Director Dennis Ellerman

Blue Valentine

2010as Jerry

Long Bright River

2025as Gee 'Gee-Pop' O'Brien

Instinct

2018as Roger Reinhart

Cop Land

1997as Lassaro's Aide

The Affair

2014as Bruce Butler

You Were Never Really Here

2017as John McCleary

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996as Airplane Captain / White House Representative (voice)

The Company Men

2010as Dysert

Mercury Rising

1998as Supervisor Hartley

Almost Love

2019as Tommy

Gracie

2007as Coach Colasanti

Lonely Hearts

2006as Chief MacSwain

Feed the Beast

2016as Aidan Moran

Cold Pursuit

2019as John 'Gip' Gipsky

Close to Home

2005as Eugene Kale

Noel

2004as Dr. Baron

City by the Sea

2002as Henderson