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David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Damages, Flight of the Conchords, Suits, and The Wire, as well as the film The Dirt. He has also acted on film and in Broadway theatre.
Costabile also appeared in season six of The Office, as a banker sent from Sabre to evaluate Dunder Mifflin, and in the House episode "Changes" as a limousine driver. During the second series of Franklin & Bash, he guest-starred as a senior partner of the Infeld Daniels New York office, investigating Franklin and Bash because of a complaint filed against them by a former client. He had a minor guest star role in a season 3 episode of The Good Wife, playing the defendant's lawyer in a lawsuit against Lockhart and Gardner, and in a two episode story arc on BBC One's Ripper Street. Costabile also played Mr. Braddock, an attorney to the primary suspect in an episode of The Closer titled "Unknown Trouble", the first episode of season 7.
He has appeared in several television commercials, including ads for Microsoft and FedEx. In 2011, he appeared in Lie to Me as Dr. Mitch Grandon, the head doctor of a psychiatric institution in the Season 3 episode "Funhouse". In 2013, he appeared in Elementary as Danilo Gura, a custodian of a hospital in the Season 1 episode "Lesser Evils". Costabile appeared as Internal Affairs investigator Simon Boyd in the 2013 TV show Low Winter Sun. He appeared in Person of Interest in Season 1 as Samuel Gates. He appeared in The Blacklist in Season 2 as Dr. Linus Creel. He starred in the television series Dig.
In 2025, Costabile reprised his role as Daniel Hardman in an episode of NBC's spinoff series Suits LA. Hardman, a co-founder of the fictional firm Pearson Hardman, previously appeared as a recurring character in Suits seasons 2, 4, 5, and 8, often serving as an antagonist to lead character Harvey Specter. As of early 2025, it is not confirmed whether his return will coincide with appearances by other original cast members, including Gabriel Macht or Rick Hoffman.
In an April 2013 article about television, Wired magazine called Costabile "a performer who inhabits his characters so perfectly as to consistently be a fan favorite" and "one of the best things about" every television show in which he has appeared.
Film
Costabile appeared in 2009's Solitary Man as Gary, the husband of Jenna Fischer's character. He played Jennifer Aniston's attorney in the 2010 film The Bounty Hunter. In 2012, he appeared in the film Lincoln as Republican representative James Ashley. In 2013, he appeared in Steven Soderbergh's film Side Effects as Carl Millbank and as Professor Horstein in Runner Runner. In 2016, he appeared as the Chief in .
In 2019 he appeared in The Dirt as Doc McGhee.
Personal life
In 2012, Costabile married Eliza Baldi in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They have two children.
Filmography
Film
1998 The Siege Fingerprint Expert 1999 Cradle Will Rock Federal Theatre – Beaver Man 2000 Isn't She Great Junior editor How the Grinch Stole Christmas Biker Who 2002 Stolen Summer Doctor 2005 Prime Jason 2008 Afterschool Mr. Anderson 2009 Notorious Mr. Webber Solitary Man Gary 2010 The Bounty Hunter Attorney Henry's Crime Arnold 2012 Lincoln James Ashley 2013 Side Effects Carl Millbank Somewhere Slow Robert Thompson Runner Runner Professor Horstein 2016 The Chief 2017 The Post Art Buchwald 2019 The Dirt Doc McGhee 2024 Snack Shack Judge TBA Tobias Thornhill Filming
Television
2007–2009 Damages Detective Rick Messer 16 episodes Flight of the Conchords Doug Recurring role 2008 The Wire Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow Recurring guest role (season 5) 2010 The Office Eric Ward Episode: "The Banker" 2010–2011 Breaking Bad Gale Boetticher 7 episodes 2011 Lie to Me Dr. Mitch Grandon Episode: "Funhouse" Bruce Clarkson Episode: "Bully" House, M.D. Phil Episode: "Changes" Person of Interest Samuel Gates Episode: "Judgment" 2012–2019 Suits Daniel Hardman 16 episodes 2012 The Good Wife Zachary Hines Episode: "Gloves Come Off" 2013 Ripper Street Daniel Judge 2 episodes Low Winter Sun Simon Boyd 10 episodes Elementary Danilo Gura Episode: "Lesser Evils" 2014 The Blacklist Dr. Linus Creel Episode: "Dr. Linus Creel" 2015 Dig Tad Billingham Main role 2016–2023 Billions Mike "Wags" Wagner Main role 2018 Better Call Saul Gale Boetticher Episodes: "Something Beautiful" and "Winner" Murphy Brown Ed Shannon Episode: "Three Shirts to the Wind" 2019 Robot Chicken Itzhak Stern, Gandalf (voice) Episode: "Garfield Stockman in: A Voice Like Wet Ham" 2020 Soulmates David Episode: "The Lovers" Little Birds Grant Savage 5 episodes Narrator 2 episodes 2023 Judge Walter Smith 5 episodes Obliterated Maddox 4 episodes 2024 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Boeing employee Episode: "Airplanes" Interview with the Vampire Leonard Michael Episode: "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" 2025 Suits LA Daniel Hardman Episode: "Bat Signal" 2026 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Dr. Thorn / Manticore
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