Cast & creator
Timothy Busfield
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Eliot Weston on the television series Thirtysomething and his recurring role as Danny Concannon on the television series The West Wing. In 1991, he received a Primetime Emmy Award as best supporting actor in a drama series.
Also known as: Tim Busfield , Timothy C. Busfield , تیموتی بوسفیلد
43
film credits
87
television credits
82
1975–2023 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (130)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Daniel Carter
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
1999
Law & Order
Ray Backlund
1990Law & Order
Director
1990
The Rookie
Director
2018
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
FBI
Director
2018
Blue Bloods
Charles Bynes
2010
Chicago Med
Director
2015
The West Wing
Danny Concannon
1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
This Is Us
Director
2016
Psych
Director
2006
FBI: Most Wanted
Director
2020
Without a Trace
Ed Felder
2002Without a Trace
Director
2002Without a Trace
Producer
2002
The Outer Limits
Dr. Jon Holland
1995
Las Vegas
Director
2003
Entourage
TV Director
2004Entourage
Timothy Busfield
2004
Billions
Dr. Marc Ruloff
2016
White Collar
Director
2009
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Spy Guy (uncredited)
1993
Matlock
Adam Gardner
1986
Damages
Director
2007
Lie to Me
Director
2009
Family Ties
Doug
1982Family Ties
Young Matt Gilbert
1982
Hotel
1982
Sleepy Hollow
Benjamin Franklin
2013Sleepy Hollow
Benjamin Franklin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Childrens Hospital
Dr. Bloomfield
2008
Designated Survivor
Dr. Adam Louden
2016Designated Survivor
Director
2016
Perception
George
2012
Nashville
Director
2012
Trapper John, M.D.
J.T. McIntyre Jr.
1979
Franklin & Bash
Director
2011
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
2020
Rosewood
Director
2015
Joan of Arcadia
Director
2003
The Glades
Director
2010
thirtysomething
Elliot Weston
1987thirtysomething
Director
1987
Citadel
Therapist Simmons
2023
Ed
Lloyd Stevens
2000Ed
Director
2000
Secrets and Lies
John Garner
2015Secrets and Lies
Director
2015
The Night Shift
Director
2014
Sports Night
Director
1998
The Client List
Director
2012
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Graceland
Director
2013
Summerland
Director
2004
Lizzie McGuire
Director
2001
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Cal Shanley
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Director
2006
Miss Match
Director
2003
Rude Awakening
John
1998
Lipstick Jungle
Producer
2008Lipstick Jungle
Director
2008
Revolution
Ethan Camp
2012
Love Bites
Director
2011
That's Life
Director
2000
For Life
Henry Roswell
2020
Sneakers
Dick Gordon
1992
Against the Wall
Director
2011
No Ordinary Family
Director
2010
Second Chance
Director
2016
The Loudest Voice
Neil Mullin
2019
Field of Dreams
Mark
1989
The Deep End
Director
2010
Almost Family
Ron Doyle
2019
Striking Distance
Sacco
1993
National Security
Charlie Reed
2003
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Logan Cantrell
2019Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Director
2019
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003
Stripes
Soldier with Mortar
1981
Canterbury's Law
Director
2008
Quiz Show
Fred
1994
The Byrds of Paradise
1994
The Independent
Tom Mayfield
2022
The Ex List
Director
2008
Revenge of the Nerds
Arnold Poindexter
1984Champs
Tom McManus
1996Retrosexual: The '80s
(archive footage)
2004
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Arnold Poindexter
1987
First Years
Director
2001
First Kid
Woods
1996
Good Girls Don't
Director
2004
Maneater
Director
2009Maneater
Co-Executive Producer
2009
Trucks
Ray
1997
Reggie
Mark Potter
1983
Beyond the Blackboard
School district's HR representative
2011
Strays
Paul Jarrett
1991
23 Blast
Duncan
2014
Little Big League
Lou Collins
1994
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Timothy Busfield
2005
Save the Date
Benjie
2012
Buffalo Soldiers
Maj. Robert Carr
1997
Time at the Top
Frank Shawson
1999
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
Pete Honeycutt
1995
In the Shadow of Evil
Det. Walt Keller
1995
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Fred Schultz
1992
What's Right with America
Mr. Gordon
1997
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
Self
2021
Restless Virgins
Senator Whitman
2013
The Souler Opposite
Robert Levin
1998
Guest Artist
Producer
2019Guest Artist
Director
2019
Wanted
Fr. Donnelly
1998
The Skateboard Kid
Frank
1993
Dead in a Heartbeat
Franklin
2002
Terminal Error
Elliot
2002
The Darklings
Clayton Shepherd
1999When Secrets Kill
Det. Walter Ferrence
1997
The Unspeakable
Matthew Grissom
1996
Dream House
Richard Thornton
1998
Murder Between Friends
John Thorn
1994
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Self
2004
Fade to Black
Professor Del Calvin
1993
Wall of Silence
Ephraim Lipshitz
1993One Smart Fellow
Clark
Nightcomer
Marty
2017Erasable You
Brian
1998