Cast & creator
Paul McCrane
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy
Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor, director and singer. Featured in films like Fame, Robocop, and The Shawshank Redemption, Paul is possibly best known for his role as Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama series, ER (1997-2008).
Also known as: Paul Mc Crane, Paul David McCrane, پل مککرین
25
film credits
63
television credits
55
1979–2026 · acting roles
7.1
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
1999
Law & Order
James Lee Pawl
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Director
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Phil Carpenter
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director
2000
House
Director
2004
Chicago P.D.
Director
2014
Chicago Fire
Director
2012
24
Graem Bauer
2001
The X-Files
Leonard Morris Betts
1993
The West Wing
Director
1999
Chicago Hope
Bob Broussard
1994
The Closer
Director
2005
Without a Trace
Director
2002
ER
Robert Romano
1994ER
Director
1994
The Practice
Martin Parks
1997
Glee
Director
2009
Third Watch
Director
1999
The Resident
Director
2018
Touched by an Angel
Grant Abbott
1994
Hill Street Blues
1981
Empire
Director
2015
The Terminal List
Mike Tedesco
2022
The Shawshank Redemption
Guard Trout
1994
Lie to Me
Director
2009
The Equalizer
Crocker
1985
Ugly Betty
District Attorney Weitz
2006
Nashville
Director
2012
All Rise
Jonas Laski
2019All Rise
Director
2019
Under the Dome
Patrick Walters
2013
Close to Home
Director
2005
Barry
Mark
2018
Wiseguy
1987
The Commish
Neil Perry
1991
Shark
Director
2006
Life
Director
2007
Harry's Law
Josh Peyton
2011
Star
Director
2016
Jericho
Director
2006
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Judge Andrew Spence
2026
From the Earth to the Moon
Pete Conrad
1998
Extant
Director
2014
Eleventh Hour
Director
2008Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
The Defenders
Director
2010
The Forgotten
Director
2009
The Offer
Jack Ballard
2022
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Shades of Blue
Director
2016
RoboCop
Emil Antonowsky
1987
Justice
Director
2006
Miami Medical
Director
2010
Superboy
1988
Golden Boy
Director
2013
Rocky II
Young Patient (uncredited)
1979
Chase
Director
2010
Detroit 1-8-7
Director
2010
Cop Rock
Detective Bob McIntyre
1990
The Blob
Deputy Bill Briggs
1988
Nurse
George Nicholas
1981
RoboCop 3
Emil M. Antonowsky (archive footage)
1993
Betrayal
Director
2013
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
2023
Under Suspicion
Det. Patrick Clarke
1994
Citizen Baines
Sherman Bloom
2001
Fame
Montgomery MacNeil
1980Champs
Dr. Herb Barton
1996
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Wesley Mouch
2012
The Hotel New Hampshire
Frank Berry
1984
Purple Hearts
Brenner
1984
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
With Murder in Mind
1992
The Last Producer
Austin Greene
2000
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement
Emil Antonowsky
1994
I Don't Love You Anymore
Detective
2026
We're Fighting Back
Preacher
1981
Strapped
Mitch Corman
1993
Deadline: Madrid
Doug Dugan
1988
The Portrait
Bartel
1993On Location with: FAME
Self - ‘Montgomery’
1980
Zelda
1993
Money, Power, Murder.
Billy Lynn
1989
New Suit
Braggy Shoot
2003
Death Penalty
Joey Rodick
1980
Baby Comes Home
Bobby Moore
1980
Last Mistake
Jimmy
2000