Tim DeKay

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1963-06-12

Place of Birth

Ithaca, New York, USA

Tim DeKay

Biography

​Timothy Robert DeKay  (born June 12, 1963) is an American actor best known for starring as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke in the USA Network series White Collar (2009–2014). He was also a cast member of the series Party of Five (1997–1999), Carnivàle (2003–2005), and Tell Me You Love Me (2007). He has guest–starred on a number of top-rated television series, including Seinfeld, Friends, CSI, My Name Is Earl, NCIS, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Scrubs. McKay has appeared in notable films such as Swordfish (2001), Get Smart (2008), and Oppenheimer (2023). He has been married to actress Elisa Taylor since 1991; they have two children.

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Acting History

2023
Ingress as Lucas
2023
Oppenheimer as Senator Pastore
2022
1923 as Bob Strafford
2022
Bosch: Legacy as Corvus Pike
2020
Stars in the House as Self
2020
FBI: Most Wanted as Angelo Carpenter
2017
ViewPoint as Jeff
2016
Lucifer as Professor Carlisle
2016
Second Chance as Duval Pritchard
2015
The Expanse as Admiral Sauveterre
2015
Chicago Med as Griffin Lancer
2015
Ballers
2015
Dinner at Tiffani's as Self
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Senator Christian Ward
2011
Revenge as Luke Gilliam
2010
Law & Order: LA as Don Alvin
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Buddy
2009
WWII in HD as Richard Tregaskis (voice)
2009
White Collar as Peter Burke
2009
Political Disasters as Jim
2008
Get Smart as Secret Service Agent
2008
The Russell Girl as Tim Russell
2008
Monster Ark as Dr. Nicholas Zavaterro
2007
Randy & the Mob as Bill
2007
Chuck as Kieran Ryker
2007
Tell Me You Love Me as David
2007
Hidden Palms as John Miller
2006
Peaceful Warrior as Coach Garrick
2006
Walkout as Mr. Peck
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine as Patrick Harris
2005
My Name Is Earl as Hank Lange
2005
The Chumscrubber as Mr Peck
2005
Numb3rs as Pete Friscia
2004
Control as Bill Caputo
2004
The 4400 as Drew Imroth
2003
Cold Case as Geoff Taylor (2004 & 2006)
2003
NCIS as Patrick Kiley
2003
Carnivàle as Clayton Jones
2003
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2002
Without a Trace as Jim Cooper
2002
CSI: Miami as William Campbell
2002
Everwood as Reverend Keyes
2002
The Third Wheel as Speaker
2001
Scrubs as Mr. Hill
2001
Swordfish as Agent
2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man as Robert Mercer
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Neal Matthews
2000
Big Eden as Dean Stewart
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
The Crow: Salvation as Martin Toomey
2000
Malcolm in the Middle as Matt
1998
Brimstone as Prof. John Albright
1998
Cupid as Jennings Crawford
1998
Sports Night
1998
Almost Heroes as New Bartender
1997
Ally McBeal as Kendall Willis
1997
The Practice as Jerry Green
1996
The Ring as Max Thomas
1996
The Pretender as Eddie Fontenot
1996
Townies as Patrolman
1996
If These Walls Could Talk as Becky's Husband
1995
Caroline in the City as Brian
1995
The Naked Truth as John Marshall
1994
Friends as Marc
1994
Touched by an Angel as J.D. Sinclair
1994
Party of Five as Dr. Paul Thomas
1994
Ellen as John
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Sonny Burnett
1993
seaQuest DSV as Lawrence Deon
1990
Law & Order as Judge Ephraim Raymer
1989
Seinfeld as Kevin