Joseph Patrick Breen (October 26, 1960) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter best known for Galaxy Quest (1999), Men in Black (1997), and Whole Day Down (2011-2015).
He is openly bisexual. He has been married to Nadine Van der Velde since 1992. They have two children.
He often collaborates on his film work with fellow character-actor Fisher Stevens.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1989: Day One as Richard Feynman
- 1990: Nobodys Perfect as Andy
- 1990: Kojak None So Blind as Reporter #1
- 1992: Passed Away as Father Hallahan
- 1992: Fools Fire as Minister Vsquez
- 1993: For Love or Money (1993) as Gary Taubin
- 1995: Call Of The Wylie as Ezra (short) (also writer)
- 1995: Sweet Nothing as Greg
- 1995: Get Shorty as Resident Doctor
- 1996: Phinehas as Billy (also writer)
- 1996: Mumfies Quest The Movie as Narrator
- 1996: Four Tales Of Two Cities as Billy (also writer)
- 1997: Beverly Hills Ninja as Desk Manager (Uncredited Role)
- 1997: Colin Fitz Lives as Gnu Fan
- 1997: Men in Black as Mr. Redgick
- 1998: One True Thing as G.A. Tweedy
- 1998: Just The Ticket as San Diego Vinnie
- 1999: Galaxy Quest as Quellek
- 1999: Advice From A Caterpillar as Hunter #1
- 2000: Easy Of A as Peter Parker (also writer)
- 2000: Thomas and the Magic Railroad as Spatter/Dodge (uncredited)
- 2002: Stark Raving Mad 2002 as Jeffrey Jay
- 2002: Just A Kiss as Peter (also writer)
- 2003: Radio as Tucker
- 2004: Christmas with the Kranks as Aubie
- 2007: The Neighbor as Clint
- 2008: Space Chimps as Dr. Bob
- 2010: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back as Dr. Bob
- 2009: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant as Mr. Kersey
- 2009: Captain Cooks Extraordinary Atlas as Phinneas Malloy Sr.
- 2010: Rio Sex Comedy as Frank
- 2011: The Bleeding House as Nick
- 2011: The Council Of Dads 2011 as Jerry Klein
- 2014: Draft Day as Bill Zotti
- 2014: Storage as Father (short)
- 2014: A Most Violent Year as Instructor
- 2017: After Louie as Jeffrey
- 2019: The Assistant as Roy
- 2020: Milkwater as Roger
- 2021: The Spine Of Night as Doa
Television Roles
- 1986: Spenser For Hire as Bobby Olak
- 1987: My Sister Sam as Scotty
- 1987: The Cavanaughs as Tommy
- 1987: Gimme a Break! as Keith Dudley
- 1987: 21 Jump Street as Johnny Hartman
- 1988: Just In Time as Nick Thompson
- 1990: Monsters as Danny
- 1991: Sunday Dinner as Kenneth Benedict
- 1993: Melrose Place as Cameron
- 1993: Fallen Angels as Doc
- 1993: Big Wave Dave's as Richie Lamonica
- 1995-1996: Simon as Mitch Lowen
- 1995-2013: Magic Adventures of Mumfie as Narrator
- 1996-1997: One Life to Live as Winslow Freeman (2 episodes)
- 1996-2004: Law & Order as Kevin Hobart/Andrew Gellis (3 episodes)
- 1998: Jenny as Richard Marino
- 1998: Party of Five as Kevin Quoss
- 1999: Oz as Robbie Gerth
- 1999: Storytime With Thomas as Narrator
- 1999: Sex and the City as Dr. Bradley Meego
- 2001: Jack And Jill 1999 as Ken
- 2001: Ally McBeal as Kevin Stoller
- 2001: Frasier as Phillip
- 2001: Judging Amy as D.A. Levy
- 2001: The Tick (2001) as Friendly Fire
- 2001: Will & Grace as Mitchell
- 2001: Kristin as Nicholas Dupres
- 2002: Angel as Nev
- 2002: The West Wing as Kevin Kahn
- 2002: Do Over as Mr. Jenkins
- 2003-2004: Rock Me Baby as Richard Crandall
- 2003-2004: Joan of Arcadia as Sammy (recurring)
- 2004: Monk as Jeffrey Sweeney
- 2004-2005: Kevin Hill as George Weiss
- 2006: CSI as Mr. Phillipe
- 2006-2007: Boston Legal as ADA Otto Beedle
- 2007: The New Adventures of Old Christine as Edmund
- 2007: Notes From The Underbelly as Pale Husband
- 2007: Pushing Daisies as Leo Gaswint
- 2008: Eli Stone as ADA Paul Sweren
- 2008: ER as Felix
- 2009: Ghost Whisperer as Duff Faraday
- 2009: Three Rivers as Dr. Joseph Breen
- 2010: Nurse Jackie as Martin Vobernick
- 2010-2016: The Good Wife as Captain/Lt. Terrence Hicks (recurring)
- 2011-2015: Whole Day Down as Patrick (also writer, producer, and director)
- 2012: CSI: Miami as Henry Duncan
- 2013: Criminal Minds as Peter Harper
- 2013: Major Crimes as Dr. Jason Field/Jim Gilmer
- 2014: Blue Bloods as Joseph Scott
- 2014: Those Who Kill as Burkhart
- 2014: Royal Pains as Therapist Bob
- 2014: The Mysteries of Laura as Erik Walden
- 2014-2015: Madam Secretary as Andrew Munsey
- 2015: The Slap as Malcolm
- 2015: Elementary as Vance Ford
- 2015: Show Me a Hero as Paul W. Pickelle
- 2016: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Doug Nelson
- 2016: BrainDead (2016) as Cole Stockwell
- 2017: Conviction (2016) as Clark Sims
- 2017: The Blacklist: Redemption as James Burton
- 2017-2019: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) as Larry Your-Waiter
- 2019: Buried In The Backyard as Mr. Clark
- 2021: The Blacklist as Congressman Russell Friendenberg
- 2021: The Bite as Agent Kermit Rimland
- 2021: Bull as AUSA Reilly
Theatre Roles
- 1983-1986: Brighton Beach Memoirs as Stanley Jerome
- 1985-1987: Big River as Ben Rogers/Hank/Young Fool
- 2010: Next Fall as Adam
- 2011: The Normal Heart as Mickey Marcus
Playwright
- 1992: Class I Acts 91 To 92
- 1992: Five Very Live