Francis V. Guinan, Jr. is an American film, television and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar Teller the patriarch in the short-lived NBC series Eerie, Indiana.He has made guest appearances in many notable television series including Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, The Practice, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Nash Bridges, Sliders, Murder, She Wrote, Frasier, Mike & Molly and other series.He has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble since 1979. In December 2007, Guinan co-starred in the Tracy Letts' play August: Osage County which opened on Broadway to critical acclaim.He also played Master Pakku in the 2010 film, The Last Airbender, as well as appearing in the films Hannibal (2001) and Constantine (2005).
He was nominated for a 2015 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Night Alive" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for a 2015 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "White Guy on the Bus" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for the 2011 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Rantoul and Die" at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was awarded the 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in a "A Guide for the Perplexed", at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Little Egypt", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
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He was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "A Lesson from Aloes", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
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An ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Abundant Acreage Available
2017
completed
Tom
Freudian Slip
post-production
Jack
The Evil Within
post-production
Dr. Preston
Pizza Night
2017
Short
Ron
The Exorcist
2016
TV Series
Brother Simon
Chicago Med
2016
TV Series
Nathan Clay
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
2015
Larry Montgomery
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan
2014
Video Game
Keeper (voice)
Chicago Fire
2014
TV Series
Commissioner
Killing Kennedy
2013
TV Movie
Lyndon Johnson
Boss
2011-2012
TV Series
Governor McCall Cullen
Mike & Molly
2012
TV Series
Jack
Star Wars: The Old Republic
2011
Video Game
Keeper / Additional Voices (voice)
The Chicago Code
2011
TV Series
Guys Book Club
2011
TV Series
Father Holdren (2013)
All Good Things
2010
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Typing
2010
Short
Harry
The Last Airbender
2010
Master Pakku
The Beast
2009
TV Series
Section Chief Alan Robicheaux
ER
2007
TV Series
Police Negotiator
Grey's Anatomy
2005
TV Series
Mr. Verma
CSI: NY
2005
TV Series
Ron Miller
Constantine
2005
Father Garret
Ideal
2004
Video
Claude Ignatius Hix
Century City
2004
TV Series
Without a Trace
2003
TV Series
Dr. Charlton Gregory
CSI: Miami
2003
TV Series
Lawrence Schmidt
The Agency
2003
TV Series
Stan - Quinn's Brother-in-Law
The Practice
1997-2003
TV Series
Mitchell Field / Gary Newman
Crossing Jordan
2003
TV Series
Dr. Alexander
Star Trek: Enterprise
2002
TV Series
General Gosis
The Guardian
2002
TV Series
Seth
Path to War
2002
TV Movie
Nicholas Katzenbach
It's Like, You Know...
2001
TV Series
Gazz
3rd Rock from the Sun
2001
TV Series
Jedediah
Hannibal
2001
FBI Asst. Director Noonan
Seven Days
2001
TV Series
Howard Eastman
The Drew Carey Show
2000
TV Series
Scoutmaster Bob
Frasier
2000
TV Series
Ted Fisher
Spin City
2000
TV Series
Priest #2
American Tragedy
2000
TV Movie
Bill Hodgman
Strong Medicine
2000
TV Series
Promised Land
1999
TV Series
Gavin Notewirthy
That '70s Show
1999
TV Series
John Kelso
Lansky
1999
TV Movie
Senator Estes Kefauver
The Hughleys
1999
TV Series
E.W. Algron
Guinevere
1999
Alan Sloane
Any Day Now
1998
TV Series
Principal
Profiler
1998
TV Series
Brian Koscis
The Pretender
1998
TV Series
George Harper
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1998
TV Series
Detective Hank Reese
Chicago Hope
1998
TV Series
Harlan Brooks
George Wallace
1997
TV Movie
Klan Member #2
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997
Rupert
Murder One
1997
TV Series
Steve McDermott
Nash Bridges
1997
TV Series
David Wilkes
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997
TV Mini-Series
Steve McDermott
Sliders
1996
TV Series
Sean Nuinn
Dark Skies
1996
TV Series
Mark Simonson
Grace Under Fire
1996
TV Series
Dr. Swed
Strange Luck
1996
TV Series
The Client
1995
TV Series
Sam Berwick
Murder, She Wrote
1992-1995
TV Series
Edward Pryce / Fred Chandler
Spring Awakening
1994
TV Movie
Dr. Bennett
Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
1994
TV Movie
Dennis Bender
The Mighty Jungle
1994
TV Series
Dan Winfield
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1993
TV Movie
Mr. Wentworth
Mortal Sins
1992
TV Movie
Father Daniel Simmons
Eerie, Indiana
1991-1992
TV Series
Edgar Teller / Himself
Shining Through
1992
Andrew Berringer
Knight Rider 2000
1991
TV Movie
Dr. Jeffrey Glassman
American Playhouse
1991
TV Series
First Narrator / Car Salesman / The Man Going Back / ...