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Cotter Smith

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Cotter Smith
A taught psychological thriller: A psychiatrist and his family are put in danger when he treats a paranoid murderer.
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Cotter Smith was born on 29 May 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor, known for Unsinkable (2024), Mindhunter (2017) and You Don't Know Jack (2010). He has been married to Heidi Mueller Smith since 31 March 2001. He was previously married to Mel Harris and Christina Crane Egloff.
BornMay 29, 1949
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BornMay 29, 1949
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    Known for

    Karen Allen and Cotter Smith in Unsinkable (2024)
    Unsinkable
    5.5
    • Senator William Alden Smith
    • 2024
    Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
    Mindhunter
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Unit Chief Shepard
    You Don't Know Jack (2010)
    You Don't Know Jack
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Dick Thompson
    • 2010
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
    X2: X-Men United
    7.4
    • President McKenna
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Joe Hill
      • Hayes
      • Pre-production
    • Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss in CIA (2026)
      CIA
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Peter Cooper
      • 2026
    • The Gymnast (2026)
      The Gymnast
      5.6
      • Dr. Sherman
      • 2026
    • Time of Death (2025)
      Time of Death
      4.6
      • Patrick Reed
      • 2025
    • Michael Cerveris and David Conrad in Basic Psych (2025)
      Basic Psych
      4.3
      • Dr.Grant Harrison
      • 2025
    • Karen Allen and Cotter Smith in Unsinkable (2024)
      Unsinkable
      5.5
      • Senator William Alden Smith
      • 2024
    • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
      Rustin
      6.5
      • Chief Wells
      • 2023
    • Dina Shihabi and Mamoudou Athie in Archive 81 (2022)
      Archive 81
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nicolas (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Cotter Smith, Nathaniel J. Fitzgerald, P.J. Gaynard, Valena Zitello, Leonardo Mengine, Jack Christenson, Anthony Spino, Rowan Osburn, Ben Burke, Alexis Jodon, Meila Price, Brady Powers, Nakiyah Veney, Ian Altenbaugh, Bill Eritz, Joseph G. Bucci, Evelyn Wawrzyniak, Luna Mengine, Bryce Burton, and Makenzie Anderson in Child Warfare (2021)
      Child Warfare
      8.5
      Short
      • President
      • 2021
    • Jack and the Treehouse (2021)
      Jack and the Treehouse
      6.0
      • Pap
      • 2021
    • Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, and Ana Sophia Heger in Things Heard & Seen (2021)
      Things Heard & Seen
      5.3
      • Tom Claire
      • 2021
    • Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
      Mindhunter
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Unit Chief Shepard
      • 2017–2019
    • The Code (2019)
      The Code
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Asa Turnbull
      • 2019
    • One Dollar (2018)
      One Dollar
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mayor Britt
      • 2018
    • James Badge Dale in The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018)
      The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
      6.2
      • Roman
      • 2018
    • Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post (2017)
      The Post
      7.2
      • William Macomber
      • 2017

    Additional Crew

    • Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able in Monsters (2010)
      Monsters
      6.3
      • voiceover: Tommy
      • 2010

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • May 29, 1949
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Spouses
        Heidi Mueller SmithMarch 31, 2001 - present
    • Children
      • Madeline Smith
    • Parents
        John Lewis Smith Jr.
    • Other works
      Co-starred opposite Judd Hirsch in the 2000 National Tour of "Art" in the role of "Serge".
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      • 2 Articles

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      Father was a federal judge.

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