---
name: "David Wilson Barnes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-wilson-barnes"
fi1m_id: "david-wilson-barnes"
imdb_id: "nm1477818"
tmdb_id: 5352
wikidata_id: "Q22676792"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 October 1972"
died: "30 July 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-04T08:00:18.127849+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Wilson Barnes

## Identity

David Wilson Barnes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-wilson-barnes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-wilson-barnes
- **IMDb ID:** nm1477818
- **TMDB ID:** 5352
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22676792
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wilson_Barnes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22676792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1477818/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5352

Actor. Born 30 October 1972 in San Diego, California, USA. Died 30 July 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 October 1972, San Diego, California, USA
- **Died:** 30 July 2025
- **Active:** 2005–2021
- **Also known as:** David H Wilson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 69 (5), 2020s 86 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 67 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $335m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wilson_Barnes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22676792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1477818/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5352

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Miss Sloane*](https://film.one/film/miss-sloane.md) (65)

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## Biography

David Wilson Barnes was an American actor. He was born on 30 October 1972 in San Diego, California, and died on 30 July 2025 in New York.

Barnes appeared in films including *Capote* (2005), *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), *Bridge of Spies* (2015) and *Miss Sloane* (2016), in which he played Daniel Posner. His television credits include recurring roles in *The Son* (2017–2019), *Perry Mason* (2020) and *Blue Bloods* (2010–2021), as well as appearances in *Sex and the City*, *Law & Order* and *The Blacklist*.

He performed extensively on stage, with Broadway credits in *The Hills of California* (2024), *Ink* (2019) and *The Lieutenant of Inishmore* (2006).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theatermania.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Underground Railroad* (2021), Fi1m 86, as Jamison — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-underground-railroad.md)
- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), Fi1m 58, as Joseph Verdon — [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *Miss Sloane* (2016), Fi1m 65, as Daniel Posner — [page](https://film.one/film/miss-sloane.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Dale Butler — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *The Knick* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Hackett — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), Fi1m 54, as Drone Spec — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Capote* (2005), Fi1m 84, as Grayson — [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Full Circle* (2023), series, as Agent Roan Jessup
- *George & Tammy* (2022), series, as Billy Sherrill
- *The Gilded Age* (2022), series, as Norman Tate
- *A Journal for Jordan* (2021), as Schaefer
- *The Underground Railroad* (2021), series, as Jamison — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-underground-railroad.md)
- *Perry Mason* (2020), series, as Elder Ethan Brown — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/perry-mason.md)
- *Trial by Fire* (2019), as Reaves
- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), series, as Joseph Verdon — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *FBI* (2018), series, as Peter Bradford
- *The Son* (2017), series, as Phineas McCullough
- *The Blacklist: Redemption* (2017), series, as Phil Marienthal
- *Miss Sloane* (2016), as Daniel Posner — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/miss-sloane.md)
- *Bull* (2016), series, as David Sherman
- *True Story* (2015), as Corey Douglas
- *Lily & Kat* (2015), as Ben
- *The Knick* (2014), series, as Dr. Hackett — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-knick.md)
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, as Dale Butler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Spalding Stark — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Cooper
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), as Drone Spec — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, as Martin Delaney — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Doc, Dr. Alex Dawson
- *The Big C* (2010), series, as Wesley
- *You Don't Know Jack* (2010), as David Gorcyca
- *Seducing Charlie Barker* (2010), as Lewis
- *Remember Me* (2010), as Business Associate
- *How to Seduce Difficult Women* (2009), as Doug
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Dillon Loomis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Taking Woodstock* (2009), as News Reporter
- *The Eastmans* (2009), as Dr. James Eastman
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Thomas — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Conviction* (2006), series, as Thomas Searl
- *Capote* (2005), as Grayson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md)
- *Hooray for Mr. Touchdown* (2004), as Lemmo Stats
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Abe McVee, Shep
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Agent Hellerman
- *Ozark Savage* (1999), as Lens Ozark
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Andrew
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Mr. Gilman, Evan Hicks, Doug Quinlann — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)

## Gallery

- ![David Wilson Barnes](https://film.one/media/person/435486/gallery-07448fd92cf0.jpg) David Wilson Barnes — Image via TMDB
- ![David Wilson Barnes](https://film.one/media/person/435486/gallery-072b95078aa5.jpg) David Wilson Barnes — Image via TMDB

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