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name: "Michael McGrady"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-mcgrady"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 March 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T12:50:58.694711+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."
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# Michael McGrady

Actor. Born 30 March 1960 in Federal Way, Washington, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 March 1960, Federal Way, Washington, USA
- **Active:** 1998–2009
- **Also known as:** مایکل مک‌گریدی, مایکل مک گریدی
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McGrady, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6832707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/157015

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Southland*](https://film.one/tv/southland.md) (76)

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## Biography

Michael McGrady is an American actor. He was born on 30 March 1960 in Federal Way, Washington, and attended Federal Way High School and the University of Washington, where he studied Business Administration. He had planned a career in law before entering acting after a scholarship contest and moving to California.

McGrady has worked in film and television since the early 1980s. He is known for his role as Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger in the series *Southland* (2009–2011). He has also appeared in recurring or guest roles in series including *Ray Donovan*, *Grey's Anatomy*, *The Mentalist*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Scorpion*, *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, *The X-Files*, *Bones* and *Chicago P.D.*, as well as films such as *The Thin Red Line* (1998) and *Hocus Pocus* (1993).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, southland.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Southland* (2009), Fi1m 76, as Detective Daniel Salinger — [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), Fi1m 84, as Pvt. Floyd — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

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

- *Paradise* (2025), series, as Geiger — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/paradise.md)
- *The Perfect Couple* (2024), series, as Bruce Sacks
- *FBI* (2018), series, as Tom Brennan
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as Agent Phil Kaminski
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, as Captain Harrington
- *Beyond* (2017), series, as Tom Matthews
- *Lethal Weapon* (2016), series, as Henry Butler
- *American Crime Story* (2016), series, as Det. Phillip Van Atter
- *Constantine* (2014), series, as Thad Bowman
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as AUSA Hobbs
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, as Admiral Pace
- *Rage* (2014), as Danny Doherty
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), series, as Supervising ASA James Osha
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Samuel Voss
- *Beneath the Harvest Sky* (2013), as Cy
- *The Frozen Ground* (2013), as Vice Det. John Gentile
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Frank Barnes
- *Freelancers* (2012), as Robert Jude
- *Longmire* (2012), series, as Warren Stark
- *The Perfect Family* (2011), as Frank Cleary
- *Body of Proof* (2011), series, as Colin MacGregor
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Coast Guard Captain McIlvane
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Rick Sullivan
- *Southland* (2009), series, as Detective Daniel Salinger — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/southland.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Brian Reilly
- *Lie to Me* (2009), series, as Gil Wallace
- *Leverage* (2008), series, as Sheriff Hastings
- *Eleventh Hour* (2008), series, as Val Tambor
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Coach Dieter
- *Keith* (2008), as Pete
- *Ring of Death* (2008), as Officer Colson
- *Day Break* (2006), series, as Buchalter
- *Low Winter Sun* (2006), as Brendan McCann
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Peter — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Coach Morse
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Mr. Delaney
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Stanley Singer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Walter Dunn
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as Det. Max Dillon
- *Half Past Dead* (2002), as Guard Damon J. Kestner
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Bill Hyatt
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Eddie Delacroix, Larry Chandler
- *24* (2001), series, as Raymond Brown
- *The Agency* (2001), series, Acting
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, as Nausicaan Prisoner
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Mr. O'Rourke
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Domenick
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Sheriff Dennis Brackett
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Jim Hogan
- *Five Aces* (1999), as Sean Haggerty
- *The Deep End of the Ocean* (1999), as Jimmy Daugherty
- *Bad City Blues* (1999), as Clarence Jefferson
- *Malevolence* (1999), as James Clark
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), as Pvt. Floyd — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday* (1998), as Captain Skip Lang
- *Volcano* (1997), as Policeman
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Dave Becker
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Jack Keeter
- *Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story* (1995), series, as Larry Fortensky
- *Welcome to Paradise* (1995), as Mark Sheridan
- *ER* (1994), series, Acting — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Jerry Ramsey
- *Wyatt Earp* (1994), as John Shanssey
- *Christy* (1994), series, as Mr. Morrison
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Det. Rick Hughes, Lt. Bill Creighton
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Sheriff Kurt Frey — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Quick* (1993), as Hellman
- *Hocus Pocus* (1993), as Cop
- *A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story* (1992), as Dennis
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride* (1992), as Dave Tynan
- *Mr. Baseball* (1992), as Duane
- *Diggstown* (1992), as Frank Mangrum
- *Coopersmith: Sweet Scent of Murder* (1992), as Marvin
- *The Babe* (1992), as Lou Gehrig
- *Palace Guard* (1991), series, Acting
- *She'll Take Romance* (1990), as Scott
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Oscar
- *Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami* (1988), as Captain
- *Born to Race* (1988), as Walt
- *Project X* (1987), as Wilson
- *Back to School* (1986), as Player #1
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Walt Thomas
- *Creator* (1985), as Larry
- *Trancers* (1984), as Chris Lavery
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sean Shaleen, Leon Schnable, Richard, Bo Wilder
- *The Bear* (1984), as Gene Stallings

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