Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Adriel Rose (Jacobs), is an artist, and his father, Woodrow Wilson McGill, is a real estate and insurance agent. He attended Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, where he participated in the theatre department, and later graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in drama. His passion for acting began in elementary school. He is related to former Texas State Senator A.R. Schwartz. McGill has appeared in numerous films. His role as "D-Day" in *National Lampoon's Animal House* (1978), which he accepted out of desperation during a period of unemployment, became his most well-known. His lengthy acting career includes roles in *Wildcats*, *The Last Boy Scout*, *My Cousin Vinny*, *Cliffhanger*, *Timecop*, *The Legend of Bagger Vance*, and *The Sum of All Fears*, among others. He has also appeared in many television roles, including portraying Boston Police Homicide Detective Vince Korsak on the TNT crime drama *Rizzoli & Isles*. Korsak is the mentor and friend of Detective Jane Rizzoli, played by Angie Harmon. Director Michael Mann considers McGill a favorite, having cast him in *The Insider*, *Ali*, and *Collateral*. McGill has also appeared in four HBO television films, playing CIA Director George Tenet in Oliver Stone's *W* and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton in Steven Spielberg's *Lincoln*. He has been married to his wife, Gloria, since 1994.