Tim DeKay Biography

Timothy Robert "Tim" DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American character actor. His first on screen acting job was as corporate giant Larry Deon on seaQuest 2032. He was a cast member of Party of Five from 1997–1999, Carnivàle from 2003"05 and Tell Me You Love Me in 2007. He has also guest-starred on a number of top-rated television series, including Seinfeld, Friends, CSI, My Name Is Earl, NCIS, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Scrubs, and Chuck.

DeKay is currently starring in the USA Network series White Collar, which chronicles the partnership between a con artist (played by Matthew Bomer) and an FBI agent (DeKay).

Personal life

Tim DeKay was born in Ithaca, New York and grew up and attended school in nearby Lansing. He was a school athlete, playing both varsity basketball and baseball. He attended Le Moyne College to study Business and Philosophy, where he also played baseball, eventually deciding to pursue a career in theater. He attended Rutgers University, where he received an MFA and met his wife, actress Elisa Taylor. The couple has two children. Tim also has a brother, Jamey Dekay. He returned to Le Moyne in May 2010 as the commencement speaker, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa.

Career

The Commencement Program from Le Moyne College includes the following:

Mr. DeKay's castmates say it was clear from the start that he was leading man material ... When he graduated [from LeMoyne] with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1985, he still planned for a career in business or law. It soon became clear, though, that the theater was his true calling. After taking a few courses in directing at Syracuse University, Mr. DeKay headed to Rutgers University, where he earned a master's degree in fine arts ... Now a lifetime member of the Actors Studio, Mr. DeKay has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, and appeared on numerous top-rated TV shows.

He appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld"?"The Soul Mate" and "The Bizarro Jerry""?as Elaine's boyfriend Kevin. He would work with Julia Louis-Dreyfus again in The New Adventures of Old Christine, where he plays the temperamental boyfriend of Louis-Dreyfus's character "Old" Christine Campbell for three episodes.

In addition to his roles in film and television, his resume includes numerous theatrical credits, with performances in plays both on and off Broadway, including: Ridiculous Fraud at the McCarter Theatre; Billy Budd at the Circle in the Square Theatre; Someone to Watch Over Me with the Denver Theatre Company; The Merchant of Venice on the Hartford Stage; and the national tour of The Lion in Winter. In 2009, he was both director and producer of the short film This Monday. The film has been included in at least half a dozen short film festivals, including Cannes Short Film Corner. The Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (ShortFest) review stated: "Absolutely the Best of the Palm Springs Short Film Fest 2009, ?This Monday' features tone-perfect directing by Tim DeKay and screen-writing by Michael Santorico. Four Stars (out of four)".

In 2009, DeKay began starring in the USA Network comedy-drama White Collar as FBI agent Peter Burke. He made his directorial debut in the episode "Stealing Home", which premiered in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1996	If These Walls Could Talk	Becky's husband in segment - '1952'
1997	Invasion	Mike Landry; aka 'Robin Cook's Invasion'
1998	The Pentagon Wars	HBO movie; Junior officer at embassy party
	Almost Heroes	New Bartender
1999	Buddy Boy	Ken
2000	The Crow: Salvation	Martin Toomey; (credited as Tim DeMay)
	Big Eden	Dean Stewart
2001	Nice Guys Finish Last	Dad
	Swordfish	Agent
	Taking Back Our Town	Lifetime Channel Movie
2002	The Third Wheel	Speaker
2003	Welcome to the Neighborhood	Bill
2004	Control	Bill Caputo
2005	The Chumscrubber	Mr. Peck
2006	Peaceful Warrior	Coach Garrick
	The Far Side of Jericho	The Stranger
2007	Randy and The Mob	Bill
2008	Monster Ark	Dr. Nicholas Zavaterro
	Get Smart	Secret Service Agent
	The Russell Girl	Tim Russell (Hallmark Channel movie)

The films Political Disasters, Naked Under Heaven, and Bee Afraid have been intentionally omitted from the table because they have not been distributed either theatrically or on DVD.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995"1996	SeaQuest DSV	Lawrence Deon	3 episodes: "Brainlock"; "Destination Terminal"; "In the Company of Ice and Profit"
1996	Seinfeld	Kevin	2 episodes: "The Bizarro Jerry"; "The Soul Mate"
	The Ring	Max Thomas	Mini-series; aka Danielle Steel's The Ring
	Grace Under Fire	Rev. Tom Maxwell	"The Ghost and Mrs. Kelly"
1997	The Larry Sanders Show	Gordon	"The Matchmaker"
	The Naked Truth	John	"We're at NBC Now"
	Touched by an Angel	J.D. Sinclair	"Smokescreen"
	Night Sins	Prof. Christopher Priest	Mini-Series
	Diagnosis: Murder	Sonny Burnett	"A Mime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
1997"1999	Party of Five	Dr. Paul Thomas	12 episodes, recurring character
1998	Ellen	John	"Escape from L.A."
	Caroline in the City	Brian	2 episodes: "Caroline and the Secret Bullfighter - Part 1"; "Caroline and the Killer Dad"
	Cupid	Jennings Crawford	"The Linguist"
	Brimstone	Prof. John Albright	"Heat"
1999	The Practice	Jerry Green	"Split Decisions"
	The Pretender	Eddie Fontenot	"Pool"
1999"2000	Sports Night	Ray Mitchel	2 episodes: "April is the Cruelest Month"; "Cliff Gardner"
2001	Chestnut Hill	Peter Eastman	Pilot
	Murder, She Wrote	Robert Mercer	"The Last Free Man"
	Thieves	Owen	"The General"
2002	Ally McBeal	Kendall Willis	"A Kick in the Head"
	Friends	Marc	"The One Where Rachel Has A Baby: Part 1"
	Malcolm in the Middle	Matt	"Zoo"
2002"2003	Everwood	Reverend Keyes	3 episodes: "Blind Faith"; "Snow Job"; "Till Death Do Us Part"
2003"2005	Carnivàle	Clayton 'Jonesy' Jones	Main cast
2004	Without A Trace	Jim Cooper	"The Season"
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Neal Matthews	"Spark of Life"
2006	My Name Is Earl	Hank Lange	2 episodes: "Didn't Pay Taxes"; "Monkeys In Space"
	Standoff	John Barnes	"Circling"
	Cold Case	Geoff Taylor	"The War At Home"
2007	Hidden Palms	Mr. Miller	Pilot
	The 4400	Drew Imroth	2 episodes: "Ghost in the Machine"; "The Marked"
	Numb3rs	Pete Friscia	"Robin Hood"
	Tell Me You Love Me	David	Main cast
2008	NCIS	Senator Patrick Kiley	"Capitol Offense"
	The Cleaner	Neil Mullins	"Lie With Me"
	CSI: Miami	William Campbell	"Wrecking Crew"
	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Patrick Harris	3 episodes: "Rage Against the Christine"; "Tie Me Up, Don't Tie Me Down"; "So You Think You Can Date"
2009	Scrubs	Rich Hill	Season 8 Episode 11 "My Nah Nah Nah"
2009-	White Collar	FBI Agent Peter Burke	Main cast
2011	Law & Order: LA	Don Alvin	"Silver Lake"
	Chuck	Kieran Ryker	Season 5, Episode 8 "Chuck Versus the Baby"
2012	Hot in Cleveland	Buddy	Season 3, Episode 7 "Two Girls and a Rhino"
2013	Body of Proof	Caleb Banks	Season 3, Episode 3 "Lost Souls"