Early life

McCrane was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Eileen C. (née Manyak), a nurse, and James J. McCrane, Jr., an actor and writer. He has a brother, Jim, and three sisters, Maureen, Barbara, and Deirdre. His family moved to Richboro, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he moved to New York City after graduating from Holy Ghost Preparatory School.

Career

An early role, when he was just 17 years of age, is in a short scene in Rocky II, playing a wheelchair bound, multi-fracture patient who asks for Rocky's autograph on his head cast ("Hey Rocky...sign my head!").

With an abundance of red hair, McCrane portrayed the earnest Montgomery MacNeil in Fame. He was the lead vocalist on three songs in the feature film: "Dogs in the Yard", "Miles from Here" and "Is it Okay if I Call You Mine?" (which he also composed). He also had a solo in "I Sing the Body Electric".

Later, he played murderous Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop, followed by astronaut Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon, Guard Trout in The Shawshank Redemption, cancer-absorbing mutant Leonard Betts in The X-Files. After a recurring role as the snarky Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano on ER, he became a regular cast member (1997-2003) and returned for one episode during its 15th and final season (2008). McCrane guest-starred in 24 Seasons 5 and 6 as Graem Bauer. He has also appeared on Ugly Betty and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

In 2011, McCrane took on the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Josh Peyton in the NBC television program Harry's Law, a project of producer David E. Kelley. McCrane won the 2011 Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in the role.

Personal life

McCrane married Dana Kellin, a jewelry designer, in 1998. They have two children, William Thomas and Noa Cathryn. McCrane and Kellin met in a yoga class in 1996.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Rocky II	Young Patient
1980	Fame	Montgomery MacNeill	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
1984	The Hotel New Hampshire	Frank
1984	Purple Hearts	Brenner
1987	RoboCop	Emil M. Antonowsky
1988	The Blob	Deputy Bill Briggs
1994	The Shawshank Redemption	Guard Trout
2000	The Last Producer	Austin Green
2012	Atlas Shrugged II	Wesley Mouch

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Nurse	George Nicholas	Episode: "On the Line"
1986	Hill Street Blues	Albert Sawyer	Episode: "Come and Get It"
1989	The Equalizer	Crocker	Episode: "Silent Fury"
1989	Wiseguy	Johnny Medley	4 episodes
1990	Cop Rock	Det. Bob McIntire	9 episodes
1992	The Adventures of Superboy	Chaos	2 episodes
1993	Law & Order	James Lee Pawl	Episode: "Jurisdiction"
1993	Sirens	Leon	Episode: "Holy Deadlock"
1993	The Commish	Neil Perry	Episode: "All That Glitters"
1994	North and South, Book III	Klawdell	Episode: "#1.2"
1994-1995	Under Suspicion	Detective Patrick Clark	18 episodes
1996	Chicago Hope	Bob Broussard	Episode: "The Parent Rap"
1996	Champs	Dr. Herb Barton	12 episodes
1997-2008	ER	Dr. Robert Romano	107 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1997	The X-Files	Leonard Morris Betts	Episode: "Leonard Betts"
1997	Touched by an Angel	Grant Abbott	Episode: "Have You Seen Me?"
1997	Life with Louie	Unknown	Episode: "Mr. Louie's Wild Ride"
1997	The Practice	Martin Parks	2 episodes
1998	From the Earth to the Moon	Pete Conrad	Episode: "That's All There Is"
2001	Citizen Baines	Sherman Bloom	2 episodes
2005	Unscripted	Support Group Leader	Episode: "#1.8"
2006-2007	24	Graem Bauer	9 episodes
2008	Ugly Betty	District Attorney Weitz	Episode: "Odor in the Court"
2010	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Phil Carpenter	Episode: "World's End"
2011	Harry's Law	Josh Peyton	7 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2013	Major Crimes	Agent Mark Evans	Episode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2015	Under the Dome	Patrick Walters	2 episodes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]