Brian McNamara (born November 21, 1960) is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Dean Karny in the TV Movie Billionaire Boys Club for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a supporting role.
| Full Name | CJ Pearson |
| Net Worth | $100,000 |
| Date Of Birth | November 21, 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Long Island, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Film director, Television Director, Television producer |
| Education | Evans High School |
| Nationality | American, American |
| Spouse | ? children |
| Parents | Robin Pearson |
| Siblings | Christopher McNamara |
| Nicknames | Brian McNamara, McNamara, Brian |
| Known For | Army Wives (2007), Arachnophobia (1990), Short Circuit (1986), Caddyshack II (1988) |
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| Movies | Arachnophobia, Short Circuit, Mystery Date, Caddyshack II, The Flamingo Kid, Tillamook Treasure, A Diva's Christmas Carol, The Secret Lives of Second Wives, Lost Signal, Hallowed Ground, I Know Who Killed Me, The Betty Ford Story, Tennessee Waltz, When the Party's Over, Without Warning, The Mystery ... |
| TV Shows | Army Wives, Manhattan, AZ, Earth Star Voyager, Mercy Point, The Nutt House, Pig Sty, Homefront, Under Suspicion, Savannah, Four Corners |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has two daughters. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Crimes | 2015 | TV Series | Tate's Sponsor |
| Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story | 2015 | Brett Anderson | |
| CSI: Cyber | 2015 | TV Series | Marcus Billings |
| Castle | 2015 | TV Series | Mike Sampson |
| Franklin & Bash | 2014 | TV Series | Tom Parker |
| Perception | 2014 | TV Series | Detective Gerald Rix |
| Dead Drop | 2014/I | Short | Captain Richardson |
| Grimm | 2013 | TV Series | Abel Mahario |
| The Glades | 2013 | TV Series | Glen Kingman |
| Army Wives | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Michael Holden / Warren Sullivan |
| Bones | 2012 | TV Series | Eric Neilbling |
| Changing Hearts | 2012 | Henry Reed | |
| The Mentalist | 2011 | TV Series | Deke Hutton |
| CSI: Miami | 2011 | TV Series | Steven Cambridge |
| Friends with Benefits | 2011 | TV Series | Dr. Everett Lonsdale |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2010 | TV Series | Commander Jason Rehme |
| Ghost Whisperer | 2009 | TV Series | Douglas Marks |
| The Secret Lives of Second Wives | 2008 | TV Movie | Jack Hughes |
| The Bourne Conspiracy | 2008 | Video Game voice | |
| Criminal Minds | 2008 | TV Series | Bruce Owen |
| Hallowed Ground | 2007 | Video | Sheriff O'Connor |
| I Know Who Killed Me | 2007 | Fred Toland | |
| Andy Barker, P.I. | 2007 | TV Series | Dale |
| Close to Home | 2007 | TV Series | Joe Gibson |
| Lost Signal | 2006 | Carl Nasland | |
| Monk | 2006 | TV Series | Kyle Brooks |
| The Legend of Tillamook's Gold | 2006 | Robert Kimbell | |
| The Inside | 2005 | TV Series | Roger Comack |
| The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | 2005 | TV Series | Serge |
| Eyes | 2005 | TV Series | Brad Harper |
| The O.C. | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Carson Ward |
| Rescue Me | 2004 | TV Series | Passing Fireman |
| Paparazzi | 2004 | Bo's Agent | |
| Caught in the Act | 2004 | TV Movie | Dan Robertson |
| The Gunman | 2004 | Roland | |
| Judging Amy | 2003 | TV Series | D.A. Baseer |
| JAG | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Andrew Gale / Lt. Cmdr. Jack Hillyard |
| ER | 2002 | TV Series | |
| Body & Soul | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Jerry Donovan |
| You Got Nothin' | 2002 | Willy | |
| Touched by an Angel | 1999-2002 | TV Series | James / Greg Saunders |
| Any Day Now | 2002 | TV Series | |
| NYPD Blue | 2001 | TV Series | Ray Maxwell |
| V.I.P. | 2001 | TV Series | Andrew D Welles |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2001 | TV Series | Steven Anderson |
| Code Red | 2001 | TV Movie | Lt. James Doyle |
| The Mystery of Spoon River | 2000 | Jesse Hanson | |
| A Diva's Christmas Carol | 2000 | TV Movie | Bob Cratchett |
| Gone in Sixty Seconds | 2000 | Parking Garage Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Manhattan, AZ | 2000 | TV Series | Daniel Henderson |
| It's Like, You Know... | 1999 | TV Series | Roger |
| Where the Truth Lies | 1999 | TV Movie | Billy Morgan |
| Mercy Point | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Dr. Caleb 'C.J.' Jurado |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1999 | TV Series | Lieutenant William Chapman |
| Profiler | 1999 | TV Series | Thomas King |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | 1999 | TV Series | Sheriff L.T. Gibbs |
| Fantasy Island | 1999 | TV Series | |
| Prey | 1998 | TV Series | Frank Taylor |
| Four Corners | 1998 | TV Series | Dan |
| Promised Land | 1997 | TV Series | Rick Jasper |
| NightMan | 1997 | TV Series | Lee Warren |
| Early Edition | 1997 | TV Series | Stan Stanford |
| Suddenly Susan | 1997 | TV Series | Cooper Elliott |
| Silk Stalkings | 1997 | TV Series | Michael Pearson |
| Arli$$ | 1997 | TV Series | Matt Miller |
| Out of Nowhere | 1997 | TV Movie | Rob Harper |
| Arsenio | 1997 | TV Series | Rick Steele |
| Seduction in a Small Town | 1997 | TV Movie | Paul Jenks |
| Sliders | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Dunhill / Inspector Reed |
| Savannah | 1996 | TV Series | Terrence Goodson |
| Ellen | 1996 | TV Series | Jim |
| Wiseguy | 1996 | TV Movie | Jason |
| Hope & Gloria | 1996 | TV Series | Dale Hutton |
| Ned and Stacey | 1996 | TV Series | Peter |
| Punctul zero | 1996 | Peter | |
| A Case for Life | 1996 | TV Movie | Stan Porter |
| Silent Steel | 1995 | Video Game | Exective Officer |
| Mad About You | 1995 | TV Series | Doug |
| The Client | 1995 | TV Series | Ted Porter |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1991-1995 | TV Series | Tom McCray / Randall Sloan / Harry Neville |
| Seinfeld | 1995 | TV Series | James |
| Pig Sty | 1995 | TV Series | Randy Fitzgerald |
| Without Warning | 1994 | TV Movie | Mike Curtis |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1994 | TV Series | Chet Brooks |
| Time Trax | 1994 | TV Series | Dexter Merritt |
| Matlock | 1993 | TV Series | Gary Adler |
| Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story | 1993 | TV Movie | Cal Kessler |
| Homefront | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Arthur Schillhab / Arthur Schillab |
| Melrose Place | 1993 | TV Series | Scott Daniels |
| When the Party's Over | 1993 | Taylor | |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | 1992 | TV Movie | Sam Wald |
| Honor Thy Mother | 1992 | TV Movie | |
| Murphy Brown | 1992 | TV Series | Rick |
| Nurses | 1991 | TV Series | Steve |
| Mystery Date | 1991 | Craig McHugh | |
| Storm and Sorrow | 1990 | TV Movie | John Marts |
| Arachnophobia | 1990 | Chris Collins | |
| The Bobby & Larry Show | 1990 | TV Movie | Bobby |
| The Nutt House | 1989 | TV Series | Charles Nutt III |
| Tennessee Waltz | 1989 | Hewitt | |
| L.A. Law | 1989 | TV Series | Matthew Leonard |
| Police Story: Monster Manor | 1988 | TV Movie | Officer Raymond Lebrix |
| Caddyshack II | 1988 | Todd Young | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1988 | TV Series | Jonathan Hays (1988) |
| Billionaire Boys Club | 1987 | TV Movie | Dean Karny |
| Sadie and Son | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| In the Mood | 1987 | George | |
| Family Ties | 1987 | TV Series | Greg |
| The Betty Ford Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Steve Ford |
| On Fire | 1987 | TV Movie | Ritchie |
| Short Circuit | 1986 | Frank | |
| Hill Street Blues | 1986 | TV Series | Off. Michael Galva |
| Foley Square | 1986 | TV Series | Guy |
| St. Elsewhere | 1986 | TV Series | Michael Endicott |
| The Flamingo Kid | 1984 | Steve Dawkins | |
| A Painful Case | 1984 | TV Movie | Concert Musician 2 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Heights | 2009 | TV Series producer - 5 episodes | |
| Behind the Music | 2001 | TV Series documentary coordinating producer - 1 episode | |
| BTM2 | 2000 | TV Series co-producer - 10 episodes |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Flats | 2014-2015 | TV Series 7 episodes | |
| Army Wives | 2011-2013 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Lost Signal | 2006 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Heights | 2009 | TV Series manager - 3 episodes |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ben and Ari Show | 2012 | TV Series direction crew - 1 episode | |
| You Got Nothin' | 2002 | second unit director |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Wives: A Final Salute | 2014 | TV Movie thanks | |
| Known Universe | 2011 | TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode | |
| Welcome to Hollywood | 1998 | more special thanks - as Brian MaCnamara |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dads Doin' Dishes | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trailer Park Kids | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Infanity | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Welcome Back Riders | 2007 | Documentary | Luna Park |
| The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Billionaire Boys Club (1987) |
