Mike Pniewski
Michael Pniewski is an American actor and public speaker.
Life and career
Pniewski was born in Los Angeles, California. His education began at UCLA, where he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and also won the Natalie Wood Acting Award.
His most notable role has been that of Chief of Detectives Kenny Moran on the hit television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He has also been seen on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Recount. Pniewski appeared as legendary football coach Bobby Bowden in the film We Are Marshall and co-starred in the CBS/Hallmark Hall of Fame production Front of the Class. In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell.
Additional credits include Big Love, Thief, The Riches, Miami Vice, The Ultimate Gift, The Sopranos, Madam Secretary, Blue Bloods, CSI: NY, Conviction, Warm Springs, Buried Alive II, Spaceballs, One Tree Hill, CSI: Miami, ER, Runaway Jury, From the Earth to the Moon, Ray, Remember the Titans, NCIS: New Orleans and Two Soldiers, the 2003 Academy Award winner for Best Live Action Short Film.
Pniewski is also noted for his commercials and voice over work. His credits include Xerox, Ford, Buffalo’s, Wal-Mart, TNT, Bell South, Sprite, CNN, McDonald's, UPS, Hills Brothers, Georgia Power, Publix, Wachovia, Sudafed, Zoo Atlanta, Chevrolet, The Atlanta Thrashers, Miller Lite, SunTrust Bank, GTE, and Blockbuster Video.
From January 2002 until September 2004, he served as Georgia’s representative on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild. He is currently the Atlanta Local First Vice-President of SAG-AFTRA.
Selected filmography
Beverly Hills Cop - Bonded Warehouse Clerk #1Highway to Heaven - Cop #1Modern Girls - Fire MarshalSt. Elsewhere - Delivery ManBurglar - Man in Grey Uniform #1Spaceballs - Laser gunner Phillip AssholeRemote Control - ArtieL.A. Law, season 3 episode 4, season 8 episode 3, season 8 episode 10 ) - Judge James M. McCallMatlock - Father David BurkeDowntown - Man with GunHouse Party - Cop #2The Willies - Mr. BelcherLife Stinks - Male NurseA Time to Kill - Deputy TatumThe People vs. Larry Flynt - TruckerOur Son, the Matchmaker - Kevin HarrisThe Gingerbread Man - Chatham County SheriffFrom the Earth to the Moon - Flight SurgeonForces of Nature - ConductorTakedown - BusinessmanRemember the Titans - CopUnshackled - Guard DobbsWalker Texas Ranger - Chief Moss TuckerOut of Time - Agent WhiteRunaway Jury - StrodeThe Clearing - Detective Kyle WoodwardBobby Jones: Stroke of Genius - Mr. MullenRay - Bus DriverDiary of a Mad Black Woman - ForemanLaw and Order "License to Kill" - Randall StollerThe Work and the Glory II: American Zion - Wilson EverettFalse River - DickMiami Vice - ER DoctorHeavens Fall - Deputy The Ultimate Gift - OperativeWe Are Marshall - Bobby BowdenBlood Done Sign My Name - William BurgwynLottery Ticket - CarlThe Ledge - Lt. MarkowitzSeeking Justice - GibbsDolphin Tale - Prosthetic ConsultantMean Girls 2 - Mr. GiamattiCompany M: A Mob of Soldiers - General SteinerSafe Haven - Lieutenant RobinsonDevil's Knot - Landlord Halt and Catch Fire - Barry ShieldsMadam Secretary - Gordon Becker Million Dollar Arm - Walter The Good Lie - NickThe Founder - Harvey PeltzVengeance: A Love Story - Judge SchpiroThe Case for Christ - Kenny LondonAmerican Made - Willie The Good Fight - Frank LandauRichard Jewell - Brandon HammOzark - Ricky DiCiccoReptile - Chief Marty Graeber