# Patrick Heusinger

Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is a former American actor. He is known for his recurring roles as James Schuller / Lord Marcus Beaton on the second season of The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl (2008), Adam Pierce on the USA Network medical comedy drama series Royal Pains (2010–11), and Max McCarthy on the Bravo comedy drama series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014–17). Heusinger is also known for his lead role as FBI Special Agent Nick Durand on the Amazon Prime Video crime thriller series Absentia (2017–20).

## Early life

Heusinger was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. He is a graduate of Juilliard.

## Career

Heusinger made his debut in the 2005 independent period drama film Sweet Land, as young Lars, and then appeared in Tie a Yellow Ribbon, The Nanny Diaries, and Black Swan.
On television, Heusinger is known for the roles of Lord Marcus on the CW teen drama Gossip Girl, where he appeared on four episodes in 2008, and Adam on USA Network's Royal Pains in 2010 and 2011. He was also in a recurring role as Max McCarthy on Bravo TV's first original scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Other television credits include 30 Rock, The Good Wife, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Rescue Me, Unforgettable, and Necessary Roughness.
Heusinger starred as Lancelot in the national tour of Spamalot from 2006 through 2008. In 2010, he starred in the Naked Angels' Tony-nominated Broadway production of Next Fall. Other theater credits include the off-Broadway production of Next Fall and the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof (as Fyedka).
In 2009, Heusinger appeared in the comedy web series Jack in a Box. In 2010 and 2011, he appeared in the comedy web series Submissions Only. In 2013, he had a guest-starring story arc on the NBC survival drama series Revolution as bounty hunter Adam. In 2015, he had a guest-starring role on the Hulu original series, Casual, as Michael, a photography teacher. Heusinger was cast as Special Agent Nick Durand in the AXN series Absentia that premiered in 2017.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Sweet Land | Young Lars | |
| 2007 | Tie a Yellow Ribbon | Joe Mason | |
| 2007 | The Nanny Diaries | Carter | |
| 2007 | Skin-Deep | Jared | Short film |
| 2010 | Black Swan | Rich Gent | |
| 2012 | Willowbrook | Bill Huntsman | Short film |
| 2012 | Snow White and the Seven Movies | Agent | Short film |
| 2012 | Frances Ha | Reade 'Patch' Krause | |
| 2013 | Cause of Death | Guy In The park | Short film |
| 2015 | A Beautiful Now | Aaron | |
| 2016 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | The Hunter | |
| 2018 | Accommodations | Jake Somner | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Gossip Girl | James Schuller / Lord Marcus Beaton | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | Brian | Episode: "Generalissimo" |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ray Demory | Episode: "Fixed" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Brady Harrison | Episode: "Perverted" |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Steve Burton | Episode: "Comeback" |
| 2010–2011 | Royal Pains | Adam Pierce | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Matthew Shaw | Episode: "Match Made in Hell" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Dan Rathman | Episode: "Angel's Knoll" |
| 2011 | The Protector | Unknown | Episode: "Wings" |
| 2011 | Necessary Roughness | Cash Carson | Episode: "Losing Your Swing" |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Austin | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Dean | Episode: "Friended" |
| 2013 | Revolution | Adam | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Bones | Martin Proctor | Episode: "The Lady on the List" |
| 2013 | Castle | Raymond Vance | Episode: "Number One Fan" |
| 2014–2017 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Max | 11 episodes |
| 2015 | A to Z | Jay | Episode: "M is for Meant to Be" |
| 2015 | Casual | Michael Carr | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | Absentia | Nick Durand | Main role |
| 2018-2020 | Corporate | Joshua | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Law & Order | Wyatt Ackman | Episode: "The Great Pretender" |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Jack in a Box | Coy | Episode: "The Alpha Actor" |
| 2010–2011 | Submissions Only | Eric Hennigan | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Writers' Block | Eli | Episode: "Flirting with Disaster" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Quantum Break | Liam Burke | Voice, motion capture performance, and full motion video cutscenes |