Roger Schueller Roger M . Schueller is an actor who played an engineering officer in J . J . Abrams ' . As a background extra , Schueller received no credit for his performance . Schueller was born in St . Cloud , Minnesota and moved with his family to California , where he attended the Mary Star Grammar and High School in San Pedro . He played semi - professional basketball and baseball and attended the California State University in Long Beach and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Relations / Personnel Management . Schueller then worked for the GTE Corp / Verizon Communications company for 36 years until he made the decision to become an actor and studied several acting techniques at " The Actor ' s Edge " in Hollywood . Schueller has been married for over 39 years , has three daughters , and six grandchildren , and is currently residing in Thousand Oaks , California . Schueller previously worked with J . J . Abrams ; he portrayed an IMF Council member in the action sequel " Mission : Impossible III " ( 2005 , with Simon Pegg , Jeff Chase , Jane Daly , Tracy Middendorf , Ellen Bry , Tony Guma , Bruce French , Robert Alonzo , Dana Dru Evenson , and Jonathan Dixon ) and appeared as a background actor , an elegant party goer , in a 2004 episode of Abrams ' action series " Alias " . Among his extensive acting resume are supporting and featured roles in films such as the musical comedy " Viva " ( 2004 ) , ' s thriller " Red Eye " ( 2005 , with Angela Paton , Suzie Plakson , Robert Pine , Dey Young , Beth Toussaint , Scott Leva , and Nathan Effron ) , the remake " Herbie Fully Loaded " ( 2005 , with Tim Sitarz ) , the thriller " Flightplan " ( 2005 ) , ' s comedy " Elizabethtown " ( 2005 , starring Kirsten Dunst ) , the drama " Thank you for Smoking " ( 2005 , with Aaron Lustig , Spencer Garrett , and Bruce French ) , the comedy " Fun with Dick and Jane " ( 2005 ) , the thriller " Confession " ( 2005 , with Chris Pine , Bruce Davison , Robert Pine , and Kate Vernon ) , the comedy " Phat Girlz " ( 2006 , with Dayo Ade ) , ' s Academy Award nominated drama " Good Night , and Good Luck " ( 2006 , with Glenn Morshower , Ray Wise , and Frank Langella ) , ' s real life drama " World Trade Center " ( 2006 , with Jude Ciccolella , Tom Wright , Terry O ' Quinn , Brad William Henke , Donna Murphy , and Susie Stillwell ) , ' s thriller " The Number 23 " ( 2007 , with Virginia Madsen , Ed Lauter , and Kerry Hoyt ) , the comedy sequel " Evan Almighty " ( 2007 ) , ' drama " Charlie Wilson ' s War " ( 2007 , with Brian Markinson , Cyia Batten , Faran Tahir , Pavel Lychnikoff , Spencer Garrett , and Jim Jansen ) , ' s science fiction thriller " The Invasion " ( 2007 ) , and the comedy sequel " Rush Hour 3 " ( 2007 , with Tzi Ma ) . Among his performances in television series are a recurring background role as an associate partner in thirteen episodes of " Boston Legal " ( 2004 - 2007 , starring William Shatner and Rene Auberjonois ) and various roles in " The West Wing " ( 2004 ) , " Malcolm in the Middle " ( 2004 ) , " Gilmore Girls " ( 2004 - 2005 , " Charmed " ( 2004 ) , " The O . C . " ( 2005 , starring Melinda Clarke ) , " Medium " ( 2005 - 2006 ) , " Las Vegas " ( 2005 - 2007 , starring Nikki Cox ) , " House , M . D . " ( 2005 ) , " CSI : New York " ( 2005 ) , " Without a Trace " ( 2006 - 2007 , starring Enrique Murciano ) , " The Closer " ( 2006 ) , " Jericho " ( 2006 ) , " Heroes " ( 2006 , with Zachary Quinto ) , " Grey ' s Anatomy " ( 2006 ) , " Desperate Housewives " ( 2006 - 2007 , starring Teri Hatcher , Brenda Strong , and Mark Moses ) , " Day Break " ( 2006 ) , " Women ' s Murder Club " ( 2007 - 2008 , starring Linda Park ) , " Moonlight " ( 2007 ) , " Mad Men " ( 2007 ) , " Entourage " ( 2007 ) , " Dirt " ( 2007 ) , " Everybody Hates Chris " ( 2006 - 2007 ) , and " Little Britain " ( 2008 ) . Schueller also served as stand - in and photo double for several actors , including Chandler Hill on " The West Wing " ( 2006 ) , John Getz and Bill Macy on " Las Vegas " ( 2006 ) , for the comedy " Out at the Wedding " ( 2007 , with Cathy DeBuono ) , for the action sequel " Rush Hour 3 " ( 2007 ) , and for the action film " National Treasure : Book of Secrets " ( 2007 , with Christopher Plummer , Bruce Greenwood , Alicia Coppola , and Albert Hall ) . He has also appeared in various magazines , music videos , and commercials for companies such as " Budweiser " ( 2004 ) , " World Wrestling Entertainment " ( 2005 ) , " FOX Sports " ( 2005 ) , " Ford " ( 2005 ) , " Verizon Wireless " ( 2007 ) , " K - Swiss " ( 2007 ) , " Hewlett Packard " ( 2007 ) , " Coca Cola " ( 2007 ) , and " Hallmark " ( 2007 ) . More recently , Schueller appeared in the background of the comedy remake " Get Smart " ( 2008 , with The Rock ) , the comedy " Seventeen Again " ( 2009 , with Wednesday Mourning ) , the action sequel " Fast and Furious " ( 2009 , with Troy Brenna ) , and the thriller " Eagle Eye " ( 2008 , with William Sadler , Manny Perry , and Peggy Roeder ) .