Bruce McGill Bruce McGill is the American actor who played Braxton in the episode . He took over the role from Canadian actor Allan G . Royal . McGill was born in San Antonio , Texas , and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting . He is well - known for his role as Daniel Simpson Day ( aka " D - Day " ) in the 1978 comedy film , which co - starred fellow VOY guest star Mark Metcalf . McGill reprised his role as D - Day in the short - lived " Animal House " television series which aired in 1979 . Since his appearance in " Animal House " , McGill has become highly recognized for his supporting roles in many other popular films , including " My Cousin Vinny " , " The Insider " , " The Legend of Bagger Vance " , " Collateral " , " The Lookout " , and " Cinderella Man " . He is also known for his numerous television appearances , including the recurring role of Jack Dalton on " MacGyver " and guest spots on the science fiction series " Quantum Leap " and " Babylon 5 " . Stage work . McGill began his professional stage acting career as a member of the Washington , District of Columbia - based National Shakespeare Company in 1973 . Later that year , he joined Trinity Square Repertory Company of Providence , Rhode Island , where he remained until 1975 . During his time with Trinity Square , he performed in such productions as " Tom Jones " , " Peer Gynt " , and " Sherlock Holmes " . McGill made his Broadway stage debut in a revival of William Shakespeare ' s " Hamlet " at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1975 , in which he played the part of Oscric and understudied for the role of Laertes . He then appeared in a 1977 revival of " The Cherry Orchard " with David Clennon at the same venue . In 1983 , McGill was part of the original cast of the Broadway musical " My One and Only " . Among his co - stars in this production was regular Nana Visitor , making her Broadway debut . Both McGill and Visitor departed the show later in the year ; the play closed in 1985 after 767 performances . In January and February 2008 , McGill worked alongside Sharon Lawrence in the Pasadena Playhouse production of " Orson ' s Shadow " . Film career . " Animal House " was only McGill ' s second film , following 1977 ' s " Handle with Care " ( co - starring Ed Begley , Jr . and Charles Napier ) . Following " Animal House " , McGill landed supporting roles in such films as the Academy Award - nominated " Silkwood " ( which also featured Jim Beaver and Bill Cobbs ) , the football comedy " Wildcats " ( with Bruce French ) , Harold Ramis ' vacation comedy " Club Paradise " ( starring Joanna Cassidy and Andrea Martin ) , " The Secret of My Success " with Mark Margolis and the action comedy " Three Fugitives " ( with Tim de Zarn , Alan Ruck , and Brian Thompson ) . In the 1990s , McGill had roles in such popular films as " The Last Boy Scout " ( with Frank Collison , Jack Kehler , Frank Kopyc , and Noble Willingham ) , the hit comedy " My Cousin Vinny " , " Cliffhanger " ( with Vyto Ruginis , Zach Grenier , Jeff McCarthy and Paul Winfield ) , " A Perfect World " ( with Keith Szarabajka ) , and " Courage Under Fire " ( with Albert Hall , Tim Ransom , and Ned Vaughn ) . He was also the third male lead in the comic book - based science fiction thriller " Timecop " , which co - starred Scott Lawrence ; his role of Eugene Matuzak would later be played by Don Stark in the TV series adaptation . McGill had a supporting role in Michael Mann ' s acclaimed 1999 film " The Insider " , along with actor Christopher Plummer . McGill reunited with Mann on two more films – the 2001 biographical drama " Ali " ( which featured LeVar Burton , Michael Dorn , and Brad Greenquist ) and the 2004 thriller " Collateral " . McGill co - starred with DS9 regular Terry Farrell and TNG regular Wil Wheaton in the 2000 science fiction film " Deep Core " . McGill followed this with a major supporting role in the golf drama " The Legend of Bagger Vance " , which co - starred Harve Presnell . He then appeared in such hit films as " Shallow Hal " ( with Jason Alexander ) , " The Sum of All Fears " ( co - starring James Cromwell ) " Legally Blonde 2 : Red , White & Blonde " ( with David Doty , Michael Krawic , James Read , Bruce Thomas , Ruth Williamson , Carolyn Hennesy , Monika Spruch , and Keone Young ) , " Matchstick Men " ( with Tim Kelleher ) and " Runaway Jury " ( with Bruce Davison ) . More recently , McGill played boxing promoter Jimmy Johnston in the acclaimed 2005 film " Cinderella Man " , in which Ron Canada and Clint Howard also appeared . He then co - starred with Kirsten Dunst in the romantic comedy " Elizabethtown " and appeared in the film " Slow Burn " , a thriller starring ' s Jolene Blalock . He has since appeared in two films featuring actors from 2009 ' s : " Behind Enemy Lines II : Axis of Evil " , with Ben Cross ; and " Vantage Point " , co - starring Zoe Saldana . McGill has a role in the drama " A Line in the Sand " , directed and produced by Jeffrey Chernov . McGill was also seen as CIA Director George Tenet in ' s " W . " , a chronicle of the life and presidency of George W . Bush . He acted alongside James Cromwell in this film . McGill ' s film credits in 2009 have included the hit thriller " Obsessed " and the action thriller " Law Abiding Citizen " , the latter of which also stars veteran " Star Trek " guest actor Gregory Itzin and TNG / DS9 regular Colm Meaney . His upcoming films include " The Perfect Game " , starring Clifton Collins , Jr . , and " Fair Game " with David Andrews . Reuniting with Gregory Itzin and Dakin Matthews , McGill can be seen portraying Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton in the Steven Spielberg - directed Civil War biopic " Lincoln " ( 2012 ) with Grainger Hines ( who portrayed another member of President Lincoln ' s cabinet , Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles ) . Television work . Between 1986 and 1992 , McGill made frequent appearances as pilot Jack Dalton on the television action drama series " MacGyver " . He worked with several " Star Trek " alumni during his time on this series , including performers John Anderson , Leslie Bevis , Roger Aaron Brown , Robin Curtis , Anthony De Longis , Judy Geeson , Teri Hatcher , Lance LeGault , Gary Lockwood , Tzi Ma , Patricia McPherson , Ned Romero , Gregory Sierra , Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa , and Vic Tayback , and directors Cliff Bole , Charles Correll , and Michael Vejar . In one episode , DS9 guest actress Constance Towers played McGill ' s character ' s mother . This episode was directed by Rob Bowman . In 1987 , McGill co - starred in the made - for - TV adaptation of Walter Tevis ' novel , " The Man Who Fell to Earth " . Also part of this film ' s cast were ' s Wil Wheaton and VOY ' s Robert Picardo . That same year , McGill was seen in the TV movie " The Last Innocent Man " with Clarence Williams III . McGill has guest - starred in two episodes of the science fiction series " Quantum Leap " – the pilot episode in 1989 and the series finale in 1993 . This series starred Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell , both of whom later worked on " Star Trek : Enterprise " . The finale was directed by James Whitmore , Jr . , and also featured Dan Butler , Susan Diol , Mike Genovese , Richard Herd , Stephen McHattie , and W . Morgan Sheppard . During the 1995 - 1996 television season , McGill starred in UPN ' s short - lived series " Live Shot " . Fellow " Star Trek " alumni Sam Anderson , David Birney , David Coburn , and Jeff Yagher were also regulars on this series . Other " Star Trek " performers who appeared on the show include Casey Biggs , Chase Masterson , Dion Anderson , John Schuck , Lee Arenberg , Hal Landon , Jr . , Cully Fredricksen and Kenneth Tigar . In 1996 , McGill guest - starred as Major Ed Ryan on another science fiction series , " Babylon 5 " . Bill Mumy and Andreas Katsulas were regulars on the series at the time ; Phil Morris and James Parks were also in McGill ' s episode , entitled " Severed Dreams . " In a blooper from McGill ' s " Babylon 5 " episode , Bruce Boxleitner ( as Captain John J . Sheridan ) asks McGill ' s character where General Hague is , to which McGill responds , " " General Hague . . . is doing " " . It seems he was double - booked by his agent and there was nothing to be done . So you ' ll have to do with me , sir . " " This is a reference to what actually occurred . General Hague was portrayed by Robert Foxworth and he could not return to his role on " Babylon 5 " because he had indeed been double - booked by his agent and guest starred on " Deep Space Nine " as Admiral Leyton in the episodes and at the time episodes where he had been cast were scheduled to shoot . In 2001 , McGill was among the many " Trek " performers to have a role in the acclaimed HBO movie " 61 * " ; his co - stars included Seymour Cassel , Robert Costanzo , J . D . Cullum , Charles Esten , Bob Gunton , Robert Joy , Christopher McDonald , Michael Nouri and , as a pair of writers , Dell Yount and " Enterprise " star Connor Trinneer . The following year , McGill appeared in two more acclaimed TV movies : the Emmy Award - nominated " Path to War " ( with Cliff DeYoung and Albert Hall ) and the Emmy Award - winning " Live from Baghdad " ( with John Carroll Lynch ) . McGill had a recurring role on , the short - lived series focusing on a town of werewolves in the Northwestern United States . Bill Mondy , Gregory Itzin , Sharon Lawrence , Sam Anderson , and the late Kellie Waymire also worked on this series . He has since appeared on such television shows as " The Practice " , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " , " " , and " " . He also appeared in an episode of CBS ' " Numb3rs " with Steven Culp and an episode of " Psych " in which he and Richard Riehle play fellow firefighters . Currently McGill stars as Boston police Sergeant Vincent Korsak on the TNT drama " Rizzoli & Isles " .