David Andrews David Andrews is the prolific actor who played the role of Lorian in the episode . He has played many other television roles , most notably Major General Gordon ' Biff ' Cresswell on " JAG " . He is also known for his supporting roles in several feature films , including " Apollo 13 " , " Fight Club " , " A Walk to Remember " , and " Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines " . Career . 1984 – 1994 . Andrews began his on - screen acting career in 1984 , making his film debut in the hugely popular horror movie " A Nightmare on Elm Street " with franchise lead Heather Langenkamp . The following year , he appeared in the made - for - television drama " Midas Valley " along with Phillip Richard Allen , Albert Hall , France Nuyen , and Jean Simmons , and in 1986 , he appeared on " L . A . Law " , in an episode which also featured Anne Haney as well as series regular Corbin Bernsen . In 1987 , he became the star of his own series , " Pulaski " , although it only lasted eight episodes . He also had his first starring role in a motion picture that year , as a man in search of an android woman in the science fiction actioner " Cherry 2000 " . Throughout the rest of the 1980s and the early 1990s , Andrews focused primarily on a career in television , including two appearances on " The Equalizer " ( starring Robert Lansing and Keith Szarabajka ) and roles on such TV movies as " Blind Faith " ( 1990 , with Gordon Clapp , Aaron Lustig , and Jimmie F . Skaggs ) and " Deconstructing Sarah " ( 1994 , with John Vickery ) . He also became the star of two more short - lived series , " The Antagonists " in 1991 and " Mann & Machine " in 1992 . He did make occasional appearances in films , however , such as the 1990 Stephen King horror film " Graveyard Shift " ( co - starring Brad Dourif and Stephen Macht ) and the 1994 Western " Wyatt Earp " , in which he played one of the brothers of the legendary lawman . 1995 – 2005 . In 1995 , Andrews played real - life US astronaut Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad in the critically - acclaimed film " Apollo 13 " , which also featured Googy Gress , Max Grodénchik , Clint Howard , Andy Milder , Brett Cullen , and Steve Rankin . Andrews went on to play another real - life Apollo astronaut , Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman , in the 1998 TV mini - series " From the Earth to the Moon " , which co - starred fellow " Star Trek " alumni David Clennon , Ronny Cox , Brett Cullen , Robert Curtis - Brown , Clint Howard , Daniel Hugh Kelly , John Carroll Lynch , Deborah May , Andy Milder , Holmes Osborne , Ethan Phillips , Harve Presnell , Mark Rolston , Stephen Root , Alan Ruck , and Winona Ryder . Andrews had a brief recurring role on the series " Murder One " in 1996 , during which he co - starred alongside fellow " Trek " actors Cecily Adams , Jim Beaver , Jack Blessing , Barbara Bosson , Ron Canada , Gregory Itzin , Jack Kehler , Neal McDonough , Don McManus , Clayton Rohner , Titus Welliver , Spencer Garrett , and Rick Worthy . In 1998 , he played the father of Kirsten Dunst ' s character in the telefilm " Fifteen and Pregnant " ' and appeared in " The Rat Pack " with Brad Blaisdell , Scott MacDonald , and Dey Young . In 1999 , he had a role in the highly - acclaimed film " Fight Club " , co - starring the likes of Tim DeZarn , Zach Grenier , and Matt Winston . At the turn of the century , Andrews became much more active in film while continuing to appear in episode television . He had major roles in a number of popular films , including " Hannibal " ( 2001 , also featuring Mark Margolis and Don McManus ) , " A Walk to Remember " ( 2002 ) , and " Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines " ( 2003 ; with Kristanna Loken , Earl Boen , Eric Ritter and Carolyn Hennesy ) , in which he played General Robert Brewster . He also appeared in a number of independent films , including " A Touch of Fate " ( 2003 ) with Teri Hatcher and " The Rain Makers " ( 2005 ) with Ray Wise . Andrews ' television credits from 2000 through 2005 included guest spots on " Six Feet Under " ( with Amy Wheaton , Michael Bofshever , Joel Brooks , Graham Jarvis , Kristopher Logan , Nan Martin and Alice Krige ) , " Crossing Jordan " ( with Miguel Ferrer ) , the latest " Dragnet " ( with Erick Avari , Charles Esten , Tony Plana , and Saul Rubinek ) , " The Practice " ( with Michael Bofshever , Thomas Kopache , Bill Smitrovich , and Alfre Woodard ) , and " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( with Tim Kelleher ) . Most notably , however , was his recurring role as Major General Gordon " Biff " Cresswell on " JAG " from 2004 through 2005 . During his tenure on this series , he co - starred with a number of other " Star Trek " performers , including Erick Avari , Andrew Borba , Ivar Brogger , Bruce Davison , Kerrie Keane , Rick Pasqualone , Ed Lauter , Scott Lawrence , Richard Lineback , Scott MacDonald , Zoe McLellan , Phil Morris , Randy Oglesby , Brock Peters , Andrew Robinson , Jennifer Savidge , Dean Stockwell , Bruce Wright , and Dey Young . 2006 – present . Since 2006 , Andrews has appeared on such television shows as " " ( with Tony Amendola ) , " The Closer " ( with Raymond Cruz and Jonathan Del Arco ) , " Criminal Minds " ( with Wil Wheaton ) , and " Drop Dead Diva " ( directed by Michael Grossman ) . He also co - starred with LeVar Burton in the 2010 sci - fi TV movie " The Jensen Project " and worked with Leslie Jordan on the short - lived HBO series " 12 Miles of Bad Road " . His feature film credits have included the 2010 romantic drama " Dear John " and the upcoming biographical thriller " Fair Game " , in which he plays White House official . The latter film also features Bruce McGill as CIA Deputy Director .