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10/22/2018 – McGiver – Netflix’s “House of Cards” Season 6 Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – DGA Theater Complex, 7920 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Boris M. McGiver
Place of Birth: Cobleskill, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 23, 1962
Ethnicity: * father – Irish * mother – Ukrainian
Boris McGiver is an American actor. His roles include the series The Wire , Damages , Person of Interest , The Carrie Diaries , White Collar , House of Cards , Turn: Washington’s Spies , Boardwalk Empire , Servant , Evil , For Life , Our Flag Means Death , and Teacup ; the films Little Odessa , Connie and Carla , Taxi (2004), Dark Matter , The Clique (2008), Lincoln (2012), and Point Blank (2019); and the made-for-tv movie Killing Kennedy .
He is the son of Ruth and actor John McGiver (John Irwin McGiver). His father was born in New York, to Irish parents. His mother was born in Chicago, to Ukrainian parents.
Boris’s paternal grandfather was Patrick Francis McGiver (the son of Patrick McGiver and Mary Daly). Boris’s grandfather Patrick was born in Bundoran, Donegale.
Boris’s paternal grandmother was named Bridget Irwin.
Boris’s maternal grandfather was named Andrew Shmigelsky. Andrew was born in Koropic.
Boris’s maternal grandmother was named Paulina/Pauline Swistak/Swistuk. Pauline was born in Ostrow.
Sources: Boris’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Boris’s father – https://www.nytimes.com
Boris’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Boris’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Boris’s maternal grandparents, Andrew Shmigelsky and Paulina/Pauline Swistak/Swistuk, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
McGiver in 2018, kathclick /bigstock.com