In the Madam Secretary episode “The Courage to Continue,” Haiti elects a new young president, an agent of democratic reform, Claude Galbert (guest star Sean Patrick Thomas), but the sitting president refuses to step down after losing the election. Madam Secretary Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni) tries to solve the problem without resorting to military action. She and Secretary of Defense Gordon Becker once again have a serious debate in the War Room with President Dalton (Oscar winner Kevin Carradine).
Gordon Becker is portrayed by Mike Pniewski. He’s known for his roles on The Resident (Abe Benedict), NCIS: New Orleans (LaSalle’s rich oilman father Beau), The Good Fight and The Good Wife (Frank Landau), Halt and Catch Fire (barry Shields), The Game (Coach Sparks), Drop Dead Diva (Amos Hanson), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Chief of Detectives Kenny Moran), and in the 2016 TV movie Killing Reagan (father of assassin John Hickley, Jack Hinckley), among many others. Pniewski made his debut on a 1984 episode of Hill Street Blues. Madam Secretary airs Sundays at 10:30 pm on CBS, right after NCIS: Los Angeles.
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