<P> Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an Irish - American actor . </P> <P> Burke was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan, the son of immigrants from Galway, Ireland . He attended the Acting Conservatory at State University of New York at Purchase . </P> <P> Burke was a cast member on Denis Leary's Rescue Me and played Bart Bass on The CW's Gossip Girl . He was working on the TV series Kidnapped for NBC and was a featured character on ABC's series Six Degrees . Burke has had recurring roles on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (where he has the recurring role of NYPD Internal Affairs Lieutenant (later Captain) Ed Tucker, a frequent nemesis for the SVU detective squad) and has appeared in Person of Interest (as a crooked cop working for the mob), and The Sopranos in 2004 . Burke was on Sex and the City in seasons four and five, playing Miranda's hookup . Also in 2004, Burke played the role of Mr. Neck in the independent film Speak . </P> <P> Burke's largest mainstream role to date has been taking over the lead from Peter Weller in RoboCop 3 . He is notable for being a regular performer in fellow Purchase alumnus Hal Hartley's indie films, such as 1989's The Unbelievable Truth and 1992's Simple Men . He had a small role in Hartley's 1995 film Flirt . </P>

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