<P> Colby was notable for his film roles in The Peacemaker (1997), Tower Heist (2011), Safe (2012), The Amazing Spider - Man 2 (2014) and in Patriots Day (2016). In television, he was known for his role as Sergeant Ray Dwyer in Chicago P.D. and Burleson in Empire . </P> <P> Colby was born in Arlington, Massachusetts . He studied at Bridgewater State University and Brooklyn College . He moved to Manhattan in the 1980s to pursue his stage career . </P> <P> In stage, Colby was seen in the 1992 Broadway production of Hamlet . He performed extensively Off - Broadway at The Public Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, Westside Theatre and Symphony Space . </P> <P> Colby had a long association with Hartford Stage included Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, Camino Real, The Night of the Iguana, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof . </P>

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