After his breakout role in '' The Silence of the Lambs '' ( as primary antagonist Buffalo Bill ) , there was a period where he was typecast in villainous roles . Levine was able to remedy this by playing more positive characters , such as a member of Al Pacino 's police unit in '' Heat '' , astronaut Alan Shepard in the HBO mini-series '' From the Earth to the Moon '' . In the drama '' Georgia '' , he played Mare Winningham 's husband , one of his most sympathetic roles . In 2001 , Levine performed as Paul Walker 's police superior Sergeant Tanner in '' The Fast and the Furious '' . His résumé also includes an uncredited role as the voice of the sociopathic trucker " Rusty Nail " in '' Joy Ride '' , and his performance as Detective Sam Nico in the 2003 film '' Wonderland '' , based on the gruesome murders in the Hollywood Hills . From 2002 to 2009 , he co-starred as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on USA Network 's detective series '' Monk '' , starring Tony Shalhoub . Levine provided the voice of the supervillain Sinestro in '' Superman : The Animated Series '' , '' Static Shock '' , '' Justice League '' , and '' Justice League Unlimited '' . Levine also appeared as a patriarch whose family takes a turn for the worse in the remake of '' The Hills Have Eyes '' ( 2006 ) . In 2007 , he portrayed local Sheriff James Timberlake in '' The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford '' and appeared in Ridley Scott 's '' American Gangster '' , alongside Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe . In 2010 , he appeared as the warden of the island prison in '' Shutter Island '' , starring Leonardo DiCaprio . In 2012 , he appeared as Sheriff Bloom Towne in '' Deep Dark Canyon '' , alongside Spencer Treat Clark and Nick Eversman , who portray Sheriff Towne 's sons , Nate and Skylar , respectively . In 2013 , he had a major supporting role in the FX murder mystery series '' The Bridge '' as Lieutenant Hank Wade , commander of a police homicide unit in a Texas border city . In 2014 he portrayed General Underwood in the British-Finnish action film '' Big Game '' . In 2018 , Levine co-starred in the sequel '' Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom '' , as hunter Ken Wheatley
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