James Perry McCaffrey was an American actor best known for his voice role as Max Payne in the Max Payne video game series, Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me (2004–2011), and Captain Arthur O'Breun in New York Undercover (1994–1997). He also had main roles and recurring roles in a number of television series as well as appearing in feature films.
McCaffrey in 2004 as Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me
Max Payne is a fictional character who is the titular protagonist of the neo-noir video game series of the same name. Created by Sam Lake, Max was introduced in an eponymous 2001 video game developed by Remedy Entertainment. Max was voiced by James McCaffrey in all his appearances, and was modeled after Lake, Timothy Gibbs and McCaffrey in the series' various instalments; Mark Wahlberg portrayed Max in the 2008 film adaptation of the series. Inspired by the antiheroes of hardboiled fiction, Max is a weary and cynical ex-NYPD officer who becomes a vigilante and uncovers various criminal conspiracies.
Max Payne in a promotional image for Max Payne 3
Sam Lake created the character; his face was used in the original Max Payne.
Max's standard outfit from the first game on display at Game On exhibition in the Science Museum