[1][2] He is known for playing former homicide detective and Tom Kane's childhood friend Ryan Kavanaugh in the American political drama television series Boss.

After being discharged, he worked in construction in Maryland, where he made his stage debut in a production of A Thurber Carnival.

He attended The Theatre School at DePaul University,[3] where he appeared in the stage play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

[2] Goldring played the role of Major League baseball catcher and manager "Bill Carrigan" in the 1992 film The Babe.

[4] He co-starred and appeared in major films such as The Dark Knight (as masked bank robber "Grumpy"),[1] Bean, Chicago Overcoat, Chain Reaction and The Fugitive.