He is perhaps best known for playing Dr. Carter Pike in the American family drama television series Picket Fences.
[2] He appeared in such other plays as The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,[4][5] Love Labour's Lost, Neon Psalms and Caligula.
[6] Later in his career, Connell appeared in numerous television programs including The Practice,[7] Wings, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Murphy Brown, Chicago Hope, Night Court and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
[1] In 1992, Connell starred in the new ABC family drama television series Picket Fences, playing Dr. Carter Pike.
[9] In 1998, Connell played the role of Ulysses S. Grant in the UPN miniseries The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer.