David Boreanaz Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text NBC's Rockford Files reboot has found its leading man. David Boreanaz has signed on to star in the pilot as private eye James Rockford. He'll take on a role made famous by James Garner in the original Rockford Files, which ran from 1974-80 and continued later with several TV movies.