Jason Gedrick
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Jason Gedrick | |
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 Gedrick in February 2010 | |
| Born | Jason Michael Gedroic February 7, 1965 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Dana Lavas (1989–1997) |
Jason Gedrick is an American actor best known for his work on the television series Murder One and Boomtown and the motion picture Iron Eagle.
Early life
Jason Gedrick was born in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed]
Career
He began his career as an extra in films such as Bad Boys (1983) and Risky Business (1983). After roles in The Heavenly Kid (1985), Iron Eagle (1986), Promised Land (1987) with director Michael Hoffman, Iron Eagle II (1988 in an uncredited role for the first few minutes of the movie), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), cult classic Rooftops (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Crossing the Bridge (1992), Gedrick appeared in television series such as Class of '96 (1993) and Sweet Justice (1994).
In 1994, Gedrick starred in the film The Force with Yasmine Bleeth and Kim Delaney.
Gedrick starred in the first season of Steven Bochco's 1995 series Murder One. The series followed the trial of Gedrick's character, bad-boy actor Neil Avedon, alleged to have murdered a 15-year-old girl. Due to struggling ratings, he was among several cast members removed from the show and replaced by Anthony LaPaglia.
Gedrick's next major project was the three-hour TV film The Third Twin, a 1997 thriller based on the best-selling 1996 novel by British writer Ken Follett. Gedrick plays a university employee accused of rape, whose friend later discovers he has a twin—and actually several more twins cloned by an evil millionaire university donor and biomedical technology CEO.
Gedrick next took roles in television series such as EZ Streets (1996), Falcone (2000) and The Beast (2001). None of which were major successes. In 1999, he guest starred on Ally McBeal as the "hot car wash guy". Also appearing in Mario Puzo's 1997 miniseries, The Last Don and in its sequel, The Last Don II. Gedrick returned to television screens as Tom Turcotte in 2002's Boomtown. The series, which also starred Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough was a moderate success, but ratings plummeted – particularly after the second season suffered a format change, and Boomtown was cancelled.
In 2003, Gedrick played Andrew Luster, the infamous rapist in a Lifetime movie based on his trial, A Date with Darkness. Gedrick was part of the cast of the 2006 NBC television series Windfall also starring Luke Perry and Gedrick's former Boomtown alumni, Lana Parrilla. In 2007, Gedrick again starred alongside Donnie Wahlberg in the A&E original movie Kings of South Beach. He was also the new love interest at Scavo's Pizzeria in Desperate Housewives in seasons 3 and 4 on ABC. In 2009, he appeared in Lie to Me. In 2011, he appeared in Necessary Roughness as Dr. J. D. Aldridge, a former grad school professor and possible love interest for series lead Callie Thorne.[1] Gedrick also starred in the 2006 movie Hidden Places alongside Sydney Penney and Shirley Jones, a film produced by Hallmark Entertainment.
Gedrick was a member of the cast of the HBO series Luck, which ran for one season in 2012. Gedrick appears in a multi-episode arc playing the manager of a Miami-area gentlemen’s club that becomes linked to a high-profile murder case in season 7 of Dexter. Beginning in November 2012, Gedrick starred as Evan Farnsworth, a struggling professor at a prestigious Maine boarding school, in the Hallmark film The Wishing Tree. In late 2012, Gedrick appeared on an episode of NBC's Grimm. In 2015, Gedrick had a season-long arc as serial killer Raynard Waits in Amazon Prime's Bosch series, along with a recurring role as Liam in the WB's Beauty and the Beast. In 2016 Gedrick stars as estranged Det. Mark Hickman, ex-partner of Lt. Mike Tao on Major Crimes
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Massive Retaliation | Eric Briscoe | |
| 1985 | The Zoo Gang | Hardin | |
| 1985 | The Heavenly Kid | Lenny Barnes | |
| 1986 | Iron Eagle | Doug Masters | |
| 1987 | Promised Land | Davey Hancock | |
| 1988 | Iron Eagle II | Doug Masters | (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Rooftops | T | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Martinez – Vietnam | |
| 1990 | Still Life: The Fine Art of Murder | Peter Sherwood | |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Tim Krizminski | |
| 1992 | Crossing the Bridge | Tim Reese | |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | David Morrisey | 17 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | Sweet Justice | Bailey Connors | 22 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Murder One | Neil Avedon | 23 episodes |
| 1995 | Dare to Love | Patrick | |
| 1996 | Power 98 | John Price | |
| 1996–1997 | EZ Streets | Danny Rooney | 12 episodes |
| 1997 | Silent Cradle | Jay Mitchell | |
| 1997 | The Third Twin | Steve Logan/Other Twins | |
| 2000 | Falcone | Joseph D. Pistone/"Joe Falcone" | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Capitaine Parkerst | TV film |
| 2001 | Summer Catch | Mike Dunne | |
| 2001 | One Eyed King | Dennis Reilly | |
| 2002–2003 | Boomtown | Officer Tom Turcotte | 24 episodes |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency 2 | Vince Brava | TV film |
| 2003 | The Partners | Eddie | TV film |
| 2003 | A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster | Andrew Luster | TV film |
| 2006 | Hidden Places | Gabe Harper | TV film |
| 2006 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Tony Cappucino | |
| 2006 | Windfall | Cameron Walsh | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Rapid Fire | Tony | TV film |
| 2008 | Wisegal | Frank Russo | TV film |
| 2008 | Depth Charge | Raymond "Doc" Ellers | TV film |
| 2008 | The Christmas Choir | Peter Brockman | TV film |
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Eric | |
| 2009 | Sand Serpents | Richard Stanley | TV film |
| 2010 | Sinatra Club | Sal | |
| 2011–2012 | Luck | Jerry | 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Dexter | George Novikov | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | War Flowers | Louis McIntire | |
| 2012 | The Wishing Tree | Professor Evan Farnsworth | TV film |
| 2014 | Skating to New York | Doug Demas | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Gabriel Shaw | Episode: "Smile, or Go to Jail" |
| 2015 | Bosch | Raynard Waits | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Justified | Richard | Episode: "The Promise" |
| 2015 | Beauty & the Beast | Liam | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Det. Mark Hickman |
References
- ^ Masters, Meg (August 3, 2011). "Exclusive: Necessary Roughness Doc Scores a Date With Housewives Homewrecker". TVLine. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
