Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston is an American film and television actor. He played agent Quinn on the show Prison Break, Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series Jericho, and appeared in the first episode of The Sopranos as Alex Mahaffey, a compulsive gambler in trouble with Tony. He had a recurring role in The Mentalist as CBI Director Gale Bertram.[1]

Career

Gaston portrayed General Tommy Franks in W. He has appeared in more than twenty films, including Bridge of Spies, Sudden Death, Ransom, Cop Land, Thirteen Days, The Crucible, Double Jeopardy, High Crimes, Sugar and Body of Lies and Bless the Child. He has had roles in numerous TV dramas, including The Sopranos, The West Wing, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fringe, The Practice, and 24.

Gaston has had various on and off Broadway roles, including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (on Broadway), as well as Henry V, Landscape of the Body, and Fifty Ways (all Off Broadway).[2]

Personal life

Gaston has two children. His wife is the playwright and screenwriter Kate Fodor.

On October 10, 2017, during a wave of sexual assault allegations against several men in Hollywood, Gaston detailed in a series of tweets an incident in 1992 when the director of a play he was appearing in groped him sexually during a rehearsal. He stated "I give the benefit of what little doubt I have to any woman who claims a powerful man treated her inappropriately. Because it happened to me."[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Wedding Banquet Justice of the Peace
1994 Amateur Sharpshooter
1995 Hackers Agent Bob
Sudden Death Hickey
1996 Ransom Agent Jack Sickler
The Crucible Marshal Herrick
1997 Cop Land Rubin
1999 Wayward Son Edgar
Double Jeopardy Cutter
2000 Bless the Child Det. Frank Bugatti
Thirteen Days Captain of USS Pierce
2002 High Crimes Maj. Lucas Waldron
Far from Heaven Stan Fine
2004 Mind the Gap Priest
2005 Runaway Jesse Adler
The Notorious Bettie Page Mr. Gaughan
Stay Sheriff Kennelly
2006 Out There Wayne
Lonely Hearts D.A. Hunt
2008 Sugar Stu Sutton
Home Herman
Body of Lies Holiday
W. General Tommy Franks
2009 Hurricane Season Coach Frank Landon
2010 Inception Immigration Officer
2012 Big Miracle Porter Beckford
2015 Bridge of Spies Williams
2017 First Reformed Edward Balq
2018 Irreplaceable You Crochet Master
The Land of Steady Habits Mitchell Ashford
2019 Togo Joe Dexter
2020 Spenser Confidential John Boylan
2021 A Mouthful of Air Ron

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Mr. Markle Episode: "Day of the Dot"
1994 Law & Order Wheeler Episode: "Old Friends"
1995 New York News Charles Powell Episode: "The Using Game"
1996 New York Undercover Lt. Harding Episode: "Fire Show"
One Life to Live Spike 1 episode
Homicide: Life on the Street Lt. Commander Alex Clifton Episode: "Control"
1997 Profiler Art Behar 3 episodes
Law & Order Ron Fletcher Episode: "Entrapment"
1998 Spin City Detective Episode: "Three Men and a Little Lady"
1999 The Sopranos Alex Mahaffey Episode: "Pilot"
Nathan Dixon Nathan Dixon TV movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Buddy Episode: "A Single Life"
JAG Makaway Episode: "Shakedown"
Law & Order Mr. Delany Episode: "Harm"
2000 Third Watch Sergeant Episode: "Spring Forward, Fall Back"
Now and Again Deputy Mayor 2 episodes
Oz Zeke Bellinger Episode: "The Bill of Wrongs"
Cora Unashamed Arthur Studevant TV movie
Deadline Walter 5 episodes
2001 The $treet Jerry Episode: "Junk Bonds"
100 Centre Street Detective Seger Episode: "A Shot in the Dark"
Ed Frank Kerwin Episode: "Exceptions"
Law & Order Major Jim Wyman Episode: "White Lie"
2002 Ally McBeal Mark Horace 2 episodes
The Practice Roland Hubert Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock"
2003 Ed Frank Kerwin Episode: "Frankie"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Malcolm Field Episode: "Damaged"
John Doe Gary Murchison Episode: "Family Man"
Hack Claymore Episode: "Hidden Agenda"
2004 The Guardian Coach Steve Bernardo Episode: "Legacy"
NCIS Major Dougherty Episode: "One Shot, One Kill"
Malcolm in the Middle Mel Episode: "Softball"
The West Wing Eric Hayden Episode: "Eppur Si Muove"
Without a Trace George Stanley Episode: "Legacy"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rick Chilson Episode: "Bad Words"
JAG Col. Lewis Atwater Episode: "This Just in from Baghdad"
2005 Blind Justice Lt. Gary Fisk 13 episodes
Prison Break Quinn 2 episodes
2006 Brotherhood Mr. Speaker 4 episodes
2006–2008 Jericho Gray Anderson 20 episodes
2007–2012 Damages Roger Kastle 8 episodes
2008 ER Rick Episode: "The Chicago Way"
2009 Law & Order Pete Gardner Episode: "Bailout"
Numbers Gil Fisher Episode: "The Fifth Man"
Fringe Sanford Harris 4 episodes
Saving Grace Charlie Hudson Episode: "Am I Going to Lose Her?"
U.S. Attorney Douglas G. Smith TV movie
White Collar Thompson Episode: "Pilot"
Raising the Bar Robert Shepherd 2 episodes
Last of the Ninth Lt. John "The Rug" White TV movie
2009–2013 Mad Men Burt Peterson 4 episodes
2010 24 General David Brucker 2 episodes
Rubicon Donald Bloom 4 episodes
Terriers Ben Zeitlin 4 episodes
2010–2013 The Mentalist Gale Bertram 17 episodes
2011–2012 Unforgettable Mike Costello 22 episodes
2012–2013 Last Resort Barton Sinclair 5 episodes
2013 The Americans Agent Bartholomew Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Elementary Kurt Yoder Episode: "Paint It Black"
Turn: Washington's Spies General Charles Scott 5 episodes
How to Get Away with Murder Henry Williams Episode: "Pilot"
2014–2015 The Good Wife Ernie Nolan 2 episodes
2014–2017 The Leftovers Dean 7 episodes
2014–2022 Chicago P.D. Parish / Chief Patrick O'Neal 3 episodes
2015 Person of Interest Mike Richelli Episode: "Control-Alt-Delete"
NCIS: Los Angeles CIA Agent Doug Emmerich Episode: "Expiration Date"
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Actor Episode: "Infrastructure"
Royal Pains Ed Harper Episode: "Secret Asian Man"
Blue Bloods Jim Voutay Episode: "All the News That's Fit to Click"
2015–2018 The Man in the High Castle Mark Sampson 13 episodes
2015–2020 Blindspot Tom Carter Recurring (season 1), guest (season 5); 8 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Donald Bazinski Episode: "Catfishing Teacher"
Bones Agent Brandt Walker Episode: "The Secret in the Service"
The Interestings Gil Wolf Pilot
BrainDead Lawrence Boch Episode: "Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched"
Murder in the First Alfred Arkin 8 episodes
Designated Survivor James Royce 2 episodes
2017 Madam Secretary Hugh Haymond 5 episodes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Richard Wilson TV movie
2017–2020 Power Judge Tapper 6 episodes
2018 Jack Ryan President Andrew Pickett 2 episodes
2018–2019 Strange Angel Virgil Byrne 15 episodes
2019 The Code General H.H. Carrick IV Episode: "Blowed Up"
Treadstone Dan Levine Main cast
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Judge Wagaman Episode: "It's the Sixties, Man!"
2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gary Wald Episode: "The Longest Night of Rain"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gerald Sharpe Episode: "Alien Commies from the Future!"
The Good Lord Bird Mayor Fontaine Beckham Episode: "Jesus Is Walkin'"
2020–2021 For Life Liam McClinchey 2 episodes
2022 Five Days at Memorial Arthur "Butch" Schafer 6 episodes
Fleishman Is in Trouble Dr. Bartuck
2024 Daredevil: Born Again TBA Filming

References
  1. Gencarelli, Mike (September 19, 2011). "Interview with Michael Gaston". Media Mikes. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  2. Cadle, Jessie (July 27, 2012). "Guest artists share relationships on stage and off in 'Fifty Ways'". The Chautauquan Daily. Chautaqua, New York: Chautauqua Institution. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. de Koff, Derek (October 12, 2017). "James Van Der Beek and Michael Gaston reveal they were sexually harassed by male Hollywood execs". Queerty. San Francisco, California: Q.Digital. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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