Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Gedrick in February 2010
Born Jason Michael Gedroic
(1965-02-07) February 7, 1965
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) 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.

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

Film and television
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

  1. Masters, Meg (August 3, 2011). "Exclusive: Necessary Roughness Doc Scores a Date With Housewives Homewrecker". TVLine. Retrieved August 3, 2011.

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