Michael McGrady
| Michael McGrady | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael Steven McGrady March 30, 1960 Federal Way, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, painter, martial artist |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ilka McGrady; 3 children |
Michael Steven McGrady (born March 30, 1960) is an American theater, film and television actor. He is also an artist whose work is represented in various galleries throughout the United States.
Life and work
McGrady was born in Federal Way, Washington, to Gloria, a hair salon owner, and George McGrady, an airline mechanic. He attended Federal Way High School and the University of Washington, majoring in Business Administration. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife Ilka and their children.[1]
McGrady had planned to become a lawyer and was working at a bank when his sister entered him in a contest for a scholarship to a local acting school. After that McGrady moved to California to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.[2] He was cast in a Cherry Pepsi commercial. He has worked steadily in the industry since. He guest starred in several popular television shows such as 24, Murder She Wrote, CSI: Miami, Leverage and Prison Break.[3] McGrady played Sal Salinger on the TNT drama Southland, which premiered in April 2009. The show was cancelled by NBC after its first season, but cable channel TNT bought the rights for the show and ordered seven new episodes. He has also been seen as recurring character Frank Barnes on Showtime's Ray Donovan and appeared as Detective Philip Vanatter on FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson.
McGrady gave his voice and likeness to Rockstar Games period video game L.A. Noire as Rusty Galloway, and most recently appeared in the film Freelancers. He starred in Low Winter Sun for AMC as Brendan McCann, and as Cy in the independent feature Blue Potato. He played Detective John Gentile in The Frozen Ground.[3] He is also a painter and his work has been featured in various galleries.[4]
Selected 21st century filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Rage | Danny Doherty | |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Vice Det. John Gentile | |
| 2012 | The Perfect Family | Frank Cleary | |
| 2008 | Ring of Death | Colson | |
| 2008 | Keith | Pete Anderson | |
| 2002 | Half Past Dead | Guard Damon J. Kestner | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Detective Philip Vannatter | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Jack Stanton | 1 episode |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | AUSA Hobbs | 1 episode |
| 2013–2016 | Ray Donovan | Frank Barnes | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Mob City | Chief Clemance Horall | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Castle | Brian Reilly | 1 episode |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Larry Chandler | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Gil Wallace | 1 episode |
| 2009–2011 | Southland | Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger | Main cast - 18 episodes |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Coach Dieter | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff John Bridges | 1 episode |
| Video Games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Finbarr "Rusty" Galloway | |
References
- ↑ "Hunter McGrady profile". ModelMayhem.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ↑ "Welcome". McGrady Fine Art. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- 1 2 Profile, imdb.com; accessed March 15, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (2010-10-05). "Actor Michael McGrady appears at Fred Oldfield show". Blog.thenewstribune.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.