Gerald McCullouch

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Gerald McCullouch
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Born (1967-03-30) March 30, 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter, singer
Years active1990–present
Website http://www.gerald.biz/

Gerald McCullouch (born March 30, 1967) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for playing Bobby Dawson on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

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Biography

Early life

McCullouch, an Irish-American, was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He got his first professional performing job at 16 as a singer in the country western revue at Six Flags Over Georgia. He declined a scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design to study in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at Florida State University. After surviving a near fatal car crash during his second year, which left him in a coma, he began his career in Atlanta, Georgia.

Acting career

McCullouch is a recurring guest host of FYE! on E! TV [1] [2] airing in nearly 500 million homes worldwide. His performance in Pirates of Silicon Valley , received a mention in the Daily Variety . [3] He also played Jesus in the European tour of Jesus Christ Superstar . [4] He has appeared in numerous commercials and print campaigns – having billboards in Times Square and on Sunset Boulevard and has performed stand up at LA's world-famous Improv. As a director/writer his Award-winning short film The Moment After [5] has received critical acclaim and festival screenings worldwide. McCullouch has been in many publications, including the New York Daily News , Los Angeles Daily News , Jezebel , The Advocate , and the Instinct .

He was on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Quickie", [6] which aired on January 6, 2010. He portrayed a father of a teenage girl who died.

He also appears as Roger in the films BearCity , BearCity 2: The Proposal and BearCity 3. [7] [6] He guest starred in the Trust Your Gut episode of Chicago Med as Don Adams, [8] [9] [10] and in The Ghost in the Machine episode of Bones as Trevor Gibson [8] [9] [10] and with Amber Tamblyn in the Last Temptation episode of House M.D. [8] [9] [10]

In 2018, he appeared Off-Broadway in Perfect Crime at The Theater Center [11] [12] [13] and in MsTrial at New World Stages in 2020. [11] [14] [15] [16]

In 2021, he appeared in Miami New Drama’s experimental theatre production based on 7 Deadly Sins, in Kaufman’s All I Want is Everything, in the role of Leo. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Directing

McCullouch's feature debut as a director, Daddy , was released in 2015. [23] A film which he also starred in. [5] It is an adaptation of Dan Via's stage play of the same name, in which he had also appeared in both the NY and LA productions. [24]

He directed the documentary All Male, All Nude and its followup All Male, All Nude: Johnsons, which explore two different male strip clubs in Georgia and Florida, respectively. [25] [26]

He is currently working on another documentary, Stuck in Greece, about LGBT refugees in Greece. [27] [28] [29]

He also previously directed the short film The Moment After. [30]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1999SmutReporter
Pirates of Silicon Valley Rod Brock (TV movie)
2000Home the Horror StoryMedium Cop
Auggie Rose Mr. Lark
2002The Moment AfterTracey(Short)
2006LockedRhys O'Connor
2009Hungry for LoveLamont Fowler(Short)
2010 BearCity Roger
The Mikado ProjectDennis
2011Trouble in the HeightsNews Announcer(voice-role)
2012 BearCity 2: The Proposal Roger
Little ConsequencesDavid(Short)
2014The HaircutBuddy No. 2(Short)
2015 Daddy Colin McCormack
The Atticus Institute Steven West
2016BearCity 3Roger Beam
2018Trophy BoyMark(Short)
2019 The Divorce Party Alex
Blood BoundSheriff Martin Sparks
YearTelevision seriesRoleOther notes
1990 In the Heat of the Night TomTV series, 1 episode
1994 Chicago Hope N.D. Technician No. 2TV series, 1 episode
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 Dan McGrathTV series, 4 episodes
1998 7th Heaven John GormanTV series, 1 episode
1998–1999 Melrose Place FrankTV series, 2 episodes
2000–2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bobby DawsonTV series, 36 episodes
2003 NCIS FBI AgentTV series, 1 episode
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kevin QuinnTV series, 1 episode
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ben McWilliamsTV series, 1 episode
2011 House Bobby PearsonTV series, 1 episode
2012 Bones Trevor GibsonTV series, 1 episode
Failing UpwardsMartinTV series, 1 episode
2012–2014HustlingGeoffreyTV series, 12 episodes
2014 High School Possession Priest(TV movie)
2017 Chicago Med Don AdamsTV series, 1 episode
2019 The Haves and the Have Nots Lieutenant MalerTV series, 1 episode
FBI Mike ChapmanTV series, 1 episode
Messiah Dean Jim ParkerTV series, 1 episode

Personal life

In January 2009, McCullouch was on the New York City subway when a man attempted to steal his laptop; McCullouch, a trained boxer, successfully fought him off, even when the thief attempted to stab him with a kitchen knife. The thief was arrested by New York City police officers. [31] He had previously been robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta in 2001. [32]

McCullouch is gay [33] [34] and has directed and starred in several gay-themed productions. [35] [33] He previously dated professional basketball player Derrick Gordon. [36] [37] He was listed as one of the most compelling people of the year by Out in their OUT 100 alongside Ricky Martin, Alan Cumming, Rachel Maddow and others [5] and won the Independent Series Best Supporting Actor Award for his appearances in the web series Hustling. [38] [39]

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