Jason Gedrick

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Jason Gedrick
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Gedrick in February 2010
Born
Jason Michael Gedroic

(1965-02-07) February 7, 1965 (age 60)
OccupationActor
Years active19832019

Jason Michael Gedrick is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the television series Murder One and Boomtown , and the motion picture Iron Eagle as Doug Masters.

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He starred in the 2001 film Summer Catch as Mike Dunne, the older brother of the main character Ryan. [1]

Early life

Jason Michael Gedrick[ citation needed ] was born Jason Gedroic in Chicago, Illinois, and is of Polish descent.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

After changing his surname to the homonymous "Gedrick", he began his career as an extra in films such as Bad Boys (1983) and Risky Business (1983).[ citation needed ]

He had roles in The Heavenly Kid (1985), Iron Eagle (1986), and 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), the cult classic Rooftops (1989), Backdraft (1991), and Crossing the Bridge (1992). Gedrick then appeared in television series such as Class of '96 (1993) and Sweet Justice (1994).[ citation needed ]

In 1994, Gedrick starred in the film The Force with Yasmine Bleeth and Kim Delaney. He starred in the first season of Steven Bochco's 1995 television series Murder One , which followed the trial of Gedrick's character, bad-boy actor Neil Avedon.[ citation needed ] His next major project was the three-hour TV film The Third Twin (1997), a thriller based on the best-selling 1996 novel by the British writer Ken Follett.[ citation needed ]

Gedrick had a role in TV series EZ Streets (1996) and appeared in Mario Puzo's 1997 miniseries, The Last Don and in its sequel, The Last Don II.[ citation needed ] In 1999, he guest starred on Ally McBeal as the "hot car wash guy".

Gedrick had roles in Falcone (2000) and The Beast (2001).[ citation needed ] He also starred as Tom Turcotte in 2002's Boomtown . The series, which also starred Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough.

In 2003, Gedrick played Andrew Luster, the infamous rapist in a Lifetime movie based on his trial, A Date with Darkness. He starred in the 2006 movie Hidden Places alongside Sydney Penney and Shirley Jones.

Gedrick was part of the cast of the 2006 NBC series Windfall , also starring Luke Perry and Gedrick's former Boomtown alumnus, 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 .[ citation needed ]

In 2011, he appeared in another series, Necessary Roughness as Dr. J. D. Aldridge, a former graduate school professor and possible love interest for series lead Callie Thorne.

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, he had a season-long arc as serial killer Raynard Waits in the Amazon Prime original television series Bosch , along with a recurring role as Liam in The CW's 2012 series Beauty & the Beast . In 2016, Gedrick starred as estranged Det. Mark Hickman, Lt. Mike Tao's ex-partner, on Major Crimes .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Bad Boys Inmate
Risky Business Extra at Party
1984 Massive Retaliation Eric Briscoe
1985 The Zoo Gang Hardin
The Heavenly Kid Lenny Barnes
1986 Iron Eagle Doug Masters
1987 Stacking Gary Connaloe
Promised Land Davey Hancock
1988 Iron Eagle II Doug Masters
1989 Rooftops T
Born on the Fourth of July Pvt. Martinez
1990Still Life: The Fine Art of MurderPeter Sherwood
1991 Backdraft Tim Krizminski
1992 Crossing the Bridge Tim Reese
1994The ForceCal WarnerVideo
1995Dare to LovePatrickTV movie
1996 Power 98 John Price
1997 The Third Twin Steve Logan/Other TwinsTV movie
Silent CradleJay Mitchell
1998Gentlemen Like ChrisJacques DerridaShort
2001 Summer Catch Mike Dunne
One Eyed King Dennis Reilly
2002Strange Frequency 2Vince BravaTV movie
2003 A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster Andrew Luster TV movie
2006 Hidden Places Gabe HarperTV movie
Rapid Fire TonyTV movie
2008 Wisegal Frank RussoTV movie
Depth ChargeRaymond "Doc" EllersTV movie
The Christmas Choir Peter BrockmanTV movie
2009 Shannon's Rainbow Eric
Sand Serpents Richard StanleyTV movie
2010Sinatra ClubSal
2012 War Flowers Louis McIntire
The Shooting Star SalesmanBusinessmanShort
The Wishing TreeProfessor Evan FarnsworthTV movie
2013Skating to New YorkDoug Demas
2018Bella's StoryDanny
Acts of DesperationAlan Grillo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Hitchhiker TommyEpisode: "Phantom Zone"
1992 In Living Color -Episode: "Episode #3.27"
1993 Class of '96 David MorriseyMain Cast
1994 Birdland NickEpisode: "Lower Than the Angels"
Heaven Help Us SingerEpisode: "Lovers Lullaby"
1994–95 Sweet Justice Bailey ConnorsMain Cast
1995–96 Murder One Neil AvedonMain Cast: Season 1
1996–97 EZ Streets Danny RooneyMain Cast
1997 The Last Don Cross De LenaEpisode: "Part 1 & 2"
1998 The Last Don II Cross De LenaEpisode: "Part 1 & 2"
1999 Ally McBeal JoelRecurring Cast: Season 3
2000 Falcone Joseph D. Pistone/"Joe Falcone"Main Cast
2001 The Beast Reese McFaddenMain Cast
Strange Frequency-Episode: "Instant Karma"
2002 The Outer Limits Captain Kelvin ParkhurstEpisode: "Human Trials"
Philly Chris MaguireEpisode: "Brotherly Love"
2002–03 Boomtown Officer Tom TurcotteMain Cast
2004 North Shore Dr. Clayton KelloggRecurring Cast
2004–05 LAX GavinRecurring Cast
2005S.O.S. 18Tom TurcotteEpisode: "Fille mère"
Crossing Jordan Eli GrahamEpisode: "Enlightenment"
2006 Windfall Cameron WalshMain Cast
Supernatural Det. Peter SheridanEpisode: "The Usual Suspects"
Ghost Whisperer Jesse SuttonEpisode: "The Night We Met"
2007 Lincoln Heights Joey MulaneyEpisode: "Spree"
2006–07 Desperate Housewives Rick ColettiRecurring Cast: Season 3-4
2009 Cold Case U.S. Marshal Tom ParkerEpisode: "Witness Protection"
Lie to Me John ParksEpisode: "Secret Santa"
2011 Necessary Roughness J.D. AldridgeRecurring Cast: Season 1
2011–12 Luck JerryMain Cast
2012GeorgiaGaneshEpisode: "Hello, I'm Sunshine"
Grimm Craig Wendell FerrenEpisode: "To Protect And Serve Man"
Dexter George Novikov Recurring Cast: Season 7
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit FBI Agent CantwellEpisode: "Dreams Deferred"
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Gabriel ShawEpisode: "Smile, or Go to Jail"
2015 Bosch Raynard WaitsMain Cast: Season 1
Justified RichardEpisode: "The Promise"
Beauty & the Beast LiamRecurring Cast: Season 3
2016 Shooter Officer TimmonsRecurring Cast: Season 1
2016–17 Major Crimes Det. Mark HickmanRecurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5
2018 Criminal Minds Craig KalineEpisode: “The Dance of Love”
2019 Lethal Weapon Frank HardyEpisode: “The Roger and Me”

References

  1. Boardman, Madeline (July 27, 2017). "Summer Catch Where Are They Now". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 26, 2025.