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| Born | Robert John Gonzalez July 13, 1968 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
Robert Gant (born Robert John Gonzalez; July 13, 1968) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Bruckner on the Showtime series Queer as Folk . [2]
Robert Gant was born as Robert Gonzalez in Tampa, Florida. His father is of Spanish, Cuban and Italian descent, while his mother is of Irish and English descent. [3] [4] At age ten, Gant began acting in television commercials in Florida and became a member of the Screen Actors Guild at the age of eleven. [5]
Gant studied tap and jazz dance with the American Musical Theatre Company in Tampa, Florida. He performed a soft-shoe routine at MacDill Air Force Base with comedian Bob Hope as part of Hope's USO tour. [6] He attended George D. Chamberlain High School and graduated in 1986. [7]
While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Gant majored in English literature with both Shakespeare and poetry concentrations. At Penn, he was also a performing member of the slightly outlandish, artistically driven all-male a cappella group Pennsylvania Six-5000 and, as part of the school’s acting group Quadramics, played such roles as the sadistic dentist in Little Shop of Horrors . [5] He attended the Georgetown University Law Center, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1993. Gant was also a member of the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society, performing in a number of its productions. [8] [9] Gant started a six-man a cappella group, The MetroGnomes, which performed in venues around Washington, D.C. [5]
Gant accepted a position with the Los Angeles office of Chicago-headquartered international law firm Baker McKenzie. When the firm closed its Los Angeles office shortly thereafter, Gant decided to pursue acting and performing. [5]
From 2002 to 2005, Gant portrayed Professor Ben Bruckner in Showtime's television series Queer as Folk . His character was married in the first legal gay marriage portrayed on American television. [10]
In 2004, Gant starred in the short film Billy's Dad is a Fudgepacker , an homage to 1950s educational films, [11] which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2005, [12] Gant was a series regular in the BBC 3-produced drama Personal Affairs , set in London's financial sector and filmed on location in both London and Scotland. Gant was the sole American in an otherwise all-British cast. [10]
Gant was a producing partner in the production company Mythgarden. Its 2007 feature film Save Me , a drama set against the backdrop of an ex-gay ministry, stars Gant along with Judith Light and Chad Allen and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. [10] He also co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the Netflix-distributed period drama Milada , the true story of Czech politician Milada Horáková, who was executed by the Communist government in 1950. [10] [13] [14]
Gant portrayed television's first gay spy in the film, Kiss Me Deadly , which was shot on location in New Zealand. [15] [16] Gant has portrayed Melissa Benoist's Kryptonian father Zor-El on Supergirl , [10] Todd Crimsen on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why , [17] [10] and Jim Hunter on The Fosters and its spin-off series Good Trouble . [18] [19] [20] Prior to Queer as Folk, Gant recurred as Principal Calvin Krupps in Ryan Murphy's first television series, Popular , [10] [21] and a recurring role as Caroline's boyfriend Trevor in Caroline in the City . [22] [5]
Gant has had guest roles on the television show Friends , where he played one of two men Phoebe was dating simultaneously. The other man Phoebe dates was played by recurring Queer as Folk actor, Matt Battaglia. [10] [22] Gant guest starred in Melrose Place , [16] Becker , [5] several CSI -related shows, [10] Caroline in the City , and Criminal Minds . [21] In 2013, he portrayed Captain Robert Norton in Dead Space 3 , the third installment in the Dead Space video game series released by Electronic Arts. [23]
In an interview published by The Advocate magazine, Gant came out as gay in 2002. [24] [25] [26]
Gant supports such organizations as Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) and Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH). [27]
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Policeman B | |
| Jane Street | Jay | ||
| 1997 | Hercules | Video reference cast | |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Professor | |
| The Contract | Gene Collins | ||
| 2002 | Fits and Starts | Ian | |
| 2004 | Marie and Bruce | Bartender | |
| Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer! | Billy's Dad | Short | |
| 2007 | Save Me | Scott | Also producer |
| Live! | Casting Director | ||
| 2012 | Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean | Ian | |
| 2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Pete Santilli | |
| The Thinning | Vince Davi | ||
| 2017 | A Million Happy Nows | Dr. Hansen | |
| Milada | Bohuslav Horák | Also writer and producer | |
| 2021 | The Map of Tiny Perfect Things | Weatherman Dave | |
| 2023 [28] | To Catch a Killer | Jimmy Kittridge (uncredited) |
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Ellen | Dr. Garber | Episode: "The Dentist" |
| My So-Called Life | Gunther | Episode: "Pressure" | |
| Melrose Place | Waiter | Episode: "Just Say No" | |
| 1995 | My Wildest Dreams | Stewart | Episode: "Sister's Mister" |
| Step by Step | Fireman | Episode: "The Girls and a Baby" | |
| 1996 | High Tide | Mason | Episode: "Old Friends" |
| Melrose Place | Deputy Tom | Episode: "Moving Violations" | |
| 1997 | Townies | Guy | Episode: "Things to Do in Gloucester When You Are Dead" |
| Life with Roger | Rod Davis | Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion" | |
| Friends | Jason | Episode: "The One with Ross's Thing" | |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Bartender | Episode: "Party, Party" | |
| Silk Stalkings | Kevin | Episode: "Night of the Parrot" | |
| Head Over Heels | Blake | Episode: "Hot Guy" | |
| Night Stand | Frank Thatcher | Episode: "Leave Your Job or I'm Leaving You" | |
| 1997–98 | Caroline in the City | Trevor | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | Style & Substance | Matthew | Episode: "Terry, We Hardly Knew Ye" |
| Fantasy Island | Dave Sullivan | Episode: "Estrogen" | |
| 1999 | Becker | Doug | Episode: "Cyrano De-Beckerac" |
| Rude Awakening | Jim | Episode: "Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" | |
| 2000 | Linc's | Dr. Brad Wheeler | Episode: "I Just Want to Testify" |
| Veronica's Closet | Bernie | Episode: "Veronica Sets Josh Up" | |
| 2000–01 | Popular | Calvin Krupps | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | V.I.P. | Arthur Goodwin | Episode: "Val Cubed" |
| Providence | Groom | Episode: "It's Raining Men" | |
| 2002–05 | Queer as Folk | Prof. Ben Bruckner | 55 episodes |
| 2005 | The Closer | Julian Carver | Episode: "Batter Up" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Benny Gold | Episode: "Celebrity Twin Could Hang" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lewis Greyburg | Episode: "Empty Eyes" |
| 2008 | Nip/Tuck | Jeff Morris | Episode: "Magda and Jeff" |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Jacob Keane | Television film | |
| Special Delivery | Nate Spencer | Television film | |
| 2009 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Mayor Mayer | Voice; Episode: "The Only Straight in the Village" |
| CSI: NY | Felix Redman | Episode: "Green Piece" | |
| Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | Buzz | Episode: "Fuzzy Cheeks" | |
| Personal Affairs | Rock van Gelder | 5 episodes | |
| Castle | Ron Bigby | Episode: "Deep in Death" | |
| CSI: Miami | Lloyd Arrington | Episode: "Hostile Takeover" | |
| 2010 | Bones | Jason Hendler | Episode: "The Dentist in the Ditch" |
| Hot in Cleveland | Steve | Episode: "Birthdates" | |
| 90210 | Dr. Wright | Episode: "Catch Me If You Cannon" | |
| 2011 | Mike & Molly | Kyle | Episode: "First Valentine's Day" |
| Happily Divorced | Marc | Episode: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" | |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Mr. Martin | Episode: "4-1-1" | |
| My Life As an Experiment | Craig Rolle | Television film | |
| 2012 | Free Agents | Mark | Episode: "The Kids Are Probably Alright" |
| Shameless | Greg Garvin | Episode: "Father's Day" | |
| 2013 | Vegas | Rick Kent | Episode: "From This Day Forward" |
| NCIS | Mike Dunkel | Episode: "Detour" | |
| Anger Management | Dr. Konner | Episode: "Charlie and the Hot Nerd" | |
| Baby Daddy | Steve | Episode: "Christening" | |
| Sean Saves the World | Chase | Episode: "Date Expectations" | |
| 2013–17 | The Young and the Restless | David Sherman | 16 episodes |
| 2014 | The Tomorrow People | Peter MacKenzie | Episode: "The Citadel" Episode: "Sitting Ducks" |
| Hit the Floor | Louis Jason | Episode: "Full-Court Press" | |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Miles Tate | Episode: "Lockdown" |
| 2015–16 | Supergirl | Zor-El | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | K.C. Undercover | Vice President Jackson Cleveland | Episode: "Accidents Will Happen" Episode: "Brainwashed" |
| Summer of Dreams | Noah Burns | Television film | |
| American Housewife | Tim Donohue | Episode: "Krampus Katie" | |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | Thomas Stratham | Episode: "Huikau na makau a na lawai'a" |
| 2017–20 | 13 Reasons Why | Todd Crimsen | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | The Fosters | Jim Hunter | 3 episodes |
| Wedding of Dreams | Noah Burns | Television film | |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Dale Clark | Episode: "You Had Me at Homicide" Episode: "Practically Lethal in Every Way" |
| All Rise | Daniel Fox | Episode: "Maricela and the Desert" | |
| 2019–21 | Good Trouble | Jim Hunter | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Ron Lewis | Episode: "A Fait Accompli" |
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