George Eads

Eads was born and grew up in Belton, Texas. His father is Arthur "Cappy" Eads, a retired district attorney who died November 1, 2011. His mother is Vivian Baker (née Athens). George graduated from Belton High School (1985) and from Texas Tech University (1989) with a degree in marketing.[2] In college, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[3] Prior to beginning an acting career, Eads worked as a copy machine salesman, as well as selling first aid and safety supplies for Cintas.

Eads drove to Los Angeles, California in a pickup truck borrowed from his stepfather, to pursue his acting career. When he arrived in Los Angeles, he could only drive during the day because the truck had two broken headlights. Eads got his big break on the prime time soap opera Savannah, in which he played the conniving Travis Peterson and later Travis's twin brother, Nick Corelli.[4][5]

Eads guest-starred as paramedic Greg Powell on ER in 1997 and worked on several made-for-television films such as Crowned and Dangerous (1997).

In 2000, Eads became one of the lead characters of the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in which he portrayed a Las Vegas forensic scientist named Nick Stokes.

Parallel to CSI, Eads worked on made-for-television films, such as 2003's Monte Walsh and 2004's Evel Knievel.

In August 2013, prior to CSI's 14th season, Eads reportedly took a leave of absence after having an altercation with a writer from the show over what was described as "creative issues",[6]

From 2016 to 2019, Eads starred as Jack Dalton in CBS's reboot series MacGyver. In 2018, while the series' third season was filming, Eads asked to be released from his contract so he could spend more time with his young daughter who resides in Los Angeles, as MacGyver is filmed in Atlanta. Producers ultimately agreed with Eads being written out of the show but left open the opportunity for him to return as a guest star in the future. The February 1, 2019 episode "Father + Bride + Betrayal" was his last on MacGyver.[7]

In the season 5 episode "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO", it is revealed that Eads' character was killed, most likely ending any chance of returning to the show on a recurring basis.

In 2011, Eads married Monika Casey.[8] In January 2014, they were reported to be expecting their first child,[9] and later that year, Casey gave birth to their daughter, Dylan. The couple divorced in 2015.[10]