Gerald McCullouch
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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Born | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | March 30, 1967
Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter, singer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Website | http://www.gerald.biz/ |
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]
Directing
McCullouch's feature debut as a director, Daddy, was released in 2015.[17] 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.[18]
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.[19][20]
He is currently working on another documentary, Stuck in Greece, about LGBT refugees in Greece.[21][22][23]
He also previously directed the short film The Moment After.[24]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1999 | Smut | Reporter | |
Pirates of Silicon Valley | Rod Brock | (TV Movie) | |
2000 | Home the Horror Story | Medium Cop | |
Auggie Rose | Mr. Lark | ||
2002 | The Moment After | Tracey | (Short) |
2006 | Locked | Rhys O'Connor | |
2009 | Hungry for Love | Lamont Fowler | (Short) |
2010 | BearCity | Roger | |
The Mikado Project | Dennis | ||
2011 | Trouble in the Heights | News Announcer | (voice-role) |
2012 | BearCity 2: The Proposal | Roger | |
Little Consequences | David | (Short) | |
2014 | The Haircut | Buddy No. 2 | (Short) |
2015 | Daddy | Colin McCormack | |
The Atticus Institute | Steven West | ||
2016 | BearCity 3 | Roger Beam | |
2018 | Trophy Boy | Mark | (Short) |
2019 | The Divorce Party | Alex | |
Blood Bound | Sheriff Martin Sparks | ||
Year | Television series | Role | Other notes |
1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Tom | TV Series, 1 episode |
1994 | Chicago Hope | N.D. Technician No. 2 | TV Series, 1 episode |
1995 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Dan McGrath | TV Series, 4 episodes |
1998 | 7th Heaven | John Gorman | TV Series, 1 episode |
1998–1999 | Melrose Place | Frank | TV Series, 2 episodes |
2000–2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bobby Dawson | TV Series, 36 episodes |
2003 | NCIS | FBI Agent | TV Series, 1 episode |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kevin Quinn | TV Series, 1 episode |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ben McWilliams | TV Series, 1 episode |
2011 | House | Bobby Pearson | TV Series, 1 episode |
2012 | Bones | Trevor Gibson | TV Series, 1 episode |
Failing Upwards | Martin | TV Series, 1 episode | |
2012–2014 | Hustling | Geoffrey | TV Series, 12 episodes |
2014 | High School Possession | Priest | (TV Movie) |
2017 | Chicago Med | Don Adams | TV Series, 1 episode |
2019 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Lieutenant Maler | TV Series, 1 episode |
FBI | Mike Chapman | TV Series, 1 episode | |
Messiah | Dean Jim Parker | TV 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.[25] He had previously been robbed at gunpoint in Atlanta in 2001.[26]
McCullouch is openly gay[27][28] and has directed and starred in several gay-themed productions.[29][27] 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.[30][31]
References
- "Gerald's FYE Reel". YouTube. November 5, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Gerald McCullouch - Sexy in the "BearCity"". BlogTalkRadio.
- Richmond, Ray (June 16, 1999). "Pirates of Silicon Valley".
- "CSI Star Gerald McCullouch In "Daddy," An Exclusive". December 19, 2010.
- "Gerald McCullouch Stars in LGBT Film DADDY, Out on VOD & DVD This April". BroadwayWorld.com.
- "Actor Gerald McCullouch on Why LGBT Film Fests Deserve Your Love". Advocate.com. September 26, 2012.
- "Gerald McCullouch: Ending With an Ouch". January 7, 2011.
- "Gerald McCullouch". FilmFreeway.
- "Gerald McCullouch -". cleartalentgroup.com.
- "@geraldmccullouch shared a photo on Instagram: "Into my first full week of crime solving once again. Guns, bullets and all. #HelloAgain #CSIFlashbacks #WhoDunnit #MurderMystery #CSI #NYC…" • Apr 21, 2018 at 8:17pm UTC". Instagram.
- "Gerald McCullouch". Facebook.com.
- "Gerald McCullouch Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". Broadwayworld.com.
- "Gerald McCullouch on Instagram: "Today's the first Monday in months that all these snazzy folks, along with our rockin' crew, and I get to step away from the poignant…"". Instagram.
- "Gerald McCullouch on Instagram: "Digging that I get to call @NewWorldStages my new home for a while telling this powerful story. #NextUp #OffBroadway #TechWeek #NewGig ...A…"". Instagram.
- "Derrick Gordon Dating Actor Gerald McCullouch". Out, May 7, 2014.
- "CSI's Gerald McCullouch stars in West Coast premiere of Daddy - Theatre News - Theatre In LA". Theatreinla.com.
- Jones, Richard (March 22, 2019). "Queer Forty Interviews: Gerald McCullouch on career, strippers and his journey to over forty".
- "These Photos From an All-Male Strip Club Will Give You Life". Out.com. September 10, 2019.
- "Episode 83: Gerald McCullouch from This Is Happening!". Stitcher.com.
- Ferber, Lawrence. "Gerald McCullouch Expensed Lap Dances for His New Gay Strip Club Movie". LOGO News.
- McCullouch, Gerald (August 6, 2017). "Stuck In Greece a documentary on the LGBT refugee crisis directed by Gerald McCullouch". Vimeo.com.
- "Gay Celluloid on The Moment After". Gaycelluloid.com.
- ""CSI" Star Kicks Criminal's Ass". TMZ. January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- "CSI's Gerald McCullouch Attacked on a Subway". People. January 25, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- "BearCity 2 star Gerald McCullouch talks to GSN about being an out actor". Gay Star News. July 20, 2012.
- Thompson, Arienne. "'CSI' actor gets kissy with his college basketball player boyfriend". USA TODAY.
- "Win DADDY by Gerald McCullouch from Breaking Glass Pictures!". Erie Gay News.
- "Gerald McCullouch |". Gerald.biz.
- "Six Gay Web Series Honored at the Indie Series Awards". Wehoville.com. April 3, 2014.