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.

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

Biography

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Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Year Film Role Other notes
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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Gerald's FYE Reel". YouTube. November 5, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gerald McCullouch - Sexy in the "BearCity"". BlogTalkRadio. July 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Richmond, Ray (June 16, 1999). "Pirates of Silicon Valley". Variety.
  4. ^ "CSI Star Gerald McCullouch In "Daddy," An Exclusive". December 19, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Gerald McCullouch Stars in LGBT Film DADDY, Out on VOD & DVD This April". BroadwayWorld.com.
  6. ^ a b "Actor Gerald McCullouch on Why LGBT Film Fests Deserve Your Love". Advocate.com. September 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Gerald McCullouch: Ending With an Ouch". January 7, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c "Gerald McCullouch". FilmFreeway.
  9. ^ a b c "Gerald McCullouch -". cleartalentgroup.com.
  10. ^ a b c "GERALD MCCULLOUCH - Resume |". Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  11. ^ a b https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/130677-2751169 [dead link]
  12. ^ "@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. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Gerald McCullouch". Facebook.com.
  14. ^ "Gerald McCullouch Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". Broadwayworld.com.
  15. ^ "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. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "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. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Gerald McCullouch | Florida Theater On Stage".
  18. ^ "7-Deadly-Sins-Miami-New-Drama-pictured-Mia-Matthews-Gerald-McCullouch-photo-Ernesto-Sempoll2-1-500x333".
  19. ^ "Safe, live theater returns to Miami Beach with 'Seven Deadly Sins'". December 22, 2020.
  20. ^ Dolen, Christine (December 17, 2020). "How to Stage '7 Deadly Sins' in a Way That's Not Actually Deadly". AMERICAN THEATRE.
  21. ^ Cardenas, Emily (January 4, 2021). "Finding Joy During COVID-19". Biscayne Times.
  22. ^ "Miami New Drama's critically acclaimed 7 Deadly Sins extends for the second time until 31 January". West End Best Friend.
  23. ^ "Derrick Gordon Dating Actor Gerald McCullouch". Out, May 7, 2014.
  24. ^ "CSI's Gerald McCullouch stars in West Coast premiere of Daddy - Theatre News - Theatre In LA". Theatreinla.com.
  25. ^ Jones, Richard (March 22, 2019). "Queer Forty Interviews: Gerald McCullouch on career, strippers and his journey to over forty".
  26. ^ "These Photos From an All-Male Strip Club Will Give You Life". Out.com. September 10, 2019.
  27. ^ "Episode 83: Gerald McCullouch from This Is Happening!". Stitcher.com.
  28. ^ Ferber, Lawrence. "Gerald McCullouch Expensed Lap Dances for His New Gay Strip Club Movie". LOGO News.
  29. ^ McCullouch, Gerald (August 6, 2017). "Stuck In Greece a documentary on the LGBT refugee crisis directed by Gerald McCullouch". Vimeo.com.
  30. ^ "Gay Celluloid on The Moment After". Gaycelluloid.com.
  31. ^ ""CSI" Star Kicks Criminal's Ass". TMZ. January 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  32. ^ "CSI's Gerald McCullouch Attacked on a Subway". People. January 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  33. ^ a b "BearCity 2 star Gerald McCullouch talks to GSN about being an out actor". Gay Star News. July 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  34. ^ Thompson, Arienne. "'CSI' actor gets kissy with his college basketball player boyfriend". USA TODAY.
  35. ^ "Win DADDY by Gerald McCullouch from Breaking Glass Pictures!". Erie Gay News.
  36. ^ "'CSI' actor gets kissy with his college basketball player boyfriend". USA Today.
  37. ^ "LOOK: Newly Out College Basketball Star Reportedly Has a Famous New Boyfriend". May 6, 2014.
  38. ^ "Gerald McCullouch |". Gerald.biz.
  39. ^ "Six Gay Web Series Honored at the Indie Series Awards". Wehoville.com. April 3, 2014.
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