Michael Gaston
Acting
Michael Gaston (born November 5, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He played agent Quinn on the show Prison Break, Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series Jericho, also appeared in the first season of The Sopranos as a compulsive gambler in trouble with Tony. He portrayed General Tommy Franks in the Oliver Stone film W. Michael Gaston has appeared in over twenty films, including Ransom, Cop Land, 13 Days, The Crucible, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes, Sugar, and Body of Lies as well as the cop partner to Jimmy Smits in the movie Bless the Child. The actor has also had roles in numerous TV dramas, including The Sopranos, The West Wing, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Fringe, ABC's The Practice, and 24. He has appeared in comedies as well, including Ally McBeal and Malcolm in the Middle. Gaston has had various on and off Broadway roles, including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg on Broadway, and Henry V and Landscape of the Body. Gaston is married with two children.
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movieDisclosure Day
2026
General Dobbs
movieLone Rider
2026
Richard Lovett
tvSheriff Country
2025
Enoch Barlow
tvThe Waterfront
2025
Sheriff Clyde Porter
tvLong Bright River
2025
Daniel
tvDaredevil: Born Again
2025
Chief Gallo
tvFleishman Is in Trouble
2022
Dr. Donald Bartuck
tvFive Days at Memorial
2022
Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
tvMayor of Kingstown
2021
Morass
tvThe Good Lord Bird
2020
Mayor Fontaine Beckham
movieSpenser Confidential
2020
Captain Boylan
movieTogo
2019
Joe Dexter
tvTreadstone
2019
Dan Levine
tvThe Code
2019
General H.H. Carrick IV
movieThe Land of Steady Habits
2018
Mitchell Ashford
tvTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
President Pickett
tvYellowstone
2018
Auction Manager
tvStrange Angel
2018
Virgil Byrne
movieFirst Reformed
2018
Edward Balq
movieIrreplaceable You
2018
Crochet Master
movieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
Richard Wilson
tvThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Judge Wagaman
tvDesignated Survivor
2016
John Royce
movieBridge of Spies
2015
Agent Williams
tvBlindspot
2015
Thomas Carter
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015
Mark Sampson
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
Henry Wiliams
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Hugh Haymond
tvMurder in the First
2014
Alfred Arkin
tvPower
2014
Judge Tapper
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Dam Worker
tvChicago P.D.
2014
Patrick O'Neal
tvMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Gerald Sharpe
tvThe Americans
2013
Agent Bartholomew
tvThe Following
2013
Sheriff Windsor
tvElementary
2012
Kurt Yoder
movieBig Miracle
2012
Porter Beckford
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Mike Richelli
tvUnforgettable
2011
Mike Costello
tvTerriers
2010
Ben Zeitlin
movieInception
2010
Immigration Officer
movieHurricane Season
2010
Coach Frank Landon
tvWhite Collar
2009
Thompson
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Ernie Nolan
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
CIA Agent Doug Emmerich
movieHome
2009
Hermann
movieW.
2008
General Tommy Franks
movieBody of Lies
2008
Holiday
tvThe Mentalist
2008
Gale Bertram
tvFringe
2008
Sanford Harris
tvRaising the Bar
2008
Robert Shepherd
movieSugar
2008
Stu Sutton
tvDamages
2007
Roger Kastle
tvSaving Grace
2007
Charlie Hudson
tvMad Men
2007
Burt Peterson
tvJericho
2006
Gray Anderson
tvBrotherhood
2006
Mr. Speaker
movieOut There
2006
Wayne
movieLonely Hearts
2006
D.A. Hunt
movieThe Notorious Bettie Page
2006
Mr. Gaughan
movieStay
2005
Sheriff Kennelly / Security Officer
tvBones
2005
Agent Brandt Walker
tvPrison Break
2005
Quinn
movieRunaway
2005
Jesse Adler
tvBlind Justice
2005
Lt. Gary Fisk
tvNumb3rs
2005
Gil Fisher
movieMind the Gap
2004
Priest
tvNCIS
2003
Major Dougherty
movieFar from Heaven
2002
Stan Fine
tvHack
2002
Claymore
tvWithout a Trace
2002
George Stanley
tvJohn Doe
2002
Gary Murchison
movieHigh Crimes
2002
Major Waldron
tv24
2001
General David Brucker
tvThe Guardian
2001
Coach Steve Bernardo
movieThirteen Days
2000
Captain of USS Pierce
tvThe $treet
2000
Jerry
movieCora Unashamed
2000
Arthur Studevant
tvEd
2000
Frank Kerwin
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Rick Chilson
tvDeadline
2000
Walter Fresco
movieBless the Child
2000
Det. Frank Bugatti
movieDouble Jeopardy
1999
Cutter
tvThird Watch
1999
Sergeant
tvThe West Wing
1999
Eric Hayden
movieWayward Son
1999
Edgar
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Buddy / Donald Bazinski / Malcolm Field / Gary Wald
tvThe Sopranos
1999
Alex Mahaffey
tvAlly McBeal
1997
Mark Horace
movieCop Land
1997
IA Detective #2 - Rubin
tvOz
1997
Zeke Bellinger
tvThe Practice
1997
Roland Hubert
movieThe Crucible
1996
Marshal Herrick
movieRansom
1996
Agent Jack Sickler
tvProfiler
1996
Art Behar
tvSpin City
1996
Detective
movieSudden Death
1995
Hickey
tvNew York News
1995
Charles Powell
tvJAG
1995
Makaway / Col. Lewis Atwater
movieHackers
1995
S.S. Agent Bob
tvER
1994
Rick
movieAmateur
1994
Sharpshooter
tvThe Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
Mr. Markle
movieThe Wedding Banquet
1993
Justice of the Peace
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Lt. Commander Alex Clifton
tvLaw & Order
1990
Peter Gardner / Wheeler / Ron Fletcher / Defense Attorney Delany / Jim Wyman
Spenser Confidential 2
Captain John Boylan