Jason Michael Gedrick is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the television seriesMurder One andBoomtown, and the motion pictureIron Eagle as Doug Masters.

Jason Gedrick
Gedrick in February 2010
Born	Jason Michael Gedroic (1965-02-07)February 7, 1965 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–2019

He starred in the 2001 filmSummer Catch as Mike Dunne, the older brother of the main character Ryan.^[1]

Jason Michael Gedrick^{[citation needed]} was born Jason Gedroic inChicago, Illinois, and is of Polish descent.^{[citation needed]}

After changing his surname to thehomonymous "Gedrick", he began his career as anextra in films such asBad Boys (1983) andRisky Business (1983).^{[citation needed]}

He had roles inThe Heavenly Kid (1985),Iron Eagle (1986), andPromised Land (1987) with directorMichael Hoffman,Iron Eagle II (1988 in an uncredited role for the first few minutes of the movie),Born on the Fourth of July (1989), the cult classicRooftops (1989),Backdraft (1991), andCrossing the Bridge (1992). Gedrick then appeared in television series such asClass of '96 (1993) andSweet Justice (1994).^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Gedrick starred in the filmThe Force withYasmine Bleeth andKim Delaney. He starred in the first season ofSteven Bochco's 1995 television seriesMurder One, which followed the trial of Gedrick's character, bad-boy actor Neil Avedon.^{[citation needed]} His next major project was the three-hour TV filmThe Third Twin (1997), a thriller based on the best-selling 1996 novel by the British writer Ken Follett.^{[citation needed]}

Gedrick had a role in TV seriesEZ Streets (1996) and appeared inMario Puzo's 1997 miniseries,The Last Don and in its sequel,The Last Don II.^{[citation needed]} In 1999, he guest starred onAlly McBeal as the "hotcar wash guy".

Gedrick had roles inFalcone (2000) andThe Beast (2001).^{[citation needed]} He also starred as Tom Turcotte in 2002'sBoomtown. The series, which also starredDonnie Wahlberg andNeal McDonough.

In 2003, Gedrick playedAndrew Luster, the infamous rapist in a Lifetime movie based on his trial,A Date with Darkness. He starred in the 2006 movieHidden Places alongside Sydney Penney and Shirley Jones.

Gedrick was part of the cast of the 2006NBC seriesWindfall, also starringLuke Perry and Gedrick's formerBoomtown alumnus,Lana Parrilla. In 2007, Gedrick again starred alongside Donnie Wahlberg in theA&E original movieKings of South Beach. He was also the new love interest at Scavo's Pizzeria inDesperate Housewives in seasons 3 and 4, on ABC. In 2009, he appeared inLie to Me.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011, he appeared in another series,Necessary Roughness as Dr. J. D. Aldridge, a former graduate school professor and possible love interest for series leadCallie Thorne.

Gedrick was a member of the cast of theHBO seriesLuck, which ran for one season in 2012. Gedrick appears in a multi-episode arc playing the manager of a Miami-area gentlemen’s club that becomes linked to a high-profile murder case in season 7 ofDexter. Beginning in November 2012, Gedrick starred as Evan Farnsworth, a struggling professor at a prestigious Maine boarding school, in theHallmark filmThe Wishing Tree.

In late 2012, Gedrick appeared on an episode of NBC'sGrimm. In 2015, he had a season-long arc as serial killer Raynard Waits in theAmazon Prime original television seriesBosch, along with a recurring role as Liam inThe CW's 2012 seriesBeauty & the Beast. In 2016, Gedrick starred as estranged Det. Mark Hickman, Lt. Mike Tao's ex-partner, onMajor Crimes.

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