Acting · Walnut Creek, California, USA · Born November 5, 1962
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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as Sheriff Clyde Porter
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as Daniel
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as Chief Gallo
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as Dr. Donald Bartuck
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as Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
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as Morass
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as Ron
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as Ted
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as Mayor Fontaine Beckham
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as Captain Boylan
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as Joe Dexter
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as Dan Levine
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as General H.H. Carrick IV
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as Mitchell Ashford
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as President Pickett
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as Auction Manager
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as Virgil Byrne
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2018
as Edward Balq
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as Crochet Master
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as Richard Wilson
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2017
as Judge Wagaman
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2016
as John Royce
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2015
as Agent Williams
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2015
as Thomas Carter
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2015
as Mark Sampson
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2014
as Henry Wiliams
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as Hugh Haymond
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as Dean
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as Alfred Arkin
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as Judge Tapper
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as Dam Worker
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as Patrick O'Neal
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as Gerald Sharpe
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as Agent Bartholomew
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as Sheriff Windsor
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as Kurt Yoder
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as Porter Beckford
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as Mike Richelli
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as Mike Costello
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as Ben Zeitlin
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as Immigration Officer
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as Coach Frank Landon
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as Thompson
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as Ernie Nolan
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as CIA Agent Doug Emmerich
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as Hermann
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as General Tommy Franks
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as Holiday
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as Gale Bertram
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as Sanford Harris
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as Robert Shepherd
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as Stu Sutton
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as Roger Kastle
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as Charlie Hudson
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as Burt Peterson
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as Gray Anderson
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as Mr. Speaker
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as Wayne
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as D.A. Hunt
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as Mr. Gaughan
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as Sheriff Kennelly / Security Officer
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as Agent Brandt Walker
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as Quinn
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as Jesse Adler
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as Lt. Gary Fisk
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as Gil Fisher
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2004
as Priest
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2003
as Major Dougherty
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2002
as Stan Fine
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2002
as Claymore
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2002
as George Stanley
TVJohn Doe
2002
as Gary Murchison
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2002
as Major Waldron
TVFirst Monday
2002
TV24
2001
as General David Brucker
TVThe Guardian
2001
as Coach Steve Bernardo
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2000
as Captain of USS Pierce
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as Jerry
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2000
as Arthur Studevant
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as Frank Kerwin
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as Rick Chilson
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as Walter Fresco
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as Det. Frank Bugatti
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2000
as Mel
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as Cutter
TVNow and Again
1999
TVThird Watch
1999
as Sergeant
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1999
as Eric Hayden
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1999
as Edgar
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Buddy
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as Alex Mahaffey
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Mark Horace
MovieCop Land
1997
as IA Detective #2 - Rubin
TVOz
1997
as Zeke Bellinger
TVThe Practice
1997
as Roland Hubert
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Marshal Herrick
MovieRansom
1996
as Agent Jack Sickler
TVProfiler
1996
as Art Behar
TVSpin City
1996
as Detective
MovieSudden Death
1995
as Hickey
TVNew York News
1995
as Charles Powell
TVJAG
1995
as Makaway
MovieHackers
1995
as S.S. Agent Bob
TVER
1994
as Rick
TVNew York Undercover
1994
MovieAmateur
1994
as Sharpshooter
TVThe Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Mr. Markle
MovieThe Wedding Banquet
1993
as Justice of the Peace
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Lt. Commander Alex Clifton
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Peter Gardner
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as Captain John Boylan
