Michael Gaston

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

NCIS

The Mentalist

Law & Order

All Movies (39)

Disclosure Day2026 · as General Dobbs
Lone Rider2026 · as Richard Lovett
Jean Jacket2025
A Mouthful of Air2021 · as Ron
Spenser Confidential2020 · as Captain Boylan
Togo2019 · as Joe Dexter
The Land of Steady Habits2018 · as Mitchell Ashford
First Reformed2018 · as Edward Balq
Irreplaceable You2018 · as Crochet Master
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks2017 · as Richard Wilson
Bridge of Spies2015 · as Agent Williams
Big Miracle2012 · as Porter Beckford
Inception2010 · as Immigration Officer
Hurricane Season2010 · as Coach Frank Landon
Home2009 · as Hermann
W.2008 · as General Tommy Franks
Body of Lies2008 · as Holiday
Sugar2008 · as Stu Sutton
Out There2006 · as Wayne
Lonely Hearts2006 · as D.A. Hunt
The Notorious Bettie Page2006 · as Mr. Gaughan
Stay2005 · as Sheriff Kennelly / Security Officer
Runaway2005 · as Jesse Adler
Mind the Gap2004 · as Priest
Far from Heaven2002 · as Stan Fine
High Crimes2002 · as Major Waldron
Thirteen Days2000 · as Captain of USS Pierce
Cora Unashamed2000 · as Arthur Studevant
Bless the Child2000 · as Det. Frank Bugatti
Double Jeopardy1999 · as Cutter
Wayward Son1999 · as Edgar
Cop Land1997 · as IA Detective #2 - Rubin
The Crucible1996 · as Marshal Herrick
Ransom1996 · as Agent Jack Sickler
Sudden Death1995 · as Hickey
Hackers1995 · as S.S. Agent Bob
Amateur1994 · as Sharpshooter
The Wedding Banquet1993 · as Justice of the Peace
Spenser Confidential 2— · as Captain John Boylan

All TV Shows (85)

Sheriff Country2025 · as Enoch Barlow
The Waterfront2025 · as Sheriff Clyde Porter
Long Bright River2025 · as Daniel
Daredevil: Born Again2025 · as Chief Gallo
Fleishman Is in Trouble2022 · as Dr. Donald Bartuck
Five Days at Memorial2022 · as Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
Mayor of Kingstown2021 · as Morass
The Expecting2020 · as Ted
The Good Lord Bird2020 · as Mayor Fontaine Beckham
Treadstone2019 · as Dan Levine
The Code2019 · as General H.H. Carrick IV
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan2018 · as President Pickett
Yellowstone2018 · as Auction Manager
Strange Angel2018 · as Virgil Byrne
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Judge Wagaman
Designated Survivor2016 · as John Royce
Blindspot2015 · as Thomas Carter
The Man in the High Castle2015 · as Mark Sampson
How to Get Away with Murder2014 · as Henry Wiliams
Madam Secretary2014 · as Hugh Haymond
The Leftovers2014 · as Dean
Murder in the First2014 · as Alfred Arkin
Power2014 · as Judge Tapper
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Dam Worker
Chicago P.D.2014 · as Patrick O'Neal
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Gerald Sharpe
The Americans2013 · as Agent Bartholomew
The Following2013 · as Sheriff Windsor
Elementary2012 · as Kurt Yoder
Person of Interest2011 · as Mike Richelli
Unforgettable2011 · as Mike Costello
Terriers2010 · as Ben Zeitlin
White Collar2009 · as Thompson
Three Rivers2009
The Good Wife2009 · as Ernie Nolan
NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as CIA Agent Doug Emmerich
The Mentalist2008 · as Gale Bertram
Fringe2008 · as Sanford Harris
Raising the Bar2008 · as Robert Shepherd
Damages2007 · as Roger Kastle
Saving Grace2007 · as Charlie Hudson
Mad Men2007 · as Burt Peterson
Jericho2006 · as Gray Anderson
Brotherhood2006 · as Mr. Speaker
Bones2005 · as Agent Brandt Walker
Prison Break2005 · as Quinn
Blind Justice2005 · as Lt. Gary Fisk
Numb3rs2005 · as Gil Fisher
NCIS2003 · as Major Dougherty
Hack2002 · as Claymore
Without a Trace2002 · as George Stanley
John Doe2002 · as Gary Murchison
First Monday2002
242001 · as General David Brucker
The Guardian2001 · as Coach Steve Bernardo
The $treet2000 · as Jerry
Ed2000 · as Frank Kerwin
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Rick Chilson
Deadline2000 · as Walter Fresco
Malcolm in the Middle2000 · as Mel
Now and Again1999
Third Watch1999 · as Sergeant
The West Wing1999 · as Eric Hayden
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Buddy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Donald Bazinski
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Malcolm Field
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Gary Wald
The Sopranos1999 · as Alex Mahaffey
Ally McBeal1997 · as Mark Horace
Oz1997 · as Zeke Bellinger
The Practice1997 · as Roland Hubert
Profiler1996 · as Art Behar
Spin City1996 · as Detective
New York News1995 · as Charles Powell
JAG1995 · as Makaway
JAG1995 · as Col. Lewis Atwater
ER1994 · as Rick
New York Undercover1994
The Adventures of Pete & Pete1993 · as Mr. Markle
Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Lt. Commander Alex Clifton
Law & Order1990 · as Peter Gardner
Law & Order1990 · as Wheeler
Law & Order1990 · as Ron Fletcher
Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Delany
Law & Order1990 · as Jim Wyman