Michael Gaston
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Film
Disclosure Day
General Dobbs
2026
Series
The Mentalist
Gale Bertram
2008
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Buddy
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Donald Bazinski
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Malcolm Field
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gary Wald
1999
Series
Law & Order
Peter Gardner
1990
Series
Law & Order
Wheeler
1990
Series
Law & Order
Ron Fletcher
1990
Series
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Delany
1990
Series
Law & Order
Jim Wyman
1990
Series
NCIS
Major Dougherty
2003
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Rick Chilson
2000
Series
Yellowstone
Auction Manager
2018
Series
Bones
Agent Brandt Walker
2005
Series
Chicago P.D.
Patrick O'Neal
2014
Series
Prison Break
Quinn
2005
Series
Person of Interest
Mike Richelli
2011
Series
The Sopranos
Alex Mahaffey
1999
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
CIA Agent Doug Emmerich
2009
Series
24
General David Brucker
2001
Series
Mad Men
Burt Peterson
2007
Series
The West Wing
Eric Hayden
1999
Series
Elementary
Kurt Yoder
2012
Series
The Good Wife
Ernie Nolan
2009
Series
JAG
Makaway
1995
Series
JAG
Col. Lewis Atwater
1995
Film
Inception
Immigration Officer
2010
Series
Damages
Roger Kastle
2007
Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gerald Sharpe
2013
Series
Daredevil: Born Again
Chief Gallo
2025
Series
Fringe
Sanford Harris
2008
Series
How to Get Away with Murder
Henry Wiliams
2014
Series
Malcolm in the Middle
Mel
2000
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dam Worker
2014
Series
ER
Rick
1994
Series
Without a Trace
George Stanley
2002
Series
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
President Pickett
2018
Series
Blindspot
Thomas Carter
2015
Series
Mayor of Kingstown
Morass
2021
Series
White Collar
Thompson
2009
Series
Numb3rs
Gil Fisher
2005
Series
The Americans
Agent Bartholomew
2013
Series
Third Watch
Sergeant
1999
Series
Oz
Zeke Bellinger
1997
Series
The Practice
Roland Hubert
1997
Series
Unforgettable
Mike Costello
2011
Series
Madam Secretary
Hugh Haymond
2014
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lt. Commander Alex Clifton
1993
Series
The Man in the High Castle
Mark Sampson
2015
Series
The Leftovers
Dean
2014
Series
Power
Judge Tapper
2014
Series
The Following
Sheriff Windsor
2013
Series
Designated Survivor
John Royce
2016
Series
Profiler
Art Behar
1996
Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Judge Wagaman
2017
Series
Spin City
Detective
1996
Series
The Guardian
Coach Steve Bernardo
2001
Series
Saving Grace
Charlie Hudson
2007
Series
Ally McBeal
Mark Horace
1997
Series
Sheriff Country
Enoch Barlow
2025
Series
Jericho
Gray Anderson
2006
Series
Ed
Frank Kerwin
2000
Series
New York Undercover
1994
Film
Bridge of Spies
Agent Williams
2015
Series
Hack
Claymore
2002
Series
Murder in the First
Alfred Arkin
2014
Series
Brotherhood
Mr. Speaker
2006
Series
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Dr. Donald Bartuck
2022
Series
Treadstone
Dan Levine
2019
Film
Hackers
S.S. Agent Bob
1995
Series
Raising the Bar
Robert Shepherd
2008
Film
Body of Lies
Holiday
2008
Film
High Crimes
Major Waldron
2002
Series
John Doe
Gary Murchison
2002
Film
Double Jeopardy
Cutter
1999
Series
Blind Justice
Lt. Gary Fisk
2005
Series
The Good Lord Bird
Mayor Fontaine Beckham
2020
Film
Cop Land
IA Detective #2 - Rubin
1997
Series
Five Days at Memorial
Arthur 'Butch' Schafer
2022
Film
Ransom
Agent Jack Sickler
1996
Series
The Waterfront
Sheriff Clyde Porter
2025
Series
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Mr. Markle
1993
Film
Sudden Death
Hickey
1995
Series
New York News
Charles Powell
1995
Film
Stay
Sheriff Kennelly / Security Officer
2005
Series
Long Bright River
Daniel
2025
Film
Togo
Joe Dexter
2019
Series
The $treet
Jerry
2000
Film
Spenser Confidential
Captain Boylan
2020
Film
Big Miracle
Porter Beckford
2012
Series
Terriers
Ben Zeitlin
2010
Series
First Monday
2002
Series
Deadline
Walter Fresco
2000
Series
The Code
General H.H. Carrick IV
2019
Series
Strange Angel
Virgil Byrne
2018
Series
Three Rivers
2009
Film
Thirteen Days
Captain of USS Pierce
2000
Film
The Crucible
Marshal Herrick
1996
Film
Lonely Hearts
D.A. Hunt
2006
Series
Now and Again
1999
Film
First Reformed
Edward Balq
2018
Film
The Wedding Banquet
Justice of the Peace
1993
Film
Far from Heaven
Stan Fine
2002
Film
W.
General Tommy Franks
2008
Film
The Notorious Bettie Page
Mr. Gaughan
2006
Spenser Confidential 2
Captain John Boylan
Series
The Expecting
Ted
2020
Film
Irreplaceable You
Crochet Master
2018
Film
Amateur
Sharpshooter
1994
Film
Bless the Child
Det. Frank Bugatti
2000
Film
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Richard Wilson
2017
Film
A Mouthful of Air
Ron
2021
Film
The Land of Steady Habits
Mitchell Ashford
2018
Film
Hurricane Season
Coach Frank Landon
2010
Film
Jean Jacket
2025
Film
Sugar
Stu Sutton
2008
A Great Depression
Gary
Film
Out There
Wayne
2006
Film
Wayward Son
Edgar
1999
Film
Runaway
Jesse Adler
2005
Film
Home
Hermann
2009
Film
Mind the Gap
Priest
2004
Film
Cora Unashamed
Arthur Studevant
2000
Film
Lone Rider
Richard Lovett
2026