Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 1, 1970 (56 years old)

Gerald Downey

Gerald Downey – American actor, born 1 October 1970 in the USA (no specific birthplace recorded). Graduated from Missouri State University with a BFA in 1994. Father of two, based in Los Angeles, California. His most notable film roles include a Hoover Agent in Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Console Tech in Eagle Eye (2008), an FBI Agent in J. Edgar (2011), Daryl in Southbound (2015), Bob Brooks in Dolemite Is My Name (2019), and an uncredited Judge in Birds of Prey (2020). On television he is best known for FBI Agent Todd McSweeten in Leverage (2008–2012, 6 episodes), Bill Larkin in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2012), Greg Harris in Mad Men (2008), Dr. Kenton Giles in Grey's Anatomy (2013), and Jim in Young Sheldon (2019). He also played Commander Ray Trapp in the NCIS series premiere (2003) and appears as the "Busch Guy" in a series of Anheuser-Busch commercials.

Titles

The Mentalist

Series • 2008

Modern Family

Series • 2009

Grey's Anatomy

Series • 2005

NCIS

Series • 2003

Hawaii Five-0

Series • 2010

NCIS: Los Angeles

Series • 2009

Frasier

Series • 1993

Castle

Series • 2009

Young Sheldon

Series • 2017

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Series • 2005

Scrubs

Series • 2001

Mad Men

Series • 2007

Will & Grace

Series • 1998

Boston Legal

Series • 2004

Rizzoli & Isles

Series • 2010

Scorpion

Series • 2014

Leverage

Series • 2008

Joey

Series • 2004

Workaholics

Series • 2011

Live Free or Die Hard

Movie • 2007

Samantha Who?

Series • 2007

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Movie • 2020

Summerland

Series • 2004

Eagle Eye

Movie • 2008

Evan Almighty

Movie • 2007

Sweet/Vicious

Series • 2016

Twins

Series • 2005

Southbound

Movie • 2015

Dolemite Is My Name

Movie • 2019

J. Edgar

Movie • 2011