John Douglas Walsh (born December 24, 1974) is an American actor, writer, producer, and improv comedy leader. He is best known for his role as Gordon on Two and a Half Men. He wrote, produced and directed the show Battleground.
Early life Walsh was born and raised as an only child in Madison, Wisconsin. His mother was a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
After graduating from Madison West High School, Walsh briefly attended the University of Minnesota before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara. It was there that he got involved with Theatresports. He would later transfer to and graduate from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in theater.
After graduating, Walsh founded Ultimate Improv with Matt Jones, an improvisational comedy club located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. In September 2008, he and his troupe made a video spoof of Les Misérables''' "One Day More" called "Les Misbarack", which became a hit on YouTube.The Les Misbarack video had been viewed over 1,234,219 times as of March 28, 2011. The theater later closed due to lack of audience.
Career Walsh's roles have included parts in various TV shows and films, as actor, as writer, and co-executive producer, his most notable being "Mackey Nagle" on Smart Guy and as Gordon on Two and a Half Men. Walsh appeared in the 2014 film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as an online instructor demonstrating how batteries work.
His show Battleground'' aired on Hulu in 2012.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1997Safety SmartJerrySt. Patrick's DayMichael John2002Love LizaBern2003Bad Boys IISales Tech2006Bickford Shmeckler's Cool IdeasFred2009The Slammin' SalmonCod Customer #32013Life of a KingFritz2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2Dr. Jallings, Science Investigator
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1999 Smart Guy Mackey Nagle 19 episodes 1998–2002 Dharma & Greg Donald 5 episodes2003 The Lyon's Den Max Vargus Episode: "Privileged" Tremors Larry Norvel 5 episodes 2004 Two and a Half Men Ted Episode: "I Can't Afford Hyenas" Without a Trace Paul Episode: "American Goddess" 2005 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nick Episode: "To Catch a Thief" 2006–2011 Two and a Half Men Gordon 8 episodes 2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Doctor 4 episodes 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Eddie Episode: "Two and a Half Deaths" 2009 The League JD Episode: "Sunday at Ruxin's" 2010 iCarly Gordon Birch Episode: "iDo"2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Kelvin Cornwell Episode: "The Girl in the Blue Mask" The Mentalist Nate Glass Episode: "Pretty Red Balloon"2013 Bones Dr. Fred Dumaski Episode: "The Doom in the Gloom" Franklin & Bash Alan Slaten Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" 2013–2014 The Crazy Ones Randall 2 episodes2014 Rizzoli & Isles Larry Rothsburgher Episode: "The Best Laid Plans" 2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Doctor Episode: "Frank Retires" 2016 Castle John Emerson Episode: ;"And Justice for All" 2017 Daytime Divas Gary Episode: "Truth's a Mutha" 2018 9-1-1 Officer Gerrard Episode: "Worst Day Ever" NCIS Leonard Finnik Episode: "Boom"2020The RookieMr. DuganEpisode: "Control"Chris & JackWashington, D.C. ScientistEpisode: "Aliens Have Finally Responded"2021The Kominsky MethodJudd Melman2 episodes2022Animal KingdomFather Kirby3 episodes2023All RiseMoe WardlowEpisode: "Trouble Woman"2024Read the RoomHR ManagerEpisode: "Breaking Up" Young Sheldon Reverend Travis Lemon Episode: "A Frankenstein's Monster and a Crazy Church Guy"HacksSteveEpisode: "Better Late"Tulsa KingHarlan Thibodeaux2 episodesGeorgie & Mandy's First MarriageReverend Travis LemonEpisode: "A Regular Samaritan"
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External links
Article at Daily Bruin on UCLA.edu