Gerald Downey

{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{BLP sources|date=November 2016}}

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| alma_mater = Missouri State University (1994)

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Gerald Downey (born October 1, 1970) is an American actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bc1070a13|title=Gerald Downey|website=BFI}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He is best known for playing the role of McSweeten in Leverage.{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/features/article_1565128.php/Leverage-star-Aldis-Hodge-talks-season-two-and-three |title=Leverage star Aldis Hodge talks season two and three |accessdate=22 January 2015 |first=April |last=MacIntyre |date=21 June 2010 |work=Monsters and Critics.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122042304/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/features/article_1565128.php/Leverage-star-Aldis-Hodge-talks-season-two-and-three |archivedate=22 January 2015 }} He currently plays the "Busch Guy" for Anheuser-Busch's Busch commercials.{{cite web |title=Super Bowl Buschhhh commercial has MSU ties |url=http://www.the-standard.org/life/super-bowl-buschhhh-commercial-has-msu-ties/article_045b511c-f262-11e6-ac7b-036ff19ebfef.html |publisher=The Standard |accessdate=30 October 2020}}{{cite web |title='Busch Guy' to attend Cy-Hawk game |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/football/2019/09/13/busch-light-guy-attend-cy-hawk-game-iowa-state-cyclones-iowa-hawkeyes/2311815001/ |publisher=The Des Moines Register |accessdate=30 October 2020}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2000

| Summertime's Calling Me

| Robert

| Short

2001

| Macbeth: The Comedy

| Donalbain

|

2005

| Partner(s)

| Man in Sauna

|

2006

| Mud Show

| Robert

| TV movie

2007

| Because I Said So

| Cousin Dougy's Friend

|

2007

| Live Free or Die Hard

| Hoover Agent

|

2007

| Evan Almighty

| Staffer

|

2008

| Eagle Eye

| Console Tech

|

2005

| Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

| Ben

| Short

2009

| Murder Squad

| Agent Macfarlane

| Short

2009

| Broken Hart

| Flower Delivery Guy

| Short

2010

| Open House

| Seth

|

2010

| Sheltered

| Joey

|

2010

| One Step Forward Two Steps Back

| Fred

|

2011

| J. Edgar

| FBI Agent

|

2013

| The Upside of Down

| Adam

| Short

2013

| A Voice in the Dark

| Mark Madsen

|

2013

| In Sickness and in Health

| Evan

| Short

2014

| You're Not You

| Bill

|

2014

| The Haircut

| Buddy #1

| Short

2014

| Saving John Murphy

| David Collins

| Short

2016

| An American Girl Story - Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas

| Mr. Larkin

| Direct-to-video

2019

| Dolemite Is My Name

| Bob Brooks

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| NCIS

| Cmdr. Ray Trapp

| 1 episode

2003

| Will & Grace

| Clark

| 1 episode

2004

| Frasier

| Doctor

| 1 episode

2004

| Summerland

| Dr. Mike

| 2 episodes

2005

| Joey

| Mercedes Guy

| 1 episode

2005

| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

| Reporter

| 1 episode

2006

| Scrubs

| Jimmy

| 1 episode

2006

| Twins

| Corey

| 1 episode

2006

| Boston Legal

| Joel Kohn

| 1 episode

2007

| Samantha Who?

| Paul

| 1 episode

2008–2012

| Leverage

| FBI Agent McSweeten

| 6 episodes

2008

| Mad Men

| Greg Harris

| 1 episode

2009

| Surviving Suburbia

| Carl

| 1 episode

2009

| Criminal Minds

| Officer Feder

| 1 episode

2009

| Rita Rocks

| Danny

| 5 episodes

2010

| CSI: NY

| Prof. William Aldicott

| 1 episode

2011

| The Nine Lives of Chloe King

| Detective Pike

| 2 episodes

2012

| Castle

| Lloyd Kurtzman

| 1 episode

2012

| The Mentalist

| Forest Ranger

| 1 episode

2012

| Rizzoli & Isles

| Alex Simmons / Morgue Tech

| 2 episodes

2012

| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

| Bill Larkin

| 1 episode

2013

| NCIS: Los Angeles

| Marine Captain CACO

| 1 episode

2013

| Grey's Anatomy

| Dr. Kenton Giles

| 1 episode

2014

| Caper

| Office Manager

| 1 episode

2014

| Chop Shop

| Slick Willy

| 1 episode

2014

| The Young and the Restless

| Dr. Ramsey

| 1 episode

2015

| Hawaii Five-0

| Bryan Wallace

| 1 episode

2016

| Sweet/Vicious

| Coach Howard

| 2 episodes

References

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