Grayson McCouch

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| image = Grayson McCouch 2009.png

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| caption = McCouch at the 2009 As the World Turns fan luncheon in New York City

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|29}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| education = Hamilton College (BA)

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1993–present

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Grayson Jonathan McCouch (born October 29, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Morgan Winthrop on the daytime soap opera Another World and Dusty Donovan in the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He also starred as Don Masters on the Nick at Nite family drama Hollywood Heights.

Early life and education

McCouch was born in New York City and raised in Chappaqua, New York, the son of Rina (Plotnik), a musician, and Donald Grayson McCouch, a banker.{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2588500145.html| title = McCouch, Grayson 1968– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} His mother is Israeli and served in the Israel Defense Forces.[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/storm-crossed-lovers/ "Storm-Crossed Lovers?"], cbsnews.com, September 17, 2014; accessed November 21, 2014.

McCouch graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut, in 1987 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from Hamilton College. He later studied at the British American Drama Academy through a Yale University-sponsored study abroad program.{{Cite web |title=Grayson McCouch '91 Leader in the Arts |url=https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/grayson-mccouch-91-leader-in-the-arts |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Hamilton College |language=en}}

Career

McCouch spent four seasons with the Williamstown Theater Festival where he performed in Arturo UI, The Visit, Threepenny Opera, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Inherit the Wind and The Moon Stone. While in London, he performed in Electra at the Almeida Theater and Women Beware Women at the Royal Court.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}

McCouch got his start on television as Dr. Morgan Winthrop on Another World in 1993. After moving to Los Angeles, the actor starred as Sean Logan on Legacy (1998–99). He played Dr. Mitchell Grace on All Souls (April 2001 – August 2001).{{Cite web |title=UPN pulls 'All Souls' after just two shows |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/04/30/upn-pulls-all-souls-after-just-two-shows/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune|date=April 30, 2001 }} Other appearances include Beverly Hills, 90210, The Cosby Mysteries, and The Agency. In 2003, McCouch landed the role as Dusty Donovan on As the World Turns, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2006 for the Supporting Actor category.[http://www.soapoperadigest.com/soapstarstats/graysonmccouchbio/index.htmlProfile], soapoperadigest.com; accessed November 21, 2014.{{IMDb name|566651|Grayson McCouch}}

His film credits include the role of Gruber in Armageddon (1998), Airtight (1999), and Momentum (2003). In 2014, McCouch portrayed the doomed Thomas Wayne in the pilot episode of Gotham. He currently resides in New York City.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1998 \| Armageddon \| Gruber \|
2005 \| Throttle \| Tom Weaver \|

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|+Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1998

| Armageddon

| Gruber

2005

| Throttle

| Tom Weaver

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992–1996 \| Another World \| Dr. Morgan Winthrop \| 50 episodes
1994 \|Related by Birth \|Henry \|Television film
1995 \| The Cosby Mysteries \| Felix Cross \| Episode: "Comic Book Murder"
1997 \|Sins of the Mind \|Roger \|Television film
1997 \| Beverly Hills, 90210 \| Larry Lincoln \| Episode: "Phantom of CU"
1998–1999 \| Legacy \| Sean Logan \| 18 episodes
1999 \| Forbidden Island \| {{N/a}} \| Episode: "Pilot"
1999 \|Airtight \|Rat Lucci \|Television film
2001 \| All Souls \| Dr. Mitchell Grace \| 5 episodes
2002 \| The Agency \| Omar \| Episode: "The Plague Year"
2003 \|Momentum \|Zachary Shefford \|Television film
2003–2010 \| As the World Turns \| Dusty Donovan \| 612 episodes
2008 \|The Apostles \|Iron Mike Brinjak \|Television film
2012 \| Hollywood Heights \| Don Masters \| 20 episodes
2014–2019 \| Gotham \| Dr. Thomas Wayne \| 4 episodes
2015 \| General Hospital \| Kyle Sloane \| 20 episodes

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|+Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992–1996

| Another World

| Dr. Morgan Winthrop

| 50 episodes

1994

|Related by Birth