Acting

Gerald Downey

1970-10-01

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.