J. D. Walsh (actor)

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.[1]

Not to be confused with J. T. Walsh.
J. D. Walsh
Born
John Douglas Walsh

(1974-12-24) December 24, 1974
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationActor, writer, producer
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)Deirdre Walsh
Children3

Early life

Walsh was born and raised as an only child in Madison, Wisconsin. His mother worked as a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and he didn't speak to his father.[2]

Walsh briefly attended University of Minnesota before transferring to University of California, Santa Barbara. There he got involved with Theatresports. He'd later transfer to and graduate from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in theater.[2]

After graduating, Walsh founded Ultimate Improv with Matt Jones, an improvisational comedy club located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.[2] 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.[3]

Career

Walsh's roles have included parts in various TV shows and films, as actor, as writer,[4] and co-executive producer,[1] his most notable being "Mackey Nagle" on Smart Guy and as Gordon on Two and a Half Men.[5] Walsh appeared in the 2014 film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as an online instructor demonstrating how batteries work.

His latest project, Battleground started airing on Internet streaming site Hulu in February 2012.[6]

Personal life

Walsh lives in Van Nuys, California, with his wife, Deirdre and their three children.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997-1999 Smart Guy Mackey Nagle 19 episodes
1998-2002 Dharma & Greg Donald 5 episodes
2003 The Lyon's Den Max Vargus 1 episode
Bad Boys II Sales Tech
Tremors Larry Norvel 5 episodes
2004 Two and a Half Men Ted 1 episode
2004 Without a Trace Paul 1 episode
2005 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nick 1 episode
2006-2011 Two and a Half Men Gordon 8 episodes
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Doctor 4 episodes
2008 CSI Eddie 1 episode
2009 The League JD 1 episode
2010 iCarly Gordon Birch 1 episode
2011 Criminal Minds Kevin 1 episode
The Mentalist Nate Glass 1 episode
2013 Bones Dr. Fred Dumaski 1 episode
Franklin & Bash Alan Slaten 1 episode
2013-2014 The Crazy Ones Randall 2 episodes
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Dr. Jallings
Rizzoli & Isles Larry Rothsburgher 1 episode
2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Doctor 1 episode
2016 Castle John Emerson 1 episode
2017 Daytime Divas Gary 1 episode
2018 9-1-1 Officer Gerrard 1 episode
2018 NCIS Leonard Finnik 1 episode
gollark: <@231856503756161025> Syl is *weirdly* context-aware here.
gollark: ++remind 1d-5m do >daily regardless of consequences
gollark: >daily
gollark: Retroactively done.
gollark: There aren't any. GTech has... whatever you were talking about, I forgot... contained.

References
  1. "Fox Picks Up Comedy Series Battleground". collider.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  2. "BA #093: JD Walsh". the Box Angeles podcast. August 23, 2015.
  3. The Les Misbarack video had been viewed over 1,234,219 times as of March 28, 2011.
  4. "New Project At Fox For 'Lone Star' Director". deadline.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  5. "Walsh's Credits TV Guide". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  6. "Hulu to launch 1st original scripted show, 'Battleground,' humorous take on Wisconsin politics". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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