Gary Hershberger

Gary Hershberger (born April 5, 1964) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his television roles as Mike Nelson in Twin Peaks (1989–1991; 2017) and Matthew Gilardi on Six Feet Under (2001–2002).

Gary Hershberger
Born (1964-04-05) April 5, 1964
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Other namesGarrison Hershberger
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1984–present
Children4

Early life and education

Hershberger was born in Inglewood, California. From 1982 to 1986, he studied history and communication at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Acting

He is probably best known for Twin Peaks, appearing the 1990 original series on ABC and the 2017 revival on Showtime, Twin Peaks: The Return, along with the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (and Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces).[6]

Feature film roles include a mix of starring and supporting roles in Paradise Motel, My Man Adam, Free Ride, Beverly Hills Madam, Burglar, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, The Heroes of Desert Storm, Forever Love, Deep Core, Sneakers, Faith, Hope & Love, One Man's Hero, and the IMAX documentary Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D. TV movie roles include Into the Homeland, Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace, The Love She Sought, and The Christmas Pageant.[7]

Hershberger has appeared in episodes of Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, The OC, JAG, Knight Rider, Highway to Heaven, China Beach, and the pilot episode of The Whispers.[8][7]

Screenwriting and the Actor's Director Workshop

He is a screenwriter and co-wrote the TV movie Python. He wrote the upcoming movie Late in the Season, which will also be his directorial debut.[9] He won a PAGE International Screenwriting Award, and he was a finalist for other screenwriting awards.[10][11]

He and his Twin Peaks co-star Sheryl Lee co-founded the Actor's Director Workshop. They have taught at the University of Southern California, UCLA, Pepperdine, and Loyola Marymount University.[12][13]

His production company is called Deer Mountain Productions.[14][9]

Personal life

He is married with four children.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Paradise Motel Sam Kehoe
1985 My Man Adam Stan
1986 Free Ride Dan Garten
1987 Burglar Young Officer
1989 The Siege of Firebase Gloria Moran
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Mike Nelson
1992 Sneakers College-Aged Bishop
1996 Last Resort Night Eagle
1999 One Man's Hero Eammon Daly
2000 Deep Core Henry
2000 The Amati Girls Kevin
2001 New Alcatraz Goodman
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Astronaut Grace
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Mike Nelson
2019 Faith, Hope & Love Tommy
2020 Magic Max Mike

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Summer Alex Pierce Television film
1985 Knight Rider Nicholas Arkett Episode: "The Wrong Crowd"
1985 Tales from the Darkside Jeff Episode: "Effect and Cause"
1986 Beverly Hills Madam Justin Television film
1986 Highway to Heaven Danny Episode: "Code Name: FREAK"
1987 Tonight's the Night Ronnie Television film
1987 Into the Homeland Whitey
1988 Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami Marine Guard
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace Lieutenant Wilkins
1988 21 Jump Street Michael McCarter Episode: "Hell Week"
1989 Coach Carter Frederickson Episode: "Whose Team Is It, Anyway?"
1989 China Beach Episode: "Vets" (archive footage)
1989–1991 Twin Peaks Mike Nelson 13 episodes
1990 A Green Journey Randy Meers Television film
1990 Columbo Cooper Redman Episode: "Columbo Goes to College"
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm Capt. Steve Tate Television film
1993 Class of '96 Nathan Episode: "Midterm Madness"
1993, 1994,

1996

 Murder, She Wrote Timothy Flint / Rob MacKenzie /

Dave Perrin

 3 episodes
1994 Renegade Deputy Morgan Episode: "The Posse"
1997 Sleeping with the Devil Jim Television film
1998 Forever Love Chuck
1998 Cupid Gabe Episode: "End of an Eros"
1998, 2000 JAG Rodney Conger / Commander Crowley 2 episodes
1999 Martial Law Henry Riggins Episode: "Trifecta"
1999 Pacific Blue Bartender Jim 2 episodes
2000 Chicago Hope Daniel O'Connor Episode: "Miller Time"
2000 The West Wing Jerry Episode: "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I"
2001 Family Law Abe Fitzhugh Episode: "All in the Family"
2001–2002 Six Feet Under Matthew Gilardi 8 episodes
2004 Century City Maxwell Pace Episode: "Without a Tracer"
2005 The O.C. Tom MacGinty Episode: "The O.C. Confidential"
2007 Grey's Anatomy Doug 2 episodes
2011 Big Love Bob Chetney Episode: "Winter"
2011 The Christmas Pageant Zach Wilson Television film
2012 Blackout Bradford Langdon Episode: "Part I"
2015 The Whispers President Chip Winters Episode: "X Marks the Spot"
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Mike Nelson Episode: "Part 5"

Screenwriting
Year Title Notes
2000 Python Television film

References
  1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009-06-24). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1.
  2. Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew; Spooner, Catherine (2015-11-17). Return to Twin Peaks: New Approaches to Materiality, Theory, and Genre on Television. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-55695-0.
  3. Owen, Rob (May 18, 2017). "Who's who in the 'Twin Peaks' universe". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. "30 Incredible Things About the Twin Peaks Pilot". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. Nguyen, Hanh (2017-06-06). "'Twin Peaks' Episode 5 Guide to Returning Characters and Their Wacky Pasts". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. "Peaks and troughs: ranking the careers of the returning Twin Peaks cast". the Guardian. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  7. "Gary Hershberger". BFI. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. "Peaks and troughs: ranking the careers of the returning Twin Peaks cast". the Guardian. May 15, 2017.
  9. "Who We Are". Deer Mountain Productions, LLC. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. "2008 Finalists | PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. "2009 Finalists | PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  12. "The Actor's Director Workshop". Actor's Director.
  13. Star, JOSH JANNEY The Winchester. "'Twin Peaks' star Sheryl Lee at Alamo today for special screenings". The Winchester Star. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  14. "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Events". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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