George Eads III (born March 1, 1967) is an American actor, known for
his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. On November 25, 2014, it was announced that Eads would
be leaving the show, which in any event was not renewed for the
following seasonâ€"meaning he only missed the series finale television
movie, Immortality. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS
action-adventure series MacGyver for three seasons.Eads was born and
grew up in Belton, Texas. His father is Arthur "Cappy" Eads, a retired
district attorney who died November 1, 2011. His mother is Vivian
Baker (née Athens). George graduated from Belton High School (1985)
and from Texas Tech University (1989) with a degree in marketing. In
college, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prior to
beginning an acting career, Eads worked as a copy machine salesman, as
well as selling first aid and safety supplies for Cintas.Eads drove to
Los Angeles, California in a pickup truck borrowed from his
stepfather, to pursue his acting career. When he arrived in Los
Angeles, he could only drive during the day because the truck had two
broken headlights. Eads got his big break on the prime time soap opera
Savannah, in which he played the conniving Travis Peterson and later
Travis's twin brother, Nick Corelli.Eads guest-starred as paramedic
Greg Powell on ER in 1997 and 1997, and worked on several
made-for-television films such as Crowned and Dangerous in 1997.
his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation. On November 25, 2014, it was announced that Eads would
be leaving the show, which in any event was not renewed for the
following seasonâ€"meaning he only missed the series finale television
movie, Immortality. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS
action-adventure series MacGyver for three seasons.Eads was born and
grew up in Belton, Texas. His father is Arthur "Cappy" Eads, a retired
district attorney who died November 1, 2011. His mother is Vivian
Baker (née Athens). George graduated from Belton High School (1985)
and from Texas Tech University (1989) with a degree in marketing. In
college, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prior to
beginning an acting career, Eads worked as a copy machine salesman, as
well as selling first aid and safety supplies for Cintas.Eads drove to
Los Angeles, California in a pickup truck borrowed from his
stepfather, to pursue his acting career. When he arrived in Los
Angeles, he could only drive during the day because the truck had two
broken headlights. Eads got his big break on the prime time soap opera
Savannah, in which he played the conniving Travis Peterson and later
Travis's twin brother, Nick Corelli.Eads guest-starred as paramedic
Greg Powell on ER in 1997 and 1997, and worked on several
made-for-television films such as Crowned and Dangerous in 1997.
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