Gale Morgan Harold III (born July 10, 1969) is an American actor,
known for his leading and recurring roles on Queer as Folk, Deadwood,
Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, The Secret Circle and Defiance.
He also starred in the romantic comedy Falling for Grace.Harold was
born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was an engineer and his mother a
real estate agent. Because Harold's parents were devout Pentecostals,
he had strict religious upbringing. At age 15, he left the
church.Following graduation from the Lovett School, Harold attended
American University in Washington, D.C., on a soccer scholarship. He
began a Liberal Arts degree in romance literature, departing after a
few months and moved to San Francisco, California to study photography
at the San Francisco Art Institute. He worked a variety of jobs
including construction, bartender, waiter, and apprentice motorcycle
mechanic.In 1997, Susan Landau, daughter of actor Martin Landau,
suggested Harold try acting. He dropped out of the San Francisco Art
Institute and relocated to Los Angeles, where he began a three-year
period of intensive drama study. He was accepted into the Actors
Conservatory Program with the classical theater company A Noise
Within. In his theatrical debut, Harold appeared as "Bunny" in Gillian
Plowman's Me and My Friends.
known for his leading and recurring roles on Queer as Folk, Deadwood,
Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, The Secret Circle and Defiance.
He also starred in the romantic comedy Falling for Grace.Harold was
born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was an engineer and his mother a
real estate agent. Because Harold's parents were devout Pentecostals,
he had strict religious upbringing. At age 15, he left the
church.Following graduation from the Lovett School, Harold attended
American University in Washington, D.C., on a soccer scholarship. He
began a Liberal Arts degree in romance literature, departing after a
few months and moved to San Francisco, California to study photography
at the San Francisco Art Institute. He worked a variety of jobs
including construction, bartender, waiter, and apprentice motorcycle
mechanic.In 1997, Susan Landau, daughter of actor Martin Landau,
suggested Harold try acting. He dropped out of the San Francisco Art
Institute and relocated to Los Angeles, where he began a three-year
period of intensive drama study. He was accepted into the Actors
Conservatory Program with the classical theater company A Noise
Within. In his theatrical debut, Harold appeared as "Bunny" in Gillian
Plowman's Me and My Friends.
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