Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston (born November 5, 1962, height 6' 3" (1,91 m)) is an American film and television actor. He played agent Quinn on the show Prison Break. He appeared as Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series Jericho. He also appeared in the first season of The Sopranos as a compulsive gambler in trouble with Tony. He portrayed General Tommy Franks in the Oliver Stone film W. Michael Gaston has appeared in over twenty films, including Ransom, Cop Land, 13 Days, The Crucible, Double Jeopardy and High Crimes, Sugar, and Body of Lies as well as the cop partner to Jimmy Smits in the movie Bless the Child. The actor has also had roles in numerous TV dramas, including The Sopranos, The West Wing, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Fringe, ABC's The Practice, and 24. He has appeared in comedies as well, including Ally McBeal and Malcolm in the Middle. Gaston has had various on and off Broadway roles, including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg on Broadway, and Henry V and Landscape of the Body. Gaston is married with two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Gaston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Inception (2010)

Mind blowingComplexAction-packedOriginal

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Nolan
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Elliot Page  •  Tom Hardy

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Nolan
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Elliot Page  •  Tom Hardy

W. (2008)

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Josh Brolin  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Ioan Gruffudd

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Josh Brolin  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Ioan Gruffudd

Bless the Child (2000)

When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Angela Bettis  •  Holliston Coleman  •  Rufus Sewell

When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Russell
CAST:  Kim Basinger  •  Angela Bettis  •  Holliston Coleman  •  Rufus Sewell

Cop Land (1997)

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Ray Liotta  •  Robert De Niro

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Mangold
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Ray Liotta  •  Robert De Niro

Double Jeopardy (1999)

Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Beresford
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Ashley Judd  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Annabeth Gish

Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Beresford
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Ashley Judd  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Annabeth Gish

Far from Heaven (2002)

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Haynes
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Dennis Haysbert  •  Patricia Clarkson

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Haynes
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Dennis Haysbert  •  Patricia Clarkson

Hackers (1995)

Mysterious

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Angelina Jolie  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Matthew Lillard

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Angelina Jolie  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Matthew Lillard

Ransom (1996)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentThought provoking

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Gary Sinise  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Rene Russo

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Gary Sinise  •  Delroy Lindo  •  Rene Russo

The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Harron
CAST:  Gretchen Mol  •  Chris Bauer  •  Jared Harris  •  Sarah Paulson

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Harron
CAST:  Gretchen Mol  •  Chris Bauer  •  Jared Harris  •  Sarah Paulson

The Wedding Banquet (1993)

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Winston Chao  •  Mitchell Lichtenstein  •  May Chin  •  Sihung Lung

A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Winston Chao  •  Mitchell Lichtenstein  •  May Chin  •  Sihung Lung

Thirteen Days (2000)

Complex

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Donaldson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Steven Culp  •  Dylan Baker

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Donaldson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Steven Culp  •  Dylan Baker

High Crimes (2002)

GrippingSuspensefulDramaticEnjoyable

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Franklin
CAST:  Ashley Judd  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Jim Caviezel  •  Adam Scott

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Franklin
CAST:  Ashley Judd  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Jim Caviezel  •  Adam Scott

The Crucible (1996)

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Winona Ryder  •  Paul Scofield  •  Joan Allen

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Hytner
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Winona Ryder  •  Paul Scofield  •  Joan Allen

Amateur (1994)

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Martin Donovan  •  Elina Löwensohn  •  Damian Young

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Martin Donovan  •  Elina Löwensohn  •  Damian Young

Stay (2005)

BrainyComplexDramaticWeird

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Naomi Watts  •  Kate Burton

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Ryan Gosling  •  Naomi Watts  •  Kate Burton

Sudden Death (1995)

When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hyams
CAST:  Jean-Claude Van Damme  •  Powers Boothe  •  Dorian Harewood  •  Raymond J. Barry

When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hyams
CAST:  Jean-Claude Van Damme  •  Powers Boothe  •  Dorian Harewood  •  Raymond J. Barry

Big Miracle (2012)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Kwapis
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  John Krasinski  •  Kristen Bell  •  Vinessa Shaw

A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Kwapis
CAST:  Drew Barrymore  •  John Krasinski  •  Kristen Bell  •  Vinessa Shaw

Home (2009)

Inga is a mother with the soul of a poet at a crossroads. Her estranged husband Hermann is bereft of emotional support for her in the wake of her recovery from breast cancer, let alone her passion for buying and restoring and house that reminds her of her childhood ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Haverstick
CAST:  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Eulala Scheel  •  Michael Gaston  •  Marian Seldes

Inga is a mother with the soul of a poet at a crossroads. Her estranged husband Hermann is bereft of emotional support for her in the wake of her recovery from breast cancer, let alone her passion for buying and restoring and house that reminds her of her childhood ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Haverstick
CAST:  Marcia Gay Harden  •  Eulala Scheel  •  Michael Gaston  •  Marian Seldes

Hurricane Season (2009)

Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Story
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Bonnie Hunt  •  Taraji P. Henson  •  Alexander Asefa

Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins, gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Story
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Bonnie Hunt  •  Taraji P. Henson  •  Alexander Asefa

Cora Unashamed (2000)

From the short story by Langston Hughes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Pratt
CAST:  Regina Taylor  •  Cherry Jones  •  Ellen Muth  •  Michael Gaston

From the short story by Langston Hughes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Deborah Pratt
CAST:  Regina Taylor  •  Cherry Jones  •  Ellen Muth  •  Michael Gaston
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