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Drew Powell
Powell at WonderCon 2017
Born (1976-01-19) January 19, 1976 (age 48)
Noblesville, Indiana
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
SpouseVeronica
Children1 son

Andrew "Drew" Powell (born January 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Hoss Cartwright on the PAX series Ponderosa, Cadet Drew on Malcolm in the Middle, and Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy, a series regular, on FOX's Gotham.

Life and career

Powell was born in Noblesville, Indiana and grew up in Lebanon, Indiana, graduating from Lebanon Senior High School. He graduated from DePauw University in 1998 and moved to Los Angeles where he soon began auditioning for acting roles.[1][2]

His first television role was as a cadet on Fox's Malcolm in the Middle. He appeared in thirteen episodes. Soon after, he portrayed Hoss Cartwright on the series The Ponderosa, a prequel to Bonanza which premiered in 2001 on PAX. Powell has had guest appearances on many television shows including Psych, House, Leverage, ER, Cold Case, and Without a Trace.[1][2][3] On Fox's Gotham he plays the recurring role of Butch Gilzean, chief enforcer for Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith).

He portrayed Bic in the 2011 film Straw Dogs, a remake of the 1971 film of the same name. The remake was directed by Rod Lurie and starred James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, and Alexander Skarsgård. It was released September 16, 2011.[4]

While shooting The Ponderosa in Australia, Powell met his wife, Veronica, who was a make-up artist on the show. They have one son, Leo, who was born in January 2011. They live in Los Angeles.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2006 The Window Detective Short Film
The Marine Joe
2007 Fugly Dale TV Movie
Mexican Sunrise Tindol
1408 Assistant Hotel Manager
2009 The System Jimmy Short Film
2010 Camp Hell Bob
2011 The Pee-wee Herman Show Bear/Mr. Window (voice) TV Movie
Straw Dogs Bic
Touchback Dwight Pearson
2012 Guitar Face Paul Werner Short Film
Widow Detective Lee Kessler TV Movie
Impulsive Joey Short Film
Safe Room Leo
2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Tim Hollister
2016 Message from the King Merrick
2018 Terror in the Woods Nathan TV Movie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000-2001 Malcolm in the Middle Cadet Drew 11 episodes
2001 Popular Bouncer "It's Greek To Me"
V.I.P. Jock "21 Val Street"
2001-2002 Ponderosa Eric "Hoss" Cartwright 20 episodes
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Private Kipper Tor Television film
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Holding Cell Cop "Bloodlines"
2005 Over There Marine Recruiter "Situation Normal"
2006 Monk Eddie Murdoch "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing"
2007 Cold Case Casey Evans "Stand Up and Holler"
The Office The Bartender "Local Ad"
Without a Trace Security Guard "Run"
2008 Turbo Dates Silas "Dudes"
House Anthony "Adverse Events"
2009 In Plain Sight Sandor Kane/Sandy "A Stand-Up Triple"
Psych Football Player "Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central"
2009-2011 Leverage Jack Hurley 2 episodes
2011 Memphis Beat Clay Williams "At the River"
Ringer Detective Singer "It's Gonna Kill Me, But I'll Do It"
American Horror Story Detective Collier "Home Invasion"
Grey's Anatomy Carl Shatler "Put Me In, Coach"
Unforgettable Kevin McMillan "Lost Things"
2012 Southland Officer Merkel 2 episodes
Raising Hope Warden
Awake George O'Dell "Game Day"
Necessary Roughness Ryan 'Rhino' Norton "What's Eating You?"
True Blood Ryder "Somebody That I Used To Know"
Bones Paulo Romano "The Partners In The Divorce"
The Mentalist Reede Smith 5 episodes
NCIS Fred Hadly "Gone"
Modern Family Terry "When a Tree Falls"
2013 Ray Donovan Gary O'Malley "New Birthday"
2014–2018 Gotham Cyrus "Butch Gilzean" Gold/Solomon Grundy Season 1: Recurring Role; Seasons 2-4: Series Regular
2015 The Librarians Ray "And the Hollow Men"
Man Jam Bud 6 episodes
Video game
Year Title Role
2012 Hitman: Absolution Wade Goon, Dexter Industries Guards, Hope Cops, Blackwater Penthouse Guards
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Various

References

  1. ^ a b Allan, Marc D. "New 'Hoss' is Lebanon's Drew Powell", The Indianapolis Star, September 7, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2011. Complete article here Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b Guyett, Susan. "Hoosier actor finds Hollywood success" Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Indianapolis Star, December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Drew Powell Biography" Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Douglas, Edward. "Rod Lurie's 'Straw Dogs', The Set Visit", comingsoon.net, May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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