Gale Harold

Gale Morgan Harold III (born on July 10, 1969 in Decatur, Georgia United States) is American actor. He is a middle child with an older sister and a younger brother. Because he is an incredibly private person, few details pertaining to Gale's upbringing have been made public, aside from his own admission that growing up was a "bizarre Pentecostal" experience. Jack London, David Bowie and J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf have often been credited as some of his strongest adolescent influences.

After graduating from Southwest Dekalb High School, Gale attended American University in Washington, D.C. on a soccer scholarship. He began a Liberal Arts degree in romance literature, only to depart after a year and a half, due to irreconcilable differences of opinion between himself and his coach. Gale then moved to San Francisco, California, United States to pursue an interest in fine arts at the San Francisco Art Institute. Eventually, he became dissatisfied with that, too, and opted to make other plans.

In 1997, friend Suzy Landau suggested Gale attempt stage acting. He re-located to Los Angeles and began a 3 year period of intensive drama study and exploration. At 28, he was accepted into the Actors Conservatory Program with the classical theater company A Noise Within. In the theatrical debut, Gale appeared as "Bunny" in Me and My Friends.

Much later, in 2000, Gale finally landed the role that would thrust him into the national spotlight. He played Brian Kinney, a central character on Showtime's popular gay drama Queer as Folk to much critical acclaim until the series' end in late 2005.

Film credits

Andrew : Social Grace (2005)
Harold : The Unseen (2005)
Chaz : Life on the Ledge (2004)
Elliot: Fathers and Sons (2004)
Kyle Riven : Wake (2003)
Phil Barbara : Rhinoceros Eyes (2003)
Morrison Wiley: Particles of Truth (2003)
David Ryan : Mental Hygiene (2001)
Booker O'Brien : 36K (2000)

Television credits

Brian Kinney : Queer as Folk USA (2000-2005)
Dr. Garret Lang : Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) in episode "Perfect" (2003)
Geoff Beddoes : Street Time (2002) in episode "Get Up, Stand Up" (2003)
Geoff Beddoes : Street Time (2002) in episode "Gone" (2003)
Himself : Larry King Live (1985) in April 2002

Trivia

Despite playing an openly gay character for almost 5 years, Gale has confirmed that he is, in fact, straight.
Gale has a tattoo on the inside of his right, middle finger that reads "Resist".
He reads The Nation religiously.

External Links

Gale Harold at IMDb