GEORGE EADS

'George Coleman Eads III' (born March 1, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS crime drama ''.

Contents

Personal life

Career

Filmography

Starring roles

Guest-starring roles

External links

Personal life

Eads was born in Fort Worth, Texas and grew up in Belton, Texas, 130 miles south of Fort Worth. His father is Arthur Coleman "Cappy" Eads, and his mother is Vivian Baker. Eads' stepfather, Dudley Baker, is a gynecologist. George graduated from Belton High School in 1985 and from Texas Tech University in 1990 with a degree in marketing, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prior to beginning an acting career Eads used to work as a copy machine salesman.
Eads has a sister, Angela Eads Tekell, who is an attorney in Waco, Texas. He has two Harley Davidsons, a Porsche 911 and a silver Cadillac Escalade, and a yellow labrador retriever named Maverick. He also owns High Rise Apartments on Cloverfield Blvd in Santa Monica.

Career

To pursue his acting career, he headed to Los Angeles, California, in a pickup truck borrowed from his stepfather. 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 primetime soap opera Savannah (after landing his role on Savannah, Eads bought a new truck). Though his character died in the pilot episode, Eads was so popular that producers continued to use him via flashbacks and eventually brought him back as the character's identical twin.[1]
Aside from ''CSI'', Eads has also guest-starred on ''ER'', and has worked on several made-for television films, including playing Evel Knievel in the 2004 film ''Evel Knievel''. George also performed in the made-for-television movie ''Crowned and Dangerous'' with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997.
Eads was the subject of severe publicity alongside fellow ''CSI'' co-star Jorja Fox in 2004, when they were fired, allegedly over contract disputes. Eads was reported to be hours late for work on the first day of filming for the fifth season, claiming to have merely overslept, and Fox had allegedly failed to submit a letter to CBS confirming that she would be on time for shooting. The disputes were resolved in just over a week, and the two were rehired by CBS, though neither actor received the pay increase of their fellow cast members.
Eads also received unfavorable press with regard to his 2006 visit to Australia. Eads was scheduled to appear at the Australian equivalent of the Emmys - the Logies. His publicist called the organizers two hours before the event to state that Eads "didn't like red carpets." He also reportedly indulged in several flings with local soap opera stars. The head of publicity for the event, Jamie Campbell, stated that with guests like Eads, "you certainly earn your money."[2]

Filmography

Starring roles

★ ''Evel Knievel'' (2004, TV) as Evel Knievel

★ ''Monte Walsh'' (2003, TV) as Frank "Shorty" Austin

★ ''Second String'' (2002, TV) as Tommy Baker

★ ''Just a Walk in the Park'' (2002, TV) as Adam Willingford

★ '' (2000, TV series) as Nick Stokes

★ ''Grapevine'' (2000, TV series) as Thumper Klein

★ ''The Spring'' (2000, TV) as Gus

★ ''Crowned and Dangerous'' (1997, TV) as Riley Baxter

★ ''The Ultimate Lie'' (1996, TV) as Ben McGrath

★ ''Savannah'' (1996, TV series) as Travis Peterson (pilot episode); as Nick Corelli (in the series)

★ ''Dust to Dust'' (1994) as Black Wolf

Guest-starring roles

★ ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004) as Captain Atom (voice) in episode 3.1 "Initiation"

★ ''ER'' (1998) as paramedic Greg Powell in episodes 4.10, 4.12 and 4.13.

★ ''Strange Luck'' (1995) as J.R. Dean in episode 1.7 "Hat Trick"

External links

★ George Eads Bio at CBS - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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