Biography
Born on July 3, 1962 in Charleston, South Carolina, Gibson began acting at 9-years-old, enrolling in the Little Theater School before becoming a member of the Young Charleston Theater Company and the Footlight Players. Gibson later graduated Bishop England High School a year early in order to attend the College of Charleston, but left after a year and a half to attend the prestigious Juilliard School. In New York, he made a strong impact …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Cast in the CBS series "Criminal Minds" | |
2000 | Cast as a burnt-out surfer dude Kanaka in the black comedy/murder mystery "Psycho Beach Party" | |
2000 | Featured in the prequel "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" as Chip Rockefeller, a millionaire with an eye for the newlywed Wilma (Kristen Johnston) | |
2000 | Reunited with Denys Arcand for the drama "Stardom" | |
1999 | Reteamed with Cruise and Kidman in a supporting role in Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" | |
1998 | Revisited "Chicago Hope" with a guest role as Dr Daniel Nyland | |
1998 | Portrayed the love interest of Lea Thompson in the NBC miniseries "A Will of Their Own" | |
1998 | Reprised role of Beauchamp Day in "Armistad Maupin's 'More Tales of the City'" (Showtime) | |
1997 | Starred opposite Jenna Elfman in the ABC sitcom "Dharma and Greg"; made directorial debut with episode during the 2000-2001 season | |
1997 | Played male lead James Percy in the CBS movie adaptation "Louisa May Alcott's 'The Inheritance'" | |
1996 | Starred in the NBC movie "Night Visitors" and ABC's "To Love, Honor and Deceive" | |
1995 | Featured in the 1910-set ABC movie "Secrets" | |
| Played regular role of the somewhat arrogant Dr Daniel Nyland on the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" | ||
1994 | Featured in Whit Stillman's "Barcelona" and the independent comedy "Sleep With Me" | |
1994 | Played Beauchamp Day in the PBS miniseries "Armistead Maupin's 'Tales of the City'" | |
1993 | Starred as a gay failed actor turned waiter in Denys Arcand's Canadian feature "Love and Human Remains" (released in the USA in 1995) | |
1993 | Appeared as an actor in "The Age of Innocence", directed by Martin Scorsese | |
1992 | Feature film debut, "Far and Away", directed by Ron Howard; played nemesis of Tom Cruise and rival for Nicole Kidman | |
1991 | Starred on the New York stage as Hal in the Public Theater's production of "Henry IV, Parts I and II" | |
1990 | Appeared in the ABC miniseries "The Kennedys of Massachusetts" | |
1990 | Acted in a six week recurring stint on NBC's "Another World" as Sam Fowler | |
1989 | Played the villainous Derek Mason on the CBS daytime drama "As the World Turns" | |
1988 | TV miniseries debut, "Gore Vidal's Lincoln" (NBC) | |
1987 | Primetime TV debut, guest appearance on CBS series "Leg Work" | |
| Made various stage appearances in NYC in the mid-1980s including "Hay Fever" and the New York Shakespeare Festival's "Twelfth Night" in Central Park | ||
1985 | NYC stage debut in "A Map of the World" by David Hare at the Public Theatre | |
1980 | Interned at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival | |
| Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina | ||
Awards
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Dharma & Greg |
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Dharma & Greg |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |