Gaius Charles - wikipedia Gaius Charles This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( August 2017 ) Gaius Charles Charles at the 2013 ATX Television Festival. Gaius Laban Charles ( 1983 - 05 - 02 ) May 2, 1983 ( age 34 ) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 2006 -- present Gaius Laban Charles ( born May 2, 1983 ) is an American stage, television and film actor best known for playing Brian `` Smash '' Williams on the NBC sports - drama television series Friday Night Lights. He starred as Dr. Shane Ross on the ABC medical drama series Grey 's Anatomy. Charles also had a recurring role on the NBC historical - drama series Aquarius as Black Panther leader Bunchy Carter. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links Early life Charles was born on May 2, 1983 in Manhattan, New York, then lived in Queens, and later moved to Teaneck, New Jersey with his family when he was in middle school. Growing up in the childhood home of composer Alan Silvestri, he graduated from Teaneck High School in 2001. He attended Carnegie Mellon University 's College of Fine Arts, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama and performed in productions including Candide, The Wild Party and Spunk, the college 's first production with an all - black cast. He appeared in Romeo and Juliet as Mercutio at the Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival and also studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art ( NIDA ) in Sydney, Australia. Career Jeffrey Reiner, Jason Katims, Adrianne Palicki and Gaius Charles accept the Peabody Award for Friday Night Lights, June 2007 He currently stars in NBC 's television drama series Taken, based on the blockbuster Taken film franchise. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of `` Brian ' Smash ' Williams '' in the Emmy nominated and AFI and Peabody award - winning television drama, Friday Night Lights, Gaius ' television credits also include Grey 's Anatomy ( series regular ), Aquarius ( recurring ) in which he portrayed bold Civil Rights Activist and Black Panther Bunchy Carter and Necessary Roughness ( recurring ). Gaius ' other television credits include guest appearances on : Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blindspot, Comedy Central 's Drunk History in which he portrayed iconic boxing legend Muhammad Ali, NCIS, Pan Am, and Law & Order : SVU. Gaius ' film credits include award - winning independent features, The Stanford Prison Experiment ( directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez ) alongside Billy Crudup and Ezra Miller, Toe To Toe ( directed by Emily Abt ) and The Messenger ( directed by Oren Moverman ) with Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson. He 's also worked on studio films like Salt ( Columbia Pictures ) with Angelina Jolie and Takers ( Sony / Screen Gems ). In addition to film and television, Gaius starred in the Labyrinth Theater Company 's production of Othello, co-produced with the Public Theater, alongside Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz. He also received rave reviews for originating the roles of `` EZ '' in Beau Willimon 's play Lower Ninth and `` Malcolm '' inBroke - ology directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail. Personal life Charles 's first name Gaius is an homage to both Gaius Julius Caesar and to one of Jesus ' early disciples, Gaius, to whom the Third Epistle of John is addressed. In 2007, he said of his name : `` It 's so unique that I guess as a kid you do n't appreciate it. But as I 've gotten older, people have come to really respond to it and really appreciate it for its unusual factor. '' Charles is Christian, calling his faith in Christ and God `` the only thing that 's really gotten me here to this point ''. Charles 's interests include public speaking, boxing, aviation, and writing. Filmography Film and Television Year Film Role Notes 2006 The Book of Daniel Carver Episode `` Betrayal '' 2006 - 2008 Friday Night Lights Brian `` Smash '' Williams 41 episodes 2007 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Jadon Odami Episode `` Fight '' 2009 The Messenger Recruiter Brown Toe to Toe Kevin Salt CIA Officer Takers Max 2011 Pan Am Joe Episode `` Truth or Dare '' 2012 NCIS Baltimore Detective Jason King Episode `` Rekindled '' Necessary Roughness Damon Razor / Bryce Abbot Episode `` Wide Deceiver '' 2012 -- 2014 Grey 's Anatomy Dr. Shane Ross Recurring ( Season 9 ) Main Cast ( Season 10 ) : 46 episodes 2015 Aquarius Bunchy Carter Series regular 2015 Batman : Bad Blood Luke Fox / Batwing Voice role 2015 Drunk History Muhammad Ali Episode `` Cleveland '' 2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Ruben Mackenzie Episode `` Watchdogs '' 2017 Taken Series regular References Jump up ^ http://tvline.com/2014/07/14/gaius-charles-aquarius-season-1-nbc-cast-bunchy/ ^ Jump up to : Rohan, Virginia ( November 26, 2007 ). `` Teaneck actor got in the zone to land Friday Night Lights role ''. The Record. Jump up ^ `` Alum Shines in Friday Night Lights ''. Carnegie Mellon University. 2006. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` GAIUS CHARLES as Smash Williams ''. NBC. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 24. ^ Jump up to : Holloway, Lynette ( January 1, 2008 ). `` Gaius Charles : Lights up the night ''. Ebony. 63 ( 3 ) : 36. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( July 16, 2012 ). `` ' Grey 's Anatomy ' Admits ' Friday Night Lights ' Alum ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 17, 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaius Charles. Gaius Charles on IMDb Gaius Charles on Twitter VIAF : 19488995 LCCN : no2008070324 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaius_Charles&oldid=799005461 '' Categories : 1983 births Living people Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from New York City African - American male actors African - American Christians American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni People from Manhattan People from Teaneck, New Jersey 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Articles with a promotional tone from August 2017 All articles with a promotional tone Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Русский Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 02 : 39. 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Question: who plays dr ross on grey's anatomy
Answer: Gaius Laban Charles