Lee Reherman Lee Reherman was an actor , producer , and reality show host who appeared as a Section 31 operative in J . J . Abrams ' in . Born in Louisville , Kentucky , Reherman attended Cornell University where he graduated in 1988 before he was trying to start a professional career as football player with the . He did not make it into the team but attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management where he earned his MBA in finance . He was also pursuing a PhD in economics when he decided to work as an actor . He made his first acting appearance with a background role in the " Columbo " episode " A Bird in the Hand . . . " ( 1992 , with Ed McCready , Vincent McEveety , and Buddy Joe Hooker ) and played Krause in the action film " Last Action Hero " ( 1993 , with F . Murray Abraham , Nick Dimitri , Lena Banks , and Symba Smith ) . Reherman was cast as Hawk in the reality sport show " American Gladiators " in 1993 . He appeared as Hawk until 1996 and also joined the spin - off show " International Gladiators 1 " between 1995 and 1996 . He also appeared as Hawk in the " Ellen " episode " Gladiators " ( 1995 , with Raymond Forchion ) . In 1997 , Reherman worked as guest host in the reality show " The Infinite Power Workout " and between 1999 and 2004 , he worked as producer and host of the American Veteran Awards on the History Channel . As an actor , he appeared in episodes of " MadTV " ( 1995 , starring Debra Wilson ) , " The Net " ( 1999 , with Dwayne Johnson ) , " Caroline in the City " ( 1999 , with Amy Pietz ) , " Soldier of Fortune , Inc . " ( 1999 , with Melinda Clarke , Art Chudabala , Sam Hennings , and Tim Ryan ) , " Angel " ( 2001 , with Tom McCleister , Jamie McShane , Rachelle Roderick , Craig Appel , and Jackson Bolt ) , " Gilmore Girls " ( 2001 ) , " " ( 2001 - 2002 , with Casey Biggs and Alan Dale and directed by Kim Manners ) , " The Shield " ( 2003 , with Michael Jace , Jay Karnes , Benito Martinez , and Mark Rolston ) , " NCIS " ( 2003 , with Rick Pasqualone , Dave Power , and Pancho Demmings ) , " Eve " ( 2004 ) , and " That ' s So Raven " ( 2004 , with Debra Wilson ) . Film work includes the comedy " Ski Hard " ( 1995 , with Estelle Harris ) , the action drama " Crossfire " ( 1998 ) , the thriller " Heaven & the Suicide King " ( 1998 , with Nikita Ager and Francis Praksti ) , the comedy " Death and Texas " ( 2004 , with Corbin Bernsen , John Fleck , and Richard Riehle ) , the comedy " Bratz " ( 2007 , with Tami - Adrian George ) , the television thriller " Final Approach " ( 2007 , with D . C . Douglas , Todd Waring , Frank Novak , Don Pugsley , and Steve Vinovich ) , and the television thriller " Sharpshooter " ( 2007 , with Dave Power , Jon Braver , and Jim Palmer ) . Further television guest roles include episodes of " Malcolm in the Middle " ( 2005 , with Carolyn Seymour and Deborah May ) , " Charmed " ( 2006 , with Paul Townsend ) , " The Closer " ( 2007 , with Raymond Cruz , Jason Brooks , Jonathan del Arco , and Michael McGrady ) , " Leverage " ( 2008 , with Robert Pine and Richard Cox ) , " Prison Break " ( 2009 , with Robert Knepper , Leon Russom , Raphael Sbarge , and Ivar Brogger ) , " Hannah Montana " ( 2010 ) , " 90210 " ( 2010 ) , " Medium " ( 2011 , with John Glover and Matt McKenzie ) , " Workaholics " ( 2011 ) , and " Chuck " ( 2011 , with Bonita Friedericy and Joseph Gatt ) , and recurring roles in the comedy series " Star - ving " ( 2009 , with Jack Axelrod ) , the daily soap " General Hospital " ( 2010 ) , the drama series " Look " ( 2010 ) , " Blackout " ( 2012 ) , the reality show " The Great Escape " ( 2012 ) , and the comedy series " The First Family " ( 2012 - 2015 , with John Eric Bentley ) . Reherman was also featured in the science fiction remake " Race to Witch Mountain " ( 2009 , starring Dwayne Johnson and with Billy Brown , Ike Eisenmann , Bob Clendenin , and Natasha Delahunt ) , the comedy " Father vs . Son " ( 2010 ) , the comedy " Fred & Vinnie " ( 2011 , with Jack Axelrod and Richard Tanner ) , and the romance " Coming & Going " ( 2011 , with Fionnula Flanagan , Carlos Carrasco , and Lou Simon ) , and lent his voice to the video game " Dead Rising 3 " ( 2013 , with Daniel Roebuck , Kathleen Garrett , Michelle Bonilla , and Caroline Lagerfelt ) . Beginning with the 2000s , Reherman started to work as host and producer on reality shows such as " Girls Behaving Badly " ( 2002 - 2004 ) , " Arena " ( 2004 - 2005 , with Wil Wheaton ) , " I Dare You " ( 2000 - 2007 ) , " Forza Motorsports Showdown " ( 2007 ) , " Overhaulin " ' ( 2004 - 2008 ) , " Battle of the Supercars " ( 2010 ) , " Off - Road Overhaul " ( 2011 - 2012 ) , " Game Changers " ( 2013 ) , and " Hot Rod TV " ( 2007 - 2013 ) . His most recent acting work includes the television series " Cooper Barrett ' s Guide to Surviving Life " ( 2016 ) , " K . C . Undercover " ( 2015 - 2016 ) , and " Jane the Virgin " ( 2016 , with Castulo Guerra ) . He also worked as producer on the comedy " Holt Kills Randy " ( 2014 ) , the sport documentaries " The League " and " Hanukkah Hoops : A Shot in the Light " ( both scheduled for a 2018 release ) . On 28 February 2016 , Reherman died of undisclosed causes at the age of 49 at his home in Manhattan Beach , California . He was recovering from a hip replacement surgery .