George Eads

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## George Eads

### Occupation

Actor

**George Coleman Eads III**[*Citation needed*] (born March 1, 1967[*Citation needed*]), is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*. On November 25, 2014, it was announced that Eads would be leaving the show, which in any event was not renewed for a 16th season.

## Biography

### Early life

Eads was born in Belton, Texas, and grew up in Belton. His father is Arthur Coleman "Cappy" Eads, a retired district attorney who died November 1, 2011. His mother is Vivian Baker (née Athens). Eads has an older sister, Angela Eads Tekell, who is an attorney in Waco, Texas. Eads' stepfather, Dudley Baker, is a gynecologist. George graduated from Belton High School (1985) and from Texas Tech University (1989) with a degree in marketing. In college, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Prior to beginning an acting career, Eads worked as a copy machine salesman, as well as selling first aid and safety supplies for Cintas.

### 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*. Though his character died in the pilot episode, Eads was so popular, producers continued to use him via flashbacks and eventually brought him back as the character's identical twin.

Afterwards, Eads guest-starred on *ER*, and worked on several made-for-television films such as *Crowned and Dangerous* with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997.

In 2000, Eads became one of the lead characters of the CBS police drama *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, in which he portrays a Las Vegas forensic scientist named Nick Stokes.

Parallel to *CSI*, Eads has worked on made-for-television films, such as 2003's *Monte Walsh* and 2004's *Evel Knievel*.

In August 2013, prior to *CSI'*s 14th season, Eads reportedly was taking a leave of absence after having an altercation with a writer from the show over what was described as "creative issues",

In 2016 Eads stars in CBS's rebooted version of the *MacGyver* television series.

### Personal life

In 2011, Eads married Monika Casey. In January 2014, Eads and Casey were reported to be expecting their first child.George and Monica divorced in 2015.

## In other media

In March 2009, Eads was voted as one of *TV Guide's* Sexiest Male Actors in the *TV Guide's* "Sexiest Stars" issue. The "Sexiest Stars" issue voted *The Mentalist's* Simon Baker as the Sexiest Male Actor. Eads was not discouraged by this, however, and said that he was very appreciative of his fans calling him "sexy". "It’s sweet and kind. It makes me want to work harder for them. It makes me want to be sexier."

## Filmography

### Starring roles

* *MacGyver* (2016-present) as Jack Dalton
* *Gutshot Straight* (2014 film) as Jack
* *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) as Adam Willingford
* *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000–2015, TV series) as Nick Stokes (323 episodes)
* *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 film)* (1994) as Black Wolf

### Voice roles

* *Young Justice (TV series)* (2010–2012) as Barry Allen/Flash
* *Justice League Unlimited* (2004, 1 episode "Initiation") as Captain Atom

### Guest-starring roles

* *Two and a Half Men* (2008, wedding reception guest on "Fish in a Drawer")
* *ER* (1998, paramedic on "Sharp Relief")

## References

1. ↑ Stedman, Alex (November 24, 2014). George Eads to Leave ‘CSI’ After 15 Seasons. *Variety*. Retrieved on January 26, 2015.
2. ↑ Profile at Phi Delta Theta. Phi Delta Theta.
3. ↑ George Eads. *TV Guide*.
4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 27, 2013). ‘CSI’s George Eads On Leave Of Absence Over On-Set Altercation.
5. ↑ "CSI's George Eads gets married", *US Weekly*, August 4, 2011.
6. ↑ Eads and his wife are expecting.