My Take
Gary Dourdan deserves way more credit than he typically gets for making CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as compelling as it was. As Warrick Brown, he brought this magnetic, complicated energy that went far beyond the standard procedural template — his character's gambling addiction and personal demons gave the show actual dramatic weight, and Dourdan played every bit of it with real conviction. He's got this natural cool that traces back to his Philadelphia roots, and you can feel it whether he's in a tense lab scene or carrying a quieter emotional moment. His earlier run on A Different World showed the range was always there. It's a shame his post-CSI career never quite got the high-profile vehicle his talent warranted, but within that show's long run, he was genuinely one of the most watchable people on screen.
Overview
Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin: December 11, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Shazza Zulu on the television series A Different World and Mickey Monroe in crime thriller Righteous Villains.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Dourdan
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・ドゥーダン
- Reading
- げいりー・どぅーだん
- Born
- December 11, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.