Gary Dourdan

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.

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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)

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / model

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Dourdan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355038

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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