William Ragsdale

Biography

William Ragsdale (born Robert William Ragsdale) is an American actor. He graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas studying religion and humanities. His parents gave him a graduation present in the form of tuition for the Drama Studio London’s American school at Berkeley, California. He's known for playing teenaged vampire slayer Charley Brewster in the horror vampire film Fright Night. He also garnered attention onstage in Neil Simon's plays, Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs, two of the three parts of Simon's trilogy, which ends with Broadway Bound. He starred in the romance comedy movie Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991). He featured for three years as Herman Brooks in the series Herman's Head, had a brief recurring role in the television series Judging Amy, and played television producer Rob Fields on the series Grosse Pointe, which lasted one season. He starred in the short-lived sitcom Brother's Keeper, and appeared on Ellen as the boyfriend of Ellen Morgan (played by Ellen DeGeneres) before her character revealed her homosexuality. He's had numerous guest roles on television throughout the years, including multi-episode stints on Less than Perfect, Necessary Roughness, Mistresses, Search Party, and Younger, as well as small feature movie roles. He played the role of Gary Hawkins in 12 episodes of the drama series Justified, during the series' first three seasons. In 2014, he played Chris Smith in the remake of the movie Left Behind.

Most Known For

NCIS

as Brett Creevy

The Blacklist

as Carl Conway

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dr. Bill Ryan

The Mentalist

as Murphy Traver

Desperate Housewives

as Scott McKinney

Elementary

as Patrick Moore

CSI: Miami

as Kenneth McGuire

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Dr. Anthony Parker

Blindspot

as Russell Franklin

Medium

White Collar

as Jack Conroy

The Good Fight

as Rodney Pebbler

Crossing Jordan

as Bob

black-ish

as Dr. Chubb

Younger

as Jeffrey Jacobs

The Equalizer

as Kent, Comic Book Store Owner

Entourage

as Frank Giovanello

Without a Trace

as Robert Newton

Justified

as Gary Hawkins

Madam Secretary

as Peter Gunderson