Grayson Jonathan McCouch (born October 29, 1968) is an American

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. He is known for his roles as Morgan Winthrop on the daytime

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'' Another World'' and

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in the daytime

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''. He also starred as Don Masters on the

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family drama '' Hollywood Heights''.

Early life and education

McCouch was born in

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and raised in

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, the son of Rina (Plotnik), a musician, and Donald Grayson McCouch, a banker. His mother is

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i and served in the

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. McCouch graduated from

Kent School Kent School is a private college-preparatory day and boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. Founded in 1906, it is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It educates around 520 boys and girls in grades 9–12. Kent was one of the first schools ...

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, in 1987 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from

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. He later studied at the British American Drama Academy through a

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-sponsored study abroad program.

Career

McCouch spent four seasons with the Williamstown Theater Festival where he performed in ''Arturo UI'', ''The Visit'', ''Threepenny Opera'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Inherit the Wind'' and ''The Moon Stone''. While in London, he performed in ''Electra'' at the Almeida Theater and ''Women Beware Women'' at the Royal Court. McCouch got his start on television as Dr. Morgan Winthrop on '' Another World'' in 1993. After moving to

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, the actor starred as Sean Logan on ''

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'' (1998–99). He played Dr. Mitchell Grace on '' All Souls'' (April 2001 – August 2001). Other appearances include ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Agency''. In 2003, McCouch landed the role as

on ''

'', a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2006 for the Supporting Actor category.
soapoperadigest.com; accessed November 21, 2014. His film credits include the role of Gruber in '' Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'' (1998), '' Airtight'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2003). In 2014, McCouch portrayed the doomed

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in the

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of '' Gotham''. He currently resides in New York City.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCouch, Grayson 1968 births Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors American people of Israeli descent Hamilton College (New York) alumni Jewish American male actors Kent School alumni People from Chappaqua, New York 21st-century American Jews