Ransford Doherty (born March 5) is an American actor, known for his supporting role as Kendall in ''

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'' (2008–2012) and its crossover series ''Major Crimes'' (2012–2017), as well as the films ''Something Like a Business'' alongside

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, and ''Hostage'' with

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Early life

Doherty was born in Washington, D.C.. He attended C.D. Hylton High School and studied theatre performance at

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, moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting shortly afterwards.

Career

Doherty's first screen appearances began in 2000, when he appeared in episodes of '' JAG, ER,

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'', and had a guest run as Marco on MTV's ''

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''. He would go on to have guest roles in numerous shows through the 2000s, including ''

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'', ''Las Vegas'', ''

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'', '' Girlfriends'', and ''

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''. He played C.I. Kendall in ''

'', and '' Major Crimes'' a role he held from 2008 through 2017. Doherty recently appeared on '' Chicago Fire, ''Shameless'' and ''NCIS''. Doherty also utilizes his Masters degree in Special Education and 20+ years of experience as a Special Education Teacher for the Los Angeles Unified and Coppell Independent School District teaching students with special needs.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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