Alan John Buckley (born 9 February 1977) is a Canadian actor. He played crime lab technician Adam Ross on the television series '' CSI: NY'' (2005–2013) and Navy SEAL Sonny Quinn on the television series '' SEAL Team'' (2017–2024). He also had roles in ''

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'' (2006–2014), '' The Box'' (2007), '' Home Sweet Hell'' (2015), and as the voice of Nash in ''

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'' (2015).

Early life

Buckley was born on 9 February 1977 in

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, Ireland and, at age six, emigrated with his family to

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, Canada.Levine, Sheri (26 January 2009)
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.

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News Service. Retrieved 11 February 2009. In his teens, Buckley began his acting career in the television series ''

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'' followed by guest starring roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Buckley attended St. Thomas More Collegiate in

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, near

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Career

Buckley appeared in the 1998 thriller science fiction film, ''

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'', alongside actress

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. In 2001 he starred in an indie film called Extreme Days, also a comedy-drama-romance flick. In 2005, Buckley was offered the part of Adam Ross on the hit crime drama '' CSI: NY''. The part was supposed to be a recurring role, but by the end of the show's third season in 2007, he was offered a five-year contract. Before receiving the role of Adam Ross, Buckley had appeared as a different character on the original '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' in a 2004 episode. In 2006, the film ''

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'' was released. When the '' CSI: NY'' episode featuring Buckley aired in 2006, director Randall K. Rubin called Buckley to discuss the success of an episode of ''CSI: NY'', entitled "Down the Rabbit Hole" and the internet activity it had generated for Buckley. Harold Whaley, program director for ''Urban Network'', suggested the idea of an in-world premiere featuring Buckley as a guest host and panellist for a post-screening Q&A. Buckley starred as Sonny Quinn on '' SEAL Team'', an American

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television series that premiered on CBS for four seasons and switched to

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+ for the fifth and sixth seasons.

Personal life

Buckley proposed to his girlfriend of two years, Abigail Ochse on 31 December 2012 while on vacation in Hawaii.Chen, Joyce (2 January 2013)
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''

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''. Retrieved 2 January 2013. On 3 September 2013 Buckley announced they were expecting a baby girl. The couple welcomed their daughter on 19 January 2014. On 24 October 2014, while in New Zealand, Buckley fractured his arm and leg while running away during a "scare event." In 2019, Buckley played on the "Away" roster during the

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at the

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in Charlotte,

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Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, A.J. 1977 births Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Irish descent Irish emigrants to Canada People from White Rock, British Columbia