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

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and studied theatre performance at

Longwood University Longwood University is a public university in Farmville, Virginia. Founded in 1839, it is the third-oldest public university in Virginia and one of the hundred oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. Previously a college, Lo ...

, 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, NYPD Blue'', 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 Kendall in ''

'', a role he held from 2008 through 2017. Doherty recently appeared on ''Shameless'' and ''NCIS''. Doherty also works as a teacher throughout the Los Angeles area, working with special education students.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Ransford Living people Date of birth missing (living people) African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors Longwood University alumni People from Washington, D.C. 21st-century African-American people Year of birth missing (living people)