Richard Gunn (born May 23, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Calvin "Sketchy" Theodore in the

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series '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2002), Chief of Police John Sanders in the BYU TV series Granite Flats, and Aitor Quantic in the third and final season of the

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original series '' Hemlock Grove''.

Early life

Richard Gunn (sometimes credited as Richard Neal) was born in

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, and is the stepson of composer

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who composed ''

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'' theme along with the themes for ''

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'' and ''

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'', among others. He was raised in Thousand Oaks and

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with his two sisters. He attended

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and graduated with honors.

Career

Gunn spent his first summer out of university performing in Shakespeare's ''

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'' and ''

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'' with the professional repertory theater company Shakespeare Santa Cruz.http://www.25amagazine.com/index.php/profiles/celebrities/item/603-granite-flats-top-gunn His first television success came as the series regular role of Calvin "Sketchy" Theodore in the television series '' Dark Angel'', which ran for two seasons on Fox. ''Dark Angel'' also won a

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for Favorite Television New Dramatic Series. In 2013, Gunn was cast as Chief of Police John Sanders, in the

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series '' Granite Flats''. The show ran three seasons until 2015 and co starred

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and became available on

in May 2015. Gunn was then cast as Aitor Quantic in the third and final season of the Netflix original Hemlock Grove, which premièred October 23, 2015. Gunn has appeared in numerous films and television episodes, and starred opposite

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and

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in the critically acclaimed Lionsgate release ''

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.'' Gunn is also featured along with

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in the thriller, '' Dark Places'', which is based on the novel by

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Personal life

From 2008 to 2011, Gunn took a break from the entertainment industry to live on a ranch near Sequoia Park with his then fiancé, writer and producer Jenna Mattison. Mattison and Gunn married in 2013 but have since divorced in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunn, Richard American male television actors People from Thousand Oaks, California Living people 1975 births