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David Rees Snell

Acting Born Aug 20, 1966 Wichita, Kansas, USA 24 credits

Biography

David Rees Snell (born August 20, 1966) is a television actor cast as Detective Ronnie Gardocki, on the FX Networks' crime drama The Shield.

When The Shield was picked up by FX, Snell was initially hired as a supporting cast member on the show. He was told, that the writers had no plans for developing his character, due to him only being a last minute addition to an already large cast of actors. However, after merely a few episodes, his character was made a permanent member of the tactical unit aka The Strike Team. Snell has subsequentially appeared in almost every episode since, with his character garnering a sizable following amongst fans of the show. When his screen time expanded even further, during the fifth season, he became a full-time cast member.

Snell is also a voice actor, who has appeared in such short films as P1 and Draw the Pirate. He also had a speaking role in the video game Need for Speed: Undercover.

Back on TV, he co-starred in the 2006 Hallmark TV movie Desolation Canyon with fellow The Shield cast member Kenneth Johnson. More recently, he was cast in a recurring role as a terrorist during the fourth and final season of The Unit. Recently he could be seen guest starring on Hawthorne, Numb3rs, Lie to Me and Criminal Minds.

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Known for

Grey's Anatomy

as Richy Rich

NCIS

as Morgan Hunt

Criminal Minds

as Detective Green

S.W.A.T.

as Detective John Burrows

Hawaii Five-0

as Freddy Schumaker

Sons of Anarchy

as Agent Grad Nicholas

Scandal

as Agent Fielding

The Night Agent

as Handsome Interrogator

The Shield

as Ronnie Gardocki
Film

Jaws

as Herb Moore
Film

Cast Away

as Kevin Wilkie

The Rookie: Feds

as Walter

Full filmography

  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Richy Rich
  • NCIS (2003) as Morgan Hunt
  • Criminal Minds (2005) as Detective Green
  • S.W.A.T. (2017) as Detective John Burrows
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Freddy Schumaker
  • Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Agent Grad Nicholas
  • Scandal (2012) as Agent Fielding
  • The Night Agent (2023) as Handsome Interrogator
  • The Shield (2002) as Ronnie Gardocki
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Herb Moore
  • Lie to Me (2009) as Kevin Wilkie
  • Silicon Valley (2014) as Ross Loma Capital Executive
  • The Unit (2006) as Leon Drake
  • Leverage (2008) as Greg Sherman
  • The Rookie: Feds (2022) as Walter
  • Dirty John (2018) as Therapist
  • The Mick (2017) as Don
  • Hawthorne (2009)
  • The Fix (2019) as Detective Michael Reed
  • Ride with the Devil (1999) as Poker Player
  • Exit Speed (2008) as Danny Gunn
  • The Beacon (2009) as Paul Shaw
  • Eagleheart: Paradise Rising (2013) as Gribbs
  • Monday After the Miracle (1998) as William Alexander