George Eads

Character: Nick Stokes

Born and raised in Texas, Eads’ road to becoming an actor was a windy one. After graduating from Texas Tech, he realized that a career in sales was not for him. Instead he took a job teaching drama in Waco, Texas and continued his own education by entering an associate’s degree program for acting. In 1994 he decided to make the move to Los Angeles with the money he had saved doing commercial work. Once in Los Angeles he had to take several odd jobs to make ends meet, but eventually the determined Texan knew that it was all worth it.

In July 2004, Eads was seen in the title role in the movie Evel Knievel. The movie followed the story of Evel from his childhood in a copper-mining town through his adult passion for life-threatening, bone-crushing stunts and their results. In 2003 he was seen in the movie Just a Walk in the Park, and the feature Monte Walsh, in which he stars with Tom Selleck. Eads, who played Thumper in the comedy series Grapevine, also appeared as a guest star in several episodes of ER.

Among his feature film credits are Only in America and Dust to Dust.

He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and lives in Los Angeles. His birth date is March 1.