Gary Hershberger

Gary Hershberger is an American actor and screenwriter. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied history and communication from 1982 to 1986. His best-known television parts include Mike Nelson on Twin Peaks, a role he played in the original 1990 ABC series, its film, and the 2017 revival, and Matthew Gilardi on Six Feet Under. His film work includes The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988), Sneakers (1992), and Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005), and he appeared in the television movie The Christmas Pageant (2011). He has also appeared in episodes of Columbo, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, and JAG. As a screenwriter he co-wrote the television movie Python and won a PAGE International Screenwriting Award. He co-founded the Actor's Director Workshop with Sheryl Lee and has also taught at Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount University, UCLA, and the University of Southern California. His production company is Deer Mountain Productions.