Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett is an American actor from The Bronx who has worked in theater, television and film. His first professional job came after high school, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. On Broadway he appeared in August Wilson's Fences, directed by Lloyd Richards, and in A Raisin in the Sun and The Last Minstrel Show. His Negro Ensemble Company credits included Manhattan Made Me, A Soldier's Play, Colored People's Time and Sons and Fathers of Sons. He is best known for playing Commander Russell Taylor on The Closer and later on Major Crimes. He also had guest spots on Black Angel, NYPD Blue and Crossing Jordan. His films include Arlington Road (1999) and The Net (1995). He began playing Marshall Ashford on General Hospital in 2021. His awards include a NAACP Theater Award for Indigo Blues, an LA Weekly Theater Award for Washington Square Moves, and Daytime Emmys for General Hospital in 2023 and 2024, after a 2022 nomination.