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Compulsion (CSI Episode)
The fifth season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 23, 2004, and ended May 19, 2005. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. Plot Greg begins his journey from a lab rat to a field mouse, as the Las Vegas Crime Lab faces a personnel overhaul ("Ch-Ch-Changes"), during the fifth season of ''CSI''. The team's final days together are plagued with more investigations into the insane and the unusual, including the discovery of an "alien" corpse just outside the boundary of Area 51 ("Viva Las Vegas"), a body washed up in a thunderstorm ("Down the Drain"), the kidnapping of a thirteen-year-old girl ("Harvest"), a death at a fumigation ("Crows Feet"), a swingers party ("Swap Meet"), the return of the Blue Paint Killer ("What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?"), and a kidnapping at a hotel ("Formalities"). It's the appearance of new evidence that appears literally as Grissom is on the witness stand, however, that causes Ecklie to separate Grissom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel '' CSI: Vegas'', which premiered on October 6, 2021. He also starred in the films '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''Young Guns II'' (1990), ''Fear'' (1996), '' The Contender'' (2000), '' Detachment'' (2011), and ''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012). Early life Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest of six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Edward Petersen (1907 – 2004), who worked in the furniture business. Of Danish and German descent, he was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Kao
Archie David Kao (born December 14, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He is best known to American audiences for series regulars roles on ''Chicago P.D.'', ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' as well as long-running hit ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Early life Born in Washington, D.C., Kao grew up in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia. His parents are immigrants from Taiwan. While attending George Mason University, Kao joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and graduated with a degree in Speech Communication. As an undergraduate, Kao was elected Student Government President as well as the University's Homecoming King. He initially had plans to attend Law School and work in politics before becoming an actor. Kao also speaks and understands Mandarin Chinese because he grew up in a bilingual household with two younger sisters but is more comfortable speaking in English, especially in interviews. He also studied French for six years. He was named one of ''People''s "Hottest Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Las Vegas (CSI Episode)
The fifth season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 23, 2004, and ended May 19, 2005. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. Plot Greg begins his journey from a lab rat to a field mouse, as the Las Vegas Crime Lab faces a personnel overhaul ("Ch-Ch-Changes"), during the fifth season of ''CSI''. The team's final days together are plagued with more investigations into the insane and the unusual, including the discovery of an "alien" corpse just outside the boundary of Area 51 ("Viva Las Vegas"), a body washed up in a thunderstorm ("Down the Drain"), the kidnapping of a thirteen-year-old girl ("Harvest"), a death at a fumigation ("Crows Feet"), a swingers party ("Swap Meet"), the return of the Blue Paint Killer ("What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?"), and a kidnapping at a hotel ("Formalities"). It's the appearance of new evidence that appears literally as Grissom is on the witness stand, however, that causes Ecklie to separate Grissom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Patrick Stuart
James Patrick Stuart is an American actor, currently portraying Valentin Cassadine on the daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he received three consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Early life Stuart was born to English parents Chad and Jill Stuart. His father was one-half of the 1960s British Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy; because of this, Stuart spent much of his childhood in recording studios. As a child actor, he went by the name Patrick Stuart, and starred in the 1980s TV series ''Galactica 1980'' as Doctor Zee. Career Stuart played Confederate Colonel Edward Porter Alexander in the 1993 film '' Gettysburg'' and its 2003 prequel '' Gods and Generals''. Between 1989 and 1992, he was the second actor (after Lonnie Quinn) to play Will Cortlandt on the daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. He is known mostly for his work on television, appearing in such shows as '' CSI'', ''Andy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', as well as for his work with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' and ''Undeclared'', and for the critically successful comedies in which he has starred, written, and produced. Segel has starred in several films, including ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008), ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), ''Despicable Me'' (2010), ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), ''The Muppets'' (2011), ''The Five-Year Engagement'' (2012), ''This Is 40'' (2012), ''Sex Tape'' (2014), '' The Discovery'' (2017), and ''Our Friend'' (2019). His performance as the late author David Foster Wallace in the 2015 film ''The End of the Tour'' was met with critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Ecklie
Conrad Ecklie is a fictional character on the television series '' CSI'' played by Marc Vann. He was employed as Assistant Director of the crime lab of Clark County, Nevada, and dayshift counterpart of Gilbert Grissom, he eventually left the crime lab altogether and became Undersheriff in Season 9, then elected Sheriff of Clark County in Season 13. In earlier seasons, he is a typical antagonist of Grissom's team. As the series progresses, he gradually starts to become a good friend to the CSI team, at one point even showing remorse for his earlier behavior. Fictional character biography Ecklie is a former day shift supervisor, promoted to Assistant Director in Season 5. He is known for his strict adherence to regulations, and takes on more of the role of a bureaucrat and politician. He also appears to be quite ambitious and career-minded and a vigorous self-promoter; thus, he has received praise from senior city and county officials on several occasions. Ecklie and night shift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Vann
Marc Vann (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Conrad Ecklie in the CBS television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He also had notable roles in ''Angel'' and ''Early Edition''. Vann was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He initially had little interest in acting or theater, but he was introduced to the craft through a mime workshop while studying for his MBA. He subsequently got involved in theater(including acting in a play alongside fellow '' CSI'' cast member, William Petersen) before moving to L.A. to start a career as a television actor. Vann was active in local and regional theater in the Chicago area most memorably in his early career at Wisdom Bridge Theatre and Center Theatre. He added immeasurably to the success of the Wisdom Bridge Theatre production of ''The Great Gatsby'' that also starred the actor Harry Lennix, who was race/color blind cast as Gatsby. On February 28, 2008, Vann pulled off a special feat, guest starring back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Curtis
Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard. Background Sofia was introduced in the season five episode " Formalities". It is later explained in the season six episode " Bodies in Motion" that, though she qualified to become a detective, the sheriff "pulled her papers" and assigned her to CSI due to her lab skills. Due to a struggle in office politics, Conrad Ecklie demoted her from acting day shift supervisor (season 5 episode "Mea Culpa") to night shift; she subsequently thought about quitting. Gil Grissom talked her into staying, and in season six she resumed her original career path and returned to police work as a detective, like her mother. She originally took a position in Boulder City, but transferred back to Las Vegas in the first episode of season six. In the two-part episode "A Bullet Runs Through It", she believes that she may have accidentally shot and killed Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Lombard
Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series ''The House of Eliott'' (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004–11). Early life and education Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children. One of her siblings is former footballer Declan Perkins. Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University. Career Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama ''The House of Eliott''. Her first big break was in the hit series '' Chancer'', after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas ''Bodyguards'' and ''Metropolis'' and several films including ''Gold in the Streets'', '' My Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Nilaja Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Tara Lewis (Criminal Minds), Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Criminal Minds'', Mother Nature in The Santa Clause (franchise), ''The Santa Clause'' films, and voicing Lana Kane in ''Archer (2009 TV series), Archer'', as well as recurring roles on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Talk Soup'', and ''Friends''. She co-hosted seasons two through seven of CBS's ''The Talk (talk show), The Talk'', for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host. Since 2013, she has hosted ''Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series), Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. She also hosted Ubisoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3 press conferences and has lent her voice to the video games ''Halo: Reach'', ''Gears of War 3'', and ''Watch Dogs (video game), Watch Dogs''. Early life Tyler was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hodges (CSI)
David Hodges is a fictional character portrayed by Wallace Langham on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Hodges is known for having a habit of giving far more information than anyone wants to hear while explaining things and is very afraid of germs. Background Hodges, a lab technician with a B.A. from Williams College, was transferred to the Las Vegas crime lab from the Los Angeles crime lab, where his superiors felt he had an attitude problem. In Las Vegas, Hodges has annoyed his co-workers and superiors, and in the season 3 episode, "Play With Fire", he is one of the employees initially suspected of causing an explosion in the lab where co-worker Greg Sanders was working and, as a result, injured. Despite being accused of causing the explosion by Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown, he vehemently denies responsibility to the point of promising to call his lawyer if taken to case on the incident. He is ultimately cleared whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Langham
James Wallace Langham II (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas'' and NASA Administrator Harold Weisner in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series '' For All Mankind.'' Film career Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham got his start in the John Hughes film '' Weird Science'' (1985), as well as in '' The Invisible Kid'' and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled ''Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story'', but later moved to roles as a young bigot in '' Soul Man'' and as a gang leader in ''The Chocolate War''. He appeared in the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Daddy Day Care'', and the critically acclaimed ''Little Miss Sunshine'' and ''The Social Network''. Television career Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
