Dan Gauthier

Dan Gauthier
Born	Daniel Lester Gauthier (1965-12-02) December 2, 1965 Prineville, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present

Daniel Lester "Dan" Gauthier (/ˈɡoʊtieɪ/; born December 2, 1965) is an American actor best known for his roles as Kevin Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live and Brad Powell in the 1989 film Teen Witch.

Early life

Gauthier was inspired to act early on by his mother, who was a local theater actress in their Central Oregon home. By the time he turned 18, Gauthier moved to California to attend San Diego State University. He was recruited by SDSU's track team and was a decathlete. After college, Gauthier found work by modeling with the Ford and Nina Blanchard modeling agencies.

Career

In 1987, he landed his first credited television role in 1987 in FOX's sitcom Married... with Children. Two years later, he starred in his first feature film, Teen Witch where he played the title character's love interest. That same year, he landed his most high-profile primetime role as maverick helicopter pilot, Johnny McKay in CBS's Tour of Duty. Following the end of the series, Gauthier continued to make guest appearances such television shows as Who's the Boss?, Life Goes On and Silk Stalkings. In 1993, he was cast in the comedy film Son in Law. He played Travis, the main character's steady boyfriend who reacts unhappily to her changes from college life. By 1995, he landed a regular role on a series titled Courthouse. The show portrayed the trials and tribulations of court life. After nine episodes, the series was canceled. From 1996 to 1997, Gauthier found recurring roles on both Ellen and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1998, he was cast in the prime time soap opera Melrose Place.

Daytime television

In June 2003, Gauthier became the eleventh actor to play former Lieutenant Governor Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role he portrayed until November 16, 2006. The character of Kevin had been a "good guy" for most of Gauthier's run, but in the last year had been written with more of a dark edge. The show chose not to renew Gauthier's contract and the character was written off; Gauthier was subsequently nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance. In August 2007, Gauthier made a brief return to One Life to Live for the series' 9,999th and 10,000th episodes.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1989	Teen Witch	Brad Powell
1993	Son in Law	Travis
1995	Illegal in Blue	Chris Morgan	Direct-to-DVD Release
	Excessive Force II: Force on Force	Francis Lydell	Direct-to-DVD Release
2000	The Right Hook	Dan	Short film
2002	Groom Lake	Andy	Alternative title: The Visitor
	Written in Blood	Mark Pearsall
2006	Undone
	Dating Games People Play	Stan
2009	Forget Me Not	Zack Mitchell
2014	BFFs	David	Independent film
2015	A Million Happy Nows	Jason	Post-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Married... with Children	Kelly's Boyfriend	Episode: "Poppy's By the Tree (1)" Episode: "Poppy's By the Tree (2)"
	21 Jump Street	Mike Ogletree	Episode: "How Much Is That Body in the Window?"
1988	Punky Brewster	Kevin Dowling	Episode: "Crushed"
	Meet the Munceys	Bruce Muncey	Made-for-television movie
1989–90	Tour of Duty	Lt. John McKay	32 episodes
1991	N.Y.P.D. Mounted	Lonnie "Lucky" Wellington	Made-for-television movie; unsold series pilot; Alternative title: N.Y. Mounted
	Who's the Boss?	Pierce	Episode: "Selling Sam Short"
	Life Goes On	Josh Griffin	Episode: "Dueling Divas"
1992	Silk Stalkings	D.J. Martin	Episode: "Squeeze Play"
	Shame	Danny Fiske	Made-for-television movie
	Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style	Brian Hanson	Made-for-television movie
1993	Sisters	Kyle Parks	5 episodes
1994	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Sam Lavelle	Episode: "Lower Decks"
1995	Buford's Got a Gun	Michael	Made-for-television short film
	Muscle	Kent Atkinson	13 episodes
	Courthouse	Jonathan Mitchell	9 episodes
1996	The Cape		Episode: "In Friends We Trust"
	Sliders	George Stellos	Episode: "The Prince of Slides"
1996–97	Ellen	Matt Liston	7 episodes
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Dick Harrison	7 episodes
1997	Van Helsing Chronicles	Christian Van Helsing	Made-for-television movie
	Friends	Chip Matthews	Episode: "The One With the Cat"
1998	Melrose Place	Jeff Baylor	17 episodes
	Cupid	Tom Caighne	Episode: "Botched Makeover"
	Martial Law	Reed Paxton	Episode: "Funny Money"
	The Love Boat: The Next Wave	Eric	Episode: "Captains Courageous"
1999	Rude Awakening	Petey Peterson	Episode: "The Fix Up"
2000	Jesse	Dr. Jeff Hanson	Episode: "Kurt Slips, Niagara Falls"
	Nash Bridges	Jared Taylor	Episode: "El Diablo"
2001	Will & Grace	Curt	Episode: "Stakin' Care of Business"
2002	Charmed	Craig Wilson	Episode: "A Witch's Tail (1)"
	Still Standing	Steve Upton	Episode: "Still in School"
2003–10	One Life to Live	Kevin Buchanan	Series regular
2004	Oliver Beene	Stan	Episode: "Girl Dad"
2004–05	All My Children	Kevin Buchanan	Crossover appearance
2007	Supernatural	David McNamara	Episode: "Episode: Roadkill"
	Army Guy	Joe
2008	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Brian	Episode: "Tie Me Up, Don't Tie Me Down"
2009	Lost	Co-Pilot	Episode: "Namaste"
2010	Make It or Break It	WineTaster	Episode: "Loves Me, Loves Me Not"
	No Ordinary Family	Detective Pierce	Episode: "No Ordinary Marriage"
2011	Shred		Made-for-television movie
2012	The 404	Leo	Made-for-television movie
	The Mentalist	Chip McGavin	Episode: "Black Cherry"
	Help for the Holidays	Scott VanCamp	Made-for-television movie
2014	Faking It	Bruce Cooper	3 episodes

Award nominations

• Soap Opera Digest Awards
  • (2005) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Male Newcomer for One Life to Live
• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (2007) Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor for One Life to Live

External links

• Daytime Emmy interview - SOAPnet.com
• Dan Gauthier at the Internet Movie Database