Gerald McRaney

Gerald Lee McRaney (born August 19, 1947) is an American television and movie actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards. He currently stars as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles. He was a series regular in the first season of Jericho and the final season of Deadwood. He appeared in a recurring role as main antagonist Mason Wood in season eight of Castle. Recently, he played Barlow Connally in the A&E series Longmire and had a recurring role in the NBC series This Is Us as Dr. Nathan Katowski, a role which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi, the son of Clyde and Edna McRaney.[citation needed] He is of Scottish and Choctaw ancestry.[1] He attended college at the University of Mississippi. Before finding success as an actor, McRaney worked in the Louisiana oil fields.