Kevin Gage (actor)

Kevin Gage (born May 26, 1959)^[1] is an American character actor best known for his role in the crime film Heat (1995), in which he portrayed the murderous rogue criminal Waingro. Other roles of his have included United States Navy SEALs instructor Max Pyro in the military film G.I. Jane (1997), and Detective Mike Gage in the police thriller Strangeland (1998).

Kevin Gage
Born	Kevin Gaede (1959-05-26) May 26, 1959 (age 65) Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouses	Kelly Preston ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1987)​ Shannon Perris-Knight ​ ​ (m. 2006; died 2014)​
Children	1
Website	www.kevingage.com

Personal life

Gage was married to late actress Kelly Preston from 1985 to 1987.^[2]

On July 30, 2003, Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating marijuana, despite owning a California-issued license for medicinal marijuana.^[3] Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car crash,^[4] as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis.^[5] He was released on March 17, 2006.^[6]

Gage married Shannon Perris-Knight in 2005; their son was born in January 2007. Perris-Knight was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2008 and died in 2014.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	SpaceCamp	Counselor #2
1987	Steele Justice	Army Sergeant
1989	The 'Burbs	Cop
1994	Last Resort	Killer	Direct-to-video
1995	Heat	Waingro
1997	Con Air	Billy Joe	Uncredited
1997	G.I. Jane	Instructor Max Pyro
1997	Double Tap	Agent Burke
1998	Gunshy	Ward
1998	Point Blank	Joe Ray
1998	Strangeland	Detective Mike Gage
1999	Junked	Crow
2000	Ricky 6	Pat Pagan
2001	Blow	Leon Minghella
2001	Ticker	Payton 'Pooch' Stad, Bomb Squad Expert
2001	Knockaround Guys	Brucker
2002	May	Papa Canady
2002	American Girl	Deputy Richard
2004	Lightning Bug	Earl Knight
2004	Paparazzi	Kevin Rosner
2005	Chaos	Chaos
2007	Cosmic Radio	Hank
2007	Sugar Creek	Sheriff Worton
2007	Big Stan	Bullard
2008	Amusement	Tryton
2008	Exact Bus Fare	McManus
2009	Kill Theory	The Killer
2009	Born That Way	Jake Green
2009	Laid to Rest	Tucker Smith
2009	La Linea	Wire
2010	The Killing Jar	Hank
2010	Happiness Runs	Hypnotist
2010	Chasing 3000	Short Order Cook
2013	American Girls	Judge Joe Gordon
2014	The Gambler	The Gambler
2015	Fear Clinic	Gage
2015	Misfortune	Mallick
2015	Jurassic City	Doyle
2016	My Father, Die	'Tank'
2021	Escape from Black Water
2023	Crossfire	Stranger
TBA	The Owl in Echo Park	TBA	Post-production
TBA	Painter	Evan Cain	Pre-production
TBA	The Senate Hearing	Riley Cohen	Announced

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Highway to Heaven	Boy #1	Episode: "Children's Children"
1987	Werewolf	Actor	2 episodes
1988	L.A. Law	Calvin Sholes	Episode: "Romancing the Drone"
1995	Renegade	Richie Pasko	Episode: "Den of Thieves"
1996	Nash Bridges	Unknown	Episode: "Night Train"
1998	Martial Law	Dwight Merill	Episode: "Breakout"
1999	V.I.P.	Frank Newsom	Episode: "Valma and Louise"
2001	Going to California	Actor	Episode: "Apocalypse Cow"
2002	Firefly	Stitch Hessian	Episode: "Jaynestown"
2003	Smallville	Pine	Episode: "Insurgence"
2006	CSI: Miami	Charlie Pelson	Episode: "Dead Air"
2006	Love's Abiding Joy	John Abel	Television film
2007	The Nine	Finn Stanton	Episode: "Legacy"
2013	Banshee	Lance Mangan	2 episodes
2014	Sons of Anarchy	Hench	Episode: "Red Rose"
2015	Amnesia	Tom	Episode: "Awakening"
2024	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA	Waingro	Episode: "Earthquakes"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
2013	Call of Duty: Ghosts	Gabriel Rorke
2022	Call of Duty: Vanguard

References

1. "Official site biography". Kevin Gage. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
2. "For Kelly Preston, life is more than 'Sky High'", Chicago Tribune, 2005-07-30
3. Jews Lead the Charge for Medicinal Marijuana Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine New American Media, November 11, 2004
4. Kevin Gage Letter Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Hemp Evolution
5. Medical Marijuana Sentencing to Tae Unprecedented Third Day Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Safe Access Now, July 2, 2003
6. Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (register number 92477-011)
7. "Biography". Kevin Gage. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

External links

• Kevin Gage at IMDb