Joshua Gomez Explained

Joshua Gomez
Birth Date:November 20 1975 (48)
Birth Place:Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, voice actor, producer
Years Active:2000 - present
Children:1
Relatives:Rick Gomez (brother)

Joshua Gomez (born November 20 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on Chuck tv series.

Career

Born in Bayonne, New Jersey,[1] he is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez. Gomez appeared in a recurring role in the CBS series Without a Trace as computer tech James Mackeroy. He appeared in a series of IBM commercials, a series of Wendy's commercials (Ranch Tooth), and a commercial for Garmin. He also made a cameo on Freddy's Nightmares. He played Sammy Stinger in Bring It On Again, 2004.

As a voice actor, Gomez played Baralai in the video game Final Fantasy X-2, opposite his brother Rick's character, Gippal, and as Parker in Turok. He also had a small part at the beginning of BioShock as Johnny. In September 2007, he began starring in the NBC series Chuck as the title character's friend, Morgan Grimes. Gomez is friends with Chuck co-star Zachary Levi in real life. Joshua was nominated for Outstanding Male Performance in the Comedy Television Series at the 2008 ALMA Awards.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Last Man RunningJ.J.
2004Bring It On AgainSammy StingerDirect-to-video
2014Force of ExecutionIceman Gangbanger #9, Cartel #7, Strip Club Gangster #1

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Law & OrderEdwin MoralesEpisode: "Possession"
2005–06InvasionScott6 episodes
2005–06Without a TraceJames Mackeroy18 episodes
2007–12ChuckMorgan GrimesMain role
91 episodes
Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Series (2008)
Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2009)
Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2011)
2009Imagination MoversCaptain KiddoEpisode: "The Tale of Captain Kiddo"
2013CastleSimon DoyleEpisode: "Time Will Tell"
2014The Crazy OnesGeorgeEpisode: "Heavy Meddling"
2017ScorpionDave BlakelyEpisode: "Queen Scary"
2018LuciferNeil BergerEpisode: "The Last Heartbreak"
2018Man with a PlanSnake MerchantEpisode: "The Burns System"
2023DaveRogerEpisode: "Harrison Ave"
2023MinxSimonEpisode: "It's okay to like it"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Final Fantasy X-2Baralai[3] As Josh Gomez
2005Call of Duty 2Additional Voices
2007Armored Core 4Celo[4]
2007BioShockJohnny, Pigskin Splicers
2008TurokParker

Notes and References

  1. O'Hare, Kate. "Celebrity Scoop: Gomez Heads Out On Chuck", Kane County Chronicle, October 9, 2010. Accessed March 22, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "For most of three previous seasons of NBC's spy-caper show Chuck, airing Mondays, Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez) has spent his time either at the Los Angeles apartment of his best friend, big-box retail geek-turned-spy Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), or at their workplace, the Burbank, Calif., Buy More electronics store.... Birthplace: Bayonne, N.J., on Nov. 20, making him a Scorpio"
  2. Web site: 2008 ALMA Awards. ALMA Awards. 18 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Joshua Gomez (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 26 April 2023 . . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
  4. . Armored Core 4 . . Ending credits, 2:28:08 in, Voice Cast . 2007.