Richard Gunn

Richard Gunn (born May 23, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Calvin "Sketchy" Theodore in the Fox series Dark Angel (2000–2002), Chief of Police John Sanders in the BYU TV series Granite Flats, and Aitor Quantic in the third and final season of the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove.

Early life Richard Gunn (sometimes credited as Richard Neal) was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and is the stepson of composer Earle Hagen who composed The Andy Griffith Show theme along with the themes for I Spy and Mod Squad, among others. He was raised in Thousand Oaks and Palm Desert, California with his two sisters. He attended UC Santa Cruz and graduated with honors.

Career Gunn spent his first summer out of university performing in Shakespeare's Richard III and As You Like It with the professional repertory theater company Shakespeare Santa Cruz. His first television success came as the series regular role of Calvin "Sketchy" Theodore in the television series Dark Angel, which ran for two seasons on Fox. Dark Angel also won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Television New Dramatic Series. In 2013, Gunn was cast as Chief of Police John Sanders, in the BYUtv series Granite Flats. The show ran three seasons until 2015 and co starred Parker Posey and Christopher Lloyd and became available on Netflix in May 2015. Gunn was then cast as Aitor Quantic in the third and final season of the Netflix original Hemlock Grove, which premièred October 23, 2015. Gunn has appeared in numerous films and television episodes, and starred opposite James Caan and Paul Sorvino in the critically acclaimed Lionsgate release For the Love of Money. Gunn is also featured along with Charlize Theron in the thriller, Dark Places, which is based on the novel by Gillian Flynn.

Personal life From 2008 to 2011, Gunn took a break from the entertainment industry to live on a ranch near Sequoia Park with his then fiancé, writer and producer Jenna Mattison. Mattison and Gunn married in 2013 but have since divorced in 2023.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1998 The Fire Inside Jack 1999 James James 2000 Unspeakable Jixer 2005 Reunion John Roberts 2005 Yes, And... Boy 2005 The Third Wish Heckler 2006 House of the Rising Sun Jake Trilleau 2006 The Astronaut Farmer Square Dance Caller 2008 Garden Party Todd 2009 World Full of Nothing Rupert Michaels 2010 Framily Ethan 2011 Fugue Howard James 2012 For the Love of Money Vince 2013 Treachery Robert 2014 Hidden in the Woods Officer Hooper 2015 Sympathy Said the Shark Slate 2015 Dark Places Lou Cates 2015 Gridlocked Maddox 2017 The Sound Ethan 2019 Clemency Deputy Warden Thomas Morgan 2020 Killer Weekend Detective Bryce 2023 Supercell Bill Brody

Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Lost Voyage Randall Banks TV movie 2001–2002 Dark Angel Sketchy (AKA Calvin Simon Theodore) 42 episodes 2003 The Partners Lt. Jones TV Pilot 2006 Dexter Sean Episode 1.2 "Crocodile" 2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Cody Trimble Episode 11.8 "Fracked" 2011 The Mentalist Barlow Flemming Episode 3.12 "Bloodhounds" 2013–2015 Granite Flats Chief of Police John Sanders 24 episodes 2015 Hemlock Grove Aitor Quantic 8 episodes 2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Chief Deputy Episode: "Red Dawn"