Grayson McCouch
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Grayson McCouch is an American
actor
. He is known for his role as Dusty Donovan
on the daytime soap opera
As the World Turns
.
, New York
, the son of Rina and Donald McCouch, a banker. His mother is Israel
i and once served in the Israeli army
. McCouch received his Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in Theater from Hamilton College. He later studied at the British American Drama Academy through the Oxford-Yale program. He spent four seasons with the Williamstown Theater Festival where he performed in Arturo UI, The Visit, Threepenny Opera, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Inherit the Wind and The Moon Stone. While in London, the actor also performed in Electra at the Almeida Theater and Women Beware Women at the Royal Court.
McCouch got his start on television as Dr. Morgan Winthrop on Another World
in 1993. After moving to Los Angeles
, the actor starred as Sean Logan on Legacy
from 1998 to 1999. He later portrayed Dr. Mitchell Grace on the short-lived series All Souls
, airing from April to August 2001. Other appearances include Beverly Hills, 90210
, The Cosby Mysteries
, and The Agency
. In 2003, McCouch landed the role as Dusty Donovan
on the now-ended soap opera, As the World Turns
, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2006 for the Supporting Actor category
His film credits include the movie-of-the-week Sins of the Mind (1997), the blockbuster-hit Armageddon (1998), Airtight (1999), and Momentum (2003).
He currently resides in New York City.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is known for his role as Dusty Donovan
Dusty Donovan
Dustin "Dusty" Donovan is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama As the World Turns. He was recently portrayed by Grayson McCouch from February 18, 2003 to January 18, 2008. McCouch returned to the role on September 24, 2008.-Character history:...
on the daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
.
Life and career
McCouch was born in New York CityNew York City
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, New York
New York
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, the son of Rina and Donald McCouch, a banker. His mother is Israel
Israel
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i and once served in the Israeli army
Israel Defense Forces
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. McCouch received his Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree in Theater from Hamilton College. He later studied at the British American Drama Academy through the Oxford-Yale program. He spent four seasons with the Williamstown Theater Festival where he performed in Arturo UI, The Visit, Threepenny Opera, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Inherit the Wind and The Moon Stone. While in London, the actor also performed in Electra at the Almeida Theater and Women Beware Women at the Royal Court.
McCouch got his start on television as Dr. Morgan Winthrop on Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
in 1993. After moving to Los Angeles
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, the actor starred as Sean Logan on Legacy
Legacy (TV series)
Legacy is an American western drama series starring Brett Cullen which aired on UPN for eighteen episodes from 1998-1999. The series is set on a Kentucky horse farm soon after the American Civil War. Cullen's character of Ned Logan is the 42-year-old widowed patriarch of the family...
from 1998 to 1999. He later portrayed Dr. Mitchell Grace on the short-lived series All Souls
All Souls (TV series)
All Souls is an American television series broadcast on UPN, first aired in 2001. It was a horror-drama series about a haunted Boston hospital called All Souls Hospital, and it followed Dr. Mitchell Grace's quest to find out the truth about the hauntings that dated as far back as the civil war...
, airing from April to August 2001. Other appearances include Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
, The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It was the first television series to star Cosby since The Cosby Show and lasted only one season...
, and The Agency
The Agency
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. In 2003, McCouch landed the role as Dusty Donovan
Dusty Donovan
Dustin "Dusty" Donovan is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama As the World Turns. He was recently portrayed by Grayson McCouch from February 18, 2003 to January 18, 2008. McCouch returned to the role on September 24, 2008.-Character history:...
on the now-ended soap opera, As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for in 2006 for the Supporting Actor category
His film credits include the movie-of-the-week Sins of the Mind (1997), the blockbuster-hit Armageddon (1998), Airtight (1999), and Momentum (2003).
He currently resides in New York City.