Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 20, 1966
Place of Birth:
Wichita, Kansas, USA
David Rees Snell (born August 20, 1966) is a television actor cast as Detective Ronnie Gardocki, on the FX Networks' crime drama The Shield.
When The Shield was picked up by FX, Snell was initially hired as a supporting cast member on the show. He was told, that the writers had no plans for developing his character, due to him only being a last minute addition to an already large cast of actors. However, after merely a few episodes, his character was made a permanent member of the tactical unit aka The Strike Team. Snell has subsequentially appeared in almost every episode since, with his character garnering a sizable following amongst fans of the show. When his screen time expanded even further, during the fifth season, he became a full-time cast member.
Snell is also a voice actor, who has appeared in such short films as P1 and Draw the Pirate. He also had a speaking role in the video game Need for Speed: Undercover.
Back on TV, he co-starred in the 2006 Hallmark TV movie Desolation Canyon with fellow The Shield cast member Kenneth Johnson. More recently, he was cast in a recurring role as a terrorist during the fourth and final season of The Unit. Recently he could be seen guest starring on Hawthorne, Numb3rs, Lie to Me and Criminal Minds.
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Boy's Gone | William |
| 2019 | Door in the Woods | Redd |
| 2018 | Nanny Killer | Edward Martell |
| 2018 | In a Foreign Town | Father |
| 2016 | The Cheerleader Murders | Don |
| 2013 | Eagleheart: Paradise Rising | Gribbs |
| 2013 | The Cheating Pact | Detective Roberts |
| 2012 | Shadow Witness | John Krause |
| 2009 | The Beacon | Paul Shaw |
| 2008 | Exit Speed | Danny Gunn |
| 2006 | Desolation Canyon | Edwin Bornstein |
| 2006 | The Shield: Wrap Day | Self |
| 2002 | Fueling The Fire | Officer Mueller |
| 1999 | Ride with the Devil | Poker Player |
| 1998 | Monday After the Miracle | William Alexander |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Night Agent | Handsome Interrogator |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Walter |
| 2018 | Dirty John | Therapist |
| 2017 | The Mick | Don |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Detective John Burrows |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Ross Loma Capital Executive |
| 2012 | Scandal | Agent Fielding |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Freddy Schumaker |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Agent Grad Nicholas |
| 2008 | Leverage | Greg Sherman |
| 2006 | The Unit | |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Herb Moore |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Detective Green |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Richy Rich |
| 2003 | NCIS | Morgan Hunt |
| 2002 | The Shield | Ronnie Gardocki |