David Rees Snell
David Rees Snell is an American actor, most known for his role as Detective Ronnie Gardocki on the crime drama The Shield.
Career
Snell attended the University of Kansas as a theatre major. He did a lot of stage work before becoming involved in TV work.Television
When The Shield was picked up by FX, Snell was initially hired as a supporting cast member. He was told the writers had no plans for developing his character, due to his being a last minute addition to an already large cast of actors. However, after several episodes, his character was made a permanent member of the tactical unit known as The Strike Team. Snell subsequently 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 season 5, he became a full-time cast member for the remainder of the series.Snell co-starred in the Hallmark TV movie Desolation Canyon with his fellow The Shield cast member Kenny Johnson. More recently, he was cast in a recurring role as a terrorist during the fourth and final season of The Unit. In recent years, he guest starred on Hawthorne, Numb3rs, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy, Last Resort, Criminal Minds, Leverage, and Silicon Valley.
Voiceover
Snell is also a voice actor, who has appeared in such short films as P1 and Draw the Pirate. He also had speaking roles in a number of video games including and Call of Duty 2 Big Red One.Personal life
Rees Snell is married to actor Melanie Myers, who played a minor recurring role on The Shield as Officer Paula.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002–2008 | The Shield | [|Ronnie Gardocki] | Recurring role ; Main role |
| 2008–2009 | The Unit | Leon Drake | "Shadow Riders" "The Spear of Destiny" "Best Laid Plans" "Chaos Theory" "End Game" "Unknown Soldier" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Dan Johnson | "The Sense of Belonging" |
| 2009 | Numbers | Herb Moore | "Dreamland" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Kevin Wilkie | "Pied Piper" |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Detective Green | "Remembrance of Things Past" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Greg Sherman | "The Boiler Room Job" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Morgan Hunt | "Sins of the Father" |
| 2011 | Sons of Anarchy | Agent Grad Nicholas | "Out" "Booster" "Dorylus" "Una Venta" "Kiss" "Burnt and Purged Away" "To Be, Act 1" "To Be, Act 2" |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Freddy Schumaker | "Kahu" |
| 2012–2013 | Last Resort | Barry Hopper | "Captain" "Voluntold" "Another Fine Navy Day" "Nuke It Out" "Cinderella Liberty" "Blue Water" "Damn the Torpedoes" "The Pointy End of the Spear" "Controlled Flight Into Terrain" |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Richy Rich | "Puttin' on the Ritz" |
| 2014 | Cleaners | Phillips | "There's Been a Complication" "Welcome to the Zoo" "The Not So Safe House" "The Caterpillar and the Butterfly" "Welcome Home Sally" "Batten Down the Hatches" "Yin & Yang" "Tripping Balls" |
| 2014 | Eagleheart | Gribbs | "Gribbs" |
| 2015 | Scandal | Agent Fielding | "Where's the Black Lady?" |
| 2015 | Silicon Valley | Ross Loma Capital Executive | "Sand Hill Shuffle" "Runaway Devaluation" |
| 2017 | The Fosters | Jim Baker | "Dirty Laundry" |
| 2017 | The Mick | Don | "The Sleepover" |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | FPX News Reporter | "Sanctuary City: Part 1" "Sanctuary City: Part 2" "Sanctuary City: Part 3" "Sanctuary City: Part 4" "Sanctuary City: Part 5" |
| 2018-present | S.W.A.T. | Burrows | Recurring Role |