Michael Irby

Michael Clinton Irby (born November 16, 1972) is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying Sergeant First Class Charles Grey in The Unit. 2Personal life Irby was born in Palm Springs, California and grew up in Cabazon, California, the son of Ernie and Cindy Irby. He is of mixed Mexican-American and African-American heritage and has two brothers, Jason and Ernest III. With a lifelong love for soccer, he played in Europe as part of Team USA before he was forced to give it up due to injury. Following the end of his soccer career, he went to college where his drama professor encouraged him to pursue a career in theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City. He is married to Susan Matus, whom he met while studying in New York, and they have a son named Adison James Bear Irby. Michael attended College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. 2Filmography Silent Prey (1997) Law & Order (TV Series, 1999–2000) Mourning Glory (2001) Piñero (2001) The Last Castle (2001) MDs (TV Series, 2002) Haunted (TV Series, 2002) CSI: Miami (TV Series, 2002) Final Draft (2003) Klepto (2003) Line of Fire (TV Series, 2003–2004) CSI: NY (TV Series, 2004) Once Upon a Wedding (2005) Flightplan (2005) The Unit (2006–2009) Law Abiding Citizen (2009) NCIS: Los Angeles (2010) Louis (2010) Bolden! (2010) 24 (2010) Lie to Me (2010) Faster (2010) Fast Five (2011) The Protector (2011) Bones (2011) Common Law (2012) Person of Interest (2012) The Mentalist Season 5, Episode 4: "Blood Feud" - October 21, 2012 Elementary Season 1, Episode 15: "A Giant Gun, Filled with Drugs" - February 7, 2013 Vegas Season 1, Episode 17: "Hollywood Ending" - April 12, 2013 Hawaii Five-0 Season 3, Episode 24: "Aloha, Malama Pono" - May 20, 2013 Almost Human (2013) Crisis (2014) episode 9-12, as Khani. The Following (2015); Season 3, recurring, as Andrew Sharp. CSI: Cyber (2015); recurring, as D