Rocky Carroll | |
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Carroll in 2012.
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Born |
Roscoe Carroll July 8, 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Education |
School for Creative and Performing Arts Webster University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Known for |
Joey Emerson – Roc Director Leon Vance- "NCIS (TV series)" |
Spouse(s) | Gabrielle Bullock (m. 1996) (1 child) |
Joey Emerson – Roc
Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963), is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the FOX comedy-drama Roc (1991–94) as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the CBS medical drama Chicago Hope, and as NCIS Director Leon Vance on the CBS drama NCIS and its spinoffs Los Angeles and New Orleans. He also played a supporting role in the 1995 thriller film Crimson Tide.
Carroll was born Roscoe Carroll in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 8, 1963. His acting career is rooted in the theater. In 1981, Carroll graduated from the famed School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati Ohio, in the Cincinnati Public School District. Determined to further his knowledge of acting, he attended The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, where he graduated with a B.F.A. degree. After graduating, Carroll decided to test the waters by moving to New York City, the heart of the theater community. There, he introduced many young children to the works of William Shakespeare by participating in Joe Papp's "Shakespeare on Broadway" series. Carroll married Gabrielle Bullock in 1996. They have one daughter, Elissa.