Gregory Itzin as Charles Logan

Gregory Itzin was born on April 20, 1948 in Washington, D.C. When Itzin was a sixth-grader, his family relocated to Burlington, Wisconsin, where his father became a mayor. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Judie, and their two children, Wil and Julia.

His made his television debut in 1979 in the television miniseries, Backstairs at the White House. Since then, Itzin has come a very long, appearing in numerous television programs and movies. Among his small screen projects are Mork & Mindy, Charlie's Angels, Fame, Santa Barbara, Dallas, Tales from the Dark Side, Hunter, Hill Street Blues, Hotel, The A-Team, Knott's Landing, Murphy Brown, Coach, Night Court, Eerie, Indiana, Bodies of Evidence, Beverly Hills 90210, Matlock, Quantum Leap, LA Law, The Client (television adaptation), Murder, She Wrote, ER, Arli$$, Chicago Hope, Suddenly Susan, Friends, JAG, The Closer, Caroline in the City, VIP, Profiler, CSI, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, NCIS, The Practice and Boston Legal. Itzin has also frequented three of the Star Trek series and has played five different Star Trek characters.

Initially, Itzin had planned on becoming a successful stage actor and even trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Thereafter, he acted in various productions around the nation, and eventually earned a Tony Award nomination for his work on the play, The Kentucky Cycle. In 2005, he was added to the cast of the popular television series, 24. He was given the role of President Charles Logan, and his portrayal garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Aside from establishing himself in the world of television, Itzin has also several movies under his belt. He had cameos in the ‘80s comedy films Teen Wolf and Airplane!. Itzin's additional film credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Born to Be Wild, $30, Fly Boy, What's Cooking?, Boy's Life 3.